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Consumer technology
Gurman: Apple's Vision Pro fever has subsided, and sales in some stores have fallen to a few times a week, Bloomberg reporter Mark Gurman (Mark Gurman) posted today that Apple's Vision Pro seems to be unable to escape the general fate of VR devices. However, the heat of the device is fading. According to the report, the originally popular Vision Pro trial appointments in Apple's retail stores have dropped sharply, and many users who have made appointments for the experience often miss their appointments, and the sales of some stores have plummeted from an average of a few units a day to only a few units sold in a week. Mercedes-Benz becomes the first automaker to sell Level 3 autonomous vehicles in the United States: Consumers in California and Nevada in the United States have ushered in a new era of autonomous driving without driver monitoring, and Mercedes-Benz has become the first automaker to sell a monitor-free autonomous vehicle to the general consumer in the United States. This Level 3 autonomous driving technology, called "Drive Pilot", allows drivers to shift their focus from driving to other activities if certain conditions are met. Currently, the technology is only approved for sale in California and Nevada, as only regulators in these two states have approved Mercedes-Benz's Level 3 autonomous driving system. Gurman: Apple is developing its own on-device large language model to empower AI capabilitiesAccording to Bloomberg's Mark Gurman, Apple is developing a large language model (LLM) that runs on the device to improve the responsiveness and privacy of upcoming generative AI features. Gurman mentioned that Apple's LLM will be the foundation for the company's future generative AI capabilities. Unlike most cloud-based AI services today, all indications are that the model will run entirely on the user's device. Nvidia Jensen Huang: Humanoid robots will become mainstream in the future, priced at $10,000-$20,000 Recently, NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang attended the CadenceLIVE Silicon Valley 2024 event and had a "fireside chat" with Catence President and CEO Anirud Devgan. In the conversation, Huang predicted that in the near future, a new category of "humanoid robots" will become mass-marketed and that their manufacturing costs will be "much lower" than expected. "Cheap cars cost $10,000-$20,000, so why can't we buy a humanoid robot in the same price range," he said, suggesting that robots could be more flexible and "versatile" in certain artificially manufactured environments.
sustainable development
Apple's recycling robots Dave and Taz come to China to recycle tungsten and rare earths from iPhones Ge Yue, Apple's managing director for Greater China, announced today that Apple's recycling robots, Dave and Taz, have arrived in China. The Dave robot is able to disassemble the iPhone's haptic engine, the Taptic Engine, to better recycle core materials such as rare earth magnets and tungsten. At the same time, it can also recycle steel materials. Compared to another iPhone teardown robot, "Daisy", "Dave" is superior in this regard. Taz is a machine that utilizes a shredder-like function, capable of separating magnets from audio modules with new technology and recovering more rare earth elements. Nissan unveils an all-solid-state battery pilot line under construction in Japan, and Japanese automaker Nissan showcased its all-solid-state battery pilot line under construction to members of the media at its Yokohama plant in Kanagawa Prefecture. The pilot line is designed to further facilitate the development of batteries and innovative manufacturing technologies. In line with Nissan Ambition's long-term vision 2030, Nissan plans to launch an electric vehicle equipped with this battery in fiscal 2028. Nissan believes that the price of all-solid-state batteries could be reduced to $75 per kWh by fiscal 2028 and $65 per kWh thereafter, bringing the cost level of electric vehicles to the same level as gasoline-powered vehicles. The 2024 Lucid Air Grand Touring has faster charging speeds and an energy-efficient heat pumpThe 2024 Lucid Air Grand Touring is the longest-range electric vehicle on the market, and it first made technological advancements on the Air Sapphire to provide longer driving range, faster charging, and an energy-efficient heat pump in more conditions. The 2024 Lucid Air Grand Touring has an EPA-estimated range of over 500 miles — 516 miles to be exact. The Air Grand Touring offers 819 horsepower and starts at $109900. Faster fast charging: DC charging is about 15-30% faster, getting back on the road faster. Improved automatic pre-conditioning to the charging station enables faster charging when plugged in. The Chevrolet Silverado EV turns into a mobile generator with GM's new home energy package, and GM's original new home energy products are now available for purchase, including the equipment needed to turn GM-built electric vehicles into home mobile generators. For months, GM has been touting its new home energy products, including home EV chargers and vehicle-to-home (V2H) kits that enable households to draw energy from EV batteries in the event of a power outage. The device is now available to customers, but only to customers residing in California, Florida, Texas, Michigan, and New York. The company said it plans to expand to more states in the coming months. The new bundle includes a GM Energy Powershift charger ($1699) and a GM Energy V2H support kit ($5600) for around $7299, the company said. Installation costs and taxes are not included and will vary based on a number of factors. GM is partnering with Qmerit, a home EV charger installer, who will work with interested customers and provide them with quotes based on location, energy usage, and more. Currently, GM has only one electric vehicle capable of bidirectional charging: the 2024 Chevrolet Sawold EV RST. GM says the electric Silverado comes with a 200kWh battery that can output up to 10.2kW of off-board energy and can power an entire home for 21 days. AVL partners with Red Bull Advanced Technologies to drive the development of next-generation fuel cellsMobile technology company AVL is partnering with Red Bull Advanced Technologies to drive the development of next-generation fuel cells. In particular, the duo intends to study the power density of fuel cells. The aim of the collaboration is to optimize fuel cells to meet the needs of aviation, future motorsports and other "maximum payload applications". To do this, they will be two-thirds lighter than conventional fuel cell systems and, according to AVL, will reach new power density dimensions. Partners include Austrian technology specialist AVL, which is developing drives for BEVs and FCEVs, and Red Bull Advanced Technologies, the high-performance division of the Red Bull Racing Group.
Life Sciences
Kintor Pharmaceutical's AR-PROTAC (GT20029) Kintor Pharmaceuticals, a biopharmaceutical company focused on the development and commercialization of potential first-in-class and best-in-class innovative drugs, announced that its self-developed Phase II clinical trial of a novel protein-degrading chimera (PROTAC) compound targeting the androgen receptor (AR) for the treatment of androgenetic alopecia (alopecia or AGA) in China GT20029 its proprietary tincture for the treatment of androgenetic alopecia in men (alopecia or AGA) met the primary endpoint, with statistically significant and clinically significant results with good safety and tolerability。 Based on the results of this Phase II clinical trial, the Company will actively deploy GT20029 follow-up clinical strategies, such as conducting a Phase III clinical trial in China for male hair loss and a Phase II clinical trial in the United States. In addition, the Company is preparing to commence a Phase II clinical trial GT20029 for the treatment of acne. CanSino Biologics' Recombinant Pneumococcal Protein Vaccine Obtains Positive Phase I Clinical Trial Results CanSino Biologics' globally innovative recombinant pneumococcal protein vaccine has achieved positive preliminary results in Phase I clinical trials, with high serum coverage and simple production process. After 26 rounds of financing, 23andMe, a leading genetic testing company, announced its privatization and delisting23andMe, a leading genetic testing company that has raised 26 rounds, plans to be privatized and delisted due to the collapse of its stock price. The company was once valued at $6.5 billion, but now has a market capitalization of only $240 million. Despite the difficult situation, the company pursued strategic alternatives and expanded drug research. Founder Anne Wojcicki plans to acquire all outstanding shares to maintain control. AKCOME Knee Surgery Robot System (Knee Surgery Navigation and Positioning System) has been approved by NMPA, and AKCOME Knee Surgery Robot System has been approved by NMPA, marking AKCOME Medical's comprehensive layout in the field of digital orthopedics. The system can provide customized surgical solutions, precise osteotomy, speed up postoperative recovery, and reduce the risk of complications, and is a new member of AK Medical's digital orthopedic intelligent product family.
Science and technology go to sea
VinFast Reports Significant Production Growth in Q1 2024, Will Start International Expansion VinFast recently released Q1 2024 figures, with total revenue of $302.6 million, up 269.7% from Q1 2023. Gross loss for the first quarter of 2024 was $150.8 million, while gross margin improved to -49% from -172% year-over-year. The company's next steps are to deliver 100,000 EVs in 2024 (a previously set target) and launch EVs in new key markets in Southeast Asia such as Indonesia and Thailand, as well as overseas markets such as the Middle East and Africa. India will also build a production facility. Tata and Jaguar Land Rover will produce 200,000 electric vehicles per year in Ranipet, India, with Jaguar Land Rover and its Indian parent company Tata Motors looking to mass-produce electric vehicles in India. Tata Motors is likely to build a new EV plant in Ranipet, Tamil Nadu. According to the Indian portal Autocar Professional, the new plant will initially have an initial capacity of at least 200,000 electric vehicles, of which two-thirds will be used for Jaguar Land Rover vehicles and one-third for Tata vehicles. Most of Jaguar Land Rover's products should be exported. Sensor Tower: 'Free Fire' topped the global mobile game download chart in March with over 27 million downloadsAccording to store intelligence data released by Sensor Tower, Garena's "Free Fire" (including Free Fire MAX) topped the global mobile game download chart in March with more than 27 million downloads. India was the game's largest market, accounting for 32.3% of downloads, followed by Indonesia and Brazil with 17.2% and 7.4%, respectively. For more information, see: https://cn.technode.com/post/2024-04-22/sensor-tower-mobile-game-download-top-10-mar-2024/Colt DCS plans to purchase land in Hayes West London to expand hyperscale data centreColt Data, a global provider of hyperscale and large enterprise data centre solutions Center Services (Colt DCS) has acquired land adjacent to an existing site in Hays, West London, to meet growing customer demand. The expansion will make Colt DCS's Hayes campus one of the largest in the UK. Colt DCS's initial Hayes site is being developed at a rapid pace, with the first site comprising two buildings providing 60MW of IT power, with the first phase to be completed in Q3 2025. The planned expansion of the second site is a continuation of the current development and will more than double the capacity of the Hayes data center campus in London.
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