Alibaba Cloud Releases Small AI Models
Alibaba Cloud released its Qwen 3.5 Small Model Series on Monday, featuring versions ranging from 800 million to 9 billion parameters designed to offer “more intelligence, less compute.” Elon Musk commented on the release on social media platform X, describing the models as having “impressive intelligence density.”
XPeng Chief Predicts Autonomous Driving in Three Years
XPeng Inc. has secured a permit to conduct public road tests for its next-generation robotaxi in Guangzhou, marking a fresh push by the Chinese electric-vehicle maker into Level 4 autonomous driving as competition intensifies in the global race toward driverless cars. The company disclosed the progress Monday, with Chairman and CEO He Xiaopeng predicting that “full autonomous driving” could become a reality within one to three years.
Huawei Says 5G-A Commercialized in Over 300 Cities
A Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd. executive said that the next evolution of 5G, called 5G-Advanced (5G-A), is already being used commercially in more than 300 cities worldwide. Speaking at the Mobile World Congress, Yang Chaobin also said that the first official 6G standard is not expected until at least March 2029, meaning 5G technologies will continue to develop and improve for several more years.
Pop Mart Sues 3D Printer Maker Bambu Lab
Pop Mart International Group Ltd. has filed a copyright infringement lawsuit against Shenzhen-based Bambu Lab, a leading maker of consumer 3D printers, escalating tensions between intellectual property owners and the fast-growing personal manufacturing industry.
At the center of the dispute is MakerWorld, a 3D-model platform operated by Bambu Lab, where users have shared design files that enable others to print replicas of Pop Mart’s blockbuster character Labubu. The case is poised to test the murky legal boundaries of consumer 3D printing, particularly whether platform operators can be held liable when users upload copyrighted designs for personal use — a gray area often likened to the early days of digital music sharing.
