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Shanghai Hospital Performs World's First Commercial BCI Implant Surgery Using Homegrown Device - July 16, 2026
Shanghai?s Huashan Hospital completed the world?s first commercial brain-computer interface implant surgery using a domestically developed device.
Shanghai reports 5.6% growth in H1, services drive GDP - July 20, 2026
Shanghai's economy grew by 5.6 percent in the first half of the year compared to the same period last year, according to the Shanghai Statistics Bureau on Monday.
Yicai to launch its first commodity index for the AI industrial chain - July 20, 2026
Yicai Media Group, China’s leading financial media group, announced on the sidelines of the 2026 World Artificial Intelligence Conference (WAIC) that it will launch its first commodity index covering the AI industrial chain within this year, helping industries control costs and hedge risks.
PPIO launches next-gen cloud computing model - July 20, 2026
Chinese artificial intelligence cloud computing service provider PPIO launched a new Agentic Cloud during the ongoing 2026 World AI Conference in an effort to build an intelligent Token factory for the Agent era.
China's first embodied AI training center opens in Shanghai - July 20, 2026
The nation's first demo center for embodied intelligence training was launched during a forum on Sunday at the 2026 World AI Conference & High-level Meeting on Global AI Governance, which is expected to enable Chinese intelligent humanoid robots to serve the world.
New open-source AIOS alliance at WAIC 2026 to boost on-device AI - July 20, 2026
An open-source AI operating system industry alliance, initiated by Arm China, was officially announced at the ongoing World Artificial Intelligence Conference 2026.
WAIC gathers Chinese robotics firms worth over USD14.7 billion - July 20, 2026
Most Chinese robotics companies are attending the World Artificial Intelligence Conference in Shanghai. Even though they have not gone public yet, their combined valuation has exceeded CNY100 billion (USD14.7 billion).
Shanghai's GDP up 5.6% in first half of 2026 - July 20, 2026
Shanghai's economy grew 5.6 percent year-on-year in the first half of 2026, according to data released by the Shanghai Municipal Bureau of Statistics on July 20. The city's GDP reached about 2.79 tril
Boeing unveils a new training campus in Shanghai - July 19, 2026
Boeing opened a new training campus in Shanghai last Friday, marking a major investment by the US plane maker in aviation training to support growing demand for skilled aviation personnel in the Asia-Pacific.
WAIC highlights part two: Turing laureates, startups showcase AI innovation - July 19, 2026
The second part of Yicai's series on the top highlights from the World Artificial Intelligence Conference focuses on the event's growing role as an international platform for academic exchange and innovation, from Turing Award-winning researchers to emerging startups and next-generation AI products.
