Tesla Halts Optimus Production: Focused on Refining Key Components
July 5, 2025 – According to a post by Digitime on July 4, Tesla has reportedly put its production plan for the humanoid robot Optimus on hold. This decision comes as the company aims to refine some crucial technological components of the robot, and it now faces the daunting task of a complete redesign. Back…
Faraday Future secures $100 million in convertible bonds for FF 91 production and sales
May 10, 2023 – Chinese electric vehicle maker, Faraday Future, has secured $100 million in unsecured convertible bonds to support the production, sales, and service system development of its flagship vehicle, the FF 91. The financing round was led by Metaverse Horizon Limited, an independent investment fund, whose investors include FF Global Partners (FFGP) and…
Faraday Future Unveils Major OTA Update for FF 91 2.0, Introducing 750+ New Features
January 22, 2024 – Faraday Future, the electric vehicle company helmed by Jia Yueting, has announced today that their flagship model, the FF 91 2.0, has undergone its first major Over-The-Air (OTA) update since deliveries commenced last year. The update, according to the company, introduces 752 new features and enhances 846 existing functionalities. Among the…
Paris Auto Show 2024: Chinese Automakers Step into the Spotlight as Mercedes and Japanese Giants Skip Event
October 14, 2024 – The 90th edition of the Paris Mondial de l’Automobile is set to take place at the Paris Expo Porte de Versailles from October 14th to 20th. As the world’s first auto exhibition, dating back to 1898, its influence in the industry is unquestionable. Looking back at the Paris Auto Show two…
Maserati Denies Sale by Stellantis, Eyes New CEO for Turnaround
June 9, 2025 – Several brands under Stellantis, including the iconic luxury marque Maserati, are currently grappling with significant hurdles. In 2023, Maserati witnessed a dramatic slump in sales, plummeting to just 11,300 units, nearly a 50% drop from previous figures. For a luxury brand with a storied heritage, such a performance is far from…
BYD Hits Milestone: 900,000 Employees, 110,000 in R&D – A Global Automotive Leader
September 13, 2024 – Li Yunfei, General Manager of Brand and Public Relations at BYD Group, revealed today on Weibo that the company has achieved a significant milestone, with its total number of employees exceeding 900,000. This makes BYD the A-share listed company with the largest number of employees among over 5,300 such companies, surpassing…
NVIDIA’s New Consumer-Grade APU Promises RTX 4070-Level Gaming Performance
November 13, 2024 – In the latest video from the YouTube channel “Moore’s Law is Dead,” details have emerged about NVIDIA’s upcoming consumer-grade APU (Accelerated Processing Unit). The new APU, rumored to be a competitor to AMD’s forthcoming Strix Halo APU, is reported to offer gaming performance comparable to the 65W laptop version of the…
OpenAI Snags Chat.com, Signaling a Bigger Push into AI-Driven Chat Interfaces
November 07, 2024 – On Wednesday local time, Sam Altman, the CEO of OpenAI, unveiled a simple web address (chat.com) on X, which redirects users to the official ChatGPT website. Previously, the domain was owned by Dharmesh Shah, the co-founder and CTO of HubSpot. In early 2023, Shah acquired chat.com for a price of $10…
Introducing Petal: The World’s First True Nature Camera to Capture the Beauty of Nature and Record the Wonders of Life
January 9, 2025 – At the CES 2025, Wonder Company, the creators of the intelligent AI bird feeder Bird Buddy, unveiled two new AI-powered products: Petal and Wonder Blocks. These innovative devices are designed to assist consumers in embracing and enjoying nature more fully. Unlike Bird Buddy, which specializes in capturing and identifying birds, Petal…
Elevating AI Conversations: Microsoft’s Four New TTS Innovations
September 22, 2023 – Microsoft, in the light of the global surge in popularity of generative AI, is raising the bar for the naturalness and expressiveness of text-to-speech (TTS) systems used in user-AI interactions. Today, Microsoft unveiled four TTS voices: en-US-AndrewNeural, en-US-BrianNeural, en-US-EmmaNeural, and zh-CN-YunjieNeural, currently available in public preview across the Eastern United States,…