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New visa opens China’s doors further to scientific talent
On Thursday, the State Council announced the creation of the “K Visa,” designed to attract scientific talent. The K Visa program will provide significant flexibility to scientists and technology professionals seeking to explore opportunities in China. According to an official… Read More »

SAMR, MIIT draft notice on ADAS safety and OTA
What happened: On August 13, the market watchdog (SAMR) and industry regulator (MIIT) issued a draft notice on strengthening intelligent vehicle safety. The draft primarily addresses safety issues related to assisted driving (ADAS). According to the draft: Auto companies should… Read More »

Quick take: DeepSeek struggles to train models on Huawei
What happened: On August 14, FT reported that the launch of DeepSeek's R2 model has been delayed due to difficulties getting Huawei’s Ascend AI chips working for model training. The company has switched back to Nvidia for training, but will… Read More »