WeChat denies file transfer assistant is real
Recently, there have been rumors that the WeChat file transfer assistant is a real person. In response, WeChat responded by posting on its official Weibo: Sorry, no such person was found. The little secret you sent to "File Transfer Assistant", only you know. In addition, the nickname of WeChat cannot be changed to "File Transfer Assistant", similar names are not acceptable, such as: File Transfer Lishou, Text Transfer Assistant, WeChat Transfer Assistant, etc. In addition, the WeChat avatar that comes with the "File Transfer Assistant" cannot be changed. (Caijing Technology)
One million people in China have bought cars worth more than 300,000 yuan this year
According to the market analysis report released by the Passenger Passenger Association, in the first five months of this year, the cumulative retail sales of models above 300,000 yuan reached 1.046 million units, a year-on-year growth rate of 35.1%. In contrast, the cumulative sales of models below 300,000 yuan were 6.587 million units, a year-on-year growth rate of only 0.5%. With the soaring sales of high-end models, the market share of cars above 300,000 yuan has also expanded significantly, accounting for only 9.5% in 2020, and as high as 13.9% in Q1 of 2023. In other words, one out of every seven people buys a car worth more than 300,000 yuan. (fast technology)
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Zhou Hongyi posting the Tsinghua doctoral admission notice
On the evening of June 26, Zhou Hongyi, the CEO of 360 Company, posted on Weibo: "I finally passed the exam. I hope 360 Smart Brain will help me graduate smoothly." He also attached a photo of Tsinghua's admission letter. It is understood that Zhou Hongyi graduated from the Computer Department of the School of Telecommunications of Xi'an Jiaotong University in 1992 with a bachelor's degree. Due to his excellent academic performance, he was recommended to be a graduate student in the Department of System Engineering of the School of Management at Xi'an Jiaotong University. He graduated as a graduate student with a master's degree in 1995. . (Caijing Technology)
Big company/big event
Tianyancha App shows that on June 27, Alipay (Hangzhou) Information Technology Co., Ltd. applied for a patent for "palm-based payment processing method and device". The abstract shows that a palm-based payment processing method includes: after obtaining the payment kernel request for self-service order payment by the user through the palm payment channel, according to the palm type of the palm image collected by the user terminal calling the rear camera in the user's benchmark The target palm image is determined in the palm image, and the payment verification is performed on the user based on the palm image and the target palm image. (36 krypton)
Xiaomi refutes rumors that the first electric car will be sold at 149,900 yuan
Recently, there have been rumors that "Xiaomi cars start at 149,900 yuan and have a battery life of 800 kilometers." A few days ago, Wang Hua, head of Xiaomi's public relations, said on his Weibo that this is fake news. This time the news was "published" by Xiaomi's built-in voice assistant Xiao Ai, that is, the voice assistant obtains answers by retrieving network information. The earliest source of news about the pricing of Xiaomi cars is the conjecture information reported by the self-media in May 2022, which was captured by "Classmate Xiao Ai". And when someone asked a question, "Xiao Ai" directly retrieved this information from the database. (Sina Technology)
The person in charge of ByteDance's server chip started a business as a CPU, with a valuation of more than 100 million U.S. dollars
It is reported that Lu Shan, the former head of the RISC-V and server chip project of ByteDance, has left his job to start a business, and established the Blue Core Computing Power, whose direction is the RISC-V data center CPU (central processing unit), and the Blue Core Computing Power is in the first round Financing, with a pre-money valuation of more than $100 million. (later LatePost)
Yuanfudao will set up a technology company with 100 million yuan, including the sales of wearable smart devices
Tianyancha App shows that recently, Beijing Cunyin Chengqi Technology Co., Ltd. was established. The legal representative is Wang Xiangdong, with a registered capital of 100 million yuan. The business scope includes technical services, education consulting services, electronic product sales, mobile terminal equipment sales, and wearable smart devices. Sales, toy sales, etc. Shareholder information shows that the company is wholly owned by Beijing Xiaoyuan Intelligent Technology Co., Ltd., a subsidiary of Yuanfudao. (36 krypton)
MG India is seeking to increase capital and share, SAIC "will not lose control"
It is learned from insiders that in order to further realize the development of MG India in the local market, SAIC is seeking to cooperate with local Indian companies through capital increase and share expansion, but SAIC will not lose control of MG India. The day before, SAIC Motor issued a statement stating that the relevant content of the recent report that "MG India was forced to acquire shares at a low price and lost control" seriously deviated from the facts. (Financial Association)
The global technology industry has laid off more than 210,000 people this year, far exceeding last year
The first half of 2023 has not yet passed, and the number of layoffs in the global technology industry has far exceeded that of the whole year of 2022. Since the start of the year, 798 tech companies around the world have announced 210,721 layoffs, according to data compiled by the website Layoffs.fyi. In the whole year of 2022, 1,024 technology companies around the world will lay off a total of 154,336 people. (Sina Finance)
The deletion of 90% of the students after graduation caused controversy. The parties: the intersection is almost zero, and it is useless to keep them
Recently, a female college student who graduated this year in Hangzhou, Zhejiang, said that after she deleted 90% of her classmates, teachers and friends, she was insulted by some people. After the matter was reported by the media, it sparked heated discussions. The girl said that there will be almost zero interaction with these people in the future, and it is useless to keep them. The relationship with them is purely plastic classmates, so there are only two classmates who really have a good relationship. Before deleting others, I will send them a private WeChat message: "There will be no future, polite mutual deletion, best wishes." But She learned afterwards that some of the deleted classmates called her crazy, and some even scolded her directly in the friend verification message. The girl also said that she would go back to take graduation photos in a few days, and she was a little confused whether to go back. (star video)
China Mobile officially released two self-developed communication chips
China Mobile officially released the world's first purely self-developed RISC-V architecture LTE-Cat. Scenario intelligent connection protocol. According to reports, China Mobile's Internet of Things entrance capabilities continue to increase. Up to now, the shipment of OneChip chips has reached 200 million units, the installed capacity of OneOS IoT operating system has reached 40 million units, and the OneMo module has taken the fourth place in the global market share. The smart hardware product system has been initially established, with an annual shipment of 200 million units. (Securities Times)
Ideal CEO Li Xiang: The report that this year's target is adjusted to 400,000 vehicles is wrong
Li Xiang, CEO of Ideal Auto, posted on Weibo that today there are media reports that our target for this year has been adjusted to 400,000 vehicles. This report is wrong and has no basis. We completed more than 130,000 vehicles in the first half of the year, and we don't have any capacity to complete 400,000 vehicles in the whole year. Products, sales, production capacity, organization and other capabilities do not support 400,000 vehicles this year, and the gap is still huge. He said that the capability chain of the automobile industry is established step by step, and there is no special shortcut. (36 krypton)
The Ministry of Industry and Information Technology released a new version of the "Regulations on Radio Frequency Allocation of the People's Republic of China", which is the first in the world to allocate the 6GHz frequency band for 5G6G systems
A few days ago, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology issued a new version of the "Regulations on Radio Frequency Allocation of the People's Republic of China", which will be officially implemented on July 1. In this revision of the "Allocation Regulations", the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology took the lead in allocating all or part of the 6425-7125MHz frequency band for IMT (International Mobile Telecommunications, including 5G/6G) systems in the world. The 6GHz frequency band is the only large-bandwidth high-quality resource in the mid-frequency band. It takes into account the advantages of coverage and capacity. It is especially suitable for 5G or future 6G system deployment. At the same time, it can take advantage of the existing mid-band 5G global industry. The determination of its regulatory status in the form of regulations this time is conducive to stabilizing the expectations of the 5G/6G industry, promoting the global or regional division of 5G/6G spectrum resources, providing the necessary mid-band frequency resources for the development of 5G/6G, and promoting mobile communication technology and Industrial innovation and development. (36 krypton)
Ford to cut jobs, affecting all three of its business units
According to reports, Ford Motor Company confirmed on June 26 that layoffs will be carried out this week, mainly affecting engineering jobs in the United States and Canada. The layoffs are expected to affect all three of Ford's business units: Ford Blue, its traditional combustion engine business, Model e, its electric vehicle unit, and Ford Pro, its fleet services business. Ford is understood to have been restructuring its business under the "Ford+" program for years under the leadership of chief executive Jim Farley. (Financial Association)
Meta launches VR subscription service for $7.99 a month
Meta Platforms has launched a new virtual reality (VR) subscription service called META QUEST+, priced at $7.99 per month or $59.99 per year. The subscription service marks Meta's latest effort to generate recurring revenue from its Reality Labs unit, which is developing virtual and augmented reality technologies. (Financial Association)
Zuckerberg: WhatsApp Business users have quadrupled in three years
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg reportedly said Meta's WhatsApp Business app is now serving more than 200 million users on its platform, a fourfold increase from three years ago. The growth in the user base comes as Meta shifts its focus to business messaging as an uncertain economy slows development of its core advertising business. (Interface News)
"Sister Wood" sells Tesla again, increases TSMC's ADR and AMD stocks
According to reports, Cathie Wood (Cathie Wood) continued to bet on artificial intelligence (AI)-related stocks, each costing AMD and TSMC American Depository Receipts (ADR) at a cost of about US$2 million, while selling Tesla for another US$2 million. Dollar stocks. (Interface News)
Faraday Future: Receives Another $90 Million Financing Commitment
Faraday Future announced an additional financing commitment of US$90 million in addition to the original US$15 million financing commitment. The round was led by existing investor ATW Partners Funds, with participation from Senyun International. The funding commitment will support the continued production and delivery of Faraday Future's highly anticipated FF 91 electric vehicle and help the company achieve its long-term strategic goals. (Sina Technology)
Nvidia partners with cloud computing giant Snowflake
Nvidia announced on June 26 that it will partner with Snowflake to provide generative artificial intelligence technology to customers of the cloud-based data warehouse company. In a video conference call, Manuvir Das, Nvidia's vice president of enterprise computing, expressed optimism about the company's new agreement with Snowflake. Snowflake will integrate Nvidia's artificial intelligence software and chips to power the service. Nvidia didn't specify when the new features would be released. (Sina Finance)
KPMG plans to cut 5% of its U.S. workforce in response to challenging economic environment and low turnover
According to reports, KPMG said on June 26 that it will issue layoff notices to nearly 5% of its US employees, or nearly 2,000 positions, in response to a challenging economic environment and low turnover. "We believe this is in the company's best long-term interest and will position us for continued success," the firm said in a statement. KPMG cut about 700 jobs in February as demand for some services slowed. Consult a professional. (Financial Association)
Google ends AR glasses project
Google has reportedly shelved a project for augmented reality glasses that had been in development for several years. The project was put on hold earlier this year following layoffs, restructuring and the departure of AR/VR head Clay Bavor. Now focus on building an AR software platform. (Financial Association)
At the forefront of AI
Turing Award winner Yang Likun bombarded ChatGPT: no one will use it within five years
According to reports, on June 22, local time, Turing Award winner Yang Likun appeared at the Munk Debate. He said that every technology comes with risks, but AI will succumb to and serve humans. "ChatGPT doesn't really understand the real world, because they are pure text training, and most of human knowledge has nothing to do with text or language." In addition, he also predicted, "In five years, no one will use ChatGPT." (The Paper news)
Nvidia H100 dominates the authoritative AI performance test, and the large model training based on GPT-3 can be completed in 11 minutes
On June 26, local time, MLCommons, an open industry alliance in the field of machine learning and artificial intelligence, disclosed the latest data of two MLPerf benchmark evaluations. Among them, the Nvidia H100 chipset set new records for all groups in the artificial intelligence computing power performance test. It is also the only hardware platform that can run all tests. (Financial Association)
Japan's Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications and Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry will merge AI-related guidelines, or mention generative AI for the first time
According to reports, the Japanese government held an "AI Strategy Conference" to discuss the formulation of rules related to the use of artificial intelligence (AI), and confirmed that it will merge the guidelines developed separately by the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications and the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry. In view of the rapid popularity of generative AI such as chat software "ChatGPT", Japan seeks to create a form that ordinary users can easily refer to. The Japanese government strives to summarize within the year. It is understood that the combined guidelines will mention generative AI application methods and key points for the first time. (Interface News)
Artificial intelligence is creating Internet spam: Low-quality AI-generated websites are growing rapidly supported by advertising
News website rating tool NewsGuard released misinformation monitoring results for June 2023, saying 141 brands are providing advertising revenue to low-quality artificial intelligence (AI)-generated websites to support the development of these unreliable websites. The sites, which operate with little human oversight, generate an average of thousands of articles a day, including misinformation, especially medical and health information that misleads users. (The Paper)
OpenAI plans to turn ChatGPT into a super-intelligent personal work assistant
In half a year, ChatGPT has become one of the most well-known Internet brands in the world. Now, its creator, OpenAI, has bigger plans for the chatbot: CEO Sam Altman has privately told some developers that OpenAI wants to turn it into a "superintelligent personal work assistant." Armed with inside knowledge of an individual and their workplace, such an assistant can draft an email or document in that person's style and stay on top of the latest information about their business. (Financial Association)
Baidu CTO Wang Haifeng: Adding a new plug-in mechanism, Wenxin Yiyan will gradually open up the plug-in ecology to developers
Wang Haifeng, chief technology officer of Baidu, said that the biggest change in the function of the Wenxin model is the addition of a plug-in mechanism. "Wenxin Large Model 3.5 expands the capability boundary of large models through plug-ins." Wang Haifeng said that in the next stage, Wenxin Yiyan will release more high-quality Baidu official and third-party plug-ins, so that users can better use Wenxin Heart mockup. At the same time, Wenxin Yiyan will gradually open up the plug-in ecology to third-party developers to help developers create their own applications based on Wenxin's large model. (36 krypton)
The growth rate of ChatGPT visits has dropped significantly month-on-month this year, and may be negative in June
A few days ago, according to data from SimilarWeb, a foreign website data analysis tool, the growth rate of ChatGPT’s visits has dropped significantly. The data shows that in January this year, ChatGPT’s month-on-month growth rate was 131.6%, in February it was 62.5%, in March it was 55.8%, and in April it slowed down significantly, with a month-on-month growth rate of 12.6%. By May, this figure had become 2.8%, while the month-on-month growth rate in June may be negative. (Shanghai Securities News)
Thomson Reuters to acquire legal AI firm Casetext for $650 million
Thomson Reuters recently announced that it has acquired Casetext, a legal start-up that provides artificial intelligence assistants for legal professionals, for $650 million in cash. Thomson Reuters Chief Financial Officer Michael Eastwood said last month that the company plans to spend about $100 million a year investing in artificial intelligence. (Interface News)
The largest intelligent computing platform for scientific research on the cloud in Chinese universities is launched, jointly built by Fudan University and Alibaba Cloud
CFFF (Computing for the Future at Fudan), the largest cloud-based intelligent computing platform for domestic universities, was officially launched at Fudan University. This scientific research "supercomputer" built to discover and solve complex scientific problems was jointly built by Fudan University, Alibaba Cloud, and China Telecom. It provides ultra-kilocal parallel intelligent computing in an advanced public cloud model and supports large models with hundreds of billions of parameters. train. (36 krypton)
Think released the first industrial large-scale model development base
At the South China Industry Fair, Simu Technology announced the official release of the industry's first industrial large-scale model development and application base SMore LrMo. SMore LrMo is a large-scale model development and application platform for industrial scenarios, covering the application level, algorithm framework, infrastructure services and other development scenarios, involving computing power resource scheduling management capabilities, data automatic labeling management capabilities, application development management capabilities, algorithm The whole life cycle of artificial intelligence models such as service management capabilities. (36 krypton)
big company earnings
Boqii Pet: In fiscal year 2023, the revenue is 1.09 billion yuan, and the non-GAAP net loss has narrowed significantly by 41.7% year-on-year
Boqii Pet announced its unaudited financial report for the second half and full year of fiscal year 2023 as of March 31, 2023. The financial report shows that the company’s revenue in fiscal year 2023 is 1.09 billion yuan, a year-on-year decrease of 8.0%; Non-GAAP net loss has narrowed sharply by 41.7% year-on-year; the annual gross profit is RMB 233.5 million, and the annual gross profit rate reached 21.4%; active buyers The number increased by 16.2% year-on-year to 5.81 million. (36 krypton)
Handler: Net profit in the first half of the year is expected to increase by 51.61%-61.55%
Handler disclosed its semi-annual performance forecast and the company expects a profit of RMB 61 million to RMB 65 million in the first half of the year, a year-on-year increase of 51.61% to 61.55%. The company's operating income in the first half of 2023 has achieved rapid growth compared with the same period of the previous year. The operating income of the main subsidiary Shanghai Grumman International Fire Equipment Co., Ltd. in the first half of 2023 has increased by more than 100% year-on-year. (36 krypton)
Investment and Financing
"North American Communications" completes angel round financing, led by Celtic Ventures Asia
The brand communication and marketing agency "North American Communications" recently announced the completion of angel round financing. This round was led by Celtic Ventures Asia, and many people from the investment circle and founders of domestic think tanks participated in the investment. Chris Pereira, founder and CEO of North American Communications, revealed that this round of financing will be mainly used for business team expansion, new product development, and exploration of intelligent brand communication. (36 krypton)
"Xunhui SUNRATE" completed the D-1 round of financing
Digital global payment and treasury management solution provider "Xunhui SUNRATE" recently announced the completion of the D-1 round of financing. This round of financing was led by Prosperity7 Ventures, a diversified growth fund under Aramco Ventures. Shareholders Softbank Ventures Asia (Softbank Asia Venture Capital Corporation) and others followed suit. This round of financing will be used for further global market expansion and strategic investment. (36 krypton)
"Kangkang Biology" completed hundreds of millions of yuan in Pre-A round financing
Recently, Shanghai KangaBio (KangaBio) completed the Pre-A round of financing exceeding RMB 100 million. The investors are Taikun Fund, TEDA Science and Technology Investment, and Dingfu Investment. The funds will be mainly used to accelerate the company's first global innovative cell The clinical development of factor prodrug molecules and the advancement of subsequent pipelines.
"Xingcheng Biology" completed hundreds of millions of yuan in Series A financing
Recently, Hangzhou Xingcheng Biology announced that it has completed hundreds of millions of yuan in Series A financing, led by Legend Capital and internationally renowned investment institutions, with Hillhouse Ventures (GL Ventures), Lenovo Star, Lianrong Zhidao and Qingchi Capital following the investment . The funds will be used to expand the construction and operation of commercial production bases, accelerate the construction and development of gene therapy CDMO platforms, and expand domestic and international markets.
"Ben Dao Gene" completed over 200 million yuan in round B financing
Recently, Shanghai Bendogen completed its B-round financing of over 200 million yuan, led by Longpan Investment, and co-invested by Penglai Capital, Tongde Capital, Shanlan Capital, and Chunhe Capital. This round of financing will help the clinical application and clinical research of multiple pipelines of the gene under development, the further development of new pipelines, as well as base construction and team expansion. Founded in 2018, Dao Gene is an innovative drug research and development enterprise for gene therapy, dedicated to developing innovative drugs for refractory diseases in multiple fields such as ophthalmology, nervous system, hematopoietic system, viral infection and tumor. (arterial network)
Guangzhou "Lion Biology" completed B2 round of financing exceeding 300 million yuan
Recently, Guangzhou Lion Biomedical Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as "Lion Bio") announced that it has completed a B2 round of financing exceeding 300 million yuan. jointly completed by the German Fund. The financing funds will be mainly used to support the promotion of "Lionbio" clinical trials, the construction of Guangzhou GMP cell workshops, and the expansion of R&D pipelines. It is reported that "Lion Bio" is a clinical stage biotechnology company, focusing on the continuous development and commercialization of TCR-T therapy. (arterial network)
cool product
GAC released the flying car GOVE and the world's first ammonia engine for passenger cars
On the 2023 GAC Technology Day held on June 26, GAC Flying Vehicle GOVE made its debut. GAC Group also released a number of scientific and technological achievements such as a complete vehicle equipped with a hydrogen-electric hybrid system, the world's first ammonia engine for passenger cars, an N-in-one integrated electric drive system, and a GAC Rubik's Cube scene co-creation platform. GAC Flying Vehicle GOVE adopts a separate body configuration, the flight cabin and chassis can be freely separated or combined, and can be used in two scenarios of flight and ground driving, aircraft and automobile in a dynamic integration. (China News Network)
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