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【internet】

On the afternoon of July 23, Huawei's recruitment WeChat official account published an article titled "Huawei is recruiting talented young people around the world", saying that Huawei is eager for talented young people who are capable and willing to challenge world-class problems. From the content of the article, Huawei's requirements for "talented young people" are not limited to academic qualifications or schools, but they need to have special achievements in related fields such as mathematics, physics, chemistry, computers, and artificial intelligence, and aspire to become technology leaders, such as heavyweight scientific research results, papers, patents, or awards in top international competitions.

At 7pm on July 23, Lei Jun, founder of Xiaomi Group, live-streamed his annual speech on Douyin. Chen Nian, founder of Vancl, ranked first in the reward list and frequently gave gifts. During the live broadcast, Lei Jun explained the original intention of mentioning former group CFO Zhou Shouzi in the annual speech, saying that those words were used to describe the state of Xiaomi at that time, but he did not expect that they would cause heated discussions and even misunderstandings on the Internet.

According to information disclosed by the Douyin Security Center, the platform recently discovered that a small number of "self-media" have planned false personalities, claiming to be senior executives of famous companies, experts, etc. in their personal profiles and published content, using exaggerated or false identities to gain the trust of users and then divert users to third-party platforms for monetization. The platform will carry out special rectification and take measures including resetting nicknames/personal profiles, removing videos, and canceling profit-making rights for illegal accounts.

Online writers jointly boycott Tomato Novel AI protocol? Tomato Novel responds

Recently, many online writers have posted that the "AI training supplementary agreement" has been added to the Tomato Novel contract, requiring authors to agree to "feed" their works to the platform's AI for content development, which has sparked opposition from many writers. Regarding the hotly debated demands of online writers to cancel AI-related agreements, on July 23, the relevant person in charge of Tomato Novel stated that Tomato Novel has launched a function to cancel the relevant terms for authors who have signed supplementary agreements or signed terms that include AI-assisted writing. Users can initiate the cancellation of relevant terms through the Tomato Writer Assistant app and the Tomato Novel website author workstation. (The Paper)

Pinduoduo: GMV in the first half of the year is about 20 billion US dollars, exceeding the full year of 2023

Pinduoduo Temu's sales in the first half of this year were approximately US$20 billion, exceeding Temu's full-year sales of US$18 billion in 2023. (36Kr)

It is reported that Kim Beom-soo, founder of South Korean IT giant Kakao and chairman of the Management Reform Committee, was arrested by prosecutors on the 23rd on suspicion of manipulating stock prices.

【Technology Circle】

Xiaomi’s two new foldable screen phones are officially on sale

On July 23, Lei Jun, chairman of Xiaomi Group, posted on Weibo, announcing that Xiaomi’s two new folding-screen phones, MIX Fold4 and MIX Flip, are officially on sale.

US Homeland Security Committee asks CrowdStrike to testify on Microsoft outage

Mark Green, chairman of the U.S. House of Representatives Homeland Security Committee, and relevant officials sent a letter to George Kurtz, CEO of the U.S. security technology company "Crowdstrike" on the 22nd, asking "Crowdstrike" to contact the relevant departments of the committee before 17:00 on the 24th and arrange a hearing to hold public testimony on the global outage of Microsoft Windows system equipment last week. (CCTV News)

On July 22, local time, Musk posted on the social platform X to announce that the xAI team, the X team, NVIDIA and supporting companies began training on the "world's most powerful AI training cluster" - the Memphis Super Cluster at 4:20 a.m. local time.

NeuralGCM, an artificial intelligence (AI) model developed by a Google Research team and its collaborators, was published in the authoritative scientific journal Nature on Monday. It is reported that the model even exceeds existing traditional numerical weather forecast models and other machine learning (ML) models in terms of accuracy.

Unisoc and Tencent Gaming Voice GVoice Signed a Strategic Cooperation Agreement

According to the official Weibo account of Unisoc on the 23rd, Unisoc and Tencent's gaming voice GVoice recently signed a strategic cooperation agreement around the full-scenario application of audio AI Codec¹.

【Automotive Circle】

BMW 4S store sales: The new i3 is expected to be launched in September and will be equipped with EVE lithium-ion batteries

Recently, when the reporter visited a BMW 4S store in Beijing, he learned from the sales staff that the new BMW i3 model is expected to be launched in September. The new model has been adjusted in the design of headlights, steering wheels and other details. In addition, the sales staff revealed that the new i3 will be equipped with ternary lithium batteries produced by EVE Energy. (Securities Times)

Recently, in response to the rumors on the Internet that "Guanghui Auto purchased the assets of its major shareholder Guanghui Group at a high premium through a private placement of 37.8 billion yuan, and the purchased assets included 9.8 billion intangible assets, and also generated 18.8 billion in goodwill assets", Guanghui Automotive Service Group Co., Ltd. denied the rumors in a statement on its official website, saying that the total amount of financing in the three rounds was 17.37 billion yuan, not the "37.8 billion yuan in financing" mentioned in the rumors. This calculation method may have misunderstood the asset injection of 22.8 billion yuan, and there was a deviation in understanding.

Tesla Model 3/Y 5-year 0% interest purchase promotion extended to the end of August

Tesla China's official website shows that the deadline for the limited-time 5-year 0% interest promotion for some Model 3 and Model Y models has been extended from July 31 to August 31. It is understood that the promotion only covers the rear-wheel drive version or the long-range all-wheel drive version, excluding the high-performance version.

【Real Estate】

Sunac Real Estate adds 8 new information on persons subject to execution

According to the AiQiCha App, Sunac China Real Estate Group Co., Ltd. recently added 8 new information on persons subject to execution, with the total execution amount exceeding 1.216 billion yuan, involving cases such as financial leasing contract disputes and bill disputes. The persons subject to execution in some cases also include Beijing Sunac Xingye Real Estate Co., Ltd., Jinan Wanda City Construction Co., Ltd., Qingdao Zhongteng Shuangchuang Real Estate Co., Ltd., etc.

【Financial Street】

Qiu Dongrong switched to Meituan as a strategic investor? Insider: Rumor

Recently, there have been rumors that Qiu Dongrong, former deputy general manager of Zhonggeng Fund, will switch to Meituan's strategic investment, which may be his new destination after leaving the company. On July 23, an insider told reporters that this news is a rumor. (The Paper)

AstraZeneca and CICC Capital jointly establish new fund

According to the AiQiCha App, AstraZeneca CICC (Qingdao) Venture Capital Fund Partnership (Limited Partnership) was established recently. The executive partners are CICC Capital Operation Co., Ltd. and AstraZeneca Business Consulting (Wuxi) Co., Ltd., with a registered capital of RMB 1 billion. Its business scope includes equity investment, investment management, asset management and other activities through private equity funds.

【Big Consumption】

On July 23, Coca-Cola Company released its second quarter financial report for 2024. The report showed that the company's second quarter revenue was US$12.363 billion, an increase of 3%, exceeding the market expectation of US$11.75 billion; operating profit was US$2.632 billion, an increase of 10%; earnings per share was US$0.84, an increase of 7%, higher than the market expectation of US$0.81.

The International Cooperation Department of the China Securities Regulatory Commission issued a registration notice on the overseas issuance and listing of Midea Group Co., Ltd. The company plans to issue no more than 650,848,633 overseas listed common shares and list them on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange.

Chow Tai Fook announced on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange that its retail sales fell 20% in the second quarter, same-store sales in mainland China fell 26.4% in the second quarter, and same-store sales in Hong Kong and Macau fell 30.8% in the second quarter.

Yonghui Supermarket to close three stores in Beijing

Yonghui has made drastic adjustments to its store system. Yonghui supermarkets located in Chaoyang Vanke Times, Changping Longqi Plaza, and Shunyi New World Department Store have successively entered a state of discount clearance and closure. Regarding the reason for the closure, a staff member of Yonghui Supermarket said, "The rent has expired, and the previous high rent has caused losses." (Beijing Business Daily)

Kudi Coffee plans to open 8,000 convenience stores in the second half of this year, with a three-year goal of 50,000 stores

At the half-year work meeting that ended recently, Kudi Coffee officially announced the plan to open 8,000 convenience stores in the second half of the year. Kudi Coffee's convenience store strategy was officially launched on May 21 this year. After two months of store operation and testing, the effect was good. On this basis, the company issued a work plan for the second half of this year and proposed the goal of deploying 50,000 convenience stores in the next three years, achieving the strategic vision of "Kudi within 100 meters of the main consumption scene." (The Paper)

The equity acquisition is completed and the shares of Japan Lawson Group will be delisted on the 24th

Reporters learned on the 23rd local time that the shares of Lawson Group, a large Japanese convenience store chain, will be delisted from the market at midnight on the 24th local time. The company's 24-year history of listing is about to end. (CCTV News)

【Pharmaceutical Circle】

On the morning of July 23rd, local time, Japan's Kobayashi Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. held an interim board meeting. Influenced by the incident in which the company's health products containing red yeast rice ingredients caused damage to consumers' health, the company's chairman Kazumasa Kobayashi and president Akihiro Kobayashi resigned.

【Media Industry】

Huayi Brothers announced that it plans to transfer 70% of the equity of its holding subsidiary Dongyang Mira to Alibaba Pictures for RMB 350 million. After the transaction is completed, the company will no longer hold shares in Dongyang Mira.

【Logistics】

Fengchao responded: "It only costs 55 yuan to keep the urn for a year"

It was reported online that it only costs 55 yuan to put an urn in a Fengchao express locker for a year. On July 23, Fengchao’s official Weibo account responded that Fengchao express lockers have clear requirements for prohibited items. The storage of ashes is strictly prohibited. Please read carefully before storage. It is recommended that items related to ashes be stored in a special place, which is more in line with the relevant storage regulations of the Ministry of Civil Affairs.

SF Express established a new company in Ningbo

Aiqicha App shows that recently, Ningbo Shunxiangfengyi Trading Service Co., Ltd. was established, with Chen Xiwen as the legal representative and a registered capital of RMB 10 million. Shareholder information shows that the company is wholly owned by Hangzhou Shunfeng Tongcheng Industrial Co., Ltd.

Editor on duty: Qisan