Long March 6C Yao-1 successfully launches 7 satellites into orbit; Galaxy Space achieves China's first commercial satellite whole-vehicle export to Southeast Asia.

Nvidia announces full-scale mass production of Groq 3 LPX, marking the commercialization of its $20 billion acquisition; also unveils multiple new AI inference products at Hot Chips 2026.

Nvidia reportedly invests $6 billion in open-source models, aiming to build the "world's strongest" open-weight AI model to compete with DeepSeek and Kimi K3.

AI open-source platform Hugging Face is reportedly exploring a sale at a valuation of $13 billion (approximately RMB 87 billion), nearly three times its 2023 valuation.

Apple holds a farewell party for Tim Cook at Apple Park on August 23, with approximately 200 attendees and a live performance by OneRepublic.

Pinduoduo releases Q2 2026 earnings: revenue of RMB 112.4 billion, up 8% year-on-year; net profit of RMB 27.2 billion, down 12% year-on-year.

The draft amendment to the Road Traffic Safety Law is submitted for review, clarifying that automakers are liable for traffic violations occurring during autonomous driving.

NIO's head of intelligent driving, Ren Shaoqing, founds an embodied intelligence company; NIO will make a strategic investment and collaborate with the new company.

IBM unveils the first dual-architecture mainframe processor at Hot Chips 2026, with each core capable of natively executing both IBM Z and Arm instructions concurrently.

长征六号丙遥一运载火箭成功发射，将7颗卫星送入预定轨道，银河航天实现中国商业航天首次面向东南亚整星出口。

英伟达宣布Groq 3 LPX全面量产，200亿美元收购成果正式落地；同时在Hot Chips 2026发布多款AI推理新品。

英伟达被曝砸60亿美元押注开源模型，计划打造“地球最强”开放权重AI模型，与DeepSeek和Kimi K3等竞争。

AI开源平台Hugging Face正探索出售，估值或达130亿美元（约870亿元人民币），较2023年估值增长近3倍。

苹果公司于8月23日在Apple Park为库克举办卸任聚会，约200人出席，OneRepublic乐队现场表演。

拼多多发布2026年第二季度财报，营收1124亿元同比增长8%，净利润272亿元同比下降12%。

道路交通安全法修订草案提请审议，明确自动驾驶状态下交通违法由车企担责。

蔚来智能驾驶负责人任少卿创立具身智能公司，蔚来将战略投资并与之开展合作。

IBM在Hot Chips 2026发布首款双架构大型机处理器，单核可原生并发执行IBM Z与Arm指令。

Nvidia has informed major customers that prices for servers containing its AI chips will rise by more than 15% starting early next year, driven by surging memory chip costs.

Anthropic has hired Amir Salek, founder of Google's custom chip business and known as the "father of TPU," to lead its in-house AI chip development team, paving the way for its potential $2 trillion IPO.

Alibaba announces a proposed HK$80 billion new share placement, with 100% of net proceeds to be invested in full-stack AI capabilities and AI infrastructure — its first new share issuance since its Hong Kong listing in 2019.

DeepSeek API adjusts its pricing rules: starting August 23, weekends (Saturday and Sunday) will be charged at off-peak rates all day, eliminating peak/off-peak distinctions.

NIO's William Li states at a Fudan University forum that China's auto industry has entered the "most brutal final stage," with the competitive landscape to be settled within the next three to five years.

Zhongcheng Hualong officially launches the HL200 inference chip with 5.12 TFLOPS/W power efficiency, native support for FP4/FP8 low-precision inference, and a配套 supernode computing cluster solution.

U.S.-Canada trade talks collapse; the U.S. imposes a 50% tariff on approximately $20 billion of Canadian goods, effective immediately; Canada announces it will impose dollar-for-dollar retaliatory tariffs on U.S. goods starting September 8.

Tiangong Team wins first place in the 400m large-group track final at the World Humanoid Robot Games with a time of 38.15 seconds.

英伟达已通知大客户，因存储芯片成本飙升，搭载AI芯片的服务器价格将上涨超15%，明年初生效。

Anthropic聘请谷歌定制芯片业务创始人Amir Salek（“TPU之父”），组建自研AI芯片团队，为其高达2万亿美元估值的IPO铺路。

阿里巴巴宣布拟配售800亿港元新股，所得款项100%用于投资全栈AI能力与AI基础设施建设，系2019年港股上市以来首次启动新股配售。

DeepSeek API调整计费规则，8月23日起周末（周六、周日）全天统一按低谷时段价格计费，不再区分峰谷。

蔚来李斌在复旦管院科创论坛表示，中国汽车行业已进入“最残酷决赛阶段”，未来三五年格局将尘埃落定。

中诚华隆正式发布HL200推理芯片，能效比达5.12 TFLOPS/W，原生支持FP4/FP8低精度推理，并配套超节点智算集群方案。

美加贸易谈判破裂，美国对约200亿美元加拿大商品加征50%关税已生效；加拿大宣布将于9月8日起对美国商品实施等额报复性关税。

世界人形机器人运动会400米大型组田径决赛中，天工队以38秒15的成绩位列第一。

Anthropic计划今年IPO，估值或达2万亿美元，拟募资超1000亿美元，有望超越SpaceX成为史上最大IPO。

苹果裁减Siri及Vision Pro团队超200人，Vision Pro游戏团队基本关闭，资源重心转向AI与新设备。

英伟达同意支付60亿美元获得Poolside AI模型授权，另投10亿美元并拟吸纳其100多名员工。

第二届世界人形机器人运动会8月22日晚在北京“冰丝带”开幕，中国机器人在百米预赛中跑出9秒39，超越博尔特9秒58的人类世界纪录。

阿里巴巴发布2027财年Q1财报，营收2689.53亿元同比增长9%，AI云收入大增45%创22季新高。

长江存储科创板IPO获受理，拟募资330亿元，有望成为科创板史上最大规模IPO之一。

DeepSeek上线实验性多模态视觉理解模型DeepSeek-V4-Flash-Vision-Exp，多模态Agent能力接近Opus-4.8。

TikTok同意支付4亿美元与美国司法部和解儿童隐私诉讼，涉违反《儿童在线隐私保护法》。

特斯拉官网更新FSD监督版全球可用地区名单，中国被移除出12个支持地区之外。

比亚迪第三代唐在成都车展完成首秀，定位大五座科技旗舰SUV，纯电续航850公里，预计四季度上市。

Anthropic plans to go public this year with a potential valuation of $2 trillion, aiming to raise over $100 billion — which could surpass SpaceX to become the largest IPO in history.

Apple cuts over 200 roles across Siri and Vision Pro teams, essentially shutting down its Vision Pro gaming unit as it shifts resources toward AI and new devices.

Nvidia agrees to pay $6 billion for a Poolside AI model license, with an additional $1 billion investment and plans to hire over 100 of its employees.

The 2nd World Humanoid Robot Games open at Beijing’s “Ice Ribbon” on the evening of August 22; a Chinese robot clocks 9.39 seconds in the 100m preliminaries, breaking Usain Bolt’s world record of 9.58 seconds.

Alibaba reports Q1 FY2027 revenue of ¥268.953 billion, up 9% year-on-year, with AI cloud revenue surging 45% — the fastest growth in 22 quarters.

Yangtze Memory’s STAR Market IPO application is accepted, aiming to raise ¥33 billion, positioning it as one of the largest STAR Market IPOs in history.

DeepSeek launches its experimental multimodal vision model DeepSeek-V4-Flash-Vision-Exp on its API platform, with multimodal agent capabilities approaching Opus-4.8.

TikTok agrees to pay $400 million to settle a U.S. Department of Justice lawsuit over child privacy violations under COPPA.

Tesla updates its global FSD (Supervised) availability list on its website, removing China from the 12 supported regions.

BYD unveils the 3rd-generation Tang at the Chengdu Auto Show, positioned as a large five-seat tech flagship SUV with 850 km of range, slated for a Q4 launch.