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Qualcomm China layoffs: or the Shanghai R&D center, the maximum compensation is N+7
According to the fence community users, Qualcomm Shanghai R&D Center will carry out layoff compensation standards of up to N+7, and there is no triple cap limit. According to data, Qualcomm's Shanghai R&D center is mainly a department of wireless-related business. In addition, due to the decline in global smartphone shipments and the challenge of major competitors such as MediaTek, Qualcomm's revenue and net profit have declined significantly this year, and the return of Huawei's Kirin chips has also impacted Qualcomm's advantages. (Keke)
NIO's first smartphone will be released on September 21
According to media reports, NIO's first mobile phone will be released on the morning of September 21. As early as August this year, in the second quarter of 2023 results conference call, NIO founder, chairman and CEO Li Bin revealed that the launch of mobile phones will help increase the competitiveness of cars, and mobile phone products are planned to be delivered in late September. (Shell Finance)
Tech companies
On the first day of the iPhone 15/Pro, Apple stores in France will hold a strike
Representatives of Apple's French store union called on employees to hold strikes and demonstrations during the launch of the iPhone 15 series, demanding higher wages and better working conditions. The strike action stemmed from a wage dispute, with Apple's French unit offering a 4.5 percent pay increase rejected by unions, who demanded a 7 percent raise. (Tencent Technology)
Musk's brain-computer company recruits the first human trial, can ALS patients "become Hawking in seconds"?
Elon Musk's startup Neuralink is recruiting the first paralyzed patients willing to be tested for brain-computer interface technology. The original goal of the Neuralink brain-computer interface was to allow people to control a computer cursor or keyboard through consciousness. The human trial will be divided into two parts: an 18-month test and a 5-year study. (Tencent Technology)
OPPO restarts chip business? Domestic chips may need to say goodbye to "going it alone"
Recently, it was reported that OPPO may restart the chip business, and "some employees have returned to join the automotive business." OPPO has not responded to this. Previously, OPPO's self-developed chip subsidiary Zheku Technology was dissolved in May this year. (CaiLian News)
Hua Hong Semiconductor plans to increase its capital in its semiconductor manufacturing division by 12.6 billion yuan
Hua Hong Semiconductor intends to use the raised funds of 12.632 billion yuan to inject capital into Hua Hong Hongli, and the registered capital of Hua Hong Hongli will increase to 20.461 billion yuan after the capital increase. This part of the funds will be used to increase the capital of Huahong Hongli to Huahong Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd., as well as the optimization and upgrading project of the 8-inch factory, the research and development project of characteristic process technology innovation and supplementary working capital. (Interface News)
Big single in the bottom of the hand? The original memory chip factory raised the Q4 contract price, and the increase was higher than 10%
According to media reports, manufacturers downstream of the storage industry contract market received a notice from the original factory that Q4 products will increase in price, and the increase is almost at the double-digit level. The NAND flash Q4 contract is expected to rise by 20%, and DRAM by about 10%. It is expected that supply and demand will gradually reach a balance in the storage sector cycle in 2023, while terminal manufacturers are in the late stage of destocking, and annual shipments are expected to show low and high after. (CaiLian News)
AI weather vane
Intel posted AI "family bucket", aiming to become the "world's second" chip foundry by 2025
Intel unveiled new AI computing chips Gaudi2 and Gaudi3 at the ON Technology Innovation Summit, as well as Core Ultra processors positioned as AI PCs, and emphasized the value of computing power in the tech economy. CEO Pat Kissinger proposed the concept of the "silicon economy", arguing that AI is a key component of future economic growth. (Tencent Technology)
Huawei released a new generation of AI computing clusters: support for large-model training with trillions of parameters
Recently, Wang Tao, Executive Director of Huawei, officially released the Atlas 900 SuperCluster, an Ascend AI computing cluster that supports trillion-parameter large model training, at the Huawei Connect Conference. According to reports, the new cluster adopts the CloudEngine XH16800 of Huawei's Galaxy AI intelligent computing switch, and with its high-density 800GE port capability, the two-layer switching network can achieve 2250-node ultra-large-scale non-convergence cluster networking. (Tencent Technology)
TikTok requires creators using artificial intelligence to disclose it, otherwise the content may be removed
TikTok is giving creators new ways to tag content made using AI tools. The new feature guides makers to turn on tags so viewers know what content was created through AI. If the use of AI tools is not disclosed, the content may be deleted. At the same time, TikTok will begin testing ways to automatically label AI-generated content and label filters made by AI tools as "AI." (IT House)
Zhou Hongyi: Don't wait for the big model to "do everything" to enter the game, "you can start working now"
360 founder Zhou Hongyi recently said in the 2023 Yabuli Intelligent Manufacturing Forum that the large model represents an opportunity for an industrial revolution and will greatly improve productivity and production efficiency. He also believes that the current capabilities of large models are far from at their peak, and that all capable technology companies should firmly develop large models and not stand idly by when a new industrial revolution arrives. (The Paper)
Tech figures
Meng Wanzhou's latest speech: Huawei is committed to building a base of Chinese computing power and supporting the blooming of large models
Recently, Huawei held the CONNECT Conference, and Huawei Rotating Chairman Meng Wanzhou delivered a keynote speech to introduce Huawei's intelligent goals and emphasized that Huawei will be committed to building a computing power base in China and providing computing power, platforms, and development tools for domestic large models. Meng Wanzhou said, "Under the guidance of the comprehensive intelligence strategy, Huawei will continue to build a solid computing power foundation to enable a wide range of models and industries. (Tencent Technology)
New technology
The most advanced chips are coming? American scientists successfully developed high-performance two-dimensional semiconductor wafers
Recently, researchers at the University of Pennsylvania in the United States have achieved a breakthrough in the manufacture of two-dimensional semiconductors, and have made a high-performance two-dimensional semiconductor into a full-scale, industrial-scale wafer. Among them, the semiconductor material indium selenide (InSe) can be deposited at a low enough temperature to allow it to integrate with silicon chips, the latest results have been published in the journal Matter. (CaiLian News)