1. The real considerations behind Apple's abandonment of car manufacturing are worried that artificial intelligence technology will fall behind
The news that Apple has abandoned a decade-long car-building project has attracted widespread attention in the industry. Previously, Apple has been secretly developing self-driving electric vehicles, and has invested a lot of manpower and material resources in this regard. However, just when the outside world was expecting it to launch a disruptive product, Apple made a surprising decision.
According to foreign media reports, the reason why Apple gave up making cars is not single, but the result of a combination of factors. Among them, after experiencing advanced AI technologies such as ChatGPT, the senior management team has deep concerns about the company's competitiveness in the field of artificial intelligence, which has become one of the important considerations for abandoning the car manufacturing project. ChatGPT is a powerful generative AI technology that has demonstrated amazing abilities in writing, programming, and answering complex questions. In contrast, Apple's existing smart assistant Siri appears to be inadequate, not only lacking in conversation coherence and understanding user intent, but also relatively monolithic in function. This technological gap has deeply unnerved Apple executives, who fear that the company's leading position in artificial intelligence is being threatened.
In addition, Apple is aware of the complexity and risks of its car manufacturing project. The automotive industry is a highly complex and capital-intensive field that requires a long period of accumulation and investment. Although Apple has strong technical strength and financial reserves, it lacks experience and accumulation in automobile manufacturing. At the same time, Tesla and other new car-making forces have achieved significant advantages in the market, and it is extremely difficult for Apple to make a breakthrough in this area.
2. Loongson 7A2000 driver update, GPU performance has been significantly improved
After the driver update of the 7A2000 chip released by Loongson, the GPU performance has been significantly improved, reaching more than twice that of the release. This breakthrough marks that domestic chips have made important progress in the field of graphics processing, and has injected new vitality into the development of domestic computer hardware.
Since its release in July 2022, the Loongson 7A2000 chip has attracted much attention for its integration of self-developed GPU cores. However, in the initial phase, the GPU performance did not fully perform as expected. In order to further optimize the performance, the Loongson Zhongke team worked closely with partners such as UnionTech to continuously update and upgrade the driver.
With the release of the 1070 version of the UOS system by UnionTech, the latest driver of Loongson 7A2000 has been integrated, and its performance has been further optimized. After testing, the updated driver not only significantly improves GPU performance, but also improves the smoothness of video playback. The 7A2000 chip now exhibits only slight frame drops when playing 4K resolution videos, as opposed to the previous significant frame drops when playing 1080p videos.
In addition to the significant improvement in GPU performance, the Loongson 7A2000 chip also has excellent performance in other aspects. Compared to its predecessor, the 7A1000, the 7A2000 delivers an 82% improvement in SATA read performance, a 97% improvement in write performance, and a 1.4x improvement in PCIe performance. These performance improvements make the 7A2000 chip more efficient and stable when handling a variety of computing tasks.
3. TikTok leads the new trend and becomes the world's first platform to automatically tag AI-generated content
Today, when the digital wave is sweeping the world, the social media platform TikTok is once again leading the industry with its forward-looking technological innovation. TikTok recently announced that it has become the world's first social media platform to automatically tag artificial intelligence (AI)-generated content, marking an important step forward in improving content transparency, protecting users' rights and countering the spread of disinformation.
It is understood that the auto-tagging function launched by TikTok this time will cover all AI-generated content released on the platform, including videos, pictures and audio-only content that may be expanded in the future. Whether it's works created through TikTok's internal AI tools or AI-generated content from other platforms, they will be uniformly identified and labeled "AI-generated". This feature is made possible by TikTok's close collaboration with the Content Sourcing and Authenticity Alliance (C2PA), as well as the C2PA "Content Credential" technology pioneered by the platform.
TikTok became the world's first social media platform to automatically tag AI-generated content, which is not only a full demonstration of its technical prowess, but also a solid step forward in content management and user rights protection. We have reason to believe that in the future, TikTok will continue to lead the development trend of the social media industry with its forward-looking technology and innovative ideas.
4. OGG 1.0 was officially released as a direct replacement for OCCT
Recently, the Digital Industrial Software Alliance (DISA) announced that the open source project OGG 1.0 incubated by it has been officially released, a milestone event that marks a new open source force in the field of industrial software. It is worth mentioning that Huawei, as the leader of this open source project, has open-sourced all 486 enhanced geometric kernel codes to the OGG community, injecting new vitality into the development of industrial software.
OGG (Open Geometry Group) aims to provide a second choice for industrial software worldwide, especially in the field of 3D geometric modeling. As a drop-in replacement for OCCT (Open CASCADE Technology), OGG has been fully upgraded in terms of features and performance, claiming "more features, fewer bugs, and better performance". As an object-oriented C++ library, OCCT has long occupied an important position in the fields of CAD/CAM/CAE, and the launch of OGG has undoubtedly brought new options and possibilities to this field.
Industry experts say the release of OGG will have a profound impact on the entire industrial software industry. On the one hand, it will promote innovation and development in the field of industrial software, providing developers with more choices and possibilities. On the other hand, it will also promote the openness and sharing of industrial software, and promote the collaboration and progress of the entire industry.
5. The cellular version of the new iPad only supports China Unicom eSIM, and you need to pay attention to compatibility when purchasing
Recently, the new iPad cellular version launched by Apple has attracted widespread attention in the market. While this new product brings technical upgrades, it also brings some new restrictions, the most notable of which is that it only supports China Unicom's eSIM service. For consumers who plan to purchase the product, this change undoubtedly requires special attention.
It is understood that the cellular version of the new iPad abandons the traditional physical SIM card slot design, and instead fully adopts eSIM technology. An eSIM is an embedded SIM card that allows users to implement the cellular network function of the device without inserting a physical SIM card. However, it is worth noting that this iPad currently only supports China Unicom's eSIM service, and is not compatible with China Telecom and China Mobile's network services.
For consumers, this change means that they need to pay more attention to the compatibility of their network services when buying the cellular version of the new iPad. Especially for those who are used to using telecom or mobile services, they may need to reconsider their network service provider or choose a different iPad model that supports more carriers.
6、华硕ROG Ryujin龙神III WB水冷头国行版正式发售
ASUS's high-end gaming brand ROG (Republic of Gamers) recently officially launched the high-profile ROG Ryujin Dragon God III WB Water Block China Edition, priced from 1899 yuan, with its innovative 3.5-inch IPS full-color screen design, leading a new trend in the field of heat dissipation.
As the high-end product of the ROG series, the ROG Ryujin III WB water block not only achieves industry-leading thermal performance, but also boldly innovates in the exterior design, incorporating a high-tech 3.5-inch IPS full-color display. Not only does the screen display key information such as water temperature and fan speed in real time, but it can also be customized with graphics, animations, and even videos, adding a unique personality and fun to the gamer's gaming experience.
It is understood that the ROG Ryujin III WB water block uses advanced heat dissipation technology to achieve excellent heat dissipation performance and stability. Its powerful cooling capacity can effectively reduce the temperature of the processor, ensuring that the computer can maintain stable and efficient performance under heavy load. At the same time, the water block also has an intelligent temperature control function, which can automatically adjust the fan speed and pump speed according to the temperature of the processor to achieve more accurate temperature control.
In addition to its powerful cooling performance, the ROG Ryujin III WB liquid block is also excellent in terms of exterior design. Its unique shape and RGB lighting effects make it stand out from many heat dissipation products and become the first choice for e-sports gamers. The addition of the 3.5-inch IPS full-color screen has raised the sense of technology of this water block to a new height.
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