Core Insights - The article highlights significant developments in the AI industry, including investment trends, technological advancements, and corporate strategies. Group 1: AI Industry Developments - YuTree Technology responded to claims of a backdoor vulnerability in its Go1 robot, stating that the issue was due to a third-party cloud service and has since been resolved [5][6]. - The launch of the Kimi Long Thinking Model API, which specializes in deep reasoning, was announced [11]. - The release of the NVIDIA RTX 5060 graphics card is set for May 20, with a domestic price of 2499 RMB [6]. Group 2: Corporate Movements - Dai Zonghong, co-founder and CTO of Zero One Wanwu, has left to start a new venture, which has recently secured investment from Innovation Works [6]. - Xiaopeng Motors' flying car subsidiary, Xiaopeng Huitian, is considering an IPO, although no specific details have been disclosed [8]. - Lenovo appointed its first silicon-based employee, a robot named "Lenovo Enjoy One," during the 2025 Lenovo Innovation Technology Conference [9]. Group 3: AI Investment Trends - A total of 16 AI financing events were disclosed globally this week, with a total funding amount of 9.275 billion RMB, marking an increase of 5 events compared to the previous week [31]. - In China, the AI financing events were primarily concentrated in Shanghai, Jiangsu, Hunan, Guangdong, Beijing, Shandong, and Hong Kong, with notable investments including a 500 million RMB Series D round for Yunsheng Intelligent [36][41]. Group 4: Technological Innovations - The launch of the first AI-powered exoskeleton robot "Tashan" was announced, featuring AI gait prediction and torque adaptive technology [14]. - OpenAI has appointed Fidji Simo, the CEO of Instacart, as its new Chief Applications Officer, indicating a strategic shift in leadership [16][17]. - Apple is reportedly making progress in developing a dedicated chip for smart glasses, aiming to compete with Meta's popular Ray-Ban smart glasses [18].

Group 1 - Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang stated that the Chinese AI market is expected to reach approximately $50 billion in the next two to three years, emphasizing the significant loss of opportunity if this market is missed, which could generate revenue and tax income for the US and create numerous jobs [2] - Kimi officially launched its long-thought model API, named kimi-thinking-preview, which possesses multimodal reasoning capabilities and is adept at solving complex coding, mathematical, and work-related problems, although it is still in the preview stage with some functional limitations [2] - Alibaba's Tongyi Application Vision team leader Bo Liefeng reportedly left the company on April 30, having led the development of popular features in the Tongyi App [2] Group 2 - Apple is expected to enable certain AI functionalities in the upcoming iOS 18.6, supported by technology from Alibaba and Baidu, with Baidu's Wenxin Yiyan model serving as the core cloud-based intelligent engine [4] - OpenAI announced it will continue to be controlled by its nonprofit parent organization while restructuring its profit-making division to raise more funds to keep pace with the AI competition, collaborating with major supporters like Microsoft [5] - OpenAI reportedly agreed to acquire the AI-assisted coding tool Windsurf for approximately $3 billion, marking its largest acquisition to date, which may help the company address competition in the AI coding assistance market [5] Group 3 - A new investment partnership named Xiong'an Xiongji Future Intelligent Robot Industry Investment Partnership has been established in Hebei, with a capital contribution of 301 million RMB, focusing on investment activities using its own funds [6]

Group 1 - The Asian Development Bank (ADB) will hold its 58th annual meeting in Milan, Italy, from May 4 to 7, 2025, focusing on digital transformation and regional integration in the Asia-Pacific region [2] - Chinese Finance Minister Liu Kun emphasized the need for multilateral cooperation to address global economic risks exacerbated by unilateralism and protectionism [2][3] - China aims to contribute approximately 30% to global economic growth, with a GDP growth target of around 5% for 2025 [3] Group 2 - CATL has received approval from the Hong Kong Stock Exchange to list in Hong Kong, with plans to raise approximately $5 billion [5] - In its 2024 annual report, CATL projected revenues of 362.01 billion yuan, a year-on-year decrease of 9.7%, while net profit is expected to rise by 15.01% to 50.75 billion yuan [5] - Seres reported April sales of 31,488 new energy vehicles, a year-on-year increase of 12.99%, but cumulative sales for the year are down by 29.87% [6] Group 3 - Pony.ai announced a global strategic partnership with Uber to integrate its Robotaxi fleet into the Uber platform, starting in the Middle East [7] - OpenAI has abandoned its plan to transition to a for-profit model, which may affect SoftBank's investment, potentially reducing it from $40 billion to $20 billion [10] - Skechers has agreed to be acquired by 3G Capital at a cash price of $63 per share, representing a 30% premium over its recent trading price [11]