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William Anders, the American astronaut who once carried out the Apollo 8 mission, died in a plane crash on the San Juan Islands in Washington state. It is reported that the crashed plane was an old T-34 aircraft.

Although some Federal Reserve officials have tried to maintain the possibility of another interest rate hike, the main message from the Federal Reserve is that the next step will be a rate cut. However, Apollo analyst Torsten Slok stated in a report that the more dovish the Federal Reserve's tone, the looser the financial conditions will be, making it harder for the Federal Reserve to cut rates. He called it the "Federal Reserve rate cut reflexivity paradox." Slok said that since the Federal Open Market Committee started discussing rate cuts in November last year, the US stock market has rebounded, and the household sector has also received unexpected gains. He said that government spending has also provided "significant impetus" to the economy.

Odaily Planet Daily News MATR1X Apollo Program officially launched, the Apollo Program is the general term for the first treasure chest opening event and KUKU weapon skin collection series activities in the MATR1X ecosystem, with the treasure chest opening event being the most important. In the Apollo program, the first batch of top-notch commemorative weapons NFT will be produced in the MATR1X ecosystem through the method of opening treasure chests. At the same time, 50 million MAX will be generated from the Apollo program, which is the best way to obtain MAX in the early stage. The event has two types of treasure chests, namely KUKU souvenir treasure chest and Vanguard souvenir treasure chest. Each time you open a Vanguard souvenir treasure chest, you will consume 1 FIRE and get 1 MAX and a Vanguard series weapon NFT. There is a 10% chance that the Vanguard chest will contain a commemorative weapon, which comes with 4 imprints. Different combinations of imprints will result in additional rewards of varying amounts of MAX. For each opened KUKU commemorative treasure chest, 40 FIRE + 2 USDT will be consumed to obtain MAX and KUKU series weapon NFTs. The quantity of MAX is determined by the quality of the weapon NFTs obtained, with a minimum of 40 MAX. Collecting the weapon NFTs opened from the KUKU treasure chest can obtain Asset Score points, and MATR1X will regularly airdrop MAX based on the Asset Score.

Golden Ten Data reported on May 15 that Chen Zhuo, general manager of Baidu's autonomous driving business department, said at Baidu's "Apollo Day 2024" open day that the radish run is very close to the critical point of break-even, and the goal is that by the end of 2024, the carrot run will achieve break-even in Wuhan and fully enter the profit period in 2025.

Odaily Planet Daily News According to official sources, MATR1X is about to launch the Apollo program. The Apollo program is a series of activities in the MATR1X ecosystem, including the first treasure chest opening event, $MAX airdrop event, top skin collection, and other activities. The most important one is the treasure chest opening event. In the Apollo program, the first batch of top-notch commemorative weapon NFTs in the MATR1X ecosystem will be generated through opening treasure chests. At the same time, there will be 50 million MAX generated from the Apollo program, which is the best way to obtain MAX in the early stage. There are two types of treasure chests in the event, namely KUKU commemorative treasure chest and Pioneer commemorative treasure chest. For each opened Pioneer Commemorative Box, consume 1 FIRE to obtain 1 MAX and a Pioneer Commemorative Weapon NFT. The Pioneer Box has a 10% chance to open a commemorative skin, which comes with 4 stamps. Different combinations of stamps will reward additional quantities of MAX. For each opened KUKU Commemorative Box, consume 40 FIRE + 2 USDT to obtain a KUKU Commemorative Weapon NFT and MAX. The quantity of MAX is determined by the quality of the weapon NFT opened, with a minimum of 40 MAX. Additionally, collecting the weapon NFTs opened from KUKU boxes will earn you Asset Score points. MATR1X will periodically airdrop MAX based on the Asset Score.

coin Jiejie.com: coin Jie.com reported that Eigenlayer's announcement of a Airdrop Token caused outrage by users due to non-transferable Token and strict geographical restrictions, with users believing that the amount allocated is extremely small. Despite the expected increase in stake Ethereum of more than $15.7 billion, participants criticized the linear distribution model as skewed towards large players, and strict geographical restrictions excluded users from 30 countries, including the United States, Canada, China, and Russia. However, some industry insiders, such as Apollo Capital's Henrik Andersson, argue that this rebound is unjustified, praising Eigenlayer's 15% total user distribution ratio as generous, and its distribution model is fair and efficient to defend against counterfeit coin attacks.

On April 19, Wang Yunpeng, vice president of Baidu Group and president of the intelligent driving business group, issued a letter to all employees on the seventh anniversary of Baidu Apollo. Wang Yunpeng said in the letter that Baidu's self-driving cars have been tested and operated on urban roads for more than 100 million kilometers, and the daily order volume of Radish Express in Wuhan has exceeded 1% of Wuhan's city-wide online car-hailing market. Wang Yunpeng said that next, Radish Express should achieve positive gross profit and run through the business model. After 100 million kilometers of testing and operation mileage, it is necessary to achieve 100 million revenue and 100 million profits.

PANews reported on February 22 that Singularity, which focuses on the institutional-grade privacy Decentralized Finance access layer, successfully completed its second round of financing led by Gumi Cryptos Capital in Silicon Valley. These funds will be used to support the development of the protocol, with the aim of facilitating Decentralized Finance Compliance access and ensuring the trade confidentiality of on-chain activities. The funding round underscores the strong confidence of top institutions such as Nomura's Laser Digital and Eureka Partners, as well as previous investors Apollo Crypto, Digital Asset Capital Management and Gandel Invest, in Singularity's future growth. So far, Singularity has raised nearly $4 million in funding.

Odaily Oasis Pro, an Apollo-backed Blockchain technology-focused company, has announced the appointment of Alana Ackerson as its president to support its expansion. Alana Ackerson previously worked at HQ, the wealth management division of Digital Currency Group, where her role will help Oasis Pro raise more capital, launch new partnerships, and hire additional employees to grow the company. （Bloomberg）

PANews reported on January 30 that Oasis Pro, an Apollo-backed company focused on Blockchain technology, has appointed Alana Ackerson as its president to support its expansion. Ackerson, who has co-founded several Blockchain start-ups, plans to grow the company by helping Oasis Pro raise more capital, launch new partnerships, and hire additional employees. Oasis Pro is currently in the process of raising a Series B funding round for an undisclosed amount. Ackerson previously worked at HQ, the wealth management division of Digital Currency Group. Oasis Pro's core business is Token – representing traditional assets, such as bonds, on the Blockchain in the form of digital Tokens.

According to Apollo intelligent driving news, recently, Baidu IDG's AI dialogue product cooperated with Geely Automobile was successfully mass-produced on the Galaxy L6 model. This is the first AI in-vehicle dialogue product in the automotive industry based on the capabilities of large language models. According to reports,Since the release of the Wenxin Yiyan large model in March last year,IDG smart cabin team began to explore the direction of cockpit large model product reconstruction,After nearly 10 months of product design and experience polishing,Baidu's on-board AI native application"Xiaodu on-board smart assistant"Successfully completed the 0 to 1 stage,Enter the stage of large-scale commercial landing。

AI New Intelligence News, on January 19, Apollo Intelligent Driving posted that Baidu IDG's recent AI dialogue product in cooperation with Geely Automobile has been successfully mass-produced on the Galaxy L6 model. This is the first AI in-vehicle dialogue product in the automotive industry based on the capabilities of large language models.

News on January 16, Decentralized Finance application Apollo plans to reissue APOLLO tokens on January 22, and will launch the APOLLO/wstETH pool, and Terra holders of APOLLO will be able to apply for Airdrop. THE APOLLO POOL WILL BE LAUNCHED WITH A 3% BUY AND SELL TAX TO FUND THE TEAM.