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Microsoft Asia Research Institute refuted the rumor that it was withdrawn from China and transferred to Canada: it is not true
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JD.com’s new CEO Xu Ran made his first public appearance, saying that he will lead all employees to realize the dream of “35711”
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Professor Wei Shaojun of Tsinghua University: China needs to re-understand the globalization of the semiconductor industry and maintain the integrity of the global supply chain
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TikTok CEO says plans to invest billions in Southeast Asia
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Expert: Copyright of AI-generated content is not yet clearly defined
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Meta releases voice generation system Voicebox
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Google pushes 'hardcore' script editor to compete with Apple's HomeKit
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Musk: Neuralink will conduct the first trial of a brain-computer interface implanted in the human body this year
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Apple cracks down on cross-site tracking: iOS 17 launches link tracking protection
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Amazon confirms it will no longer hold a dedicated re:MARS artificial intelligence conference this year
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Musk: Raising taxes on the rich will only hurt low- and middle-income earners
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Faster CPython Announces Plans for Python 3.13: Optimized Interpreter and Memory Management
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Postcat launched the AI generation API function, just write the interface and move a few times!
domestic news
Microsoft Asia Research Institute refuted the rumor that it was withdrawn from China and transferred to Canada: it is not true
In the middle of this month, there were rumors that Beijing-based Microsoft Research Asia had begun seeking visas to transfer top artificial intelligence experts from Beijing to its research institute in Vancouver, a move that could affect 20 to 40 employees. It has even been suggested that Microsoft is building a new lab in Canada with experts from around the world. Recently, MSRA made it clear that this news is not true. (Interface News)
JD.com’s new CEO Xu Ran made his first public appearance, saying that he will lead all employees to realize the dream of “35711”
On the occasion of the 20th anniversary of the establishment of JD.com, JD.com Group sent a letter to 560,000 employees, "Concentrate on the "35711" Dream". Looking forward to the next 20 years, the letter proposed JD.com's "35711" dream, that is, JD.com will have three companies with revenues exceeding RMB 1 trillion and net profits exceeding RMB 70 billion; 5 companies that have entered the world's top 500 companies; Start a listed company with a market capitalization of no less than 100 billion RMB; be able to pay 100 billion RMB in taxes for the country; provide more than 1 million jobs.
Xu Ran, the new CEO of Jingdong Group, attended the "Jingdong 20 Years Together" event. He said that "35711" is the goal that Liu Qiangdong led the core management to discuss and specify. "As the CEO, I will lead all the staff to study and formulate a 'roadmap' around how to implement the '35711' dream, and turn the dream into a beautiful reality step by step."
Professor Wei Shaojun of Tsinghua University: China needs to re-understand the globalization of the semiconductor industry and maintain the integrity of the global supply chain
The 2nd China·Nansha International Integrated Circuit Industry Forum (2023 IC NANSHA), hosted by IC Research, opened in Nansha, Guangzhou. Wei Shaojun, a professor at the School of Integrated Circuits of Tsinghua University, pointed out that in the past ten years or so, it was believed that China's chip manufacturing has developed rapidly, but in fact this growth was largely contributed by foreign companies in China. Wei Shaojun also emphasized that China's integrated circuit industry must move forward firmly, and China's ultra-large chip market position will not change in the short term. China must re-understand the globalization of the semiconductor industry, maintain the integrity of the semiconductor global supply chain, and achieve globalization. (Daily Economic News)
TikTok CEO says plans to invest billions in Southeast Asia
ByteDance's TikTok will invest billions of dollars in Southeast Asia in the next three to five years to strengthen the influence of its popular video app in Southeast Asia. TikTok Chief Executive Zhou Shouzi said the company hopes to invest accordingly in the opportunities presented by Southeast Asia. TikTok has more than 8,000 employees in the region and nearly 2,000 in Indonesia, he said at an event in Jakarta last Thursday.
Expert: Copyright of AI-generated content is not yet clearly defined
On June 16, at the 2nd East Lake Forum on Copyright Industry Innovation and Intellectual Property Protection held in Wuhan, Hubei, Cao Xinming, vice president of China Intellectual Property Law Research Association and professor at Zhongnan University of Economics and Law, said that some artificial intelligence creations are not " Works within the meaning of the Copyright Law of the People's Republic of China. Cao Xinming reminded that generative artificial intelligence may not only infringe copyright. For example, using artificial intelligence to imitate another person's voice, movement, posture, gestures, or even using artificial intelligence to "steal face" without the permission of others violates the right of personality of citizens. "In response to these problems, you can choose to install 'guardrail technology' to restrict artificial intelligence, and at the same time prevent large models from being attacked by certain users." Cao Xinming said.
international news
Meta releases voice generation system Voicebox
According to Meta AI official news, Meta launched a large-scale model product Voicebox, which is a speech generation product. Voicebox can synthesize speech in six different languages, including English, French, German, and Spanish. In addition to generating speech content based on text, it can also perform tasks such as denoising, content modification, and style conversion. The model is based on Flow Matching technology, which can improve the diffusion model.
Google pushes 'hardcore' script editor to compete with Apple's HomeKit
In order to compete with Apple's HomeKit function, Google recently launched a "hardcore" script editor for its smart home products to realize the automation of access to Google Home. Google said that through the script editor tool, users can create more powerful automation functions for Google Home smart home products, and realize the interconnection and interaction of all smart home products. The script editor will offer more than 100 new features and functions to suit users' unique needs for their homes. Currently, the script editor does not provide an independent app. Users need to log in to the Google account on the webpage to configure the relevant smart home. Currently only available to users who have joined the Google Home public preview program.
Musk: Neuralink will conduct the first trial of a brain-computer interface implanted in the human body this year
Elon Musk said at the VivaTech event in Paris, France, that his brain-computer interface startup Neuralink plans to conduct its first human trials this year. Musk did not say how many patients Neuralink will be implanted or how long it will last, but he did say that the first trials will take place later this year. The data generated by the animal experiments is intended to support the company's application for human trials, and in 2021 it implanted the wrong-sized device in 25 of 60 pigs, all of which were subsequently killed. , the employees said, the mistake could have been easily avoided with more preparation.
Apple cracks down on cross-site tracking: iOS 17 launches link tracking protection
In order to protect the privacy of users, Apple has introduced a new feature called Link Tracking Protection in the latest iOS 17 and macOS Sonoma systems. This feature automatically removes tracking parameters from URLs in Safari Private Browsing, Messages, and Mail apps, making links simple and clean. In this way, when users browse or share links online, they will not be identified by advertisers.
Amazon confirms it will no longer hold a dedicated re:MARS artificial intelligence conference this year
Amazon has confirmed that it will not hold its re:MARS conference on cutting-edge technologies such as robotics and space this year, adding the topics to its existing lineup of Amazon Web Services events. Amazon launched re:MARS in 2019, hosted by Amazon founder and executive chairman Jeff Bezos. Amazon said the cancellation of re:MARS was not for budgetary reasons. (Sina Technology)
Musk: Raising taxes on the rich will only hurt low- and middle-income earners
Tesla CEO Elon Musk said over the weekend that U.S. President Joe Biden's call for tax increases on the super-rich would only hurt low- and middle-income groups. Musk tweeted: "Seriously, I agree that we should outlaw elaborate tax avoidance schemes, but doing so would upset a lot of donors, so we'll only see rhetoric, but not There is action. Those who will actually be forced to bear the burden of excess government spending are the low and middle income earners, because they cannot escape the payroll tax.” (Sina Finance)
Programmer Zone
Faster CPython Announces Plans for Python 3.13: Optimized Interpreter and Memory Management
Work that is currently progressing in parallel is launching a Tier 2 optimizer, enabling sub-interpreters from Python code (PEP 554), optimizing memory management, where optimizing memory involves reducing allocations by improving data structures, and spending less time on cyclic GC etc. For details, please check: https://github.com/faster-cpython/ideas/blob/main/3.13/README.md
Postcat launched the AI generation API function, just write the interface and move a few times!
Postcat, a new generation of API productivity tool, officially launched the AI generation API function. This is the first product in China that combines AI+API. Users only need to enter your description in the input box, and then click AI generation. After the API is generated, choose to save the API The document is enough, for details, please refer to the Postcat update instructions: https://github.com/Postcatlab/postca