Experienced CPU Architects Leave Intel Amidst Mass Layoffs to Found RISC-V StartupAs Intel announced its largest-ever layoff plan, a group of seasoned CPU architects decided to leave the tech giant and co-found a RISC-V startup named Ahead Computing. This team reportedly brings over 80 years of combined experience from Intel, and their departure signifies the growing impact of the RISC-V architecture within the industry...

Turning Air into Food: Chinese Scientists Achieve Artificial Synthesis of Starch from Carbon Dioxide, Ushering in a New Era for Food ProductionIn China's long-standing agricultural civilization, farming has been deeply ingrained in the national psyche. However, a revolutionary transformation in food production is quietly taking place...

Unisoc Unveils E450R, the World's First Secure Chip with Open Hardware+Software ArchitectureOn August 21st, at the 2024 Unisoc Partner Conference, Unisoc unveiled its latest technological innovation the E450R, the world's first secure chip featuring an open hardware+software architecture. This chip, with its unique architectural design, achieves remarkable breakthroughs in security and performance, establishing a new benchmark for the secure chip industry...

ByteDance Founders Zhang Yiming and Liang Rubo Donate 200 Million Yuan to Nankai University to Support Mathematics Research and Talent CultivationOn August 21st, reporters learned from the official website of Nankai University that ByteDance founder Zhang Yiming and ByteDance CEO Liang Rubo jointly donated 200 million yuan to their alma mater, Nankai University, primarily to support mathematics research and talent cultivation. This year marks the 105th anniversary of Nankai University...

Will Apple Challenge Google's Dominance? Antitrust Ruling Could Push Apple to Develop Its Own Search EngineRecently, a US federal court ruled in an antitrust lawsuit against Google, finding that the company illegally maintained its monopoly by entering into default search engine agreements with companies like Apple. This ruling has sparked widespread industry attention, particularly around the possibility of Apple being forced to develop its own search engine...

Pinduoduo Empowers Research Breakthroughs at China Agricultural University: From Life Sciences to Agricultural Technology[Global Times Public Welfare Comprehensive Report] In recent years, China Agricultural University has achieved a series of breakthroughs in basic research and key agricultural technologies, which is inseparable from the strong support of the "Pinduoduo-China Agricultural University Research Fund." Since its establishment in 2023, the fund has supported 50 research projects covering multiple fields such as agricultural biobreeding, veterinary public health, food security, food safety, ecological security, biosecurity, and interdisciplinary research related to agriculture...

A Wake-up Call for Research Integrity: Image Duplication Controversy in a Paper from China Pharmaceutical UniversityIn recent years, academic integrity has increasingly become a focal point in the academic community. Publishing in academic journals signifies that research findings will undergo peer review and scrutiny from the scientific community, making it crucial for researchers' reputation and academic advancement...

"Soul-Searching Question": How Should We Choose the Future of Driverless Vehicles?IntroductionRecently, a video of a young man from Shanghai soul-searching Baidu CEO Robin Li has gone viral online, sparking a heated discussion across the country about the conflict between the development of driverless technology and job security. In the video, the young man candidly expressed his concerns about the potential job losses caused by this technology, raising critical questions about technological advancement and social responsibility, humanized service, and fair competition, resonating with the public...

The Hidden Architect of the Tencent Empire: The Humble Life and Extraordinary Contributions of Zhang ZhidongZhang Zhidong, a name that may not be as well-known as Ma Huateng, is one of the founders of the Tencent empire and the key figure behind the birth of QQ, used by 800 million people. This low-key member of the "Tencent Five Tigers" has laid a solid foundation for Tencent's rise with his exceptional technical skills and deep understanding of user needs...

The "Fruit King" Encounter: Rare Splitgill Mushrooms Grow on an Apple in Deqing, Zhejiang, Leading Researchers to Seek It OutIn the home of Ms. Deng in Deqing, Zhejiang, a white mushroom sprouted from an apple that had been sitting for months...

MindFlow: AI Search Assistant Tailored for Knowledge Workers, Empowering Efficient Information Acquisition and UtilizationIn this information-saturated era, knowledge workers are confronted with an overwhelming deluge of data. Efficiently acquiring the necessary information and effectively transforming it into knowledge and action has emerged as a formidable challenge...

Recently, a news about Dong Mingzhu, the chairman of Gree Electric Appliances, and Wang Zizi, the new channel manager, has attracted widespread attention on the internet. Dong Mingzhu invited Wang Ziyou to join Gree and appointed him as the Gree Channel Manager, which is seen as an important step in the reform of Gree Electric's channel...