SpaceX's eighth Starship test flight aborted: 40-second countdown halted, reason unknownOn March 4th, SpaceX aborted the eighth test flight of its Starship vehicle in Texas just 40 seconds before launch. The decision was announced via SpaceX's live stream, but no specific reason for the scrub was given...

The 2025 Beijing Artificial Intelligence Industry Innovation and Development Conference: Focusing on Large Models, Leading the Upgrading of Industrial IntelligenceOn February 28, 2025, the third Beijing Artificial Intelligence Industry Innovation and Development Conference was grandly held at the National Convention Center Phase II. Themed "Artificial Intelligence: Empowering Industries, Leading the Future," the conference brought together heavyweight guests from government, industry, academia, and investment circles to discuss the latest technological breakthroughs, industry development trends, and future directions in the field of artificial intelligence...

Alibaba's Wanxiang Large Model: Tops Hugging Face Charts After Just Six Days of Open Source, Millions of Downloads Ignite Global CommunityAlibaba's large language model, Wanxiang, has rapidly ascended to the top of Hugging Face's trending models and model spaces charts just six days after its open-source release. Its exceptional performance and broad applicability have made it the most prominent focus in the global open-source community recently...

The 2025 Spring Festival Intelligent Driving Crowd-Testing Report: NOA System Still Needs Improvement in Urban Areas, While Some Models Show Outstanding High-Speed StabilityDuring the 2025 Spring Festival, Zhihu, in collaboration with the Intelligent Connected Vehicle Branch of the China-Europe Association, released the "2025 Spring Festival Intelligent Driving Crowd-Testing Report." Based on data from Zhihu's "2025 Spring Festival Intelligent Driving Crowd-Testing Competition," the report comprehensively evaluated the intelligent driving systems, particularly the NOA (Navigation on Autopilot) systems, of 14 mainstream intelligent vehicles...

SHEIN's 2024 Sustainability Report: Significant Increase in Recycled Plastic Bag Usage and Carbon ReductionSHEIN's 2024 Sustainability Report reveals that the company saved over 6,700 tons of virgin plastic and reduced carbon emissions by more than 21,000 tons throughout the year by using recycled plastic bags. This achievement is attributed to SHEIN's ongoing recycled plastic packaging replacement initiative, launched in 2022, and its efforts in packaging reduction...

New Energy Vehicle Insurance Policy Lands: Multiple Departments Collaborate to Solve High Claims Payment Challenges and Promote High-Quality Industry DevelopmentRecently, the National Financial Regulatory Administration, in conjunction with the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology and other departments, issued the "Guiding Opinions on Deepening Reform, Strengthening Supervision, and Promoting High-Quality Development of New Energy Vehicle Insurance" (hereinafter referred to as the "Guiding Opinions"), pressing the "accelerator" for the development of new energy vehicle insurance. This policy's release comes at a critical juncture where the popularity of new energy vehicles is accelerating, yet the industry faces challenges such as high claims rates and soaring repair costs...

Quadrupedal Robots: A New Force in Smart Airport InspectionsOn February 27th, a unique inspection operation took place at an airport. The protagonist wasn't human personnel, but a nimble and agile quadrupedal robot...

Douyin Life Services 2024 Consumer Rights Protection Annual Report: Building a Secure and Convenient Consumption EcosystemOn February 27, 2024, Douyin Life Services held its "Service Experience and Governance Open Day" event, releasing the "2024 Douyin Life Services Consumer Rights Protection Annual Report." This report comprehensively outlines the platform's key initiatives and significant achievements in consumer rights protection and service experience enhancement...

A Research Report Unveils the Impact of Short-Video Live Streaming Platforms on High-Quality and Full Employment in ChinaOn February 26, 2024, the China Institute for Employment and Livelihood at Renmin University of China released a research report (2024) titled Research Report on the Promotion of High-Quality and Full Employment by Short-Video Live Streaming Platforms (hereinafter referred to as the "Report"). The report shows that, by the end of 2024, the Kuaishou platform alone had driven 43...

Alipay Partners with American Express to Offer Global Tourists a Smoother Chinese Payment ExperienceThe collaboration between Alipay and American Express marks a new milestone for Alipay's "foreign card, domestic binding" service. This partnership will enable eligible American Express cardholders worldwide to use Alipay for transactions within China...

Salesforce and Google Forge Multi-Billion Dollar Cloud Partnership, Challenging Microsoft's DominanceOn February 25th, Salesforce Inc., a leading customer relationship management (CRM) solutions provider, and Google, a subsidiary of Alphabet Inc...

BAIC Foton Ouhui's "Red Mengba" Power Beijing's Green Upgrade: 500 Electric Buses Delivered to Beijing Public TransportationRecently, BAIC Foton Ouhui delivered 500 pure electric micro-circulation buses to Beijing Public Transportation. This signifies a significant step forward in Beijing's green transportation transformation and injects new green energy into the city's public transportation network...