OpenAI secures a $40 billion funding round led by SoftBank, reaching a $300 billion valuation, with ChatGPT paid subscribers surpassing 20 million.
Tesla’s first-quarter sales in Europe drop sharply, with market share nearly halved, while China sees a record weekly registration high.
Tencent and Alibaba boost AI investments, with Tencent’s annual capital expenditure hitting 76.76 billion yuan and Alibaba pledging 380 billion yuan over three years for cloud and AI infrastructure.
Meta’s AI research head Joelle Pineau will depart in May, as the company plans to launch a standalone AI chatbot app.
Microsoft shuts down its Shanghai AI lab, while ZeniMax employees form a union and authorize a strike; its AI security assistant uncovers 20 vulnerabilities.
Qualcomm acquires Vietnam’s VinAI generative AI division and eyes a takeover of UK-based Alphawave to bolster AI development.
Xiaomi SU7 accident claims three lives, causing a 21.7% stock drop, with the company vowing to cooperate with investigations and address concerns.
DeepSeek aids Myanmar’s 7.7-magnitude earthquake relief, developing a Chinese-Myanmar-English translation system in 7 hours, assisting over 700 people.
CATL partners with Sinopec to build a battery-swapping network, targeting 500 stations this year and 10,000 in the long term.
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