▎The mainland is planning to build the next generation of "China Science and Technology Network" to promote the interconnection and sharing of massive scientific research data
On April 19, it was reported that the Chinese Academy of Sciences is planning to build the next generation of "China Science and Technology Network" to promote the interconnection and sharing of massive scientific research data. According to reports, the next generation of "China Science and Technology Network" will optimize the existing layout, upgrade the backbone network from 10G to 100G level, build network hubs in Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou and Chengdu 4 cities, and rely on 8 branches of the Chinese Academy of Sciences to build regional centers to form a scientific research data transmission network that can coordinate scheduling and support different applications.
▎China Mobile launched the centralized procurement of new intelligent computing centers from 2024 to 2025, with a total scale of 8,054 units
China Mobile recently launched the centralized procurement of new intelligent computing centers from 2024 to 2025, with a total scale of 8,054 units, including 7,994 artificial intelligence servers and supporting products, and 60 white-box switches. Previously, China Mobile also released the 2023-2024 new intelligent computing center (test network) centralized procurement project, with a total of 2,454 AI training servers corresponding to 12 standard packages. The total scale of the two AI servers exceeded 10,000 units.
▎Oriental Selection obtained the business license of travel agency
Recently, Oriental Selection's affiliated company, Oriental Preferred (Beijing) Technology Co., Ltd., has added a new travel agency business license, which covers domestic tourism business and inbound tourism business. Dongfang Preferred (Beijing) Technology Co., Ltd. was established in October 2021 with a registered capital of 10 million yuan, and the legal representative, executive director and manager is Sun Dongxu, which is wholly owned by Beijing New Oriental Xuncheng Network Technology Co., Ltd. In August last year, the company's business scope added travel agency service outlets, tourism solicitation, consulting services, etc.
▎General humanoid robot enterprise Xingdong Era settled in Caohejing Development Zone, Shanghai Lingang Group
Xingdong Era will set up a main institution in Caohejing Development Zone, a subsidiary of Shanghai Lingang Group, and Xingdong Era will be incubated by the Institute of Interdisciplinary Information Sciences of Tsinghua University to develop embodied intelligence and general humanoid robot technology and products, and the two sides will cooperate in equity investment and financing, large-scale mass production, industrial support, and product going overseas in the future.
▎米哈游《绝区零》苹果App Store开启预购
On April 23, it was reported that miHoYo's "Jeopardy Zero" is now on the Apple App Store, and the pre-order stage has been opened, and the page shows that it is expected to be launched on July 4, 2024. Jeopardy Zero is a brand-new action game developed by miHoYo. It is a fantasy action game with a modern urban theme, combining RPG, meat pigeon and other different gameplay, players take on the role of an investigator, recruiting new members to fight enemies in the process of helping others explore dangerous other worlds. By combining the abilities of different members, it is possible to perform more powerful combos and more damage. Not long ago, on April 18, "Jeopardy Zero" started the "Noise Test".
▎IOC Releases Olympic AI Agenda
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) released the "Olympic AI Agenda" in London on the 19th, and while looking forward to the impact that artificial intelligence may have on sports, it put forward a framework for the IOC to lead the global sports field to carry out artificial intelligence plans. IOC President Thomas Bach and a number of people from the sport, science and technology sectors and business attended the launch ceremony in London. In his speech, Bach said, "While a number of independent AI initiatives have been implemented in specific areas of sport, there is not yet a holistic strategy for AI and sports. That's why today we're launching our first holistic approach – our Olympic AI Agenda. Bach stressed that, unlike other areas of society, the field of sports does not need to face the question of whether artificial intelligence will replace humans: "Competitions always need athletes to present, and the 100 meters will always be run by athletes, that is, people." Therefore, we just need to focus on how to harness the potential of AI to support athletes. ”
▎Sensor Tower: 4.29 billion global mobile game downloads in March, up 8.2% month-on-month
According to Sensor Tower's store intelligence data, Garena's FreeFire (including FreeFireMAX) topped the global mobile game download charts in March with more than 27 million downloads. Activision Blizzard's battle royale mobile game Call of Duty®: Warzone™ Mobile ranked No. 2 on the download list with over 22 million downloads. The other three games in the top five are Roblox, Miniclip, Subway Surfers, and Gametion, Ludo King. In March 2024, the number of downloads of mobile games on the App Store and Google Play worldwide was 4.29 billion, an increase of 8.2% month-on-month.
▎ Microsoft announced that it will hold a ID@Xbox game showcase in the early morning of April 30
Microsoft announced that it will hold a new ID@Xbox gaming showcase in partnership with IGN on April 29 at 10 a.m. PT (April 30 at 1 a.m. EDT). In addition to releasing game trailers, gameplay, and new games, the event will also introduce new details of upcoming games such as The Legend of Hinterburg, 33Immortals, Lost Records Bloom & Rage, and more.
▎ The U.S. House of Representatives passed a new bill involving Tiktok, and Musk publicly expressed his opposition
Following the passage of the mandatory divestment of TikTok bill last month, on the afternoon of the 20th local time, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the new H.R. 8038 bill by an overwhelming majority of 360:58, which includes the unreasonable demand to force ByteDance to divest TikTok in the United States or face a ban. The new bill extends the maximum period for ByteDance to sell TikTok to about a year by adjusting the deadline to no more than 270 days and giving the president the power to extend it to 90 days. The bill still needs to be passed by the Senate before it can be submitted to the president for approval. A day earlier, Elon Musk spoke out against the ban on TikTok, saying it violated freedom of speech and expression.