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SpaceX Plans to Develop its Own GPU, Warning Investors About Chip Supply and Costs
SpaceX is potentially tackling one of the biggest challenges in the chip industry: manufacturing the key components that power artificial intelligence – graphics processing units (GPUs). Ahead of a potential IPO this summer with a target valuation of $1.75 trillion, the company has warned potential investors that it plans to invest heavily in developing AI and other technologies.
FSD Entry into China Delayed Again: Tesla Expects Approval in Q3
On April 23rd, Bloomberg reported that Tesla has once again postponed its plan to launch its most advanced assisted driving features in China. Tesla executives stated during an earnings call on Wednesday that its Full Self-Driving (FSD) system has not yet received "broader approval" in China. Tesla added that it now expects FSD to be approved in China in the third quarter.
“Debt-Repaying Rider” Forced Offline 240 Times: “Initially, I Resented Overwork Reminders, They Affected My Earnings”
Recently, the topic of a delivery rider allegedly staging photos to claim he repaid 400,000 yuan in debt over two years has sparked heated discussion on multiple platforms. The rider, Wan Denghui, 37, from Xiantao, Hubei Province, previously ran a hot pot restaurant, earning 500,000-600,000 yuan a year, but the business collapsed after a few years due to overexpansion and other reasons, leaving him with millions in debt. Wan Denghui says, “Apart from delivering food, I can’t find a job that pays around 30,000 yuan a month.”
Lutnick Says NVIDIA Has Not Yet Sold H200 Chips to China
U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick testified before Congress that NVIDIA's latest generation H200 AI chips have not yet been sold to any Chinese companies. This means that despite the Trump administration's conditional approval of related exports to China in January of this year, this AI chip, considered NVIDIA's "second most advanced," has not actually entered the Chinese market.
IEA: The World is Facing the Most Severe Energy Crisis in History
IEA Executive Director Fatih Birol stated that the world is facing the most severe energy crisis in history due to the US-Israel-Iran conflict. Birol previously stated that the current global energy crisis is more severe than the combined crises of 1973, 1979, and 2022, and predicted that this crisis will accelerate the development and promotion of renewable energy, nuclear energy, and electric vehicles. "This is truly the biggest crisis in history."
Indian Man Uses AI to Create a MAGA Influencer, Scamming Lonely American Men and Attracting Over a Million Followers
Recently, American tech media "Wired" exposed a shocking AI fabrication incident: a MAGA (Make America Great Again) influencer named "Emily Hart," with millions of followers, is not a real American woman, but a completely fabricated virtual persona created by a 22-year-old Indian medical student, Sam, using AI technology.
8-Year-Old Boy's Mountain Hike and Plant Identification May Lead to Gold Mine Discovery: Official Response
Recently, an 8-year-old boy in Daying Town, Zhuanghe City, Dalian, Liaoning Province, while hiking and foraging for wild vegetables with his family, boldly judged that "there is gold under this mountain" based on his knowledge of plants and rock features. His father used his phone and an AI assistant to take pictures for identification, and the results showed that it was indeed *Arnica tangutica* (Ask-jute grass), and the AI suggested that this plant is often associated with gold mines.
Massage Pillow Clamps Hair, Woman Seeks Fire Department Assistance – Haircut Required for Release
The Hangzhou Fire Department reported that a woman in Tonglu County, Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, got her hair tangled in the rollers of a massage pillow while relaxing at home and couldn't remove it. She had to go to the fire station for help, and firefighters had to cut her hair to free her.
What Happens If You Cover a Seal's Whiskers? Scientists Actually Did It
Seals have large eyes and beautiful whiskers, but these whiskers are not merely decorative; they are tools for efficient hunting. Seals typically live in coastal waters, which are often murky due to tides and storms. For seals to hunt in murky water, their vision struggles to clearly see prey activity, leading scientists to hypothesize that they use their whiskers to sense prey.
China’s First Native Lunar Meteorite Reveals Key Geological Events
On World Earth Day 2026, the Ministry of Natural Resources China Geological Survey announced the latest research findings on the “Pakepake005” meteorite. Discovered in the Taklamakan Desert in Xinjiang in 2024 and approved by the Nomenclature Committee of the Meteoritical Society, it is confirmed as lunar breccia, filling the gap in the discovery of lunar meteorites in China.
Huawei's Sub-1GHz Massive MIMO First Global Commercial Use
Huawei and Nigerian operator MTN have jointly launched the world's first commercial Sub-1GHz Massive MIMO site. Nigeria, as Africa's most populous country, has seen its local low-frequency 4G network capabilities significantly enhanced through this collaboration.
Google Cloud Service Wakes Up to a $18,392 Bill Despite a $7 Budget – Due to a Beginner's Mistake
Australian AI consultant Jesse Davis recently experienced a bizarre incident: he set a monthly budget of only $7 (approximately 50 yuan) on his Google Cloud account, only to wake up to a bill of $18,392 (approximately 132,400 yuan). All the charges were generated within hours overnight.
Kioxia Releases EG7 Series SSDs Based on QLC Particles, with Performance Comparable to TLC SSDs
Memory manufacturer Kioxia recently launched the EG7 series of solid-state drives, all of which use QLC flash memory particles. However, Kioxia claims that this SSD's performance is fully comparable to TLC SSDs, with sequential read speeds reaching 7,000MB/s.
Suspected Manipulation of Paris Weather Temperature Sensors for $34,000 Profit on Polymarket Prediction Market
A cryptocurrency-based prediction market, Polymarket, allows users to make predictions and profit based on outcomes. Recent anomalies in temperature data from Paris's Charles de Gaulle Airport coincided with successful predictions on Polymarket, leading to payouts of $34,000 and raising concerns about potential manipulation.
Google’s Eighth-Generation TPU Separates “Training” and “Inference” into Dual Chips
On Wednesday, US time, Google officially announced a major strategic adjustment for its eighth-generation Tensor Processing Unit (TPU): for the first time, it will separate the “training” and “inference” tasks of AI models and assign them to two separate proprietary chips. These next-generation processors are expected to be launched later this year.
Tim Cook Reveals the "First Big Mistake" of His Tenure as Apple CEO
On April 23rd, according to Bloomberg, Apple CEO Tim Cook plans to step down in a few months. He stated that the 2012 launch of Apple Maps on the iPhone was the "first truly major mistake" of his time leading the company.
GPT Image 2 Team Revealed: Led by a Wuxi Talent, 13 People Achieved Breakthroughs in 4 Months
GPTImage2 has gone viral, but why is the effect so good? The research leader, Chen Boyuan, revealed that the underlying architecture has been completely restructured. However, he refused to answer whether diffusion models or autoregressive techniques were used, mysteriously describing it as a "general model" or "GPT for the image field."
Tesla's Q1 2026 Report: Deliveries Exceed 358,000 Units, Up 6.5% YoY
On April 23rd, Tesla released its Q1 2026 financial report. Global production of pure electric vehicles exceeded 408,000 units, a year-on-year increase of 12.7%; deliveries exceeded 358,000 units, a year-on-year increase of 6.5%. Total revenue was $22.4 billion, a year-on-year increase of 16%.
Douyin: Governing Typical Violations Such as Using AI Technology to Infringe on Celebrities' Portraits
On April 23rd, Douyin officially released an announcement: Recently, regarding the use of AI technology to perform face-swapping, infringe on celebrities' portraits, use AI to generate, publish, and disseminate content that infringes on others' intellectual property, create and spread malicious parodies of portraits, and impersonate others to gain popularity, the platform has launched a special governance action.
Artemis II Lunar Mission Demonstrates Scalability of Laser Communication from Space to Earth
NASA’s Artemis II mission successfully sent four astronauts into lunar orbit earlier this month and, for the first time, extensively used a new generation of laser communication systems to transmit high-definition images back to Earth in real-time. The ground station receiving the mission included not only NASA’s main sites in the United States but also a low-cost experimental terminal jointly built and deployed at the Australian National University by startup companies ObservableSpace and QuantumOpus.
Tesla's First Quarter Revenue Reaches $22.4 Billion, Up 16% Year-on-Year
Tesla's first-quarter earnings report surprised Wall Street with $1.4 billion in positive free cash flow. The company achieved revenue of $22.4 billion in the first quarter, a 16% year-on-year increase; automotive revenue also rose 16% year-on-year. Energy business revenue, which has been a highlight in recent reports due to sales of commercial and residential energy storage products, declined 12% year-on-year in the first quarter.
Microsoft Joins Anthropic's "Project Glasswing" to Integrate Mythos Model for Enhanced Cybersecurity
Microsoft has announced its official participation in Anthropic's "Project Glasswing," becoming a core partner. Under the agreement, Microsoft will gain access to Anthropic's latest AI model, Mythos, and integrate it into its cybersecurity defense system to identify and fix potential software vulnerabilities.
Google Says 75% of New Code is Now Generated by AI
Google reports that approximately 75% of new code within the company is currently generated by artificial intelligence, followed by review from human engineers. This proportion has steadily increased in recent years, reflecting Google's full-scale acceleration in deploying generative AI tools in the software development process.
Google Plans to Transform Chrome into a Tool for Enterprise Users
At this week’s Google Cloud Next conference, Google announced it will bring an intelligent agent feature with “AutoBrowse” capabilities to the enterprise version of Chrome, while simultaneously strengthening related security measures. With this feature, enterprise users can leverage Gemini to understand real-time web page content in open tabs and then have AI perform various web-related tasks, such as booking travel, entering data, and scheduling meetings.
Google Confirms New Siri Powered by Gemini to Launch Later This Year
Google publicly discussed its collaboration with Apple at the GoogleCloudNext 2026 conference today, confirming that the Gemini large model will power a new, more personalized Siri, planned for release to users within 2026.
Apple Releases iOS 26.4.2 and iPadOS 26.4.2 to Fix Vulnerabilities and Security Issues
Apple today released iOS 26.4.2 and iPadOS 26.4.2, two minor updates for iPhone and iPad users. This update comes just two weeks after the release of iOS 26.4.1 and iPadOS 26.4.1, and is mainly used to further improve system stability and security.
Ping Pong Robot Ace Defeats Top Players in Tokyo, Creating a First in Sports Robot History
A fully automatic ping pong robot named "Ace" recently achieved victories against top human players in Tokyo, marking a significant milestone in the field of artificial intelligence and robotics in sports.
UK Intelligence Agencies Say At Least 100 Countries Possess Phone-Hacking Commercial Spyware
A recent assessment by UK intelligence agencies reveals that over half of the world's countries now have access to commercial spyware tools capable of hacking computers and phones and stealing sensitive information. The threat is being seriously underestimated by UK businesses and critical infrastructure operators. The UK's National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) will release a report this Wednesday stating that the barrier to acquiring these high-end surveillance technologies is continuously lowering, making it easier for foreign governments and hackers to target UK citizens, businesses, and critical infrastructure.
JPMorgan Chase Data Center Expansion Project Receives $77 Million in Tax Breaks for Just One Long-Term Job
According to American investigative media NewYorkFocus, JPMorgan Chase’s data center expansion project in Orangeburg, New York, recently received approval from local authorities, entailing nearly $77 million in tax breaks, but is expected to add only one permanent job, sparking strong controversy locally.
Micron Lobbies US Congress to Further Tighten Chip Equipment Export Controls to China
Micron Technology, the largest US memory chip maker, is actively pushing Congress to pass legislation imposing new export restrictions on equipment used by Chinese competitors to produce chips. A House committee began reviewing and voting on the so-called "MATCH Act" on April 22nd, aiming to close loopholes in existing chip manufacturing equipment export controls to China and pressure foreign companies supplying Chinese chipmakers to align with US restrictions, involving US equipment vendors like KLA, Applied Materials, etc.
