Technology News | Review of Technology Week (March 2–6)

Xiaomi Launches China’s First Mobile Lobster

According to TechCrunch, Xiaomi has released a mobile agent product called “Xiaomi miclaw.”

Xiaomi’s technical team stated: “Based on Xiaomi’s MiMo large model, the AI interaction testing product Xiaomi miclaw officially begins limited testing today. Compared to traditional AI assistants, Xiaomi miclaw has four levels of capabilities: system core abilities, personal context understanding, ecosystem connectivity, and self-evolution. Xiaomi miclaw is a small step in our exploration of agents. This limited test is invitation-only and not open for recruitment, supporting the Xiaomi 17 series devices in the first batch.”

OpenAI Releases GPT-5.4 and GPT-5.4Pro Models

On March 5, OpenAI officially launched GPT-5.4, featuring a “Thinking” mode, available on ChatGPT, API, and Codex platforms, along with the GPT-5.4Pro version for ChatGPT and API users.

OpenAI stated that GPT-5.4 not only inherits the coding capabilities of GPT-5.3-Codex but also optimizes the model’s collaborative performance across various tools, software environments, and professional tasks. In ChatGPT, GPT-5.4Thinking can now display its reasoning process in advance, allowing users to adjust the direction in real-time during system processing; GPT-5.4Thinking also enhances deep network search capabilities. (Interface)

Magic Atom Responds to Wu Changzheng’s Departure

On March 5, sources familiar with the matter revealed that Wu Changzheng, the former Chief Technology Officer of humanoid robot company Magic Atom, has left the company and is now starting his own venture. In response, Magic Atom told Blue Whale News: “We have not received any such information for now.”

As of March 5, Wu Changzheng still holds positions as legal representative, director, and manager of Magic Atom Robot Technology (Wuxi) Co., Ltd., and as legal representative, chairman, director, and manager of Magic Workshop (Wuxi) Co., Ltd. (Blue Whale News)

Star Motion Era Announces 1 Billion RMB Funding

On the morning of March 5, it was announced that embodied intelligence company Star Motion Era has recently completed a strategic round of financing totaling 1 billion RMB, with a valuation exceeding 10 billion RMB. The round was jointly invested by Samsung, Gaocheng Investment, Singtel, Woori Capital (affiliated with Korea’s Woori Financial Group), CICC Porsche, SMIC Juyuan, Fenghe Capital (Haichen Energy Storage), Xichuangtou, Guangfa Qianhe, Hongrui Group, and other new investors, with existing shareholders Dingshi VGC and Qingkong Tiancheng participating with oversubscribed investments.

Alibaba Responds to Company Approval of Lin Junyang’s Resignation

On the morning of March 5, Alibaba CEO Wu Yongming responded internally regarding Lin Junyang’s departure. He stated that the company will continue to adhere to its open-source model strategy, increase investment in AI research and development, and attract top talent.

The internal email mentioned that the company has approved Lin Junyang’s resignation, thanking him for his contributions, and Zhou Jingren will continue leading Tongyi Laboratory to push forward with subsequent work.

Ant Group’s Digital Science Releases Embodied Intelligence Real Data Collection Framework

Recently, significant breakthroughs have been made in embodied intelligence real data collection technology. Developed by the Ant Group Tianji Laboratory team, the AoE (Always-On Egocentric) continuous first-person video collection framework proposes a lightweight and low-cost embodied data collection solution. Using just a smartphone and a neck-mounted support costing less than $20, it can replace professional equipment worth tens of thousands of dollars, enabling high-quality embodied intelligence data collection. Currently, this technical paper has been published on Arxiv.