Krypton Evening Post | iFLYTEK has completed the comprehensive upgrade of the Spark Deep Inference Large Model X1; ByteDance releases the domestic version of the AI programming tool Trae; The manned flight mission for 2025 is announced.
Big Companies:
Three Squirrels: Plans to Incubate a New Coffee Brand "Second Brain"
36Kr learned that Three Squirrels announced that the company has established a wholly-owned subsidiary, Wuhu Second Brain Coffee Co., Ltd., to incubate the new sub-brand "Second Brain", focusing on the coffee category. The wholly-owned subsidiary has completed industrial and commercial registration and obtained a business license, with a registered capital of 5 million yuan. Its registered address is located at No. 8, East Eshan Road, Lugang Street, Yijiang District, Wuhu City, Anhui Province.
BAIC Group and iFLYTEK Sign Strategic Cooperation Agreement
36Kr learned that BAIC Group and iFLYTEK have signed a strategic cooperation framework agreement. According to the agreement, the two sides will carry out exchanges and cooperation in business fields such as intelligent human-computer interaction technology, vehicle-mounted intelligence and artificial intelligence technology, big data analysis, and intelligent vehicle networking platform. Among them, in the field of vehicle-mounted innovative application scenarios, the two sides will jointly carry out cabin intelligent product planning research, including cutting-edge intelligent interaction scenarios and vertical domain large models; jointly develop an intelligent vehicle audio system for BAIC's own brand to create a new auditory experience for users in multiple vehicle products; deeply cooperate in the international multilingual business to promote the overseas implementation of multilingual intelligent interaction vehicle models; develop and create an industry-leading AI large model intelligent driving product, etc.
36Kr learned that Guodian Power announced that the company will increase its capital by 919.61 million yuan to its holding subsidiary, Guoneng Dadu River Basin Hydropower Development Co., Ltd., for the construction of the Dayingyan First-level Hydropower Station Project on the Dadu River. The total installed capacity of the project is 300,000 kilowatts, with a dynamic total investment of 4.50789 billion yuan, and the capital ratio is 30%, and the rest is solved through bank loans. The project is located in Shimian County, Ya'an City, Sichuan Province, and is a key construction project in the "14th Five-Year Plan" energy development plan of Sichuan Province.
Accenture and Australian Telecom Giant Telstra Establish AI Joint Venture
On March 3, according to Accenture, Accenture and Australian telecom giant Telstra recently jointly announced the establishment of a joint venture to accelerate Telstra's strategic layout in the data and AI (Artificial Intelligence) fields. According to the agreement, Accenture holds 60% of the shares in the joint venture, and Telstra holds 40%. Telstra retains the dominance of the data and AI strategy and development path, and the joint venture will fully assist it in achieving its strategic goals. As an important measure of this strategic transformation, Telstra plans to streamline its data and AI suppliers from 18 to two joint ventures, one of which is the joint venture established with Accenture this time. (Jiemian)
British Autonomous Driving Startup Wayve Plans to Set Up a New Test and R & D Center in Germany
On Monday, British autonomous driving startup Wayve said it will set up a new test and R & D center in Germany and deploy a batch of test vehicles in the Stuttgart area. The new center will focus on improving several functions such as lane change assistance. In August last year, ride-hailing platform Uber made an undisclosed investment in Wayve. As early as May, SoftBank Group led a round of financing of more than $1 billion, and NVIDIA also participated. (Sina Finance)
Tencent's Aurora A2 Studio General Manager Yang Feng Resigns
Tencent's Aurora A2 Studio General Manager Yang Feng has officially resigned. This change is related to the poor performance of the massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMO) "Moonlight Blade". Against the background of Tencent's accelerated focus on long-term products and the senior management's attention to the team's output ratio, "Moonlight Blade" failed to meet the expected performance. At the same time, Tencent Interactive Entertainment Group's domestic distribution line has carried out an organizational structure adjustment, newly established multiple product departments, and revoked some cooperative departments. (Mei Jing Wang)
New Products:
36Kr learned that recently, Youdao Zhiyun has released a new product, "Youdao Voice Simultaneous Interpretation", based on DeepSeek-R1 and the Youdao translation large model, providing multi-functional voice simultaneous interpretation services to achieve instant communication between users of different languages. It can be widely used in international conferences, business negotiations, education and training, tourism guides and other scenarios to improve the efficiency of cross-language communication.
36Kr learned that on March 3, iFLYTEK announced the completion of the comprehensive upgrade of the Spark Deep Inference Large Model X1, and based on Spark X1, it launched the Spark Medical Large Model X1 for the first time. It is understood that under the premise of completely using domestic computing power for training, with a parameter quantity of 70B, Spark X1 has achieved the effect of comprehensively benchmarking DeepSeek R1 (parameter quantity 671B) and OpenAI o1 in mathematical ability, and leading in Chinese mathematical tasks. Relying on the X1 upgrade, products such as iFLYTEK Xiaoyi, Spark Teacher Assistant, and AI Learning Machine have been simultaneously iterated, declaring that the national large model has made breakthroughs in efficiency optimization and vertical application, and will accelerate the landing of deep inference large model technology in industries such as medical care and education.
Bytedance Releases the Domestic Version of AI Programming Tool Trae
On March 3, Bytedance released the domestic version of the AI programming tool Trae, with the model carrying doubao-1.5-pro, supporting the switch to the full-blooded version of DeepSeek R1 & V3. It is understood that this is the first AI-native integrated development environment tool (AI IDE) in China, which can fully release the potential of AI, help developers at all stages to collaborate smoothly with AI, complete programming work faster and with higher quality, and improve development efficiency. Users can download and experience it through the Trae China official website.
36Kr learned that recently, the ultra-high-definition technology application platform 4K Garden announced the launch of its self-developed ultra-high-definition AI super-resolution and restoration system based on the broadcasting standard - "Butterfly Transformation 2.0". It is understood that the "Butterfly Transformation 2.0" system integrates cutting-edge AI algorithms, combined with the advantages of manual restoration, can efficiently and accurately convert high-definition content into ultra-high-definition content that meets the broadcasting standard, with a significant improvement in subjective image quality. The system adopts a combination of B/S and C/S in the architectural design, dedicated to bringing users a more convenient ultra-high-definition video restoration experience.
Today's Views:
HKEX Group CEO Nicolas Aguzin: The Reassessment of Chinese Assets Has Just Begun
Nicolas Aguzin, CEO of the Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited, said that the Hong Kong Stock Exchange has undergone earth-shattering changes in the past 25 years, including the listing of a large number of mainland enterprises, the launch and continuous enrichment of the Stock Connect mechanism. She also noted the recent reassessment of Chinese assets and believes that this process is just beginning. Looking forward, the HKEX will optimize the trading platform to meet the needs of investors. In terms of Stock Connect, it is hoped that the inclusion of REITs in the Shanghai-Shenzhen-Hong Kong Stock Connect and the inclusion of RMB stock trading counters in the Hong Kong Stock Connect will be implemented this year. In addition, the HKEX will optimize the listing rules to accelerate the approval of A-share companies to list in Hong Kong. (CBN)
Other News Worth Noting:
2025 Manned Flight Mission Released
According to the China Manned Space Engineering Office, in 2025, the China Manned Space Engineering will solidly promote the two major tasks of the application and development of the space station and the manned lunar exploration, making greater contributions to promoting the construction of a science and technology power and a space power. In 2025, the project plans two manned flight missions and one cargo spacecraft supply mission. The astronaut crews for the two manned flight missions have been selected and are undergoing relevant training. At the same time, aiming at the goal of achieving the first Chinese landing on the moon by 2030, the research and development and construction work of the manned lunar exploration project's lunar landing phase tasks is steadily advancing as planned. (CCTV News)
36Kr learned that according to the Zhuhai Release, on February 28, the Zhuhai Economic and Technological Development Zone Management Committee signed a cooperation agreement with Guangdong Zhuhai Jinwan Liquefied Natural Gas Co., Ltd. and China Telecom Co., Ltd. Zhuhai Branch to jointly build the Zhuhai Economic and Technological Development Zone Green Intelligent Computing Center, officially launching the nation's first "LNG Cold Energy Comprehensive Utilization + Green Intelligent Computing Center" project.
36Kr learned that the "Shenzhen's Action Plan for Accelerating the Development of the Artificial Intelligence Terminal Industry (2025 - 2026)" has been printed and distributed. Development goals: By 2026, the core competitiveness of the artificial intelligence terminal industry will be further enhanced, the "depth content" of products will be further improved, and the industrial ecology will continue to be enriched. The scale of the city's artificial intelligence terminal industry will reach more than 800 billion yuan and strive to reach 1 trillion yuan. No less than 10 phenomenal artificial intelligence terminal enterprises will be gathered. The output of artificial intelligence terminal products will exceed 150 million units. More than 50 popular artificial intelligence terminal products will be launched in the fields of mobile phones, computers, large model all-in-one machines, and wearable devices. More than 60 typical application scenarios of artificial intelligence terminals will be created in the fields of intelligent manufacturing, intelligent finance, intelligent cities, intelligent elderly care, and intelligent government affairs.
The animated film "Ne Zha: Devil Child Comes into the Sea" has frequently broken box office records since its release in Hong Kong and Macao on February 22. As of March 2, the box office in Hong Kong and Macao has exceeded 32 million Hong Kong dollars, topping the box office list of mainland films in the Hong Kong and Macao markets. (Xinhua News Agency)