AI: Tencent's chief AI scientist Vinces Yao Shunyu, a former OpenAI researcher, said at a science symposium in Hong Kong on Saturday that models will soon master biology. He said models' cyber abilities, and soon their biology abilities, will cross a threshold where they can be used to cause harm, alongside the benefits for drug discovery.
Robotics: Shenzhen-based Pudu Robotics, ranked first globally in 2025 for commercial service robot shipments and revenue by Frost & Sullivan, is targeting humanoid robots. CEO Felix Zhang Tao told SCMP that Tesla is "a competitor, but a long-term one". About 80% of the company's sales are outside China; last month it opened a European headquarters in Germany, after a US base in Dallas in April, and it is exploring manufacturing in Europe.
Economy and geopolitics: China's producer price index rose in October at the fastest pace since 2022, above a 5.37% forecast compiled by Wind, as the US-Iran conflict unsettles energy markets. Consumer prices rose just 0.7% year on year.
