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NO.1 Tesla Cybertruck Charging Curve Revealed

Recently, the first complete charging curve of the Tesla Cybertruck was exposed, revealing that this highly anticipated electric pickup truck takes a long time to be fully charged. It is reported that the Cybertruck is Tesla’s first model to fully adopt the 4680 battery. This model has been criticized for poor battery performance, and its charging time is far longer than that of the Fremont version that uses the 2170 battery. The main reason is that the charging power drops rapidly in the early stage of charging, resulting in actual charging time far exceeding Tesla’s official claim of 25 minutes to reach 80%.

Comment: Tesla should solve the technical problems of the 4680 battery as soon as possible, otherwise it may be surpassed by other electric pickup truck manufacturers. Tesla should also disclose more accurate charging data to avoid misleading consumers.

NO.2 Nvidia Spends Huge Sum to Pre-order HBM3 Memory

According to South Korean media, Nvidia has pre-ordered 700 billion to 1 trillion won of HBM3 memory from Micron and SK Hynix. Although there is no information about the specific use of these funds, the industry generally believes that the purpose is to ensure stable HBM supply in 2024. Industry analysis predicts that the HBM market is expected to grow rapidly in the next two years due to the fierce competition between AI industry semiconductor companies.

Comment: By pre-ordering HBM3 memory, Nvidia can not only ensure the supply of its own products but also seize market share and increase its competitive advantage. Nvidia’s move may also stimulate other semiconductor companies to increase their demand and research and development of HBM.

NO.3 NASA’s Parker Solar Probe Will “Touch the Sun”

According to reports, human exploration of the sun is about to usher in an exciting milestone. NASA’s “Parker Solar Probe” will fly over the sun at the end of this year, achieving the feat of “directly touching the stellar atmosphere” for the first time in human history. It is reported that the Parker Solar Probe will fly over the sun at a speed of 195 kilometers per second on December 24, 2024. This will be the first time that an object made by humans has been so close to the surface of the sun, and the distance between the probe and it will be only 6.1 million kilometers. NASA describes this mission as “touching the sun.”

Comment: This will be a historic breakthrough in human exploration of the sun, revealing the mysteries and secrets of the sun, and increasing our understanding of the solar system.

NO.4 AI Unveils the Secret of Raphael’s Famous Painting

According to foreign media reports, researchers from the UK and the US recently used artificial intelligence (AI) neural networks to discover an unusual feature in a famous painting by Raphael, where one of the faces was not painted by Raphael himself. This painting is called “The Madonna of the Rose,” and scholars have long debated whether it is an original work by Raphael. Researchers trained a custom AI algorithm based on the strokes, colors, shadows, and other details of Raphael’s known works, which supported the view that at least part of the painting was done by another artist.

Comment: This is an interesting application of AI in the field of art, providing a new perspective and tool for humans to re-examine and appreciate Raphael’s works.

NO.5 EU to Install First Exascale Supercomputer

According to reports, the EU will begin installing its first exascale supercomputer Jupiter in early 2024. This supercomputer is built at the Jülich Research Center in Germany by the “European High-Performance Computing Joint Project,” a cooperative organization between the EU and private enterprises. Jupiter will use a unique modular design, consisting of two main components: the Booster module and the Cluster module. Among them, the Booster module will use about 24,000 Nvidia GH200 GPUs to provide super-large-scale computing power for AI and simulation workloads.

Comment: This is an important progress for the EU in the field of supercomputers, which will enhance Europe’s strength and influence in science and technology, and open up new possibilities for innovation and development in Europe.

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