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...

2025: Major Scientific and Technological Events and Global Challenges2025 will be a pivotal year for scientific and technological advancements and the response to global challenges. From breakthroughs in particle physics to in-depth observations of Earth, from leaps in brain-computer interface technology to international cooperation in addressing climate change, a series of significant events will profoundly impact humanity's future...

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...

Ant Group Denies Backdoor Listing Rumors, CEO to be Succeeded by Han XinyiRecently, online rumors circulated about Ant Group's impending backdoor listing, sparking widespread attention. In response, Ant Group issued an official statement on its Weibo account on December 19th, emphatically denying any current plans for an IPO, much less a backdoor listing...

HarmonyOS NEXT Empowers Huawei's Information Stream Ecosystem: Breakthroughs and Future OutlookHuawei recently hosted successful information stream creator salons in Shanghai and Guangzhou, attracting numerous high-quality partners. The core theme of these salons revolved around new opportunities for content creation and distribution within the HarmonyOS ecosystem, exploring how HarmonyOS NEXT technology can invigorate content creation, deliver unique value to consumers, and unlock the immense traffic potential of omni-channel content distribution...

Denso China Actively Implements the "Dual Carbon" Goals: Tianjin Denso Electronics Factory's Energy Saving and Emission Reduction Practices and Future PlansSince China's announcement of its "dual carbon" goalscarbon peaking and carbon neutralitydomestic manufacturing enterprises have actively responded to the national call, adjusting their development strategies and accelerating technological innovation to achieve sustainable development, driven by multiple rounds of industrial transformation strategies. As a globally renowned automotive parts manufacturer, Denso China Group is actively committed to achieving both electricity carbon neutrality and complete carbon neutrality...

AODMap's Wheelchair Navigation Receives Major Upgrade: Now Covers 60 Cities, Enhancing AccessibilityAODMap recently released a user guide for its wheelchair navigation feature, signifying a significant upgrade to its accessibility services. Since its launch in 2022, AODMap's wheelchair navigation has expanded to cover 60 cities nationwide, offering wheelchair users more convenient and safer travel options...

New Evidence of Quantum Spin Liquid Found in Cerium Tin Oxide, Promising Breakthroughs in Fundamental Physics and Quantum ComputingBEIJING, December 16 (Science and Technology Daily) An international team of scientists from Switzerland, the United States, France, and other countries has announced the discovery of new evidence for a quantum spin liquid in cerium tin oxide (Ce2Sn2O7). This groundbreaking discovery, published in Nature Physics, promises revolutionary advancements in fundamental physics and quantum computing...