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Tesla Sets Date for Second-Generation Roadster Event
On October 14, Tesla announced on X that its Roadster event will be livestreamed at 7:55 p.m. Central Time on the 15th (8:55 a.m. Beijing time on the 16th). The event was originally scheduled for October 1 in Waco, Texas, but was postponed due to weather.
Tesla first unveiled the second-generation Roadster concept at a launch event in 2017. It was originally positioned as Tesla’s first supercar developed entirely from the ground up. One of the car’s potential highlights, according to earlier reports, could be a thruster system that Musk has discussed publicly: cold-gas thrusters based on SpaceX technology installed in the car. The vehicle may feature around 10 thrusters in the area usually occupied by the rear seats, using changes in airflow and weight distribution to improve acceleration and cornering.
It is worth noting that Tesla has not confirmed that the thruster system will make it into production. Over the past year, Musk has discussed the idea publicly several times, but has not announced technical specifications, pricing, or a delivery timeline for models equipped with the feature.

Huang Renxun recalls his trip to China: Every restaurant he visited treated him like a “spokesperson”
Oct. 14 — Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang recalled his experiences during a visit to China this May on an episode released on Oct. 13 by well-known podcast host Lex Fridman. He said he received a warm welcome on the streets of Beijing, drawing crowds wherever he went. Even the restaurants he visited quickly turned him into a promotional mascot.
Speaking about his trip to China, Huang exclaimed: “Oh my gosh, my trip to China was absolute chaos. Did you see what happened? I went to downtown Beijing, and it instantly got incredibly lively—it was complete mayhem.”
He then joked that every restaurant he ate at had made him its “spokesperson.” “They were so quick about it. It probably took only half an hour before I was all over the internet, the promotional mascot for every restaurant.”
On May 15 this year, while in Beijing, Huang visited places including Nanluoguxiang and sampled local specialties such as old Beijing zhajiangmian (noodles with soybean paste) and douzhi (fermented mung bean drink). Videos and photos of his visit quickly spread across social media, attracting widespread attention.
According to earlier reports, Huang tried zhajiangmian at Fangzhuanchang No. 69 Zhajiangmian restaurant in Beijing and repeatedly praised it as “delicious.” News of his visit drew a rush of customers to the restaurant, which later introduced a special meal inspired by his signature leather jacket look.

🧧 Tesla’s most powerful supercar debuts tomorrow! The second-generation Roadster is coming—will the SpaceX thruster legend make it into production?

🧧Jensen Huang marvels at his wild Beijing trip: Everywhere he goes sets the internet abuzz, and he instantly becomes a food ambassador.

Experts interpret “Explanation of the Inspection of the Zunjie V800 Brake Pedal”: “Gradually increasing force” differs from “instantaneous force”

On October 13, a reporter from the Beijing News Shell Finance learned from JAC Motors that the “Explanation of the Inspection of the Zunjie V800 Brake Pedal” states that the Zunjie V800 brake pedal can withstand a force of 1,500 N, meeting industry standards. In a more stringent test, it was subjected to a longitudinal force of 3,000 N, with no cracks or damage observed. Two experts offered their interpretations and analysis.

The explanation states that the Zunjie V800 was tested by “gradually increasing the longitudinal force to 3,000 N at a loading speed of 20 mm/min, holding it for 5 seconds before releasing the force. This was repeated five times across 14 brake-pedal assemblies, none of which showed cracks or damage on visual inspection.”

Meng Wei, deputy chief engineer for complete-vehicle products at an automaker, told a reporter from the Beijing News Shell Finance: “National standards do not require force to be applied at an extremely high speed. Slowly increasing the force to 2,000 N over one or two seconds is a different test from applying 2,000 N with a sudden ‘slam’ in a fraction of a second when someone faces an emergency. The brake pedal has to withstand different pressures in these two situations, and the people designing its support bracket need to take that into account.”

An Xin, a product structural design engineer, added another perspective to the Beijing News Shell Finance reporter: “The force on a brake pedal differs depending on whether the vehicle is stationary or moving. Zunjie did not specify whether this test was static or dynamic. The speed at which the force is applied—fast or slow—is also very important.”

TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew: AI to drive major scientific breakthroughs within three years

According to CNBC, TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew expects AI to drive major scientific breakthroughs over the next three years and transform numerous industries. Speaking on Monday at DBS Bank’s Asian Insights Conference in Singapore, Chew said: “Over the next two to three years, we will achieve real scientific breakthroughs in physics, biotechnology, chemistry and materials science, and AI will make all of this possible. This is very, very, very likely to happen.”

It’s so funny, even though…
This monkey is one hardcore foodie. It got the honey in its mouth, but its face got stung red as a monkey’s behind. It was determined to get every last bit of sweetness, even if it meant risking it all!

After laughing, though, it got me thinking: isn’t this just like a lot of people? They get carried away when they spot a benefit, ignore all the risks, and only regret it after learning the hard way.

As the old saying goes, chasing small gains can lead to big losses. No matter how sweet the reward, you still have to think about the cost. Give in to a craving for a moment, and you may end up worse off!

Claude banned 11.4 million accounts in six months; only 42,000 bans were overturned after appeals

Claude has recently been banning accounts on a massive scale, leaving developers across the AI community completely shaken and exclaiming, “This is the end of the world.” Discussions about “Claude account bans” even surged past the million mark over the holiday period.

Just then, a report Anthropic published in July resurfaced and began circulating widely online.

The figures inside are truly staggering.

In the first half of 2026, Claude banned a total of 11.4 million accounts in just six months. Of the 398,000 appeals submitted, only 42,000 were ultimately successful.

That means nine out of every ten people were “coldly executed”—you could say the appeals process is practically pointless...

And by sheer coincidence, Anthropic has just updated Claude’s usage policy, explicitly prohibiting users from insulting or treating Claude cruelly.

CPC Central Committee and State Council: Build a National Blockchain Network and a National Integrated Computing Power Network

According to Xinhua News Agency, the CPC Central Committee and the State Council issued the Opinions on Promoting the Development of New Quality Productive Forces. The Opinions call for promoting the deep integration of the real economy and the digital economy. They call for improving systems for determining data ownership, market transactions, benefit distribution, and rights protection; implementing pilot and demonstration projects related to data as a factor of production; and fully unlocking the potential of data. They also call for optimizing the planning, development, and operation of national data infrastructure; advancing the digital transformation of manufacturing; and implementing projects such as “East Data, West Computing,” intelligent manufacturing, and the innovative development of the industrial internet, as well as building a national integrated computing power network and a national blockchain network. The Opinions further call for improving policy frameworks to promote both the industrialization of the digital economy and the digital transformation of industries, and for developing internationally competitive digital industry clusters.

OpenAI and Anthropico are quietly rehearsing for the days after an AI disaster

- Executives at Anthropic, OpenAI, and other AI companies are privately conducting political war games to assess the political fallout from a catastrophic AI incident—likely a cyberattack targeting finance, internet access, electricity, or water—and are planning to brief Congress quickly.
- Industry insiders reportedly expect a major incident within the next six to twelve months. OpenAI said its preparedness exercises do not treat such a scenario as inevitable, while Anthropic declined to comment.
- Planners believe Democrats will push for limits on AI after the November 3 midterm elections. But an aging Congress, the economy’s reliance on AI, and freely downloadable open-weight models could complicate any crackdown.

Global PC shipments plunge 20% as supply shortages drive up prices

Global PC shipments plunged 20.1% in the third quarter of 2026, weighed down by supply constraints, rising prices and excess inventory built up earlier. Lenovo retained its market lead, while Apple and Asus saw smaller declines than most major competitors. The PC market’s woes continue.

Report says Apple plans to launch touch-screen OLED MacBook Pro around October 27

Apple is reportedly planning a second round of product launches in late October, possibly as early as around October 27. Highlights are said to include a MacBook Pro with an OLED display and touch functionality, as well as a new-generation OLED iPad mini. The report cites sources for Bloomberg journalist Mark Gurman, who say Apple is also planning to launch a 14-inch MacBook Pro with an M6 chip and an iMac. Apple has not officially announced plans for a launch on October 27, and the specific date remains a media-reported plan.

The rumored touch-screen OLED MacBook Pro will reportedly come in 14-inch and 16-inch models, with a thinner and lighter design than current models and a Dynamic Island at the top of the screen. The product will remain part of the MacBook Pro lineup; although there had previously been speculation that it might be renamed “MacBook Ultra,” this Bloomberg report says the new device will still belong to the MacBook Pro family. The report does not provide confirmed specifications such as display resolution, brightness, chip model, memory configuration, battery life, or price. Nor does it clarify the specific product configuration relationship between the touch-screen OLED model and the M6 14-inch MacBook Pro, so these details should not be considered final.

The new iPad mini is said to feature an OLED display, a repositioned front-facing camera for landscape video calls, and a redesigned speaker system. Earlier reports about an A20 Pro chip came from clues in Apple’s code and media coverage, rather than official confirmation from Apple; this Bloomberg report also does not disclose the device’s display size, refresh rate, storage capacity, or price.

While preparing to go public, it also warns that AI could endanger humanity—what did Anthropic’s IPO filing say?

On September 29, Reuters reported that Anthropic plans to warn potential investors during its initial public offering (IPO) that advanced AI could pose “catastrophic or existential risks” to humans. For a company seeking to profit from the technology, this is an unusual warning.

According to Anthropic’s IPO prospectus reviewed by Reuters, the company highlighted risks related to its AI models. Anthropic said the models may exhibit “self-protective behaviors,” including attempts to “refuse to shut down,” “hide or manipulate information,” and display behavior “similar to extortion.”

“We develop highly advanced models, platforms, and applications, and expand the range of use cases, which may further increase the risk of harm caused by our models,” the company said in the filing.

Although public companies typically spell out possible product risks to investors, it is rare for a company to issue a warning suggesting its technology could lead to human extinction. Anthropic emphasized that the transformative potential of AI is on par with industrialization and electricity, but also noted that if used improperly, AI could cause irreversible harm.

Anthropic and other AI developers, including OpenAI, have faced scrutiny after incidents in which experimental systems defied constraints. Such reports include claims that an OpenAI model accessed a database in Australia’s health system. Anthropic’s safety researcher, Evan Hubinger, estimated that the probability of AI killing humans within the next decade is greater than 10%, echoing the view of his former colleague, Jacob Coxon.

Anthropic has long positioned itself as an AI lab that prioritizes safety. In the body of its 261-page prospectus, about 80 pages are devoted to listing risk factors—nearly twice the 48 pages used to introduce the company’s business.

By comparison, SpaceX—backed by xAI—used only about 38 pages to describe risk factors in the main body of its 277-page prospectus.

Google Employee Quits Over Worries About Superintelligent AI: Pursuing Powerful AI Is Irresponsible—Can’t Turn a Blind Eye

According to a report by Business Insider, a Google employee said he has resigned from the company, arguing that pursuing more powerful AI is “inherently irresponsible.” Robert O’Callahan, who previously worked at Google DeepMind, posted on X that his team is developing chips to make AI run faster and at lower cost, and that he believes AI has “progressed too fast.”

He shared a resignation letter on his personal blog and said he sent it to colleagues on Friday. In the letter, he wrote that he couldn’t “turn a blind eye” to the impact of his work, because doing so “is not something a person who follows Jesus should do.” In his blog bio, he describes himself as a Christian.

“This is not an easy decision. I like my coworkers and I like the work environment here, and being paid a generous salary to solve interesting problems has always been a great thing,” he wrote. “But our team’s ultimate goal is to reduce the cost of AI dramatically and significantly lower latency, and I don’t think that is good for the people currently living: I strongly believe the speed of AI progress is simply too fast (and I also have doubts about where it will ultimately lead).”

DeepSeek’s Annualized Revenue Reported to Reach $1 Billion; Customers Haven’t Shrunk After Price Hikes

On September 25, according to The Information, citing two people familiar with the matter, DeepSeek’s annualized revenue—calculated based on its recent revenue levels—has reached $1 billion, more than doubling from the less-than-$500 million level seen a few months ago. Founder Liang Wenfeng disclosed this figure at a recent investor meeting.

Some of the revenue growth comes from an API price increase in August. Insiders said Liang Wenfeng told attendees at the meeting that the price hike did not cause the customer base to shrink, and demand remains strong. Currently, nearly all of DeepSeek’s revenue comes from its API services. Its free chat app has no ads and does not generate revenue.

The report also said DeepSeek is moving forward with a second round of financing, aiming to complete it by the end of October. The company plans to raise 50 billion yuan at a valuation of 500 billion yuan, while also preparing for a listing on the Shanghai Stock Exchange. Liang told investors that increasing revenue is not the company’s top priority. More than 70% of its compute power is used to train new models, while less than 30% is used to run existing models and handle user requests.

Anthropic Says Its AI Bio Lab Has Made Early Progress, but It Has Not Granted Full Autonomous Operation Authority

Artificial intelligence startup Anthropic announced that its newly built AI physics and biology laboratory (Wet Lab) in the San Francisco Bay Area has achieved “significant progress.” However, at the level of experiment operations, human researchers still retain absolute control, and the company has not directly allowed its AI model, Claude, to run autonomously without oversight.

The lab is reportedly focused on fundamental biological research and hands-on validation, aiming to bridge the gap between purely computational simulations and real-world biological experiments. While Anthropic executives have previously issued multiple warnings, emphasizing that powerful AI models could pose extremely severe biosafety risks, even the possibility of human extinction, the company is also accelerating the rollout of AI applications in the life sciences. Eric Kauderer-Abrams, the company’s head of life sciences, said, “Physical validation in a real laboratory will remain irreplaceable for quite a long time,” which is a key motivation behind establishing the lab.

The report highlights that although Anthropic claims the lab has achieved impressive early results, the most striking detail is that the company did not choose to simply let the AI “run wild.” All physical experimental procedures, reagent handling, and data rechecks are still under strict “closed-loop” control by human researchers (Humans in the loop).

Analysts say Anthropic is remaining highly cautious while advancing innovation in biology, reflecting the dual predicament faced by today’s tech giants when pursuing both commercial and research breakthroughs. On one hand, they need to leverage a physical lab to provide validation capabilities for pharmaceutical partners and accelerate efforts to tackle rare diseases. On the other hand, they must address widespread concerns that AI could be misused to create new forms of biological threats. By insisting on retaining human dominance throughout the experimental loop, Anthropic is attempting to establish a compliant boundary for its AI biological research that balances innovation with safety.

Foreigners’ Secondhand Market Finds a Bargain: RTX 5090 Turns Out to Be an Inaugural Signed-By Jensen Huang Global-Unique Edition

Recently, a 3D artist bought an RTX 5090 graphics card at a secondhand market and unexpectedly found a globally unique treasure: an ASUS ROG Astral RTX 5090 White OC 30th Anniversary Edition, with the card’s backplate bearing NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang’s handwritten signature.
This 3D artist said that, together with a friend, they bought two RTX 5090 cards from the secondhand market for a 3D project. One of the cards was identified as the ASUS ROG Astral RTX 5090 White OC version. At first, he thought the signature came from some ASUS executive.

OpenAI Releases GPT-6 Sol and Luna for Further Advances in Smart Capabilities—Now at Lower Prices

OpenAI has recently introduced two new models, GPT-6 Sol and GPT-6 Luna, from its GPT-6 series, positioning them as next-generation cutting-edge models. Both models focus on improving programming, reasoning, tool usage, and complex task execution capabilities, while also lowering pricing so developers can use stronger models at a lower cost.

GPT-6 Sol is mainly aimed at tasks that require a higher level of intelligence while also being sensitive to response speed and cost. OpenAI states that, compared with the previous generation of models in the same tier, Sol has made notable progress in coding ability. It performs more reliably when handling complex software engineering tasks, analyzing code, and executing multi-step workflows.