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【Technology Circle】

Married women cannot assemble iPhones? Foxconn responds

Foxconn Chairman Liu Yangwei spoke out last Saturday during a visit to Foxconn's factory in Chennai, India, regarding the company's alleged refusal to allow married women to work in iPhone assembly. Liu Yangwei said, "Foxconn's recruitment does not distinguish between genders, and female employees account for a large proportion of our employees." "I want to emphasize that married women have made great contributions to everything we do here." According to reports, Foxconn admitted that there were some omissions in the 2022 recruitment process and said that it had taken measures to address these problems, but at the same time said that it "strongly refuted the allegations of employment discrimination." (Global Network)

On August 19, Honor announced on social media that it will bring its new generation of foldable flagship phone Honor Magic V3, Honor tablet MagicPad 2, Honor notebook MagicBook Art 14 and other products, as well as a number of edge AI innovative technologies to the 2024 Berlin Consumer Electronics Show in Germany on September 5. On September 6, Honor will also deliver an official keynote speech and discuss the future of AIPC and edge AI with leading companies in the industry.

According to iFlytek's official WeChat account, the company has officially launched the Spark Speed ​​Super Anthropomorphic Interaction Technology, which has achieved breakthroughs in four aspects: response and interruption speed, emotional perception and resonance, voice controllable expression, and character role-playing, benchmarking the GPT 4o voice function. This Spark Speed ​​Super Anthropomorphic Interaction uses a unified neural network to directly implement voice-to-voice end-to-end modeling, which shortens the response time while improving the degree of interaction anthropomorphism and fluency. It is reported that this technology will be open to the public on the iFlytek Spark APP at the end of August.

On August 19, Kunlun Wanwei took the lead in launching SkyReels, an AI short drama platform that integrates video and 3D models. The SkyReels platform integrates script generation, character customization, storyboards, plots, dialogues/BGM, and film synthesis, allowing creators to "make dramas with one click" and easily produce high-quality AI videos.

【internet】

NetEase Cloud Music responded that a technical failure occurred during the expansion of its business on the afternoon of August 19, and expressed deep apologies for this. On the afternoon of August 19, many netizens reported that NetEase Cloud Music had a suspected server failure. NetEase Cloud Music responded that it did not delete the library or run away, and the failure has been fixed one after another. As compensation, from 0:00 to 24:00 on August 20, you can search for "Listen to Music" on Cloud Music to receive 7-day membership benefits.

【Automotive Circle】

On August 19, Richard Yu, Chairman of Huawei's Terminal BG and Intelligent Automotive Solutions BU, said on Weibo that all models under Hongmeng Intelligent Driving will be equipped with Huawei Intelligent Driving as standard. In addition, Richard Yu also revealed that the new M7 Pro will also be equipped with the HUAWEI ADS basic version, which will be launched on August 26.

On August 19, the legal department of Zeekr posted on Weibo that it has recently noticed a large number of online violence against Zeekr, and a large number of rumors, insults and fabricated false information have been repeatedly and maliciously spread, which not only misleads the public, but also directly damages the company's image and reputation, and seriously affects the company's normal production and business activities. The company has collected all the evidence and reported to the police for the above rumors and false information, and will use legal means to protect its legitimate rights and interests. I hope everyone will not believe in rumors or spread them, and jointly promote the healthy development of the new energy vehicle industry.

The legal department of Ideal Auto released a statement saying that on the morning of August 19, a fire broke out in the underground parking lot of Xiangxieyuan Community, Huicheng District, Huizhou City, Guangdong Province. After the incident, a large number of rumors involving "Ideal Auto charging and catching fire" appeared on various online platforms. At 18:00, Huizhou Fire Department issued the "Cause of the Fire Accident in the Underground Parking Lot of Xiangxieyuan Community, Huicheng District, Huizhou", which clearly stated that "the cause of the fire was caused by thermal runaway of a new energy vehicle battery, which was sold on October 25, 2018." Ideal Auto's first product, Ideal ONE, was delivered to users at the end of 2019, and the vehicle on fire was not an Ideal Auto product.

On August 19, HiPhi released a service announcement stating that from now until the completion of pre-reorganization and reorganization, Shanghai Yueda Intelligent Driving Automotive Service Co., Ltd., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Jiangsu Yueda Automobile Group, is authorized to purchase HiPhi auto parts and components and support HiPhi auto after-sales service. Currently, the procurement of after-sales parts has started, and HiPhi's after-sales service centers and related cooperative outlets are gradually resuming the supply of parts.

The First Financial reporter learned from GAC Toyota dealers in Sichuan, Shandong, Guangdong and other places that the stores have lowered their sales targets by about 20%, and at the same time encouraged dealers to pick up more cars through a tiered bonus pool incentive. GAC Toyota frontline sales in the above-mentioned places also confirmed to the reporter that their monthly sales targets have dropped.

Changan Automobile announced that its joint venture Avita Technology plans to purchase 10% of Yinwang's equity held by Huawei for a transaction amount of RMB 11.5 billion. After this transaction, Avita Technology will hold 10% of Yinwang's shares, while Huawei will hold 90% of Yinwang's shares. At the same time, Avita Technology plans to sign a "Shareholder Agreement" with Huawei and Yinwang.

Baoneng New Energy Automobile Group was once again included in the list of abnormal operations

Aiqicha App shows that recently, Baoneng New Energy Automobile Group Co., Ltd. was listed in the abnormal operation list by the Guangzhou Huangpu District Market Supervision and Administration Bureau because it could not be contacted through the registered residence or business premises. It is worth mentioning that the company was included in the abnormal operation list in July 2021 and 2024 for failing to publicize the annual report within the prescribed time limit, and was removed after supplementary reporting and publicizing.

Several sub-brands of the Stellantis Group are rumored to be sold to Chinese automakers. Recently, there are reports that Stellantis's luxury car brands such as Chrysler, Alfa Romeo, and Maserati are interested in selling. The Stellantis Group has not responded positively to this news, and BYD has denied the acquisition of Chrysler.

【Real Estate Industry】

China Evergrande announced on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange that the company's shares will continue to be suspended until further notice.

【Big Consumption】

Cha Baidao announced on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange that according to the results of the quarterly review of the Hang Seng Index series announced by Hang Seng Indexes Company Limited on August 16, 2024, the company has been selected and will be included in the Hang Seng Index series constituent stocks, effective from September 9, 2024.

【Pharmaceutical Circle】

Yunnan plans to set up a traditional Chinese medicine industry development fund to focus on supporting Yunnan Baiyao to play a leading role in the supply chain

The reporter recently learned from relevant departments that Yunnan Province has studied and formulated a three-year action plan for the Chinese medicinal materials industry, compiled a regional planting plan, and relevant departments have taken the lead in setting up a Chinese medicinal materials industry development fund. At the same time, Yunnan will also support Yunnan Baiyao to lead the Chinese medicinal materials industry to become bigger and stronger, and focus on supporting Yunnan Baiyao to play a chain leader role, making it a leading enterprise in Yunnan's Chinese medicinal materials industry and driving the development of other enterprises. (Xinhua Finance)

On the 19th local time, Japan's Kobayashi Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. began accepting applications for compensation for health damages caused by victims of problematic health products containing red yeast rice, including compensation for medical expenses and consolation money. (CCTV News)

【Logistics Industry】

Jitu Express-W issued an announcement on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, stating that its revenue in the first half of 2024 was approximately US$4.862 billion, a year-on-year increase of 20.6%; its adjusted net profit was approximately US$63.25 million, compared with a loss of US$264 million in the same period last year.

Aviation Industry

Air China announced that it will open a new Urumqi-Moscow route on September 5, 2024, with flight number CA713/4, scheduled on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays, operated by Boeing B737. Currently, Air China has opened Beijing Capital-Moscow route and Beijing Capital-Hailar-Chita route.

Editor on duty: Qisan