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Kr-Space Evening News | Alibaba 1688 to Launch Interconnected Open Standards for B2B Transactions in the AI Era; Intel and Google Cloud Announce Deepened Strategic Cooperation; Railway Department Pilots Advance Booking Service 60 Days in Advance - 36Kr
Xi Jinping Announces Major Chinese Initiatives to Support Global AI Development
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- Chengda Bio's subsidiary has received approval for and is entering Phase I clinical trials for a high-dose inactivated influenza vaccine targeting the elderly and high-risk groups.
- Biying Technology, under Suning.com, has been selected for an AI project to develop intelligent home companionship robots for elderly care.
- Alibaba 1688 will launch the UTP (Universal Trade Protocol) to establish a unified trading infrastructure for AI-to-AI (A2A) B2B transactions.
- Ant Group presented its three-layer AI strategy for the smart agent commercial era, highlighting advancements in AI applications like 'Afu' and 'Abao', AI payments, and its foundational AI technologies.
- Intel and Google Cloud are deepening their partnership to accelerate Intel's digital transformation using Gemini Enterprise and Google Cloud for AI-driven operations and chip design.
- SpaceX's 13th Starship test flight was aborted due to multiple engine failures; repairs and replacement of two Raptor engines are planned before the next attempt.
- WeRide officially released its self-developed AI cognitive foundation large model, WITT, which uses a 'minimal physical fact unit' concept for AI understanding.
- SVOLT Energy unveiled new products including the Fast Fold 3.0, hybrid solid-liquid 6C supercharging cells, and new HEV battery packs, with the Fast Fold 4.0 set for mass production.
- Qianwen's first AI intelligent agent earphone was launched, featuring an ear-clip design and integrating AI assistant capabilities for functions like simultaneous interpretation and meeting summaries.
- China's National Development and Reform Commission released an action plan for AI cooperation and development, focusing on data, computing power, open ecosystems, talent, and governance.
- President Xi Jinping announced major initiatives to support global AI development, including training programs for developing countries and establishing international AI application cooperation centers.
- China's railway department will pilot an advance ticket booking service for over 200 trains on the Beijing-Shanghai high-speed and railway lines, allowing reservations up to 60 days in advance.
- The National Supercomputing Internet launched a 'Scientific Computing Intelligent Agent Ecosystem Co-creation and Developer Recruitment Plan' to build an open scientific intelligence ecosystem.