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SpaceX's "Falcon 9" failed for the first time in 7 years, Musk: The reason is unknown; OpenAI develops a new project "Strawberry"; The wedding of the son of Asia's richest man costs 4.3 billion, and Silicon Valley giants eat in

Meiyi2024/07/15

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8.6 million tickets have been sold for the 2024 Paris Olympics; Apple's iPhone 16 series is reportedly in stock at 95 million units; Amazon's AI chatbot Rufus is now available to all US customers

SpaceX's main rocket "Falcon 9" failed to launch for the first time in 7 years, Musk responded

On Friday local time, SpaceX's main rocket "Falcon 9" was grounded by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) because of a launch failure the night before.

The Falcon 9 was launched from the Vandenberg Space Force Base in California on Thursday evening. About an hour later, the second stage of the rocket failed to reignite, causing the 20 Starlink satellites it was carrying to fall into the Earth's atmosphere and burn up.

It is reported that Falcon 9 is a rocket relied on by the global aerospace industry, and this is the first time it has suffered a launch failure in more than 7 years.

After the incident, SpaceX CEO Elon Musk posted on the social media platform X that the rocket attempted to reignite the engine, "which resulted in an engine RUD for reasons that are currently unknown."

SpaceX said the second stage malfunctioned after engineers detected a leak in propellant liquid oxygen.

The FAA said in a statement that the Falcon 9 will be grounded until SpaceX investigates the cause of the failure, repairs the rocket and obtains approval from the agency, a process that could take weeks or months, depending on the complexity of the failure and SpaceX's repair plan. (Source: Fast Technology)

Codenamed "Strawberry", OpenAI is reported to be developing a new project: taking AI reasoning capabilities to a new level

On July 13, Reuters reported that OpenAI is developing a new project code-named "Strawberry", which further extends the Q* project announced in November last year, continuously improving AI reasoning capabilities and making it closer to human intelligence.

The media reported that the "Strawberry" project will autonomously and efficiently scan the Internet and reliably perform what OpenAI describes as "deep research," enabling it to solve more complex real-world problems on a large scale.

An insider revealed: "We want our AI models to be able to see and understand the world like we do. Continuous research on new AI capabilities has also become an industry consensus, and we all believe that the reasoning ability of these systems will continue to improve over time."

The goal of the "Strawberry" project is to conduct more extensive "post-training" analysis based on existing AI models to achieve responses that are closer to humans.

The Strawberry project is still in the development stage, and it is unclear how far it will be from its official release. It is reported that the working principle of the Strawberry project is strictly confidential even within OpenAI, and not many people know its details.

Some industry insiders believe that the project is a technological breakthrough that can develop "more powerful artificial intelligence models." (Source: IT Home)

It is reported that the inventory of Apple iPhone 16 series mobile phones has increased to 95 million units, and the peak season effect of supply chain companies can be expected

On July 14, according to Taiwan media Economic Daily, Apple has increased the inventory of iPhone 16 series mobile phones twice in the past month, increasing the relevant inventory to 95 million units, showing its confidence in the sales of new products.

Industry insiders pointed out that the Apple Intelligence function launched by Apple in WWDC 2024 can only be fully experienced on iPhone 15 Pro/Pro Max and subsequent models, which is expected to stimulate users' demand for changing phones. The industry originally estimated that Apple’s new iPhone 16 series mobile phones this year will have an inventory of about 92 million to 95 million units, and it now appears that it is expected to reach more than 95 million units.

Insiders believe that Apple's two major supply chains, TSMC and Foxconn, will benefit from the production of iPhone 16, and their operating revenue in the second half of the year is expected to increase significantly compared with the first half of the year. Supply chain companies such as Zhen Ding, Xinxing, Huatong, Taijun, Yaohua, and Kinso will also benefit from it, and the peak season effect can be expected. (Source: IT Home)

8.6 million tickets sold for Paris 2024 Olympics

According to the Buenos Aires Economic News Network in Argentina on July 11, the Paris Olympic Organizing Committee revealed that 8.6 million tickets for the 2024 Paris Olympics have been sold, breaking the sales record of 8.3 million tickets set by the 1996 Atlanta Olympics.

"We have exceeded this number for some time. 8.6 million tickets have been sold for the 2024 Olympics and 1 million for the Paralympics," said Tony Estanguet, president of the Paris Olympic Committee. (Source: 36Kr)

Transsion responded to Qualcomm's patent infringement lawsuit in India: the agreement has been signed and implemented

Recently, it has been reported that Qualcomm is suing Transsion Holdings Group in the Delhi High Court of India, accusing the latter of infringing its four non-standard essential patents.

In response, Transsion said it had signed a 5G standard patent license agreement with Qualcomm and was in the process of implementing the agreement.

Transsion said that its sales network covers more than 70 emerging market countries such as Africa and South Asia. In some countries, some patent owners do not own or only own a small number of patents.

However, the demand for a global uniform rate is an excessively high licensing fee and does not take into account factors such as the differences in economic development levels in different regions, the fact that there are no patents or only a small number of patents in specific regions or markets, and the existing precedents that provide different rates for different regions.

This practice does not fully comply with the principles of fairness, reasonableness and non-discrimination.

Transsion will continue to conduct patent negotiations with third parties, and while respecting the intellectual property rights of others, promote the determination of reasonable licensing fees within the framework of fair, reasonable and non-discriminatory principles. (Source: Fast Technology)

Amazon's AI chatbot Rufus is now available to all US customers

Amazon's artificial intelligence shopping assistant "Rufus" is now available to all US users in the Amazon mobile app, the retail giant announced on Friday.

The assistant is located in the lower right corner of the app’s main navigation bar and is designed to help customers find products, make product comparisons, and get buying recommendations.

Rufus itself is powered by an in-house large language model (LLM) specifically for shopping, allowing customers to ask questions about products, including factors to consider when buying, how durable the product is, etc., which are described by customer reviews and other expert analysis sourced from the web.

Amazon said that because Rufus knows more than just products, when a customer asked about pool umbrellas in Florida, Rufus shared facts about Florida weather, humidity and more.

Besides product comparison, Rufus can also help customers understand fashion trends or the latest technology as customers can ask about the latest models or popular styles of products.

Rufus also offers an assistant service to beta customers, helping them look up past orders or find out when a current order will arrive.

Amazon said it will continue to improve Rufus over time. (Source: cnBeta)

He Xiaopeng: Don’t lie down now. Pies will fall from the sky, but they will only fall to those who can catch them.

Yesterday, He Xiaopeng, Chairman and CEO of Xpeng Motors, participated in CCTV's "Unboxing Keywords of Reform and Opening-up" program and shared his views on going overseas.

He said that more Chinese companies are now considering going overseas, but he worries that it would be best not to all go overseas at once and then come back in droves after encountering setbacks after a while, because doing business overseas requires long-termism and finding a stable market is the only way to do a larger business.

"Don't lie down now, you must think that there will be more opportunities in the future." He gave an example, when he started his business, the mobile phone was still black and white, and the Internet speed was still 5k per second. So young friends should be able to transcend the current time cycle and see the imagination of a longer-term cycle. Pies will fall from the sky, but they will only fall to those who can catch them, and those who catch them must have taken many small steps, and only at a certain stage did they seize an opportunity. You must dare to take that step. (Source: Sina Technology)

Asus ROG Handheld X released in China on July 22 at 5799 yuan: 80Wh battery + 24GB RAM

On July 13, at today's BiliBiliWorld 2024, ASUS announced the Chinese version of the ROG Handheld X. This handheld was unveiled in June this year. It is equipped with an AMD Ryzen Z1 Extreme processor, the battery capacity has doubled to 80Wh, the memory capacity has been upgraded to 24GB, and the solid-state drive slot has been changed to M.2 2280 specifications.

The new handheld game console also uses a new joystick module, with its lifespan upgraded from 2 million times to 5 million times. The spring feel is adjusted to be tight and it is designed for easy replacement. The new version of the D-Pad cross key design improves feedback clarity.

It is now available on JD.com, with the price of the Chinese version at 5,799 yuan, and will be available for sale at 13:00 on July 22. (Source: IT Home)

Subaru's new BRZ STI Sport sports car is on sale: 2.4L horizontally opposed engine, priced from RMB 299,800 to RMB 309,800

On July 13, Subaru's new BRZ STI Sport sports car was officially launched today. The manual version is priced at 299,800 yuan and the automatic version is priced at 309,800 yuan. It is expected to be delivered in batches starting in the fourth quarter of 2024.

The car has added a variety of STI exclusive exterior and interior accessories, has been professionally tuned by STI, and is equipped with SFRD front shock absorbers. It has a new STI logo on the front grille, an STI tail logo, a black shark fin antenna and black electric folding rearview mirrors, and 18-inch dark aluminum alloy wheels.

The interior of the car adopts a "Bordeaux Red" sports style, the one-touch start button is equipped with an STI logo, and there is also a color LCD instrument that supports multi-information display.

Among them, the manual version of the car has added the EyeSight visual driving assistance system for the first time.

In terms of power, the SUBARU BRZ STI Sport is equipped with a 2.4-liter naturally aspirated horizontally opposed engine with a maximum power of 234 horsepower and a peak torque of 250 Nm. It is available in two versions: a six-speed manual transmission and a six-speed automatic transmission. (Source: IT Home)

The wedding of the son of Asia's richest man cost 4.35 billion yuan, each invitation cost 50,000 yuan, and Silicon Valley giants attended

On July 12, celebrities from all walks of life around the world gathered in Mumbai, India, to attend the luxurious wedding of Anant Ambani, the youngest son of Asia's richest man Mukesh Ambani, and his fiancée Radhika Merchant.

The wedding had a star-studded guest list that included business luminaries such as former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, HSBC Chairman Mark Tucker, Samsung Electronics Chairman Lee Jae-yong, Morgan Stanley's Michael Grimes and Saudi Aramco's President Amin Nasser.

The wedding celebrations have been warming up since March this year and will last for 7 months, becoming a social event of the year.

It is reported that on March 1 this year, Mushki Ambani held a three-day pre-wedding party for his son Anant Ambani and daughter-in-law Radhika Merchant in Gujarat, India, which was extremely luxurious.

Celebrities from all walks of life flocked to the party, including Bill Gates, Meta CEO Zuckerberg, Google CEO Pichai, Disney CEO Bob Iger, as well as a large number of Indian billionaires and Bollywood stars. (Source: Securities Times)

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