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China’s C919 Aircraft Set to Make Commercial Debut

After receiving its first domestically produced C919 aircraft at the end of last year, China Eastern Airlines' C919 is finally set to make its commercial maiden flight.

China Starts Scientific Expedition to Mount Everest in 2023

On May 22nd, according to the Second Comprehensive Scientific Expedition Team of Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, the comprehensive scientific expedition and research on the extremely high altitude area of Mount Everest in Tibet will be carried out in 2023.

Meituan Launches Food Delivery Brand KeeTa Amid Hong Kong Debut

Meituan introduced KeeTa, a new food delivery brand as it officially launches in the Hong Kong market

Baidu VP Ma Jie Resigns, Metaverse Business “Xi Rang” Faces Marginalization Crisis

Baidu's Vice President Ma Jie, who was also in charge of the company's metaverse business "Xi Rang", has recently resigned. Despite the Xi Rang team not being disbanded, its future is uncertain as some members have already transferred or left the company.

Chinese Scientists Develop A “Thermometer” for Quantum Chips

On May 18th, it was reported that Chinese researchers from Anhui Province Quantum Computing Engineering Research Center have successfully developed a domestically produced ultra-low temperature sensor for quantum computing. The researchers vividly call it the "quantum chip thermometer".

Terence Tao Leads White House’s Generative AI Working Group While Fei-Fei Li Prepares for a Speech

Terence Tao, an award winning Australia-born Chinese mathematician, announced that he and physicist Laura Greene will co-chair a working group studying the impacts of generative artificial intelligence technology

BYD Intelligent Driving R&D Team Undergoes Leadership Change

BYD has emphasized the significance of both electrification and intelligence in its strategy. BYD considers electrification as the first half of the game, while intelligence is the second half.

Dyson Sphere: A New Trend in Global Science Fiction! Exclusive Interview with SciFidea’s Chief Editor

Following the unprecedented success of the Chinese science fiction film 'The Wandering Earth 2', a wave of science fiction has swept across China and even the world. Hard science fiction literature and films have garnered the attention of the Asian market, presenting new opportunities for the industry.

Giant Panda Ya Ya Returns to China after 20 Years

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.

Chinese Scientists Calculate the Weight of the Milky Way Galaxy

On April 20th, it was reported that Chinese scientists calculated the weight of the Milky Way galaxy, according to the National Astronomical Observatories of China (NAOC), part of the Chinese Academy of Sciences.

Giant Panda Lin Hui Passes Away in Thailand

On April 19th, according to the Chinese Consulate-General in Chiang Mai, Lin Hui, a giant panda on loan to Thailand, passed away at 1:10 am local time.

China’s “Artificial Sun” Breaks World Record

On April 12th, the world's first all-superconducting tokamak device, EAST, achieved a steady-state long-pulse high-confinement mode plasma operation for 403 seconds at high power and temperature.

iPhone 15 Pro May Abandon Solid-state Buttons

On April 12th, well-known analyst Ming-Chi Kuo revealed on social media that due to technical issues that could not be overcome before mass production, the highly anticipated solid-state button design for both models of the high-end iPhone 15 Pro series (Pro & Pro Max) will be cancelled.

Meng Wanzhou Serves as the Rotating Chairman in Huawei from April 1

On March 28th, the fourth holding employee representative meeting of Huawei Investment & Holding Group. The Trade Union was completed today at the Huawei base in Shenzhen, China. The latest board of directors election for Huawei Investment & Holding Group was held during this meeting.

TuSimple Releases Domain Controller Based on NVIDIA’s Chip

On March 28, 2023, TuSimple, a global autonomous driving technology company, officially released its domain controller product (TDC - TuSimple Domain Controller) based on the NVIDIA DRIVE Orin SoC chip design and development. It is expected to begin mass production and delivery by the end of 2023.

Kingsoft Office Increases Investment in AI

On March 21st, Kingsoft Office officially released its 2022 financial report. It achieved an operating income of 3.885 billion yuan (about $ 0.56 billion), a year-on-year increase of 18.44%.

Chinese E-commerce Accounts Take Top Three Shopping Spots in Spain

n March 20th, data.ai, a well-known third-party data provider, published the download list of Spanish e-commerce apps, and those from China occupied the top three spots. Among them, Miravia and AliExpress, Alibaba's two major overseas businesses, are first and third respectively.

Nanjing University Overturns American Research on Room Temperature Superconductivity

On March 15th, Haihu Wen's team submitted a 16-page research paper authored by nine different experts on the preprinted website arXiv, which denied Dias's research conclusion. The paper concludes: "Our experiments clearly show that there is no superconductivity in lutetium nitrogen hydrogen material LuH2 xNy from ambient pressure to 6.3 GPa and temperature as low as 10K (about-263 degrees Celsius)."

PG Verse Receives Millions of Dollars in Pre-A Round Financing

PG Verse announced the completion of a Pre-A round financing worth several millions of dollars. This round of financing was funded by New Access Capital, BlueRun Ventures and Youshan Capital. The funds are aimed at bolstering the company's Metaverse ambitions and its underlying technology, including the integration of "R&D + Algorithm + Computing Power" such as spatial computing, AIGC and 3D cloud services, and accelerate the process of commercial applications.

Chinese Veterinarians Fly to USA to Take Care of Giant Panda

On March 16th, the Beijing Park Management Center responded to questions about two panda breeding experts from the Beijing Zoo setting out to take care of the giant panda Ya Ya in the United States.

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