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    Rising to a $1 billion unicorn in 18 months: How star founders make money

    In just 18 months, Sierra Company achieved a leap from a $1 billion valuation to a $10 billion valuation, successfully joining the ranks of the $1 billion unicorn club. Behind this business miracle, the wealth accumulation path of its star founder has attracted widespread attention in the industry, with three core methods becoming key to its rapid profitability.​Valuation Soars 10-Fold, Equity Appreciation Becomes the Core Engine of Wealth Growth​In its early stages, Sierra Company’s valuation was only $1 billion at the beginning of 2024, but by September 2025, its valuation had exceeded $10 billion, achieving a 10-fold growth in just…

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    Beware, humans! OpenAI has fully assessed the replacement of AI in various industries’ work

    September 30, 2025, OpenAI released the GDPval-v0 evaluation tool and related research report, ringing the alarm bell globally about AI reshaping the job market. This systematic evaluation covering 44 professions and over 1,300 tasks across nine core industries in the U.S. shows that current top AI models have reached human expert levels in nearly half of professional tasks, with disruptive advantages in speed and cost, indicating that the acceleration phase of a global occupational structure transformation has begun.The evaluation reveals a shocking reality: AI is approaching human professional standardsThe GDPval-v0 evaluation system introduced by OpenAI is regarded by the industry…

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    OpenAI reveals blueprint for a $1 trillion “Compute Warehouse”

    OpenAI has officially unveiled the blueprint for its “Compute Hub,” a project worth $1 trillion, aiming to build the world’s largest AI supercomputing network in the United States and overseas, marking a new phase in the AI industry’s transition from model innovation to an “arms race” in infrastructure.​The core project disclosed is the Super Data Center Complex in Abilene, Texas, spanning 1,100 acres (about the size of Central Park in New York), with 8 data centers already built, totaling 900 megawatts in capacity. The racks inside are loaded with tens of thousands of NVIDIA GB200 chips, each worth as much…

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    This is the formula that is really Buffett’s secret

    In the investment world, Warren Buffett’s name is legendary. As the “Oracle of Omaha” who has steered Berkshire Hathaway for over half a century, his astonishing wealth growth trajectory has made him an idol revered by countless investors. People are eager to dissect his investment philosophy, from “value investing” to “margin of safety,” from “circle of competence” to “moat,” with interpretations abounding. Yet few realize that what truly underpins his investment career and fuels his wealth legend is a seemingly simple yet infinitely powerful mathematical formula—the compound interest formula: Return = Principal × (1 + r)^t.Within this formula, three core…

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    Figure squeezed into the real world

    September 19, 2023, Figure announced a strategic partnership with Brookfield to expand AI infrastructure and create the world’s largest pre-trained dataset for humanoid robots. Moreover, Brookfield participated in Figure’s Series C funding. This means that the training of humanoid robots is no longer confined to lines of code but is moving into the real world, as the “purely technical” and the real have been married.As one of the world’s largest real estate owners, Brookfield owns over 100,000 residential units, in addition to more than 500 million square feet of commercial office space and 160 million square feet of logistics space,…

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    OpenAI partners with Luxshare Precision to enter the AI hardware market, what are the prospects?

    A shockwave has rocked both the AI and investment circles: OpenAI is set to collaborate with Luxshare Precision to produce AI devices.According to The Information, OpenAI is poaching hardware talent from Apple and partnering with its contract manufacturing chain to develop its own AI terminals. LinkedIn data shows that Sam Altman has recruited multiple core teams from Apple, including design, manufacturing, supply chain, and AI research. Meanwhile, OpenAI has signed an agreement with Luxshare Precision, the primary contract manufacturer for iPhones and AirPods, to assemble its first device; concurrently, it is in talks with Goertek to secure acoustic and core…

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    OpenAI’s Ambition Revealed: Targeting Apple’s Core Ecosystem, Full Throttle into the “Heartland”

    OpenAI aims to penetrate Apple’s “core territory,” referring to OpenAI’s strategic moves to compete with Apple in the hardware sector and challenge Apple’s core ecosystem.Recent media reports indicate that OpenAI is poaching Apple’s “veterans,” including designers, hardware engineers, and wearable device experts. In May 2025, OpenAI acquired io Products, a hardware company founded by Apple’s former chief designer Jony Ive, for approximately $6.5 billion, gaining access to a top-tier industrial design team and full-process development capabilities from concept to mass production.In terms of the supply chain, OpenAI has signed a collaboration with Luxshare Precision, which will help OpenAI mass-produce an…

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    Apple has also learned to engage in involution: the survival logic behind price cuts, channel expansion, and the cost war

    When the standard iPhone 17 is priced starting at 5,999 yuan and equipped with the A19 chip and a 120Hz high refresh rate screen, when Apple’s official flagship store joins Douyin Mall, and when “adding value without increasing price” becomes a frequently used term in media evaluations, this tech giant once known for its premium positioning is using a typical “involution strategy” to tackle survival challenges in the Chinese market. The latest data shows that pre-orders for the standard iPhone 17 have increased eightfold compared to the previous generation, but the capital markets have given a cool response — Apple’s…

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    Foreign investors return to the Chinese capital market

    Global capital is accelerating its return to China’s capital markets. The latest data shows that in August, China’s stock and bond markets collectively attracted a net inflow of $39 billion in foreign capital, accounting for more than 80% of the total inflow into emerging markets that month. Among them, hedge funds made the fastest net purchases of Chinese stocks in seven weeks, making China the largest market for net hedge fund purchases globally. From international investment banks’ “overweight” ratings to precise allocations in industry tracks, foreign capital is demonstrating long-term confidence in the Chinese market with real money investments.​Institutional collective…

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    Who is setting the trend? Zhang Yiming and Huang Renxun actually thought of the same thing

    Embodied intelligence has become one of the hottest industry tracks today. The listing preparation of China’s industry leader, Yushu Technology, is advancing vigorously, while US-China tech giants are quietly expanding their more ambitious layouts beneath the surface.At the GTC 2025 keynote speech in March this year, NVIDIA CEO Huang Renxun showcased the humanoid robot NEO Gamma from Norwegian robotics company 1X. This robot uses a post-training strategy built on NVIDIA’s GR00T N1 model and has successfully completed autonomous organization tasks. Through this, Huang Renxun conveyed the core message: the future of humanoid robots depends on adaptability and learning ability —…