OpenAI spills technical details about how its AI coding agent works
On Friday, OpenAI engineer Michael Bolin published a detailed technical breakdown of how the company's Codex CLI coding agent works...
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China’s e-commerce giants dial back “no-return refunds” amid merchant backlash and regulatory pressure · TechNode
China’s major e-commerce platforms Taobao, JD.com, Douyin, and Kuaishou, are rolling back their controversial “no-return refund” policy that allowed consumers...
China’s Waymo rival Pony.ai slashes self-driving stack cost by 70% · TechNode
China-based robotaxi startup Pony.ai said on April 23 it has slashed the cost of a self-driving hardware and software package...
Baidu unveils big bets on AI apps and affordable models at Wuhan developer conference · TechNode
At its Create 2025 conference in Wuhan last Friday, Baidu doubled down on its vision that the future of AI...
TechNode Launches the 2026 Born Global Awards · TechNode
For years, Chinese hardware companies were best known in global markets for contract manufacturing and cost efficiency. Today, a growing...
Endfield suspends PayPal payments after launch-day glitch · TechNode
Arknights: Endfield launched globally on Jan. 22, but Chinese game developer Hypergryph said it has suspended PayPal payments after a...
Shanghai AI unicorn StepFun raises over $718 million in B+ round · TechNode
Shanghai-based large-model startup StepFun has completed a B+ financing round exceeding RMB 5 billion ($718 million), setting a new record...
BYD targets 1.3 million overseas vehicle sales in 2026, up 25% · TechNode
BYD plans to sell 1.3 million vehicles overseas in 2026, up 25% from 1.04 million units in 2025, the Chinese...
JD Food Delivery plans to hire 100,000 full-time couriers in delivery expansion push · TechNode
JD.com’s food delivery arm plans to dramatically ramp up its workforce in the next three months as competition in China’s...
Chinese tea brand Chagee opens first north american store, taps former McDonald’s exec for global expansion · TechNode
Chinese tea brand Chagee launched its first North American store on April 26 at Westfield Century City Mall in Los...