Science and Technology Morning Post Quick Look
- 1 Douyin and other companies responded to rumors that Debon shares were acquired
- 2 Apple said it had complied with dutch requirements to open up third-party payments
- 3 Toyota Motor Corporation will cease operations at all plants in Japan on March 1
- 4 Meta was revealed to disband the VR/AR operating system team
- 5 Dong Mingzhu served as the chairman of the 12th board of directors of Gree Company
- 6 Ministry of Industry and Information Technology: minimize the impact of missing cores
Large companies
Companies such as Douyin responded to rumors that Debon shares were being acquired
On February 28, according to reports, a few days ago, there were rumors in the market that Debon shares would be acquired, and the rumored acquirers included JD.com, Yunda, Douyin, etc. On the same day, Douyin, Jingdong Group, Debon Shares and other companies responded to this. Among them, Douyin e-commerce responded that there is no plan to acquire Debon Express; Jingdong did not respond; Debon shares said that everything is subject to the announcement. (Whiplash)
Fined 25 million euros, Apple said it had complied with Dutch demands to open up third-party payments
On February 28, According to Phoenix.com Technology, Apple said in a letter to Dutch consumer regulators on Monday that the company has complied with an order to open the App Store to alternative payment providers of Dutch dating apps. Previously, the Dutch Consumer and Market Authority had fined Apple 5 million euros (about $5.7 million) for five consecutive weeks, accumulating fines of 25 million euros, on the grounds that Apple did not comply with its orders and proposed solutions that placed an unfair burden on developers. (36Kr)
Toyota Motor will cease operations at all plants in Japan on March 1
On February 28, according to the CCTV news client, Toyota Motor will stop all factories in Japan on March 1 due to a cyber attack on Toyota Motor Corporation's parts suppliers, resulting in the collapse of the parts supply system. Whether normal operation will be restored after 2 days is uncertain. (World Wide Web)
Meta was exposed to disband the VR/AR operating system team
On February 28, it was reported that Meta had disbanded the working group to develop operating systems for the company's virtual reality and augmented reality devices, and some engineers had been transferred to the AR glasses and Oculus headset teams. Meta's team developing operating systems for virtual reality and augmented reality devices is about 300 people. There have been previous reports that Meta has stopped the project, but Meta has responded that it does not plan to stop developing an operating system for VR/AR devices. (36Kr)
Tech moguls
Gree Electric Appliance: Elected Dong Mingzhu as the chairman of the 12th board of directors of the company
On February 28, Gree Electric Appliance announced that the board of directors elected Dong Mingzhu as the chairman of the 12th board of directors of the company, appointed Dong Mingzhu as the president of the company, hired Deng Xiaobo, Zhuang Pei, Tan Jianming, Shu Lizhi and Fang Xiangjian as vice presidents of the company, hired Deng Xiaobo as the secretary of the board of directors of the company, hired Liao Jianxiong as the company's financial leader, and hired Zhang Zhouhu and Yan Zhangxiang as representatives of the company's securities affairs. (Financial Associated Press)
Ningde era Zeng Yuqun two sessions suggested: domestic lithium resources should be promoted to ensure supply and stable prices
On February 28, during the two sessions this year, Zeng Yuqun, member of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference and chairman of the Ningde Times, will submit four proposals, involving topics such as stable supply and price of lithium resources, new energy storage, battery carbon footprint and road transportation of lithium batteries. Zeng Yuqun proposed in his proposal to promote the supply and price stability of domestic lithium resources that the current supply and demand situation of lithium resources is grim, and the development of the industry is facing challenges. In response to the new energy storage, Zeng Yuqun proposed that a stable and reasonable income space should be formed, a fair competitive market development environment should be built, and the healthy development of various types of energy storage should be promoted. (Financial Associated Press)
Instagram CEO: Apple's iPad has a small number of users and is not worth developing an app
February 28 news, according to foreign media reports, last week Instagram CEO Adam Moseri said on Twitter that the reason why the iPad version has not been launched is actually very simple, that is, the iPad is not popular. Foreign media said that Moseri's answer was contradictory, saying that there was not enough guaranteed iPad user group, and at the same time saying that Instagram received a lot of such requests. In addition, the analysis data shows that Apple's iPad shipments in 2021 may exceed 51 million units, and a considerable proportion of these iPad users certainly have Instagram accounts. (Whiplash)
New technology
Realme Real Me Releases 150W Lightspeed Second Charger Technology
On February 28, realme Zhenmei officially released the 150W light speed second charging technology at the 2022 MWC Mobile World Congress, and announced that the new Zhenmei GT Neo3 will be the first to be equipped with a 150W light speed second charging, which has the ultimate charging speed of "5 minute charging 50%". realme also announced the world's first 100W-200W light-speed second charging architecture - UDCA. It is understood that UDCA is equipped with a temperature control management mechanism with leading algorithms, so that the operating temperature is always kept below 43 ° C. realme is ready to put the UDCA lightspeed seconds charging architecture into the commercial world. (36Kr)
Investment and financing
Liufen Technology completed a B round of financing of 620 million yuan to accelerate the research and development of high-precision positioning technology
According to the news of February 28, according to the China Securities News, as of that day, Liufen Technology completed a 620 million yuan B round of financing. This round of financing is jointly invested by TusPark Yulin, Huacon Fund, DINGhui Baifu, Yuanhe Chongyuan, Yufu Capital, Haihe Hubai, Xinding Capital, CITIC Wealth Management, Yihua Capital, Hongsong Internet of Things and so on. In addition, existing investors Ding and Gundam further additional investments. The funds of this round of financing will be mainly used to increase R&D investment in high-precision positioning technology and promote the large-scale landing of more scenarios. (Overseas Network)
Other important news
The Economic Daily commented: The commission ratio of the mainland takeaway platform is generally controllable
On February 28, the Economic Daily commented "Guiding takeaway platforms and merchants to tide over difficulties" that the service charging standards of platform merchants are not only restricted by the laws of the market economy, but also restricted by many factors such as the competitive pressure of different platforms. Compared with foreign counterparts, the commission ratio of mainland takeaway platforms is generally controllable. For special circumstances such as the COVID-19 pandemic, platform enterprises can actively exert their corporate social responsibility and provide phased discounts to seriously affected merchants. In fact, takeaway can also help catering merchants increase the number of merchant orders without increasing rent, thereby diluting rent and labor costs. (36Kr)
Ministry of Industry and Information Technology: Minimize the impact of missing cores
On February 28, Xin Guobin, vice minister of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, said at the press conference of the State Council New Office that it is necessary to guide vehicle and parts enterprises to optimize the layout of the supply chain, rationally schedule production, help each other, improve the efficiency of resource allocation, and minimize the impact of core shortage. Further support the collaborative innovation of vehicle, parts and chip enterprises, and improve the domestic chip production and supply capacity in a safe and orderly manner. At the same time, there are still shortcomings in our application testing and evaluation system, and we will further increase our efforts in this regard this year. (Securities Times e Company)
Ministry of Transport: The proportion of Beidou system applications in some areas of the industry reached or approached 100% last year
On February 28, the State Council Information Office held a press conference, and Li Xiaopeng, minister of transport, said that in 2021, the road network operation monitoring management and service platform will be initially built. Promote the construction of a global shipping service network based on blockchain, and complete the "smooth travel project" of imported e-commerce cargo ports and shipping. The proportion of Beidou system applications in some areas of the industry reaches or is close to 100%. Launched pilot application pilots for autonomous driving and intelligent shipping. (Whiplash)
Report: 37.5% of drivers in the ride-hailing industry prefer to choose the dry-pack model
February 28 news, recently, the market research and consulting agency Frost & Sullivan released the "National Online Ride-hailing Driver Survival Status Survey Report". According to the report, 37.5% of drivers in the ride-hailing industry prefer to choose a more transparent dry-pack model. The package dry model is a one-time payment for the driver, and the driver no longer shares with the platform in the settlement of a single order, and how much to earn by running. (Three Words Finance)
Today's topic: Gree Electric Appliances: Elect Dong Mingzhu as the chairman of the company's twelfth board of directors
On February 28, Gree Electric Appliance announced that the board of directors elected Dong Mingzhu as the chairman of the 12th board of directors of the company, appointed Dong Mingzhu as the president of the company, hired Deng Xiaobo, Zhuang Pei, Tan Jianming, Shu Lizhi and Fang Xiangjian as vice presidents of the company, hired Deng Xiaobo as the secretary of the board of directors of the company, hired Liao Jianxiong as the company's financial leader, and hired Zhang Zhouhu and Yan Zhangxiang as representatives of the company's securities affairs. How do you see Dong Mingzhu's re-election? Are you optimistic about Dong Mingzhu's next term? Welcome to participate in the discussion, we will select 5 netizens to send 10Q coins.