Tails, good evening, today is January 26th
Blockbuster News
Nvidia has denied abandoning rumors of an acquisition of ARM
NVIDIA's announcement of a $40 billion acquisition of ARM in September 2020 caused a global shock, one of the most high-profile events in the technology sector in recent years, and almost the largest chip merger in history.
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In fact, this huge deal has been opposed by almost the entire industry, as well as scrutiny by various countries, because the acquisition has too much impact on the semiconductor industry. A person who asked not to be named said NVIDIA had told partners that it did not expect the deal to close because the discussions were private.
But this statement was quickly denied by NVIDIA: the company's attitude towards the acquisition of ARM will not change.
Quick look and new product release
Micromax IN Note 2 phone released
India's own mobile phone brand Micromax has launched a new Micromax IN Note 2 mobile phone in the Indian market.
The design of the Micromax IN Note 2 was clearly "inspired" by Samsung's S21 series. The machine features a 6.43-inch FHD+ AMOLED display, a 12 nm Helio G95 processor, a 48 million main camera quad camera and a 5,000 mAh high-capacity battery that supports 30W fast charging.
Thor 911 Star Wars game ben debuted
Thor has now officially released the 911 Star Wars game book.
The gamebook A is an all-metal stamped one-piece design, about 22.7 mm thin, and comes standard with a 12th generation Intel Core i7-12700 H processor, with optional RTX 3050 and RTX 3050 Ti graphics. In terms of price, the RTX 3050 version was launched for 6499 yuan, and the RTX 3050 Ti version was launched for 6799 yuan.
ROG Gun god 6 series opens for appointment
The ROG Gun god 6 series is an update of existing models and has been fully booked at 22:00 on January 25.
Among them, the gun god 6 12900 H + RTX3070 Ti version appointment price of 14999 yuan;
ROG Gun God 6 Plus 12900H + RTX3060 version reservation price 13499 yuan;
ROG Gun God 6 Plus 12900H + RTX 3070 Ti version reservation price 15999 yuan;
ROG Gun God 6 Plus 12900H + RTX 3080 Ti + 32GB RAM (16G +16G) version reservation price of 22499 yuan.
Industry dynamics
2022 The world's most valuable brand is released
Recently, Brand Finance's 2022 Global Brand Value 500 was officially released. Apple topped the title of the world's most valuable brand with a record valuation of more than $355 billion, followed by Amazon and Google, while Huawei on the mainland also entered the top ten.
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U.S. and Chinese brands continue to dominate brand finance's global 500 brands. More than two-thirds of the brand value in the rankings comes from both countries, with the United States accounting for 49% ($3.9 trillion) and China accounting for 19% ($1.6 trillion).
Apple Beats Studio Buds firmware update
Apple released a new 10M359 firmware update for Beats Studio Buds, which went public last June. This firmware update adds several features, including instant pairing, easier access to battery status, and more control over volume.
The cheapest Tesla Model Y is discontinued!
Recently, some netizens exposed the chat content with Tesla sales, and the information showed that the 2021 Tesla Model Y standard endurance after-drive version was discontinued on January 24. Customers who have already booked the car and have not yet delivered the car can choose to change the original price to the 2022 Model Y rear-drive version, or Tesla's original price to refund the deposit.
Blizzard will develop a new survival game
It was announced through a meeting at Blizzard that the company was working on a new survival genre for BOTH PC and console platforms.
Blizzard is currently hiring developers for this new survival game, involving 11 positions, only one of which is a leadership position, which may indicate that the game has been started by Blizzard's internal team.
Spit and talk together
The strange woman threatens Cook and claims to be his wife
Today, a Santa Clara County court in California last Friday issued a temporary restraining order against a Virginia woman, who Apple said had been tracking CEO Tim Cook since at least 2020, tagged him on social media, went to his home and sent him a photo of a loaded pistol.
The court's restraining order included: the woman was prohibited from possessing a firearm, from approaching any Apple employees, including Cook, from entering any Apple properties, and from Entering Cook's residence in Palo Alto.
It is understood that the woman claimed to be Cook's wife, and Cook was the father of her twin children, and even asked Cook for $500 million.
Interestingly, Cook has openly disclosed that he is gay, what do tails think about this?