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2025/08/26 16:30:10

1. China Successfully Launches 10th Group of Low-Earth Orbit Satellites for Satellite Internet

At 03:08 Beijing Time on August 26, China successfully launched the 10th group of low-Earth orbit satellites for satellite internet at the Hainan Commercial Aerospace Launch Site using the Long March-8A carrier rocket. The satellites entered the predetermined orbit smoothly, and the launch mission was a complete success. This mission marks the 591st launch of the Long March series carrier rockets.

2. DeepSeek-V3.1 Officially Released

China’s large - scale model DeepSeek - V3.1 has been officially released. This upgrade mainly has three highlights, including stronger Agent capabilities, a mixed - thinking mode, and higher thinking efficiency.

The 128K ultra - long context window can completely process the "Three - Body" trilogy, and the accuracy of patent analysis has been increased by 27%. With completely open - source, and the cost being only 1/68 of  that of

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3. Global First Application! TISCO's 750MPa-Class Ultra-High-Strength Silicon Steel

Recently, TISCO has successfully developed ultra-high-strength non-oriented silicon steel with a thickness of 0.65mm and a yield strength of 750MPa class. The product has been supplied in batches to a well-known domestic generator manufacturing enterprise and applied in variable-speed pumped-storage units. TISCO stated that this is a global first application breakthrough of this grade of material in this field.

4. 2025 National Humanoid Robot Competition Kicks Off

Recently, the National Final of the Humanoid Robot Special Competition of the 27th China Robot and Artificial Intelligence Competition opened in Anhui Province. The event has attracted more than 6,000 students from nearly 400 universities across the country to participate actively.

5. China's Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure Reaches 16.696 Million Units

The latest data from the National Energy Administration shows that as of the end of July 2025, the total number of electric vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure in China has reached 16.696 million units, with a year-on-year growth of 53%.