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  • Moore Threads Upgrades MTT AICUBE with MTT AIOS 1.6.1

    Moore Threads Upgrades MTT AICUBE with MTT AIOS 1.6.1

    Moore Threads rolled out MTT AIOS version 1.6.1 for its AICUBE domestic AI hub, adding Matter and ZigBee protocol support alongside voice-directed network storage.

    The software update links third-party home appliances and personal media directly to the device’s Xiaomai AI Agent without requiring new hardware.

    Users can issue spoken commands to run multi-device routines across lighting, air conditioners, curtains, pet feeders and robot vacuums. Instead of issuing separate instructions to single machines, owners can group actions into automated domestic sequences managed locally through the central unit.

    Local Storage and File Access

    The system update introduces direct file management through Olares, a software package available in the hub’s application marketplace. The integration allows consumers to create, duplicate, relocate and delete files on local network-attached storage via conversational prompts, avoiding manual desktop directory navigation.

    Photo retrieval relies on semantic indexing. A user can search personal folders by describing past events, such as a holiday taken the previous month, rather than querying exact file titles. When linked with workplace or consumer messaging services including WeChat or Feishu, the hub’s assistant can locate images and send them straight into ongoing chat windows.

    Remote interactions run through a companion mobile application distributed on Apple’s App Store and major Android marketplaces. The client handles remote file browsing, two-way data transfers and automated photo backups from mobile handsets to the hub’s drives.

    Interface and Media Playback

    Moore Threads adjusted the primary visual interface by introducing a desktop-pet display mode. The graphic replaces the standard full-screen virtual agent with an animated figure whose appearance shifts between idle, listening and processing states.

    Streaming video capabilities received expanded browser access for external entertainment platforms. Users can pause, seek and adjust video tracks using conversational voice controls during playback.

    Ecosystem Fragmentation in Consumer Tech

    Connecting hardware through Matter and ZigBee tackles the fragmentation that slows smart-home adoption across Asian households, where consumers mix devices across multiple brand ecosystems. By positioning the AICUBE as a local coordinator, Moore Threads attempts to pull domestic control away from smartphone software ecosystems and cloud-only home hubs.

    The immediate challenge lies in operational consistency. Moore Threads has not published an exhaustive compatibility roster, leaving open the question of how smoothly non-certified household appliances will execute complex multi-device routines without manual setup hurdles.

    Expanding From Graphics Chips to Living Rooms

    The software rollout follows the initial market launch of the AICUBE as a dedicated home hardware hub, extending Moore Threads’ consumer footprint beyond graphics silicon. The semiconductor company previously brought day-zero support for Kimi K3.1 Pro to its enterprise-grade MTT S5000 graphic processors.

    Consumer reception will hinge on performance stability across third-party smart appliances as users install the MTT AIOS 1.6.1 update through their home network connections.

  • Chinese AI and Chip Makers Hand Millions in Stock to Lock Down Staff

    Chinese AI and Chip Makers Hand Millions in Stock to Lock Down Staff

    Chinese artificial intelligence and semiconductor firms are granting stock awards worth millions of dollars to staff across entire workforces to halt talent poaching.

    Chip designer Cambricon Technologies unlocked nearly 600,000 shares for 124 core staff, delivering an average payout of 5.57 million yuan (US$828,000) per employee. The Shanghai-listed company also launched a 5 million share scheme covering 944 workers through 2028, representing 85.3 per cent of its total payroll.

    Hardware Giants Expand Workforce Coverage

    Zhongji InnoLight, which makes optical transceivers for AI data centres, allocated 2.48 million shares across 99 key personnel in its latest vesting cycle. Based on April market pricing, that distribution yielded an average of more than 26 million yuan per recipient.

    Equipment manufacturer Advanced Micro-Fabrication Equipment China widened access further. Its March restricted share programme enrolled more than 97 per cent of its workforce. GPU maker Moore Threads followed in April by assigning 1,080 employees, roughly 85 per cent of its headcount, into its equity pool. At memory producer ChangXin Memory Technologies, founder Zhu Yiming pledged 768 million shares, half his partnership stake, to fund a decade-long employee pool while excluding himself from payouts.

    Zero Targets and Pre-IPO Payouts

    AI model developers are structuring payouts with fewer performance hurdles. Hong Kong-listed MiniMax issued 1.16 million zero-cost shares in June to core personnel, tying vesting schedules solely to tenure rather than operational benchmarks. Rival developer Zhipu AI allocated a 9.8 per cent post-listing stake across 426 staff through an internal platform, yielding an average holding value exceeding HK$100 million per person.

    Big Tech platforms are stepping up their own programmes to match startup offers. Tencent Holdings granted more than 38.6 million shares under its employee scheme, representing 0.42 per cent of its issued equity, as Alibaba Group Holding, Baidu, Meituan and Xiaomi rework compensation packages.

    The scale of these handouts reflects how quickly technical headcount costs have risen across mainland China. Where earlier stock plans favoured senior directors, current programmes distribute equity down to floor engineers to insulate operations from overseas recruitment drives and venture-backed rivals.

    Market watchers are now monitoring upcoming interim financial filings to track the share dilution costs from these multi-year vesting programmes.