Today's science and technology morning report quick glance
- 1 Meng Wanzhou was promoted to rotating chairman of Huawei
- 2 "Wei Xiaoli" announced the delivery volume in March
- 3 BYD responds to semiconductor IPO review and is "suspended" again
- 4vivo autonomous driving patent published
- 5 Mercedes-Benz's largest plant in Germany reduced production due to a shortage of spare parts
- 6The first complete human genome atlas was published
Look at the hot spots
Meng Wanzhou was promoted to rotating chairman of Huawei
According to the latest information on Huawei's official website on April 2, Huawei CFO Meng Wanzhou has now served as Vice Chairman and Rotating Chairman of Huawei. Huawei's Board of Directors and The Standing Committee of the Board of Directors are chaired by the Rotating Chairman, who is the company's supreme leader during his or her tenure. Huawei's rotating chairman is rotated for six months. Previously, Huawei announced on March 31 that according to the company's rotating chairman system, Hu Houkun will be the rotating chairman from April 1, 2022 to September 30, 2022.
U.S. stocks closed: the three major indexes struggled to turn red at the last moments Chinese stocks generally strengthened
The three major U.S. stock indexes closed up collectively, with the Dow up 0.4 percent and down 0.12 percent this week; the Nasdaq up 0.29 percent and up 0.65 percent this week; and the S&P 500 up 0.34 percent and up 0.06 percent this week. Chip stocks fell lower, with UMC and Qualcomm falling more than 3%, and Intel and Micron Technology falling 2%. Popular Chinese stocks rose collectively, with Didi up nearly 13 percent, Bilibili up about 8 percent, and Pinduoduo up more than 6 percent. Electric vehicle deliveries soared in March, with Ideal Cars and Xiaopeng Motors up more than 5 percent and Weilai up more than 4 percent.
Large companies
"Wei Xiaoli" announced the delivery volume: Xiaopeng led the way, ranking first in March and the first quarter
April 1 news, today Ideal, Weilai, Xiaopeng announced the delivery volume in March. Xiaopeng Automobile delivered 15,414 units in March this year, NIO delivered 9,985 units in March this year, and Ideal Automobile delivered 11,034 units in March this year. (Three Words Finance)
Suspected insider trading Activision Blizzard CEO was investigated by the U.S. Department of Justice and the Securities and Futures Commission
On the 1st, people familiar with the matter said that Activision Blizzard CEO Bobby Kotick is being investigated by the US Department of Justice and the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for suspected insider trading. Before three traders made a big bet on Activision Blizzard stock, Kotick had met with at least one of them. (Financial Associated Press)
Alerts! Vivo automatic driving patent published
On April 1, Vivo Mobile Communications Co., Ltd. announced its patent for "autonomous driving methods, on-board devices, mobile devices and on-board electronic devices". Abstract shows that the present application belongs to the field of communication technology, in the case of a connection between the on-board electronic device and the mobile terminal, the first information transmitted by the receiving mobile terminal controls the on-board electronic device for automatic driving; wherein the first information includes the first driving environment information and the first driving information at least one. (China Economic Weekly)
Panasonic plans to invest nearly $5 billion in core areas such as automotive batteries
On April 1, Panasonic Holdings plans to invest 600 billion yen (about $4.9 billion) in core growth areas such as automotive batteries and supply chain software. Panasonic said in a statement on Friday that in the three years ending fiscal 2024, Panasonic will invest 400 billion yen in "growth areas", including electric vehicle battery cells, and another 200 billion yen in "technology pillars" such as hydrogen energy. (Tasting play)
BYD Semiconductor's IPO review was "suspended" again, and the official response came!
On April 1, the relevant person in charge of BYD Semiconductor said in an interview with the "Daily Economic News" reporter: "The Shenzhen Stock Exchange is only temporarily suspending the company's issuance and listing review. At present, the company is actively promoting the relevant work, submitting the listing application documents after updating the financial information to the Shenzhen Stock Exchange as soon as possible and resuming the listing review. (Daily Economic News)
Landu FREE announced an increase of 10,000 yuan for pure electric models, effective May 1
Recently, Landu Automobile officially announced the price adjustment of some models of Landu FREE. Among them, the pure electric model will be raised by 10,000 yuan, the extended range model will not be raised for the time being, and the new price will be officially effective from 0:00 on May 1, 2022. (36Kr)
Mercedes-Benz's largest plant in Germany cut production due to a shortage of spare parts
Recently, Mercedes-Benz Group said that the escalation of the situation in Russia and Ukraine has led to supply chain disruptions, and the company has been forced to adjust some shifts at the Sindelfingen plant, but has not stopped production. The plant is mercedes-Benz's largest factory in the home country. A spokesman for Mercedes said the Sindelfingen plant continued to operate despite a shortage of spare parts. The plant is responsible for the production of Mercedes-Benz S-Class flagship sedans, EQS, and E-Class models. (Interface News)
Tech moguls
Taketo Tim, vice chairman of Sony Interactive Entertainment Shanghai, will be officially transferred to Sony Group
From April 1, 2022, Takehito Tim, Vice Chairman of Sony Interactive Entertainment (Shanghai) Co., Ltd., will be officially transferred to Sony Group Corporation, responsible for building and coordinating the external public relations function with entertainment business as the core in China, and cooperating with relevant teams to support Sony Group's new business exploration and expansion in China. (36Kr)
Other important news
NASA: New Horizons discovers a huge ice volcano on Pluto, up to 7 kilometers high
Recently, scientists analyzed Pluto images taken by nasa's New Horizons probe and found that there has been ice volcanic activity in an area of the dwarf planet more recently, and some volcanoes are as high as 7 kilometers. (The Paper)
Publication of the first complete human genome atlas
Scientists recently published relevant research results in the journal Science. The researchers say that over the past 20 years or so, science and technology in related fields have made significant advances, helping them to improve the mapping of the human genome. The new research results will help people better understand the evolutionary and biological characteristics of humans, and help advance medical research in the fields of aging, neurodegenerative diseases, cancer, heart disease and so on. (Beijing Daily client)
German media: The Russian domestic app store will replace the Google app store
Recently, Russia is building an alternative to the Google Play Store. The Alternative App Store will launch on May 9. Every year Russia celebrates the victory in World War II on this national holiday. The app store, called nash Store, can pay with Russian bank cards, thus circumventing sanctions imposed by Russia as a result of its military operations against Ukraine. (Informational message)