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It's "Tech Last Night and This Morning" time, hello everyone, it's Friday, August 16, 2024, today's important technology news are:

1. Spy photos of a mysterious large luxury sedan are exposed: it is expected to be Hongmeng Zhixing Zunjie, supporting rear-wheel steering

Starting from the evening of August 14, many car bloggers posted a group of road test spy photos of a mysterious large sedan. The car is covered with camouflage, but it is difficult to hide its huge size. The length of the body is expected to be comparable to that of the Maybach S-Class and other models.

The above bloggers all said that the new car is expected to be a product of the "fourth world" of Hongmeng Intelligent Driving jointly created by Huawei and JAC - Zunjie. The spy photos exposed this time show that the new car will also support rear-wheel steering. >> View details

2. Tencent admitted for the first time that it is negotiating with Apple on the revenue of WeChat games on iOS

Tencent Chief Strategy Officer James Mitchell admitted for the first time in a financial report conference call that Tencent is negotiating with Apple about the revenue of WeChat Mini Games and exploring ways to provide in-app transactions through Apple's iOS payment system. >> View details

3. Huawei responds to the price reduction of the Mate 60 series of mobile phones: If users purchase the phone before the event, they can apply for price guarantee

Huawei Terminal announced on August 15 that the prices of the Mate 60 series mobile phones were adjusted across all platforms, with a direct reduction of 500 yuan for the Mate 60 and a direct reduction of 800 yuan for the Mate 60 Pro; and the nova12 Vitality Edition was also reduced by 300 yuan.

According to Southern Finance, Huawei staff said that the Mate 60 series does have this price reduction activity. If customers purchased related products before the price reduction activity, they can apply for "price guarantee" within the validity period and get the price difference refunded. >> View details

4. "iPhone 5s is really a CCD replacement" sparked heated discussion: 8MP lens + "faded" filter can take retro photos

CCD is the abbreviation of charge coupled device. Its overall power consumption and cost are higher than CMOS, so it is gradually being eliminated by the mainstream consumer camera market.

In recent years, the pursuit of a "retro feel" in photography has become a trend, causing the prices of some second-hand cameras to soar, especially CCD cameras have become a "hot item".

As CCD cameras are hard to come by, a blogger discovered that old mobile phones can also produce similar retro effects. >> View details

5. Saudi man connects 444 game consoles to one TV, wins Guinness World Record

According to an official Guinness World Records video on August 13, a man set a new Guinness World Record by connecting 444 game consoles to a TV.

The record was held by video game collector Ibrahim Al-Nasser from Saudi Arabia, who owns 444 consoles, which Al-Nasser said are "completely different from each other." >> View details

6. Zhiji's automatic parking car hit a metal plate, and the staff asked the owner to use his own insurance to repair it

According to Sina Technology, a Zhiji Auto owner reported on the Black Cat complaint platform that his vehicle hit a metal plate during automatic parking. Zhiji Auto staff determined that it was indeed the automatic parking that caused the collision, but the user was required to purchase insurance to repair it. In response, the owner thought this was unreasonable, "This is an accident caused by automatic parking. I can make concessions and purchase insurance, but the premium increase caused by this accident needs to be compensated by Zhiji." >> View details

7. Cadillac official Weibo and Zeekr executives "fighting each other from a distance"? Both sides called for "immediate replacement" and "Detroit's glory is gone"

After the recent release of the 2025 Zeekr 001, the fact that the interval between the two "iterations" was less than half a year caused dissatisfaction among old car owners, and they flooded the live broadcast room with messages asking Zeekr to return their money.

On the evening of August 14, Cadillac's official Weibo account released a poster that read, "'Immediate' replacement, no need to worry about sharpening your sword for a year, giving you the confidence to maintain the value of your car at 20% off for three years." In addition to the homophones of "即時" and "泽氪", the English below is only one letter different from the English name of Zeekr (IT Home Note: Zeekr's English name is "ZEEKR"). >> View details

8. Apple App Store WeChat recharge will give out RMB 100 coupons for RMB 1,000 or more, valid until August 18

Tencent recharge will issue limited coupons worth 100 yuan for purchases over 1,000 yuan on August 15, valid until 23:59 on August 18, only available to iOS users. >> View details

9. Tencent Holdings' revenue in the second quarter of fiscal year 2024 was 161.12 billion yuan, an increase of 8% year-on-year. WeChat and WeChat's monthly active users were 1.37 billion, an increase of 3% year-on-year.

Tencent Holdings released its second quarter financial report for 2024 ending June 30 on August 15: revenue was 161.1 billion yuan, an increase of 8% year-on-year. Profit attributable to equity holders was 47.6 billion yuan, an increase of 82% year-on-year. >> View details

10. Alibaba's revenue in the first quarter of fiscal year 2025 was 243.24 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 4%, and the number of 88VIP members exceeded 42 million

On August 15, Alibaba released its first quarter financial report for the 2025 fiscal year ending June 30: revenue was 243.236 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 4%. Net profit was 24.022 billion yuan, a year-on-year decrease of 27%; non-GAAP net profit was 40.691 billion yuan, a year-on-year decrease of 9%. >> View details

11. NVIDIA releases Black Myth: Wukong trailer, focusing on ray tracing and DLSS 3 technology

NVIDIA released a trailer for Black Myth: Wukong on the evening of August 15, showing its visual effects using ray tracing and DLSS 3 technology. The length of the video is about 1 minute. >> View details

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