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Yu Chengdong responded to the question about trademark transfer and revealed the new car brand

Google's parent company's largest acquisition in history is exposed, and it may acquire cybersecurity company Wiz for $23 billion

Xiaomi Wang Hua refutes Xiaomi SU8 renderings

Apple's revenue in India increased by about 33%

It is reported that the pricing model of Luobo Kuaipao's driverless online car-hailing service cannot currently cover costs

China Mobile responds to elderly being overcharged for caller ID every month

Huawei's Hongmeng native games will be exhibited at ChinaJoy 2024

Agency: The global mobile phone market will grow 6% year-on-year in the second quarter of 2024

Step Star launches the "Starry Sky Project" open platform

Apple iOS 18 and other systems first public beta released

Ideal MEGA and L series push NOA update without pictures

iReader's new products Ocean 4 series and Smart 5 Pro will be released soon

Apple launches new midnight-colored HomePod mini

Vivo launches video applications for smart cars, supporting 7 major platforms in the first batch

iQIYI customer service responds that basic members cannot skip ads

Salia responds to price hike

Yu Chengdong responded to the question about trademark transfer and revealed the new car brand

Last night, Huawei's executive director and chairman of the Intelligent Automotive Solutions BU, Yu Chengdong, revealed some new information about Huawei's Hongmeng Intelligent Driving and mobile phone products in Dong Yuhui's "Walking with Hui" live broadcast room.

Regarding the previous question about the transfer of the "Jie" brand to SERES, Yu Chengdong said that due to relevant regulations, the brand owner and the manufacturer must be the same, and the brand must be owned by the manufacturer, so the four "Jie" brands were transferred to the car manufacturers.

Yu Chengdong revealed that Wenjie has invested a lot and the brand is worth at least 10 billion yuan. The name AITO is actually quite difficult to register and has already been transferred.

In the live broadcast room, Yu Chengdong also mentioned that the brand that Hongmeng Zhixing cooperated with JAC Motors is called "Zunjie", which will compete with super luxury brand models such as Maybach and Rolls-Royce. It is positioned as ultra-high-end and priced at millions of yuan. It is expected to be released in the first half of 2025.

Yu Chengdong also admitted in the live broadcast room that although the Zhijie S7 is a very good product, it did not sell well, its marketing capabilities still have a lot of room for improvement, and the brand has not been established.

In addition to Hongmeng Zhixing, Yu Chengdong also revealed the next generation of a new foldable screen mobile phone product, saying that this product has been developed for 5 years and other manufacturers "can't make it even if they want to."

Google's parent company's largest acquisition in history is exposed, and it may acquire cybersecurity company Wiz for $23 billion

The Wall Street Journal reports that Google's parent company Alphabet is considering a $23 billion acquisition of Wiz, a cloud cybersecurity startup that has partnered with companies such as Amazon and Oracle.

If the acquisition goes through, it would be Alphabet's largest acquisition to date, almost double the amount Google paid for Motorola in 2012 (US$12.5 billion).

According to Wiz's official introduction, the company is headquartered in New York City and provides "independent security tools and scanners" for the enterprise space to protect the company's cloud infrastructure, enabling enterprises to quickly identify and eliminate key risks.

According to The New York Times, Google Cloud chief Thomas Kurian was the main driver of the acquisition, which, if successful, would help solidify Google’s reputation for security on its cloud computing platform, which currently lags behind Microsoft and Amazon in the cloud computing market.

However, the acquisition may also fail. Due to the strict antitrust restrictions imposed by the US government in recent years, the transaction is likely to trigger regulatory scrutiny.

Xiaomi Wang Hua refutes Xiaomi SU8 renderings

Recently, some media released news about "Xiaomi Auto SU8", saying that it will be released on July 16, and it is also accompanied by relevant renderings.

Xiaomi PR General Manager Wang Hua refuted the rumor via Weibo: "There is no SU8, it's fake!"

According to previous reports, Xiaomi’s second model is an SUV, which is expected to be officially released in 2025. Other information is still limited.

Apple's revenue in India increased by about 33%

Apple has recorded annual sales of nearly $8 billion in India, Bloomberg reported, with a person familiar with the matter saying revenue in the Indian market grew about 33% in the 12 months ending March from $6 billion a year ago, adding that the iPhone accounted for more than half of sales.

The Indian market is dominated by Android devices, while the iPhone has a share of around 3.5%, according to Counterpoint Research, and accounted for only around 2% of the $383 billion in sales last fiscal year.

According to reports, Apple has been interested in developing the Indian market in recent years. Last year, Apple CEO Tim Cook visited India and opened the first two Apple Stores in India, selling iPhones, iPads, MacBooks and other devices and accessories.

It is reported that the pricing model of Luobo Kuaipao's driverless online car-hailing service cannot currently cover costs

Recently, the autonomous online ride-hailing service Luobo Kuaipao has sparked heated discussions, and Shangguan News has calculated the cost of Luobo Kuaipao.

According to media calculations, the mainstream model of Wuhan Luobo Kuaipao is the fifth-generation Apollo under Baidu, which costs 480,000 yuan per vehicle. Based on the 8-year mandatory scrapping period for online ride-hailing vehicles, the daily depreciation cost of a single vehicle is about 160 yuan. Combined with the labor costs of safety officers, electricity bills, car washing and other operating expenses, the daily cost of Luobo Kuaipao exceeds 370 yuan.

The current price of a car is 5 yuan per 5 kilometers. Based on the maximum 20 orders per day for online taxi drivers, the daily income of a single car does not exceed 100 yuan. Industry insiders analyzed that the current pricing of driverless taxis can only be "using subsidies to exchange for market share."

China Mobile responds to elderly being overcharged for caller ID every month

Yesterday, a media report said that a China Mobile user found out when checking his mobile phone bill that he and two elderly people in his family have been charged 6 yuan per month for the "caller ID" value-added service. The related topic became a hot search on Weibo.

It is reported that China Mobile publicly stated in 2022 that it has stopped selling "Caller ID" charges across the entire network since April 1, 2016. Next, it will actively communicate with some customers using old packages and gradually cancel the Caller ID fee in 3-5 years.

China Mobile customer service responded that users can check the deduction status based on their monthly phone bills. Generally, there will be SMS notifications of deductions. If you are a user of an old package, you can contact customer service to apply to cancel the caller ID fee.

Huawei's Hongmeng native games will be exhibited at ChinaJoy 2024

Yesterday, Huawei officially announced that Hongmeng native games will be exhibited at ChinaJoy 2024, with the theme of "Extraordinary Experience, New Game". The specific time is July 26-29, and the exhibition area is located at No. 01, Hall N3, Shanghai New International Expo Center.

It is reported that Huawei Game Center will work with more than 40 games to jointly create the Hongmeng native game exhibition area, setting up four main areas: popular native game area, native game trial area, Hongmeng full-scene experience area and Galaxy stage interactive area. Users and players can not only experience the Hongmeng native version of popular games first, but also explore the combination of technology and games in the Hongmeng full-scene experience area.

Agency: The global mobile phone market will grow 6% year-on-year in the second quarter of 2024

Research firm Counterpoint Research released a report saying that global smartphone sales in the second quarter of 2024 increased by 6% year-on-year, the highest year-on-year growth rate in three years, and this was the third consecutive quarter of market growth.

The report shows that the top five brands in the world are the same as in previous quarters, namely: Samsung, Apple, Xiaomi, vivo, and OPPO. Among them, Xiaomi is the fastest growing brand in the second quarter, with a year-on-year growth of 22%; vivo ranks first in China and India, the two largest smartphone markets in the world.

Analysts expect smartphone sales to grow slowly over the next few years, but revenue will grow faster than sales in the future due to the rise of new phone form factors and new features, such as foldable screens and generative artificial intelligence.

Step Star launches the "Starry Sky Project" open platform

AI startup StepStar announced yesterday that the first phase of its open platform "Star Project" has officially started, and will seek to collaborate with startups and outstanding independent developer teams in the field of multimodal large models.

According to the official introduction, partners will be provided with free tokens, product exposure, docking cooperation, technical support, RPM/TPM support and other support, and the other party needs to introduce and promote Step Star to users and provide feedback on the use of the model.

Apple iOS 18 and other systems first public beta released

Early this morning, Apple pushed the first public beta versions of iOS 18, iPadOS 18, macOS 15 Sequoia and watchOS 11. The updated content is consistent with the third developer beta version. It is worth mentioning that visionOS 2 does not provide a public beta version.

The iOS 18 public beta version introduced new features such as automatic dark icons, a new control center, a new photo app, iMessage text effects, iPhone mirroring, etc. New AI features such as Apple Intelligence have not yet been launched in the first public beta version.

Users who want to install it can register on the official public beta website, log in with their Apple account, read and agree to the Beta Software Program Agreement and sign up for updates.

Apple has also re-pushed the iOS 18 Beta 3 test version update to developer users. The latest version number is 22A5307i, and the version pushed last week was 22A5307f. It is not clear what issues have been fixed.

9to5Mac also reported that iOS 18, iPadOS 18, and macOS 15 will update a "Recovery" album feature to help users find and recover photos lost and damaged on their devices due to database problems. This new album and "Recently Deleted" will coexist.

Ideal MEGA and L series push NOA update without pictures

Ideal Auto announced yesterday that it will push OTA 6.0 updates for Ideal MEGA and Ideal L series cars, bringing 59 new features and 52 experience optimizations.

Among them, Ideal Intelligent Driving AD Max will fully push Ideal NOA (automatic navigation assisted driving). According to Ideal officials, NOA does not rely on prior information such as high-precision maps, and can be used on navigable urban roads across the country. After it is turned on, you can automatically switch lanes, overtake and change lanes, bypass obstacles and other driving tasks in the city according to the navigation path.

In addition to NOA without picture, OTA 6.0 also brings new features such as smart driving journey sharing on mobile phone WeChat Moments, city LCC (lane centering assist system) recognition of traffic lights to support autonomous passage at intersections, AEB (automatic emergency braking system) emergency braking and steering traffic assistance, etc.

iReader's new products Ocean 4 series and Smart 5 Pro will be released soon

Yesterday, iReader officially announced that its Ocean 4 series and Smart 5 Pro ink screen new products will be released at 19:00 on the evening of July 22.

Officials announced that the screen resolution of the two series of new products is 300PPI. The Ocean 4 series is positioned as a reader, which will include a long-life version and a Turbo version, with a screen size of 7 inches; the Smart 5 Pro is positioned as an e-reader, which will support stylus and has a screen size of 10.3 inches.

Apple launches new midnight-colored HomePod mini

Apple announced last night that it will launch a new "midnight color" HomePod mini made of 100% recycled fabric. The relevant product information has been posted on the official website store and will go on sale on July 17.

The price of the HomePod mini in the new color remains at 749 yuan, replacing the previous more similar space gray version. It will be available together with white, blue, yellow and orange options, and will be available in 28 countries and regions including the United States, mainland China, and Canada.

The HomePod mini was first released in November 2020 and has yet to receive an updated version.

Vivo launches video applications for smart cars, supporting 7 major platforms in the first batch

Yesterday, vivo announced that its OriginOS built-in function "vivo smart car" will launch video applications. Users do not need to download video applications separately, they can directly cast the video applications in their mobile phones to the car screen, and historical viewing progress and personalized recommendations and other functions can be shared on both ends.

Currently, vivo smart car supports 7 video apps: iQiyi, Tencent Video, Youku Video, Bilibili, Douyin, Kuaishou, and Xigua Video. Tencent Video and Youku Video require Android 14 and above to support the phone, and there are no restrictions on others. Short video apps such as Douyin and Kuaishou support page turning for viewing in the car.

It is worth mentioning that the video function is used in parking scenarios such as resting and waiting for people. You should pay attention to safety during driving and do not use video applications.

iQIYI customer service responds that basic members cannot skip ads

According to media reports, many netizens said that iQiyi basic members cannot skip the 120-second advertisement at the beginning of the video.

In response to this, iQiyi customer service said that iQiyi has different packages and different membership benefits. Users can choose the corresponding membership package according to their needs.

Among them, basic members can enjoy video content exclusively for express version members for free, but they cannot be exempted from advertisements before or during watching video content. The "advertising privileges" provided by iQiyi only refer to the automatic reduction of the length of patch ads before the playback of some videos.

Salia responds to price hike

Recently, some netizens said that the prices of some dishes of Saizeriya have increased, ranging from 2 yuan to 1 yuan.

China Business News called Shanghai Saria Co., Ltd., and the other party said that the prices of some dishes have indeed increased and some dishes have been upgraded.

Recently, other media also called Saria's Guangzhou subsidiary, which said that due to rising raw material costs and suppliers raising prices, they could only make small price adjustments for individual dishes.

Link is a controllable character in the game The Legend of Zelda: Rise of Wisdom

According to the game rating agency ESRB, the character "Link" will also be a playable character in Nintendo's game "The Legend of Zelda: Reborn", which will be released on September 26 this year. According to ESRB, Link will be able to use his iconic sword and bow to fight.

According to previous trailers and introductions, the protagonist of "The Legend of Zelda: Rediscovering Wisdom" is "Princess Zelda", who will "copy" various game items through the magic wand "Staff of Tori" given by the fairy "Tori".

The first documentary on women's script in China, "The Whisperer", is scheduled to be released

The documentary "The Whisperers" released a release date trailer yesterday and is scheduled to be released in mainland China on August 31. It is the first documentary film on women's writing in China and was shortlisted for the 95th Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature.

The documentary is co-directed by Feng Du and Zhao Qing. "Nu Shu" is a language that has been passed down secretly among women in Jiangyong, Hunan for more than a thousand years. The women in the film all started a new life because of their connection with Nu Shu.

The movie "Alien: Revenge" confirmed to be introduced to the mainland

20th Century Fox announced that the science fiction thriller "Alien: Revenge" will soon be released in mainland theaters, and the release date is currently to be determined.

The film is directed by Fede Alvarez and stars Carly Spaeny, Isabelle Merced and Archie Renault. It tells the story of a ghostly space battleship where humans once again become the target of hunting by alien creatures. They search for allies while fleeing in despair.

The film was released in North America on August 16 and was rated R. The mainland version of the poster also has an R-rating to remind minors to watch with caution.

Juno Mak's "Wind, Forest, Fire and Volcano" is expected to be released at the end of the year

In a recent interview, Chen Luochao, the producer of "The Besieged City of Kowloon", revealed that the film "Wind, Forest, Fire and Volcano" directed by Juno Mak will be released soon.

Chen Luochao revealed that "Wind, Forest, Fire and Volcano" has been scheduled to be released in December this year. Although the market is looking forward to it, since the actors in the film all look the same as they did 5 or 6 years ago, he is worried that the result will not be accepted by the audience.

"Wind, Forest, Fire and Volcano" was directed by Juno Mak and started filming in 2017. It starred Takeshi Kaneshiro, Tony Leung Ka Fai, Lau Ching-Wan, Louis Koo, Gao Yuanyuan and others. It tells the story of a sudden explosion that killed a wealthy Hong Kong businessman, leading to the struggle between drug traffickers and anti-drug activists.