On October 30, Mianbi Intelligence announced a strategic partnership with Baidu Intelligent Cloud, aiming to jointly develop collaborative solutions for large models. According to the partnership agreement, the two parties will leverage Baidu Intelligent Cloud's Qianfan Large Model Platform, Wenxin series large models, as well as Mianbi's MiniCPM series edge large models and cutting-edge technology accumulation across multiple terminals and different scenarios, to collaboratively develop and promote edge-cloud collaborative technology solutions that further enhance the performance of large models in practical applications such as embodied intelligence, smart terminals, and edge computing, while reducing the inference costs of large models.

Tencent Cloud and Xiaomi have collaborated to launch the new Smart Lock M30 Pro. This product utilizes Tencent's 'palm scanning technology' that leverages AI recognition capabilities of palm prints and palm veins, providing users with a novel and convenient way to unlock securely. This technology is based on Tencent's proprietary 'palm print + palm vein' recognition algorithm, which captures images of the veins beneath the palm skin using near-infrared light for high-precision identity verification. Since every individual's palm vein pattern is unique, this technology not only enhances the convenience of unlocking but also significantly increases security.

Samsung Electronics' fifth-generation high bandwidth memory (HBM) chip, HBM3E, has passed Nvidia's testing and is qualified for use in artificial intelligence processors. Although the two parties have yet to sign a formal agreement, a supply agreement is expected to be reached soon, with supply anticipated to begin in the fourth quarter of 2024. This achievement represents a key breakthrough for Samsung in competing with local rival SK Hynix. However, Samsung's 12-layer HBM3E chip failed to pass testing, prompting the company to make adjustments to the design in order to address issues related to heat and power consumption.

Meta has trained its latest AI model, Llama 3.1, using 16,384 GPUs, showcasing the astonishing speed of AI technological advancement. However, during this process, an average of one failure occurs every 3 hours, totaling 419 failures, with approximately half related to the H100 GPUs and their HBM3 memory. This data reveals the reliability challenges faced by supercomputing systems in their pursuit of performance breakthroughs. The complexity of the Llama 3.1 training cluster is comparable to a small city's neural network, with frequent failures. The Meta team has implemented strategies such as reducing...

The artificial intelligence research lab EvolutionaryScale, founded by a former Meta engineer, recently launched ESM3, a biological design tool with native multimodality and generative language modeling.

Apple has released the MacBook Air series products featuring the M3 chip, which shows significant performance improvements and supports large memory capacity and AI functionalities. Apple's capability for practical AI applications remains in a cautious exploratory phase. AIPC has become a hot topic in the PC market, with major manufacturers introducing AI computers. Trends include the enhancement of Arm architecture, the mainstreaming of heterogeneous computing, and an increasing demand for edge AI.

Apple has launched the MacBook Air series equipped with the M3 chip, which features a neural network engine that is 60% faster than the M1 series. The MacBook Air can run optimized AI models locally. Apple CEO Tim Cook discussed the company's views on generative artificial intelligence, making AIPC a hot topic in the market. Future chips will see three major upgrade trends.

The 15-inch M3 MacBook Air has appeared on the Geekbench 6 benchmarking site with a single-core score of 3157 and a multi-core score of 12020, showing a significant improvement over the M2. The M3 features an 8-core CPU and a 10-core GPU, with a CPU clock speed of 4.05GHz, and offers memory options of 8GB, 16GB, and 24GB, along with a maximum storage capacity of 2TB. It comes pre-installed with macOS Sonoma and is available in multiple color options.

The benchmark results for the 2024 Apple MacBook Air have been released, showing a 20% increase in single-core performance compared to the M2. Pricing and configuration information for the new MacBook Air has also been revealed. The performance of the M3 chip is 60% better than that of the M1.

The new MacBook Air will launch in March and will feature the M3 chip. It will support Wi-Fi 6E and the design will not see significant changes. Apple plans to release the MacBook Air with the M3 chip around March 2024.

Apple plans to hold a spring special event in March this year to unveil the new MacBook Air, which will be upgraded to the M3 chip. The design of the new MacBook Air remains unchanged, with the main upgrades focused on performance. The new MacBook Air will feature the latest generation M3 chip, which offers significantly faster performance compared to previous versions. The M3 chip is built on a 3-nanometer process, providing more advanced performance than the prior M2 chip. The efficiency cores of the M3 chip are 30% faster than the M2 and 50% faster than the M1.

Micron Technology has achieved revenue growth for six consecutive quarters, primarily due to the surge in demand for AI chips. The company's newly launched HBM3E memory chip modules have been well received and are expected to generate hundreds of millions in revenue for the company in 2024. Micron is optimistic about the applications of AI in personal computers and mobile devices, planning to increase capital expenditures in fiscal year 2024 to meet production demands for the new memory modules. The CEO stated that the company’s HBM supply is sold out and predicts a significant increase in sales in the personal computer sector in 2024, driving demand for memory and storage.

Zhipu AI unveiled its third generation foundation model ChatGLM3 at the 2023 China Computer Conference. ChatGLM3 features new capabilities including multimodal understanding, code generation and execution, and enhanced web search. After deep optimization, ChatGLM3 has excelled in tests on Chinese and English public datasets. Zhipu Qingyan becomes the first large model product in China with code interaction capability. Zhipu AI looks forward to domestic native large models and domestic chips standing out on the international stage.

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Microsoft has announced that the first batch of Australian customers is eligible for the Microsoft 365 (M365) Copilot early access program. M365 Copilot is a powerful generative AI service that combines large language models with Microsoft 365 organizational data to enhance productivity. The Australian financial services sector sees great potential in generative AI, expecting to realize economic value by 2030. The energy, utilities, and construction sectors are beginning to pilot generative AI to improve work efficiency. Microsoft's Copilot is established.