Alibaba Cloud Becomes Exclusive Cloud Computing and AI Partner for the 2025 Spring Festival GalaOn December 26th, China Media Group (CMG) held a launch event for the 2025 Spring Festival Gala (Chunwan) in Beijing, officially announcing Alibaba Cloud as its exclusive cloud computing and AI partner. This means that during the upcoming 2025 Spring Festival, Alibaba Cloud's robust global cloud infrastructure and advanced AI technologies will power a smooth and stable online viewing experience for Chinese communities worldwide...

ReadNovel Group Announces 2024's "Twelve Titans" of Online Literature: IP Adaptation Boom ContinuesOn December 24, 2024, ReadNovel Group officially announced the highly anticipated 2024 list of "Twelve Titans," exemplary authors in online literature. Twelve outstanding writers were selected, their works encompassing diverse genres including sci-fi, fantasy, xianxia (immortal cultivation), historical fiction, military fiction, light novels, and urban stories, vividly showcasing the diversified trends and booming development of online literature in 2024...

Shanghai Port Achieves Record-Breaking 50 Million TEU Container Throughput in 2024On December 23, 2024, Shanghai Port completed the handling of its 50 millionth twenty-foot equivalent unit (TEU), setting a new global record for container throughput and securing its likely 15th consecutive year as the world's busiest container port. This remarkable achievement is a testament to the port's continuous reform, operational optimization, strengthened collaborations, and proactive adaptation to global shipping trends...

Foxconn Halts Nissan Acquisition Bid Amidst Pivotal Honda Merger TalksOn December 21st, Bloomberg, citing sources familiar with the matter, reported that Hon Hai Precision Industry (Foxconn's parent company) has temporarily shelved its plans to acquire Nissan Motor Co. This move is directly linked to the ongoing, in-depth merger negotiations between Nissan and Honda Motor Co...

OpenAI Unveils Next-Generation Reasoning Model Series: o3 and o3-miniIn the early hours of December 21st, OpenAI officially released its latest research achievement: the next-generation reasoning model series, o3. This series comprises two models: the powerful, full-featured o3 and the task-optimized, lightweight o3-mini...

Intel Executives Accused of Mismanagement, Facing Massive Lawsuit from Shareholder LRTrustIntel Corporation is embroiled in a significant lawsuit filed by LRTrust, a major shareholder, against several executives and directors, including former CEO Pat Gelsinger and interim co-CEO and CFO David Zinsner. The lawsuit centers on allegations of mismanagement leading to the poor performance of Intel's Foundry Services (IFS) division, demanding the return of compensation and compensation for shareholder losses...

Beijing Academy of Artificial Intelligence (BAAI) Releases Evaluation Results for Over 100 Large Language Models: Rise of Multimodal Models, Application Landing CrucialBAAI recently released comprehensive and specialized evaluation results for over 100 open-source and commercially closed-source large language models (LLMs) from both domestic and international sources. These models encompass various modalities, including language, vision-language, text-to-image, text-to-video, and speech-language...

Zhou Hongyi's Hong Kong University Lecture: How Young People Can Seize Opportunities in the Age of Large ModelsOn December 18th, at the "Convergence of Wisdom, Innovation, and the Future Leaders' Entrepreneur Forum Series" held at the University of Hong Kong, 360 Group founder Zhou Hongyi was appointed as a visiting professor at the University of Hong Kong's Faculty of Business and Economics (HKU Business School). He delivered a captivating lecture titled "What Young People Should Do in the Age of Large Models" to over 400 undergraduate and postgraduate students and alumni of HKU...

AWE's Rise: Seres and Huawei Forge a New Benchmark for Luxury Intelligent Vehicles in ChinaOn December 19th, a dialogue focusing on the future development of China's automotive industry unfolded on CCTV. Zhang Xinghai, Chairman (Founder) of Seres Group, and Yu Chengdong, Rotating Chairman of Huawei and CEO of Huawei's Consumer Business Group and Smart Car Solutions BU, jointly reviewed the AWE brand's four-year growth journey, shared their successful cross-industry collaboration experiences, and offered insights into the future of the automotive industry...

Apple in Talks with Tencent for AI Model Integration into iPhones in China? Tencent Remains SilentOn December 19th, news that Apple is in talks with Tencent for a potential AI model collaboration sparked significant interest. Reports suggest Apple is negotiating with both Tencent and ByteDance to integrate their AI models into iPhones sold in China...

Slow Waves in Deep Sleep: The Unsung Heroes of Memory ConsolidationHave you ever wondered how profound memories etch themselves into our minds? Each day, a tidal wave of experiences washes over us, yet only a few fragments ultimately become part of our life's narrative. Scientists have long sought to understand the mechanisms of memory formation, and recent breakthroughs have revealed the crucial role of slow waves during deep sleep in memory consolidation...

The Top 10 Global Engineering Achievements of 2024: Charting a New Course for Future Technological DevelopmentOn December 18, 2024, the "Top 10 Global Engineering Achievements of 2024," selected by Engineering, the journal of the Chinese Academy of Engineering, were officially released, attracting widespread attention from the global technology community. The selection encompasses multiple fields, including biomedicine, aerospace technology, information technology, energy engineering, and manufacturing, fully showcasing the latest advancements and future trends in global engineering technology...