China’s battery giant CATL teams up with top energy companies
The world’s largest battery maker joins forces with top energy companies in China to boost the development of energy storage systems.
VSWORK received tens of millions of RMB investment
Chinese metaverse engine company VSWORK has declared the completion of the pre-A round of financing, receiving tens of millions of RMB investment.
Chinese drone maker DJI pauses business in Russia and Ukraine
DJI, the Shenzhen-based drone giant, has temporarily halted operations in Russia and Ukraine to prevent the use of its drones in combat.
DJI Education launches AI education package
DJI Education, a platform from the Chinese drone giant DJI, has recently launched an AI education package for primary and secondary students.
Chinese Academy of Sciences suspends access to China’s largest research database CNKI
The Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), cuts the use of China’s giant online research database China National Knowledge Infrastructure (CNKI) on Wednesday 20 April.
Vivo unveils self-developed chip V1+ to make its debut in the X80 series
Vivo announced on Wednesday, 20 April that the Vivo X80 series, which is due to become official on 25 April, will feature the Vivo V1+ imaging chip inside.
TikTok owner ByteDance enters smart-TV market in collaboration with TV maker Konka
Shenzhen-based electronics giant Konka unveiled its cooperation with Smartisan OS, the original R&D for Smartisan which was acquired by ByteDance, to develop a smart screen operating system.
Meta may release first generation of AR glasses in 2024
Facebook’s parent company Meta is developing an AR (Augmented Reality) glasses called “Project Nazare” to further bet on the metaverse. It will work independently rather than rely on the computing power of the phone.
Vivo launches first foldable smartphone “X Fold”
On April 11, Vivo officially unveiled its first foldable smartphone, the “X Fold”. At present, the mainstream smartphone manufacturers in China have all entered the foldable smartphone market, releasing their own cult products.
Meta will invest $800 million to build a hyperscale data centre
Meta announced that it will invest $800 million (5.1 billion yuan) to build a hyperscale data centre in Temple, Texas. The data centre will be around 900,000 square feet in size and will support approximately 100 local jobs once completed.
Chinese patent applications in the European Patent Office hit a record high
According to the latest statistics released by the EPO on April 5, 16,665 patent applications from China were received in 2021, setting a new high in the number of Chinese patent applications at the EPO.
Huawei Harmony OS users exceeds 300 million
According to the most recent data, the Huawei Mobile Services (HMS) have been downloaded more than 432 billion times globally, and Huawei Harmony OS users have exceeded 300 million.