Alibaba Adopts Agile Structure with “1+6+N” Strategy
May 06, 2023 – In a bid to streamline operations and improve efficiency, Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba has completed a major reorganization of its technology division. The move involves merging the core teams of the CTO division, including business and supply chain technology platforms, into the China Digital Commerce (CDC) unit that includes Tmall and…
xAI Unveils API, Enabling Grok Integration into Third-Party Apps
October 22, 2024 – Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence company, xAI, has officially unveiled its Application Programming Interface (API), empowering developers to integrate Grok into other applications. Musk announced this news on Monday, accompanied by the release of the API link on the xAI website. Prior to this, Musk had confirmed plans to offer an API…
Volkswagen and German Unions Enter Critical Labor Talks Amid Layoff, Plant Closure Concerns
September 26, 2024 – Negotiations between Volkswagen executives and labor unions commenced on Wednesday, addressing salary issues that could potentially determine the extent of layoffs and possible plant closures at Europe’s largest automaker in Germany. Thorsten Gröger, the chief negotiator for the union, stated unequivocally, “We will not negotiate on plant closures or massive layoffs.”…
Microsoft’s New Patent Aims to Boost Ray Tracing Performance with SSDs
March 25, 2024 – Microsoft has recently been granted a patent for a revolutionary method that promises to enhance the performance of ray tracing in games through the innovative use of Solid State Drives (SSDs), potentially paving the way for future updates to the DXR API. Entitled “Systems and Methods for Ray Tracing Acceleration Structure…
Sony Rumored to Unveil New 16-25mm and 24-50mm G-Series Lenses, Plus a Mysterious ‘Super Product’ This Week
January 23, 2024 – Sony is rumored to unveil two new zoom lenses this week, the 16-25mm and 24-50mm, both belonging to their G-series rather than GM. According to SonyAlphaRumors, the announcement could also include a highly anticipated “super product” that might even surpass the excitement surrounding the speculation of the Sony A9III. The lenses,…
OpenAI in Urgent Recruitment: $555K + Equity for Head of Safety and Risk Prevention
December 29, 2025 – OpenAI is currently on the hunt for a new Head of Safety and Risk Prevention. This role is crucial as the company aims to anticipate potential harms and risks of misuse associated with its models, thereby shaping its overall safety strategy. The recruitment drive comes at a time when OpenAI is…
AMD’s ROCm 5.7 Empowers PyTorch on RX 7900 XTX and PRO W7900 Graphics Cards
October 23, 2023 – ROCm, an open-source software platform, empowers researchers to harness the potential of AMD Instinct accelerators, fostering cross-platform high-performance computing and AI innovation. This week, AMD has unveiled ROCm 5.7.1 drivers for Ubuntu Linux, offering support for PyTorch 2.0.1 on RDNA 3-based Radeon Pro W7900 and Radeon RX 7900 XTX graphics cards….
Electric Car Owners Overwhelmingly Prefer EVs: Less Than 1% Want to Go Back to Gasoline
December 16, 2024 – According to the latest research conducted by the Global Electric Vehicle Drivers’ Alliance (GEVA), an overwhelming majority of electric vehicle owners express extremely high satisfaction with their EVs, with less than 1% willing to switch back to gasoline-powered cars. The comprehensive study, which surveyed 23,254 respondents across 18 countries, revealed that…
Google’s Alleged Android-Powered High-End Laptop Takes Aim at Apple’s MacBook Pro
November 19, 2024 – Rumors are swirling in the tech world as an internal email, leaked yesterday by tech publication Android Headline, reveals that Google is in the process of developing a new high-end Pixel laptop, codenamed “Snowy.” The email sheds light on Google’s ambitions for this premium device, drawing comparisons to other top-tier laptops…
NVIDIA’s GB200 AI Chips in High Demand, Boosting Orders for Packaging and Testing Factories
June 24, 2024 – According to a report by the Economic Daily News, a Taiwanese media outlet, NVIDIA’s new GB200 series AI chips are in high demand, with supplies struggling to meet the current market needs. Following an increase in the production volume of advanced processes at TSMC, NVIDIA has placed additional orders with backend…