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Eight months after Kuaishou CTO Chen Dingjia resigned, Kuaishou’s R&D line underwent structural adjustments
According to the news on September 3, it was learned from people familiar with the situation that the Kuaishou R&D line has recently undergone structural adjustments, canceling the Basic Technology Department, and establishing the Basic Platform Department and the Infrastructure Department. The relevant teams and responsibilities of the original Basic Technology Department were merged into the newly established two departments. Wei Bin, the former head of the basic technology department, was transferred to the company’s technical consultant and reported to Kuaishou Senior Vice President Yu Bing. At the same time, Wei Bin no longer serves as the chairman of the technical family's server development channel and technical operation channel, and Yu Bing takes over as the chairman of the server development channel. This is an important adjustment for Kuaishou’s R&D line after Kuaishou CTO Chen Dingjia resigned. In January this year, Chen Dingjia resigned as CTO of Kuaishou.
DeepMind co-founder: GPT-5 is 100 times larger than current models in training
According to news on September 3, DeepMind co-founder Suleyman recently stated in an interview that GPT-5 is still being trained secretly and will be 100 times larger than the current GPT-4 in the future. In fact, Open AI CEO Sam Altman has previously denied training GPT-5. Sources said that OpenAI may have given it a new name, which is why they said they did not train GPT-5.
Former Huawei executive Wang Chenglu said there will be a Hongmeng PC version of the system in 2024
According to news on September 3, the HarmonyOS operating system is an operating system independently developed by Huawei. It was first unveiled at the Huawei Developer Conference on August 9, 2019. It is a full-scenario distributed OS based on microkernel and adopts a distributed architecture. , able to achieve a seamless collaborative experience across terminals. Recently, Dr. Wang Chenglu, CEO of Shenzhen Kaihong Digital Industry Development Co., Ltd., interacted with netizens on Weibo and was asked whether there is a Hongmeng system for PC. He replied with the word "yes", which means that we can see it on the market next year. Hongmeng PC. It is worth mentioning that Wang Chenglu served as President of Huawei’s Terminal BG Software Department and President of Huawei’s Consumer Business AI and Smart All-Scenario Business Department.
IPO
Biggest IPO of the year: SoftBank lists Apple, Nvidia, Samsung, etc. as Arm strategic investors
According to news on September 4, Arm, the largest IPO of the year, is about to be listed on Nasdaq in the United States. Technology giants Apple, Nvidia, Intel, and Samsung will all become strategic investors in Arm's IPO. According to various sources, SoftBank Group has arranged Arm’s major customers Apple, Nvidia, Intel, Samsung Electronics, etc. as strategic investors for Arm’s US IPO. Investors also include AMD, Google, Synopsys, etc., and will subscribe for 25 million US dollars to $100 million in Arm stock.
Policies/Reports
Ministry of Industry and Information Technology: Promote the application of typical scenarios of "5G + Industrial Internet" in the field of power equipment
According to news on September 4, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology issued the "Notice on the Stable Growth Work Plan for the Electric Power Equipment Industry (2023-2024)". It is proposed to promote the intelligent upgrading of power equipment. Accelerate the advancement of equipment digitization, carry out smart manufacturing pilot demonstration actions, and improve the level of digital intelligence. Accelerate the integration with the new generation of information technology and promote the application of typical scenarios of "5G + Industrial Internet" in the field of power equipment. Promote remote operation and maintenance services and full life cycle management, and accelerate the development of network-based services for power equipment. Promote the construction of advanced manufacturing clusters. Support Chengde high-end energy equipment industry cluster, Nanjing new power (smart grid) industry cluster, Baoding electric power and new energy high-end equipment cluster, Wenzhou Yueqing electric cluster and other national advanced manufacturing clusters to become bigger and stronger, and accelerate their upgrade to world-class clusters. Support the Northeast, Yangtze River Delta and Western regions to base themselves on the basis of regional development and comparative advantages, relying on industry leading enterprises and key industrial parks, etc., to carry out the cultivation of provincial-level power equipment advanced manufacturing clusters.
U.S. Commerce Secretary Raimondo said the United States will continue to sell chips to China, but will not sell the most advanced chips
According to news on September 4, US Secretary of Commerce Raimondo returned to the United States on August 30 from a four-day visit to China. Raimondo appeared on CNN's "State of the Union" program on September 3, claiming that the United States will continue to sell chips to China, but "will never sell our top (artificial intelligence) chips to China." ". Raimondo also said that the U.S. is on track to "have a large, deep, best semiconductor ecosystem in the world by 2030... We are already a world leader in semiconductor design. You can see this with artificial intelligence chips." .We are a world leader in software."
IDC releases China's BaaS market share report Ant, Tencent and Huawei rank among the top three
According to news on September 4, IDC released the "Market Share of BaaS Vendors in China, 2022" report. The report shows that Ant Group ranks first with a market share of 26.6% with Ant Chain, followed by Tencent Cloud and Huawei Cloud with 16.3% and 11.4% respectively.
Investment and Financing
Benmo Technology received tens of millions of A+ rounds of financing
Recently, Benmo Technology, a developer and manufacturer of robot power modules, completed tens of millions of yuan in Series A+ financing and recently acquired "Hangzhou Tiemei Zhonglian Technology Co., Ltd." The A+ round of financing was led by Liwan Capital and followed by Jianyuan Investment. The funds will be mainly used for R&D investment, production line expansion and marketing. Beituo Capital serves as the company's long-term exclusive financial advisor.
Benmo Technology was founded in Hong Kong in 2018 and later moved to Songshan Lake Robot Industry Base in 2020, focusing on providing direct-drive power solutions without reducers.
Legend Technology completed tens of millions of Pre-A rounds of financing
Recently, Shanghai Lizhao Technology, a supplier of key components for semiconductor equipment such as radio frequency and plasma systems, announced the completion of the Pre-A round of financing of tens of millions of yuan. This round of financing was led by SMIC, Monolith Capital and Lingang Technology Venture Capital Co-invest. Founded in August 2022, Lizhao Technology is located in Minhang District, Shanghai. It is a radio frequency and plasma system supplier focusing on the field of semiconductor process equipment.
Renxin Technology completed nearly 100 million yuan in Pre-A+ round of financing
Recently, Renxin Technology, a start-up focusing on automotive high-speed communication chips, has completed a Pre-A+ round of financing of nearly 100 million yuan, and Huashan Capital, Haiwang Capital and other funds participated in the investment. It is reported that the funds raised by Renxin Technology in this round will be used for continued product research and development, marketing and corporate operations to accelerate the layout of the automotive chip market. Renxin Technology was established in February 2022, and its main business is automotive chip design.
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Central Bank Mu Changchun: Technological development makes central bank digital currency an upgrade direction for legal tender
On September 4th, Mu Changchun, director of the Digital Currency Research Institute of the People's Bank of China, said at the 2023 China International Finance Annual Forum that with the development of electronic payments, commercial payment tools will gradually replace physical cash. In the future, commercial electronic payment tools may fully Meet the needs of digital economic society and completely replace cash. "We need to continue to provide depositors with the option of withdrawing cash in the era of digital economy, that is, the option of withdrawing the central bank currency in digital form. At the same time, the central bank can also maintain the choice of tools to directly regulate liquidity. And the network technology, mobile payment and digital economy Development also makes central bank digital currency the upgrade direction of legal tender." Mu Changchun said.
NASA to demonstrate laser communications from space station
According to reports on September 4, according to the official website of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), NASA plans to send the "Integrated Laser Communications Relay Demonstration (LCRD) Low Earth Orbit User Modem and Amplifier Terminal" (ILLUMA-T) to the International Space Station. , and join hands with the LCRD equipment launched in December 2021 to form the agency’s first two-way end-to-end laser relay system to demonstrate the space station’s laser communication capabilities.
Shang Fulin talks about the development of artificial intelligence: issues such as algorithm fairness and employment reform need to be focused on
According to news on September 3, Shang Fulin, former Secretary and Chairman of the Party Committee of the China Banking Regulatory Commission, former Secretary and Chairman of the Party Committee of the China Securities Regulatory Commission, and invited Vice President of the China International Association for the Promotion of Multinational Corporations, pointed out that in the development of artificial intelligence, data privacy, algorithm Issues such as justice and employment change need to be focused on to ensure that their development is consistent with ethical and social values. It is necessary to continue to strengthen the penetrating supervision of the development of artificial intelligence, encourage and guide enterprises to popularize artificial intelligence knowledge, properly manage big data, improve industry governance, and jointly promote artificial intelligence technology to take root in the land of China and blossom and bear fruit. At the same time, it is necessary to further strengthen international cooperation and cross-border governance, and work together to meet global challenges and promote the sustainable development of artificial intelligence.
