Huawei will sell large batteries in Japan in March; Meta's Oculus has been investigated for antitrust

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Huawei will sell large batteries in Japan in March

Huawei plans to start selling large batteries for renewable energy storage in Japan in March. Huawei will buy small battery packs from manufacturers, including CATL, and then combine these batteries into container-sized units capable of storing up to 2,000 kilowatt-hours of electricity.

Meta's virtual reality company Oculus has been investigated for antitrust

Recently, according to people familiar with the matter, the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and several states investigated the competitive behavior of Oculus, a virtual reality headset under Meta.

Antitrust investigations into Oculus are known to have begun last year, when the FTC and other relevant agencies in New York, Tennessee and North Carolina began reaching out to developers who were concerned about Oculus-related antitrust issues.

Developers have complained that Meta uses its market clout to block companies that offer competitive games and services on the Oculus app store. They accuse Meta of plagiarizing the most promising ideas and making it harder for some apps to function properly on the platform.

Tesla is pressuring India to lower tariffs

Tesla was approved to launch seven electric vehicles (EVs) in India last year. However, the U.S. electric car maker wants its cars to be lowered first by the Indian side before they are launched in the Indian market. In response to a tweeter's question about the matter, Tesla CEO Elon Musk revealed that he was working with the Indian government to tackle "a lot of challenges" in order to sell Tesla vehicles to the South Asian country.

Since 2019, Tesla has been seeking to cut import tariffs from the Indian government, which has tariffs on high-end electric vehicles as high as 110%.

Walmart is preparing to enter the metaverse

News on January 17 that Walmart seems to be trying to enter the metacosm and plans to create its own cryptocurrency and NFT. Walmart filed several new trademarks late last month, indicating its intention to manufacture and sell virtual goods, including electronics, home décor, toys, sporting goods and personal care products. In a separate filing, the company said it would offer virtual currencies as well as NFTs to users.

Netflix raised monthly fees in the U.S. and Canada

Recently, streaming giant Netflix raised the monthly price of its streaming services in the United States and Canada.

According to Netflix, the monthly fee for the entry-level basic package rose by $1 to $9.99, the standard package from $13.99 to $15.49, and the premium package from $17.99 to $19.99.

Netflix has been raising prices for the past few years as part of the company's long-term strategy. Netflix previously made price adjustments in the United States in 2019 and 2020. But Netflix is also facing unprecedented competition, especially from new streaming platforms such as Disney+, HBO Max, Amazon Prime Video and Apple TV+.

Apple's 2022 iPad Air is coming soon

According to Macrumors, some of the configuration specifications of Apple's upcoming 2022 iPad Air have flowed out. According to the news, the functional configuration of Apple's fifth-generation iPad Air is similar to that of the sixth-generation iPad mini, equipped with an A15 bionic chip, equipped with a 12-megapixel front-facing wide-angle camera, supporting 5G, and Quad-LED True Tone flash. In terms of appearance, the overall design of the new iPad Air will be the same as the current model.

Alphabet will spin off new quantum company Sandbox

It is reported that sandbox, the quantum technology team, will spin off Google's parent company Alphabet to become an independent quantum technology company.

The Sandbox team was founded by Google co-founder Sergey Brin and led by Jack Hidary for more than four years. In early 2020, Wired first reported that Alphabet had a second quantum team, which was not named at the time. It wasn't until 2021 that foreign media reported more about the Sandbox team.

Hidary once said in an interview that Sandbox is focused on "enterprise solutions at the intersection of quantum physics and artificial intelligence," for example, using quantum technology to improve the accuracy of health sensors.

Jinjiang Literature City responded by not attributing the author

According to interface news reports, on the evening of January 16, Jinjiang Literature City issued a statement saying that for the "beginning group chat" activity launched by the official Weibo account of @TV series, some netizens provided news that the relevant picture materials involved in the activity were not signed by the author and had caused a small number of people to maliciously spread rumors.

It has been confirmed that this activity is not a formal publicity material, but only a picture of the activity material, and is not within the scope of the publicity constraint agreed in the contract. For some Weibo content and Weibo users who maliciously spread rumors and spread false information, the legal department has notarized them, comments and forwarding behaviors, and when necessary, will use legal means to safeguard the reputation and legitimate rights and interests of the website, authors and partners.