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China Telecom has officially launched its first smart glasses - Tianti AI Smart Glasses, priced at 1999 yuan, entering the consumer electronics market with a lightweight design and multifunctional integration. The product uses an ultra-light semi-frame structure, weighing only 38 grams. It is equipped with an adjustable nose bridge and elastic temples that can expand up to 15 degrees, allowing it to adapt to different face shapes. Its 8-degree ergonomic front tilt design aims to reduce visual fatigue during prolonged wear.

Recently, UBTECH Technology, China Telecom Shaanxi Company, and Digital Life Company jointly launched the first family desktop AI robot. This robot aims to provide more intelligent and humanized services for family users, marking an important advancement in the field of smart homes. Since July 2024, these three companies have formed a joint R&D team focused on digital life intelligence technology, aiming to create a robot that can "grow." This robot will be based on China Telecom's Xingchen large model, featuring emotional computing, environmental perception, task planning, and so on.

A German research team has developed and released FIORA, an open-source graph neural network (GNN) model designed to improve the accuracy of mass spectrometry analysis. This advancement is expected to significantly contribute to the progress of precision medicine.

In the 'Top Ten National Treasures' annual selection initiated by the State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission of the State Council, China Telecom's self-developed Xingchen Model made the list thanks to its groundbreaking technological achievements. As the first full-size, full-modal, and domestically produced foundational model system in the country, the Xingchen Model demonstrates exceptional capabilities in semantics, speech, vision, and multimodal fields. In the semantic domain, the Xingchen Model has achieved significant breakthroughs. Leveraging a fully domestic 10,000-card cluster and training framework, this model reaches over 93% of the computational efficiency of NVIDIA's equivalent power, with a training duration ratio that is more efficient.

As artificial intelligence rapidly develops, copyright issues are becoming a new challenge for AI companies. On November 13, 2024, the German music copyright organization GEMA filed a lawsuit against OpenAI in the Munich District Court, making it the first collective management organization in the world to take legal action against an AI provider. GEMA claims that OpenAI's ChatGPT has unlawfully copied and used copyrighted lyrics without obtaining proper licenses and paying royalties. This lawsuit also targets OpenAI LLC in the United States.

On November 13, the German music copyright organization GEMA filed a lawsuit against OpenAI in the Munich regional court, becoming the first copyright collective management organization in the world to take legal action against an AI provider. GEMA accuses OpenAI's ChatGPT of reproducing copyrighted song lyrics without obtaining the necessary licenses or paying creator fees. This lawsuit targets not only OpenAI LLC based in the U.S. but also OpenAI Ireland, which operates in Europe.

Recently, UK mobile communications giant Vodafone announced a new collaboration with Google to promote a range of cloud services, generative artificial intelligence tools, and cybersecurity services among customers in Europe and Africa. This partnership continues their existing relationship, which has developed over the past decade, and this expansion will further enhance the market competitiveness of both companies. Image source note: Image generated by AI, image authorized by service provider Midjourney. According to Vodafone's statement released on Tuesday, the new collaboration will focus on promoting Google’s cloud storage subscription service, among other initiatives.

In today's rapidly evolving landscape of artificial intelligence, a court ruling in Hamburg, Germany has sparked fresh discussions regarding the collection and use of data for AI training. This case not only prompts public reflection on the relationship between AI and copyright but also provides important references for the future legal framework of AI development. The incident began when the non-profit organization LAION downloaded a copyrighted image from an image agency website without authorization. LAION paired this image with relevant descriptions and included it in a project named "LAION-5B".

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has fined Lingo Telecom $1 million for distributing a fabricated voice call of President Joe Biden, aimed at influencing voters in New Hampshire. The investigation revealed that the mastermind behind the call was political consultant Steve Kramer, who the FCC had previously proposed a $6 million fine against. To reach a settlement with Lingo, the FCC has required the company to strictly adhere to caller ID authentication rules going forward, including implementing 'Know Your Customer' (KYC) measures.

Australian telecom company Telstra and tech giant Microsoft have announced a deepening of their strategic partnership to promote AI innovation and digital transformation in Australia. The two companies will combine Microsoft's advanced AI technologies with Telstra's ultra-fast intercity fiber network, aiming to enhance the AI ecosystem and accelerate the digital transition. Microsoft sees Telstra as a strategic partner in expanding AI infrastructure in Australia, while Telstra's new fiber network will support Microsoft's infrastructure needs.

Verizon has introduced AI technology to prevent network disruptions, particularly those caused by accidental cuts to underground fiber optic lines during construction. These incidents result in thousands of problems each year, affecting businesses and remote workers. To address this issue, Verizon has integrated the national 'Call Before You Dig' program to help understand the distribution of underground lines before excavation. However, with over 10 million digging requests each year, manual reviews have become cumbersome. Verizon utilizes AI to analyze historical data and current activities.

American telecom company Lumen Technologies has seized opportunities from the rapid development of AI, announcing a new business order worth $5 billion, primarily aimed at meeting the demand for more fiber networks from enterprises to tackle the challenges of AI data processing. Lumen's CEO Kate Johnson stated that the AI economy is transforming business operations, and an increasing number of companies recognize the importance of a robust network infrastructure. The stock surged about 93% on Tuesday, with a total increase of 164.6% this year. They are collaborating with Microsoft, utilizing the Azure platform internally.

Telecom network fraud methods are constantly evolving, posing a threat to public property security. Major types include 'screen sharing' fraud, which involves inducing victims to enable screen sharing to obtain personal banking information for theft; 'AI deepfake' fraud, which utilizes technology to synthesize false audio and video, gaining trust before misleading victims into transferring money or providing sensitive information; false online investment fraud that uses high returns as bait to lure individuals into investing before siphoning off funds; and fake transaction fraud in online gaming products, which deceives players into making offline transactions through fictitious trading information, resulting in financial losses. Prevention measures are necessary.

German AI defense company Helsing recently secured €450 million in a C round financing. This funding will be used for product development and research, with a focus on protecting the eastern border of NATO. This round was led by General Catalyst, with other investors including Elad Gil, Accel, Saab, Lightspeed, Plural, and Greenoaks.Image Source Note: The image was generated by AI, and the image licensing is provided by Midjourney The company's co-founders, Niklas K?hler, Torsten Reil, and Gundb

German defense technology startup Helsing is in talks with Silicon Valley investors including Accel and Lightspeed Venture Partners to raise nearly $500 million, achieving a valuation of $4.5 billion.

SK Telecom becomes the exclusive telecommunications partner for Ai Pin in South Korea. Humane's AI technology and CosmOS system authorize Ai Pin's wearable artificial intelligence devices to achieve a palm projection interface. The first batch of Ai Pin products is expected to be delivered in mid-April.

China Telecom has established a new AI technology company with a registered capital of 3 billion yuan. The company's business scope includes the development of artificial intelligence theories and algorithms, basic software, application software, and the sale of artificial intelligence hardware. China Telecom holds 100% of the company's shares. In November this year, China Telecom released the trillion-parameter model 'Stellar Semantics', which has shown significant improvements in aspects such as hallucination suppression, extrapolation windows, interactive experience, and multi-turn understanding.