Officer Lei announced the "big model" of millet; Jingdong refutes rumors that Liu Qiangdong and his wife immigrated to the United States|Science and Technology Morning News
Hot Focus
Lei Jun's 3-hour passionate speech: there are dogs, no cars, with folding screen seconds iPhone, official announcement of large models
Last night, Xiaomi CEO Lei Jun held an annual speech with the theme of "growth". In addition, he also released a number of new Xiaomi products, including the MIX Fold 3, and the newly upgraded robot dog Iron Egg 2 (the second generation of CyberDog). At the press conference, Lei Jun also revealed for the first time the research and development progress of Xiaomi's "large model", at present, Xiaomi has achieved 1.3 billion parameter large models running through on mobile phones, and the effect of some scenarios can be comparable to 6 billion parameter model cloud computing. (Wisdom Stuff)
Jingdong: It is rumored on the Internet that Liu Qiangdong and Zhang Zetian and his wife "immigrated to the United States" and other remarks are untrue, and the case has been reported
The "Jingdong spokesperson" recently released news that remarks about Liu Qiangdong and Zhang Zetian "immigrating to the United States" and "buying more than 100 million US dollars of mansions in the United States" have been widely circulated on Internet platforms. Such statements are fabricated and deliberately fabricated false information. Some self-media have spread a large number of the above-mentioned rumors without verification, and there have even been cases of using online trolls to deliberately spread rumors and smear on a large scale and in an organized manner, and we have reported the case to the public security organs on this basis. It is hereby solemnly declared. (Tencent Technology)
Tesla: It has established a data center in China, and all Chinese mainland market vehicle data is stored in China
A few days ago, Tesla explained the hotly debated "sentinel mode" through its official account, and revealed that Tesla has established a data center in China to achieve the localization of data storage. All data generated by the sale of vehicles in the Chinese mainland market is stored in China. (Tencent Auto)
Tech companies
It is reported that Douyin has established a new cultural and entertainment department to integrate multiple businesses such as live broadcast programs and music
According to media reports, Douyin recently integrated multiple businesses such as live broadcast programs (including events, concerts, etc.), music, variety shows, film and television dramas, and stars into a larger entertainment department, headed by Chen Duye, former vice president of marketing of Giant Engine, and reported to Han Shangyou, the head of Douyin. Jiao Yingying, head of closed-loop monetization products of Huge Engine, took over Chen Duye's original position. (36 Kr)
Geely Holding's automotive robot brand "Jiyue" released Baidu Geely's strategic cooperation upgrade
The "Automotive Robot Strategic Cooperation Project" jointly created by Geely Holding Group and Baidu Group ushered in important progress, and the new automotive robot brand "Jiyue" under Geely Holding Group was officially released. The official release of the "Jyue" brand marks a substantial step towards the mass production of high-end intelligent vehicles by the "Automotive Robot Strategic Cooperation Project". The first model under the "Extreme More" brand was officially named "Extreme Yue 01". (Tech Planet)
Chuanhong Hai once again won a large order and became the largest supplier of NVIDIA AI server chip substrate
According to media reports, Hon Hai Group won the first order for NVIDIA HGX AI server chip substrate, and the supply ratio will exceed 50%. According to reports, following the previous order for another DGX AI server chip substrate from NVIDIA, Hon Hai has obtained orders for two of NVIDIA's most important AI server substrates, and the proportion of supply is gradually expanding. (IT House)
Silicon Valley lifted all restrictions on RoboTaxi overnight and recaptured the global driverless car center
According to media reports, the California Public Utilities Commission voted to allow Waymo and Cruise to operate their robotaxi services around the clock in San Francisco. The significance of this milestone is obvious: on the one hand, the unlimited competition has proved the accumulated results of autonomous driving technology in the past, and the safety and reliability are ready to be tested. On the other hand, in the future, autonomous driving and robotaxi are ushering in a major historical turning point and are about to generate new business value. (Smart Car Reference)
Institution: In Q2 this year, China surpassed the United States into the largest single market for iPhone shipments, and India was fifth
TechInsights recently released Apple's Q2 iPhone global shipment report. The world's top five single iPhone markets are China, the United States, Japan, the United Kingdom and India. It is worth mentioning that this is also the first time that China surpassed the United States in the quarter to become the single market with the largest iPhone shipments. (IT House)
Exposed Tesla's major update: FSD beta version is ready to enter China, shadow mode first
According to overseas bloggers, "FSD (Full-Self Driving) beta version has been pushed to China, initially in "shadow mode" to collect data, after completing the relevant feasibility verification, will be gradually activated for small-scale trials." However, Tesla China has not responded to this news. Since the beginning of this year, there have been waves of news about Tesla's FSD entering China, although the official has repeatedly denied it, but entering the Chinese market is also the general trend. (Superelectric Lab)
AI weather vane
Fryer! OpenAI goes bankrupt at the end of next year? The Indian media threw out amazing inferences
According to Indian media reports, throughout 2022, OpenAI's loss has reached $540 million, and with the follow-up GPT-5 development and other related work, the loss will continue to expand. The magazine believes OpenAI could go bankrupt by the end of 2024. Guo Mingxi, an analyst at Tianfeng International Securities, said that the bankruptcy of OpenAI is nonsense that should not be ignored. (Wall Street News)
Tech figures
"It's time to turn the page"? Zuckerberg expressed disdain for Musk avoiding fighting
The possibility of a fight between Zuckerberg and Musk was trumpeted, but it seems to have disappeared after Zuckerberg expressed disdain for Musk's alleged postponement of their expected ring showdown. The Facebook co-founder recently posted on the app Threads: "I think all of us can think that Elon is not serious, it's time to turn the page." (Informational message)
Hon Hai Chairman Liu Yangwei: Investing billions in India is 'just the beginning'
Liu Yangwei, chairman of Hon Hai Group, said in response to a question about India's factory plan at the company's second quarterly results call that if the plan can be fully implemented, the multibillion-dollar investment scale in India is "just the beginning." (IT House)
Smart new products
A complete overhaul? Apple plans to launch a tenth anniversary edition of the Apple Watch, but it won't be seen this year
According to media reports, Apple plans to completely redesign the Apple Watch on the tenth anniversary of its birth, and this watch may be named "Apple Watch X". Also, since the first Apple Watch was released in 2014 but only hit the market in 2015, it's uncertain whether the Apple Watch X will launch in 2024 or 2025. (China Economic Weekly)