Technology

Tencent will shut down Yuanqi AI agent platform on November 9, halting new agents October 29: Tencent Yuanqi will stop creating new agents and API keys on October 29, and the AI agent platform will go dark on November 9. Agents published to WeChat accounts will stop replying; data can be exported until January 9, 2027.

Technology • Pandaily

China Mobile completes Hohhot expansion, capacity to reach 20,100 PFLOPS, 16,700 PFLOPS for AI: China Mobile has completed an expansion of its Hohhot computing center, adding 120 MW of IT power. Once running, the site will offer 20,100 PFLOPS, including 16,700 PFLOPS for AI, with 90% serving the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region.

Technology • Pandaily

Yandex says drone strike shut down third data center, disrupting 80+ services: Yandex said a drone strike shut down a third data center, disrupting 80+ services including Yandex Cloud and YandexGPT. Users reported outages in banking and taxi apps. Kyiv Post reported the strike targeted a data center in Vladimir, Russia, on Oct. 11.

Technology • Techmeme

Report says Chinese fabs acquired 343 DUVi lithography tools by early 2026: A report from the Center for Technology & Statecraft states that Chinese fabs acquired approximately 343 deep ultraviolet immersion (DUVi) lithography tools by early 2026, with about 270 sourced from ASML.

Hardware • Techmeme

Google releases Gemini 4 with RSI technology at half the price of Astra: Google has unexpectedly released Gemini 4, which is enhanced by Recursive Self-Improvement (RSI) technology. The new model reportedly outperforms GPT and Claude Opus. Additionally, Gemini 4 is priced at only half the cost of Astra.

AI Models • 量子位