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A team of researchers from Baidu Research, an AI company based in Beijing, has developed an AI algorithm that can rapidly design highly stable COVID-19 mRNA vaccine sequences that were previously unattainable.
On April 27th, it was reported that Foton Motor plans to establish its second factory in Mexico to produce electric vehicles and focus on exporting them to the United States.
On April 28th, the BYD Destroyer 05 Champion Edition was launched for sale. The new car has a total of 5 configurations with a price range of ¥101,800 to ¥148,800 RMB (about $15,000 to $22,000 USD).
Xiaohongshu, a Chinese lifestyle-sharing platform, has begun recruiting restaurant and service providers for internal testing. The platform will soon introduce group-buying functions.
On April 28th, all official patient communication groups owned by Xiaohe Health under Beijing-based tech giant ByteDance will cease operations due to business adjustments. In February, rumors circulated that the Xiaohe Health App would be shut down.
On April 27th, Hainan Airlines announced that its subsidiary Urumqi Air intends to buy 30 C919 aircraft from The Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China (COMAC). This purchase follows COMAC's confirmation of an order for 300 C919 aircraft during last year's Zhuhai Airshow.
Tesla's Gigafactory in Shanghai has played a significant role in the company's production and sales, accounting for 50% of its output. The factory has achieved an impressive gross margin of over 30%, owing to its efficient layout, optimized processes, cost-effective land acquisition, streamlined supply chain management, and skilled human resources.
On the morning of April 26th local time, the giant panda Ya Ya living in the United States set off from Memphis Zoo in Tennessee and embarked on a journey back to China.
From April 28th to May 4th, DiDi will distribute a total of ¥200 million RMB ($29 million USD) in rewards to drivers using the DiDi ride-hailing app in nearly 80 cities across China.
Alibaba Group is introducing innovative green technologies across its campuses. The Hangzhou Xixi Campus, global headquarters of Alibaba, is located next to the Xixi National Wetland Park in Hangzhou. This campus boasts a diverse range of species and an abundance of vitality.
Honkai: Star Rail, a 3D role-playing video game developed by miHoYo, was originally set to be launched globally on April 26 at 10:00 am. However, the official opened the server earlier than planned.
Tencent Cloud publicly announced its digital human production platform on April 25th. The platform boasts several features, including small training samples, high production efficiency, and automated production.
On April 26th, BYD, a Chinese electric car manufacturer, introduced the Seagull as part of its Ocean Series. The Seagull is classified as an A0-level vehicle and comes equipped with blade batteries.
On April 26th, HARZAND, the world's first large liquefied gas carrier with a capacity of 93,000 cubic meters developed, designed and built by Jiangnan Shipyard under China State Shipbuilding Corporation, was named in Shanghai and is scheduled to be delivered to the owner today.
On April 26th, Alibaba Cloud announced the largest price reduction in history. The prices of core products have been reduced by 15% to 50%, and the highest discount for storage products is up to 50%.
Recently, Baidu held a technical exchange meeting for Ernie Bot, which has been in internal testing for a month. The meeting revealed that Ernie Bot has completed four technology version upgrades and the cost of large model inference has been reduced to one-tenth of the original.