The 2025 Two Sessions: Autonomous Driving Legislation and Scaled Application Take Center Stage, High-Quality Employment Presents New OpportunitiesAutonomous driving was once again a focal point for delegates and committee members during the 2025 National People's Congress (NPC) and Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), collectively known as the "Two Sessions." Numerous delegates and committee members, including prominent entrepreneur Lei Jun, submitted proposals and motions urging the accelerated development and revision of relevant laws and regulations to promote the large-scale application of autonomous driving technology across a wider range of scenarios...

HTC at MWC 2025: AI-Powered XR Builds a Future of Immersive ExperiencesAt MWC 2025 in Barcelona, HTC's booth captivated attendees with a breathtaking demonstration: a single hand gesture triggered a spectacular fireworks display on a giant LED screen behind the user, seamlessly integrated with the backdrop of Casa Batll's Gothic architecture, creating a truly Hollywood-esque experience. This wasn't movie magic, but a real-time interaction powered by HTC's new VIVEMars virtual production system...

The 2025 Chongqing Women's Half Marathon: AWE Joins Elite Women on a Dream-Chasing Journey in the Mountain CityThe 2025 Chongqing Women's Half Marathon will be grandly launched on March 23rd in Jiangbei District, Chongqing. This highly anticipated event will attract 15,000 female runners from around the globe to the mountain city, creating a spectacular sporting spectacle...

The Essence and Fundamental Issues of Remote Sensing Science: A Systematic Study of Three Characteristics and Five EffectsOn March 5th, the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) website announced the publication of a paper titled "The Essence and Fundamental Issues of Remote Sensing Science" by researcher Zhang Bing from the Aerospace Information Research Institute of CAS, in the Journal of Remote Sensing. Starting from the physical foundations of remote sensing science, the paper systematically summarizes the basic laws governing the interaction between objects and electromagnetic waves...

Ancient Ocean Sediments Discovered Beneath Martian Surface: Key Evidence for Martian HabitabilityA team led by researcher Fang Guangyou from the Institute of Space and Earth Information Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, analyzed data from the Zhurong rover's radar and discovered multiple layers of inclined sedimentary structures buried 10 to 35 meters beneath the surface of Utopia Planitia in southern Mars. This landmark discovery provides the most direct subsurface evidence to date for the existence of an ancient ocean in the mid-to-low latitudes of Mars...

Huawei Digital Power Summit at MWC2025: Green ICT for a Shared Win in the Fully Intelligent EraDuring Mobile World Congress 2025 (MWC2025), Huawei hosted a Digital Power Summit themed "Green ICT for a Shared Win in the Fully Intelligent Era." The summit brought together global operators, leading enterprises, industry leaders, and experts to delve into the new opportunities presented by the fully intelligent era and share their cutting-edge perspectives and insights...

Microchip Technology Accelerates Restructuring: Premature Arizona Fab Closure and Mass LayoffsMicrochip Technology recently announced a series of additional restructuring measures aimed at reducing costs and right-sizing its manufacturing operations, which will have a profound impact on the company's future operations and strategy. Central to this restructuring is the early closure of its Tempe, Arizona wafer fabrication plant (Fab2) and significant layoffs across multiple locations, further highlighting the challenging conditions currently facing the global semiconductor industry...

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...

ZhiPu AI Secures Over RMB 1 Billion in Strategic Funding to Accelerate GLM Large Model Open-Sourcing and Industrial ApplicationsOn March 3rd, ZhiPu AI, a leading artificial intelligence company, announced it has secured over RMB 1 billion (approximately USD 145 million) in strategic funding. Investors include Hangzhou City Investment Industrial Fund and Shangcheng Capital...

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...

WeDoctor's Medical Large Language Model: Double Champion in Authoritative Benchmarks, Demonstrating the Effectiveness of AI in HealthcareThe competition among AI large language models is heating up, with authoritative benchmark platforms becoming a crucial battleground for technology companies to showcase their capabilities. Recently, the latest rankings from MedBench and CMB, two leading Chinese medical large language model evaluation platforms, were unveiled...