2024-08-17
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WHO sounds highest alert level for monkeypox outbreak
WeChat and Ant are reported to be developing AI app stores, and many large companies are accelerating their layout
Wang Ziru's internal OA of Gree revealed that he had resigned
It is reported that Xiaohongshu has adjusted job levels and simplified management levels
Agency: Huawei beat Apple to take first place in China's tablet market share in the second quarter of this year
Shanghai Telecom responds to elderly man's overseas travel phone bill of 16,000 yuan
Volkswagen to integrate pure electric vehicle R&D and build the world's second largest R&D center in Anhui
Mita received a notice of infringement from CNKI and will no longer include its literature titles and abstracts
Wei Jianjun, founder of Great Wall Motors, announced his return to the press conference after 6 years
Agency: Apple Watch accounts for nearly half of the global smartwatch market share in the second quarter of this year
Uber CEO: Tesla's self-driving taxi program may have problems
Green-licensed Tesla Cybertruck appears in Tianjin
Google AI search summarization feature expands to six new countries
HMD Global Licensee of Nokia Mobile Phones to Launch in China
It is reported that Apple's M4 MacBook Pro display panel has been shipped and is expected to be released in the fourth quarter of this year
Halide Camera Launches "Zero Processing" Feature
News worth watching on the weekend: WHO issues highest alert for monkeypox outbreak
World Health Organization Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus announced on the 14th local time that the monkeypox outbreak constitutes a "public health emergency of international concern."
This is the second time in two years that the WHO has sounded the highest level epidemic alert for monkeypox.
Data shows that more than 15,600 cases of monkeypox have been reported around the world this year, exceeding the total number of cases last year, including 537 deaths.
To prevent the spread of monkeypox, the General Administration of Customs issued an announcement that people from countries (regions) where monkeypox has occurred should actively report for testing if they have been in contact with related cases or have similar symptoms.
WeChat and Ant are reported to be developing AI app stores, and many large companies are accelerating their layout
Tech Planet has exclusively learned that WeChat’s cloud development team is developing an application platform called “Cloud Development AI Agent”.
It is said that this is a multi-platform AI agent development framework that provides an exclusive agent platform for enterprises and mini-programs. Through this platform, users can achieve "0 code development" of personalized smart assistant products.
Tech Planet also discovered that Ant Group is also developing a similar AI application building tool called "Cheese Cake", which can also build AI applications without code and supports the creation of multiple product forms such as Alipay mini-programs.
ByteDance and Tencent are both working on the layout of AI app stores. ByteDance's "Button" (overseas version: Coze) is highly competitive and supports distribution to ByteDance's Feishu, Nuggets, Douyin and other products, and also allows distribution to WeChat customer service, service accounts and WeChat subscription accounts.
Tencent's platform "Yuanqi" focuses on relying on its own huge social ecosystem. By deeply integrating Yuanqi with social platforms such as QQ and WeChat, it uses the user base and social relationship chains to promote applications.
Tech Planet analyzed that if the AI application stores of major manufacturers follow the model of Apple's App Store and rely on the revenue sharing of intelligent applications in the store, they are expected to create new growth points.
Wang Ziru's internal OA of Gree revealed that he had resigned
Leifeng.com has exclusively learned that Wang Ziru, the founder of Zealer and current head of Gree Electric's digital channel reform project, is shown as "resigned" in a screenshot of the company's OA system.
According to feedback from Gree’s internal employees, Wang Ziru’s internal email address could still be searched yesterday morning, but it is no longer available when trying to send an email to Wang Ziru.
Another possibility is that the employee is transferred to another department and the OA temporarily shows resignation.
According to media reports, five days ago, Wang Ziru attended a meeting as "Gree Electric Appliances headquarters leader and channel reform project leader."
Dong Mingzhu, chairman of Gree Electric Appliances, once praised Wang Ziru as "completely not on the same level as other internet celebrities in the company", saying that she had been tempered by the market and had been in the industry for so many years, and her understanding of life was not on the same level as other internet celebrities in the company.
This week, Wang Ziru was restricted from high consumption by the court. In February this year, Wang Ziru was forced to pay 33.83 million yuan.
Gree Electric Appliances has not responded yet.
It is reported that Xiaohongshu has adjusted job levels and simplified management levels
Phoenix.com exclusively reported that Xiaohongshu issued a letter to all employees yesterday announcing the adjustment of organizational ranks, including:
Xiaohongshu explained in a letter to all employees that it has seen an increase in entropy caused by growth from organizational research. For example, the organizational hierarchy tends to become deeper, information is lost layer by layer during the transmission process, decision-making efficiency slows down and is not agile enough; the job grade system is more likely to lead to "seniority-based promotion" rather than faster discovery of front-line talents.
It is reported that Xiaohongshu's R level can be compared with Alibaba's P sequence, and is an important reference coordinate for Xiaohongshu's job hierarchy.
It is reported that after the adjustment of the job grade system, salaries will be more directly linked to job difficulty, bonuses will be linked to work results, and incentives and job grade promotions will be untied.
Previously, there were reports that Xiaohongshu admitted in its 11th anniversary letter that there were "big company problems" within the company and that it needed to "start over."
Agency: Huawei beat Apple to take first place in China's tablet market share in the second quarter of this year
On August 16, market research firm IDC released the quarterly tracking report on China's tablet computer market in the second quarter of 2024.
The report shows that in the second quarter of 2024, China's tablet computer market shipments will be 7.2 million units, a year-on-year increase of 7.0%, of which the consumer market will increase by 8.0% year-on-year, and the commercial market will decrease by 3.1% year-on-year. The top three brands in terms of market share are:
The report also mentioned that the Chinese tablet computer market continued the trend of upgrading to larger screens, and continued to advance from the traditional 10-11 inches to 11-12 inches.
Shanghai Telecom responds to elderly man's overseas travel phone bill of 16,000 yuan
Mr. Wang, a Shanghai resident, recently complained to the media that his 68-year-old father traveled to Nepal for 8 days at the end of last year and had a mobile phone bill of 16,000 yuan. During the 8 months he was seeking a solution, he incurred late payment fees and eventually owed nearly 26,000 yuan.
A Shanghai Telecom staff member responded that users who use data abroad need to activate international roaming, and different countries have different charging standards. Generally, the fees will be incurred according to local regulations and usage, and there is no cap on the fees.
The data traffic fee in Nepal is 10.24 yuan/MB, which means that 1G of data traffic costs 10,485.76 yuan.
The two parties are currently in the process of further negotiation. The solution given by the operator is to offer a 30% discount and waive all late payment fees.
Volkswagen to integrate pure electric vehicle R&D and build the world's second largest R&D center in Anhui
According to 36Kr Auto, Volkswagen has concentrated the research and development of pure electric vehicles in China at Volkswagen (China) Technology Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as VCTC) in Anhui, and may build the world's second largest R&D center.
According to reports, a large number of personnel will be transferred to VCTC in Anhui or transferred to other businesses in this round of adjustments, while the Beijing R&D center will retain some hybrid project development. The three joint ventures established by Volkswagen in China: Volkswagen Anhui, SAIC Volkswagen, and FAW Volkswagen will also undertake the production and sales of new cars developed by VCTC.
An insider said that the role of VCTC is to "move Volkswagen's R&D 7,000 kilometers eastward. VCTC will become the Wolfsburg of the East (Wolfburg is Volkswagen's headquarters)." VCTC, which shoulders this heavy responsibility, currently has about 2,000 employees, and the goal for 2024 is to recruit 3,000 people.
Mita received a notice of infringement from CNKI and will no longer include its literature titles and abstracts
MiTa announced that it had received a 28-page infringement notification letter from China Academic Journal (CD-ROM Edition) Electronics Magazine Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as "CNKI").
In its infringement notification letter, CNKI requested that Mida stop providing document information in its database.
MiTa said that the "Academic" section of MiTa AI search only includes the abstracts and titles of the papers, but not the article content itself. To read the main text, one needs to jump to the website through the source link.
MiTa also stated in the article, "Even if we don't understand, we respect HowNet's choice." It also announced that from now on, MiTa AI search will no longer include the title and abstract data of HowNet documents, and will instead include the title and abstract data of documents from other authoritative Chinese and English knowledge bases.
Wei Jianjun, founder of Great Wall Motors, announced his return to the press conference after 6 years
Wei Jianjun, founder of Great Wall Motors, announced on Weibo that he will attend the launch conference of the new Blue Mountain on August 21. The slogan is "Speak for your passion", and he may tell his "story with Blue Mountain" at the conference.
It is reported that this appearance marks Wei Jianjun's return to a press conference after six years. The last time was at the "WEY 2nd Anniversary Brand Night" event in 2018.
Great Wall Motors recently announced that the new Wei-branded Blue Mountain will be launched on August 21.
Agency: Apple Watch accounts for nearly half of the global smartwatch market share in the second quarter of this year
Market research firm TechInsights released a report stating that in the second quarter of 2024, Apple Watch global shipments reached 8.9 million units, once again becoming the market share leader and accounting for approximately half of the global smartwatch market.
The report noted that Apple Watch sales have shrunk in all but two quarters over the past two years, and the average selling price of the Apple Watch also fell in the second quarter of this year, likely because consumers' model mix has shifted toward lower-cost options such as the SE.
Apple's total wearables revenue (which adds AirPods, Beats, and Vision Pro) returned to growth (0.6%) this quarter.
Uber CEO: Tesla's self-driving taxi program may have problems
Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi recently talked about Tesla's driverless taxi ride service based on customer fleets in an interview. He believes that Tesla underestimated the complexity of this plan.
Tesla CEO Elon Musk once described a plan in which Tesla owners would drive to work and then have their cars provide autonomous driving services for people while they work.
Khosrowshahi believes that the time when users want to hail a Tesla may be when the traffic is high, and there are peaks and valleys in supply and demand. He also questioned whether ordinary Tesla owners would be willing to let strangers on the Internet use their vehicles.
Khosrowshahi added that it took Uber 15 years and tens of billions of dollars to build a system that works well for both passengers and drivers.
Tesla's self-driving taxis were originally scheduled to be unveiled on August 8 this year, but have now been delayed and may be launched in October.
Green-licensed Tesla Cybertruck appears in Tianjin
Yesterday, many netizens posted pictures and videos of a Tesla Cybertruck car, which was seen in Tianjin Binhai New Area.
According to photos and videos, the green license plate on the rear of the car shows "Tianjin A".
In January this year, Tesla Cybertruck went on tour in eight cities in China. Tesla CEO Musk once said that it would be difficult for the car to be legally on the road in China, but he also said that a "special version" Cybertruck might be prepared for China.
Google AI search summarization feature expands to six new countries
In May, Google launched the AI search summary feature for all US users. This feature will appear at the top of the search results page and provide users with AI-generated answers to their queries.
Google published a blog post saying that the feature is now available in Brazil, India, Indonesia, Japan, Mexico and the United Kingdom, and is available in local languages such as Portuguese and Hindi.
The feature sparked controversy when it was first launched because it displayed factually incorrect answers, such as suggesting that users take stones to improve their health.
Google announced an update to this feature in late May, limiting AI-answered queries and limiting inaccurate sources like Reddit user content.
Google was recently convicted of online search monopoly, which included allegations of this feature. Google believes that this feature is part of the search engine, so it is not allowed for websites to individually prohibit its AI from crawling answers.
HMD Global Licensee of Nokia Mobile Phones to Launch in China
Yesterday, Nokia officially announced that HMD will soon be launched in China. HMD is the authorized dealer for the design, development, production and sales of Nokia mobile phones worldwide.
HMD is the abbreviation of "Human Mobile Devices" and is known as the largest smart device manufacturer in Europe. HMD has previously launched a number of Nokia-branded replica phones and is developing its own HMD-branded phones. When HMD lands in China, it is likely to bring HMD-branded phones, such as the new HMD Skyline.
It is reported that Apple's M4 MacBook Pro display panel has been shipped and is expected to be released in the fourth quarter of this year
According to foreign media 9to5mac, Ross Young, an analyst close to the display supply chain, said that panels for the new MacBook Pro 14-inch and 16-inch models were delivered to Apple in July and August.
At this rate, he believes that the new MacBook Pro equipped with the M4 chip is expected to be released in the fourth quarter of this year, and it is likely that a special event will be held at the end of October, just like last year.
Previously, Bloomberg reporter Mark Gurman also reported that Apple may launch a MacBook Pro equipped with an M4 chip later this year.
Halide Camera Launches "Zero Processing" Feature
iOS camera app Halide has launched a new "zero processing" feature that removes all artificial intelligence, algorithms, and processing technology from photography.
As shown in the accompanying picture, the left side of the picture shows the shooting effect of the "zero processing" lens, and the right side shows the original iPhone camera. Although the "zero processing" picture is not as clear as the original camera, the sky and color range are more natural.
The app Halide Mark II – by Lux Camera is available for free download on the App Store.
"Genshin Impact" version 5.0 preview special program aired
"Genshin Impact" officially announced that version 5.0 "The Path of Glory and Sun" will be launched on August 28, 2024. On August 16, the "Genshin Impact" version 5.0 preview special program was officially broadcast, bringing a preview of the content of the new version.
In the new version, the sixth country of Teyvat, Nata, is officially open. The new limited five-star character "Hualala Wanderer·Marani (Water)", the new limited five-star character "Turning Fire Hunter·Kinichi (Grass)" and the new four-star character "Goldmine Park·Katsina (Rock)" will join the game.
Robbie's new film is scheduled to be released in North America on May 9 next year
The new fantasy romance "Big, Brave, Beautiful Journey," starring actors Margot Robbie and Colin Farrell, has announced a release date and will be released in North America on May 9 next year.
The film is directed by Guo Gongda, and other starring actors include Phoebe Waller-Bridge, Lily Rabe, Judy Turner-Smith, etc. The film is described as "an imaginative story" focusing on two strangers and the incredible journey that connects them.
✨ It’s the weekend! One Fun Thing | Zuckerberg erects a statue for his wife
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg revealed this week that he gave his wife Priscilla Chan a special gift - a 7-foot (about 2.13 meters) sculpture of her by artist Daniel Arsham.
Chan and Zuckerberg met in college and have been married for 12 years.
Zuckerberg joked on Instagram that this brought back "the Roman tradition of making sculptures of your wives."
However, some marriage psychologists believe that this high-profile "show of affection" may be a dangerous signal, and overly luxurious gifts may sometimes be an attempt to manipulate the recipients or elicit a specific reaction from them.
What to watch on the weekend | The Assassin
"The Assassin" was directed by Hou Hsiao-hsien and starred Shu Qi, Chang Chen, Zhou Yun and Tsumabuki Fusako. The film was shortlisted for the main competition unit of the 68th Cannes Film Festival, and Hou Hsiao-hsien won the Best Director award.
The film is adapted from the Tang Dynasty legendary novel "Nie Yinniang" by Pei Xing. It tells the story of the ambitious and violent Jiedushi Tian Ji'an in the middle and late Tang Dynasty. His cousin Nie Yinniang was adopted by a princess and a Taoist nun since childhood. Now she has mastered the swordsmanship, and her goal is to assassinate Tian Ji'an.
Buying a book without reading it | The Spice Road
John Kay, author of The Spice Road, believes that the Spice Road is one of the most amazing anomalies in history: it existed long before anyone understood its scope and form, yet it has always been shrouded in mystery.
Through ancient geographical documents, travel diaries, and navigation logs, the author narrates the development history of the Spice Road, which spans three thousand years and circles the entire earth, providing readers with a comprehensive and in-depth perspective to understand how the spice trade has influenced the development of human history.
Game recommendation | "Wuppo"
"Wuppo" builds a wonderful world full of unique creatures. Players will play the role of a magical creature named "Wum" in the game. After losing his home, he began to travel around the world to find a new place to live.
The game adopts the style of hand-drawn cartoons. Players will discover magical places and encounter unique creatures during the game. Only by using wit and charm can they succeed in the adventure. In addition to single-player, the game also provides two-player mode.
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