1.SoftBank Group to invest 10 trillion yen in "AI revolution"

SoftBank Group's "AI revolution" has begun. SoftBank Group plans to expand its business to data centers, robots, and power generation, with AI semiconductors as the breakthrough point. The total investment is expected to reach as high as 10 trillion yen (approximately 464.09 billion yuan).

Commentary: SoftBank Group's huge investment indicates that AI technology will become the core driving force of future technological development, leading global technology giants to compete to invest.

2.Samsung reportedly stops self-driving research

According to foreign media, Samsung Electronics has stopped self-driving car research. Samsung Advanced Technology Research Institute (SAIT), which is responsible for Samsung's medium- and long-term development, has excluded self-driving from its research projects and transferred developers to the field of robotics as part of Samsung's medium- and long-term development. The report shows that since Samsung Electronics successfully completed the "unmanned driving" of a 200-kilometer section last year and developed related technologies for self-driving cars, such as semiconductors, displays, and sensors, the industry's response has been mixed.

Commentary: Samsung Electronics' decision to stop self-driving car research and turn to robotics technology reflects the high development difficulty and commercialization challenges in the field of self-driving, and also shows the company's flexible strategic adjustment and re-positioning of future technology trends.

3.SpaceX's Starlink satellite service degraded due to geomagnetic storm

The Starlink satellite department of Elon Musk's SpaceX warned on May 11, local time, that due to solar activity, the Earth is experiencing the largest geomagnetic storm in 20 years, and Starlink's services have degraded. Musk said in an earlier article on X that due to the geomagnetic storm, Starlink satellites are under a lot of pressure, but so far they have been able to hold on.

Commentary: The degradation of SpaceX's Starlink service reminds us that even the most advanced technology cannot completely avoid the influence of nature.

4.Microsoft to invest 4 billion euros in France, mostly in AI

Microsoft President Brad Smith said on May 13 that Microsoft will invest 4 billion euros in France, with most of it focused on AI. Microsoft will build a data center in the northeastern French city of Mulhouse. This is Microsoft's largest investment in France to date.

Commentary: Microsoft's investment in France highlights Europe's strategic position in the global AI race and the importance of data centers in supporting AI development.

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