Applications
Baidu Launches Home Xiaodu Lobster
Baidu unveiled Xiaodu Lobster at AI DAY on March 17, introducing OpenClaw's complex task capabilities to homes. Users can initiate tasks via natural voice interaction anytime.
36氪 · 194d ago
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Infrastructure
Google Negotiates Chinese Cooling Systems
Google's procurement team visited China to discuss purchasing data center liquid cooling equipment. Negotiations involved Envicool and other local firms.
36氪 · 194d ago
Business
Korea Pledges $6.7B AI Investment
Korea's science ministry plans 10 trillion KRW ($6.7B) AI investment via National Growth Fund this year. Aims to cultivate homegrown AI leaders like Nvidia.
36氪 · 194d ago
Infrastructure
Transformer Shortage Persists to 2029
Citi forecasts global high-voltage power transformer supply shortage lasting until 2029, driven by grid upgrades, power expansion, and data center demand. Annual gaps peak at 30% in 2025, with cumulative shortage reaching 1699 GVA by 2028 despite 95% capacity growth by 2030.
虎嗅 · 194d ago
Applications
Douyin Tests AI Shopping Features
Douyin launches independent 'Doushengsheng' app for group buys and tests Doubao AI 'shopping order' features amid e-commerce growth slowdown. GMV hit 3.42T RMB in 2024, surpassing JD, but faces content-transaction conflicts and 51.6% complaint share.
虎嗅 · 194d ago
Business
Meta Plans Epic Layoffs: 20% Cut, 16K Gone
Meta is gearing up for its largest layoffs ever, with 20% of staff potentially axed after 16,000 departures. Its future standing in the AI competition hangs in suspense.
钛媒体 · 194d ago
Applications
Tsinghua Prof's AI Med Startup Eyes Quick IPO
An AI medical company led by a Tsinghua professor, founded under 2 years ago, is preparing an IPO. It emerges as a star project in AI healthcare.
钛媒体 · 194d ago
Infrastructure
China's 50B Chip Fund Activates
China's 50 billion RMB national semiconductor fund has begun operations. Dubbed the '50 billion aircraft carrier,' it sets sail to boost domestic chip industry.
钛媒体 · 194d ago
Applications
Enterprise Longxia Upgraded to Reject Loss of Control
Enterprise-grade Reliable Lobster receives a major upgrade aimed at preventing any loss of control. This update enhances stability and reliability for professional deployments.
量子位 · 194d ago
Applications
Universal Robots Launches UR AI Trainer with Scale AI
Universal Robots and Scale AI unveiled the UR AI Trainer at GTC 2026, a hardware-software system for imitation learning. It captures force, motion, and visual data directly on production hardware.
The Next Web (TNW) · 194d ago
Open Source
Zhou Hongyi: How Lobster 'Kills' Software
Zhou Hongyi discusses open-source 'Lobster' internally, explaining how it disrupts traditional software. Contrasts its breakout success against big tech's failed platforms.
钛媒体 · 194d ago
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Infrastructure
Tencent Launches Enterprise OpenClaw ADP Claw
Tencent Cloud's agent development platform launched ADP Claw, an enterprise-grade OpenClaw one-click deployment solution. It enables direct WeChat connection and one-click scan login for Enterprise WeChat bots.
36氪 · 194d ago
Infrastructure
Nscale Inks 1.35GW Microsoft Deal for Nvidia GPU Campus
Nscale signed a 1.35GW letter of intent with Microsoft for a West Virginia AI campus featuring NVIDIA Vera Rubin GPUs. The deal includes around 430,000 GPUs and is backed by Caterpillar natural gas power.
The Next Web (TNW) · 194d ago
Research
Kimi New Architecture Wows Musk by 17yo Inventor
Kimi unveils a groundbreaking new architecture that impressed Elon Musk. The innovation rotates the attention mechanism by 90 degrees.
量子位 · 194d ago
Infrastructure
Jensen Huang's 200x GPU Wealth Guide
Jensen Huang's blogs are the most valuable in the AI circle, with just seven posts over ten years yielding 200x returns for followers. His 2016 post spotlighted GPUs, evolving Nvidia from gaming hardware to AI's premier supplier.
Huxiu (虎嗅) · 194d ago
Infrastructure
Huang's GPU Blog Delivers 200x Returns
Jensen Huang's sparse blog posts over 10 years have yielded 200x investment gains for followers. His 2016 GPU-focused article foresaw Nvidia's shift from gaming cards to AI infrastructure dominance.
虎嗅 · 194d ago
Infrastructure
Mac mini M4 JD Pre-order: 3805 Yuan, 8PM Grab
Apple 2024 Mac mini with M4/M4 Pro chips is available for pre-order on JD.com at 3805 yuan post-subsidy, grabbing starts at 8PM. It offers massive performance gains over prior models, including 3x NNE speed for AI tasks and Apple Intelligence support.
IT之家 · 194d ago
Business
Fosun Launches 200M RMB AI Tech Fund
Fosun Group and partners have established the Chengdu Zhuoyue Ruizheng Intelligent Tech Equity Investment Fund with 200 million RMB. The fund is managed by Chengdu Jiaotou Zhuoyue Private Fund Management Co.
36氪 · 194d ago
Applications
Caocao Robotaxi Adds 3600 Pickup Points
Caocao Mobility has activated over 3600 virtual Robotaxi pickup/drop-off points in Hangzhou's Binjiang and Xiaoshan districts. This covers core roads, office buildings, and residential/commercial entrances comprehensively.
36氪 · 194d ago
Infrastructure
China smartphone prices rise on AI memory crunch
Global memory chip prices are surging due to AI demand, rippling into consumer electronics. Oppo and OnePlus raised prices on March 10, followed by Vivo and iQOO announcing 500-1,000 yuan hikes on select models from March 18.
TechNode · 194d ago
Business
China Slams Apple's App Store Monopoly
China’s ruling party newspaper demands Apple ease app store restrictions and fix monopolistic practices. This comes days after Apple conceded by cutting local app store fees.
Bloomberg Technology · 194d ago
Business
GPT-5.4 Hits $1B ARR in Week with 32x Efficiency
GPT-5.4 achieves record-breaking $1B ARR within one week of launch. Despite high costs like $80 per simple prompt, it delivers 32x efficiency gains.
量子位 · 194d ago
Infrastructure
UK Pledges £1bn to Retain Quantum Talent
UK technology secretary Liz Kendall announced £1bn funding for large-scale quantum computers. The move aims to retain homegrown quantum startups, engineers, and researchers amid lessons from US AI dominance.
The Guardian Technology · 194d ago
Infrastructure
iSoftStone Launches Hebei AI Compute Firm
Hebei Shutong Zhisuan Technology Co. Ltd.
36氪 · 194d ago
Business
US Seeks Eternal WTO Internet Tariff Ban
US pushes WTO to permanently ban ecommerce tariffs worldwide. Sets stage for debate on US dominance in digital services and data flows.
Bloomberg Technology · 194d ago
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Infrastructure
MLX Community Activity Fading
Mac Mini user praises MLX performance but questions its quality decline. Lacks GGUF-like updates for templates and quants, sparse model collections like Qwen 3.5, and inactive Discord.
Reddit r/LocalLLaMA · 194d ago
Research
OpenReview Profile Glitch Reported
Multiple users, including co-workers, report a glitch in their OpenReview profiles where info displays incorrectly. A screenshot shows the issue.
Reddit r/MachineLearning · 194d ago
SetupAIVideo
Video
Missing Video Benchmarks for VLMs
Researcher reviews video benchmarks like VideoMME, MLVU, MVBench, LVBench for VLMs. Seeks ideas on gaps, especially for physical, open-world evaluation.
Reddit r/MachineLearning · 194d ago
Applications
Disney's Walking Olaf Robot Debuts
Disney Imagineering's new Olaf robot walks, talks, and closely matches the Frozen character's actions and personality. It debuts this month at Disneyland Paris.
cnBeta (Full RSS) · 194d ago
Models
Local Qwen Masters Stepwise Browser Automation
Local Qwen 8B planner and 4B executor succeed in browser automation by replanning one step at a time using compact DOM snapshots, avoiding full upfront planning failures. This approach handles unexpected site changes and modals effectively, using ~15K tokens vs.
Reddit r/LocalLLaMA · 194d ago