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Xiaopeng Automobile released its financial report;

BYD releases financial reports;

CATL became the second shareholder of Avita;

Korean battery manufacturers were "bullied" by the United States;

U.S. censorship of Chinese automakers;

Musk is re-infected with COVID-19;

Xiaopeng Autonomous Driving Product Director joined NIO;

Tesla's Shanghai factory was shut down for another 4 days;

SpaceX stops production of the Crew Dragon spacecraft;

The Tianzhou-2 cargo spacecraft has been evacuated;

The Successful Launch of The Balance-2 A, B and C satellites;

Yangtze River Storage enters Apple's supply chain;

The United States or the formation of a "chip four-party alliance";

Meng Wanzhou appeared at Huawei's financial report meeting;

The IPO of Xiaomi industry chain enterprises is limited.

Wheel on the world

Xiaopeng Automobile released its financial report

On March 28, Xiaopeng Automobile released its 2021 financial report, which shows that Xiaopeng Automobile's total revenue in 2021 was 20.99 billion yuan, an increase of 259.1% year-on-year; the annual gross profit margin was 12.5%, an increase of 7.9 percentage points year-on-year; the annual R&D investment was 4.11 billion yuan, an increase of 138.4% year-on-year; as of the end of the fourth quarter of 2021, the scale of cash reserves reached 43.54 billion yuan, an increase of 23.2% year-on-year.

BYD released its earnings report

On March 29, BYD released its 2021 financial report, which showed that BYD achieved operating income of 216.142 billion yuan in 2021, an increase of 38.02% year-on-year; net profit attributable to shareholders of listed companies was 3.045 billion yuan; net cash flow from operating activities was 65.467 billion yuan, an increase of 44.22% year-on-year.

CATL became the second shareholder of Avita

On March 29, the first round of financing of Avita Technology has been completed, the company's registered capital has increased from 288 million yuan to 1.172 billion yuan, and CATL has officially become the second largest shareholder of Avita Technology with a shareholding ratio of 23.99%.

Korean battery manufacturers were "bullied" by the United States

Recently, according to South Korean media news, South Korea's three major battery manufacturers LG New Energy, SK On, and Samsung SDI have been required to "share core technology information" in the process of investing in the United States. Among them, LG New Energy received a request from General Tohar to share sensitive technical information; SK On was also asked by Ford to share battery density-related technologies; and Samsung SDI and Stellantis joint venture to build a battery factory in the United States.

The United States censors Chinese car companies

Recently, the survey information provided by an international automotive electronics supplier shows that the United States is investigating whether large Chinese car companies use American technology. The relevant investigation content includes: whether the United States technology and software are used in the production process; whether the equipment in the United States is used in the production process; and whether the raw materials and products of the United States are used in the production process.

Musk is infected with COVID-19 again

Recently, Tesla CEO Elon Musk posted on Twitter that he may have been infected with the new crown virus again, but there are almost no symptoms.

Xiaopeng Autonomous Driving Product Director joined NIO

On March 29, Huang Xin, the former director of Xiaopeng Automobile's autonomous driving products, has joined NIO as vice president and directly reported to Li Bin, founder, chairman and CEO of NIO. After verification, it was learned that his real position did not reach the VP level, but a senior director.

Tesla's Shanghai factory was shut down for another 4 days

On March 28, according to Bloomberg news, due to the impact of Shanghai's epidemic prevention policy, Tesla plans to suspend its production activities at its gigafactory in Shanghai from Monday (March 28) for at least one day. Subsequently, Reuters quoted sources familiar with the matter as saying that Tesla's suspension of production will last for 4 days and has notified workers and suppliers.

Flying in the sky

SpaceX stops production of the Crew Dragon spacecraft

On March 28, a SpaceX executive said that SpaceX will stop producing new manned Dragon spacecraft after completing the construction of the fourth and last space capsule.

The Tianzhou-2 cargo spacecraft has been evacuated

According to the China Manned Space Engineering Office, the Tianzhou-2 cargo spacecraft completed all the tasks set in the space station assembly stage and withdrew from the space station core module assembly at 15:59 Beijing time on March 27.

It is understood that Tianzhou-2 is the first cargo spacecraft launched during the key technology verification stage of the Chinese space station, which was launched into orbit at the Wenchang Launch Site in Hainan on May 29, 2021, sending 6.8 tons of material supplies to the space station.

The Balance-2 A, B and C satellites were successfully launched

On March 30, at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, the mainland successfully launched the Tianping-2 A, B and C satellites with the Long March 11 carrier rocket, and the satellite successfully entered the predetermined orbit, and the launch mission was a complete success.

It is reported that the satellite mainly provides services such as atmospheric space environment measurement and orbit forecast model correction. The mission was the 413th flight of the Long March series of carrier rockets.

Electronic intelligence

Yangtze River Storage enters Apple's supply chain

On March 29, according to Taiwan media news, Yangtze River Storage officially entered Apple's Flash supply chain. According to the time schedule that Yangtze River Storage has begun to ship, it is likely to break into the iPhone SE supply chain just released by Apple.

It is understood that apple's flash suppliers were mainly SK Hynix and Armor, and the successful entry of Yangtze River Storage into Apple's supply chain this time means that domestic memory technology has been greatly developed.

The United States or the formation of a "chip four-party alliance"

Recently, according to South Korean media reports, South Korean government officials and industry insiders said that the US government proposed to establish a "chip four-party alliance" (Chip4) with South Korea, Japan and Taiwan to establish a semiconductor supply chain and curb the development of the semiconductor industry in Chinese mainland.

The light of technology

Meng Wanzhou appeared at Huawei's financial report meeting

On March 28, Huawei released its 2021 annual report, which showed that Huawei's overall operation was stable, achieving global sales revenue of 636.8 billion yuan and net profit of 113.7 billion yuan, an increase of 75.9% year-on-year. In 2021, Huawei continued to increase its R&D investment, reaching 142.7 billion yuan, accounting for 22.4% of its annual revenue, and the cumulative R&D expenditure invested in the past decade exceeded 845 billion yuan.

In this regard, Meng Wanzhou, chief financial officer of Huawei, said: "Our scale has become smaller, but our profitability and cash flow acquisition capabilities are increasing, and the company's ability to cope with uncertainty is constantly improving. ”

The IPO of Xiaomi industry chain enterprises is limited

Recently, the market rumors regulatory authorities have checked the "current science and technology innovation board and ChiNext board projects involving the millet industry chain, and the IPO policy involving the millet industrial chain is limited". On March 29, the spokesperson of the CSRC made it clear in response to a reporter's question that the CSRC had not issued IPO restrictive policies for enterprises related to the millet industry chain, nor had it carried out special investigations.

The 2021 Turing Awards are announced

On March 30, American computer scientist Jack J. Dongarra won the Turing Award, the highest award for computers. According to ACM, Dongarra's algorithms and software have driven the development of high-performance computing, which has had a significant impact on multiple areas of computing science such as artificial intelligence and computer graphics.

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