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ForkLog 10 20.12.2024

Apple Explores AI Integration in iPhones for Chinese Market

Apple is in discussions with Tencent and TikTok’s owner, ByteDance, regarding the integration of their AI models into iPhones for the Chinese market. This was reported by Reuters, citing sources. In October, the American corporation introduced iOS 18.1, iPadOS 18.1, and macOS Sequoia 15.1, featuring AI capabilities for a broad audience. In December, the Cupertino-based […]

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ForkLog 28 19.12.2024

Bitcoin Miner Prices Surge in China Amid Rising Demand

Amid new price records for the leading cryptocurrency, the cost of ASIC miners in China has surged due to increased demand, including from Russia, according to local media reports. A hardware dealer in Shenzhen informed journalists that he sold popular Antminer S21 units for $5600 each, approximately 30% higher than their price a year ago. […]

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ForkLog 41 18.12.2024

Chinese Auto Firm Ranks as Third Largest Bitcoin Miner Globally

Chinese provider of smart equipment and transactional services for the automotive industry, Cango, has emerged as the third largest Bitcoin miner by hash rate. This was announced in the company’s press release. Hash rate and number of BTC mined by the end of November 2024. Source: Blockspace. On November 15, Cango reported the acquisition of […]

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ForkLog 61 11.12.2024

China Deploys Spherical AI-Powered Police Robots

China has introduced a police robot—a spherical, armed device with artificial intelligence, resembling a large bowling ball. This development is reported by Interesting Engineering. Screenshots from videos shared on Chinese social media showing robots patrolling the streets. Data: Interesting Engineering. The RT-G robocop is developed by Logon Technology, a robotics manufacturer. It is designed for […]

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ForkLog 10 09.12.2024

AI Tokens Decline Amid China’s Investigation into Nvidia

China has launched an investigation into Nvidia over suspected violations of antitrust laws, according to Bloomberg, citing a report from the country’s Central Television. The media reports that the focus is on the acquisition of Israeli high-speed networking and interconnects manufacturer Mellanox Technologies for $6.9 billion. Beijing approved the deal four years ago on the […]

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ForkLog 10 04.12.2024

Hugging Face CEO Raises Concerns Over China’s AI Advancements

Hugging Face CEO Clément Delangue expressed concerns about the rapid development of Chinese AI models and their susceptibility to censorship. Recently, Chinese companies have showcased powerful neural networks that excel in programming and reasoning. However, they face criticism for censorship sensitive to Chinese politics. Delangue warned of unforeseen consequences for Western companies that choose to […]

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ForkLog 49 03.12.2024

AI User Base in China Reaches 230 Million

The number of users of artificial intelligence solutions in China reached 230 million by the end of June, reports SCMP, citing the CNNIC. Baidu’s Ernie bot is the most widely used product, accounting for 11.5% of users. It can generate text in Chinese and other languages, analyze data, summarize information, write articles, assist in programming, […]

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ForkLog 91 21.11.2024

China Unveils a Rival to OpenAI’s ‘Thinking’ Neural Network

The Chinese laboratory DeepSeek has introduced a contender to OpenAI’s o1—a ‘supercharged’ AI model named DeepSeek-R1-Lite-Preview. ? DeepSeek-R1-Lite-Preview is now live: unleashing supercharged reasoning power! ? o1-preview-level performance on AIME & MATH benchmarks.? Transparent thought process in real-time.?️ Open-source models & API coming soon! ? Try it now at https://t.co/v1TFy7LHNy#DeepSeek pic.twitter.com/saslkq4a1s — DeepSeek (@deepseek_ai) November […]

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ForkLog 14 20.11.2024

China’s ‘Crypto Pope’ Dismissed Amid Corruption Allegations

Yao Qian, the former first director of CBDC development at the People’s Bank of China, has been expelled from the Communist Party following allegations of corruption involving cryptocurrencies. In April, ForkLog reported on the initiation of an investigation against the official due to “serious violations” of discipline and law. At that time, the specialist held […]

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ForkLog 11 14.11.2024

HashKey CEO: Trump’s Policies Could Revive China’s Crypto Market

A favourable stance towards cryptocurrencies from Donald Trump’s administration could be a factor prompting China to lift restrictions on the digital asset market. This opinion was expressed by HashKey Group CEO Xiao Feng.

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ForkLog 15 04.11.2024

Chinese Military Suspected of Using Meta’s AI for Defense Purposes

Institutions linked to the People’s Liberation Army of China (PLA) have reportedly utilized a publicly available neural network from Meta to develop a tool potentially suitable for military purposes, according to Reuters, citing sources and scientific papers. Experts based their work on an early version of Llama 13B, applying their own parameters to create what […]

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ForkLog 7 29.10.2024

Arthur Hayes Identifies China’s Economy as Key Driver for Bitcoin Price Surge

Demand for Bitcoin is set to soar due to the inevitable economic stimulus measures by Chinese authorities, according to former BitMEX CEO Arthur Hayes in a new essay. “加油比特币 — Let’s Go Bitcoin” is an essay about how China’s stimulus will pump trillions of $ into the financial markets and levitate #crypto.https://t.co/oUg4exFp1V pic.twitter.com/a20WdIwu20 — Arthur […]

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