#Technology_innovation

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In December, Xiaomi will double the production of its first electric car, the SU7. Several sources immediately revealed new details about Xiaomi cars. The company is reportedly working on three new models. Two of them will be electric cars, codenamed Modena and Le Mans, but the third model, codenamed Kunlun, will be a hybrid – Xiaomi has already published a number of vacancies for hybrid powertrain development engineers. [caption id="attachment_85525" align="aligncenter" width="780"] Xiaomi[/caption] This news did not go unnoticed by Xiaomi fans - fan renderings of possible new models have already appeared on the Internet. Along the way, the Chinese are wondering what body types the new products will have. There is no doubt that Xiaomi will have a crossover or SUV. But fans are also eager to see a pickup truck, a minivan, and even a small truck. Xiaomi is preparing three new car models, one of them will be a hybrid [caption id="attachment_85526" align="aligncenter" width="780"] Xiaomi[/caption] As for the current SU7 model, the company has planned to produce 300 units in December - double the number in November. In the meantime, production processes are being debugged - not everything is going smoothly with them: either the conveyor will stop, or spare parts for it will not be delivered on time. At the same time, the company is finalizing the firmware of the infotainment system. After the official premiere, Xiaomi SU7 will appear in the company’s retail stores in China, and the space in them will be reorganized so that some of the solutions in the smart home ecosystem will most likely be simply removed.

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Almost all parameters are unknown The Chinese company Loongson produces not only some of the most modern Chinese processors, but also GPUs. And its new development is designed to compete with Nvidia accelerators for AI, although they are far from the most productive and modern. [caption id="attachment_85288" align="aligncenter" width="600"] Loongson introduced LG200 AI accelerator[/caption] The accelerator (or its GPU) is called LG200. The characteristics of this solution, unfortunately, are unknown. The block diagram shows that the GPU consists of 16 small ALUs, four large ALUs, and one huge ALU or special purpose unit. Loongson introduced LG200 AI accelerator But the performance is known, albeit for the whole node: from 256 GFLOPS to 1 TFLOPS. Here, unfortunately, the details are again unknown, so it is unclear for which mode the performance is indicated, but even if it is FP64, the figure is quite modest, since modern monsters Nvidia and AMD offer 50-60 TFLOPS or more. At the same time, Loongson’s solution is a GPGPU, that is, it supports general-purpose computing. Unfortunately, there are no details here yet. Separately, we can recall that Loongson promised next year to release a video card that can compete with the Radeon RX 550 , whose performance (FP32) is just over 1.1 TFLOPS. It is possible that the LG200 will be a direct relative of this adapter.

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Their number increased overnight Already, 96% of OpenAI employees have signed a letter saying they could leave and join Sam Altman at Microsoft unless the startup's board resigns and brings back the ousted CEO along with co-founder and former president Greg Brockman. Among the signatories was Ilya Sutskever, the company's chief scientist and member of its board, who is accused of coordinating the coup against Altman. The letter was signed by 738 of OpenAI's 770 employees, or about 96%. Yesterday  there were about 600 people. Shortly before the letter was published, Sutskever wrote: “I deeply regret my participation in the actions of the board. I never intended to harm OpenAI. I love everything we've created together and will do whatever it takes to bring the company back together." [caption id="attachment_83872" align="aligncenter" width="780"] OpenAI[/caption] 96% of OpenAI employees want to leave the company after the scandal with the dismissal of Sam Altman On Friday, OpenAI's board suspended Altman, saying "he was not always forthcoming with the board of directors, which limited his ability to perform his duties." Meera Murati, CTO of OpenAI, was appointed interim CEO. Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella later announced that Altman and Brockman would join the tech giant to lead a new cutting-edge artificial intelligence research unit. Nadella also said he would welcome other OpenAI employees. OpenAI's board of directors decided to remove Murati and appoint another interim CEO, Emmett Shear , the former CEO of Twitch.

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It happened in a matter of days Microsoft is hiring former OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and co-founder Greg Brockman. Altman was fired from OpenAI on Friday after the board said it was "no longer confident in his ability to continue to lead OpenAI." Following discussions about Altman's possible return to OpenAI, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella announced that Sam Altman and Greg Brockman would join Microsoft's new cutting-edge artificial intelligence research group. “We are very pleased to announce that Sam Altman and Greg Brockman, along with colleagues, will join Microsoft to lead a new cutting-edge artificial intelligence research group. We will act quickly to provide them with the resources they need to succeed.” Let us remind you that earlier it became known that former CEO and co-founder of Twitch Emmett Shear was appointed head of OpenAI. He will succeed Mira Murati, who was named interim CEO of OpenAI following Altman's ouster on Friday. Fired OpenAI chief Sam Altman joins Microsoft's cutting-edge AI research team [caption id="attachment_83859" align="aligncenter" width="780"] Microsoft's[/caption] Altman was in talks to return as OpenAI CEO, but OpenAI's four-member board refused to step down and allow him to return, according to multiple sources at The Verge. Microsoft has formed a new advanced artificial intelligence research group that will include Altman and Brockman. This comes just a week after Microsoft announced it was building its own AI chip that could be used to train large language models and potentially avoid a costly dependency on Nvidia. Microsoft has also created its own Arm-based processor for cloud workloads. Both custom silicon chips are designed for Azure data centers.

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Former Twitch leader becomes new head of OpenAI OpenAI's board hired former Twitch executive Emmett Shear as chief executive, ignoring calls from investors to reinstate ousted Sam Altman. Earlier this year, Shear stepped down as CEO of game streaming company Twitch. He won OpenAI's favor because he recognized the threat posed by AI, one Bloomberg source said. A computer scientist who spent more than a decade building Twitch into one of the most successful video platforms in the world, Shire is considered the man to lead a large engineering team. The decision to hire Shear came in defiance of investors led by Microsoft and Thrive Capital, who had called for the board to resign and wanted Altman back. Sam Altman will not return, despite the efforts of Microsoft and other investors. [caption id="attachment_83791" align="aligncenter" width="780"] Microsoft[/caption] Another Bloomberg source said members of the San Francisco startup's board of directors have approached at least two prominent tech company executives about leading OpenAI. Representatives for OpenAI and Emmet Shear did not respond to requests for comment. OpenAI chief scientist Ilya Sutskever, who orchestrated Altman's dismissal, told employees that Altman would not return. Elon Musk has said that the potential dangers of advanced artificial intelligence are so great that OpenAI must reveal the reason for  the dismissal of CEO Sam Altman .

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New details have emerged about the possible reason for the dismissal Elon Musk said the potential dangers of advanced artificial intelligence are so great that OpenAI, the world's most famous artificial intelligence company, must reveal the reason it fired CEO Sam Altman . OpenAI announced Altman's departure on Friday, saying only that the company behind ChatGPT "no longer has confidence in his ability to continue to lead." Musk, responding to former Yammer CEO David Sachs, said that "given the risk and power of advanced artificial intelligence, the public should be informed about why the board felt it necessary to make such a drastic decision." [caption id="attachment_83772" align="aligncenter" width="600"] OpenAI[/caption] Given the risk and power of advanced artificial intelligence, OpenAI should reveal the reason for Sam Altman’s dismissal Musk is a former OpenAI board member who left the company in 2018, citing a conflict of interest with Tesla. However, Musk later told CNBC that he was concerned about the company's possible impact on society. According to Businessinsider, a possible reason for Altman's dismissal could be the growing tension among the company's management due to the potential danger that AI poses to humanity. Altman aggressively sought funding to expand development of the technology, while several other board members urged the company to slow down. OpenAI co-founder Ilya Sutskever, who played a significant role in Altman's dismissal, pointed out the potential for AI to harm society. According to The New York Times, Sutzkever created a Super Alignment team within the company to ensure that future versions of ChatGPT will not be harmful to humanity.

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The first among Russian banks VTB board member Svyatoslav Ostrovsky said on the sidelines of the Finopolis-2023 financial forum that VTB was the first among Russian banks to develop a banking application for the domestic Aurora operating system. Let us remind you that the first devices running the Aurora OS – a secure smartphone and tablet – went on retail sale the other day . [caption id="attachment_80871" align="aligncenter" width="780"] Aurora OS[/caption] VTB launches a banking application for the Aurora OS The prototype of the VTB Online application, created for the Aurora operating system, supports all the basic services that are in demand among users: transfers and payments, payment by camera using a QR code, quick search for ATMs and branches using geolocation, updating profile data via Government services, etc. Testing of the service will take place from November 2023 to June 2024, notes the bank’s press service. VTB pays increased attention to the development of digital channels and the introduction of its financial services to new platforms. In the near future, we will be the first among Russian banks to become accessible through Aurora, a secure domestic operating system with all the necessary set of certificates for uninterrupted operation.

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The OS grows with each release Microsoft recently released the latest Windows 11 version 23H2. As the thematic resource noted, the disk image (ISO file) of the OS has noticeably increased - up to 6.24 GB.  Microsoft This is approximately 7.586% more than Windows 10 22H2 (5.8 GB). At first glance, the increase is small. However, the situation looks more serious when you compare the size of Windows 11 23H2 with earlier versions of Windows 10. Microsoft is growing a huge monster. Windows 11 is already almost 10% larger than Windows 10 For example, Windows 10 version 1703 (Creators Update) was less than 4 GB in size, and we've seen a steady increase with each subsequent update - up to 5.8 GB with the release of Windows 10 22H2 in November 2022. Microsoft A similar trend is observed in Windows 11. According to WindowsLatest, the ISO file sizes for Windows 11 are as follows: Windows 11 21H2 English 64-bit - 5.7 GB Windows 11 22H2 English 64-bit - 5.8 GB Windows 11 23H2 English 64-bit - 6.24 GB The larger size of Windows 11 23H2 can be partly explained by new features and improvements. Apparently, Microsoft is aware of the problem, as it is gradually trying to eliminate a number of applications from the OS, asking users to install them from the Microsoft Store if necessary.

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Gelsinger isn't shy about criticizing his company. Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger spoke about three big mistakes and failures of the company. [caption id="attachment_79812" align="aligncenter" width="600"] Intel[/caption] The head of Intel called processors for smartphones the first such failure. Recall that Intel has been releasing Atom platforms for Android smartphones for some time, and these platforms have generally been quite competitive. They never became widespread, but there were even flagships based on Atom. True, the story did not last long. The first smartphone with such a SoC was released in 2012, and the direction was closed in 2016. These are three huge mistakes and failures of Intel. Gelsinger also believes that Intel was wrong to abandon plans to create graphics processors focused on computing. More precisely, we are initially talking about the Larrabee line, which was canceled just after Gelsinger left Intel in 2010. The project later became Xeon Phi, but with much less ambition. Soon it was closed too. Gelsinger notes that Intel would not have had to subsequently buy five different AI companies if the Larrabee project had continued to be developed. The third point concerns the semiconductor business. Now Intel is actively developing it, trying to become a major market player together with TSMC and Samsung, and also promising that it will master five technical processes in four years, but the head of the company believes that it was necessary to start much earlier. However, in this case the company is at least actively working in this direction.

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In total, growth is promised in 17 games Intel has released another graphics driver for its Arc video cards, which once again significantly increased performance in a number of games. The increase, depending on the game, can be a modest 6%, or even 53%, as in the case of Returnal and Guild Wars 2. [caption id="attachment_79575" align="aligncenter" width="780"] Intel[/caption] Miracles of optimization from Intel. But that's nothing compared to the results for Halo: The Master Chief Collection. Intel says that when running DirectX 11 mode in Full HD resolution, performance increases by 750%! This once again shows the importance of optimization for modern video cards. In total, driver 31.0.101.4952 improves performance in 17 games, and in only two the increase is less than 10%.

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Testing of the first sample will be completed by the end of the year According to the Rostec state corporation, the United Engine Corporation will complete tests of the prototype of the new industrial engine AL-41ST in December of this year. This development with a capacity of 25 MW is intended for use in the fuel and energy industry: in gas pumping equipment.  [caption id="attachment_78152" align="aligncenter" width="780"] Rostec[/caption] Rostec has developed a 25-megawatt industrial engine for the fuel and energy complex Rostec noted that UEC enterprises are now experiencing increased demand for their products, which is caused by the departure of foreign suppliers from the Russian market. Foreign products occupy about a quarter of the Russian market for low- and medium-power turbines, and now they need to be replaced by imports. A line of new AL-41ST ground-based power plants is already in development; by the end of the year, it is planned to complete testing of the first 25-megawatt engine at the manufacturer’s stand, and in February 2024, to begin testing the second model. The new engines will have a long service life - up to 150 thousand hours. In the next few years, a wide range of domestic gas turbine equipment should enter the market for such industries as hydrocarbon production, liquefied natural gas production, and electricity generation. The capacity of gas pumping equipment will be 16, 25, and 32 MW; such units are necessary for the implementation of national projects related to gas transportation, Rostec said.

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The film is directed by Darren Aronofsky It has not yet been officially announced which actor will play 52-year-old Elon Musk in Darren Aronofsky's film, but many fans believe that this role should go to Canadian actor Kevin Durand, who starred in such films and TV series as “The Strain”, “The Butterfly Effect” " and "Voltage". “Kevin Durand was born to play this role,” said one X user, noting the physical resemblance between him and Musk. When asked which actor would be best suited to play Musk, another person said, "Obviously Kevin Durand." [caption id="attachment_82693" align="aligncenter" width="780"] Elon Musk[/caption] “Kevin Durand was born for this role,” fans have long “chosen” the actor for the role of Elon Musk Comparisons between Musk and Durand have been circulating on social media for a long time. In 2021, a petition was proposed to have Kevin Durand play Elon Musk in a biopic. However, reports that Kevin Durand should play Elon Musk in a movie appeared in 2020. Some people have also come up with a "conspiracy theory" that Musk and Durand are actually the same person. “I am convinced that Kevin Durand and Elon Musk are clones,” one user said. Earlier it became known that the official biography of Walter Isaacson, published this year, will serve as the basis for the script for the upcoming biopic about Elon Musk. Studio A24 has started creating a biographical film about Elon Musk, which will be directed by Darren Aronofsky.

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“I hope you don’t blow yourself up and get arrested.” Elon Musk has posted instructions on how to turn coca leaves into cocaine, promoting his "rebellious" artificial intelligence chatbot Grok. The billionaire previously unveiled a new chatbot, saying its access to real-time data from his social media platform X allows it to outperform rivals such as OpenAI's ChatGPT or Google's Bard. “Grok has access to real-time information through the X platform, which is a huge advantage over other models. It’s also based on sarcasm and loves sarcasm,” Musk said. [caption id="attachment_82684" align="aligncenter" width="780"] Elon Musk[/caption] Elon Musk praises 'rebellious' chatbot Grok that will help turn coca leaves into cocaine In a screenshot posted by Musk, Grok offers a "humorous" step-by-step guide to making cocaine, which includes points such as "start cooking and hopefully you don't blow yourself up and get arrested." Musk released a chatbot developed by his new AI company xAI, six months after signing an open letter calling on companies to pause development of artificial intelligence systems for six months. “I signed up for this letter knowing it was useless,” he said. “I just wanted to put it on record that I recommended a pause.” Grok is currently only available to paid X Premium subscribers.

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Changes will be noticeable in the long term As Seekingalpha writes, new US rules on chip exports to China are unlikely to have much of a short-term impact on companies like Nvidia and AMD, but the long-term picture could be very different. Nvidia and ASML said the rules would have a minimal near-term impact on their results of operations. However, China accounts for up to 25% of Nvidia's data center sales, and its chips intended for the market, particularly the A800 and H800, are now on the banned list. Analysts believe AMD and Intel could also feel the impact. In the long term, some companies may experience a decline in revenue, which could limit investment. At the same time, the United States is trying to find a balance between allowing sales and protecting its interests. “The US government doesn't want to just say no to everything, but it does want to be able to control every transaction that it can,” said IDC Vice President Mario Morales. [caption id="attachment_72995" align="aligncenter" width="780"] Nvidia, AMD, and ASML[/caption] US sanctions against China threaten Nvidia, AMD and ASML Nvidia said it does not expect a significant impact in the short term: “We comply with all applicable regulations as we work to build products that support thousands of applications. Given global demand for our products, we do not expect a material impact on our financial results shortly.” ASML said it would need to carefully assess the implications: “It is our understanding that the new rules will apply to a limited number of facilities in China associated with advanced semiconductor manufacturing. These export control measures are likely to have an impact on the regional distribution of sales of our systems in the medium to long term.” UBS noted that China receives between 20% and 25% of its data center revenues: “All other things being equal, these new rules represent 7% to 10% of data center revenues (or ~6% to 8% of total revenues this year). year). The effect will be small in the short term, but it will have an impact in the long term.” US measures to limit the export of advanced chips with artificial intelligence (AI) technologies to China could open up huge opportunities for Huawei to import substitution in the domestic market, as we previously reported.

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Dealers have accumulated more than 8,000 cars Elon Musk commented on the latest information that many F-150 Lightning cars are still not sold. He expressed surprise: “Wow.” According to Cambridge, there are a large number of new all-electric Ford F-150 Lightning pickups in showrooms and warehouses that are available for purchase, but there is no rush to buy them. There are over 8,000 Ford F-150 Lightnings listed (8,128 to be exact) in various versions that are marked as new. The number of used cars at American dealers is 398 cars. [caption id="attachment_71646" align="aligncenter" width="600"] Elon Musk[/caption] Elon Musk was amazed by the fact that people don’t buy the Ford F-150 Lightning Through the end of September, Ford sold 12,260 F-150 Lightning units in the U.S. (up 40% year over year), including 3,503 in the third quarter (down 46% year over year). A total of 27,877 units. It turns out that in total about 36,000 cars were produced, of which about 22% have not yet been sold. Earlier it became known that Ford may reduce production volumes of the F-150 Lightning due to falling sales and demand for the electric pickup truck. Tesla's CEO warned of difficulties ramping up production of the Cybertruck electric pickup truck and announced that deliveries would begin on November 30.

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This is an APU for game consoles, but there is a copy in the form of the Ryzen 5 7540U The first tests of the AMD Ryzen Z1 processor, the junior APU in the Z1 line for portable game consoles, have appeared on the Internet. [caption id="attachment_55215" align="aligncenter" width="780"] AMD's[/caption] The Ryzen Z1 is almost technically a copy of the Ryzen 5 7540U but differs in its customizable power limits. These are the first APUs in the Phoenix2 line to feature a new silicon designed specifically for energy-efficient mobile PCs and consoles. [caption id="attachment_55216" align="aligncenter" width="780"] AMD's[/caption] This is AMD's first mobile processor with different cores. The Ryzen Z1 review has appeared Both are configured with two Zen 4 cores, four Zen 4C cores, and an iGPU with 256 stream processors. It is the Ryzen Z1 that underlies the younger version of the Asus ROG Ally console, which is not yet available for purchase. Tests show that with a price difference of $100, this version of the console looks much worse than the older one. [caption id="attachment_55217" align="aligncenter" width="780"] AMD's[/caption] The Ryzen Z1's performance in gaming tests is often much lower than that of the Ryzen Z1 Extreme and its Ryzen 7 7840U counterpart. Yes, in some games and modes, the difference is insignificant, but more often it is huge. However, the Z1 consumes much less energy, and if a portable console is needed primarily for some undemanding games, then the younger APU is even better since with it the console will be more autonomous.