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UK to establish the world's first AI biosecurity laboratory, jointly supported by OpenAI, Anthropic and Google DeepMind

The UK Cabinet Office announced that the UK will establish a national-level artificial intelligence biosecurity laboratory for detecting and monitoring biosecurity threats, jointly supported by OpenAI, Anthropic and Google DeepMind. The UK government will invest 100 million pounds for this purpose, and OpenAI and Anthropic will additionally provide AI model usage credits worth up to 200 million pounds; the laboratory will also cooperate with Google DeepMind and life sciences company Basecamp Research. The announcement also includes an additional 120 million pounds for the UK AI Safety Institute and an additional 23 million pounds for the UK AI Economy Institute under preparation.

MIIT: Full-year humanoid robot complete-unit output expected to exceed 100,000 units

Wei Wei, Director of the Department of Science and Technology of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, said at a State Council Information Office press conference that in the first half of this year China's humanoid robot complete-unit products exceeded 400 models with output surpassing 40,000 units, and full-year output is expected to exceed 100,000 units. Related products have been validated and deployed in more than 300 key scenarios including warehousing and logistics, catering and retail, and home services. Next steps will advance key technology breakthroughs, scenario opening, and release the "National Humanoid Robot Industry Standards System Construction Guide (2026 Edition)".

CATL invests in DeepSeek, Liang Wenfeng helps Zeng Yuqun stabilize the capital market narrative

According to foreign media reports, DeepSeek's new funding round is about 100 billion yuan, with CATL as one of the main investors; the CATL system had previously invested about 5 billion yuan in DeepSeek's first funding round. The article argues that CATL's third-quarter net profit attributable to shareholders rose only 14.5% year-on-year, and its A-shares fell 12.03% the next day; investing in DeepSeek provided it with an AI narrative anchor. The CATL system has also invested in computing power and power supply-related targets such as Vianet and Zhongheng Electric, with the three disclosed or reported transactions totaling more than 15 billion yuan.

The top three AI 3D players raised over 8 billion yuan in half a year; Meshy's ARR exceeds $100 million

The three AI 3D companies VAST, Meshy, and Yingmou raised a combined total of over 8 billion yuan in half a year, among which VAST raised over 5 billion yuan in half a year with a valuation of $2 billion, and Meshy completed a $400 million funding round with a post-money valuation of $1.5 billion. As of the end of September, Meshy's ARR exceeded $100 million, and the ARR of VAST and Yingmou also reached tens of millions of dollars. The three have different roadmaps: VAST wants to build a 3D version of Douyin and open-sourced the real-time renderer EdenLive, Meshy adopts subscriptions plus pay-per-use, and Yingmou targets professional users and enterprise production workflows.

First Batch of Six National Standards for Humanoid Robots, Led and Co-Drafted by UBTECH, Released

The first batch of six national standards for humanoid robots, led and co-drafted by UBTECH, has been officially released. They cover general principles, environmental perception, decision planning, motion control, task operation, and simulation testing platform technical specifications. They will take effect on April 1, 2027, and are administered by the National Technical Committee 591 on Robots (TC591). As one of the top five drafting units, UBTECH participated in the drafting of two standards, namely motion control and decision planning. To date, the company has cumulatively participated in the drafting and release of 73 related standards, including 4 international standards and 42 national and industry standards.

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MIIT: China's humanoid robot complete products expected to exceed 100,000 units for the full year

Wei Wei, Director of the Department of Science and Technology of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, said at a State Council Information Office press conference that in the first half of this year, China's humanoid robot complete products exceeded 400 models with output surpassing 40,000 units, and are expected to exceed 100,000 units for the full year. Related products have been validated and deployed in more than 300 key scenarios, including warehousing and logistics, catering and retail, and home services. Next, the MIIT will tackle key common technologies, advance real-world training, and release the "National Humanoid Robot Industry Standards System Construction Guide (2026 Edition)."

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DeepSeek's second funding round grows to about 100 billion yuan, pre-money valuation remains 500 billion yuan

DeepSeek's second funding round is planned to increase from 50 billion yuan to about 100 billion yuan, with the pre-money valuation still about 500 billion yuan, and new and old shareholders each planning to invest half. New investors are mainly industrial capital, including Shixi Capital, SMIC Capital, Geely, etc., and CATL plans to add about 10 billion yuan; a fund LP said the deal is still changing dynamically, and DeepSeek's PR department declined to comment on the funding information. The company has hired former Hillhouse Venture Capital partner Yan Wentao as CFO, and outsiders expect an IPO to potentially proceed in early 2027.

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