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It’s “Tech Last Night and This Morning” time, hello everyone, it’s Friday, August 2, 2024, today’s important technology news are:

1. 67 apps including WeChat, Taobao, and Xiaohongshu have launched a pilot program for "online ID cards", and real-name authentication does not require manual filling of ID numbers

Recently, some netizens have noticed that the application "National Network Identity Authentication App (Pilot Version)" for applying for and using "Internet numbers" and "Internet certificates" has been launched on multiple app stores.

IT Home tested that to apply for an online certificate, you need a mobile phone with NFC function (iOS or Android), perform NFC identification and face recognition of the certificate, then associate the mobile phone number and set an 8-digit password to successfully apply. >> View details

2. The server crashed on the first day of launch. The Chinese server of World of Warcraft was shut down for maintenance for 3 hours at 5:00 am on August 2.

The official Weibo account of the Chinese version of World of Warcraft announced at noon on August 1 that in order to ensure the stable operation of the server, the official server of World of Warcraft will be maintained from 05:00 on August 2. The downtime for maintenance is expected to be about 3 hours. >> View details

3. Xiaomi SU7 cars delivered more than 10,000 units in July, and it is expected to complete the annual target ahead of schedule in November

Xiaomi Motors' official Weibo account announced on the morning of August 1 that the Xiaomi SU7 delivery volume will exceed 10,000 units in July 2024, and the delivery volume will continue to exceed 10,000 in August. It is expected that the annual delivery target of 100,000 units will be achieved ahead of schedule in November. >> View details

4. Lynk & Co's first mobile phone will be released in September, jointly developed with Meizu

At the Lynk & Co communication meeting on August 1, Chen Xiaofei, deputy general manager of Lynk & Co Automobile Sales Company, revealed that Lynk & Co will work with Meizu to customize a Lynk & Co mobile phone, which will be unveiled at a press conference in September this year. After Meizu joined Geely, it helped the group expand a lot in terms of car-machine interconnection. >> View details

5. Huawei's first MPV spy photos exposed: selling points are audio and video, air suspension, and the slogan is "Say Bye Bye to traditional MPVs"

Spy photos circulated on August 1st showed that a disguised MPV model appeared outside Huawei Research Institute, which is expected to be Huawei's first MPV model. From the picture, we can see that the car has slogans such as "Say Bye Bye to Traditional MPV", "MPV has air suspension", "Immersive Sound", and "Open the Cinema" written on the body of the car, which is expected to be the selling point of the car. >> View details

6. Toyota China responds to Japan's "violations": There are no safety and quality issues with models sold in the Chinese market

NHK reported that the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism of Japan has decided to issue a correction order in accordance with the Road Transport Vehicle Law in the near future, requiring automobile manufacturers and others to thoroughly reform the problem of illegally obtaining "model certification" necessary for mass production of automobiles and other vehicles, and claimed that new violations by Toyota Motor Corporation were discovered. Toyota China issued a statement on August 1 to respond to this matter, expressing sincere apologies for the possible concerns that some models of the same name may have caused to Chinese customers. >> View details

7. Apple iPhone 16 Pro mockup exposed: 3 colors displayed, with a photo button on the side

Forbes published a blog post on July 31, obtaining new photos of Apple's iPhone 16 Pro mockup from source Sonny Dickson.

The source showed a total of 3 iPhone 16Pro colors, which are basically similar to the iPhone 15 Pro, including original titanium, white titanium and black titanium, but no blue titanium. >> View details

8. Great Wall Broadband accused of collecting money and running away? 1,000 households were left without internet access

According to Sina Technology, Great Wall Broadband and its former partner Changkuan Internet have made thousands of residents in a certain community extremely hateful. In the past, the two companies collected millions of dollars from residents on the pretext of providing broadband. Now, the Internet at home is down, Changkuan Internet has run away, and the salesmen have collectively lost contact... >> View details

9. Huawei's "Gold Medal Customer Service" Bruce Lee reveals Beidou satellite image messages: compressed to 400 Chinese characters and sent

Huawei Terminal BG CTO Li Xiaolong published an article on August 1st to reveal the principle of Beidou satellite image message function: the image is compressed through the compression algorithm, and the received photo is saved in JPEG format, and the file size becomes 62.88KB. >> View details

10. Canon Suzhou responds to layoff compensation N+12/2N+12: Fake news, the company is not laying off employees but re-employing them

The operator of Suzhou Canon's official website responded to "Phoenix Technology" that the news of compensation of N+12 or 2N+12 is false, and the company "is not laying off employees, but re-employing them", that is, "you can choose for yourself, and there will be compensation if you meet the standards", but the standards are "unclear". >> View details

11. BYD sold 342,383 new vehicles in July, a year-on-year increase of 30.5%, and plug-in hybrid sales increased by 66.87%

BYD released its July production and sales report on August 1, with total sales reaching 342,383 units, compared with 262,161 units in the same period last year, a year-on-year increase of 30.6%. >>View details

• Hyundai Motor: Global sales in July were 332,000 units, down 1.4% year-on-year >> View details

• Geely Auto: Sales in July were 150,782 units, up 13% year-on-year >> View details

• Great Wall Motors: July sales of 91,285 units, down 16.32% year-on-year >> View details

• SAIC Motor: New energy vehicle sales in July exceeded 71,000 units, down about 22% year-on-year >> View details

• FAW Toyota: 70,165 vehicles delivered in July, down 4.6% month-on-month >> View details

• Ideal Auto: Delivered 51,000 vehicles in July, a year-on-year increase of 49%, a record high >> View details

• Seres: Total vehicle sales in July reached 46,788 units, up 288.64% year-on-year; New Energy Vehicle sales in July reached 42,176 units, up 508.25% year-on-year>>View details

• Hongmeng Intelligent Driving: 44,090 new cars were delivered in July, a decrease of 4.44% from the previous month. A total of 238,287 cars were delivered this year. >> View details

• GAC Aion: Global sales in July were 35,238 units, down 21.7% year-on-year >> View details

• Leapmotor: Deliveries in July were 22,093 units, up 54.1% year-on-year >> View details

• Lynk & Co: July sales of 21,272 units, up 24% year-on-year >> View details

• NIO: Delivered 20,498 vehicles in July, up 0.18% year-on-year and down 3.4% month-on-month >> View details

• Zeekr Auto: July sales of 15,655 units, up 30% year-on-year >> View details

• SAIC Volkswagen: ID. family delivered 11,258 vehicles in July, up 6.5% month-on-month >> View details

• Xpeng Motors: Delivered 11,145 new cars in July, up 1.24% year-on-year and 4.47% month-on-month >> View details

• Nezha Automobile: 11,015 vehicles were delivered in July, a year-on-year increase of 9.7%>>View details

• BAIC BluePark: July sales of 10,981 units, up 227% year-on-year >> View details

• Polar Fox Automobile: 8,017 new cars sold in July, a year-on-year increase of 329%>> View details

• SAIC-GM: New energy vehicle retail sales in July reached 7,901 units, up 27% month-on-month >> View details

• Zhiji Auto: Delivered 6,017 vehicles in July, up 249% year-on-year>>View details

• Lantu Auto: Delivered 6,015 vehicles in July, up 76% year-on-year>>View details

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