Baidu's Ernie Bot Goes Completely Free: 430 Million Users to Experience Upgraded AI Service Starting April 1stOn February 13th, Baidu announced that its AI conversational product, Ernie Bot (Wenxin Yiyn), will be completely free to access starting at 00:00 on April 1st. This means all PC and app users will be able to enjoy numerous upgraded features powered by the latest Wenxin series model, including ultra-long document processing, enhanced professional search, advanced AI painting, and multilingual conversation...

Discovery of Fujianvenator prodigiosus, a Late Jurassic Avian Species from Zhenghe, Fujian Province, and its Significance for Avian OriginsA collaborative research team from the Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology (IVPP), Chinese Academy of Sciences, led by Dr. Min Wang, and the Fujian Institute of Geological Survey has made a groundbreaking discovery, recently published in Nature...

2025 Spring Festival: AI Empowers Telecom, Ushering in a New Era of IntelligenceDuring the 2025 Spring Festival, artificial intelligence (AI) technology demonstrated its burgeoning vitality in the basic telecommunications sector. The Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) announced that China's three major telecom operators actively embraced AI, leveraging their technological advantages in 5G, cloud platforms, and big data to deploy across multiple domains and expand AI application scenarios, significantly enriching the supply of AI applications...

The Rise of Chinese Logistics Companies Overseas: An In-depth Analysis of Lalamove's Success in BrazilThe global economic integration trend is driving Chinese companies to expand overseas, an irreversible phenomenon. This is particularly true in the e-commerce and logistics sectors, where Chinese companies, leveraging their extensive domestic experience and strong capabilities, are actively exploring overseas markets and seeking boundless opportunities...

Panasonic Group Restructuring: Dispelling Dissolution Rumors, Focusing on Solutions, and Promoting the "China Model" GloballyRecently, Panasonic Holdings Corporation held a press conference announcing a restructuring plan for its subsidiary, Panasonic Corporation, leading to widespread media reports, including rumors of "Panasonic Corporation's dissolution" and "Panasonic abandoning its television business," which quickly became trending topics. On February 6th, Panasonic Group issued an official statement clarifying the situation...

Nintendo Switch 2 to Launch April 2nd: Price Undisclosed, but Nintendo Promises "Consumer-Friendly" Pricing and Anti-Scalping MeasuresNintendo recently announced the highly anticipated Nintendo Switch 2 (Switch 2) will officially launch on April 2nd, 2024. This announcement generated significant excitement among gamers worldwide...

Didi Chuxing's Spring Festival Data: 17% Year-on-Year Growth in Orders Reflects Booming Domestic Tourism and Increased Travel Demand...

WeChat's 2025 Spring Festival Data Report: A Billion+ Custom Red Packet Covers, Rich Online Festive AtmosphereOn February 5th, the WeChat team released their 2025 Spring Festival data report, "Cyber Festive Flavor in WeChat." Based on data collected from Chinese New Year's Eve to the fifth day of the festival, the report vividly portrays an online scene brimming with festive cheer...

Supercritical Water-Assisted Carbon Capture: Carbonic Ester Intermediate Reveals Novel CO Dissolution MechanismA new study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) has made significant progress in understanding the complex reaction mechanism of carbon dioxide (CO) in supercritical water, offering new hope for developing more efficient carbon capture and storage (CCS) technologies. This groundbreaking research reveals the role of carbonic ester as a key reaction intermediate, providing a solid foundation for future CCS innovations...

The Rise and Fall of Satellite Dishes: A Technological and Social ShiftOnce ubiquitous in China, satellite dishes hold a special place in the television memories of generations. In an era of limited entertainment options, they magically brought global television programming into ordinary homes, attracting countless families to risk using them despite government bans...

The "Energy Tower" Craze: A Double Threat of Cancer Risk and False AdvertisingIn recent years, "energy towers" have become a hot seller on online platforms, marketed with pseudoscientific claims of altering fate and improving fortune. Prices range from a few dollars to over ten thousand...

2025 CCTV Spring Festival Gala: A Global Cultural Feast and a New Paradigm for "Spring Festival Economy"The 2025 Central Broadcasting Television (CCTV) Spring Festival Gala (hereinafter referred to as "Spring Gala") has concluded successfully. As the most anticipated cultural event of the Chinese Lunar New Year for audiences in China and around the world, this audio-visual feast, embodying the shared emotions of billions of Chinese people, is not only a precise response to the pulse of the times but also a vivid interpretation of the concept of a community with a shared future for mankind...