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2025/05/07 16:55:06

1. Chinese Research Team Releases?th Generation Quantum Computing Measurement and Control System

Origin Quantum Computing Technology (Hefei) Co., Ltd. has launched the "Origin Tianji 4.0", China's fourth-generation self-developed quantum computing measurement and control system that supports more than 500 qubits. This marks that China's quantum computing industry has possessed the engineering production capabilities that are replicable and iterative, laying an industrial foundation for the mass production of quantum computers at the hundred-qubit level.

The "Origin Tianji 4.0" is a major upgrade after the successful application of the version 3.0 in China's third-generation self-developed superconducting quantum computer "Origin Wukong". It has achieved leapfrog improvements in aspects such as scalability, integration level, performance stability, and automation level.

2. WeRide and Uber Expand Strategic Cooperation, and Autonomous Robotaxi Service Will Cover 15 New Cities Worldwide

WeRide, the world's first publicly traded Robotaxi company, and Uber, a global leader in mobility and delivery technology, jointly announced the expansion of their strategic cooperation. They plan to deploy autonomous Robotaxi services in 15 new international cities over the next five years, covering international markets in regions such as Europe and the Middle East. This upgraded cooperation demonstrates that WeRide and Uber are leading the future of transportation with top - notch autonomous driving technology, and will accelerate the realization of their common vision of serving global users with autonomous driving transportation.

3. Ranking First on VDC and VBench! China’s video Large Model Polished by Reinforcement Learning

Fudan University and other institutions have introduced reinforcement learning into the field of video generation. The video generation model optimized by reinforcement learning has a more natural, smooth, and reasonable generation effect. Moreover, it has won the first place in the two international authoritative lists, VDC (Video Detailed Captioning) and VBench, respectively.

4. Apple AI's China Specific Version May be Launched with iOS 18.6, Supported by Baidu and Alibaba

Apple AI is expected to have some of its functions enabled in mainland China with the iOS 18.6 system. Behind the realization of this technology, it is Baidu and Alibaba that provide technical support, but their divisions of labor are different.

Specifically, the Wenxin Yiyan large - language model of Baidu will serve as the core cloud - based intelligent engine for the China - specific version of Apple AI, while Alibaba will be responsible for providing a review mechanism to conduct local compliance reviews on the content generated by AI.

5. China Produces 274 Million Smartphones in the First Quarter

The Ministry of Industry and Information Technology recently announced the operation situation of the electronic information manufacturing industry in the first quarter of 2025. In the first quarter, the output of microcomputer equipment was 79.56 million units, a year-on-year increase of 7.5%; the output of integrated circuits was 109.5 billion pieces, a year-on-year increase of 6.0%; the output of smartphones was 274 million units, a year-on-year decrease of 1.1%.

According to customs statistics, in the first quarter, China exported 33.35 million laptop computers, a year-on-year increase of 3.2%; exported 23.56 million televisions, a year-on-year increase of 4.1%; and exported 76.1 billion integrated circuits, a year-on-year increase of 22%.

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