--- title: "Daily Technology News Briefing (August 1)" type: "News" locale: "en" url: "https://longbridge.com/en/news/294567365.md" description: "OpenAI users exceed one billion, IPO may be delayed; GPT-5.4 will go offline. Samsung's GaN project postponed, Kioxia's performance falls short of expectations and splits shares. Xiaomi's car deliveries will exceed 30,000 units in 2026, Tesla refutes rumors of divesting from China. The Ministry of Industry and Information Technology inspects car manufacturers, Beidou completes upgrades, and eight new nuclear power units are approved. South Korean stock market surges, photovoltaic industry resists low-price competition, AI industry grows over 30% in the first half of the year" datetime: "2026-08-01T01:58:24.000Z" locales: - [zh-CN](https://longbridge.com/zh-CN/news/294567365.md) - [en](https://longbridge.com/en/news/294567365.md) - [zh-HK](https://longbridge.com/zh-HK/news/294567365.md) --- # Daily Technology News Briefing (August 1) Artificial Intelligence: 1. OpenAI: Our model now has over one billion active users. 2. U.S. media: OpenAI faces investor concerns and competitive pressure, IPO may be delayed until next year. 3. U.S. media: OpenAI is preparing to launch a new model series called Astra, focusing on multi-agent long-term task collaboration. 4. ByteDance Volcano Engine: XPeng, IM Motors, and others will be the first to access the Seedance 2.5 video generation model. 5. Google (GOOG.O): Gemini Spark is being rolled out to GoogleAI Pro users outside the U.S. 6. Anthropic disclosed three incidents of AI model security testing breaches, OpenAI found more evidence of AI agents breaking isolation. 7. OpenAI: GPT-5.4 and GPT-5.4mini will no longer be available to users logging into ChatGPT starting August 31. These models will still be available in the OpenAI API and in Codex sessions authenticated with API keys. Integrated Circuits (Chips): 8. Reports say Samsung Electronics' GaN semiconductor foundry project has encountered production issues, and mass production plans may be delayed this year. 9. Kioxia's first-quarter performance fell short of expectations. Kioxia will conduct a 1-for-3 stock split and announce a stock repurchase plan. New Energy Vehicles: 10. Xiaomi Auto: By July 2026, Xiaomi Auto's delivery volume continues to exceed 30,000 units. 11. Tesla China stated that media reports claiming "Tesla is considering divesting its China business" are false. 12. The Ministry of Industry and Information Technology conducted supervision and inspection at Chery, Nio, and Jiangqi, randomly sampling vehicles and power batteries on-site. Others: 13. The BeiDou satellite navigation system has completed its on-orbit upgrade. 14. China has newly approved 8 nuclear power units, with a total project investment exceeding 170 billion yuan. 15. The South Korean stock market surged 18% on Friday, with Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix both hitting record daily gains. 16. The State Administration for Market Regulation is conducting compliance guidance on photovoltaic industry pricing to combat malicious low-price competition. 17. The National Development and Reform Commission: In the first half of the year, AI-related industries maintained over 30% high growth. 18. 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