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China's largest internet companies are building tools that let creators make branching, playable video stories, and the prize is the creator entry point for a format some expect to be produced at scale. ByteDance's CapCut, Tencent and Kuaishou have all moved into the space, according to Pandaily, which cited a Chinese media report on the shift. Interactive film games sit somewhere between a game and a drama, and the tools being built for them are aimed at whoever makes the ne

ShengShu Technology has released Vidu Q4 Preview, the first look at its next flagship video generation model, and the company is selling it on two claims. Character performances should look more convincing than before, and the entry price sits well below what rival video models charge for comparable work. Both claims point at the same buyer, teams producing short drama, advertising, and social video at volume.

KingKong Technology, a Beijing robotics company, has released an open source robot called Jumper, and its body is built like a crab. The machine carries six legs and 22 tactile servos and weighs 1.8 kilograms, so it walks, turns, and jumps on a frame closer to a crab than to a dog. KingKong says the same body can grasp objects as well as move, which sets it apart from a plain walking demo.