International News

1. Apple updated iOS 17.5 and iPadOS 17.5 on May 14th, adding support for web app distribution and introducing the "Rainbow Radiance" wallpaper for the lock screen.

2. OpenAI unveiled a new upgraded version of ChatGPT in its spring update, featuring the powerful GPT-4o model.

3. Tesla's Shanghai Energy Storage Superfactory project has been granted construction permits, marking Tesla's first energy storage superfactory outside the United States.

4. According to a report by Canalys, the global true wireless earphone market continued to grow in the first quarter of 2024, with shipments expected to reach 650 million units, a 6% year-on-year increase. Apple remains dominant with a market share of 25% and shipments of 160 million units.

5. Samsung Electronics recently underwent a significant organizational restructuring, dissolving the robotics business team responsible for developing Samsung's first wearable robot, "Bot Fit."

6. On May 14th, the United States announced the results of a four-year review of the 301 tariffs imposed on China, announcing a substantial increase in tariffs on lithium batteries, photovoltaic batteries, personal protective equipment, and other products on top of the existing 301 tariffs on China.

7. Nvidia announced plans to utilize the open-source CUDA-Q platform to advance quantum computing research at national supercomputing centers in Germany, Japan, and Poland, facilitating the close integration of quantum and classical supercomputing.

China News

1. Yadea Electric Vehicle announced the groundbreaking for the construction of its eighth global intelligent production and research base in Indonesia, with an estimated investment of around $150 million and an annual capacity of 3 million units.

2. GSMA and China Telecom jointly established the world's first Open Gateway Joint Open Lab in Beijing, known as the GSMA-China Telecom Open Gateway Open Lab.

3. Vivo launched the imaging flagship X100 Ultra, equipped with a 1-inch gimbal-quality main camera and a Zeiss 200 million pixel APO super telephoto lens. The X100 Ultra also introduces domestically developed ultrasonic fingerprint recognition technology for the first time.

4. Slkor (www.slkoric.com) closely follows the trend of the times, launching a large-scale chatbot with AI interaction capabilities on its official WeChat account "Slkor Becomes a Semiconductor Leader," receiving nearly a thousand private messages on the day of its launch.

5. According to the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers, in April of this year, China's passenger car production reached 2.048 million units, with sales of 2.001 million units, achieving year-on-year growth rates of 15.2% and 10.5%, respectively, but experiencing a month-on-month decline of 9% and 10.5%.

6. Xiaomi Router BE5000 Wi-Fi 7 is now available for sale, featuring dual-band concurrent 2.4GHz and 5GHz with a wireless transmission speed of 5011 Mbps.

7. Scientists at the Chinese Academy of Sciences have made progress in the research of 3D printing graphene micro-supercapacitors, achieving 3D printing of graphene micro-supercapacitor structures and single-chip integration.