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It’s “Tech Last Night and This Morning” time, hello everyone, it’s Monday, July 22, 2024, today’s important technology news are:

1. Is Hongmeng PC version coming? Shenzhen Kaihong CEO Wang Chenglu posted the doctoral admission letter from Harbin Institute of Technology: It will take three years to establish the theoretical system of Hongmeng operating system

Wang Chenglu, CEO of Shenzhen Kaihong Digital Industry Development Co., Ltd., posted on July 21 that he had received an admission letter for a doctoral program at Harbin Institute of Technology, majoring in electronic information. He said that he would study under Professor Xu Xiaofei and looked forward to establishing a systematic and comprehensive theoretical system of the Hongmeng operating system in three years.

Wang Chenglu publicly responded to netizens' questions about Hongmeng PC in August last year, clearly stating that there will be "PC Hongmeng" this year. His public response to Hongmeng PC again indirectly confirms that related products are being gradually promoted. >> View details

2. Netizens run a simplified version of Win11 on an Apple iPhone 15 Pro, and it takes 20 minutes to boot up

Some netizens posted a series of screenshots on social media, claiming that they had successfully run the Windows 11 system on the Apple iPhone 15 Pro.

The netizen said that Windows 11 took 20 minutes to start on the iPhone 15 Pro, making it completely unusable. Moreover, the iPhone lacks optimization for the x86 architecture, which further limits its performance. >> View details

3. After BMW withdrew from the price war, many 4S stores across the country were reported to refuse to deliver cars and temporarily increase the price by 30,000 yuan

According to Blue Whale News, after BMW withdrew from the price war, many 4S stores across the country refused to deliver cars on a large scale. Consumers in Chongqing, Zhengzhou, Shenzhen, Suzhou, Dongguan and other places have revealed this to reporters, mainly focusing on the i3, ix3, and 3 series models. >> View details

4. The driver was looking at his phone while using the assisted driving system, causing an accident and crashing directly into the road construction vehicle in front

IT Home learned from the Douyin account of Jiangxi Traffic Police that an accident occurred in Jiangxi on July 19 due to excessive reliance on assisted driving. The video shows that a car crashed directly into a construction vehicle in front of it on the highway. The vehicle showed no signs of slowing down before the collision. Afterwards, the driver told the traffic police that the vehicle was turned on for assisted driving at the time, and he looked at his phone and relaxed his vigilance, and the vehicle crashed directly into it. >> View details

5. Antique systems save the day: Some US airlines rely on Windows 3.1/95 to avoid blue screen crisis

A recent CrowdStrike bug caused a large number of Windows devices to experience blue screens of death, affecting approximately 8.5 million computers worldwide.

According to Tom's Hardware, someone on social media broke the news that many US airlines were forced to suspend flights due to blue screen problems, but Southwest Airlines was the only one that was operating normally. Some netizens joked that this might be because Southwest Airlines was still using Windows 3.1.

Unexpectedly, this joke actually worked. Subsequent investigations found that Southwest Airlines was indeed still running Windows 3.1 on some of its systems, which helped the company avoid the blue screen crisis. >> View details

6. Xiaomi's Wang Teng: The Redmi K70 Extreme Edition is currently planned to use Huaxing screens in the first three months, and will introduce other suppliers later

On July 20, Wang Teng, Vice General Manager of Xiaomi China Marketing Department and General Manager of Redmi Brand, revealed in an interaction with netizens: "At present, the plan is to use Huaxing screens for the first three months, and then introduce other suppliers. We will ensure that the screen quality is at the same level." >> View details

7. Musk makes another controversial statement: using Microsoft Windows blue screen incident to attack CrowdStrike's "diversity"

On July 19, an unprecedented "digital epidemic" swept the world, and Microsoft's network and cloud computing services suffered a large-scale paralysis. Experts called it "the largest IT failure in history." It was later found that the failure was caused by a problematic kernel driver of CrowdStrike. After Microsoft repaired the Azure server, the service gradually recovered. However, this disaster became a perfect opportunity for billionaire and X platform owner Elon Musk to attack his opponents. He not only took the opportunity to promote the stable operation of the X platform, but also pointed the finger at CrowdStrike's Diversity, Equality and Inclusion (DEI) initiative. >> View details

8. Overseas spy photos of NIO's third sub-brand "Firefly" entry-level hatchback are exposed: it is expected to be unveiled at the end of the year, with a price range of 100,000-200,000 yuan

On July 21, foreign media Motors released spy photos of the "Firefly" hatchback model of NIO's third sub-brand. According to NIO's previously announced plan, Firefly is similar to the BMW Group's "MINI Cooper brand positioning", mainly targeting the Chinese and European markets, and targeting entry-level, young people. The model exposed this time is heavily camouflaged, with the front and rear lights covered with stickers, short front and rear overhangs on the sides, and a spoiler design above the tailgate. The visual effect is more sporty, a bit like the BMW 1 Series style. Foreign media said that the tire size of the test car is 215/50 R18, matched with 18-inch rims. >> View details

That’s all for today. Technology Last Night and This Morning, see you tomorrow.