The Lunar Exploration and Space Engineering Center organized a review meeting for applications to borrow the ninth batch of lunar scientific research samples. After evaluation by the Lunar Sample Expert Committee, review by the Lunar Exploration and Space Engineering Center, and submission to the China National Space Administration for approval, 67 applications from 25 research institutions were finally approved, corresponding to 32 responsible users, with a total distributed sample quantity of 30881.8mg.
At 18:21 Beijing time on August 4, China successfully launched the low-orbit satellite internet group 07 into space using the Long March 12 carrier rocket from the Hainan Commercial Aerospace Launch Site. The satellites entered the predetermined orbit smoothly, and the launch mission achieved complete success.
Harbin Institute of Technology's "Zidingxiang-3" satellite has successfully passed assembly. As the world's first ultra-flat disk satellite, it will carry out a number of new technology tests and popular science exhibitions, with a planned launch in the second half of 2025. The satellite also carries a popular science windmill payload developed by a student team from Harbin Institute of Technology to conduct in-orbit science popularization display experiments. In addition, the satellite will carry out a number of new technology tests, including ultra-flat force-thermal integrated configuration, new attitude control, and atmospheric drag orbit control.
The National Key Laboratory of Brain-Machine Intelligence at Zhejiang University has released a new generation of neuromorphic brain-inspired computer — Darwin Monkey (hereinafter referred to as "Wukong"). "Wukong" supports a spiking neuron scale of over 2 billion and neural synapses exceeding 100 billion, with the number of neurons approaching the scale of a macaque monkey's brain. Its power consumption is approximately 2000 watts under typical operating conditions. This is the world's first brain-inspired computer based on a dedicated neuromorphic chip with a neuron scale exceeding 2 billion.
The Ministry of Industry and Information Technology released the operation situation of the Internet and related service industries in the first half of 2025. In the first half of 2025, the revenue of Internet - related businesses increased rapidly. Internet and related service enterprises above a designated size in China (hereinafter referred to as Internet enterprises) completed Internet - related business revenue of 961.3 billion yuan, a year - on - year increase of 3.1%, and the growth rate was 2.2 percentage points higher than that from January to May.
