Monthly Archives: September 2024

[News] China’s CPI Rises Again in August, but Deflationary Pressures Intensify

China’s CPI recorded positive growth for the seventh consecutive month, rising by 0.6% year-on-year in August, up from 0.5% in the previous month, as reported by the National Bureau of Statistics on September 9. However, the CPI is still below market expectations of 0.7%. …

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[News] China’s Core AI Industry Achieved a Market Size of Nearly CNY 600 Billion

Recently, the 54th “Statistical Report on China’s Internet Development” was released. In the first half of the year, generative artificial intelligence (AI) continued to be a global technology hotspot, and China’s AI industry has gradually entered a period of fast …

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[News] Uncashed Checks of the Struggling Giant: Intel’s Unfulfilled Expansion Plans in a Nutshell

Grappling with a series of operational challenges, Intel has been weighing options to stem losses, with cost reduction being one of its major focus. Under this scenario, the decisions the semiconductor giant has made include slashing 15% of its workforce …

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[News] iPhone 16 “Supercycle” in Doubt? Concerns Rise Over Slow Rollout with its AI Platform

Apple is set to unveil the highly anticipated iPhone 16 on September 9, with many expecting that the AI platform “Apple Intelligence” will spark a supercycle in iPhone 16 sales. However, Bloomberg suggests that the slow rollout of Apple Intelligence may make …

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[News] China Bypasses Restrictions to Acquire NVIDIA Chips, with Cloud Service Costs Even Lower Than in the U.S.

Despite U.S. export controls aimed at preventing Chinese companies from acquiring advanced AI chips, small cloud service providers in China have reportedly found ways to obtain NVIDIA’s A100 and H100 chips. The cost of renting cloud services in China is …

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