Good morning, a new day has begun. What interesting things have happened in the technology industry in the past 24 hours? Let's take a look with 21tech.
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1. Pure Blood HarmonyOS opens public beta today. On October 8th, Huawei officially launched the HarmonyOS NEXT pure blood HarmonyOS system, which is compatible with the first batch of Mate 60/X5 series smartphones and Mate Pad Pro 13.2-inch series tablets. HarmonyOS NEXT was released on August 4, 2023, and is the first major version of HarmonyOS that abandons the Linux kernel and Android open source projects. It only supports HarmonyOS kernel and HarmonyOS system applications and is no longer compatible with Android applications. In addition, HarmonyOS NEXT reduces redundant code by 40%, significantly improving system smoothness, energy efficiency, and security. HarmonyOS NEXT integrates AI capabilities into the system for the first time, and third-party applications can bring intelligent experiences to users by calling system controls.
2. OpenAI has completed a new round of funding of $6.6 billion and has requested that new investors no longer support five AI companies, including Anthropic. OpenAI announced on October 2nd local time that it has completed its latest round of funding, raising $6.6 billion in new capital at a post investment valuation of $157 billion. Chip giant Nvidia has also joined the investment ranks. In addition, SoftBank and UAE technology investment company MGX also participated in this round of financing. On October 3rd, OpenAI announced that the company has also established a $4 billion revolving credit line with JPMorgan Chase, Citigroup, Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley, Santander Bank, Wells Fargo, Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation, UBS, and HSBC. According to reports, insiders said that OpenAI, while completing its latest round of $6.6 billion financing, also hopes that these investors will not provide funding to the other five artificial intelligence startups. The company list includes competitors who develop large language models, such as Anthropic and Elon Musk's xAI.
3. Huang Renxun's net worth has exceeded the total market value of Intel Corporation. NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang's net worth has now surpassed the sum of NVIDIA's arch rival Intel, with a net worth of $109 billion. On paper, based solely on Intel's valuation of $95.7 billion on October 8th, Huang Renxun himself could acquire Intel.
4. Musk angrily criticized OpenAI's exclusive financing. Elon Musk posted on social media accusing OpenAI of unfair financing practices, stating that "OpenAI is truly evil". Previously, there were reports that OpenAI insisted on using exclusive financing arrangements and did not want investors to support competing startups such as Anthropic and Musk's xAI at the same time.
5. Suspected of unfair competition, South Korean ride hailing giant has been fined the highest amount in industry history. Kakao Mobility, a travel platform under South Korean IT giant Kakao, is the largest ride hailing platform in South Korea. Recently, the Korea Fair Trade Commission announced a fine of 72.4 billion Korean won (approximately 380 million yuan) on Kakao Mobility. The Korea Fair Trade Commission stated that Kakao Mobility is using its overwhelming advantage in the taxi hailing market to disrupt fair trade order, hinder the operation of competing companies, and benefit the development of related businesses. However, regarding the ruling of the Fair Trade Commission, Kakao Mobility stated that it will file an administrative lawsuit.
6. The EU requires YouTube, Snapchat, and TikTok to provide information on recommendation algorithms. On October 2 local time, according to the Digital Services Law, the European Commission required the Internet platforms YouTube, Snapchat and TikTok to provide information about the parameters used by their algorithms to recommend content to users, as well as their role in amplifying some systemic risks (including those related to the election process, mental health and the protection of minors).
7. The Federal Aviation Administration of the United States has approved the go around of SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket. On October 6th local time, the Federal Aviation Administration of the United States announced that SpaceX's Falcon 9 main carrier rocket can go around and carry out the mission of launching the European Space Agency's Hera spacecraft from Florida on Monday. The Federal Aviation Administration of the United States had previously suspended the launch of SpaceX's Falcon 9 main carrier rocket on September 30th, due to a malfunction of a Falcon 9 during a manned flight mission a few days ago, and the second stage rocket did not land in the target area.
8. Song Ziwei, the product manager of "internet celebrity", has been revealed to have resigned and has only been with Ideal Auto for one year. A netizen has revealed that Song Ziwei has resigned from Ideal Auto for unknown reasons. On October 7th, informed sources stated that Song Ziwei is no longer in the Feishu contact list of Ideal Company and should have resigned before the holiday. It is reported that Song Ziwei served as the keynote speaker at the Ideal Automotive Intelligent Software Conference held on December 10, 2023. Before joining Ideal Automotive, she worked as a product manager at iQOO, a subsidiary of vivo.
【 Core Observations 】
Nvidia CEO Huang Renxun: Blackwell AI chip demand is' crazy '. Huang Renxun recently stated in an interview that the company's Blackwell artificial intelligence chip is currently in full production, and the market demand for the chip has reached a "crazy" level. Everyone wants to get the most, and everyone wants to be the first to get the chip, "said Huang Renxun. Nvidia's stock price rose by about 1.6% after hours. Nvidia is expected to begin mass production of Blackwell in the fourth quarter. The performance of the new processor is 2.5 times that of the NVIDIA Hopper chip launched two years ago.
Listed capital flow
CoreWeave is expected to receive investment from Cisco. It is reported that Cisco Systems will invest in CoreWeave, a cloud service provider supported by NVIDIA, with a valuation of $23 billion.
New Trendy Products
1. The Xiaomi SU7 Ultra has appeared on the official app and is expected to be released in the first quarter of next year. On October 7th, Xiaomi's high-end model SU7 Ultra prototype made its debut at the N ü rburgring Nordschleife in Germany, attracting widespread attention. It is reported that the prototype car will officially challenge the New York North circuit in October this year, while the production version is scheduled to be released in the first quarter of 2025. A user accidentally discovered the configuration options for the Xiaomi SU7 Ultra prototype car in the Xiaomi Car App. Although no relevant vehicle images were displayed, clicking on them showed that the configuration was sold out. At present, this option has disappeared from the app and it is uncertain whether it is a bug in the app.
2. It is reported that Apple Smart will be launched on October 28th. Technology journalist Mark Gurman revealed that Apple Smart will be released on October 28th along with iOS 18.1.
3. Apple may abandon the "annual hardware product update" model. According to informed sources, traditionally, Apple conducts its annual product updates in the fall. But now, due to too many hardware and software systems, it is no longer practical for Apple to do so, and the company is gradually moving away from its annual product release strategy. For marketing and other purposes, Apple may only maintain an annual update mode for the iPhone in the future.