// 商湯去年8月發售「元蘿蔔SenseRobot」AI下棋機械人象棋版，時隔10個月再推出「元蘿蔔」AI下棋機械人圍棋版。圍棋機械人分為專業版和大師版，建議零售價3999元人民幣（約4374港元）起，昨正式在天貓及京東等電商平台供預售

Last August, SenseTime released the “Yuan Luo Bo SenseRobot,” an AI chess-playing robot for Chinese chess. After a gap of 10 months, they have now launched the “Yuan Luo Bo” AI Go-playing robot. The Go-playing robot comes in professional and master editions, with a suggested retail price starting at 3,999 yuan (approximately HK$4,374). It was officially available for pre-sale on e-commerce platforms such as Tmall and JD.com yesterday. http://ejtech.hkej.com/?p=135014 //

// Hong Kong-headquartered Gusto Collective has officially acquired Singapore-based luxury marketing firm Mercury Integrated in an undisclosed deal.

以香港為總部的Gusto Collective正式收購了新加坡的Luxury Market營銷公司Mercury Integrated，交易金額未公開。 https://www.techinasia.com/animoca-brands-backed-gusto-collective-enters-sg-via-acquisition //

// Eureka Nova held the “New World Innovation Challenge 2023”. Local consumer rewards platform Bloom Rewards emerged as the champion in the Web 3 category among the 10 shortlisted startups. The company enables consumers to earn cryptocurrencies and non-fungible tokens (NFTs) as rewards when using credit cards for global merchant transactions.

Eureka Nova今日舉行「新世界創新挑戰賽2023」，本地消費獎勵平台Bloom Rewards從10間入圍初創中脫穎而出，成為Web 3組別賽事冠軍。該企主要讓消費者在使用信用卡，於全球合作商戶消費時，賺取加密貨幣和非同質化代幣（NFT）獎賞 http://startupbeat.hkej.com/?p=134821 //

// City University recently developed a wireless olfactory feedback system that releases different smells through a mini odor generator. The system is equipped with wireless operation and programmable features, making it suitable for integration into virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR) environments. It allows users to experience smells in the virtual world, enhancing the viewing experience of 4D movies, medical treatments, remote teaching, and more.

城市大學最近研發一項無線嗅覺反饋系統，透過微型氣味產生器釋出不同氣味，兼具無線操作及可編程功能，可融入虛擬實境（VR）及擴增實境（AR）中，讓用戶在虛擬世界聞到氣味，加強觀賞4D電影、醫學治療和遙距教學等體驗 http://startupbeat.hkej.com/?p=134785 //

// 總部位於深圳的AI藥物研發公司Xtalpi於週二宣布，與美國製藥巨頭Eli Lilly達成了一項價值高達2.5億美元的合作協議，旨在發現尚未公開的疾病的潛在藥物。

Shenzhen-based Xtalpi, an AI-powered drug discoverer, announced Tuesday it has partnered with U.S. pharmaceutical giant Eli Lilly in a deal worth up to $250 million to unearth potential medicines for an undisclosed disease. https://www.forbes.com/sites/zinnialee/2023/05/30/sequoia-china-backed-ai-startup-xtalpi-to-partner-with-pharma-giant-eli-lilly-in-250-million-novel-drug-deal/ //

// 聯合創始人、科大化學及生物工程學系教授周迎指出，目前藥廠主要採用膠粒（plastic bead）培育免疫細胞，惟膠粒與人類細胞非常不同，難以傳遞正確指令；團隊採用的生物材料則與細胞更接近，有助於與之接觸及互動，更易於培養數量足夠的細胞

Co-founder and professor of the Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering at HKUST, Dr. Zhou Ying, pointed out that currently, pharmaceutical companies mainly use plastic beads to cultivate immune cells. However, plastic beads are very different from human cells and it is difficult to transmit accurate instructions. The team uses bio-materials that are closer to cells, which facilitates contact and interaction with cells and makes it easier to cultivate a sufficient quantity of cells. http://startupbeat.hkej.com/?p=134845 //

// 香港立法會議員、創業孵化器公司 G-Rocket 的共同創辦人吳傑莊表示，香港面臨著「10萬名」Web3人才短缺的情況。

Hong Kong Legislative Council Member and Co-founder of G-Rocket, an incubator firm, Johnny Ng, said the region faces a Web3 talent shortage of “100K workers”. https://cryptoslate.com/hong-kongs-web3-industry-faces-100000-person-shortfall/ //

// After more than three years of development, the world’s first electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) manned aircraft, manufactured by a Shenzhen Company, demonstrated its flight capabilities at the Nanshan District Low-altitude Economy Investment Promotion and Industry Development Forum held at the Shenzhen Talent Park.

經過3年多時間研發，深圳幽浮飛碟科技公司製造的全球首架電動垂起載人飛碟，當天在深圳人才公園舉行的南山區低空經濟投資推介會暨行業發展論壇上示範飛行 http://startupbeat.hkej.com/?p=134680 //

// HKU has announced the establishment of the HKU Science and Technology Entrepreneurship Center, as well as the HKU Entrepreneurship Engine Fund, providing a one-stop entrepreneurial support platform to guide startups through the challenges of entrepreneurship. Additionally, HKU has implemented two new measures: reducing the equity requirement from 10% to 5% for startup licensing agreements, and increasing the distribution of intellectual property income to inventors from 33.3% to 70%.

港大宣布成立香港大學科創中心，以及港大創業引擎基金，提供一站式創業支援平台，引導初創渡過創業艱難時期。此外，該校推出兩項新措施，其一是把初創授權方的股權要求，由10%降低至5%；其二是把發明人的知識產權收入分配，從33.3%增加到70% http://startupbeat.hkej.com/?p=134686 //