Xiaomi's upcoming Xiaomi 15 series smartphones will no longer offer an 8GB RAM version, instead, the base model's RAM configuration will start at 12GB, with a projected price increase. Xiaomi representative Wang Teng noted that future flagship models are likely to eliminate the 8GB RAM option due to the higher memory demands of on-device AI models. He suggested that as AI technology becomes more widespread in smartphones, users should opt for higher RAM versions whenever financial conditions permit. He also advised consumers to be aware of the pricing differences of RAM across different brands.

On October 22, 2024, Qualcomm unveiled its new flagship mobile platform, the Snapdragon 8 Gen 2, at the Snapdragon Technology Summit. This chip is manufactured using TSMC's second-generation 3nm process and features Qualcomm's self-developed Oryon CPU architecture, achieving a dual enhancement in performance and energy efficiency. The Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 is Qualcomm's first mobile platform to adopt an all-large core design, eliminating the previous mix of big and little cores. The CPU consists of two super cores with a frequency of up to 4.32GHz and six cores running at 3.53GHz.

At the Snapdragon Summit 2024 held today, Qualcomm officially unveiled the highly anticipated Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 mobile platform, a chip built on TSMC's advanced second-generation 3nm process technology, marking a new peak in performance for Android smartphone chips. The Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 features an entirely new core design, eliminating the small cores in favor of a full big-core layout, which includes 2 ultra-large cores with clock speeds reaching up to 4.32GHz and 6 large cores at 3.53GHz. This design sets a new historical record for smartphone processor clock speeds.

In Silicon Valley, the garage culture has birthed many tech legends, and Christoph Kohstall's garage may be the next. Inside his workspace, electrical components, workbenches, and mechanical tools are scattered everywhere, but the most striking feature is the red industrial beams on the ceiling—a gantry system used to stabilize robots during testing. Kohstall is the founder of Kind Humanoid, a startup developing a bipedal robot called Mona. Though their work environment appears chaotic, it is filled with innovation.

Recently, UK mobile communications giant Vodafone announced a new collaboration with Google to promote a range of cloud services, generative artificial intelligence tools, and cybersecurity services among customers in Europe and Africa. This partnership continues their existing relationship, which has developed over the past decade, and this expansion will further enhance the market competitiveness of both companies. Image source note: Image generated by AI, image authorized by service provider Midjourney. According to Vodafone's statement released on Tuesday, the new collaboration will focus on promoting Google’s cloud storage subscription service, among other initiatives.

Recently, the United Nations released a widely discussed report proposing the establishment of a global artificial intelligence fund aimed at helping developing countries access technological dividends. This proposal has the backing of the UN Secretary-General's High-Level Advisory Board on Artificial Intelligence, calling for contributions from governments and private enterprises to assist countries that cannot invest in AI independently. Notably, one of the main speakers of the report, Ms. Wendy Hall, a computer science professor at the University of Southampton, pointed out the challenges faced by Western nations.

Beijing ZhiYuan Artificial Intelligence Research Institute, in collaboration with Renmin University of China's Gaoqing School of Artificial Intelligence, has launched an innovative AI model framework called MemoRAG. This framework, based on long-term memory, aims to advance Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) technology to handle more complex tasks beyond simple question answering.

As AI technology continues to advance, understanding user interfaces (UI) has become a key challenge in creating intuitive and useful AI applications. Recently, researchers at Apple introduced UI-JEPA in a new paper, an architecture designed for lightweight, device-side UI understanding that maintains high performance while significantly reducing the computational requirements for UI understanding. The challenge of UI understanding lies in processing cross-modal features, including images and natural language, to capture temporal relationships within UI sequences. Despite the complexity, multimodal large language models...

In the 37th America's Cup sailing race, the WindSightIQ program introduced television broadcasting for the first time, visualizing the wind field as augmented and virtual reality graphics through LiDAR, sensor fusion, and scientific computation technology. This helps viewers understand the key wind factors in sailing. While crew members still need to rely on intuition and training to plan their routes, commentators and viewers can now see wind direction patterns in real-time, comparing actual performance with the optimal path, thereby participating in the race at an unprecedented level. This innovation offers a brand new viewing experience, making wind, which is typically invisible, ...

With the rise of artificial intelligence technology, the exploration of 'automated decision-making' by businesses and governments has raised widespread public concerns. The latest consumer report shows that over 72% of respondents feel uneasy about the application of AI in areas such as job interviews, bank loan approvals, rental qualification assessments, and facial recognition surveillance, with 45% feeling 'very uncomfortable' about it. More than half of the respondents express concerns about AI in facial recognition surveillance, and about one-third feel 'very uncomfortable' regarding it. Regarding medical diagnosis and treatment plans, half of the respondents are also unwilling...

In the context of rapid developments in artificial intelligence, Baidu Tieba's 'Stupid Bar' has unexpectedly become an important data source for AI training, challenging traditional perceptions of high-quality data. This community, known for its absurd and humorous content, has outperformed well-known platforms in tests such as Q&A and brainstorming, making it one of the most popular AI training databases. Research shows that the conversational and multi-turn Q&A data from 'Stupid Bar' helps AI come closer to human communication styles. While AI has limitations in understanding human humor, the jokes from 'Stupid Bar' feature tight logic, rich rhetoric, and strong...