Night had just fallen in the United States, and Apple President Tim Cook was still working.

Apple's smartphone sales have not been good in recent months. In particular, sales in Huaxia, the largest market, have shrunk.

One reason is that the smartphone market is close to saturation. Emerging markets such as South Asia and Africa have not been cultivated.

On top of that, smartphones are now free of major technological updates. Many consumers are waiting and have no urge to buy a new phone.

Apple's stock price is rapidly evaporating due to poor sales. Soon the market capitalization will fall to the second place in the world. Caught up by Amazon.

If it weren't for the fact that the president of the United States was holding a tax stick and staring at Amazon. caused him to evaporate tens of billions of dollars in assets out of thin air. The myth that Apple is the number one in terms of market capitalization is likely to be lost.

Cook looked at Apple's near-term strategic plans. Don't eat to try to promote your smartphone, but also try to get engineers to improve some local technology.

Even inconsequential technology, through hype gimmicks, can boost sales of some smartphones.

Only smartphones are the terminal that increases their market share. It comes with additional services such as software, stores, advertising, artificial intelligence services, and the Internet of Things.

While Cook was taking care of his work, his secretary Amy pushed the door in. With a panicked tone, he said, "President, something big has happened." ”

Cook said calmly: "Something's wrong, don't panic." We're going to figure it out. ”

Amy still said with trepidation: "President, Huaxia's Qingci Technology has launched smart devices, they use virtual display technology combined with AR technology and VR technology, contact brainwave control technology and very sci-fi disease detection.

This is a special message from a CNN reporter to our company, and they are holding a new product launch conference. ”

Cook's eyes immediately widened when he heard these techniques. These technologies are very advanced technologies, and their company only has reserves for AR technology and VR technology, but they can only be applied separately, and these two technologies cannot be combined yet.

The rest of the brainwave control technology, they only have this concept, and they have not started at all. At present, the mainstream is still implanting electrodes in the human brain, and the average consumer will never do this.

"Is there a video of the scene? Play it now. Cook said anxiously.

When he saw Amy's expression, he knew that he would never and would not dare to deceive him.

He also knows a little about the company Qingci Technology. They launched high-performance iron-graphene batteries.

As soon as this high-performance battery appeared, it immediately replaced lithium batteries and became the preferred type of battery for smart devices.

Although their company did not purchase the first batch of iron-graphene batteries. But it also followed the trend and purchased a batch of iron-graphene batteries for the next generation of Apple smartphones.

The reason why he remembers it so clearly is that the United States did not allow the import of iron-graphene batteries due to patent reasons.

They procure iron-graphene batteries directly and complete the commissioning of the batteries through a laboratory set up in Europe. After that, let the OEM company produce the smartphone.

When Amy heard this, he immediately took out a USB flash drive and handed it to Cook.

Cook began to watch the contents of the Celadon Technology conference.

As he watched, his pupils immediately constricted, and his face became gloomy.

He was shocked and said: "This smart device is really good, but there are some flaws. But it doesn't affect the huge change it brings at all. This is exactly a similar product to our company's smartphone end feature phone. It will put an end to the current era of smartphones. ”

Cook immediately got up and paced his office thinking. He knew that Apple's stock price would immediately fall a lot after the stock market opened tomorrow.

If he hadn't thought of a solution to the problem, he would have been removed by the board.

Cook thought for a long time, his eyes lit up, and he said, "Immediately hold a meeting of engineers, and everyone will start working on this smart device." We just can't get to the same level as it, and we have to make some similar devices.

I don't believe that the gap between our scientific and technological reserves and Huaxia is so big. If they can be produced, it means that the current technology has met the requirements for producing it.

Like Nokia, our company must not go to the grave with complacency and self-honor. ”

After saying this, Cook shook his head slightly and added again: "Our company's technology may not be able to catch up with Shangqing Porcelain Technology. Immediately notify the Board of Directors and put them in touch with universities and research institutes in the United States, and we will work together on a new generation of smartphones. ”

After Amy received the order, she immediately notified the relevant personnel. Apple's huge scientific research department began to operate.

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Brian Koziannick sipps coffee in Intel's CEO's office.

As the CEO of Intel, he has a lot to do. It is now affected by the shrinkage of the PC market. The smart device market, on the other hand, is booming.

Company D competes with them for a market that has few competitors.

Fortunately, Intel's products are unique, and they are far ahead in the server field. Now it is actively investing in artificial intelligence chips.

Wait for their company's artificial intelligence chip to be officially put into production. We will continue to maintain our supremacy.

The reason why Brian Kozianik is so anxious is that the global sales of the previous quarter have been summarized. He saw the company's chip sales shrink again. The company is rich in heritage, and it can't afford to sell poorly for a long time. Be sure to reverse the situation.

At this moment, David, a senior engineer at Intel and the head of the AI chip project, walked in.

He came to his desk and said dejectedly, "It's over, it's really over this time." ”

Brian Kozianik asked curiously, "David, what's going on?" Is there something wrong with the newly developed chip? Do you want to break through the process curse of seven nanometers?

There is no way to solve this, and no matter how advanced the technology is, it is impossible to solve it. It is a natural limitation of silicon-based chip materials. Now carbon-based chips are very immature. There is basically no way to solve it. ”

David immediately took out his mobile phone and showed Brian Koziannick a brief overview of Qingci Technology's display of the Phoenix smart chip.

"Huaxia has begun to overtake in corners, and I think it is impossible for this big country to be unknown in the field of chips.

Sure enough, as I expected, they began to make efforts in the field of carbon-based chips. Carbon-based chips have now been made.

Looking at the process they marked as one nanometer, through my research, even if the microstructure design is bad. It is also enough to support most of the equipment.

What's more, what they announced is a smart chip, and you also know about our company's smart chip. Ordinary chips have absolutely no power to fight back in front of smart chips. ”

Brian Kozannick thought for a long time, and he said solemnly: "Now, immediately, immediately increase investment in artificial intelligence chips.

I will ask the board of directors to give them their full support for your project. With our long-term technology accumulation in the field of silicon-based chips.

I can't think of it, after the successful development of our artificial intelligence chips. It will also lose to a fledgling chip design company. ”