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Huawei to spend up to 80 billion yuan on self-driving computing over five years

Huawei will invest up to 80 billion yuan over the next five years to expand computing capacity needed to train and test self-driving cars. The spending aims to improve reliability of vehicles using its Qiankun ADS advanced driver-assistance system and to add more customers. An executive said Huawei plans to allocate 18 billion yuan to autonomous driving R&D in 2026. Qiankun ADS has surpassed 10 billion km in cumulative autonomous driving distance.

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LG Electronics expands B2B business with new PuroTec material

LG Electronics is expanding its global B2B business based on its antimicrobial functional new material, LG PuroTec. The company said it is participating in Chinaplas 2026 in Shanghai from April 21 for four days to introduce its materials lineup. It is showcasing five PuroTec types and products using the material, and has set up a meeting area for tailored consultations with B2B customers.

AI & Enterprise

China\'s IT industry faces backlash over push to make workers train AI on their own jobs

A growing number of Chinese IT companies are asking employees to train AI agents to carry out their own work, stirring controversy. MIT Technology Review reported that some firms are pressuring staff to document workflows and decision-making for transfer to AI tools. Debate has focused on the GitHub project Colleague Skill, which claims it can recreate a co-worker’s style. Workers describe shock at its realism, while “anti-distillation” tools seek to blunt AI learning.