Today's science and technology morning report quick glance
Meng Wanzhou made his public debut after returning home next week
Apple will source low-carbon aluminum
Baidu Radish Run Autonomous Driving Travel Service landed in Wuzhen
Tesla's research and development costs per vehicle are nearly 19,000 yuan
Meituan's fourth-quarter revenue was 49.5 billion yuan
The UK began a total ban on hand-held mobile phones while driving
Large companies
Meng Wanzhou made her public debut after returning to China and will attend Huawei's annual report conference on March 28
On March 25, Huawei will hold the 2021 annual operating financial report conference at 4:30 p.m. on March 28 (next Monday). At this year's press conference, Meng Wanzhou, vice chairman of Huawei and CFO, will make his debut after returning to China and attend relevant performance demonstration activities. (Southern Metropolis Daily)
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Apple will source low-carbon aluminum for the iPhone SE
March 25 News, Today, Apple announced that it has issued a $4.7 billion "green bond" to advance low-carbon technologies and the development of recyclable and renewable materials. Its first two bonds in 2016 and 2017 have been distributed, and the 2019 green bonds support 50 projects, including low-carbon aluminum. Apple will purchase the world's first industrial purity low-carbon aluminum metal produced by ELYSIS for the production of the smartphone iPhone SE. (Whiplash)
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On March 25, Baidu Apollo's self-driving travel service platform "Radish Run" will officially land in Wuzhen tomorrow to provide autonomous driving travel display services for citizens. Radish Run launched the autonomous driving travel display service in Wuzhen, marking that the radish fast running automatic driving travel service is extending to more characteristic cities and characteristic service scenarios. (U.S. Stock Research Agency)
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Tesla's research and development expenses per vehicle are nearly 19,000 yuan, which is 3 times the industry average
StockApps.com new report compares the average R&D costs of major automakers, with Tesla spending more on R&D than other automakers. StockApps.com data shows that the R&D cost of each Tesla car is $2,984 (about 18,990 yuan), which is three times the average of the auto industry and higher than the R&D expenses of Ford, General Motors and Chrysler (on average per vehicle) combined. (36Kr)
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Dyson Opens Its Global Headquarters in Singapore with a proposed investment of US$1.1 billion
March 25 -- British entrepreneur and inventor James Dyson's Dyson Company held an opening ceremony for its Global Headquarters in Singapore on Friday and announced it would invest S$1.5 billion (about $1.1 billion) in Singapore over the next four years. This is the latest phase of the company's S$4.9 billion global investment plan. Announcing the global investment plan in 2020, Dyson said the money would be split evenly between the company's global headquarters in Singapore, as well as two campuses in Wiltshire, south of England, and the Philippines. (Whiplash)
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Sony Group announced that Kenichiro Yoshida will be the executive officer of the company's representative, and Shigeki Ishizuka will step down
On March 25, Sony Group announced the appointment of senior executives, and from April 1, 2022, Kenichiro Yoshida will serve as the company's representative executive officer, chairman, president and chief executive officer, and Hiroki Hiroki 10 will serve as the company's representative executive officer, executive vice president, and chief financial officer. From the date of the General Meeting of Shareholders to be held in June 2022, Shigeki Ishizuka will step down as the Company's representative executive officer and will continue to be responsible for the optical disc manufacturing business, storage media business and quality management department as vice chairman. (36Kr)
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Tech moguls
LI BIN, CEO of WEILAI: The main supply challenge this year is in terms of basic chips
In the latest earnings call, Weilai CEO Li Bin said that it is expected that the vehicle production capacity will be fundamentally improved in the fourth quarter of this year, and the power battery can also match the demand. The main challenge is in the supply of chips, WEILAI needs about 1,000 chips per car, of which 10% of the chips will face the problem of tight supply from time to time, mainly some basic chips. Companies will solve this problem by replacing materials or going to the spot market to buy. (36Kr)
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Company financial report
Meituan's fourth-quarter revenue of 49.5 billion yuan increased by 30.6% year-on-year
On the afternoon of March 25, Meituan today released the fourth quarter and annual financial report of 2021, which showed that the company's fourth quarter revenue was 49.5 billion yuan, estimated to be 49.32 billion yuan, an increase of 30.6% year-on-year; annual revenue was 179.13 billion yuan, estimated at 179.43 billion yuan, an increase of 56% year-on-year. (Tencent Technology)
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Oxygen Technology's fourth-quarter revenue was 450 million yuan, an increase of 5.9% year-on-year.
On March 25, Oxygen Technology released its financial report for the fourth quarter and full year of 2021 as of December 31. For the fourth quarter, total revenue was RMB449.5 million (RMB70.5 million), up 5.9% from RMB424.6 million in the year-ago quarter. Net loss attributable to Oxygen Technology was RMB27.7 million (US$4.4 million), compared to a net profit of RMB38.6 million for the year-ago quarter. (Three Words Finance)
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Other important news
The United Kingdom has implemented new regulations since the 25th, which completely prohibits the use of mobile phones while driving a motor vehicle. Previously, the law only prohibited motorists from making calls and sending messages with their mobile phones in their hands while driving, and did not prohibit other things with mobile phones. According to the British "Mirror" report, according to the new regulations, if anyone driving a motor vehicle with a mobile phone, whether it is to check the time, send and receive information, make a phone call, take a photo, audio recording, video, or access documents, books, audio, pictures, videos and other stored data, or use applications, browse Internet pages, etc., once found, will face a maximum of 1,000 pounds (about 8399 yuan) fines and driver's license deduction of 6 points penalty. (Xinhua News Agency)
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The EU agrees on the Digital Markets Act and tech giants will be restricted
On the evening of March 24, local time, the European Parliament, the European Council and the European Commission agreed on the Digital Market Act, which aims to restrict technology giants such as Google, Apple, Amazon, and Facebook. The European Parliament said in a statement released that night that after nearly eight hours of tripartite talks, EU lawmakers reached an interim agreement on the Digital Markets Act. The Digital Markets Act will restrict certain actions of tech giants identified as "gatekeepers," allowing the European Commission to conduct market research on them and sanction them for non-compliance. (CBN)
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Institution: The global smartphone display panel market will earn $46 billion in 2021
On March 25, a new research report from market research firm Strategy Analytics pointed out that the global smartphone display panel market achieved $46 billion in revenue in 2021. The annual revenue of smartphone display panels grew by more than 5%. Samsung Display dominated the market with a revenue share of 49%, followed by BOE Technology (16%) and LG Display (8%). The report estimates that the top three display panel suppliers account for nearly 72% of the revenue share of the global smartphone display panel market. (Interface News)
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South Korea plans to invest 20 trillion won in AI data and networks over the next three years, with other support
According to reports, South Korea, which announced last year that it will provide budget funding support to the chip, bio-health, and next-generation auto industries, will also provide financial support to artificial intelligence, data, and networking in the next three years. South Korea plans to invest more than 20 trillion won, or about $16.4 billion, in the next three years in artificial intelligence, data, and networking. In addition to capital investment, the South Korean side also plans to provide R&D support and tax incentives to these three major areas to promote the development of related fields. The three major areas of data, networking and artificial intelligence are referred to as the D.N.A. industry by the Ministry of Planning and Finance of South Korea. (Whiplash)
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Semiconductor silicon wafers will rise to 2025, and the cumulative price increase of up to 25% this year and next year
According to reports, semiconductor silicon wafers continue to outstrip supply. The industry pointed out that from the recent long contracts signed by various manufacturers and customers, the price will rise quarter by quarter, year by year, to 2025, and the cumulative increase of 20% -25% in this and next two years, the average price of 12-inch semiconductor silicon wafer contracts in 2024 will exceed 200 US dollars, setting a new high, and the price increase and boom growth cycle time have set a new record. (36Kr)
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