Foxconn Halts Nissan Acquisition Bid Amidst Pivotal Honda Merger TalksOn December 21st, Bloomberg, citing sources familiar with the matter, reported that Hon Hai Precision Industry (Foxconn's parent company) has temporarily shelved its plans to acquire Nissan Motor Co. This move is directly linked to the ongoing, in-depth merger negotiations between Nissan and Honda Motor Co...

Beijing Academy of Artificial Intelligence (BAAI) Releases Evaluation Results for Over 100 Large Language Models: Rise of Multimodal Models, Application Landing CrucialBAAI recently released comprehensive and specialized evaluation results for over 100 open-source and commercially closed-source large language models (LLMs) from both domestic and international sources. These models encompass various modalities, including language, vision-language, text-to-image, text-to-video, and speech-language...

2025: Major Scientific and Technological Events and Global Challenges2025 will be a pivotal year for scientific and technological advancements and the response to global challenges. From breakthroughs in particle physics to in-depth observations of Earth, from leaps in brain-computer interface technology to international cooperation in addressing climate change, a series of significant events will profoundly impact humanity's future...

MechaBREAK: China's First Mech-Based Esports Game Makes a Stunning Debut at TGA 2024At Gamescom in Cologne, Germany, MechaBREAK's promotional video featured prominently during the ONL opening night and was subsequently picked up by renowned gaming media outlets like IGN, Gamespot, and Play3.DE, further expanding its global reach...

Denso China Actively Implements the "Dual Carbon" Goals: Tianjin Denso Electronics Factory's Energy Saving and Emission Reduction Practices and Future PlansSince China's announcement of its "dual carbon" goalscarbon peaking and carbon neutralitydomestic manufacturing enterprises have actively responded to the national call, adjusting their development strategies and accelerating technological innovation to achieve sustainable development, driven by multiple rounds of industrial transformation strategies. As a globally renowned automotive parts manufacturer, Denso China Group is actively committed to achieving both electricity carbon neutrality and complete carbon neutrality...

The Top 10 Global Engineering Achievements of 2024: Charting a New Course for Future Technological DevelopmentOn December 18, 2024, the "Top 10 Global Engineering Achievements of 2024," selected by Engineering, the journal of the Chinese Academy of Engineering, were officially released, attracting widespread attention from the global technology community. The selection encompasses multiple fields, including biomedicine, aerospace technology, information technology, energy engineering, and manufacturing, fully showcasing the latest advancements and future trends in global engineering technology...

The Secrets to Smartphone Pricing: Finding the Best Time to Buy and Getting the Most Bang for Your BuckSmartphones have transitioned from luxury items to everyday necessities, seamlessly integrated into every aspect of our lives. However, navigating the vast landscape of brands, models, and ever-increasing prices can be overwhelming...

Economic Hardship and the Journey Out of the Ice: A Perspective on "Quantitative Easing" and its Profound ImpactsThe current global economic environment is intricately complex, a vast web interwoven with the destinies of everyone on the planet. In recent years, anxiety surrounding economic hardship"times are tough, everything's difficult"has permeated all levels of society...

Apple to Begin Using Its Own Bluetooth and Wi-Fi Chips in 2025: Goodbye, Broadcom?Apple is reportedly planning to further increase its reliance on in-house components, with a key development being the planned adoption of self-designed Bluetooth and Wi-Fi chips starting in 2025. This move would significantly reduce Apple's dependence on external suppliers, such as long-time partner Broadcom...

The Collapse of Jietue Auto: Failure Despite Backing from Giants, and the Employees' PlightIn the early hours of December 13th, around 2 AM, Xia Yiping, CEO of Jietue Auto, remained trapped in a meeting room at the company's Shanghai headquarters. Hundreds of employees gathered outside, agitatedly demanding that Xia, along with major shareholders Baidu and Geely, provide solutions regarding the company's dissolution and employee compensation...

Cainiao International Express Launches Select Standard Product Express Line to Boost Cross-border Merchants' Peak Season GrowthOn December 13th, Cainiao International Express announced the launch of its Select Standard Product Express Line, aiming to help cross-border merchants seize the year-end peak season opportunities and achieve sales growth. This move is a positive response to the peak season demands of cross-border e-commerce merchants...

Yibobo Digital Technology Launches Yibobo Cloud Intelligent Computing Products and Services, Driving AI Industry DevelopmentOn December 13th, at the AICon Global Artificial Intelligence Development and Application Conference (AICon Beijing 2024), Li Shaopeng, CTO of Yibobo Digital Technology, officially launched several "Yibobo Cloud" intelligent computing products and services, marking a significant step for Yibobo Digital Technology in the field of artificial intelligence. Yibobo Cloud is not merely a simple computing power provider; it's a complete ecosystem encompassing four major sections: intelligent computing center construction and operation & maintenance, GPU container services, an advanced computing power laboratory, and an industry incubator...