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The China Round — August 10, 2026
A new AI coding harness claims the top benchmark score, a $200 coffee refractometer matches the $700 industry standard, and an ex-DJI founder raises…
Aug 28
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Dermot McGrath
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The China Round — August 3, 2026
Rival robot makers fund a shared AI brain, a battery giant bets on fusion, and a Chinese chip lands in a Volkswagen
Aug 10
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Dermot McGrath
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July 2026
The China Round — July 24, 2026
A $1.5 billion robot brain that proves itself at the mahjong table, two rival takes on AI memory raised in the same city in the same week, and an AI…
Jul 27
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Dermot McGrath
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The China Round — July 17, 2026
An AI diving mask from three DJI veterans, factory owners investing in their own sensor supplier, and CATL writing a solo check to a 21-year-old for…
Jul 22
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Dermot McGrath
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The China Round — July 10, 2026
Lab-grown leather for luxury brands, an AI drug designed for $23 million, and a new rule that lets technology in but not out
Jul 10
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Dermot McGrath
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The China Round — July 3, 2026
A $3 billion debut from Kuaishou's video AI, a record coffee-machine round, and new rules for the government money powering Chinese tech
Jul 3
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Dermot McGrath
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June 2026
From Turbines to Tokens
China’s energy-rich western frontier is poised to become the country’s next major AI compute hub
Jun 30
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Dermot McGrath
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The China Round — June 26, 2026
A chip from a Kuaishou spinout beats NVIDIA at video compression, gaming companies fund robot simulation, and Saudi oil money backs Chinese green…
Jun 26
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Dermot McGrath
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The China Round — June 19, 2026
DeepSeek's first outside money, a $2 billion company with no product, and six companies chasing the world model layer
Jun 19
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Dermot McGrath
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The China Round — June 12, 2026
A brain-spine implant helps paralyzed patients walk, AI enters the garment factory, and film studios buy their way into AI
Jun 12
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Dermot McGrath
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The China Round — June 5, 2026
Two billion-dollar robot startups, an AI that builds 3D worlds, and the race for a homegrown chip stack
Jun 5
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Dermot McGrath
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Building Trust at Grid Scale
How battery testing became critical infrastructure.
Jun 2
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Dermot McGrath
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