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2025.01.27

11:18

Lei Jun poached talents from DeepSeek with an annual salary of tens of millions

DeepSeek released the open source DeepSeek-R1 last week, and said that the model's performance is comparable to the official version of OpenAI o1. The popularity of the model continues. Previously, the topic of "Lei Jun's annual salary of tens of millions to dig out a talented AI girl" became popular. Luo Fuli, who was recruited by Lei Jun with an annual salary of tens of millions, is one of the key developers of DeepSeek's open source large model DeepSeek-V2. In addition, a headhunter responsible for discovering high-end scientific and technological talents in the field of large models told The Paper that DeepSeek's employment logic is not much different from that of other companies in the field of large models. The core label for talents is "young and high potential", that is, born around 1998, with work experience of no more than five years, "smart, science and engineering, young, and little experience."

2025.01.21

12:44

Lei Jun: Xiaomi provides free roadside assistance in case of breakdown or accident for any reason

Lei Jun, CEO of Xiaomi, said on Weibo that Xiaomi SU7 is a worry-free car for the Spring Festival. If the car breaks down or has an accident for any reason, Xiaomi will provide free roadside assistance, a 500 yuan taxi voucher (valid for 5 days), and free delivery to a designated city. During the Spring Festival, Xiaomi Auto Service Stores are open as usual.

2025.01.18

21:21

NIO's Ma Lin responds to "brokerage speculation": pure fiction

Recently, Haitong International Securities released a research report, proposing five major conjectures for 2025. One of the conjectures is that Xiaomi will acquire NIO, and the scope of use of NIO's battery swapping will be expanded, and even open to other car companies under patent protection. Haitong International also stated that this conjecture and other conjectures are based on the understanding and analysis of technology, regulation and competition, and are not predictions based on sufficient evidence and information. On January 18, after Wang Hua, general manager of Xiaomi Group's public relations department, issued a response, Ma Lin, assistant vice president of NIO's brand and communications, also responded to the conjecture: "The conjecture is purely fictitious. NIO is down-to-earth in battery swapping and has connected more than 700 cities across the country. Every additional battery swap station has a positive impact on sales. Brother Bin also recommended battery swapping models to Lei Jun, and models of many other battery swapping cooperative brands are also on the way. Indeed, CATL, which understands batteries best, has adopted a battery swapping model, and the value of battery swapping to electric vehicles has been seen by the entire industry."

2025.01.17

21:08

Lei Jun visited CATL today and was received by Zeng Yuqun

According to insiders, Lei Jun personally visited the headquarters of CATL today and was received by Zeng Yuqun himself. Currently, Xiaomi SU7 series models have in-depth cooperation with CATL, such as the Xiaomi SU7 Max version equipped with CATL Kirin battery pack.

2025.01.10

22:31

Xiaomi's first SUV model YU7 single-motor version has completed the application and is expected to be launched in June or July

In the new product announcement of the 391st batch of "Announcement on Road Motor Vehicle Manufacturers and Products" released by the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology today, the Xiaomi YU7 single-motor version appeared. The length, width and height of the Xiaomi YU7 single-motor version are 4999mm×1996mm×1608mm, and the wheelbase is 3000mm. The power of the Xiaomi YU7 single-motor version is 235kW, and the motor is provided by Suzhou Huichuan United Power System Co., Ltd.; it uses lithium iron phosphate batteries from Taizhou Fudi Battery Co., Ltd. Lei Jun, the founder, chairman and CEO of Xiaomi, said on Weibo today that the Xiaomi YU7 is expected to be launched in June and July, and revealed that the new car is currently in the final testing phase.

2025.01.09

14:22

Xiaomi applies to register multiple U-series trademarks

According to Tianyancha intellectual property information, Xiaomi Technology Co., Ltd. recently applied to register the trademarks "XIAOMI FU", "XIAOMI WU", "XIAOMI OU", "XIAOMI MU", "XIAOMI GU" and "XIAOMI RU". The international classification is transportation means, and the current trademark status is waiting for substantive review. It is reported that after the Xiaomi Auto SU7 received a warm response from the market, Lei Jun once again entered the automobile market with the Xiaomi Auto YU7. This new car is expected to be released around May this year and is expected to be officially launched in June or July. Previously, Xiaomi Technology Co., Ltd. had applied to register multiple "XIAOMI SU" and "XIAOMI YU" trademarks.

2025.01.04

18:18

Xiaomi's auto factory is open for tour reservations, with over 8,800 people signing up

On January 4, Lei Jun, founder, chairman and CEO of Xiaomi, said on Weibo that the Xiaomi Automobile Factory has been open for external tour reservations and will be gradually open for tours in 2025. Each tour is limited to 20 groups of guests, every Saturday from 14:00 to 17:00 (limited to production time). Lei Jun said that the available reservation periods this month are January 11, 18, and 25, which means that there are 60 places available this month. As of 18:15 on January 4, more than 8,800 people have signed up.

2025.01.02

20:18

Xiaomi's Surge Charge technology will be open to car companies, terminal manufacturers, and accessory manufacturers for free

According to Lei Jun's Weibo, Xiaomi's Surge charging technology will be open to car companies, terminal manufacturers, and accessory manufacturers for free.

2024.12.31

20:32

Lei Jun: Next year's Xiaomi SU7 delivery target is 300,000 units.

20:28

Lei Jun: Xiaomi SU7 delivery target is 300,000 units next year

Lei Jun: Xiaomi Motors will deliver more than 135,000 units in 2024. Next year, the Xiaomi SU7 delivery target is 300,000 units.

20:28

Lei Jun: Xiaomi Auto will deliver more than 135,000 vehicles in 2024.

2024.12.28

15:03

Lei Jun: Xiaomi SU7 deliveries exceed 130,000 units, we will also expand production capacity to ensure delivery

Lei Jun said on Weibo that today is December 28th. On this day last year, Xiaomi Motors officially met with everyone. This year, Xiaomi Motors successfully completed all annual goals and also achieved results and reputation beyond expectations: So far, the delivery volume of Xiaomi SU7 has exceeded 130,000 units, and we will also expand production capacity to ensure delivery; this year, we continue to build a sales network, and currently have opened 200 stores, covering 58 cities across the country; we always insist on investing in underlying core technologies, and currently R&D investment exceeds 13 billion, and patents are authorized for more than 1,000 items. We continue to deepen our efforts in the fields of intelligent driving, three-electric systems, intelligent chassis, and intelligent cockpits.

2024.12.26

11:06

Xiaomi is building a GPU cluster with 10,000 GPUs and will invest heavily in large AI models

On December 26, Xiaomi is working on building its own GPU cluster and will invest heavily in AI big models. When the Xiaomi big model team was established, it already had 6,500 GPU resources. Interface News asked Xiaomi for confirmation, but Xiaomi has not commented as of press time. An insider told Interface News that the plan has been in place for several months, and Lei Jun played an important leadership role in it. "When it comes to AI hardware, the core is the mobile phone, not the glasses. It is impossible for Xiaomi not to go 'all in' in this field."

2024.12.10

16:09

Lei Jun reveals the pronunciation of Xiaomi YU7: YU-7

Lei Jun publicly responded to the pronunciation of the new product codename "YU7" through his personal social media platform. Lei Jun said: "Many people ask how to pronounce YU7? Just read it as YU-7." He also revealed: "When we release it, we will explain in detail why it is named this way."

2022.03.21

10:50

Media outlets sued for refusal to remove article linking Xiaomi's Lei Jun and Lenovo founder

Asian Tech Press (Mar. 21) -- Two Chinese media outlets are being sued by Xiaomi founder Lei Jun for refusing to take down articles linking him to Lenovo founder Liu Chuanzhi.

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