CX Daily: After Brain-Computer Tech Breakthroughs, the Next Challenge Is Bringing It to Market

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BCI?/

In Depth: After brain-computer tech breakthroughs, the next challenge is bringing it to market

In January, a Shanghai firm announced a breakthrough in the technology that allows the human brain to communicate directly with computers — it had achieved real-time decoding of the Chinese language from brain signals.

NeuroXess implanted a brain-computer interface (BCI) device into a brain cancer patient who also has epilepsy. The patient was asked to think of words and phrases in the Chinese language, and the device was able to correctly decode 71% of the 147 most commonly used Chinese syllables, taking just a tenth of a second to decode each Chinese character. ?

China-Thailand?/

After actor’s kidnapping, Beijing and Bangkok do more to battle scam gangs

Following a high-profile case in which a Chinese actor was trafficked to a telecom scam center in Myanmar after being lured to Thailand under the pretext of filming, Beijing and Bangkok have ramped up their efforts to tackle transnational crime.

On Tuesday, the Thai Department of Special Investigation (DSI) announced it would seek arrest warrants for several key figures in the Karen Border Guard Force (BGF), a militia that controls Myawaddy, a Myanmar city near the Thai border that’s known to be home to organized fraud gangs. ?

BUSINESS & TECH

Harry Potter?/

Shanghai welcomes China’s first Harry Potter theme park to open in 2027

Harry Potter could soon be flying into Shanghai on his broomstick. Local tourism and hospitality company Jin Jiang International Co. Ltd. and Warner Bros. Discovery signed a joint venture framework agreement Wednesday to build a Harry Potter theme park in the city, expected to open in 2027.

It will follow Disneyland as another global intellectual property (IP) themed attraction to open in Shanghai. ?

AI?/

Apple, Alibaba join forces to bring AI to iPhones in China

Apple Inc. has teamed up with e-commerce giant Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. to develop artificial intelligence (AI) features for iPhones in China, sources familiar with the matter told Caixin.

The iPhone maker is intensifying its collaboration with Alibaba on AI large model technology, but it remains unclear whether Apple will work exclusively with a single company, according to three sources. ?

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BRIEFING

A rundown of the news making headlines in and around China:

Huawei auto loans: In yet another example of the fierce competition playing out in China’s domestic car market, Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd. is offering interest-free loans for one of its latest electric vehicles (EVs). Customers can now buy the Luxeed S7 sedan with a three-year...

Webb-site closing: Hong Kong-based activist investor David Webb has announced he plans to shut down his renowned Webb-site.com, as he may have just months left to live after fighting a five-year battle with metastatic prostate cancer...

AI summit: At a global summit on artificial intelligence in Paris Tuesday, 58 countries including China, India, Germany and France signed a statement pledging an open, inclusive and ethical approach to AI. The U.S. and U.K. did not sign up. Neither immediately explained why, but U.S. Vice President JD Vance roundly dismissed the “over-regulation” that could “kill a transformative industry” as conflicting with Washington’s “America First” strategy. Conversely, Chinese Vice Premier Zhang Guoqing told... ?

Long Read?/

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