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Yu Chengdong: Q&A is the safest, being hacked will only make us stronger; Nvidia reveals a large number of new AI products, Zuckerberg performs another dress-up show; human activities cause a day to become longer | Geek Early Knowledge

Li Yuan2024/07/30

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iPhone 16 may not be shipped with Apple AI features; BYD Formula Leopard price cut by 50,000 yuan across the board; Toyota Motor Chairman: If support continues to decline, position may be lost

Nvidia sends out Blackwell samples this week, releases NIM update to support 3D and robotics model creation

NVIDIA unveiled new tools at SIGGRAPH 2024, the annual conference and exhibition on computer graphics and interactive technologies held in Denver, USA, on Monday, July 29, Eastern Time.

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang revealed at SIGGRAPH 2024 that this week Nvidia sent samples of the Blackwell architecture, a new chip architecture that was first released this year. At the same time, Nvidia announced a series of software updates, mainly involving the cloud-native microservice Nvidia inference micro service (NIM) for optimizing artificial intelligence (AI) reasoning, to promote large-scale deployment of AI models in enterprises.

When NVIDIA launched NIM in March this year, it introduced that NIM provides optimized inference microservices designed to shorten time to market and simplify the deployment of generative AI models anywhere in the cloud, data centers, and GPU-accelerated workstations. NVIDIA announced today that it has updated and expanded the NIM inference microservice library to cover physical world environments, advanced visual modeling, and various vertical applications. It also announced a partnership with Hugging Face to help developers quickly prototype using open source AI models hosted on the Hugging Face Hub.

In addition, NVIDIA launched fVDB based on OpenVDB, which uses 3D data from the real world to create spatial intelligence. It launched Isaac Lab, which provides modular high-fidelity simulation for different training environments, and provides material world AI functions and GPU-driven material world simulation.

At SIGGRAPH 2024, Huang Renxun also held a fireside chat with Meta CEO Zuckerberg to discuss AI and the next generation of computing platforms. After the conversation, the two exchanged coats again. (Source: Wall Street Journal, Sina Finance)

Apple's AI function may be released later than iOS 18, and iPhone 16 may not be equipped with it

On July 29, according to Mark Gurman, Apple Intelligence will miss its originally expected release date to give Apple more time to fix bugs.

According to people familiar with Apple's plans, the company now plans to start rolling out Apple Intelligence in software updates by October, arriving a few weeks after the launch of iOS 18, iPadOS 18, and macOS Sequoia. This means that Apple Intelligence will now effectively be separated from the initial launch of the iOS 18 update. The reason for the delay is said to be Apple's concerns about the stability of the Apple Intelligence feature and the need for developers to have enough testing time.

Gurman noted that Apple Intelligence's new release strategy means the iPhone 16 series may launch without Apple Intelligence features and require a software update to get them later. The company is now said to be aiming to complete development of iOS 18 by the end of July.

Even if Apple Intelligence is launched with iOS 18.1, iPadOS 18.1, and macOS Sequoia 15.1, it will lack some features, such as the newly upgraded Siri, which uses on-device data to answer questions and understand what's on the user's screen. These features are expected to be delayed until the first half of 2025. (Source: CNMO)

Yu Chengdong: Our cars are indeed the safest. We will only make Huawei stronger.

On July 29, the 400,000th new AITO car rolled off the assembly line and the 70,000th AITO M9 was delivered at the Chongqing SERES Automobile Super Factory.

Since the start of deliveries on March 5, 2022, AITO has achieved a leap-forward growth from "0 to 400,000 vehicles" in just 28 months, becoming the fastest Chinese new energy vehicle brand to reach this milestone.

At the Wenjie event, Yu Chengdong was invited to attend and said that Wenjie not only sold a lot, but also led the industry in the same price range. In Yu Chengdong's view, Wenjie M7 ranked first in the 300,000 yuan new energy vehicle category, and Wenjie M9 ranked first in the 500,000 yuan category. Today, Wenjie has reached 400,000 units in 28 months, and I believe it will soon reach 1 million units.

"Let me add two words. Our cars are indeed the safest. Some people attacked us before, so we retaliated by strengthening the safety design. In terms of safety, we have achieved those four words." Yu Chengdong said on the spot. (Source: Eastmoney.com, Fast Technology)

Toyota Motor Chairman: If approval rating continues to decline, job may be lost

"If this continues, I won't be a director next year," Toyota Chairman Akio Toyoda said after shareholder approval of his resignation fell to 72 percent at the company's annual general meeting last month, the lowest rating ever received by a director in Toyota's history, according to an interview published on Monday.

Among foreign institutional investors, Toyoda's approval rating was even lower at 34%. Before the vote, proxy advisers ISS and Glass Lewis both took issue with Toyota's handling of certification testing irregularities. Among domestic institutional investors, Toyoda's approval rating was about 55%.

Akio Toyoda said in an interview that this shows that half of them asked him to step down, mainly because of his performance in the past year. It is reported that Toyota has had quality problems one after another since 2022. Last month, Toyota announced the recall of 13,000 Crown models with defective cameras in the US market, and in May it also recalled more than 100,000 pickup trucks and SUV models in the United States.

In sharp contrast, while support from institutional investors has weakened, retail investors' support for Akio Toyoda has reached nearly 99%. (Source: Sina Finance)

BYD Formula Leopard price cut by 50,000 yuan across the board

On the evening of July 29, BYD's Fangchengbao announced its one-year brand renewal strategy. The "Baochengbao 5" model was launched with a new price range of 239,800 yuan to 302,800 yuan.

It is reported that the "Leopard 5" was officially launched on November 9, 2023. Compared with the official guide price at that time (289,800 yuan to 352,800 yuan), the price of all models of the car was reduced by 50,000 yuan.

Fangchengbao is BYD's professional personalized brand for the mid-to-high-end market. As of the end of June, Fangchengbao brand has sold nearly 24,000 units in the seven months since its launch, but it is worth noting that since April, sales have not exceeded 3,000 units for three consecutive months. (Source: Securities Times)

Taobao optimizes freight insurance strategy, more merchant subsidies will be launched in September

News on the afternoon of July 29th: In response to the increase in after-sales service costs across the industry this year, Taobao will comprehensively optimize its current freight insurance strategy in the near future.

It is reported that Taobao and Tmall have held multiple rounds of consultations with partners on the issue of freight insurance, and some policies are expected to be put into trial operation in September this year. Although the details of the strategy have not yet been fully finalized, it is certain that after this round of strategy adjustments, Taobao and Tmall merchants are expected to receive more subsidies related to freight insurance, and their operating costs will be further reduced.

The comprehensive optimization of freight insurance will not be limited to a certain promotion period. Taobao will work with partners to launch more normalized freight insurance subsidy policies in more industries to systematically solve the current high cost of freight insurance. (Source: Sina Technology)

Huawei will hold the Nova Flip Newborn Night on August 5th

On July 29, the long-awaited Huawei nova Flip, the first small folding model of Huawei nova, was officially unveiled. Just now, Huawei Terminal’s official Weibo account released a new product trailer by HUAWEI nova’s global spokesperson Yi Yangqianxi, revealing for the first time the naming, appearance design, main color scheme and three core selling points of Huawei nova Flip.

On August 5th, Huawei will cooperate with B station for the first time to create the bilibili Super Science Night New Live Event. At that time, the new Huawei nova Flip will be officially unveiled.

Microsoft's new patent exposure: AR glasses layout continues to deepen

According to overseas technology media Windows Latest, Microsoft recently obtained two important patents, namely "Compound Pose Estimation for Wearable Computing Devices" and "Resolution Enhancement in Spatial Frequency Domain". These two patents were published by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) in February and March this year, respectively, and registered with European authorities, showing Microsoft's global layout of AR glasses technology.

The first patent focuses on improving the motion and position tracking capabilities of smart glasses in complex environments. The second patent focuses on a leap in image quality, significantly improving the resolution of captured images through innovative camera system design, including lighting, lens arrays and advanced image engines. Microsoft's technology is similar to Meta's Ray-Ban smart glasses, but is designed to achieve better results.

It is worth noting that these AR glasses from Microsoft are expected to be equipped with a specific version of Windows system, and may even be Windows Holographic OS, making them more oriented to ordinary consumers rather than limited to the professional or enterprise market. Compared with holographic devices such as HoloLens, these smart glasses are closer to the needs of the general public in terms of design and function. (Source: Huanqiu.com)

Study shows human activities are slowing down Earth's rotation, making the day longer

On July 29, a new study showed that human-induced climate change is gradually changing the Earth's rotation, causing the Earth's rotation to slow down and the Earth's axis to shift.

The Earth takes about 86,400 seconds to rotate once, but there are slight variations every year, which are affected by a number of factors, such as plate movement, changes in the rotation of the Earth's core and the gravitational pull of the moon. However, studies have found that human-induced climate change is also one of the factors affecting the Earth's rotation speed.

Over the past few decades, the melting of glaciers in Greenland and Antarctica has accelerated due to global warming, causing sea levels to rise. Most of this extra water has accumulated near the equator, causing the middle of the Earth to bulge slightly. This in turn slows down the Earth's rotation, just like a figure skater slows down by extending his arms.

"As the climate warms, the polar glaciers melt, and the water stored in high latitudes is redistributed to the world's oceans, resulting in an increase in the amount of water in the oceans near the equator, which makes the Earth flatter - or fatter - and slows down the Earth's rotation, further lengthening the day," said Adhikari, a geophysicist at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory and the leader of the study.

New research shows that climate change is currently causing the Earth's rotation to lengthen by about 1.3 milliseconds per day. Based on current global temperature models, researchers predict that this number could rise to 2.6 milliseconds by the end of the 21st century, and climate change will become the biggest factor affecting the Earth's rotation. (Source: IT Home)

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