1. Nine departments encourage qualified regions to develop virtual reality, immersive experiences, and "AI + consumption." 2. National Bureau of Statistics: my country's industrial robot production increased by 28.5% year-on-year in the first seven

2026-08-18

1. Nine departments encourage qualified regions to develop virtual reality, immersive experiences, and "AI + consumption." 2. National Bureau of Statistics: my country's industrial robot production increased by 28.5% year-on-year in the first seven months. 3. Nvidia: OpenAI commits to large-scale deployment of Nvidia's AI infrastructure by 2030. 4. OpenAI signs lease for a large data center in Ohio, backed by Nvidia. 5. Anthropic's annualized revenue surpasses $65 billion before its IPO. 6. TrendForce: Liquid cooling is becoming standard for high-end AI infrastructure, with an estimated penetration rate of 53% by 2026. 7. Reports indicate that Nvidia executive Madison Huang, daughter of Jensen Huang, will visit LG Electronics to accelerate robotics cooperation. 8. M&G Investments increases its holdings of South Korean government bonds, believing the market has overpriced interest rate hikes. 9. UCloud's public cloud officially launches the Hygon Tianxi series. 10. Yunnan: Achieve full coverage of AI general education across all educational levels by 2030. 11. The National Innovation Center for AI Research successfully completed in-depth performance testing of its new edge AI inference chip. 12. SoftBank invests $200 million in construction robot company Gravis Robotics.