China’s leading server maker, xFusion Digital Technologies, has taken its first formal step toward an IPO. The company began regulatory tutoring on January 6, 2026, according to the China Securities Regulatory Commission, with Citic Securities acting as sponsor.

After departing, Yann LeCun has offered an unusually candid account of why he left Meta, pointing to a research culture he says tilted too heavily toward large language models (LLMs) and away from foundational science.