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Google’s Pixel 8 and 8 Pro Unveiled: A New Era of AI-Powered Smartphones
October 10, 2023 – Google has recently unveiled its flagship smartphones, the Pixel 8 and 8 Pro, powered by the latest Tensor G3 chip, promising a host of new AI capabilities. Firstly, there’s the Record-to-Text Summarizer feature, which operates locally and is set to debut on the Pixel 8 Pro in December. This innovative feature…
Faraday Future Delivers FF 91 2.0 Futurist Alliance to Founder Jia Yueting
October 09, 2023 – Faraday Future (FF), through their official social media channels, announced today that they held a special event at their Los Angeles headquarters called the “Delivery Innovation Day.” During this event, they handed over the FF 91 2.0 Futurist Alliance to the company’s founder and Chief Product and User Ecosystem Officer, Jia…
Online Book Retailers Face Shipping Fee Challenge in France
October 09, 2023 – France Takes a Stand to Protect Independent Bookstores In a bid to safeguard the existence of independent bookstores, the French government has introduced a new regulation requiring online book retailers to charge a minimum of 3 euros (approximately 23 Chinese yuan) for shipping each book. This law came into effect on…
Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway Sells HP Shares at a Loss
October 09, 2023 – According to documents filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway continued to sell its shares in HP Inc. this week at a loss, reducing its stake in the company to less than 10%. On Thursday, local time, Berkshire Hathaway submitted documents to the SEC revealing that…
Russia’s Ambitious Quest: Building 10 Supercomputers by 2030
October 09, 2023 – Russia has set an ambitious goal: to build up to 10 supercomputers by 2030, each capable of accommodating 10,000 to 15,000 NVIDIA H100 GPUs, providing the country with performance nearly equivalent to that used to train large language models like ChatGPT. According to reports from foreign media outlets like Tom’s Hardware,…
Supply Constraints Foil Apple and Samsung’s 5G Baseband Negotiations
October 09, 2023 – Apple Inc. has been tirelessly pursuing the development of its own 5G modem for several years. The company even went as far as to spend $1 billion to acquire Intel’s related business, but success has continued to elude them. Faced with limited options, Apple extended its partnership with Qualcomm for an…
South Korea’s Semiconductor Exports Surge in September, But Year-on-Year Decline Persists
October 08, 2023 – According to reports from foreign sources, South Korea’s semiconductor exports continued to rise month-on-month in September, following a 15% increase in August. However, the downward trend in year-on-year comparisons has yet to be reversed. Citing data from the South Korean Ministry of Trade, Industry, and Energy, foreign media reported that South…
Galaxy S24 Lineup Unveiled: Exynos 2400 and Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 Inside
October 08, 2023 – Samsung is gearing up to unveil its next generation of premium smartphones early next year, with the Galaxy S24, Galaxy S24+, and Galaxy S24 Ultra. Some of the specifications for these new devices have already surfaced. According to widespread reports, Samsung is set to use two different processors in this lineup…
PayPay’s Remarkable Journey: From Startup to 60 Million Users in 5 Years
October 08, 2023 – PayPay, the payment app, has become one of the success stories of SoftBank Group founder Masayoshi Son in Japan, with its user base growing from zero to over 60 million people in just five years. According to the company’s co-chief operating officer, the app is now seeking to maintain double-digit growth…
BYD Unveils Cutting-Edge Electric Buses at Busworld Brussels 2023
October 08, 2023 – BYD Unveils Innovative Electric Buses at Busworld Brussels 2023 Today marks the opening of the Busworld Brussels 2023, and BYD has taken the opportunity to showcase two groundbreaking electric vehicles to the world. The first is the B12, a 12-meter pure electric bus featuring a brand-new blade battery chassis. The second…