Lei Jun Xiaomi 15 price hike justified Microsoft considers investing in Bitcoin Rumor has it Nintendo Switch 2 to be released this week

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Lei Jun: Xiaomi 15 will increase in price, but it is worth it; Microsoft considers investing in Bitcoin; Rumor has it that Nintendo Switch 2 will be released this week
Wan Chen 2024/10/28


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An astronaut participating in the SpaceX manned space mission developed “medical issues” and was hospitalized; Douyin takes action to crack down on AI scams targeting elderly interaction behaviors


Lei Jun guarantees that the Xiaomi 15 series of phones, even with the price increase, still offer great value, making everyone feel that “it’s worth the price”
On October 27th, it was announced that the Xiaomi 15 and Penglai OS 2 release conference will be held at 7 pm on October 29th. Lei Jun answered questions from netizens about the press conference, the Xiaomi 15 phone, and car sales.
Lei Jun guarantees that the Xiaomi 15 series of phones, even with the price increase, still offer great value, making everyone feel that “it’s worth the price.” He said: “I told everyone last year that the Xiaomi 14 is definitely the last time it is priced at 3999 yuan. This year, the 3nm process upgrade, and the cost of RAM and ROM in the supply chain have increased significantly. Our investment in research and development is also very large, and the Xiaomi 15 indeed needs to increase in price.”
This release will feature 16 new products, which are a concentrated display of Xiaomi’s “whole ecosystem of people, cars, and homes” strategy. In addition to the Xiaomi 15 series, Xiaomi Penglai OS2, and the Xiaomi SU7 Ultra mass production version, there will also be the Xiaomi tablet 7 series, Xiaomi watch S4, Xiaomi bracelet 9 Pro, as well as the all-new high-end Pro series of home appliances, smart door locks, and Wi-Fi 7 routers, among others. (Source: IT Home)


ByteDance accelerates its global layout, and its European AI research and development center may be established
According to the latest reports, ByteDance is actively laying out its global AI research and development, with Europe being a key region of focus. The company has begun searching for high-end talent in the European region for large language models and AI, in preparation for setting up an AI research and development center.
ByteDance’s strategic layout in Europe is also reflected in the personnel changes in its board of directors. In September of this year, French tycoon Xavier Niel joined the board of directors of ByteDance, which is seen as an important signal of the company’s expansion into the European market. (Source: ITBEAR)
Apple opens access for researchers to Private Cloud Compute – the cloud model framework behind “Apple’s AI”
Recently, Apple officially invited all security and privacy researchers to access the Private Cloud Compute (PCC) cloud-based AI model (framework) behind the company’s “Apple’s AI”.


Apple divides its AI services for its devices into device-side operation and cloud-side operation. The so-called Private Cloud Compute is actually the cloud model of “Apple’s AI”. Apple claims that Private Cloud Compute is the most advanced and secure cloud-based AI computing architecture. (Source: IT Home)
“The Crypto Circle” will welcome a major investor? SEC documents show that Microsoft will consider investing in Bitcoin in December
A recent SEC filing shows that the tech giant Microsoft, with a market value of over $3 trillion, is considering entering the Bitcoin market. According to Yahoo’s report on October 26, Microsoft plans to vote on the proposal to “evaluate investing in Bitcoin” at its annual meeting in December.
This proposal was put forward by the conservative think tank National Center for Public Policy Research, which is related to the “2025 Plan,” on the grounds that “Bitcoin is an excellent tool to combat inflation”. Shareholders, including Vanguard, BlackRock, and State Street, will be eligible to vote on this proposal in December. (Source: Wall Street Horizon)


The world’s first flying car smart manufacturing base is launched in Guangzhou
According to Xiaopeng Huitian, on October 27th, the Xiaopeng Huitian flying car smart manufacturing base officially started construction. This is the world’s first flying car factory that uses modern assembly lines for mass production, which will be used to produce the flying body part of the split-type flying car “Land Carrier”, with a planned annual capacity of 10,000 units. (Source: Securities Times)
Former CEO of Intel: Splitting the manufacturing business is not good for Intel and the United States
Intel has recently fallen into financial difficulties due to huge losses in its wafer fabrication business. Several reports have stated that Intel is considering splitting its manufacturing business into an independent entity, similar to what AMD did with GlobalFoundries.
However, former Intel CEO Craig Barrett pointed out in an article in Fortune magazine that this move would harm Intel and weaken America’s goal of leadership in the semiconductor industry. He compared this to the split between AMD and GlobalFoundries in 2008, and stated that if Intel (or the US government) were to split its manufacturing division into an independent company, a situation similar to GlobalFoundries might happen to Intel. (Source: IT Home)
An astronaut participating in the SpaceX manned space mission developed “medical issues” and was hospitalized
On October 26th local time, officials from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) stated that an astronaut developed “medical issues” and was hospitalized after participating in the “Crew-8” mission by the American space exploration technology company SpaceX. The situation is currently stable.


On the morning of the 25th, the SpaceX “Dragon” spacecraft returned to Earth, landing in the Gulf of Mexico off the coast of Florida, USA. The four crew members of “Crew-8” completed a 235-day mission at the International Space Station and were sent to a local medical institution for evaluation. After the medical evaluation, three of the crew members left the medical institution and arrived at the Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas.
Officials from NASA did not specify which astronaut experienced “medical issues”. (Source: CCTV)


Claude introduces a new JavaScript sandbox: AI programming + custom code upload


Anthropic recently announced that its artificial intelligence platform Claude AI has added a Java sandbox tool, which is now available for preview for all users. This tool allows users to write Java code and upload and run it in a secure sandbox environment, generating results automatically. (Source: ITBEAR)
The 2025 Geely Xingrui Dongfangyao model is launched: FlymeAuto car system, starting at 9,970 yuan
On October 27th, the 2025 Geely Xingrui Dongfangyao was officially launched, with 5 models available, including 1.5TD+7DCT (Jinghong Edition, Kunlun Edition, Fuyao Edition), 2.0TD + 8AT (Wangyue Edition, Lanxing Edition), with a starting price of 9,970 yuan.
This model adopts a brand-new interior and exterior design language, with a silver badge on the front of the car, a vertically chrome-plated decorative grille, and T-shaped decorations on both sides of the lower bumper. The length, width, and height of the car are 4785/1869/1469 mm, and the wheelbase reaches 2800 mm.


In the cabin, the car will feature a 14.6-inch central control screen and a 10.2-inch LCD instrument panel, equipped with FlymeAuto car system, 6-speaker audio system, steering wheel with 4-way adjustment, perforated leather seats, and dual-zone automatic air conditioning. In addition, the high-end version of the car will be upgraded to support intelligent in-car advanced fragrance system, 12-speaker Harman Infinity audio system, stepless color-changing breathing atmosphere light, steering wheel paddle shifters, and other configurations. (Source: IT Home)
It is reported that the Nintendo Switch 2 console will soon be announced
On October 27th, according to the well-known Nintendo whistleblower PH Brazil, the highly anticipated Nintendo Switch 2 is expected to be officially unveiled on October 28th or 29th, although there is no specific source of information for this, it is only speculation based on existing information by PH Brazil.


PH Brazil stated that the next Nintendo investor conference call will be held on November 5th, but the upcoming game lineup for the Switch is a bit weak. Shareholders can’t attend the shareholder meeting without any content shown to them, so it is necessary to announce the Switch 2 before the investor conference call next week.
It is worth noting that another well-known whistleblower, Pyoro, recently made a mysterious change to their social media account, changing their username to an eye emoticon, and changing their profile picture to the Alarmo logo of Nintendo. This further intensifies people’s speculation about the imminent release of the Switch 2. (Source: IT Home)
Douyin takes action to crack down on AI scams targeting elderly interaction behaviors
Douyin platform recently released a notice, explicitly stating that it will crack down severely on the use of artificial intelligence technology to deceive the elderly into engaging in interactions. The notice pointed out that while the platform encourages the use of AI technology for content creation, the created content must strictly comply with platform regulations.


According to the official announcement from Douyin, the platform has found that some accounts inappropriately use AI technology to generate virtual images such as little monks, soldiers, and AI females, to lure the elderly into interactions through specific dialogues, and even to profit from the flow. These behaviors did not include AI labeling prompts in the content. (Source: ITBEAR)
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