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Huawei's product lineup at the autumn all-scenario new product launch conference was exposed, including new brands and smart cars

Huawei's autumn all-scenario new product conference is getting closer and closer, and some digital bloggers have posted a flow chart and product summary of the conference on the Internet. The blogger said that the focus of the conference may be on "new brands" and "smart cars". (IT House)

Tesla's humanoid robot evolved again: it could classify objects by vision alone, and fell in love with practicing yoga

Tesla's humanoid robot Optimus has recently made a breakthrough, now has the ability to classify objects autonomously, and the technical highlight is end-to-end training of neural networks to achieve video input and control output. Optimus not only has the ability to self-calibrate arms and legs, but also uses vision and joint position encoders to precisely position limbs and perform complex tasks such as color classification of objects. (Heart of the Machine)

Brave the scientific "no man's land"! 48 laureates lift the 2023 Xplorer Prize trophy

On September 23, the 5th "Xplorer Award" award ceremony was held in Shenzhen, and 48 young scientists received trophies. This year, for the first time, non-Chinese, female and Hong Kong and Macau winners were among the winners, highlighting the diversity of the awards. Since its inception in 2018, the Xplorer Prize has funded 248 young scientists who have achieved significant results in basic science and frontier technologies. (Tencent Technology)

Tech companies

Apple plans to increase India's production several times to $40 billion within 5 years

According to media reports, citing Indian government officials, Apple plans to expand India's production scale by more than 5 times to $40 billion in the next 4 to 5 years. Apple has already started producing iPhones in India and plans to start producing AirPods next year. (Tencent Technology)

The United States wants to make Vietnam a chip manufacturing hub? The severe shortage of qualified engineers is the biggest bottleneck

The United States and Vietnam signed an agreement to use part of the CHIP Act funds to develop Vietnam's semiconductor industry. Vietnam lacks chip experts, with an estimated shortfall of 15,000 over the next five years. The Vietnamese government also needs to increase its efforts to promote the development of the semiconductor industry, provide incentives and train more talents. The cooperation between the United States and Vietnam could bring billions of dollars to Vietnam's semiconductor industry. (Tencent Technology)

Meta updates Facebook logo: the blue color is darker

Recently, Meta unveiled a new Facebook logo with a darker blue as the main color, which aims to "evoke more dimensions and emotions". In addition, Facebook's fonts have also been updated with customized Facebook Sans to improve readability throughout the app. (IT House)

The hydrogen energy aircraft invested by Li Ka-shing was again favored by the Middle East consortium

ZeroAvia, a hydrogen-powered aircraft company in the United States, received its largest financing since its inception, with funds from Airbus of France, Barclays Capital of the United Kingdom and NEOM of Saudi Arabia's New Future City. Upon completion of the financing, ZeroAvia will certify the first hydrogen electric engine, the 600kW ZA600 system, and launch a larger engine project, the ZA2000. It plans to open commercial routes by 2025, hoping to launch a complete hydrogen-powered aircraft solution in the 30s of this century. (Superelectric Lab)

Trendforce: NVIDIA's Q2 revenue surpassed Qualcomm and successfully topped the list of global IC design companies

According to Trendforce's latest research report, driven by the AI boom, NVIDIA's revenue in the second quarter has surpassed Qualcomm and Broadcom to become the global IC design leader. Nvidia's Q2 revenue was $11.33 billion, up 68.3% sequentially, compared to $7.17 billion and $6.9 billion, respectively, for Qualcomm and Broadcom. (IT House)

AI weather vane

To attract younger users, Meta is planning to launch a chatbot with "personality."

According to media reports, citing Meta insiders, the company plans to launch an AI chatbot with "distinct personality" in its social media app to attract young users. According to reports, Meta's chatbot is now in the employee closed beta stage and is expected to be officially announced for the first time at the Meta Connect conference that began on Wednesday. (IT House)

AI computing power has increased by 680 million times in 70 years, and three historical stages have witnessed the exponential outbreak of AI technology

AI computing power has developed 680 million times in more than 70 years, and all aspects of AI capabilities will surpass humans in the future, and what is really exciting is that the AI industry has just entered the embryonic period before the outbreak. AI advances rely on computing power, training data, and algorithms. After the era of deep learning began, the doubling of computing power was shortened to 6 months, and after 2015, the era of large-scale AI models entered the era, and the demand for computing increased significantly. (Shin Ji Won)

Tech figures

Informed sources: Zihui Venture Capital and others submitted an arbitration application to Luo Yonghao, and the Beijing Arbitration Commission has accepted it

According to media reports, after Zheng Gang, founding partner of Zihui Venture Capital, continued to bombard Luo Yonghao in the circle of friends in the early morning of September 24, a person familiar with the matter said that 12 entities, including Zihui Venture Capital, had formally submitted an arbitration application to the Beijing Arbitration Commission on August 28, with Luo Yonghao as the respondent. On September 13, the application for arbitration was accepted by the Beijing Arbitration Commission. (The Paper)

Smart new products

Analyst: Samsung may launch an entry-level folding screen phone for less than $700 next year

According to Park Jin, a senior analyst at Counterpoint Research, the era of affordable folding screen phones is expected to open in 2024, mainly led by entry-level foldable phones from Samsung and Huawei. The entry-level foldable phone is expected to cost around $600 to $700, making it more accessible to consumers. (IT House)

Google Pixel 8/Pro real machine exposure: photo performance may be greatly improved

A few days ago, foreign digital blogger Kamila Wojciechowska exposed a promotional video of the new machine, revealing the camera function of the upcoming Pixel mobile phone. This new trailer introduces the Pixel 8/Pro's camera features, including Pro Mode (exclusive to Pixel 8 Pro), True Colors, Night Mode, and the ability to change faces in photos through the Magic Editor. (IT House)