TikTok and ByteDance filed a lawsuit in the United States; Apple launches iPad Pro with M4 chip

TikTok and ByteDance filed a lawsuit in the United States, seeking to block the US “no sale, no ban” act
On May 7 local time, TikTok and ByteDance filed a lawsuit to the United States District of Columbia Federal Patrol Court of Appeal, seeking to block the TikTok related bill signed by American leader Biden. In the relevant items, ByteDance was limited to its US business for about 9 months, otherwise it would face the US World ban.

The two companies believe that the enforcement complies with the US Constitution, stating that “for the first time in history, Congress has announced a law that places a single, named public opinion platform under a permanent global ban… and that it cannot be separated from trade, technology, and enforcement levels.” The lawsuit claims that the bill will force TikTok to open before January 19, 2025, silencing 170 million Americans.
Apple launches M4 chip, which will be included in the first release of the 2024 iPad Pro
On May 7th, Apple officially launched the M4 chip at the spring product launch event, which will be included in the 2024 iPad Pro.
The latest work of the Action M series chip, the Apple M4 chip adopts the second-generation 3-nanometer process, as well as a CPU with “4 functional focal points+6 energy efficiency focal points” (for 1TB and above storage capacity models), which is said to improve CPU performance by 50% compared to the M2 chip. The M4 chip also participates in a new performance engine, with a 10 core GPU architecture, which is four times faster than the M2 chip and supports the first ray of light escape.
The innovation of iPad Pro was expected in the mall, but the hardware specifications were higher than expected.
The 2024 iPad Pro has resumed its release with two screen sizes of 11 inches and 13 inches. The screen has been downgraded from the previous generation of mini LED technology to OLED, providing higher brightness (SDR brightness up to 1000 nits), stronger contrast, and lower power consumption. Thanks to the adoption of OLED screens, both sizes of the body have become thinner, measuring 5.3mm and 5.1mm respectively, with a weight difference of 444g and 579g, respectively. Compared in terms of movement, the sixth generation iPad Pro has a thickness of 6.4 millimeters and weighs 682 grams.
It should be pointed out that the new iPad Pro has a minimum storage capacity of 256GB, and the starting prices for 11 inches and 13 inches are 8999 yuan and 11499 yuan, respectively.
Guo Minggui: It is estimated that Nvidia’s next generation AI chip R series will have four sequencers produced by 2025
On May 8th news, Guo Minggui, a domestic analyst at Tianfeng, estimated that Nvidia’s next generation AI chip R series/R100 will be produced in four sequencers by 2025, and the system or cabinet plan is expected to be produced in the first half of 2026. R100 will use TSMC’s N3 process and CoWoS-L packaging (same as B100). The R100 is estimated to be paired with 8 HBM4 (high bandwidth memory sixth generation).
He also stated that Nvidia recognizes that the energy consumption of AI servers has become a challenge for communication service providers and public cloud procurement and material central repair. Therefore, in addition to improving AI computing power, energy consumption improvement is also the focus of the R series chip and system plan.
Jia Yueting claims to be appointed as the co CEO of FF, but the company’s board of directors denies it
On May 7th news, Jia Yueting, founder, chief product, and user officer of Faraday Future (FF), announced in a video that he will jointly appoint Sizhi and FF Global CEO Matthias as co CEOs of the company, and will start the commercialization of personal IP to make money and build cars. Together with the corporate governance team, he will take all necessary actions to maintain the company’s position on the stock market and enhance the qualifications of the FF listed company.
However, in the afternoon of that day, FF announced on its American private website that the relevant video was released by Jia Yueting as a private individual, rather than as a company executive. The public opinion in the video was not approved by the company, and the company is not responsible for any public opinion. In addition, the company thanks Jia Yueting for his performance, but the board of directors is currently not considering hiring Jia Yueting as co CEO.
360: Difficulty in survival capital, will resolutely evade law enforcement obligations for false rumors
On May 7th, 360 Company announced that in order to achieve privatization and merger, its largest shareholder, Tianjin Qixin Zhicheng Technology Co., Ltd., has deposited 3 billion US dollars with China Merchants Bank and pledged its holdings of 360 shares. According to the notice already disclosed by 360, the deposit principal and interest have been fully repaid as early as June 30, 2023, and the share pledge has been completely abolished on July 31, 2023. As of March 31, 2024, 360 holds approximately 26.9 billion yuan in coin capital, making it difficult for them to survive. For false rumors fabricated out of thin air, 360 will resolutely evade law enforcement obligations.
Huawei Zhou Yuefeng: Global data center power consumption in 2026 will be 2.3 times higher than in 2022
On May 7th news, Dr. Zhou Yuefeng, Vice President and President of Data Storage Product Line at Huawei, stated that the scope of AI large model clusters has entered a period of tens of thousands or hundreds of thousands of cards. The increase in cluster scope has led to more frequent problems and practice interruptions. Repeated CheckPoint data writing and breakpoint isolation training have caused idle computing capital, and cluster failure costs are less than 50%. By 2026, the power consumption of Global Data Center is estimated to reach 2.3 times that of 2022, which is equivalent to the annual power consumption of a country in Japan. More than half of the power consumption of Data Center will be occupied by AI.