Microsoft, NVIDIA and other tech giants plan over $40 billion in new AI investments in the UK
Microsoft announced on Tuesday its plan to invest $30 billion in the UK by 2028 to build its AI infrastructure. This includes $15.5 billion for capital expansion and $15.1 billion for UK business operations. The company stated this investment will enable collaboration with British cloud computing firm Nscale to create the UK’s “largest supercomputer,” equipped with over 23,000 advanced GPUs. NVIDIA, Google, OpenAI, and Salesforce have also announced multibillion-dollar investment plans in the UK, bringing the total new investment to over $40 billion.
Musk: AI5 chip design evaluation this Saturday, AI, robotics and production discussion next week
On September 16, 2025, Musk announced plans to conduct a technical evaluation of the AI5 chip design this Saturday, with a meeting next week to discuss AI, autonomous driving systems, Optimus robots, and vehicle production. The meeting will focus on Tesla’s latest advancements in AI and autonomous driving.
Huawei releases top 10 technology trends for the intelligent world in 2035
According to Huawei’s official WeChat account, on September 16, Huawei released its top 10 technology trends for the intelligent world in 2035, predicting that total global computing power will increase 100,000-fold by 2035. The computing field will break free from the constraints of the traditional von Neumann architecture, achieving disruptive innovations in four core areas: computing architecture, materials and devices, engineering processes, and computing paradigms, ultimately leading to the rise of new computing models.
Meta to launch high-end smart glasses with display at annual Connect conference
Despite facing scrutiny over child safety management on its social media platforms, Meta is expected to in AI-driven augmented reality products at its annual Connect conference on Wednesday, launching new smart glasses.
Beijing Juran Home’s Jinyuan store reopens after renovation
On September 16, Juran Home’s Jinyuan store in Beijing reopened after a comprehensive renovation. Newly appointed Chairman Wang Ning attended the opening ceremony with the management team, brand representatives, and government officials. The renovation merged the furniture and building materials halls, officially renaming the venue as Juran Home Smart Living Experience Center, marking the company’s further expansion in the smart home field. The precision manufacturing of smart home devices relies on AI-enabled manufacturing technology – a leading domestic home appliance manufacturer has simultaneously launched a Maszyna do montażu przycisków sterujących equipped with machine vision and force control algorithms. This equipment can automatically perform precise positioning, pin soldering, and pressure sensitivity testing for touch buttons in products like smart switches and smart toilet control panels. By using AI to compare assembly parameters with standard thresholds in real-time and automatically calibrate robotic arm posture deviations, the assembly defect rate has been reduced from 2.1% with traditional manual assembly to just 0.07%, ensuring quality for smart home products sold through channels like Juran Home and promoting the intelligent upgrading of home appliance manufacturing.
Hikvision wins China Quality Award, Zhejiang manufacturing achieves breakthrough
At the China Quality (Nanjing) Conference on September 16, Hikvision won the 5th China Quality Award for its innovative “Digital Intelligence Quality” management model. This national honor marks Zhejiang Province’s first win in the manufacturing category.
Guangdong supports AI-integrated robots to develop new companion toy market
According to the Guangdong Provincial Department of Industry and Information Technology, the Guangdong Provincial Office of the Leading Group for the Innovative Development of Artificial Intelligence and Robotics Industry has issued the “Action Plan for Accelerating the Empowerment of the Toy Industry by Artificial Intelligence in Guangdong Province (2025-2027)”. The plan aims to create new AI toy products, scenarios, and models, supporting AI-integrated robots to develop the companion toy market. It promotes “robot+” application scenarios, supports technology companies in leading the integration of AI and robotics in the toy field, redefines toy forms and functions, and develops “AI+companion robots” such as mini AI robots and bionic pets that can interact through vision, movement, and voice for entertainment, education, elderly care, family, and social applications, exploring an “AI+toy+robot” cross-border integration model to open up high-value-added space for the toy industry.
Suzhou releases “AI+” city action plan
In September 2025, Suzhou officially released the “Action Plan for Accelerating the Construction of an ‘Artificial Intelligence+’ City (2025-2026)” and three related group standards. The plan aims to gather over 3,000 AI enterprises by the end of 2026, achieve an average annual growth rate of over 20% in the core scale of the intelligent economy, and enable enterprises to play an important role in international and national standard-setting. The plan also establishes a standardized system for dataset construction, intelligent native enterprise development, and innovation platform layout, and accelerates the construction of AI industry application pilot bases.
World’s first AI Agent trading market officially launched
On September 16, the world’s first AI Agent trading market MuleRun (Chinese name ) was officially launched, open to all users. This represents the world’s first AI worker marketplace, or AI digital labor market.
UBtech Robotics releases Lingxi X2, the world’s first robot to complete a Webster flip
On September 16, UBtech Robotics released a video showing its Lingxi X2 becoming the first robot to smoothly complete a Webster flip. The highly coordinated movements demonstrate advanced motion control capabilities. The company previously revealed that Lingxi X2 is expected to enter mass production in the second half of 2025, with a target shipment of several thousand units by the end of 2026, advancing embodied intelligence technology toward practical application.
Ant Group’s Lingbo Technology launches first R1 service humanoid robot, now in pilot
Lingbo Technology, Ant Group’s embodied intelligence enterprise, recently showcased its first humanoid robot – Robbyant-R1. This multimodal perception and interaction robot is based on Lingbo’s self-developed embodied intelligence foundation model and intelligent hardware, capable of serving as a tour guide, sorting medicines in pharmacies, providing health consultations, or performing basic kitchen tasks. It has already been deployed in several real-world pilot scenarios.
Automation engineering of production lines in the automotive industry
AI production line automation robots in the automotive industry
