Alibaba's Custom Chip Successfully Adapted for Qwen3.8 Large Model; Baidu's Luobo Kuaipao Obtains Hong Kong Driverless License

Alibaba has successfully adapted its proprietary chip for the Qwen3.8 large model. Meanwhile, Baidu's autonomous driving service Luobo Kuaipao has received a license to operate driverless vehicles in Hong Kong.

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AI Gives New Life to Hard Drives: HDD Manufacturers Rush to Expand Capacity

The AI boom is driving demand for hard disk drives in server infrastructure, leading to a 10% sequential price increase for nearline HDDs last quarter. Three major vendors—Western Digital, Seagate, and Toshiba—are expanding production and developing higher-capacity drives exceeding 40 TB.

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