Global Smartphone Market Rebounds Strongly in 2024: Samsung Leads the Charge, GenAI Poised for Future DominanceAfter consecutive declines in 2022 and 2023, the global smartphone market experienced a significant rebound in 2024. Preliminary data from Counterpoint Research's monthly sales reports indicates a 4% year-over-year growth in global smartphone shipments...

Fortnite Teams Up with Hatsune Miku: New Skins Spark Heated DebateOn January 14th, game developer Epic Games announced the addition of globally renowned virtual idol Hatsune Miku to its popular game, Fortnite. The news sent ripples through the gaming community, with two new Hatsune Miku-themed skins launching immediately...

Slow Waves in Deep Sleep: The Unsung Heroes of Memory ConsolidationHave you ever wondered how profound memories etch themselves into our minds? Each day, a tidal wave of experiences washes over us, yet only a few fragments ultimately become part of our life's narrative. Scientists have long sought to understand the mechanisms of memory formation, and recent breakthroughs have revealed the crucial role of slow waves during deep sleep in memory consolidation...

The Solar Orbiter captures highest-resolution images of the Sun ever, revealing stunning detailsThe Solar Orbiter mission, a joint undertaking by the European Space Agency (ESA) and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), has achieved a remarkable feat. On March 22, 2023, using its high-tech imaging instruments the Extreme Ultraviolet Imager (EUI) and the Polarimetric and Helioseismic Imager (PHI) the spacecraft captured the highest-resolution images ever taken of the Sun's visible surface, from a distance of approximately 74 million kilometers...

Akse County's Giant Tower Concentrated Solar Power Plant: How "Sunflowers" on the Gobi Desert Illuminate the Night?Located in Akse County, Jiuquan City, at the westernmost end of the Hexi Corridor, a recently grid-connected tower concentrated solar power (CSP) project, the largest single-unit project under construction in China, has begun operation. Situated on a Gobi Desert plateau nearly 3,000 meters above sea level, with temperatures plummeting to -15, this project utilizes advanced technology to convert the desert's abundant solar energy into a continuous supply of electricity, even at night, opening new avenues for green energy utilization...

Global Chip Giants Vie for Dominance: A Strategic Game Between Samsung, Nvidia, and SMICThe global chip market is undergoing unprecedented competition and transformation. Samsung's innovation is stagnating, Nvidia is soaring on the AI wave, and SMIC (Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation) is rising as the world's third-largest foundry...

Long-Form Video Advertising: Facing the Sunset of Traffic Dividends, How Can Platforms Break Out?In the advertising market, the appeal of long-form video websites is gradually waning, and this trend is intensifying. QuestMobile data predicts that the market share of online video advertising will continue to decline over the next five years, with an expected share of less than 3% next year...

Apple, Samsung, and Huawei: A Fierce Battle in the Third-Quarter Smartphone Market, Who Will Reign Supreme?In the third quarter of 2024, Apple and Samsung, the two smartphone giants, once again led the global smartphone market, boasting revenues of $949.3 billion and 79...

Devil Gene? The Truth and Misunderstanding about Supermale SyndromeRecently, a pregnant woman in Sichuan shared her 6-month prenatal examination report online, which diagnosed her fetus with mosaic supermale syndrome, sparking hot discussions on the internet. Many netizens are concerned that supermale syndrome means the child will grow up to be violent and even become a "criminal...

AI-Powered Virus Discovery: Alibaba Cloud and Sun Yat-sen University Collaborate to Discover 180 Novel RNA Virus CladesA research collaboration between Sun Yat-sen University and Alibaba Cloud, published recently in the prestigious journal Cell, has leveraged cloud computing and AI to uncover 180 novel clades and over 160,000 new RNA viruses, a nearly 30-fold increase in known virus species. This discovery significantly advances our understanding of RNA virus diversity and evolutionary history...

Warm "Little Cotton Jacket": JD's Warm Sun Action, Providing Older Adults with Comfortable Home LifeAs China's aging population accelerates, the living standards and safety of older adults are increasingly receiving social attention. By the end of 2023, the proportion of people aged 60 and above in China has reached 21...

TSMC and Samsung's "Face-lift": The Game and Future of the Global Semiconductor IndustryChips, these microscopic worlds, are now influencing the fate of global tech giants and reflecting the turbulent international political and economic landscape. TSMC and Samsung, two Eastern giants at the pinnacle of the global semiconductor industry, are undergoing an unprecedented "face-lift...