The global smartphone market grew by 5%, and AI-driven technology investment and innovation are emerging

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The global smartphone market grew by 5%, and AI-driven technology investment and innovation are emerging

According to the latest report from Canalys, global smartphone shipments increased by 5% year-on-year in the third quarter of 2024, maintaining a growth trend for four consecutive quarters. Samsung topped the list with an 18% market share, followed by Apple with an 18% market share and a record high for shipments for the same period in history. Xiaomi is firmly in third place with a 14% market share, while OPPO is back to fourth with a 9% market share. Vivo achieved double-digit growth in the quarter, with a market share of 9%, also entering the top five.

At the same time, driven by the global wave of artificial intelligence (AI), United States technology companies are increasing their investment in United Kingdom data centers. The United Kingdom government has announced that four United States companies have pledged to invest more than US$8 billion (£6.3 billion) in data centre projects in the United Kingdom. These companies include KKR-backed CyrusOne, cloud software company ServiceNow, data center company CloudHQ, and cloud provider CoreWeave. Among them, CyrusOne plans to invest 2.5 billion pounds in the United Kingdom, which is expected to be completed in 2028.

In the field of technological innovation, Adobe launched Firefly, an artificial intelligence model for Wensheng video, at its annual conference, challenging companies such as OpenAI and Meta. Adobe claims that its technological breakthroughs will drive AI change in film and television production, while Firefly will take on competitors such as OpenAI's Sora. As a result, Adobe's share price rose more than 3%.

At the same time, Chinese's artificial intelligence industry has also made remarkable progress. According to the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, as of now, there are more than 600 million registered users of China's generative AI service models, and the number of AI companies exceeds 4,500. China's specialized, specialized, special and new enterprises and technological innovation capabilities have been continuously enhanced, and the number of AI-related patent applications and authorizations ranks among the highest in the world, showing a strong momentum of industry development.

The growth of the global smartphone market, United States investment in AI infrastructure, and China's rapid development in generative AI show that technology and innovation are accelerating the transformation of the global economy and industry.

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Guangdong: By 2026, the scale of the province's commercial aerospace and related industries will strive to reach 300 billion yuan

The General Office of the People's Government of Guangdong Province recently issued the "Action Plan for Promoting the High-quality Development of Commercial Aerospace in Guangdong Province (2024-2028)", which proposes that by 2026, the scale of commercial aerospace and related industries in the province will strive to reach 300 billion yuan, and the level of industrial development will be significantly improved. Master a number of key core technologies such as high-thrust reusable rockets, cultivate a number of commercial aerospace high-tech enterprises, specialized and special new "little giant" enterprises, and provincial-level specialized and special new enterprises, introduce and cultivate more than 10 key commercial aerospace enterprises, build more than 5 commercial aerospace characteristic industry clusters, form a number of typical application scenario solutions, and accelerate the generation of new commercial aerospace models and new business formats.

The growth of new energy vehicles is strong, and the production schedule of industrial chain enterprises is rising

On October 15, it was reported that China's new energy vehicle industry ushered in the peak season of production and sales, accompanied by encouraging policies such as trade-in, and the purchase of new energy vehicles has become a new choice for many families. According to the latest data from the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers (CAAM), China's new energy vehicle production and sales increased by 48.8% and 42.3% year-on-year respectively in September, and new energy vehicle sales have accounted for 45.8% of the total new car sales, with strong growth momentum. With the continuous rise in the penetration rate of new energy vehicles, mainstream enterprises have frequently reported good news, BYD's monthly new car delivery exceeded 400,000 for the first time, and listed companies such as Li Auto, Xiaopeng Motors, and Leapmotor, as well as cross-border car giants such as Huawei and Xiaomi, also set a record high for their own new car deliveries in a single month. At the same time, power batteries and other new energy vehicle industry chain enterprises have benefited from the high prosperity of new energy vehicle consumption, and related businesses have shown continuous growth.

Shenzhen Longgang has set up an artificial intelligence industry fund

Shenzhen Longgang District will accelerate the implementation of the requirements of the "Shenzhen Action Plan for Accelerating the High-quality Development and High-level Application of Artificial Intelligence (2023-2024)", and promote the establishment of the city's first artificial intelligence industry fund with a scale of 1 billion yuan and settle in Longgang. This is the first time that Longgang District has cooperated with a provincial financial state-owned enterprise to set up a fund, which was jointly funded and established by Longgang District Guidance Fund and Yueke Financial Group; Yueke FOF serves as the fund manager.

Shanxi Angel Fund was successfully recorded

On October 11, Shanxi Angel Equity Investment Fund Partnership (Limited Partnership), with Shanxi Securities Investment Co., Ltd. as the fund manager, successfully completed the filing with the Asset Management Association of China. The first phase of Shanxi Angel Fund is 251 million yuan, which is a provincial angel investment guidance fund funded by the Shanxi Provincial Government and operated in a market-oriented manner.

Tokyo Metro's IPO raised $2.3 billion, making it Japan's largest IPO in six years

Tokyo Metro Corporation raised 348.6 billion yen through an IPO, and the stock was priced at 1,200 yen per share, and the market demand was strong. The Tokyo IPO is expected on Oct. 23, the largest IPO in Japan in six years, or nearly $4.4 billion raised in Japan's IPO this year.

Alibaba-backed Qiniu Intelligent Technology raised HK$439 million through its Hong Kong IPO

Qiniu Intelligent Technology Co., Ltd. raised HK$439 million through a Hong Kong IPO with an IPO price set at HK$2.75 per share and a guidance range of HK$2.74-2.86 per share.

The following is today's equity financing events compiled by [Equity Finance Easy Information] for you

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Lanjiang Technology completed tens of millions of yuan in Series A financing

Jiangsu Lanjiang Intelligent Technology Co., Ltd. completed a Series A financing of tens of millions of yuan, led by ELIX Capital and followed by Microlight Ventures. The financing will be used to expand production capacity and global market layout of products.

Xinbida completed a new round of financing of nearly 100 million yuan to accelerate the large-scale mass production of high-end automotive-grade chips

This round of financing was led by New Micro Capital, with the participation of well-known investment institutions such as Optics Valley Financial Holdings. The funds will be mainly used for the R&D and mass production of new generation system foundation chips (SBCs), domain controller chips and driver chips, further enriching the company's product matrix and strengthening the company's market expansion efforts. As a company focusing on the design of automotive-grade digital-analog hybrid chips, the company keeps up with the development trend of the new generation of electronic and electrical architecture of intelligent vehicles, and its product line covers many key fields such as analog power chips, system foundation chips (SBCs), computing control chips, and wireless communication chips.

91360 Pathology AI completed a new round of financing, led by Ivy Capital

91360 is committed to the deep integration of advanced AI pathological diagnosis technology and Internet technology, and continues to innovate and independently develops a number of professional pathology software products. With the success of this round of financing, 91360 headquarters moved to Gongshu District, Hangzhou, and established Jiuyi Sanlu Zero Medical Technology (Hangzhou) Co., Ltd., as an important base and listing entity for the company's future development. This round of financing was led by Ivy Capital, followed by state-owned Hangzhou Gongshu District State Investment.

Ningbo Hansheng Transmission, a high-end enterprise of intelligent manufacturing, received nearly 100 million yuan in Series A financing

This round of financing was led by Hongtai Fund, and the funds raised from the financing were mainly used for the research and development and mass production of a new generation of precision reducer products. Founded in 2017 in Ningbo, Zhejiang, Hansheng Transmission is a specialized and special new enterprise and high-tech enterprise dedicated to the development, manufacturing and sales of transmission technology products.

Ruijian Pharma completed a Series B financing of over 100 million yuan

Recently, Wuhan Ruijian Pharmaceutical Technology Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as "Ruijian Pharmaceutical" or the "Company"), which is committed to becoming the world's leading general-purpose chemically induced cell therapy drug company, announced the completion of a Series B financing of more than 100 million yuan. This round of financing was jointly led by Ceyuan Capital and Guosheng Capital, followed by well-known industrial investment institutions and Wuhan Optics Valley Industrial Investment.

Yuxin Semiconductor received nearly 100 million yuan in angel + round financing

On October 12, it was reported that Yuxin Semiconductor recently successfully won nearly 100 million yuan in angel + round of financing, and this round of financing, as a continuation of the angel round, once again won the favor and continuous increase of Jiaxing Nanhu Industrial Fund and local capital.