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Amazon Cloud Technology Launches Amazon HealthScribe
Amazon Cloud Technology announced the launch of Amazon HealthScribe at the recent New York Summit. According to reports, this is a new service that complies with the requirements of HIPAA ("Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act"). It can help medical software suppliers use speech and text recognition and generative AI technology to create clinical applications. Save doctors time.
Australian data services firm Vocus offers to buy TPG assets for $4.2bn
Recently, according to foreign media news, Australian data service company Vocus Group Ltd. proposed to acquire TPG Telecom Ltd. assets for about 6.3 billion Australian dollars (4.2 billion US dollars). TPG said in a statement on Tuesday that Vocus had been authorized to conduct exclusive due diligence until Sept. 6. TPG said negotiations between the two companies were incomplete and a deal was not guaranteed. TPG shares rose 12 per cent in Sydney on Tuesday, valuing the company at A$10.5 billion.
Huawei Co-Builds 5G Smart Ocean Lab: Provides Leading 5G Ocean Private Network
On July 31, the 5G Smart Ocean Laboratory jointly established by Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fujian Mobile, and Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. was officially launched. The three parties jointly built and shared a 5G smart marine laboratory, giving full play to their respective advantages, trying to achieve breakthroughs in forward-looking fields such as deep-sea fish farming and breeding, comprehensive water quality monitoring, underwater robot inspection and fishing, and AI fish intelligent algorithm development. Huawei will provide leading 5G marine private network solutions in laboratory operations, providing network features such as large uplink, low latency, and slicing for marine data collection, transmission, and aggregation.
Open-source car-machine software Openpilot gets an update that lets regular cars drive autonomously based on navigation
At the recent technical annual conference, Comma.ai announced that it will add map-based navigation to the latest version of the open-source autopilot software Openpilot 0.9.4. Openpilot is mainly oriented to the field of modified cars. In just a few years after its launch, it has supported about 250 car models on the market, and it is said that "users are all over the world." Ordinary cars only need to be equipped with compatible hardware to cooperate with Openpilot to achieve "autonomous driving". However, this open source project is more for "experimental" purposes, and there will be certain risks in relying entirely on this automatic driving software. In the latest version 0.9.4 of the Openpilot automatic driving software, users can directly select points on the map to let the car drive to the destination automatically. .
Dianke Digital: The company's artificial intelligence large-scale model products can be applied to digital water conservancy and other fields
On August 1 , Dianke Digital stated on the interactive platform that the company's artificial intelligence large-scale model products can be applied to digital water conservancy, supply chain management, corporate planning, human resource management, smart party building and other fields, bringing more efficient digital management capabilities to enterprises , to bring more intelligent digital solutions to industry customers.
Baidu Smart Cloud AI Accelerator Qianfan Large-scale Model Platform Special Recruitment Plan Officially Launched
News on August 1, according to Baidu Smart Cloud official Weibo, Baidu Smart Cloud AI Accelerator has launched a special recruitment plan for the Qianfan large-scale model platform. Exclusive resources for large model platforms, financing acceleration and brand support, etc.
HKUST Xunfei responds to the removal of the Xunfei Xinghuo APP from the Apple App Store: I don’t know the reason for the removal, but other apps are normal
According to news on August 1, the iFlytek Xinghuo APP of HKUST was removed from the Apple App Store at 2 am. It is reported that the APP was launched in major mobile phone application stores on June 29. In this regard, a person who called the investor hotline of HKUST Xunfei as an investor was told that it is not clear why the Xunfei Xinghuo APP was removed from the shelves, and the staff is communicating with colleagues on the platform. It is worth mentioning that other APPs of HKUST Xunfei are in normal condition.
Hon Hai MIH Opens Electric Vehicle Alliance to Produce Small Electric Vehicles in India or Thailand
On August 1, according to Reuters news, Zheng Xiancong, CEO of Hon Hai MIH Open Electric Vehicle Alliance, said in an interview that the company is trying to establish a standardized electric vehicle platform and plans to produce a small car under development in India or Thailand. electric car. Zheng Xiancong pointed out that MIH is willing to cooperate with Hon Hai or other companies to produce a new three-seater electric vehicle with a price of less than 20,000 US dollars, and tailor-made it for the company's delivery fleet. He also said MIH has held talks with convenience stores, car rental companies and courier companies, and plans to launch the first electric vehicle prototype in October.
OpenAI files trademark application for "GPT-5" with the US Patent Office
Financial Associated Press, August 1, U.S. trademark attorney Josh Gerben posted on a social platform that OpenAI had submitted a "GPT-5" trademark application to the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) on July 18. According to the trademark application information, GPT-5 provides an offline/online version of "computer software for artificially generating speech and text"; and an offline/online version of "computer software for natural language processing, generation, understanding and analysis".
financial report
Western Digital's fourth-quarter net revenue was $2.67 billion
On August 1, the storage giant Western Digital announced its financial performance for the fourth quarter and the entire fiscal year of fiscal year 2023. Revenue in the fourth quarter was US$2.67 billion (note: currently about 19.091 billion yuan), a 5% decrease from the previous quarter, and analysts expected US$2.52 billion. Cloud revenue was down 18% year over year, client revenue was up 6% year over year, and consumer revenue was up 3% year over year. The revenue in fiscal year 2023 is 12.3 billion U.S. dollars (currently about 87.945 billion yuan).
Toyota's first-quarter net profit reached 1.31 trillion yen, a year-on-year increase of 78%
On August 1, Toyota announced its consolidated financial report (international accounting standards) for the first fiscal quarter from April to June. Operating profit increased by 94% year-on-year to 1.12 trillion yen; operating income increased by 24% to 10.55 trillion yen Yen; net profit rose 78% to 1.31 trillion yen. It is reported that this is the first time that Toyota's quarterly net profit has exceeded 1 trillion yen. Toyota maintains its full-year performance forecast unchanged. It expects operating income to increase by 2% year-on-year to 38 trillion yen; operating profit to increase by 10% to 3 trillion yen; net profit to increase by 5% to 2.58 trillion yen JPY.
Policy/Report
GGII: It is estimated that the annual sales of industrial robots in China will be about 333,000 units in 2023, a year-on-year increase of 9.9%
On August 1, GGII data showed that in terms of the amount of robot orders, the amount of global robot business orders of foreign-funded enterprises in the first half of the year showed a year-on-year decrease. The downward trend will continue, and the competition between domestic and foreign capital will become increasingly fierce. GGII predicts that in 2023, the annual sales of industrial robots in China will be about 333,000 units, a year-on-year increase of 9.90%.
Development and Reform Commission: Support private enterprises to participate in major scientific and technological research, and take the lead in promoting the development of industrial software, cloud computing, AI and other technologies
According to the news on August 1, according to the website of the National Development and Reform Commission, the "Notice on the Implementation of Several Recent Measures to Promote the Development of the Private Economy" was issued, which stated that relevant departments will further promote private investment. Support private enterprises to participate in major scientific and technological research, and take the lead in undertaking research tasks in the fields of industrial software, cloud computing, AI, industrial Internet, etc., so as to promote the healthy development of the private economy, and continue to promote the "green light" investment cases of platform enterprises.
Five departments launch 2023 smart manufacturing pilot demonstration actions
According to news on August 1, the General Office of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, the National Development and Reform Commission, the Ministry of Finance, the State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission of the State Council, and the General Office of the State Administration for Market Regulation launched the 2023 Smart Manufacturing Pilot Demonstration Action. Actions will be taken to select a batch of excellent smart manufacturing scenarios, build a batch of smart manufacturing demonstration factories and smart supply chains in the way of unveiling the list, and select a group of pioneer companies in various industries and fields to promote the high-quality development of smart manufacturing.
The National Intelligent Connected Automobile Industry Metrology and Testing Center was established
According to news on August 1, the State Administration of Market Supervision recently officially approved the establishment of the National Intelligent Networked Automobile Industry Metrology and Testing Center based on Shanghai Motor Vehicle Inspection and Certification Technology Research Center Co., Ltd. Intelligent networked vehicles are still in the early stages of industrialization. Key components such as millimeter-wave radars, image recognition cameras, laser radars, high-precision satellite positioning systems (GPS, Beidou, etc.) Advanced driver assistance systems, such as adaptive cruise control (ACC), lane keeping assist system (LKA), emergency braking system (AEBS), automatic parking system (AP) and blind spot detection system (BSD), etc. Metrology test to ensure the accuracy and reliability of its working state.
Investment and Financing
Zhongzhiwei Technology completed the A round of financing of nearly 100 million yuan
Recently, Nanjing Zhongzhiwei Information Technology Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as "Zhongzhiwei Technology") completed a round of financing of nearly 100 million yuan, led by Qi'an Investment, followed by Suzhou Xiangcheng Financial Holdings and Haibang Investment, and Aviation Capital served as the exclusive financial consultant. The financing funds will be used for the R&D investment of the product matrix and the expansion of the product line. At the same time, the existing technical team and sales team will also be expanded, with a view to further promoting the products to the national market. Founded in 2015, Zhongzhiwei Technology relies on artificial intelligence to empower the field of network security, and has created a series of new platform-based network security products and solutions around AISecOps (Artificial Intelligence Security Operations).
Li Weike, a developer of AI+AR glasses, completed the A round of financing
Recently, Li Weike Technology, a developer of AI technology and AR glasses, completed the A-round financing of tens of millions of RMB. This round was led by SinoChina Capital, and Multidimensional Capital continued to serve as the exclusive financial advisor. After the completion of this round of financing, the funds will be mainly used for product iteration and overseas channel expansion.
Arctic Core received tens of millions of yuan in Pre-A+ round of financing
On August 1, Shenzhen Arctic Microelectronics Co., Ltd. ("Arctic Micro"), a depth sensing and low-light imaging chip design company, announced that it had completed tens of millions of yuan in Pre-A+ round financing. This round of financing was funded by Guohua Investment, Ruijiang Investment, Boyu Fund and Hongtai Fund jointly invested. This round of financing is mainly used for mass production delivery and new product research and development. Founded in 2021, Arctic Core Micro is an emerging single-photon sensing and imaging chip design company.
AI start-up company "Cyber Manufacture Co." completes tens of millions of dollars in financing
Recently, Cyber Manufacture Co., an AI start-up company dominated by Chinese, announced the completion of tens of millions of dollars in financing. This round of financing was led by American technology tycoon and venture capitalist Vinod Khosla, and the old shareholder Synergis Capital followed. According to reports, the company released the AI technology preview Quantum Engine in January 2023. Users can use natural language to interact with NPC characters, and AI will generate plot interactions in real time. At present, relevant technology accumulation is being used to develop the next-generation operating system OS2 based on AGI. . The founder and CEO of Cyber Manufacture Co., Lu Cheng, is a serial entrepreneur in the AI field. He founded Raven Technology in 2014 and was acquired by Baidu in 2017. He later became the general manager of Baidu’s smart home hardware, and later left to continue his career in Los Angeles, USA. start a business.
other
The driver of the world's first self-driving fatal car accident pleads guilty: sentenced to three years probation
On August 1, it was reported that the safety officer of Uber's self-driving car pleaded guilty and was sentenced to three years of probation in the world's first fatal collision involving a self-driving car. Sensors on the system in the Uber car involved at the time, a Volvo SUV, detected Herzberg six seconds before the impact, and Autopilot 1.3 seconds before the crash, according to a preliminary report from the National Transportation Safety Board. The system determines that emergency braking is necessary. But at this time, the autopilot cannot activate the brakes. According to Uber, the emergency braking feature cannot be activated while the vehicle is under computer control. As a result, the responsibility for braking was borne by the driver, Vasquez, but she failed to look up at the road 0.5 seconds before the accident. The accident marked the first fatal accident involving a self-driving car in a fully autonomous state and raised a series of concerns about the safety of the technology.
TrendForce: Driven by new AI acceleration chips, HBM3 and HBM3e will become the mainstream of the HBM market in 2024
On August 1, according to TrendForce’s research, the mainstream of the HBM market in 2023 will be HBM2e, including NVIDIA A100/A800, AMD MI200, and most CSPs self-developed acceleration chips are designed with this specification. At the same time, in order to adapt to the evolution of the demand for AI accelerator chips, the original manufacturers plan to launch the new product HBM3e in 2024. It is expected that HBM3 and HBM3e will become the mainstream of the market next year.
Several AIGC apps have been removed from the Apple App Store, approaching regulators: including issues such as data collection and use that are not standardized enough
Several AIGC-related apps, including Xunfei Xinghuo, were removed from the Apple App Store in the early morning of August 1. I learned from an authoritative person close to the regulatory department that the main reason for the removal of relevant apps is the "Interim Measures for the Management of Generative Artificial Intelligence Services" that will be implemented on August 15. The data collection and use of the removed apps are not standardized enough. It will take a while to get back on the shelf.
A company in the United States also claims to have developed a room temperature superconductor and has obtained a patent
Recently, a Korean team published a paper claiming to have discovered the world's first normal-pressure room-temperature superconductor. The veracity of this research has not yet been determined. Now another American company also claims to have discovered a room-temperature superconductor and has obtained relevant patents. Taj Quantum, based in Florida, USA, announced that it has obtained an important patent on room temperature superconducting materials, which may mean that the material will enter the production stage. Paul Lilly, CEO of Taj Quantum, said: "We are delighted to announce that we have finally been granted a patent for our room temperature Type II superconductor.
