Hello, everyone, this is the 'Tech News of Last Night and This Morning'. Today is Tuesday, May 14, 2024. Here are the key tech updates:
According to sources, Qualcomm is currently redesigning the Snapdragon 8Gen4 processor with a new target frequency of 4.26GHz to compete with Apple's M4/A18/Pro processors. However, the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8Gen4 does not support Scalable Matrix Extensions (SME). >> Read more
Recently, hotels in Shanghai, Hangzhou, and other places have adjusted their check-in policies to no longer require guests to 'mandatory face scanning'. Behind the facial recognition check-in at hotels, various enterprises providing facial recognition devices and platform systems have formed a large business industry chain. The policy adjustment will also affect the interests of companies. As a major provider of facial recognition technology in the business, Alipay may be affected. Recently, there have been a lot of information about selling Alipay facial recognition devices on the Idle Fish platform... >> Read more
Xiaomi announced that it has reached a new strategic cooperation with JD.com recently. Lu Weibing, Xiaomi Group's partner, president, and international business department president, and JD.com CEO Xu Rong attended the ceremony and witnessed the strategic contract.
Both parties have set a goal of Xiaomi's channel sales of 200 billion in JD.com over the next three years, while also working together to promote the popularization of multi-category Xiaomi smart hardware products, enabling more users to enjoy Xiaomi's full-scenario intelligent experience and accelerate the comprehensive deployment of the 'People, Cars, and Home' ecosystem strategy. >> Read more
Taobao has adjusted its app client homepage, changing the fixed 'Taobao Live', 'Taobao Good Price', 'Taobao Grocery Shopping' three major channels to 'Taobao Live' and 'Billions of Subsidies' two major channels, while reducing the occupied area on the homepage.
The icon entrances such as 'Tmall International' and '88VIP' below the search bar have also been adjusted, from the previous two columns to one column. The space reduced by the two adjustments has been left to the product waterfall flow recommendation, with most of the products launched related to user search history. >> Read more
At the vivo Imaging New Blueprint and X Series New Product Launch event held on May 13th, the vivoX100Ultra phone was officially released, claiming to be vivo's first 'camera' and also vivo's first Ultra, dubbed 'buy a camera, get a phone', starting at 6499 yuan. >> Read more
Xiaomi Group's General Manager of Public Relations, Wang Hua, responded to the Xiaomi SU7 brake failure on May 13th on Weibo: Just checked, it was indeed a software misidentification. The 'small probability' event has now been fixed, so there is no need to panic. >> Read more
Apple released its new iPadPro and iPadAir last week, but the highly anticipated new iPadmini was absent from the event. The current iPadmini, which has not been updated since its launch in 2021, urgently needs an upgrade. However, according to Bloomberg reporter Mark Gurman, users who love this 8.3-inch small t ablet will have to wait until the end of this year at the earliest for the release of the 7th generation iPadmini. In other words, the iPadmini7 will not be released at the Apple Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) to be held in June. >> Read more
According to Bloomberg, Xiaomi plans to start production and sales of an SUV similar to the Tesla ModelY as early as 2025, marking a significant expansion of Xiaomi's automotive business. The production of Xiaomi's first electric car, the SU7, is expected to reach about 100,000 units this year. Sources revealed that Xiaomi is approaching its initial production capacity limit and is working to increase production to meet market demand. During the development process, Xiaomi will benchmark Tesla's SUV model. The specific specifications and pricing of this Xiaomi SUV are currently unclear. >> Read more
OpenAI announced the launch of its latest flagship generative AI model, GPT-4o, which will be gradually integrated into OpenAI's various products in the coming weeks. Most surprisingly, GPT-4o will be provided free of charge to all users. >> Read more
Ziji Auto's second sedan, the L6, was officially launched on the evening of May 13th, featuring the 'Lizard' intelligent digital chassis and 'Lightyear' solid-state battery. The car offers 5 configurations, with prices ranging from 219,900 to 345,900 yuan. >> Read more
Recently, CPCA Vice Chairman and Secretary-General Fu Bingfeng responded in an exclusive interview with China Daily, stating that implementing secure data processing for automobiles is a new starting point for the development of intelligent vehicles. The first batch of all 6 Chinese and foreign car companies voluntarily participated, including the only foreign-invested company Tesla participating in this round of testing. The Association adheres to the principle of treating all inspected companies and models equally. The fact that Tesla participated in the first batch of testing and passed it is indeed an opportunity. Tesla clearly sees that the future trend of autonomous driving will first rise in the huge Chinese market. >> Read more
That's all for today. Tech News of Last Night and This Morning, see you tomorrow.