Online Purchase of "Cashmere Sweaters" Turns Out to Be "Wool Sweaters"? A Suzhou Consumer's Struggle for Redress and an Examination of E-commerce Platform ResponsibilityRecently, Mr. Qi, a resident of Suzhou, purchased two sweaters labeled as "100% cashmere" from an e-commerce platform...

Forbes 2024 China's Most Disruptive Founders: Xu Jinbo of Molecular Matchmaker, a Pioneer and Leader in AI Protein FieldRecently, Forbes officially announced its 2024 China's Most Disruptive Founders list, featuring Xu Jinbo, founder and chief scientist of Molecular Matchmaker. This honor is a testament to his outstanding contributions to the AI protein field and his groundbreaking technological innovations...

The Lunar South Pole: A Focal Point and Challenge in the New Wave of Lunar ExplorationSince the first human lunar landing in 1969, lunar exploration experienced a period of dormancy as nations turned their attention to Mars. However, in recent years, the Moon has once again become a focal point in global aerospace...

China's Semiconductor Exports Surpass $1 Trillion: Growth Despite US SanctionsThe global semiconductor industry has become a focal point of intense competition among nations in recent years. Despite escalating US sanctions targeting Chinese chip manufacturing, China's semiconductor market has demonstrated remarkable growth...

Tencent Travel Services partners with Tangshan Municipal Government to launch "Nearby Jobs" gig market function, boosting employment in TangshanOn December 5th, Tencent Travel Services officially announced its collaboration with the Tangshan Human Resources and Social Security Bureau, the Tangshan Lubu District Government, and the Tangshan branch of China Post, to launch the "Nearby Jobs" gig market function in Tangshan City. Powered by the "Youhuo" (meaning "have work") platform, which provides technical and operational support, this marks Tangshan as the second city in China, following Jiangmen in Guangdong Province, to experience this convenient employment service...

Amazon Unveils Next-Generation Foundation Models: Amazon Nova Ushers in a New Era for Generative AIAt the 2024 re:Invent global conference, Amazon unveiled Amazon Nova, a suite of next-generation foundation models marking a new era in generative artificial intelligence. This launch encompasses several advanced models designed to empower developers with powerful intelligence and content generation capabilities, addressing challenges related to latency, cost-effectiveness, customization, retrieval-augmented generation (RAG), and agent capabilities...

Microsoft Accuses FTC of Leaking Antitrust Investigation Details, Demands Inspector General InvestigationMicrosoft has formally accused the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) of inappropriately leaking details of its antitrust investigation into the company's cybersecurity, cloud storage, and artificial intelligence businesses, and has requested an investigation by the FTC's Inspector General. This follows a Bloomberg News report, subsequently confirmed by multiple other media outlets, that the FTC is conducting a broad investigation into Microsoft's cloud computing and software licensing businesses, cybersecurity services, and AI products...

The US-China Chip War: Can Unprecedented Sanctions Crush China's Semiconductor Industry?The US technological blockade against China is escalating, with recently imposed unprecedentedly harsh sanctions targeting the Chinese semiconductor industry with the aim of crippling it. This move has garnered global attention, and its success or failure will have profound implications for the global technological landscape...

Pingyin County's 30-Year Low-Altitude Airspace Operation Rights Cooperation: Opportunities and Challenges of the Low-Altitude EconomyIn recent years, the low-altitude economy, with its novel industrial model and immense business opportunities, has rapidly become a focal point of attention across various sectors. The 30-year low-altitude airspace operation rights cooperation agreement signed between Pingyin County and Jin Yu General Aviation marks the official integration of airspace resources into the local economic development strategy, providing a new path for diversifying local fiscal revenue...

The US-China AI Race: A Fierce Competition in Autonomous Driving and RoboticsOn November 19th, the US-China Economic and Security Review Commission proposed an AI R&D plan akin to the "Manhattan Project," aiming to compete with China in the AI arena. Just a week later, on November 26th, President Trump announced plans to appoint an "AI Minister" to strengthen US AI leadership...

China's MCU Market: Price Wars, Involution, and the Path to High-End BreakthroughOnce upon a time, amidst the global chip shortage, the MCU market boomed, attracting a flood of capital and talent. However, the current landscape is drastically different...

The Sino-US Tech War Escalates: A Deep Dive into China's Countermeasures and Global ImplicationsRecently, the flames of the Sino-US tech war have reignited. The US imposed a new round of export controls on China's high-tech industries, seen as another attempt to curb China's technological advancement...