Today's news: Musk's $44 billion acquisition of Twitter; Meituan launched a live assistant app

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Huawei is once again recruiting talented teenagers around the world, having recruited more than 300 people in the previous two years

Huawei's recruitment WeChat public account shows that Huawei is once again recruiting talented teenagers from all over the world. There is no limit to academic qualifications, no limit to school. It is required to have special achievements in mathematics, computers, physics, materials, chips, intelligent manufacturing, chemistry and other related fields and aspire to become a technical leader.

Huawei said it will provide a mentor, a global vision, platform and resources, and a 5+ times salary. Guo Ping, huawei's rotating chairman at the time, first disclosed the number of "talented teenagers" at the 2021 performance briefing, and more than 300 people had been recruited in the previous two years.

Musk finally got his wish! $44 billion in cash to buy Twitter, Twitter closed up 5.66%

Musk's April tug-of-war with Twitter has finally come to an end.

On April 25, local time, Twitter officials said that the board of directors has unanimously approved and accepted Musk's acquisition and privatization offer. The company will be wholly owned by Musk for $54.2 per share, or a total deal size of about $44 billion, and the acquisition is also one of the largest leveraged buyout transactions in history.

Twitter's shares rose to $51.7 on Monday, up 5.66 percent, after the news was announced.

The outside world speculates that the reason why Twitter is in a hurry to "sell itself" is that it is worried that the data after the announcement of the results on Thursday is not good, resulting in a sharp decline in the stock price, so that Musk can withdraw the decision to take the acquisition.

From this point of view, Twitter is also in urgent need of fresh capital injection to gain a new life, and Musk's change to Twitter has just begun.

Meituan launched the Live Assistant App

Meituan recently launched the "Meituan Live Assistant" product. The product is a free broadcast tool provided by Meituan for merchants and talents, and the anchor can start broadcasting at any time through the App.

According to the Tianyancha App, the copyright of the iOS and Android versions of the "Meituan Live Assistant" software has been registered and approved on April 12, and the author is Beijing Sankuai Technology Co., Ltd., and the current version numbers are V1.0.2 and V1.0.4, respectively.

The live broadcast category of "Meituan Live Assistant" has added scenes such as group buying, e-commerce, and takeaway compared with the previous one, and some media speculate that Meituan is increasing the number of live broadcasting ecology and hopes to achieve goods through live broadcasting.

The short video industry is growing amazingly! State Administration of Radio, Film and Television: More than 700 million users will upload short videos in 2021

This year, I am either watching short videos or doing short videos.

On April 25, the State Administration of Radio, Film and Television released data that by the end of 2021, more than 700 million domestic short video upload users, an increase of 40% year-on-year, almost half of the country's population is sharing through short videos.

CNNIC data shows that in recent years, the scale of short video users in the mainland has grown rapidly, and as of June 2021, the scale of short video users has reached 888 million, an increase of 14.4 million over December 2020, accounting for 87.8% of the total netizens.

Short videos are becoming a new economic form. With the rapid development of the Internet celebrity economy, the low entry threshold and higher average salary of Internet celebrity anchors have attracted a large number of entrants. According to the 2020 live broadcasting industry development report, by the end of 2020, the number of domestic Internet celebrity accounts has exceeded 130 million, the average daily number of new people is 43,000, and the scale of live broadcast users has reached 600 million.

The development of short videos has also greatly affected the career choice of college students. Previously, a survey of career willingness released by Xinhua Net showed that nearly 60% of the post-95s most desirable occupations were anchors and Internet celebrities, and most of the participants in the survey were students.

At the moment of the epidemic, the real economy is in crisis, and the short video industry may usher in more new people.

The first retail store, the Meta Store, is about to open: it's about to try before you buy

The first yuan universe has been on fire for more than half a year, and the experience store has finally come.

Meta announced that it will open its first Meta-Universe Experience store in California on May 9.

Meta Store mainly showcases its hardware products, and consumers can try out video calling devices such as Portal, smart glasses, and virtual reality (VR) headsets on the spot.

Meta CEO Zuckerberg showed that the best way to understand virtual reality is to experience it. According to reports, the Meta Store covers an area of about 144 square meters, and the person in charge of the store said: Although the sparrow is small and complete, it can still provide an immersive experience for consumers.

Previously, the Meta Store used a pop-up store approach to attract consumer experiences. The most recent product showcase focused on mixed reality glasses and control systems, showing consumers the concept of a "metaverse" and hoping to get consumers' approval of the product.

After changing its name to Meta from Facebook last year, it will fully develop the metacosm in the future. Metacosm will have a positive impact on a range of business models such as social and content, which means that there are huge investment opportunities.

The metaverse may catch up with the mobile Internet as the next Internet model.

"Xijie Fried Skewers" received another 75 million yuan A+ round of financing

"Xijie Fried String" recently completed a round of financing of 75 million yuan A+, which was exclusively invested by Jiayu Capital and served as the financial advisor of Mingyue Capital, and the funds will continue to be used for supply chain upgrades, digital system construction and operation of middle office construction.

According to the official introduction, Xijie fried skewers focus on providing young consumers with casual snacks such as fried meat products, sauce stinky tofu and long-term fresh vegetables, and the brand has signed a total of 1876 stores nationwide.

iPhone 13 Pro production increased by about 10 million units

According to reports, due to the less than expected demand caused by various factors, Apple will cut the output of the iPhone SE in the second quarter, 2 million to 3 million units less than the original plan, and affected by seasonal changes in market demand, the output of the iPhone 13 series launched last year will also be cut by millions. The news of the industry chain shows that due to the strong sales of the iPhone 13 series, Apple has raised the production target of the iPhone 13 Pro series in the second quarter by 10 million units.

About 25% of the employees of NIO Automotive Technology and Research Center have resumed work

It is understood that after more than 20 days, about 25% of the employees of weilai automotive technology and research center have resumed work, and the importance of working in the laboratory site for the research and development of smart cars is very obvious. After arriving at the factory area, these workers carried out closed management, and Anting Town regularly provided them with nucleic acid testing service teams to strictly prevent and control the epidemic and ensure the health and safety of employees.