Haier Washing Machine Achieves 16 Consecutive Years as Global Sales Champion: Technological Innovation Drives Global Leadership in Laundry CareIn 2024, Haier washing machines once again topped global sales, achieving their 16th consecutive year as the world's number one brand. This achievement is not accidental but the result of Haier's deep understanding and consistent fulfillment of user needs...

BlackBerry QNX and Microsoft Partner to Accelerate Cloud-Based Software-Defined Vehicle (SDV) DevelopmentBlackBerry's subsidiary, QNX, recently announced a strategic partnership with Microsoft to significantly accelerate the development of Software-Defined Vehicles (SDVs) using cloud technologies. This collaboration integrates the power of Microsoft Azure's cloud platform with QNX's deep expertise in automotive embedded software, providing a highly efficient and reliable software development and testing environment for global automakers...

Zhiyuan Robotics Achieves Mass Production Milestone with 1,000 Embodied General-Purpose RobotsOn January 6th, Zhiyuan Robotics announced the mass production and completion of its 1,000th general-purpose embodied robot, marking a significant breakthrough in embodied AI and accelerating the industrialization of the embodied robot sector. This batch of robots encompasses multiple models from Zhiyuan Robotics' product line, showcasing its diverse offerings and robust technological capabilities...

Douyin E-commerce Releases 2024 Industrial Cluster Development Report: 170 Million Products Sold, Live Streaming Drives GrowthOn December 31, 2024, Douyin E-commerce released the "Made in China from the Livestream: 2024 Douyin E-commerce Industrial Cluster Development Report," comprehensively showcasing the booming development of the national industrial cluster regions' real economy and small and medium-sized businesses on the Douyin e-commerce platform in 2024. The report reveals that 170 million products from industrial clusters across China sold 15...

Unitree Robotics' B2-W robot dog: A $150,000 "decathlete" that's wowing the world, even Elon MuskUnitree Robotics' latest robot dog, the B2-W, has recently generated global buzz with its astounding performance and impressive array of complex maneuvers. Even Elon Musk, founder of Tesla and SpaceX, shared and commented on its capabilities...

Alipay's "Tan Yi Xia" (Explore): A New AI Visual Search Experience Unlocks Intelligent Recognition of EverythingOn December 30th, Alipay officially launched its new generation AI visual search product "Tan Yi Xia" (Explore). Leveraging Ant Group's self-developed multi-modal large language model technology, this product aims to provide users with faster, more useful, and fun generative search services, offering a completely new way to "explore everything with the eyes of AI...

Developing New-Type Productivity: The Key to and Balance in Industrial UpgradingProfessor Wang Yong, Deputy Dean of the Institute of New Structural Economics at Peking University and Secretary-General of the New Structural Economics Research Alliance, presented a crucial perspective at the 2024 China National Radio (CNR) Finance Annual Dialogue. He argued that developing new-type productivity hinges on industrial upgrading, advocating a strategy tailored to specific circumstances based on comparative advantages...

University of Michigan Develops Novel Incandescent Bulb: 100x Brighter, Ushering in a New Era of Twisted Light ApplicationsResearchers at the University of Michigan have achieved a breakthrough, developing a novel incandescent bulb capable of producing elliptically polarized light, or "twisted light," 100 times brighter than previously possible. This research not only deepens our understanding of fundamental physics but also paves the way for robotic vision systems, autonomous driving technology, and other cutting-edge applications...

Humanoid Robots: A Trillion-Dollar Market Revolutionizing the WorkforceHumanoid robots, a crucial component of advanced manufacturing, are rapidly emerging as the "top trend" in the robotics family. Fueled by the deep integration of technologies like Artificial Intelligence (AI), these robots are becoming increasingly intelligent, agile, and efficient...

The Rise of China's Flexible Display Technology: Visionox Leads the Global Charge, Achieving a "China Mark"With the rapid advancement and iteration of technology, flexible display technology, as a core representative of next-generation display technologies, is leading the global display industry into a new development stage at an unprecedented speed. Its revolutionary characteristics and broad application prospects have made it a focal point for various industries...

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...

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...