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AI (artificial intelligence)
AI
AI
programming / coding
biānchéng
编程
startup company
chūchuàng gōngsī
初创公司
Factory (AI coding startup)
Factory
Factory
to obtain / to receive
huòdé
获得
$150 million
1.5 yì měiyuán
1.5亿美元
fundraising / to raise capital
róngzī
融资
,
valuation
gūzhí
估值
to reach / to amount to
dá
达
$1.5 billion
15 yì měiyuán
15亿美元
。

AI (artificial intelligence)
AI
AI
programming / coding
biānchéng
编程
startup company
chūchuàng gōngsī
初创公司
Factory (AI coding startup)
Factory
Factory
currently / in the process of
zhèngzài
正在
to carry out / to conduct
jìnxíng
进行
a new round
xīn yī lún
新一轮
fundraising
róngzī
融资
negotiation / talks
tánpàn
谈判
,
to plan
jìhuà
计划
to raise / to collect (funds)
chóují
筹集
$150 million
1.5 yì měiyuán
1.5亿美元
,
by / led by
yóu
由
Khosla Ventures (venture capital firm)
Khosla Ventures
Khosla Ventures
to lead (an investment round)
lǐngtóu
领投
,
company
gōngsī
公司
valuation
gūzhí
估值
will / shall
jiāng
将
to reach / to attain
dádào
达到
$1.5 billion
15 yì měiyuán
15亿美元
。

April 17, 2026 at 3:00 PM

AI (artificial intelligence)
AI
AI
programming / coding
biānchéng
编程
startup company
chūchuàng gōngsī
初创公司
Factory (AI coding startup)
Factory
Factory
currently / in the process of
zhèngzài
正在
to carry out / to conduct
jìnxíng
进行
a new round
xīn yī lún
新一轮
fundraising / to raise capital
róngzī
融资
negotiation / talks
tánpàn
谈判
,
to plan
jìhuà
计划
to raise / to collect (funds)
chóují
筹集
$150 million
1.5 yì měiyuán
1.5亿美元
。
this round / the current round
běn lún
本轮
fundraising / to raise capital
róngzī
融资
by / led by
yóu
由
well-known / prominent
zhīmíng
知名
venture capital
fēngxiǎn tóuzī
风险投资
institution / organization
jīgòu
机构
Khosla Ventures (venture capital firm)
Khosla Ventures
Khosla Ventures
to lead (an investment round)
lǐngtóu
领投
,
company
gōngsī
公司
valuation
gūzhí
估值
will / shall
jiāng
将
to reach / to attain
dádào
达到
$1.5 billion
15 yì měiyuán
15亿美元
。
Factory (AI coding startup)
Factory
Factory
to develop / to build
kāifā
开发
structural particle
de
的
artificial intelligence
réngōng zhìnéng
人工智能
tool / instrument
gōngjù
工具
can / able to
kě
可
to help / to assist
bāngzhù
帮助
software
ruǎnjiàn
软件
engineer
gōngchéngshī
工程师
automatically
zìdòng
自动
to complete / to finish
wánchéng
完成
repetitive / recurring
chóngfùxìng
重复性
programming / coding
biānchéng
编程
task / assignment
rènwù
任务
。
the company
gāi gōngsī
该公司
structural particle
de
的
product
chǎnpǐn
产品
to be able to / capable of
nénggòu
能够
to understand / to comprehend
lǐjiě
理解
codebase / code repository
dàimǎ kù
代码库
,
and / also
bìng
并
under (a condition)
zài
在
minimum / least
zuìshǎo
最少
manual / human
réngōng
人工
intervention / interference
gānyù
干预
under the circumstances of
de qíngkuàng xià
的情况下
to execute / to carry out
zhíxíng
执行
complex / complicated
fùzá
复杂
operation / task
cāozuò
操作
。
along with / as
suízhe
随着
AI (artificial intelligence)
AI
AI
programming / coding
biānchéng
编程
tool
gōngjù
工具
market
shìchǎng
市场
competition
jìngzhēng
竞争
to intensify / to escalate
jiājù
加剧
,
Factory (AI coding startup)
Factory
Factory
currently
zhèng
正
to seek / to pursue
xúnqiú
寻求
to accelerate / to speed up
jiākuài
加快
product
chǎnpǐn
产品
development
kāifā
开发
and
hé
和
market
shìchǎng
市场
expansion
kuòzhāng
扩张
。
if / should
ruò
若
fundraising / to raise capital
róngzī
融资
smoothly / successfully
shùnlì
顺利
to be completed
wánchéng
完成
,
Factory (AI coding startup)
Factory
Factory
will / shall
jiāng
将
to join the ranks of / to enter
jīshēn
跻身
unicorn (startup valued over $1 billion)
dújiǎoshòu
独角兽
ranks / category
hángliè
行列
,
in
zài
在
AI (artificial intelligence)
AI
AI
programming / coding
biānchéng
编程
market
shìchǎng
市场
within / among
zhōng
中
further / one step further
jìn yī bù
进一步
to improve / to enhance
tíshēng
提升
competitiveness
jìngzhēng lì
竞争力
。
in recent years
jìn nián lái
近年来
,
multiple / several (companies)
duō jiā
多家
AI (artificial intelligence)
AI
AI
programming / coding
biānchéng
编程
company
gōngsī
公司
to receive / to obtain
huòdé
获得
large-scale
dà guīmó
大规模
investment
tóuzī
投资
,
the entire / the whole
zhěnggè
整个
market segment / sector
sàidào
赛道
to attract
xīyǐn
吸引
aspect particle (completed action)
le
了
a large amount of
dàliàng
大量
capital
zīběn
资本
attention / interest
guānzhù
关注
。

New Words

AI
AI
AI (artificial intelligence)
biānchéng
编程
programming / coding
chūchuàng gōngsī
初创公司
startup company
Factory
Factory
Factory (AI coding startup)
zhèngzài
正在
currently / in the process of
jìnxíng
进行
to carry out / to conduct
xīn yī lún
新一轮
a new round
róngzī
融资
fundraising / to raise capital
tánpàn
谈判
negotiation / talks
jìhuà
计划
to plan
chóují
筹集
to raise / to collect (funds)
1.5 yì měiyuán
1.5亿美元
$150 million

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AI Coding Startup Factory Raises 150 Million Dollars at 1.5 Billion Dollar Valuation

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OpenAI (AI company)
OpenAI
OpenAI
to announce / to declare
xuānbù
宣布
to postpone / to delay
tuīchí
推迟
IPO / to go public
shàngshì
上市
plan
jìhuà
计划
,
CEO / Chief Executive Officer
shǒuxí zhíxíng guān
首席执行官
stated / said
chēng
称
now / at this time
xiànzài
现在
timing / moment
shíjī
时机
inappropriate / ill-advised
bùdàng
不当
。

OpenAI Delays IPO Plans as CEO Sam Altman Cites AI Safety Concerns

Apple Inc.
píngguǒ gōngsī
苹果公司
officially / formally
zhèngshì
正式
to release / to launch
fābù
发布
iPhone 18 Pro (Apple flagship smartphone)
iPhone 18 Pro
iPhone 18 Pro
and / simultaneously
bìng
并
to roll out / to introduce
tuīchū
推出
iOS 27 (Apple mobile operating system)
iOS 27
iOS 27
operating system
xìtǒng
系统
update / upgrade
gēngxīn
更新
。

Apple Officially Launches iPhone 18 Pro and Rolls Out iOS 27 Update

Beijing
běijīng
北京
respond
huíyìng
回应
Anthropic
Anthropic
Anthropic
CEO
CEO
CEO
artificial intelligence
AI
AI
development
fāzhǎn
发展
。

Beijing Responds to Anthropic CEO Remarks on China AI Development

United States
měiguó
美国
investigation
diàochá
调查
indicate
zhǐ
指
China
zhōngguó
中国
government
zhèngfǔ
政府
participate
cānyù
参与
artificial intelligence
AI
AI
technology
jìshù
技术
theft
dàoqiè
盗窃
。

US Investigators Link China to AI Technology Theft