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It’s “Tech Last Night and This Morning” time, hello everyone, it’s Sunday, August 11, 2024, today’s important technology news are:

1. Is the price war on hold? NIO, Li Auto and many other automakers are reported to have reduced their discounts

According to The Paper, a salesperson at a NIO 4S store in Shanghai told reporters that starting from August 11, the cancellation of car purchase subsidies will cause the price difference of discounted models to be at least 10,000 yuan. In addition, brands such as Ideal Auto and FAW-Volkswagen have also reported that they will "reduce the discount range." >> View details

2. CATL's first new energy lifestyle plaza opened in Chengdu: 41 automakers settled in the first batch, claiming to be the "world's most comprehensive" brand pavilion

It was learned from CATL that the new energy life plaza jointly built by CATL and automakers opened in Chengdu on the morning of August 10. According to official introduction, the plaza has 41 brands and more than 70 popular new energy models in the first batch, creating the "world's most complete" new energy vehicle brand pavilion. It is expected that by the end of 2024, there will be more than 100 models settled in. >> View details

3. Guangzhou courier's "violent sorting" surveillance video sparked heated discussion, JD Logistics responded that it had punished the personnel involved

Violent express delivery sorting is a problem that has been repeatedly banned. A netizen recently released a surveillance video showing that a sorter in a logistics sorting center in Baiyun District, Guangzhou City, Guangdong Province, threw the parcels on the platform onto the conveyor belt. Due to excessive force, some small express parcels fell directly to the ground. The topic triggered by the video is currently ranked third in real-time popularity on Weibo, with 2.341 million views. >> View details

4. The development team of Android third-party desktop Nova Launcher disbanded, leaving only the founder Kevin Barry

Nova Launcher's official X (Twitter) account announced in the early morning of August 9 that its development team had undergone large-scale layoffs, and eventually a team of dozens of people was reduced to only one full-time developer - Kevin Barry, the founder and original developer of the launcher. >> View details

5. A couple lost contact in the Qinghai No Man's Land for 12 hours and was rescued through a mobile satellite phone

According to the Qinghai Fire Department, at 19:05 on August 7, the Golmud Fire Rescue Brigade received a call that a couple was trapped in a sand pit in an off-road vehicle near Xiaokusai Lake in Golmud City and requested fire rescue. When their family members assisted in calling the police, they were already out of contact, 12 hours after the incident.

At 8:00 on August 8, the fire department received a satellite phone call from the trapped person (the specific model is unknown) and obtained the precise coordinates of the trapped location. Under the guidance of the public security and local guides, after nearly two hours of off-road driving, the trapped people and vehicles were found at an altitude of 4,570 meters on the east side of Xiaokusai Lake. >> View details

6. Huawei's AI elimination function currently only supports new models such as the Pura 70 series, and does not support Mate 60 and other models.

Huawei's terminal customer service responded: "The AI ​​elimination function is currently only supported by HUAWEI Pura 70 series/HUAWEI nova 12 Ultra Star Edition/nova Flip mobile phones. For subsequent support of other models, please pay attention to Huawei's official news." >> View details

7. BYD's first pickup truck SHARK starts domestic pre-launch: "Let pickup trucks say goodbye to oil guzzlers"

Blogger "向北不断电" who has a close relationship with BYD recently posted two domestic preview photos of BYD's first pickup truck SHARK, indicating that this car will be launched in the domestic market. Prior to this, BYD SHARK had already been launched in Mexico in May. >> View details

8. After 8 years of mediocre performance, Microsoft's "Paint 3D" application will be discontinued and removed from the shelves on November 4

X (Twitter) blogger @phantomofearth posted at noon on August 10 that a banner appeared in the "Paint 3D" application built into the Windows operating system, "Starting November 4, 'Paint 3D' will no longer receive version updates and will not be available in the Microsoft Store."

Foreign media Neowin reported that in fact, the original design purpose of "Paint 3D" was to completely replace the old version of "Paint" application on Windows 10. >> View details

9. SAIC Volkswagen Passat family sold 20,533 units in July, becoming the top seller of mid-to-high-end sedans

SAIC Volkswagen's official WeChat account announced on the morning of August 10 that the Passat family sold 20,533 units in July, becoming the sales champion of mid-to-high-end sedans. From January to July this year, the Passat family achieved a total cumulative sales of 126,486 units. >> View details

10. Huawei's Yu Chengdong congratulated the launch of the Xiangjie S9, with 4,800 orders in 72 hours: exceeding expectations and far exceeding the monthly sales of BBA pure electric models

Hongmeng Zhixing announced on the evening of August 9 that the luxury sedan Xiangjie S9 received over 4,800 orders within 72 hours of its launch. Subsequently, Huawei's Executive Director, Chairman of the Terminal BG, and Chairman of the Intelligent Automotive Solutions BU, Richard Yu, expressed his congratulations on WeChat Moments. >> View details

11. Nintendo Switch 2 handheld game console is reported to be equipped with a 60W charger, which is 54% more powerful than the previous generation

Netizen Lic posted on the Famiboards forum, showing the shipping list of the Nintendo Switch 2, which shows that the game console comes with a standard 60W charger and some cooling-related accessories. >> View details

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