Golden Finance reported that Brazil's Itau Unibanco bank stated that all of its users can use cryptocurrency trading services. Through the bank's internal investment platform Ion, customers can purchase BTC and ETH.

Golden Finance reported that Itau Unibanco Bank in Brazil announced that it has provided cryptocurrency trading services to all users. Through the bank's internal investment platform Ion, customers can buy Bitcoin (BTC) and Ethereum (ETH), a feature that was previously only available to some users. It is reported that Itau Unibanco, the largest bank in Brazil and Latin America, has over 60 million customers and nearly 100,000 employees.

Golden Finance reported that Ion Protocol, a protocol for releasing liquidity from pledgers, announced on Twitter that the total amount of deposits in the protocol is $10 million, and the mainnet has been opened today. Users need to use the referral code to access the application and make deposits. Ion points accumulate daily, with 1 point accumulated per ETH per hour. Lenders can receive 2 times the points from ether.fi, Renzo, and KelpDAO, and 2.5 times the points from Swell. Borrowers can receive 14 times the points from ether.fi, Renzo, KelpDAO, and Swell.

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On April 29th, Jinshi Data reported that TEIKOKU ION, a Japanese company engaged in electroplating, has developed an ultra-thin copper foil with a thickness of 4 micrometers (μm). By plating copper on both sides of a resin film, the strength is increased and the thickness is reduced to half of the original. It is envisioned to be used as electrode material for lithium batteries, which can extend the driving range of electric vehicles (EVs).

At the Beijing International Auto Show in 2024, Bosch Group showcased its comprehensive solutions for sustainable and intelligent future mobility. Among them, a number of local innovative products were displayed for the first time, such as high-power density integrated electric drive system, electronic control air pressure brake system, and 12V lithium-ion battery for electric vehicle grid. Dr. Markus Heyn, Member of the Board of Management of Bosch Group and President of Bosch Intelligent Mobility Solutions, said, "Our long-term strategy of being rooted in and serving the local market has successfully driven business growth." In 2023, Bosch Intelligent Mobility Solutions achieved a growth of 8.2% in China, reaching 112.1 billion RMB. Among them, the business sales with Chinese automakers accounted for approximately 60%.

Hanergy Technology said during an institutional research on April 27 that solid-state batteries are the focus of the development of the next generation of lithium batteries. The company started the pre-research work on solid-state batteries very early and has been closely following the development of solid-state battery technology through self-research and cooperation with universities such as Southern University of Science and Technology. At present, solid-state batteries have not yet reached the level of industrial application, so the company will first focus its research and development efforts on quasi-solid-state batteries. Quasi-solid-state batteries have their own advantages and disadvantages compared to the existing mainstream liquid lithium-ion battery technology in terms of performance and cost. The company already has the ability to send samples to customers and will work with them to jointly promote industrial application based on customer needs.

Recently, the 37th Annual Conference on Neural Information Processing Systems was held in New Orleans, USA, as reported by IT House on December 31. At the meeting, a scientific team proposed that the artificial intelligence model Transformer has a function similar to the NMDA receptor. In addition to this discovery, they also designed new nonlinear functions that allow the Transformer model to simulate the kinetic performance of NMDA receptors. The NMDA receptor is a "smart" channel that promotes the formation of memories and skills. If glutamate is present in the brain, nerve cells become excited, delivering neurotransmitters to NMDA receptors. At the same time, magnesium ions are responsible for the gatekeeping, and when magnesium ions are squeezed out of the NMDA receptors, the neurotransmitter is allowed to enter the next nerve cell. In the hippocampus, the smooth transfer of matter ensures that short-term memory is effectively converted into long-term memory, and magnesium ions are responsible for selectively allowing matter to pass through. In the new study, the scientists found that there is a process similar to the magnesium ion gatekeeping in the NMDA receptor in the Transformer model, and that adjusting the parameters of the Transformer model can enhance the memory capacity of the model. This finding prompted researchers to think about whether it is possible to develop a method to regulate the memory consolidation process of the Transformer model by studying the mechanism of magnesium ion gatekeeping in the NMDA receptor, and make the model have systematic long-term memory and even consciousness.

According to the Financial Associated Press, on December 20, the Chinese Academy of Engineering and other units released the 2023 Global Top Ten Engineering Achievements and the "Global Engineering Frontier 2023" report in Beijing. The top 10 global engineering achievements in 2023 released this time include: ChatGPT, China's space station, exascale supercomputer, Baihetan Hydropower Station, double asteroid redirection test, RTS, S/AS01 malaria vaccine, HarmonyOS operating system, Spot&Atlas robots, lithium-ion power batteries, and unmanned aerial vehicles.

According to a report by the webmaster's home on October 16, Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd. (Hon Hai Precision) said in a statement a few days ago that as part of Hon Hai's "3+3" transformation plan, Hon Hai Precision Research Institute launched the ion trap quantum computing laboratory yesterday. The lab focuses on providing the efficient computing power needed for a new generation of AI and automotive-related technologies. It is reported that the "3+3" plan refers to the development of three emerging fields - electric vehicles, robotics and digital health - through the use of artificial intelligence, semiconductors and communication technologies.

Odaily Planet Daily News The Bank of Spain has approved the social investment and trading platform eToro to register as a virtual currency exchange and e-wallet hosting service provider. (Finextra) According to previous reports, eToro completed a financing of US$250 million at a valuation of US$3.5 billion, with participation from ION Group, Social Leverage, SoftBank and Spark Capital.

According to PANews on July 14, Ion Protocol, a liquidity release agreement for pledgers, announced the completion of a $2 million seed round of financing, co-led by SevenX Ventures and Portal Ventures. Participating parties include Foresight X, Bankless Ventures, Maelstrom Fund, Alexander, The Daily Gwei founder Anthony Sassano (sassal.eth) and Syncracy Capital co-founder Ryan Watkins, among others.

According to news on July 14, Ion Protocol, a pledger liquidity release protocol, completed a $2 million Pre-Seed round of financing. This round of financing was jointly led by Portal Ventures and SevenX Ventures. Bankless Ventures, Hashed, Foresight X, Maelstrom Fund, Alexander, Anthony Sassano, founder of The Daily Gwei, and Ryan Watkins, co-founder of Syncracy Capital, participated in the investment.