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Baidu releases its first large-scale model in the quantum field
On September 23-24, the 2023 Quantum Industry Conference was held in Hefei, Anhui. It is reported that relying on the dual base advantages of Baidu Quantum Platform and Wenxin Large Model, Baidu released the first large model in the quantum field, aiming to accelerate the deep integration of quantum technology and large models on full-stack technologies such as chip layer, framework layer, model layer and application layer. .
Nokia launches 'network as code' platform
Announced on September 26, Kia launched the "Network as Code" platform to accelerate network programmability and monetization. In addition, Nokia and DISH Wireless have agreed to sign a memorandum of understanding to collaborate on ecosystem projects leveraging Nokia's "Network as Code" platform and DISH's cloud-native 5G network.
Telegram and TON Foundation announce cooperation with Tencent
On September 26, according to foreign media TechCrunch, Telegram and the TON Foundation are cooperating with Tencent and are expected to build Telegram into a "super application ecological platform" similar to WeChat.
Telegram said it has been developing a platform on which third-party developers ranging from games to restaurants can build "mini-apps" to interact with users. In Telegram’s own words: “Developers can use JavaScript to create infinitely flexible interfaces that can be launched inside Telegram and can completely replace any website.”
TSMC’s 3nm process is rumored to win Qualcomm’s big 5G chip order
On September 26, according to the Science and Technology Innovation Board Daily, there were rumors in the market that after Apple and MediaTek, mobile phone chip maker Qualcomm's next-generation 5G flagship chip will also be produced using TSMC's 3nm process, and will be announced as soon as late October. , becoming the third customer of TSMC’s 3nm process. Qualcomm did not respond to relevant rumors, while TSMC declined to comment.
Alibaba and others set up 1 billion venture capital fund
According to news on September 26, the Tianyancha App showed that Hangzhou Hesheng Phase I Venture Capital Fund Partnership (Limited Partnership) was established with an investment of 1 billion yuan and its business scope is venture capital (limited to investment in unlisted companies). Partner information shows that the company is composed of Alibaba (China) Network Technology Co., Ltd. and its subsidiary Hangzhou Hengyun Management Consulting Co., Ltd., together with Tianjin Hechuanghuike Consulting Partnership (limited partnership) and Gongqingcheng Zhongke Guochuang Venture Capital Partnership (limited partnership) jointly funded.
Amazon Cloud Services CEO: AWS users get early access to Anthropic AI tools
According to news on September 26, Adam Selipsky, CEO of Amazon Cloud Services (AWS), said that AWS users have gained early access to Anthropic AI tools; Amazon continues to develop proprietary artificial intelligence tools; Amazon is "promoting generative AI" There is a complete sense of urgency”; Amazon is expanding its chip supply chain “as quickly as possible”; there is “strong demand” for chips in the generative AI field; initial investment in Anthropic AI is $1.25 billion.
Financial Internet: The "Xinzhiyue Finance and Taxation Model" based on Huawei's Pangu model will be put into public beta this year.
According to news on September 26, it was learned from Jincai Internet that the company is Huawei’s first partner in the financial and taxation large model. The “Xinzhiyue Finance and Taxation Large Model” product based on the Pangu large model will be selected for public testing within the year. Currently, it has intention order.
Getty Images announces generative AI tools
According to news on September 25, commercial photo gallery Getty Images (NYSE: GETY) announced the launch of its own AI generator, which has been officially launched. According to reports, Getty Images’ generative AI is powered by NVIDIA Picasso, which exclusively uses Getty Images’ creative media library content and materials for training. Customers can use the text prompt word-to-image generation feature to guide the model to create images based on their content and materials.
Novo Nordisk signs artificial intelligence drug deal with technology company Valo Health, worth up to $2.7 billion
According to news on September 25, Novo Nordisk issued a statement saying that it has reached a cooperation agreement with the US technology company Valo Health to seek to use human data and artificial intelligence to discover and develop new treatments for cardiometabolic diseases (CMD). Under the terms of the agreement, Valo will receive an upfront payment and potential near-term milestone payments totaling $60 million and is eligible to receive milestone payments for up to 11 projects totaling up to $2.7 billion, plus funding for research and development expenses and potential royalties. usage fee.
OpenAI: New voice and image features will be launched in ChatGPT
According to news on September 25, according to the official website of OpenAI, OpenAI announced that it will launch voice and images in ChatGPT to Plus and Enterprise users in the next two weeks. Voices will be available on iOS and Android, and images will be available on all platforms. The voice input function is similar to a voice assistant on a mobile phone. Users only need to press a button and speak their question, and ChatGPT will convert it into text, then generate an answer, and then convert the answer into speech and play it to the user. The image input function is similar to Google Lens. Users can take photos of things they are interested in and upload them to ChatGPT. ChatGPT will try to identify what the user wants to ask and give an appropriate answer. Users can also use the drawing tools in the app to help express their questions, or communicate with voice or text input. Users can show one or more pictures to ChatGPT and ask relevant questions.
Douyin launches automatic dialect translation function
According to news on September 25, Douyin officially launched the automatic translation function of local dialects. Creators can use this function to convert Cantonese, Min, Wu, Southwest Mandarin, Central Plains Mandarin and other dialect videos into Mandarin subtitles with "one click".
It is understood that the technical team from Volcano Engine used a self-developed self-supervised pre-training model and a multi-language translation model to achieve the ability to identify dialects with a very small amount of annotated data, and doubled the training efficiency, effectively improving multi-language Translation performance, while significantly reducing the resource consumption of model training. "Based on the technical accumulation of daily service to Douyin Group's business, Douyin dialect subtitles can achieve ultra-low latency and high accuracy," said its team leader.
Microsoft plans to build a nuclear energy data center and is recruiting related talents
According to news on September 25, according to Microsoft’s latest recruitment information, it may be preparing to build nuclear power infrastructure to reduce the data center’s dependence on the external power grid. According to the recruitment information, Microsoft is looking for a nuclear technology lead program manager to be responsible for the layout and implementation of the global small modular reactor (SMR) and microreactor energy strategy.
China's first Linux operating system with access to large models released
According to news on September 25, the Deepin Community operated by Tongxin Software officially announced that deepin has become the first open source operating system to access large models. Zhang Lei, senior deputy general manager and CTO of Tongxin Software, said, “Currently, UOS AI has realized the ability to access mainstream large models at home and abroad, and encapsulated it into deepin’s underlying AI public capabilities; at the same time, we will also gradually open source UOS AI to third parties. Third-party applications allow more applications to directly call large models on deepin."
Juxin Technology: Currently, its products have entered the supply chain of brands such as RODE, iFlytek, and Mengma.
According to news on September 26, ActionXin Technology recently accepted an investor survey and stated that the company’s low-latency and high-quality products have excellent performance in various technical indicators. The products currently developed based on the 2.4G wireless communication private protocol can reach a minimum latency of less than 10 milliseconds. Latency, and based on Actions' new generation RF design and wireless anti-interference related technologies, it can achieve stable transmission of high-quality audio with low latency across the entire link. In addition, the company's products have entered the supply chain of brands such as RODE, iFlytek, Mengma, Hisense, Razer, Fengdi, and Baseus.
China Telecom launches centralized procurement of 800M 5G base stations, with an estimated 250,000 stations
According to news on September 26, according to China Telecom’s official website, China Telecom’s 800M heavy-farming NR wireless network main equipment centralized procurement project has been approved. The announcement shows that the main evaluation product category involved in this centralized procurement is 5G-mobile base stations, the specifications and models are 800M NR base stations, and the estimated scale is 250,000 stations.
China Telecom established a digital intelligence technology company in Shenzhen to include AI software development business
According to news on September 26, Tianyancha App showed that on September 25, China Telecom Digital Intelligence Technology (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd. was established. The legal representative is Zhang Yufeng, with a registered capital of 50 million yuan. Its business scope includes software development, intelligent control system integration, Sales of intelligent unmanned aerial vehicles, sales of wearable smart devices, 5G communication technology services, sales of optical communication equipment, development of artificial intelligence application software, etc. The equity panoramic penetration chart shows that the company is wholly owned by China Telecom Digital Intelligence Technology Co., Ltd., which is a wholly-owned subsidiary of China Telecom.
IPO
Alibaba plans to spin off Cainiao and list independently
On September 26, Alibaba announced on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange that the company planned to spin off Cainiao through the independent listing of Cainiao shares on the main board of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange. After the proposed spin-off is completed, Alibaba will continue to hold more than 50% of Cainiao's shares. Therefore, Cainiao will remain a subsidiary of Alibaba.
Policies/Reports
CITIC Construction Investment: Industrial Internet and industrial automation will be key areas to achieve new industrialization
According to news on September 26, CITIC Construction Investment pointed out that around the development needs of new industrialization, we will take an independent and controllable path to promote the integration of manufacturing digital technology and the real economy; the industrial Internet and industrial automation will be the key areas to achieve new industrialization; the follow-up is expected to focus on The resilience and safety level of the industrial chain promote the implementation of new industrialization supporting implementation plans, and recommend the industrial Internet, industrial motherboards, industrial control software, semiconductors and other directions.
Ministry of Industry and Information Technology: Continue to promote the optimization and upgrading of industrial structure and actively cultivate new industries and new tracks
On September 25, according to the "Industry and Information Technology WeChat News", Jin Zhuanglong, Minister of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, presided over the party group meeting and the party group theoretical study center group (expanded) study meeting. The meeting emphasized that we should continue to promote the optimization and upgrading of the industrial structure, accelerate the transformation and upgrading of traditional industries, promote the "smart transformation" of industry, consolidate and upgrade advantageous industries, actively cultivate new industries and new tracks, vigorously develop modern producer services, and create China's quality and Chinese brands. It is necessary to vigorously promote the deep integration of digital technology and the real economy, deeply implement intelligent manufacturing projects and special actions for digital empowerment of small and medium-sized enterprises, promote innovative applications of artificial intelligence, continue to advance the construction of new information infrastructure such as networks and computing power at an appropriate pace, and accelerate the scale of the industrial Internet. application to improve network security capabilities.
Investment and Financing
New energy vehicle technology company Anlihua Automobile completed Pre-A round of financing
Recently, Anlihua Automobile, a new energy vehicle technology company, announced the completion of tens of millions of yuan in Pre-A round financing invested by GSR Capital, Marble Global Capital, Pure Fund and Yushi Capital. This round of financing will be used for technology research and development and team recruitment.
Founded in 2021, Anlihua Auto is a technology company focusing on overseas markets. The company focuses on overseas markets, with electrification and intelligence as the core, and platformization and generalization as the starting point. It will launch plug-in hybrid and pure electric pickup trucks.
AI organ chip company Yixin completes tens of millions of angel rounds of financing
According to news on September 26, Guangzhou Yixin Life Sciences Co., Ltd., a cutting-edge enterprise in the field of AI + organ chips, announced that it has successfully completed a tens of millions of angel round financing led by Core Air Capital.
Yixin focuses on the AI+ organ chip microphysiological system, based on biomaterials, stem cells and microfluidic chip technology, to create the world's first full-process market-oriented, standardized and intelligent organ chip R&D platform, and is actively promoting the application of organ chips in precision medicine, Applications in innovative drug development, disease modeling and regenerative medicine.
other
my country's first sky rail opened in Wuhan: fully automatic and driverless, with a speed of 60 kilometers per hour
According to the "China Optics Valley" WeChat public account, at 10 a.m. on September 26, as the "Optics Valley Photon" sky rail pulled out of the station, the first domestic sky rail line opened for operation - the Optics Valley Sky Rail Tourism Line Officially opened for operation. The sky rail train operates in a fully automatic driverless mode with a maximum operating speed of 60 kilometers per hour. It is initially grouped into 2 cars and can accommodate up to more than 220 people. At the same time, it can be flexibly grouped between 2-3 cars to adapt to different passenger transportation needs.
OpenAI CEO: As computing power increases, more AI-related applications will be born
According to news on September 26, Sam Altman, CEO of Open AI, said on the 25th that the AI revolution will be a huge change that can help expand and quickly execute human ideas. When computing power increases, more AI-related applications will be born.
Robot 'semi-autonomously navigates' within living lung tissue
According to news on September 26, some tumors are very small and hidden deep in the lung tissue, making it difficult for doctors to reach them. To address this challenge, researchers at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and Vanderbilt University have been working on an extremely flexible but strong robot that can travel through lung tissue. In a recent paper published in the journal Science Robotics, they showed that the new robot can autonomously travel from "point A" to "point B" while avoiding important structures in living laboratory models, such as tiny Airways and blood vessels.
