8:00 am, Yidianzixun Flash News | HeFu Noodles denies using pre-made dishes; Lei Jun says he absolutely cannot tolerate any KOLs who slander and curse car owners; Steve Jobs' personal item, an Apple I prototype, is up for auction
Today's Hot News Guide
The unit price of memory sticks is approaching 50,000 yuan, and the price of a box is comparable to that of an apartment in Shanghai.
ByteDance refutes the "car - building rumor".
Platforms are prohibited from price discrimination based on big data. The "Regulatory Measures for the Supervision of Online Trading Platform Rules" have been issued.
Changan Automobile refutes the rumor and denies canceling year - end bonuses.
Lei Jun officially announced that the new - generation Xiaomi SU7 is expected to be launched in April.
Berkshire has raised the salary of its new CEO, Abel, to $25 million, 250 times that of Buffett.
Top 3 Big News
HeFu Noodles Responds to Allegations of Using Pre - made Food: Made in Central Kitchen, Not Pre - made Dishes
Recently, many consumers have reported that "HeFu Noodles, with an average customer price of 30 to 40 yuan, uses pre - packaged toppings and soup bases. It's like paying a high price for pre - made noodles." They also claim that "plastic bags can be seen piled up in the back kitchen at the stores." On January 7th, a reporter from LanJing News contacted HeFu Noodles' official customer service hotline. The staff said that the food is prepared in the central kitchen and then delivered to each store, and it does not fall into the category of pre - made dishes. According to data from a vertical media, HeFu Noodles was established in 2012. There are 583 stores in operation, with an average per - capita consumption of 32.97 yuan. More than 50% of the stores are located in first - tier and new first - tier cities. (LanJing News)
Lei Jun Talks about the Incident of Anti - Xiaomi KOLs for the First Time: Attacks, Degradation, and Cursing of Users Are Unacceptable
On the evening of January 7th, Lei Jun, the founder, chairman, and CEO of Xiaomi, talked about the punishment for "the matter of the team contacting relevant KOLs" during a live - stream. Lei Jun said that the reason why this matter is so serious is not that this KOL criticized Xiaomi, nor that this KOL offended Xiaomi fans. It's because this KOL has been degrading and even cursing Xiaomi users. "As a company, we definitely cannot tolerate this."
"What is our bottom line? We must firmly stand up to protect our users and our car owners. We will never tolerate any KOL who slurs or curses our car owners, and we will not cooperate with such people. This is our bottom line. Our public relations department did do a poor job, so the company has decided to criticize and punish them." Lei Jun said that in the past eight or nine months, Xiaomi has been in a long - term, continuous, and high - intensity negative public opinion situation, which has exhausted the public relations team. Their actions were indeed a bit out of shape, and he also hopes that Xiaomi fans can give them a chance to correct their mistakes. (Jiemian News)
Personal belongings of Steve Jobs up for auction: Apple I prototype starts at $50,000
Online auction platform RR Auction recently launched an online auction. The items up for auction include the office desk used in the garage where Apple was born, the bow tie worn by Apple co-founder Steve Jobs in high school, etc. The starting bid for some items is as low as $100. The auction is expected to end on January 30. Among the items, the most eye - catching one is the earliest known Apple I prototype, with a starting bid of $50,000 (approximately 350,000 yuan at current exchange rates) and an estimated value of over $500,000 (approximately 3.5 million yuan at current exchange rates). (Sina Tech)
Big companies/Big events
The unit price of memory sticks approaches 50,000 yuan, and the price of a box is comparable to that of an apartment in Shanghai
According to Jiemian News, the price of memory sticks has been skyrocketing. Relevant topics such as "the price of a box of memory sticks is comparable to that of an apartment in Shanghai" have attracted a great deal of attention. On January 7th, Jiemian News learned from a third - party shopping platform that the price of a single 256G DDR5 server memory stick from Hynix and Samsung exceeded 40,000 yuan, and some even reached as high as 49,999 yuan per stick. Calculated at 100 sticks per box, the price is nearly 5 million yuan. Some industry insiders described that "its value has exceeded that of many properties in Shanghai." Affected by the surge in global AI computing power demand, there is a serious shortage of supply in the global memory semiconductor market, and the price of memory chips has soared. According to a report from Kechuangban Daily, Samsung and Hynix have proposed price increases to DRAM customers for servers, PCs, and smartphones. The quotes in the first quarter of this year will be 60% - 70% higher than those in the fourth quarter of last year. (Jiemian News, Cailian Press)
NIO's Li Bin: Memory price hikes bring cost pressures, advises early car purchases
At a media briefing on January 6, Li Bin, the founder, chairman, and CEO of NIO, told China News Service that "both the automotive and AI industries are competing for raw materials such as copper and silver. The price increase of raw materials has not yet been passed on to the end-user prices, and it is currently within the bearable range. NIO still has a certain gross-profit margin to handle this situation." Li Bin said that the biggest cost pressure in 2025 will not be from raw materials, but from memory. The automotive industry needs to compete with multiple industries such as AI, computing centers, and mobile phones for this component. "In short, the price increases of raw materials and memory bring significant cost pressures to the automotive industry. Everyone can consider buying a car earlier." (China News Service)
ByteDance Debunks "Car - Building Rumors"
Recently, there have been rumors on social media that ByteDance is collaborating with multiple automakers to build cars. According to The Paper, on January 7th, a relevant person in charge at ByteDance responded that the rumor is untrue, and ByteDance has no plans to build cars. (Yicai Global)
After seven years, Google's market value surpasses Apple's again
Google's market value has exceeded Apple's for the first time since 2019. As of the close on January 7th, Google's market value stood at $3.88 trillion, while Apple's market value was $3.84 trillion. The reversal of the market - value ranking highlights the divergence between Google and Apple in their artificial - intelligence strategic directions. Google ended 2025 as one of the best - performing technology stocks on Wall Street. In November, the company released its seventh - generation Tensor processor, Ironwood. This custom AI chip is expected to be an alternative to NVIDIA's products. In December, Google's Gemini 3 received unanimous praise from the industry. Meanwhile, since OpenAI launched ChatGPT at the end of 2022, sparking an AI race in the technology industry, Apple has largely been absent from this competition. Apple originally planned to launch a new - generation Siri AI assistant last year, but ultimately postponed the release. This week, Wall Street investment bank Raymond James downgraded Apple's rating, stating that the company will struggle to achieve growth in 2026. (Sina Finance)
The platform is prohibited from using big data to "target loyal customers with higher prices". The "Measures for the Supervision and Administration of the Rules of Online Trading Platforms" have been released
Reporters learned on January 7 that the State Administration for Market Regulation and the Cyberspace Administration of China jointly issued the "Measures for the Supervision and Administration of the Rules of Online Trading Platforms" (hereinafter referred to as the "Measures"). The aim is to standardize the formulation, modification, and implementation of the rules of online trading platforms (hereinafter referred to as platform rules), maintain the order of online transactions, and protect the legitimate rights and interests of all parties involved in online transactions. The "Measures" focus on online trading platform operators (hereinafter referred to as platforms), which are the "key minority". Combining with the regulatory practices in recent years and taking platform rules as the entry - point, the responsibilities of platforms are further tightened and strengthened. 1. Clarify the responsibilities and obligations that platforms should fulfill in the process of formulating, modifying, and implementing platform rules. 2. Refine the specific requirements for platforms in ensuring information, network, and data security, and protecting the legitimate rights and interests of operators and consumers within the platform. 3. Strengthen law - enforcement cooperation and improve the regulatory mechanism. (Yicai Global)
Tongcheng Travel Apologizes for Ticketing Glitch in KPL Spring Season: Server Request Overload Due to Surge in Traffic
On January 7th, Tongcheng Travel issued a statement on its official Weibo account. It expressed deep apologies to users and the KPL League for the issue that occurred when tickets for the first week of the first round of the 2026 KPL (King of Glory Professional League) Spring Season went on sale at 12:00 today. Due to a sudden surge in traffic, server requests were overloaded, and ticket sales could not proceed normally. At the same time, the official admitted to insufficient anticipation of the ticketing work and inadequate preparation of system capacity. The announcement also clarified that the highly - anticipated additional purchase rights for the team's home - day games will be restocked at 12:00 noon on January 8th (this Thursday). The platform promised to continuously optimize the system to improve the ticket - purchasing experience. (Biannushi)
"Dongqiudi" Ordered to Make a Public Apology
Recently, the long - awaited outcome of the reputation rights dispute between "Zhibo Ba" and "Dongqiudi" in the sports circle has finally emerged. The People's Court of Siming District, Xiamen City, Fujian Province, rendered a first - instance judgment, determining that some of the involved content published by the four defendants, including Chen Cong and Beijing Duoge Technology Co., Ltd. (the operator of "Dongqiudi"), constituted reputation infringement. The court ordered them to delete the relevant articles on multiple platforms, make a public apology, and jointly compensate Xiamen Aobo Network Technology Co., Ltd. (the operator of "Zhibo Ba") for economic losses and rights - protection expenses totaling 121,748 yuan. (The Paper)
Luobo Kuaipao Obtains Dubai's First Fully Driverless Testing Permit, and Its First Overseas Base Is Simultaneously Launched
On January 7th, recently, Luobo Kuaipao, a subsidiary of Baidu, officially obtained the fully driverless testing permit issued by the Dubai Roads and Transport Authority (RTA), becoming the first and currently the only platform approved to conduct fully driverless tests in Dubai. This opens a crucial access channel for Luobo Kuaipao to launch fully driverless commercial operations in the first quarter of 2026. According to the plan, the scale of Luobo Kuaipao's fully driverless vehicle fleet in the Dubai region will be expanded to over 1,000 vehicles. On the same day, Luobo Kuaipao's first integrated driverless operation base built overseas was officially launched in Dubai. (Securities Times)
IKEA China Announces Closure of 7 Stores Starting February 2nd
On January 7th, IKEA China issued a statement regarding the adjustment of its store layout (hereinafter referred to as the "statement"). The statement pointed out that after a comprehensive review and evaluation of its existing customer touchpoints, IKEA China has decided to cease operations at seven offline touchpoints, including IKEA Shanghai Baoshan Store, IKEA Guangzhou Panyu Store, IKEA Tianjin Zhongbei Store, IKEA Nantong Store, IKEA Xuzhou Store, IKEA Ningbo Store, and IKEA Harbin Store, starting from February 2nd, 2026. Local customers can still experience IKEA products and services through other IKEA stores in their respective cities (such as Shanghai, Guangzhou, Tianjin), IKEA's official website, IKEA APP, IKEA's WeChat mini - program for shopping, Tmall flagship store, and JD.com flagship store through various channels. (The Paper)
OPPO Confirms Realme's Return
To further collaborate and integrate resources, Realme will return to OPPO and become its sub - brand. In the future, OPPO, Realme, and OnePlus will jointly provide more innovative and differentiated products, as well as more convenient and considerate services for global users. (Jiemian News)
Changan Automobile Refutes Rumors, Denies Canceling Year - End Bonuses
In response to recent online rumors such as "Changan Automobile cancels year - end bonuses", Changan Automobile's false information reporting center issued a statement on January 7th, stating that Changan Automobile's overall business situation in 2025 is stable. The company has formulated and advanced corresponding incentive plans according to the annual business performance and incentive standards to effectively safeguard the rights and interests of employees and contribute to the sustainable development of the enterprise. Changan Automobile said that such false information has had a serious negative impact on Changan Automobile's brand reputation and normal business operations. Changan Automobile will take legal measures against the acts of fabricating and spreading false information and firmly defend its legitimate rights and interests. (Beijing News)
Chen Zhi, Founder of Prince Group, Arrested and Repatriated to China
According to news on January 7th, reporters from the International Communication Liaison Station of the Guangxi International Communication Center (Cambodia) learned through the Cambodia China Times that Chen Zhi, the founder and chairman of the Prince Group, was arrested in Cambodia and has been repatriated to China for investigation by relevant authorities. According to a report by Red Star News, the police of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of China announced on November 4, 2025 (local time) that based on intelligence and information obtained from multiple sources, the police had frozen assets worth HK$2.75 billion (approximately RMB 2.52 billion) of a criminal group suspected of being involved in international telecommunications fraud and money - laundering activities. According to the report, this group is the "Prince Group" in Cambodia. The police stated in a statement that the frozen assets include cash, stocks, funds, etc. obtained through criminal activities. (Beijing News, Red Star News)
Jensen Huang and Yang Yuanqing Officially Announce Collaboration: Launch "AI Cloud Super Factory"
On January 6th local time, at the Lenovo TechWorld conference, Yang Yuanqing, Chairman of Lenovo Group, announced that Lenovo will join hands with NVIDIA to launch the "Lenovo AI Cloud Super Factory". NVIDIA's newly released Rubin Platform will also be part of this cooperation plan. This plan will help cloud service providers significantly shorten the "time to first token" for AI deployment and can quickly scale to 100,000 GPUs, supporting intelligent agents and large language models with trillions of parameters. Jensen Huang, CEO of NVIDIA, said on - site that the basis for the cooperation between the two sides is that Lenovo manufactures most of the world's supercomputers, and it is an enterprise that can fully integrate independent design, manufacturing, and global services on a large scale. (Yicai Global)
Lei Jun Officially Announces: The New Generation of Xiaomi SU7 is Expected to Be Launched in April
The first model of Xiaomi Automobile is about to undergo a facelift. On the morning of January 7th, Lei Jun, the founder, chairman, and CEO of Xiaomi, posted on a social platform, saying that the new generation of SU7, a luxury high-performance pure-electric sedan, is expected to be launched in April. The pre-order with a small deposit will start at 10 a.m. today. He also said, "We listened to the suggestions of our car owners and carefully polished every detail. The new generation of SU7 is still an excellent driver's car: the new colors, new wheels, and new interior are still amazing. Safety has been further enhanced. All models come standard with lidar, and the assisted driving systems are fully equipped. There are also significant new breakthroughs in battery range... Moreover, the more advanced intelligent chassis makes the driving experience even better, and the more powerful intelligent cockpit and assisted driving systems create an unparalleled intelligent experience." (Jiemian News)
Berkshire Raises New CEO Abel's Salary to $25 Million, 250 Times That of Buffett
Berkshire Hathaway announced that it has raised the compensation of its new Chief Executive Officer, Greg Abel, to $25 million. This figure far exceeds the $100,000 annual salary that its former CEO, Warren Buffett, has been receiving for more than four decades. Abel, 63, officially took over as Berkshire's CEO on January 1st. Prior to this, he served as the company's vice chairman for eight years, responsible for managing Berkshire's non - insurance business. (Cailian Press)
State Administration for Market Regulation: Adjust the CCC Certification Mode for Some Products
The State Administration for Market Regulation has issued the "Announcement on Adjusting the Certification Modes for Some Products within the Compulsory Product Certification Catalog", making important adjustments to the certification modes for some products within the Compulsory Product Certification (CCC Certification) catalog. The "Announcement" clarifies that for 16 types of products related to the personal health and safety of the public, such as power tools and automotive safety components, the CCC certification mode will be adjusted from the previous self - declaration by enterprises to a third - party certification and evaluation method.
The "Announcement" requires that starting from January 1, 2027, relevant products must obtain a CCC certification certificate and affix the CCC mark before they can be manufactured, sold, imported, or used in other business activities. Starting from July 1, 2026, designated certification bodies will begin to accept CCC certification applications for relevant products. The "Announcement" clarifies that on the basis of ensuring certification quality and controllable risks, designated certification bodies should actively accept the self - declaration evaluation results to facilitate enterprises in obtaining CCC certification certificates. For products that have been manufactured and will no longer be produced within the validity period of the self - declaration, there is no need for conversion, and they can continue to be sold. (Jiemian News)
The three major U.S. stock indexes closed mixed, with Google rising more than 2%
36Kr learned that at the close on January 7, the three major U.S. stock indexes closed mixed. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 0.94%, the Nasdaq Composite rose 0.16%, and the S&P 500 Index fell 0.34%. Large technology stocks showed mixed performance. Google rose more than 2%, Microsoft rose more than 1%, NVIDIA rose 1%, and Amazon, Netflix, and Arm rose slightly. Meta fell more than 1%, and Tesla and Apple fell slightly. Most popular Chinese concept stocks weakened. Tencent Music fell more than 5%, NetEase fell more than 3%, Alibaba fell more than 2%, and JD.com, Pinduoduo, Bilibili, and XPeng Motors fell more than 1%. iQiyi rose more than 5%.
Mao Geping Plans to Reduce Stake in "Mao Geping", He and His Wife, Sister, etc. Will Cash Out Over 1 Billion Yuan. Company Announcement: For Investment and Improving Personal Life
On the evening of January 6th, Mao Geping Cosmetics Co., Ltd. (HK01318, hereinafter referred to as Mao Geping Company) issued a stake - reduction announcement. Mao Geping, the controlling shareholder and executive director of the company, Wang Liqun (Mao Geping's spouse), executive director Mao Niping (Mao Geping's sister), Mao Huiping (Mao Geping's sister), Wang Lihua (Wang Liqun's brother), and Song Hongquan plan to reduce their holdings of the company's H - shares by a total of no more than 17.2 million shares, that is, no more than 3.51% of the total number of the company's issued shares, mainly through block trades within six months from the date of the pre - disclosure announcement of the stake reduction, based on their own financial needs. The announcement states that the shareholders plan to reduce their holdings of some shares due to their own financial needs, and the uses of the proceeds from the stake reduction include but are not limited to investments in the beauty - related industrial chain and improving personal life, etc. (NBD)
Gree Executive Publicly Accuses Skyworth of Plagiarizing Posters
Recently, Zhu Lei, the marketing director of Gree Electric Appliances, publicly called out Skyworth Group on Weibo, accusing its air - conditioner promotional posters of suspected plagiarism. The accompanying comparison pictures show that the two air - conditioner posters are highly similar in multiple dimensions such as composition, color matching, copywriting layout, and renderings of core components. Only the brand logo and some product details have been changed. Zhu Lei bluntly said, "It's quite a good copy. Don't do it next time." On January 7th, Jiemian News sought a response from Skyworth Group. As of press time, there has been no reply yet. However, according to Haibao News, Skyworth has now deleted the relevant posters. The poster is also not found on Skyworth Air - conditioner's video account, Skyworth Group's official website, and its official Weibo. (Jiemian News)
Rolex's Official Pre-owned Watch Business Launches in the Chinese Mainland Market
On January 6th, Rolex announced that its first Rolex Certified Pre-Owned Programme in the Chinese mainland was officially launched at its store in Nanjing Deji Plaza. Thus, Rolex's official pre-owned watch business has officially landed in the Chinese mainland market. The Rolex store in Nanjing Deji Plaza is operated by the authorized dealer Oriental Watch Group. Another known Rolex certified pre-owned watch store in the mainland is also in preparation. This store is located in a street-facing unit at Shanghai Xingye Taikoo Hui. The opening time of the Xingye Taikoo Hui store is yet to be determined and further confirmation is awaited. (Jiemian News)
Samsung Display Collaborates with Intel to Develop Energy-Saving OLED Technology
Samsung Display said on January 7 that it has collaborated with US-based Intel to develop a new technology that can significantly reduce the power consumption of organic light-emitting diode (OLED) displays, thereby extending the battery life of laptops. (Sina Finance)
Liu Tong, Vice President of Enlight Media, Severely Criticizes the "Daily Unlock" Annual Leave System of Big Companies
On the evening of January 6th, Liu Tong, the vice president of Enlight Media, posted a video on social media with the caption, "Which company still accumulates annual leave on a daily basis?" The video shows that at the premiere of the movie "Just Going to Work," Liu Tong, the movie's producer and the vice president of Enlight Media, interacted with the audience. Combining with the core theme of the movie focusing on workplace dilemmas, he shared his observations on the real - world workplace leave system. He pointed out that the system of "accumulating annual leave on a daily basis" in some big companies is "terrifying," turning the legal right to leave into a "game" that can only be unlocked through continuous work. (Jiemian News)
Douyin Cracks Down on Illegal and Violation Content Such as "Drone Hunting", Bans 67 Accounts
On January 7th, Douyin's official bulletin board posted an article stating that it is resisting the "aerial assassins" and cracking down on illegal and violation content such as "drone hunting". Recently, Douyin found that some users posted violation content such as using "drone-dropped arrows" to hunt wild animals and displaying relevant illegal hunting tools. They deliberately used jargon and code words to try to evade review and direct users to third-party platforms or offline for transactions such as selling hunting tools. Such behaviors not only violate community rules but may also cross legal red lines. The platform firmly cracks down on such behaviors. Once it discovers clues of illegal and criminal acts, it will actively report to the public security organs. In the past month, 67 accounts have been muted for posting violation content related to "drone-dropped arrow" hunting. (Jiupai News)
CES Quick Guide
Intel is Building an Exclusive Platform for Handheld Gaming, Including Customized Chips
Intel plans to increase its investment in the gaming hardware field and target the portable gaming device market with a new chip and a supporting platform. Daniel Rogers, vice president of Intel and general manager of the Personal Computing Products Division, announced at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) that the platform will cover both hardware and software. The platform will be built on the third - generation Core processors (codenamed "Raptor Lake") that Intel launched last year and are currently used in multiple personal computers. (Sina Finance)
ZhiYuan Releases Open-Source Simulation Platform Genie Sim 3.0
ZhiYuan Robotics officially released its first large language model-driven open-source simulation platform, Genie Sim 3.0, on the first day of the CES International Consumer Electronics Show. Based on NVIDIA Isaac Sim, Genie Sim 3.0 integrates 3D reconstruction and visual generation to create a high-fidelity digital twin environment. It pioneered the scene generalization technology driven by large language models, enabling the generation of tens of thousands of scenarios in just a few minutes. It also open-sourced a simulation dataset of over ten thousand hours, including real robot operation scenarios, and built a multi-dimensional intelligent evaluation system covering over 100,000 scenarios to draw a panoramic portrait of the model's capabilities. (Jiemian News)
Google Bets Heavily on a Chinese AR Company and Deepens Strategic Cooperation with XREAL
36Kr learned that during CES 2026, Google and XREAL jointly announced a deep and long - term strategic cooperation. XREAL, an AR innovation company from China, is Google's sole hardware partner in the field of AR glasses. It has ranked first in the global AR glasses market share for four consecutive years. The first collaborative product of the two parties, Project Aura, will be launched this year. According to a person familiar with the matter, Google may complete its investment in XREAL within this year to improve the Android XR end - to - end ecosystem and face the competitive challenges from Meta and Apple.
Intel Launches 3rd Generation Ultra Processors
At the Intel launch event during CES 2026 in Las Vegas, the Intel Core Ultra Series 3 was unveiled, belonging to the Panther Lake family. The highlight is that this is the first processor product to use Intel's latest 18A manufacturing process. As mentioned in an article by ifanr about its visit to the Intel factory in October, the 18A process, with the help of RibbonFET and PowerVia solutions, cleverly solves some traditional problems in processor manufacturing. Compared with the previous Intel 3 process, it achieves a double improvement in transistor density and energy efficiency. (ifanr)
On the Market Now
Zhipu AI
Zhipu AI will officially list on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange on January 8. In this IPO, Zhipu plans to offer 37.4195 million H shares globally at an issue price of HK$116.20 per share.
Xinmai Semiconductor
36Kr learned that according to documents from the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, on January 7th, Xinmai Semiconductor Technology (Hangzhou) Co., Ltd. submitted a listing application to the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, with Huatai International as the exclusive sponsor.
The Cutting - Edge of AI
OpenAI Launches ChatGPT Health
OpenAI has introduced new features to ChatGPT, enabling users to analyze medical test results, prepare for medical appointments, and obtain guidance on diet and exercise plans. This marks the company's biggest step into the healthcare field to date. (Sina Finance)
NVIDIA Launches Next-Generation AI Platform Vera Rubin
AI giant NVIDIA (NVDA) unveiled its next-generation superchip "Vera Rubin" at the 2026 Consumer Electronics Show (CES) held in Las Vegas. This chip is one of the six chips included in NVIDIA's newly launched Rubin platform, integrating a Vera central processing unit (CPU) and two Rubin graphics processing units (GPUs) in a single processor. NVIDIA said that the Rubin platform is an ideal computing power support for agent AI, advanced inference models, and mixture of experts (MoE) models. (Sina Finance)
Google Classroom's New Tool Leverages Gemini to Transform Teaching Content into Podcasts
Google has introduced a brand - new way to engage students who are keen on listening to podcasts. This new Gemini - powered tool is now available on Google Classroom. Teachers can use it to generate podcast - style audio courses to help students gain a deeper understanding of the teaching content. (Sina Finance)
Universal Music and NVIDIA Announce Collaboration on AI Music Creation and Research
On January 6th local time, it was reported that Universal Music Group and NVIDIA have reached a cooperation to jointly conduct research and development in artificial intelligence music creation. Universal Music stated that the two parties will focus on using AI technology to optimize music discovery for fans and enhance the interactive experience with artists. (Jiemian News)
MicroPort Robotics Completes the World's First Animal Experiment of "Large Model Autonomous Surgery"
On January 7th, it was learned from MicroPort Robotics that the company successfully completed the world's first animal experiment of "large model autonomous surgery" relying on the Neuronal MicroGenius multi-modal autonomous surgery large model. This breakthrough result not only fills the technological gap in in-vivo animal experiments of global large model autonomous surgery but also promotes the in-depth upgrading and cross - boundary integration of the global AI industry in the medical field. Previously, there was no similar precedent in existing public literature and practices. (Securities Times)
Investment and Financing
Anthropic Plans to Raise $10 Billion at a Valuation of $350 Billion
It is reported that artificial intelligence company Anthropic is preparing a new round of financing and plans to raise $10 billion at a valuation of $350 billion. Another person familiar with the matter confirmed the financing scale and valuation information. (Sina Finance)
Artificial intelligence company "Clipto.AI" completes a new round of Pre-A++ financing
36Kr learned that artificial intelligence company "Clipto.AI" recently announced the completion of a new round of Pre-A++ financing, with a post-investment valuation exceeding $250 million. This round of financing was co-led by Silicon Valley funds EnvisionX Capital and Palm Drive Capital. Existing shareholders such as HSG (Sequoia China), GL Ventures (Hillhouse Ventures), as well as investors Hans Tung, Lu Zhang, and 522 Ventures continued to increase their investments. The funds raised in this round will be mainly used to increase R & D investment in edge-side multimodal AI models and system architectures, and promote the iterative upgrade of AI assistant products.
Brain-computer interface "unicorn" BrainCo completes RMB 2 billion in financing
Brain-computer interface "unicorn" BrainCo has completed approximately RMB 2 billion in financing, which is the second-largest financing in the brain-computer interface field globally, excluding Neuralink under Elon Musk. Investors include investment institution IDG, Walden International founded by Intel CEO Richard Chen, "Apple supply chain" giants Lens Technology and Lingyi iTech, strategic investors Will Semiconductor, Runze Technology, Huazhu Group, and TAL Education Group, as well as top family offices from Hong Kong, China, and the United States. (The Paper)
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