Lei Jun Xiaomi 15 raises prices but reasonably expensive Microsoft considers investing in Bitcoin Rumors of Nintendo Switch 2 release this week

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Lei Jun: Xiaomi 15 price increase, but it is reasonable; Microsoft considers investing in Bitcoin; rumors of Nintendo Switch 2 release this week
Wan Chen 2024/10/28


Abstract
Astronaut involved in the SpaceX manned space mission has “medical problems” and is hospitalized; Douyin takes action: crack down on AI cheating elderly people’s interactive behavior


Lei Jun guarantees that the Xiaomi 15 series of mobile phones are still worth the price increase, making everyone feel “reasonable pricing”
On October 27th, Lei Jun answered questions from netizens about the press conference, Xiaomi 15 mobile phone, and car sales. He guaranteed that the Xiaomi 15 series of mobile phones are still worth the price increase, making everyone feel “reasonable pricing.” He said, “I told everyone last year that the Xiaomi 14 will definitely be the last priced at 3999 yuan. This year, the 3nm process upgrade, and the cost of RAM and ROM in the supply chain has increased significantly. We have also invested heavily in R&D. Xiaomi 15 does need to increase in price.”
There are 16 new products at this press conference, which is a concentrated display of Xiaomi’s “people, cars, and home” ecological strategy. In addition to the Xiaomi 15 series, Xiaomi’s Penglai OS2, Xiaomi SU7 Ultra mass production version, there are also Xiaomi Tablet 7 series, Xiaomi Watch S4, Xiaomi Bracelet 9 Pro, as well as a new high-end Pro series of consumer electronics, smart door locks, and Wi-Fi 7 routers, etc. (Source: IT House)


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


Apple divides its AI services into device-side and cloud-side operations. Private Cloud Compute is actually the cloud-based model of “Apple AI”. Apple claims that Private Cloud Compute is the most advanced and secure AI computing architecture in the cloud. (Source: IT House)
“Coin Circle” will welcome a major investor? SEC documents show Microsoft will consider investing in Bitcoin in December
A latest SEC document shows that the technology 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 investment in Bitcoin” at its annual meeting in December.
This proposal is put forward by the conservative think tank National Center for Public Policy Research related to the “2025 Plan”, with the reason that “Bitcoin is an excellent tool to counter inflation.” Shareholders, including Vanguard, BlackRock, and State Street, will be eligible to vote on this proposal in December. (Source: Wall Street See)


The world’s first flying car intelligent manufacturing base started construction in Guangzhou
According to Xiaopeng Huitian’s news, on October 27th, Xiaopeng Huitian’s flying car intelligent manufacturing base officially started construction. This is the world’s first flying car factory that uses modern assembly lines for mass production, and 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 Intel CEO: Splitting manufacturing businesses is detrimental to Intel and the United States
Intel has recently faced financial difficulties due to huge losses in its wafer fabrication business. Multiple reports have stated that Intel is considering splitting its manufacturing business into an independent entity, similar to what AMD did with the spin-off of GlobalFoundries.
However, former Intel CEO Craig Barrett pointed out in an article in Fortune magazine that this move would harm Intel and weaken the United States’ 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, the situation that occurred with GlobalFoundries might happen to Intel. (Source: IT House)
An astronaut involved in the SpaceX manned space mission has “medical problems” and is hospitalized
On October 26th local time, officials from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) stated that an astronaut had “medical problems” and was hospitalized after participating in the SpaceX “Crew-8” mission. The current situation is stable.


The SpaceX “Dragon” spacecraft returned to Earth on the morning of the 25th and landed in the Gulf of Mexico off the coast of Florida, USA. The four crew members of “Crew-8” ended their 235-day mission to the International Space Station and were sent to a local medical facility for evaluation. After the medical evaluation, three of the crew members left the medical facility and arrived at the Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas.
Officials from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration did not specify which astronaut had “medical problems” in the announcement. (Source: CCTV)


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


Anthropic recently announced that its AI platform Claude AI has added a Java sandbox tool, which is now open for preview to all users. This tool allows users to write Java code and upload and run it in a secure sandbox environment to generate results. (Source: ITBEAR)
The 2025 Geely Xingrui Dongfangyao model is on the market: FlymeAuto car system, starting at 99,700 yuan
On October 27th, the 2025 Geely Xingrui Dongfangyao was launched, with 5 models available: 1.5TD+7DCT (Jinghong, Kunlun, Fuyao), 2.0TD + 8AT (Wangyue, Lanxing). The official guide price starts at 99,700 yuan.
This model adopts a new interior and exterior design language, with a silver badge on the front similar to the Xingrui L, a vertically chrome-plated decorative grille, and T-shaped decorations on the lower surround. The length, width, and height of the car are 4785/1869/1469 mm, and the wheelbase reaches 2800 mm.


In terms of the cockpit, the car will use a 14.6-inch central control screen and a 10.2-inch LCD instrument panel, equipped with the FlymeAuto car system, with 6-speaker audio, adjustable steering wheel, perforated leather seats, and dual-zone automatic air conditioning for the driver’s seat. In addition, the high-end model also upgrades to support intelligent in-car advanced fragrance system, 12-speaker Harman Infinity audio system, stepless color-changing breathing atmosphere lights, steering wheel shift paddles, and other configurations. (Source: IT House)
Rumors of the release of the Nintendo Switch 2 host
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. However, this is not a specific source of information, just a speculation based on existing information by PH Brazil.


PH Brazil stated that Nintendo’s next investor conference call will be held on November 5th, but the upcoming game lineup for the Switch is a bit weak. Shareholders cannot attend the shareholders’ meeting without any content shown to them, so it is necessary to announce the release of the Switch 2 next week before the investor conference call. It is worth noting that another well-known whistleblower, Pyoro, recently made a mysterious change to his social media account, changing his username to an eye emoticon and changing his profile picture to Nintendo’s Alarmo logo. This further intensifies speculation about the imminent release of the Switch 2. (Source: ITBEAR)
Douyin takes action: crackdown on AI cheating elderly people’s interactive behavior
Douyin platform recently issued an announcement, explicitly stating that it will severely crack down on the use of AI technology to deceive the interactive behavior of the elderly. The announcement pointed out that although the platform encourages the use of AI technology for content creation, the created content must strictly follow the platform’s regulations.


According to Douyin officials, the platform has found that some accounts improperly use AI technology to generate virtual images such as little monks, soldiers, and AI females, to lure the elderly to interact, and even to profit from the traffic. These behaviors have not been marked with AI prompts in the content. (Source: ITBEAR)
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