Today's science and technology morning report quick glance
AMD officially announced that the deal to buy Xilinx will be completed around February 14
Meta is said to be actively expanding its VR/AR team, causing serious internal chaos
Asma called on Europe to form a chip alliance, stressing that there is no risk of excess chips in the short term
Faraday's new future car, the FF81, will be produced in cooperation with Korean companies and is scheduled to be mass-produced in 2024
The U.S. Department of Justice sued Hytera for conspiring with former Motorola Systems employees to steal technology
Tesla CEO Musk was elected to the 2021 Co-election of the National Academy of Engineering
Tesla roof rights protection female car owners said that the new year will continue to protect rights
Large companies
On February 10, AMD announced that it had obtained all the necessary approvals to continue to acquire Xilinx. In addition to the remaining regular closing conditions, all preconditions for the completion of the transaction have been met and the Company expects the transaction to be completed on or around February 14, 2022. (Tencent Technology)
http://view.inews.qq.com/a/TEC2022021000905000
February 10 news, according to the New York Times reported that Meta is pushing to expand the new team of AR and VR. According to current and former Meta employees in interviews, the result of this shift has led to serious chaos within Meta. While some employees are excited about Meta's new direction, others have expressed dissent about the way the company treats employees and question whether the company is ignoring existing issues. Some employees also choose to jump ship to companies such as their rival Apple. (VR Gyro)
http://view.inews.qq.com/a/20220210A05Z3K00
Asma called on Europe to form a chip alliance stressing that there is no risk of chip surplus in the short term
On February 10, asmak, the world's most advanced supplier of chip equipment, warned on Wednesday that if urgent action is not taken to revitalize the semiconductor industry, Europe may fall to the point of having no influence in the global semiconductor field. In a letter to investors, the company's chief executive, Peter Wennink, expects countries to double their capital spending on the chip industry this year. He also said he believes the chip industry will try to avoid a situation of oversupply, with no risk of oversupply in the short term. (Financial Associated Press)
http://view.inews.qq.com/a/20220210A08GOV00
Faraday Future new car FF81 official announcement: cooperation with Korean companies to produce, planned to mass production in 2024
On February 10, Faraday Future announced that it has signed a contract with South Korea-based automaker Myoung Shin Co., Ltd. to start production of the second electric model of the FF ("SOP") FF, the FF81, in 2024. According to reports, compared with the FF91, a luxury electric vehicle of Jizhi Technology that plans to start mass production in the third quarter of 2022, the FF81 will be tailored to meet the needs of more users in the mass market. (IT House)
http://view.inews.qq.com/a/20220210A07BDC00
Tesla patent exposes riot operation: let the owner sit on the battery and drive
February 10 news, according to the overseas well-known electric vehicle media InsideEVs reported, through the tesla is about to mass production of the 4680 battery technology research, according to the newly exposed Tesla battery patent documents and Berlin, Texas two new factories of the real picture, found that the bottom of the model Y equipped with battery packs is hollowed out, the battery pack acts as the body baseplate, and even the seat of the vehicle is directly mounted on the shell of the battery pack, and the chassis of the vehicle is also a battery pack. (Drive House)
http://view.inews.qq.com/a/20220210A029NF00
California sued Tesla over racial discrimination
On February 10, according to Bloomberg, the California Department of Fair Employment and Housing said it had sued Tesla for racial discrimination in the company's California factories. Last year, two female employees sued Tesla, accusing the Fremont factory of having a "hostile work environment" for women. A jury in a court in San Francisco ruled in October that Tesla would have to pay $137 million (about 900 million yuan) for turning a blind eye to racial discrimination suffered by former African-American employees at the company. (Interface News)
http://view.inews.qq.com/a/20220210A04LNK00
The U.S. Department of Justice sued Hytera for conspiring with former Motorola Systems employees to steal technology!
On February 10, according to foreign media reports recently, the U.S. Department of Justice said on Monday local time that it had filed a criminal case against Hytera, a telecommunications company headquartered in Shenzhen, China, accusing it of conspiring with former employees of Motorola to steal the proprietary business data of its digital mobile radio, that is, the "walkie-talkie", and obtaining proprietary trade secret information about digital mobile radio technology. (Chip Intelligence)
http://view.inews.qq.com/a/20220210A02PGS00
Samsung's memory department issued another "retention" bonus, and the employee's income last year was equal to "23 salary"
On February 10, according to employees working in Samsung's electronic memory department in South Korea, he recently received a "service bonus" worth three months' salary from the company in January salary, which brought his total bonus amount to 11 months' salary last year. It is understood that every year Samsung headquarters will issue a profit target to the subsidiary, after the end of the operating year, if the actual profit exceeds the target profit, the excess 20% is distributed as a bonus. (Financial Associated Press)
http://view.inews.qq.com/a/20220210A08XGS00
Financial reports of large companies
Twitter's 2021 revenue of $5.08 billion, up 37% year-over-year
February 10 news, twitter reportedly announced today's financial results for the fourth quarter and full year of 2021 ended December 31: Twitter revenue for the fourth quarter was $1.57 billion, up 22% year-on-year. Net income was $182 million, compared to a net profit of $222 million for the year-ago quarter. Twitter revenue for the full year 2021 was $5.08 billion, up 37% year-over-year; a net loss of $221 million compared to a net loss of $1.14 billion in 2020. (Three Words Finance)
https://view.inews.qq.com/a/20220210A0AOSL00
SMIC: Fourth Quarter 2021 Net Profit Increased by 172.7% Year-on-Year
On February 10, SMIC disclosed the fourth quarter of 2021 performance express report in the evening, achieving total operating income of 10.26 billion yuan, an increase of 53.8% year-on-year, and net profit of 3.415 billion yuan, an increase of 172.7% year-on-year. The announcement said that the significant increase in performance was mainly due to the increase in sales revenue due to the combination of higher wafer sales, higher average selling prices and changes in the product portfolio, as well as higher earnings from investments in associated companies and financial assets. (CBN)
https://view.inews.qq.com/a/20220210A092HU00
Tech moguls
On February 10, the Us Academy of Engineering recently released the list of additional academicians of the National Academy of Engineering in 2021, and a total of 111 academicians and 22 foreign academicians were selected this time. Among them, the energy storage field includes Tesla CEO Musk, LG Energy Solutions Michigan President Gray Denise and so on. In addition, Fang Daining, an academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and Beijing Institute of Technology, was selected as a foreign academician. Up to now, the total number of academicians of the American Academy of Engineering has reached 2388, and the number of international academicians has reached 310. (Financial Associated Press) http://view.inews.qq.com/a/20220210A02T0O00
Other important news
Ministry of Industry and Information Technology: Data processors in the field of industry and informatization should implement hierarchical protection for all kinds of data
According to the public opinions received in the previous "Measures for the Administration of Data Security in the Field of Industry and Informatization (Trial)" (Draft for Solicitation of Comments), the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology has revised and improved it, and is now again facing the public for comments. It is mentioned that data processors in the field of industry and informatization should bear the main responsibility for data processing activities, implement hierarchical protection for all kinds of data, and ensure that data continues to be in a state of effective protection and legal use. (Shanghai Securities News)
http://view.inews.qq.com/a/20220210A03O6500
On the first anniversary of Tesla's roof rights protection, female car owners spoke out: the new year will continue to protect their rights
On February 10, the female owner of Tesla's roof rights protection voiced on Weibo on the same day, saying that the roof rights protection has been one year old, and in the new year, she will continue to defend her rights. It is understood that on April 19 last year, at the scene of the 2021 Shanghai Auto Show, a female car owner appeared at the Tesla booth, stood on the roof of the car to defend her rights, and the T-shirt was written with the words "brake failure", and shouted Tesla brake failure, and then was forcibly dragged away from the scene by security guards. (IT House)
http://view.inews.qq.com/a/20220210A08O9N00
Today's topic: Tesla CEO Musk was elected to the 2021 Co-election of the National Academy of Engineering
On February 10, the Us Academy of Engineering recently released the list of additional academicians of the National Academy of Engineering in 2021, and a total of 111 academicians and 22 foreign academicians were selected this time. Among them, the energy storage field includes Tesla CEO Musk, LG Energy Solutions Michigan President Gray Denise and so on. In addition, Fang Daining, an academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and Beijing Institute of Technology, was selected as a foreign academician. Up to now, the total number of academicians of the American Academy of Engineering has reached 2388, and the number of international academicians has reached 310. What do you think of Musk's inclusion in the Fellowship? Do you think he deserves it? Welcome to participate in the discussion, we will select 5 netizens to reward 10Q coins.