Tuesday, August 25, 2026 — ResNet author Ren Shaoqing’s robotics startup is a unicorn at registration. Yuanli Lingji DM0.5 tops RoboDojo and is fully open-source.

Open-source domestic 8B model now rivals closed-source Image 2. Codex restored the 5-hour limit; users are wailing. Apple’s Cook swan song: two Macs with M6 and M5 Pro chips, prices soaring. WAIC Connect is lining up real AI procurement demand in Malaysia. People’s Education AV partners with Xiaoyuan on primary/secondary AI. That means China is pairing open-source embodied AI with export demand while Apple pushes premium M6/M5 Pro silicon. Watch robotics unicorns and open weights pressure closed models.

Open-source domestic 8B model now rivals closed-source Image 2. Codex restored the 5-hour limit; users are wailing.