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Important news

1. Luo Yonghao was interviewed by the senior management, and the company urgently requested to remove negative videos related to Yu Minhong, otherwise the talent authorization would be cancelled

2. Leaders beat employees? Ping An Bank’s latest response: There was a dispute between the two parties

3. It was revealed that after Liu Qiangdong stepped down as CEO, he has been in charge of JD.com's overseas business and considered acquiring the British electronics company Currys

4. Buffett frantically sold off nearly half of Apple shares, but Dan Bin and Duan Yongping said they had no intention of following suit

5. Jin Fan, Xiaomi product director and MIUI experience chief, cleared his Weibo account for unknown reasons

6. Nvidia's new AI chip GB200 was reported to be delayed for at least 3 months due to design defects. Microsoft and Google may be affected. Nvidia's latest response

7. Microsoft Dynamics 365 and other products were accused of being used to monitor employees, and Microsoft responded by saying that it was to protect workers’ dignity.

8. Google AI ad draws widespread criticism and is removed after one week

Today's headlines

After receiving a "corpse transport order", the driver refused to transport the body and was complained about. Huolala responded that "the judgment can be revoked by appeal"

On August 4, "Huolala driver refused to transport corpse and was complained about" became a hot topic on Weibo. It is reported that a Huolala driver in Shandong recently received an order from the platform, but after arriving at the scene, he found that the waybill was actually for transporting human remains. After the driver refused to transport it, the customer asked, "How about giving you a little more money?" After repeated refusals, the driver was threatened with complaints from the customer.

In response, the staff of the Huolala platform said that Huolala vehicles cannot meet the conditions for transporting corpses and suggested that customers choose a suitable platform for transportation. The driver should negotiate with the customer and have no other responsibilities after the normal cancellation of the order. If the customer insists on complaining, the system will detect and remind the driver of the judgment. The driver can appeal, and the appeal will be submitted to the staff for further review. "After the review, if it is determined that it is not the driver's fault, the judgment can be revoked and it will not affect the driver."

It is reported that according to the current domestic funeral management regulations, commercial funeral equipment such as corpse transport vehicles must comply with the technical standards stipulated by the state, and no unit or individual may provide human remains transportation services without approval. (IT Home) (Welcome to add Leige's WeChat leiphonesz to learn more about the industry and chat with more friends)

Domestic Information

Luo Yonghao was interviewed by the senior management, and the company urgently requested to remove negative videos related to Yu Minhong, otherwise the talent authorization would be cancelled.

According to reports, on the evening of August 3, Jiao Ge Pengyou sent an urgent notice to the authorized slice account, saying that due to the recent increase in negative comments about Mr. Luo talking about Yu Minhong, in order to prevent the continued spread of bad social public opinion, the group's senior management decided to require the influencer to immediately remove all such videos before 24:00 yesterday. If they are not deleted in time, the authorization will be directly revoked. The notice also pointed out that "Teacher Tie, Iron Rooster, Yu Minhong" are not allowed. It is reported that Luo Yonghao had previously revealed in a live broadcast that he was interviewed by senior management. He said that his remarks such as scolding Yu Minhong as "iron rooster" caused public opinion to ferment. Some people thought he was taking advantage of the hot spot, "as if I need to take advantage of traffic. I have been famous for 20 years and have never taken advantage of traffic from anyone."

However, many sliced ​​accounts authorized by Jiaogepengyou still have sliced ​​videos of Luo Yonghao calling Yu Minhong a "tightwad" or "tight teacher" during live broadcasts. Luo Yonghao first called out Yu Minhong as a "tightwad" when the "small composition" incident of Oriental Selection occurred last year. At that time, when Luo Yonghao was supporting Dong Yuhui, he criticized Yu Minhong for being unfair to Dong Yuhui and unwilling to share the benefits, calling him a "tightwad". After Oriental Selection announced its "breakup" with Dong Yuhui a few days ago, Luo Yonghao took advantage of this wave of popularity to mock Yu Minhong again in the live broadcast room, and when mentioning Yu Minhong, he often referred to Yu Minhong as "tightwad" or "tight teacher", saying that "everyone is unhappy" with his actions. However, netizens have different views on Luo Yonghao's article. Some netizens praised Luo Yonghao for being upright and honest, and saying what he thinks; but many netizens also hold doubts, believing that Dong Yuhui took more than 100 million just to show that Yu Minhong is kind, so how can he be called a "tightwad".

Luo Yonghao also criticized Yu Minhong, saying that the market value of Dongfang Zhenxuan "turned from more than 70 billion to more than 9 billion", which made shareholders and investors unhappy. However, Luo Yonghao repeatedly emphasized that he did not want anything serious to happen, "If the biggest mistake from beginning to end was made by Teacher Tie, the employees of Dongfang Zhenxuan are still innocent." In addition, Luo Yonghao also said that he had nothing to apologize to "Teacher Tie" and that he had no way to apologize to him, "If he bullies a young person again, I will be there for him." (Sanyan Technology)

Leader beats employee? Ping An Bank's latest response: The person involved had a dispute with his supervisor

Recently, there was a "beating incident" in the workplace of Ping An Bank in Shanghai, where a leader beat an employee. The employee concerned chose to call the police and get his injuries examined. It is understood that the employee went to the hospital for a physical examination, and the CT scan results showed that he suffered soft tissue contusion on his chest. This incident quickly caused an uproar on the Internet, and the public raised serious questions about the behavioral norms of corporate leaders and the protection of employee rights.

In response to the above news, Ping An Bank publicly responded: Regarding the rumors of "beating incidents" by our employees on the Internet, the company immediately retrieved workplace surveillance videos, interviewed many employees on the scene, and cooperated with the police to conduct relevant investigations, which were verified to be false information. The employee and his supervisor had a dispute in the public area of ​​our workplace. Afterwards, both parties called the police and cooperated with the police to deal with the matter. Ping An Bank emphasized that the bank attaches great importance to and effectively protects the legal rights and interests of every employee. At the same time, it strengthens workplace discipline and maintains normal office order. (Southern Metropolis Daily)

It was revealed that after Liu Qiangdong stepped down as CEO, he has been in charge of JD.com's overseas business and considered acquiring the British electronics company Currys

On August 4, according to British media reports, although JD.com founder Liu Qiangdong resigned as CEO in 2022, he continued to quietly run the company's business in London. People familiar with the matter revealed that Liu Qiangdong has been leading JD.com overseas (mainly in London) in the past few years. His direct subordinates regularly travel from China to meet with Liu Qiangdong, and the founder often handles company affairs in Dubai, Tokyo and other places.

As the company's chairman, Liu Qiangdong remains a key figure in the company's management, making important decisions on matters such as investment strategy and overseas expansion. He is also looking for deals in the UK and has considered acquiring British electronics retailer Currys. (International Financial News)

Buffett frantically sold off nearly half of Apple shares, but Dan Bin and Duan Yongping said they had no intention of following suit

On August 4, Dan Bin, chairman of Oriental Harbor Investment, posted on Weibo: Seeing the news that "Berkshire's holdings of Apple shares fell from 789 million shares in the first quarter to about 400 million shares, a drop of nearly 50%, I was not surprised at all by the reduction, but I was still a little surprised by such a large reduction.

He also revealed that Apple accounts for about 10% of Oriental Harbor's holdings. Even if we see Mr. Buffett reducing his holdings, we have no intention of following suit, because in the era of artificial intelligence, Apple is also one of the companies that will benefit the most, with Apple 16 and Apple 17. After the release of artificial intelligence phones, the probability of new growth levels and growth space emerging is relatively high.

In response to the news that Buffett sold nearly half of his Apple shares, Duan Yongping said: "I have no plan to sell unless I am called away. The main reason is that I don't know what to buy after selling. And I think in the long run, I can accept the returns that Apple can bring me in the future. Buffett is different. He is a professional investor and he has more choices." (Fast Technology)

More than 300 Sina Weibo accounts were banned for inciting conflicts and malicious attacks during discussions on the Olympic table tennis events, and more than 12,000 illegal contents were cleared

On August 4, @微博维护 published an announcement stating that the Chinese team won the gold and silver medals in the women's singles table tennis finals at the 2024 Paris Olympics. However, during the competition, the irrational viewing behavior of some viewers caused controversy online. Some individual users took advantage of this to repost malicious and speculative content from outside the site, and even posted irrational remarks attacking athletes and coaching staff members. The site has dealt with this severely.

In accordance with the "Weibo Community Convention" and other relevant regulations, the site has cleaned up more than 12,000 pieces of illegal content for the activities of pulling down and provoking conflicts, malicious attacks, etc. that have appeared in the discussions of relevant events in the past two days, and has given phased bans or even permanent bans to more than 300 illegal accounts including @重生之捏灰溪, @川渝哈哈花, @想努力前进的gungun, @假宁qwq, etc. depending on the severity of the violations.

It is reported that in the 2024 Paris Olympic Games table tennis women's singles final, Chinese player Chen Meng defeated teammate Sun Yingsha 4-2 to win the gold medal, and Sun Yingsha won the silver medal. This is also the 10th consecutive Olympic Games that Chinese athletes have won the table tennis women's singles gold medal. (IT Home)

Exposed high-risk vulnerability that can bypass the lock screen? Sogou Input Method responds: The problem only exists in certain versions of Windows

Recently, some citizens reported that they received a notice from their workplace, pointing out that Sogou Input Method has a high-risk vulnerability that can easily bypass the computer lock screen and seize system permissions, so they were asked to uninstall the input method. The notice stated that the vulnerability stems from the system's excessive permissions for Sogou Input Method, allowing Sogou Input Method to run without authorization, and the Sogou Input Method's own permission verification is not rigorous, resulting in attackers successfully exploiting the vulnerability and being able to execute arbitrary commands on the target system. The notice recommends that you pay attention to manufacturer updates and upgrade the version in a timely manner. Before the official release of a new version, it is recommended to uninstall Sogou Input Method and replace it with another input method.

In response, Sogou Input Method said that after investigation by the security team, the problem only exists in a specific version of Windows system and is caused by related programs such as Microsoft's on-screen keyboard actively loading the Chinese input method through a privileged interface. "We have notified the relevant Microsoft team of this system vulnerability." "Before Microsoft fixes the vulnerability, in order to more effectively protect user safety, we have taken active avoidance measures. Sogou Input Method will actively exit loading and execution in the Windows login interface." Sogou Input Method added.

It is worth noting that this is not the first time that similar security vulnerabilities have been exposed in input method software. Around 2000, other input method software such as Smart ABC that comes with Windows were also exposed to have similar vulnerabilities. (Cailian News)

Did the Sanlitun big screen "announce" the results of the competition in advance? Yili apologizes: The materials were exposed at an inappropriate time due to the early testing of the effect of the release

On August 3, a netizen posted on social media that before the women's singles tennis final in which Zheng Qinwen participated and the men's singles table tennis final in which Fan Zhendong participated at the Paris Olympics, Yili had put content on the big screen in Sanlitun congratulating Zheng Qinwen for "winning the silver medal in the women's singles tennis event" and "congratulating Fan Zhendong for winning the gold medal in the men's singles event".

That evening, Yili's official account posted an apology on social media. The announcement stated that in order to ensure that the joy could be shared with everyone as soon as possible after the game, the large-screen delivery effect was tested in advance, resulting in the material being exposed at an inappropriate time. Effective measures have been taken immediately to ensure that similar problems will not occur again. (Jiemian News)

Vivo China Sales and Marketing Vice President Li Jingwen resigns

Recently, vivo announced internally that Li Jingwen, former vice president of marketing and sales for vivo China, resigned for personal reasons, and the successor has not yet been announced. During his tenure, he reported to Cheng Gang, president of the China region. It is worth mentioning that vivo China has been in a state of change in recent years, with frequent personnel changes. During the five years, the position of president of vivo China has been replaced four times in a row. In November 2023, Cheng Gang took over the position of president of China, who also served as president of iQOO Global Market. The first three were Liu Hong, Ni Xudong, and Ding Yi. (For related content, click Exclusive丨Li Jingwen, vice president of marketing and sales for vivo China, resigns)

Xiaomi Product Director and MIUI Experience Manager Jin Fan cleared his Weibo account for unknown reasons

Recently, some netizens discovered that Jin Fan, vice president of Xiaomi Group's mobile phone department and head of MIUI experience, cleared his Weibo account for unknown reasons. According to information, Jin Fan once worked at Google and joined Xiaomi in 2011. He participated in the design and optimization of MIUI's core modules and businesses, and later took charge of the development of Pengpai OS. "In fact, Jin Fan has been very low-key in recent years. He may have cleared his Weibo account to avoid others' attention," said a blogger.

It is reported that many netizens got to know Jin Fan through the "Xiaomi Bible". This joke once made him as famous as Lei Jun and was very popular. According to public information, Jin Fan joined Xiaomi in 2011 and participated in the design and optimization of MIUI's core modules and businesses. In 2019, Jin Fan was appointed as the general manager of Xiaomi Internet Department 1; at the end of the same year, he participated in the Xiaomi AIOT project and was fully responsible for the formulation of the relevant full-scenario experience strategy. In 2020, Jin Fan became one of the outstanding contributors of Xiaomi Group in the past ten years. (IT Home)

Wu Sheng, founder of Scene Lab: SaaS is basically dead in China, new AI species will develop faster in the future

On the afternoon of August 4, at the New Species Explosion·Wu Sheng Business Method Release 2024 event, Wu Sheng, founder of the Scenario Lab, said that how to slightly change our daily confidence and happiness is inseparable from the big model. Wu Sheng believes that SaaS is basically dead in China, and the new species native to AI will be more violent and faster than we imagined.

"Only when AI is universal can AI natives and AI native enterprises be born." Wu Sheng pointed out, "Model as service must be Service as a model, and the way Service works in AI is Maas, which enables us to combine our long-term advantages with AI more quickly today." "If the long-term advantages of enterprises are not deeply coupled with the big model, there is no way to complete our AI co-evolution on the spot." Wu Sheng said. (Sina Technology)

JD Cloud President: Big models can only come alive if they are used. Currently, no single model can solve all application scenarios for an enterprise.

Cao Peng, Chairman of the JD Group Technology Committee and President of JD Cloud Division, talked about some views on the application of AI big models in an interview. Cao Peng believes that big models must be used in order to "come alive." "At present, there is no model that can solve the application of all scenarios of the enterprise. General big models can be built by card stacking, but good enterprise big models must be used by the business." Cao Peng said. When talking about the prospects of AI, Cao Peng believes that there is indeed a bubble in model training and overall computing power. From the perspective of commercial applications, he is more optimistic about the final connection of the B-end (enterprise-end) scenario, and believes that the current model is not enough to support its intelligence on the C-end (consumer-end). (The Paper)

Shen Haoping resigns as CEO of TCL Central, and the company's chairman Li Dongsheng temporarily assumes the responsibility

On August 3, TCL Zhonghuan announced that due to work needs and personal energy considerations, Shen Haoping applied to resign from the company's CEO position. After resigning, he will continue to serve as the company's director, vice chairman and various related positions in the board of directors' special committees. The company will temporarily appoint Chairman Li Dongsheng as CEO and will complete the relevant procedures for the appointment of a new CEO in accordance with relevant regulations. (Beijing News)

The average monthly salary of Nanjing Bank employees was 46,600 yuan, down 5% year-on-year.

Recently, the first semi-annual report of an A-share bank was released. The 2024 semi-annual report released by Nanjing Bank shows that in the first half of this year, Nanjing Bank achieved operating income of 26.216 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 7.87%. Financial report data shows that in the first half of 2024, the total salary of Nanjing Bank employees was 4.541 billion yuan, and the total number of employees was 16,260. The average monthly salary per person was 46,600 yuan. In the first half of 2023, the total salary of Nanjing Bank employees was 4.731 billion yuan, and the total number of employees was 16,085. The average monthly salary per person was 49,000 yuan. (Phoenix Finance)

International News

Nvidia's new AI chip GB200 was reported to be delayed for at least 3 months due to design defects. Microsoft and Google may be affected. Nvidia's latest response

According to foreign media reports, two people familiar with the matter who help produce Nvidia's new AI chips and server hardware revealed that due to a "design defect", the release of Nvidia's new AI chip will be delayed by three months or even longer. The report pointed out that this defect may affect a series of "big customers" such as Meta, Google, and Microsoft, because they have all ordered chips worth tens of billions of dollars. In addition, a Microsoft employee and another person familiar with the matter revealed that Nvidia notified Microsoft and another large cloud computing provider this week that the most advanced AI chip in its new Blackwell chip will be "delayed."

It is reported that Microsoft is one of Nvidia's largest customers. In response to the news that Nvidia's AI chip was delayed, Nvidia responded on August 4: "As we have said before, demand for Hopper is very strong, Blackwell sample trials have begun widely, and production is expected to increase in the second half of the year. Beyond that, we do not comment on rumors."

In July this year, NVIDIA placed additional 4nm chip orders with TSMC to meet customer demand, and the Blackwell platform GPU chip production increased by 25%. Industry insiders believe that with TSMC starting to produce Blackwell platform architecture graphics processors, it means that NVIDIA's AI server equipped with "the most powerful AI chip on the planet" will be delivered soon. (IT Home, First Financial)

Buffett sold nearly 400 million shares of Apple stock, halving his holdings

On the evening of August 3, Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.A, stock price $641,435, market value $921.61 billion) released its second quarter 2024 financial report. The financial report shows that the company reduced its holdings of Apple shares from 789 million shares in the first quarter to about 400 million shares in the second quarter, a decrease of nearly 50%. Berkshire Hathaway currently holds about 2.6% of Apple's shares, which is worth about $88 billion based on last Friday's closing price of $219.86.

Previously, Berkshire reduced its holdings of Apple shares by 13% in the first quarter. At the Berkshire annual meeting in May, Buffett responded that the reduction in Apple shares was due to tax reasons after the investment made considerable gains, rather than based on long-term judgments on the stock. He also said that by the end of 2024, Apple is very likely to still be Berkshire's largest holding. Buffett said that unless there are major changes, Apple will be the largest investment. (Securities Times)

Microsoft Dynamics 365 and other products are accused of being used to monitor employees, and Microsoft responded by saying it protects workers' dignity

On August 4, foreign technology media reported that Microsoft's Dynamics 365 service and other similar services were used by European employers to monitor employees. The report said that a report by Cracked Labs mentioned that Dynamics 365 can closely track employees' work content, time and location through algorithm support. The report emphasized that this monitoring behavior weakened employees' autonomy, increased work pressure, and rarely took into account workers' individual differences and work practices.

Public interest researcher Wolfie Christl pointed out that employers may use these systems to put pressure on employees and micromanage them. In response, Lili Cheng, vice president of business applications and platforms at Microsoft, said that Dynamics 365 software is designed to help field service personnel complete tasks more efficiently and comply with applicable laws related to monitoring and privacy. He also said that one of the company's key goals is to maintain the dignity and experience of workers. Lili Cheng emphasized that Dynamics 365 Field Service and its Copilot capabilities are designed for field service personnel to ensure that they can provide high-quality services at the right time and place. The service does not use artificial intelligence to recommend individual employees for specific jobs based on their past performance, and customers are responsible for complying with all applicable laws when using it. (Fast Technology)

iPhone 16 release date revealed: will be officially released next month, or maintain a starting price of $1,199

It is reported that Apple plans to release a new iPhone 16 series on September 10. According to previous reports, the iPhone 16 Pro Max may be equipped with a 6.9-inch large screen, and the peak brightness is expected to be further improved. In addition, its screen border may be greatly reduced from 1.55mm to 1.15mm. In terms of performance, the iPhone 16 Pro Max will be equipped with a new A18 Pro chip to support more AI functions. In terms of imaging, the ultra-wide-angle lens of the phone may be upgraded from 12 million pixels to 48 million pixels, and Apple will also add a separate photo button for it, located on the side frame.

In other aspects, the iPhone 16 Pro Max is expected to support WiFi 7 technology, the battery capacity will be increased to 4676mAh, the wired fast charging power will reach 40W, and the MagSafe wireless charging power will also be increased to 20W. It is reported that the iPhone 16 Pro Max, like the iPhone 15 Pro Max, will maintain a starting price of $1,199. (Mobile China)

The technical leader of the Google Go team for twelve years suddenly stepped down! Microsoft, Huawei and others expressed their gratitude

Recently, Russ Cox, who led the Google Go team and the entire Go project, suddenly announced his resignation as technical director. Russ Cox has managed Google Go for more than 12 years and worked for more than 18 years, and is also a member of the initial Go team. In an email to the "golang-dev" group, Russ Cox mentioned that although he will not completely leave the Go project, he believes that now is the right time to make leadership changes. The other two sub-teams of the Go language, the security team and the tools and IDE support team, will continue to maintain their status quo, led by Roland Shoemaker, Rob Findley, and Hana Kim respectively.

After bidding farewell to the daily management of the Go team, Russ Cox will shift his focus to the AI ​​projects Gaby and Oscar, and focus on improving the Go issue tracker. Go teams from Microsoft, Huawei and other companies have expressed their gratitude to him, and community members and netizens have also expressed their expectations for his successor, and hope that the new leadership can maintain the simplicity of the Go language, reduce dependence on Google, and drive the project forward. (Fast Technology)

Microsoft Blizzard has established a 2A studio: it may develop mobile games for the Blizzard universe

In January this year, Microsoft's gaming division announced 1,900 layoffs, and a large number of Blizzard employees, including President Mike Ybarra, left. At the same time, an unnamed survival game that had been in development for many years was canceled, but the company subsequently began recruiting new people to develop another unannounced game. According to foreign media reports, Microsoft and Activision will form a new team within its Blizzard subsidiary to develop a small "AA" game.

It is said that the new team is mainly composed of former King team members, and this small game is mainly based on Blizzard's existing game IPs, such as "Overwatch", "Warcraft", "Starcraft", etc. Since this new team is mainly composed of former King developers, some media have inferred that this new game may be a mobile game, but it may also target other platforms. (King is a mobile game development studio under Activision Blizzard, and its representative work "Candy Crush Saga" accounts for nearly half of its revenue) The source also mentioned that Microsoft hopes to make some changes and develop some "smaller and even experimental games" to save costs for AAA games. For example, Microsoft made extremely high profits with the small game "Phantom Beast Palu" at the beginning of this year, and Microsoft will definitely learn a lot of experience from the success of this game. (GamerSky)

Character.AI will provide large model technology license to Google, founder returns to Google

On August 2, local time, Character.AI, an artificial intelligence startup founded by two former Google employees, announced that it had reached a non-exclusive licensing agreement with Google for its large language model (LLM) technology. The company said that its founders Noam Shazeer and Daniel De Freitas and some members of the research team will join Google, most of the team will continue to stay, and General Counsel Dominic Perella will serve as interim CEO.

It is understood that about 30 people, including the founders and pre-training team, will join Google and start work next week. The remaining team of about 120 people, including some remaining researchers, will gradually turn to open source models and abandon pre-training basic models and sound models. (Founder Park)

Google AI ad draws widespread criticism, removed after one week

Google has launched an Olympic ad promoting its chatbot Gemini. In the 60-second ad, a father wants to write a fan letter on behalf of his daughter to her Olympic idol, American track and field star Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone. The premise of the ad is the kind of sweet ad you expect to see at the Olympics, but things take a turn and instead of helping his daughter write the letter, he has Gemini write it for him. Under widespread public criticism, Google has quietly removed the ad from TV. (Bianniushi)

The legendary game magazine of 33 years announced the closure of publication and was reported to lay off all employees

Recently, GameStop's publication Game Informer announced that it would say goodbye to everyone after 33 years of development. Game Informer was founded in August 1991. GameStop took over Game Informer when it acquired FuncoLand in 2000. It is one of the oldest video game magazines in the world. The magazine is an American electronic game monthly magazine, which includes feature reports, game news, game guides and reviews.

Before announcing its closure, Game Informer explored launching a direct subscription method in March this year (previously, it was to purchase the magazine by yourself or subscribe through GameStop Pro), hoping to get out of its business difficulties. The official statement did not mention the reason for the closure, and GameStop did not respond to a request for comment. Gaming media Kotaku reported that all employees of Game Informer publications will be fired, and disclosed an internal email in which GameStop CEO and Chairman Ryan Cohen told employees last year that "every expense of the company must be carefully examined under a microscope to eliminate all waste." (Financial World)

Meta plans to offer millions of dollars for licensing, paying Hollywood stars for their voices

Meta is reportedly actively offering millions of dollars in licensing fees to Hollywood stars in the hope of obtaining their voices for the development of artificial intelligence projects. According to people familiar with the matter, Meta has discussed developing a chatbot that can serve as a user's digital assistant or "friend", similar to Apple's Siri. Meta is rushing to complete these deals in order to buy more time for the development of AI tools, and plans to showcase them at the Connect 2024 conference in September. (IT Home)

UK AI ambitions hit by setback as £1.3 billion computing infrastructure project put on hold

According to foreign media reports, the British authorities have shelved a computing infrastructure project worth £1.3 billion, which means that the UK's ambition to become a world leader in artificial intelligence has suffered a major setback. A government spokesman confirmed that in order to prioritize other financial plans, the government will shelve two major taxpayer-funded spending commitments worth £500 million and £800 million respectively. Last year, the UK pledged to provide £500 million for AI Research Resources; in addition, it announced last year that it would provide £800 million to fund the creation of the next generation of super-large-scale computers at the University of Edinburgh, which can perform 1 trillion calculations per second. (IT Home)

Musk: Brain-computer chip has been successfully implanted in the second human patient

On August 4, Musk revealed that his brain-computer interface company Neuralink successfully implanted the second brain-computer interface chip into a human patient. This is another major progress after the first patient was implanted in January this year. Musk shared the news on a podcast with Lex Fridman on Friday. During the eight-hour conversation, Musk mentioned that the second implant is progressing smoothly. Musk said: "I don't want to jump to conclusions too early, but the second implant seems to be going very well. The signal is strong, there are a lot of electrodes, and it works very well. (IT Home)

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