Stephen

By early 2025, the AI world had a new "Sputnik moment." DeepSeek-R1  had just exploded onto the scene, proving that a lean team from Hangzhou could deliver GPT-4 level reasoning for a fraction of the cost. As detailed in the DeepSeek-R1 Paper , the model incentivized reasoning through Reinforcement Learning rather than just raw scale. It was the ultimate "catfish" in the tank, forcing Western titans to defend their multi-billion dollar "brute force" scaling strategies. Now, as we enter...

While Silicon Valley was fixated on Palo Alto, a quiet revolution was brewing 6,000 miles to the West. In January 2026, MiniMax Group Inc. (SEHK: 0100)  made history as the world’s fastest AI startup to reach a public listing, debuting on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange  just four years after its founding. Unlike many of its peers, MiniMax isn't just chasing technical benchmarks—it’s chasing users, and it’s winning. With over 70% of its revenue  now originating from overseas markets like the...

GLM-4.7 vs GPT-5.2 coding benchmark While the world spent the last five years staring at Palo Alto, the tectonic plates of Artificial Intelligence just shifted 6,000 miles to the West. It is 2026, and the "Intelligence Gap" has officially closed. In a single week, the narrative of Silicon Valley’s untouchable dominance was shattered—not by a better marketing campaign, but by a 94.2% math reasoning score and a $14 billion IPO. Meet Zhipu AI , the Tsinghua-born powerhouse that just became the...