ByteDance finally makes its ‘secret sauce’ techs available for the public. [PingWest] How Meituan outcompeted Trip.com to become China’s largest hotel booking platform. [KrASIA] Biden Revokes TikTok, WeChat Bans and Orders Security Review. [Caixin] TikTok rival Kuaishou shows progress overseas after years of struggles. [KrASIA] Tencent’s unit asks employees not…

When it comes to AI, Beijing is leading the pack. [China Daily] Alibaba Kicks Off Spending Spree With $1 Billion for Cloud. [Caixin] Xiaomi reportedly reorganizes the team to increase bet on mobile chips. [CnTechPost] First HarmonyOS-powered refrigerator goes on sale. [CnTechPost] Meituan said to plan 60,000 new hires this year to double its workforce. [CnTechPost] Chinese auto association raises the NEV sales forecast to 2.4 million units this year. [CnEVPost]

Huawei Makes HarmonyOS Open Source to Boost It as an Android Alternative. [Caixin] Huawei Ramps Up Investment in Chipmaking as U.S. Sanctions Bite. [Caixin] OPPO’s new trademark application signals a further step in its car-building efforts. [CnEVPost] Alibaba-Xinhua venture makes the news for video-hungry Chinese. [KrASIA] Emerging Markets Will Drive…

Tencent Cloud Launches New Data Centers to Meet Global Ambition. [Caixin] TikTok Retains Top Spot, But Will it Last Amid Global Backlash? [Caixin] Meituan Chief Wang Xing Joins China’s Growing Ranks of Philanthropists. [Caixin] Alibaba Cloud Emerges as Leading Provider of Financial Cloud Computing Services in China with over 18%…

China’s gigantic multi-modal AI is no one-trick pony. [Engadget] China’s Newest Computer Science Student Is a Computer. [Sixth Tone] Online audio and video users surge to over 900m in China. [Ecns.cn] OPPO’s new patent enables brainwave information transfer between users. [CnTechPost] Apple adds 12 more Chinese mainland firms to its…

China’s first home-made virtual student enrolled at Tsinghua University. [Ecns.cn] Chinese regulator gives Tesla backing in response to user’s questions about single-pedal mode. [CnEVPost] China Tesla rival Nio sees deliveries fall in May as chip shortage bites. [CNBC] Chart: The U.S. Car Models Most Impacted By The Microchip Shortage. [Statista] Huawei’s AI Computing Center in Wuhan Begins Operation, Powering Local Industries with Computing Infrastructure. [Synced]

Chinese AI lab challenges Google, OpenAI with a model of 1.75 trillion parameters. [PingWest] Ant Group releases OceanBase 3.0 database, open-sources 3 million lines of core code. [cnTechPost] Apple has over 4.4 million registered developers in Greater China, up 76% from two years ago. [cnTechPost] Auto chip shortage expected to ease as Renesas plant set to return to full capacity by mid-June. [cnEVPost]

China to Build Data Center Clusters Nationwide to Plug Shortage. [Caixin] VIDEO | KrASIA tries Baidu’s first commercial autonomous ride-hailing service in China. [KrASIA] China’s 5G, Data Center Boom Poses Threats to Climate, Greenpeace Says. [Caixin] Shanghai to Host 2021 World Artificial Intelligence Conference from 7–10 July. [China Banking News] Follow TAIS here: WeChat: TAIS Student Association

Delivery robots to come to Beijing streets. [Technode] Shenzhen to allow driverless cars on public roads. [cnEVPost] Global automakers set up data facilities in China to meet compliance requirements. [cnEVPost] Analysts explain why Li Auto ditches Mobileye in favor of a local self-driving chip. [cnEVPost] Lenovo resists temptation as a group of Chinese firms jump on the car-making bandwagon. [cnEVPost]