Wang Xingxing, founder of Unitree Robotics, recently joined WeChat's video account as an individual and released his first video on June 25th, publicly addressing recent untrue online rumors. In the video, he cautioned the public to carefully discern information about himself and the company, emphasizing that much of the online content is inaccurate. He also revealed that he will use the video account to showcase the technological upgrades and interesting stories behind the development of his robot products. Previously, Unitree Robotics had issued an official statement clarifying that all equity transactions are handled directly via email by the company's financing personnel, and that no intermediaries are involved.

On February 20, 2024, in response to market rumors that 'AI company DeepSeek is preparing for its initial public financing', the 'Science and Technology Innovation Board Daily' reported that these rumors are all false information, stating that 'the financing matter is purely a rumor.' Recently, as the generative AI sector continues to heat up, many Chinese AI startups have reported financing activities. Companies such as Moonlight's Dark Side and Minimax have consecutively reported financing news with valuations exceeding $1 billion, sparking significant market attention towards investment trends in the AI field. In this context, the focus remains on AI fundamental research and applications.

Recently, a study conducted by the non-profit organization Epoch AI revealed the energy consumption of OpenAI's chatbot platform ChatGPT, showing that its energy use is significantly lower than earlier estimates. According to some reports, ChatGPT consumes about 3 watt-hours of power to answer a question; however, Epoch AI's research suggests that this figure has been overstated. The study indicates that when using OpenAI's latest default model GPT-4o, the average energy consumption per query is only...

On January 7, 2025, Beijing Zero One Everything Technology Co., Ltd. refuted recent online rumors regarding 'Alibaba acquiring Zero One Everything'. The company clearly stated that these rumors are untrue and denied the related false statements. Zero One Everything emphasized that its collaboration with Alibaba Cloud is based on deep cooperation in technology, computing power, business, and talent, rather than an acquisition relationship.

Recently, there were reports that ByteDance is collaborating with Nubia to develop an AI phone, expected to launch in 2025. According to these reports, the two parties have signed a framework agreement and plan to present a detailed proposal in the first quarter of 2025, followed by prototype production and testing stages, with a product launch event scheduled for late Q3 or October 2025, and the phone priced between 5000 to 7000 yuan. However, in response to this information, a ByteDance representative promptly stated that the information is false, emphasizing that the company has no such plans.

Oura's CEO Tom Hale stated in an interview with CNBC at the web summit in Lisbon, Portugal, that despite ongoing market rumors, it is unlikely that Apple will enter the smart ring market. Previously, with Samsung launching its first smart ring this year, market analysts had predicted that Apple might release a similar product by 2026. However, Oura, a leading company in the smart ring market since 2013, disagrees with this prediction. Hale explained: Apple

Tongyi AI, a subsidiary of Alibaba, publicly clarified recent marketing investment data for AI products that was circulated online. Previously, it was reported that multiple AI products had advertising expenditures reaching the hundred million level in the third quarter, which attracted significant attention, particularly regarding specific figures related to Tongyi Qianwen. According to Tongyi AI's official response, the rumored figures of 4.5 million investment for Tongyi Qianwen in Q3 and 900,000 in the first 20 days of October are severely inconsistent with the actual situation. The official statement clearly indicated that the actual investment is far lower than the rumored figures, but did not disclose the real investment amount.

Recently, Ali Tongyi Qianwen officially responded to rumors regarding its advertising expenditure. Previously, there were online reports claiming that Tongyi Qianwen's advertising costs for the third quarter reached as high as 4.5 million, with 900,000 spent in the first 20 days of October. In response, Tongyi Qianwen issued a statement on Weibo denying these figures, stating that the actual advertising expenditure is far lower than what has been rumored.

As the highly anticipated ChatGPT approaches its two-year anniversary, rumors about OpenAI's new flagship model have sparked renewed discussions in the industry. However, this commotion was swiftly clarified by OpenAI's CEO, Altman. The event originated from a report by tech media The Verge, where several insiders suggested that OpenAI might launch the new flagship model "Orion" on November 30, coinciding with ChatGPT's second anniversary. The report also noted that the engineering team at Microsoft Azure has already...

During a company-wide meeting on Thursday, CEO Sam Altman denied rumors that he would receive a substantial equity stake in the company. Altman made it clear that these rumors are 'not true' and emphasized that there are currently no plans for him to receive equity in OpenAI. Nevertheless, OpenAI board chair Bret Taylor revealed that the board has indeed discussed the possibility of providing Altman with equity compensation, but no final decision has been made yet. Taylor's statement suggests that the company may be considering compensation options for the CEO.

Recently, a study released by Adobe titled 'Authenticity in the Age of AI' revealed that many people feel confused and anxious when obtaining information due to the increasing prevalence of AI-generated content. The survey, which included 2,000 US consumers, shows that concerns about misinformation are growing ahead of the upcoming 2024 US presidential election. The results indicate that 94% of respondents are very worried that misinformation will affect the upcoming election results. Image source note: Image generated by AI, image licensed by service provider.

Recently, foreign media reported that ByteDance is accelerating its efforts to self-develop and manufacture AI chips to reduce dependence on expensive chips from NVIDIA. The report claims that ByteDance plans to collaborate with TSMC and expects to mass-produce two self-developed AI chips by 2026, having already reserved the production of hundreds of thousands of chips. More notably, the report pointed out that ByteDance aims for its self-developed chip clusters to achieve four times the computing performance of a single H100 chip at a similar cost. In response, ByteDance quickly addressed this report.

Recently, the Xiamen police uncovered a case involving the use of AI technology to create fake videos. A 32-year-old man, Ren (from Hubei), was arrested for allegedly disseminating false information. Ren generated fake content and images and then created a video using AI technology, which he posted on Today’s Headlines. The video spread rumors about an elderly person being beaten in Guangdong and their grandson committing suicide by jumping into a river, attracting widespread attention. His aim was to increase followers and traffic for profit. Ren admitted that it only takes two to three minutes to create videos using AI technology. The police have taken criminal coercive measures against Ren; this incident serves as a warning.

Former Microsoft GitHub CEO Nat Friedman responded to rumors about losses from the GitHub Copilot service, calling it false news and suggesting that costs are lower than the price. The rumors indicated that losses could reach up to $20 per user per month in recent months, with some users reaching $80. GitHub Copilot is an AI programming assistant that costs $10 per month, and it's free for certified students and users of mature open-source projects. Despite the rumors of losses, Microsoft and GitHub...