Fresh and early technology丨chuan Netflix plans to enter the field of live broadcasting; Sogou map officially rolled off the line; cloud from technology today launched a new stock subscription

Comprehensive report of the Digital Economy Research Group of 21st Century Business Herald

Good morning and the new week begins again. What interesting things have happened in the tech industry over the past weekend? Take a look at 21tech.

【Giant weather vane】

1. The news is that Netflix plans to enter the field of live broadcasting. According to reports, Netflix is exploring the live broadcast function for the first time, planning to launch unscripted variety shows and talk show specials. Support for live streaming means Netflix will be able to use it for live voting on contest series and talent contests, as well as to offer online live streaming of offline shows, such as the recent season of the offline reunion special hosted by the real estate industry reality show "Sales Sunset." (Interface News)

2. Sogou map is officially offline. A few days ago, Sogou Maps announced on its official website that it will officially roll off the production line at 23:00 on May 15, 2022, when all related services will be closed. Users can download Tencent Maps to get better services. Founded in 1999, Sogou Map is the first Internet map service website in China, which was acquired by Sohu in 2005 and renamed Sogou Map. In addition to the basic functions of maps such as search, bus, and self-driving navigation, Sogou Maps also has other featured applications such as multi-functional stores and satellite maps.

3. Telecom company E & $4.4 billion acquires nearly 10% of Vodafone's shares. Telecom company E& bought a 9.8 percent stake in Vodafone for $4.4 billion. Previously, the UAE-based company had said it wanted to expand into new markets and related areas, such as financial technology. Vodafone's current business performance is not good, with the company's net debt reaching 44.3 billion euros, and the company's stock price has fallen by more than 20% since the current CEO Nick Red took office in 2018. (Interface News)

4. CNKI encountered an anti-monopoly investigation. At about 16:00 on May 13, the website of the State Administration for Market Regulation published a short message: Recently, the State Administration for Market Regulation filed an investigation into CNKI's suspected monopolistic behavior according to the preliminary verification. The sms message attracted widespread attention. Subsequently, CNKI responded that it would take this investigation as an opportunity to introspect deeply, conduct comprehensive self-examination, thoroughly rectify, operate in accordance with the law and compliance, innovate the development model, and assume the social responsibility of China's knowledge infrastructure.

5. Many commercial supermarkets in Beijing have postponed their business to natural closure. A number of supermarkets in the city announced the extension of business hours to natural closures, and promised to sell goods at affordable prices. From May 13 to May 15, the business hours of all stores of Beijing Yonghui Supermarket will be adjusted to natural closures. Beijing Hualian Life Supermarket also announced yesterday that it will continue to extend business hours to ensure the purchase needs of the public. (Beijing Evening News)

6. Twitter CEO: The deal (of Musk's acquisition of Twitter) is expected to close. Twitter CEO Parag Agrawal said he still expects Musk's acquisition of Twitter to go smoothly, but will also be fully prepared. Earlier, Tesla CEO Musk said that the acquisition of Twitter transactions was suspended, saying that he was waiting for more details to prove whether the data previously claimed by Twitter that garbage/fake accounts accounted for less than 5% of active users was true. (Sina Finance)

7. BYD released iTAC technology: improve the driving control performance of electric vehicles, and install new models of e-platform 3.0. BYD announced that in order to improve the driving performance of electric vehicles under the condition of laying a solid safety foundation, it has exclusively developed an intelligent torque control system iTAC (intelligence Torque Adaption Control), which will be installed on the new e-platform 3.0 models. BYD said that in terms of response speed, iTAC recognition accuracy is more than 300 times higher, which can predict the wheel speed change trend more than 50ms in advance. When there is an abnormal grip at the end of the wheel but not yet skidding, the system has recognized the abnormal grip and adjusted it in advance to restore stability to the vehicle.

8, Apple's major turn is imminent? It is said that the iPhone's switch to the Type-C interface has been put on the agenda. Apple switched to the USB-C interface (Type-C interface) in the process of testing future iPhone models, replacing the original Lightning interface. The source added that Apple is also developing a power adapter that can be used with future and current iPhones. However, they pointed out that iPhones with Type-C interfaces will not be released until at least 2023, and until then mobile phones will still use Lightning interfaces. This is consistent with the forecast of Analyst Guo Mingxi, who is known as "Apple's exposé brother" on Thursday. Guo Mingxi revealed that next year, the iPhone 15 will use a USB-C interface, which can greatly improve the transmission and charging speed of the iPhone. (Financial Associated Press)

9, Faraday Future: 2021 net loss of $517 million, confident Q3 delivery FF 91. Faraday Future released its full-year 2021 financial report, which showed a net loss of $517 million in 2021, compared with a net loss of $147 million in the same period last year. As of December 31, 2021, the cash balance was $505 million. The cash balance as of March 31, 2022 was $276 million. In addition, Faraday Future also said that it remains confident that the company will launch the FF 91 (electric vehicle product) in the third quarter of 2022.

10. Debon shares: JD Zhuofeng's tender offer to the company still needs to be reviewed by the relevant departments. Debon shares disclosed the progress of the tender offer announcement, Jingdong Zhuofeng's tender offer to the company still needs to be reviewed by the State Administration for Market Regulation and other relevant departments and perform the internal review and approval procedures of Jingdong Zhuofeng, at present, the State Administration for Market Supervision and Administration has filed a case on the declaration of the concentration of undertakings involved in this transaction, and the above review and deliberation matters are still in normal progress.

11. Intel: Deploy an anti-quantum security strategy by 2030 to resist quantum attacks. With the rapid development of quantum computing, quantum computers may crack existing encryption technologies in the future. To improve security, Intel announced a new service, Project Amber, that provides trusted remote authentication for organizations of all types in cloud, edge, and on-premises environments. The company plans to launch a user pilot for the Amber project in the second half of 2022 and go fully public in the first half of 2023. At the same time, Intel has launched an anti-quantum encryption strategy through 2030, which will start with the third-generation Intel Xeon Scalable platform to address the threat posed by quantum computers. (The Paper)

12. ARM's revenue in 2021 is a record 2.7 billion US dollars. SoftBank Group's chip technology company ARM reported Thursday that revenue for 2021 was $2.7 billion, up 35 percent from the previous year. Revenue from the licensing business increased 61% year-over-year to $1.13 billion, and chip technology royalties rose 20% to $1.54 billion. ARM CEO René Haas said that chips using ARM technology shipped 29.2 billion pieces last year, including nearly 8 billion pieces in the fourth quarter. He also said revenue from related businesses more than doubled last year thanks to electrification and increased computing power in cars.

13. The total mileage of "Zhu Rong" is 1921 meters, and signs of Martian water activity were found. The reporter learned from the China National Space Administration that on May 15, 2021, "Tianwen-1" successfully landed in the southern part of the Martian Utopia Plain, leaving a Chinese mark on Mars for the first time, and has worked on the surface of Mars for 356 Martian days so far, and the "Zhurong" rover has traveled a total mileage of 1921 meters. In addition, the research team of the National Space Science Center of the Chinese Academy of Sciences found through the analysis of spectral data that "Zhu Rong" achieved the first time in the world to use the short-wave infrared spectrometer on the rover to detect aqueous minerals in situ on Mars. (People's Daily)

【The most insightful】

1. Huahong Semiconductor responded to the news of the US potential expansion of equipment export ban: it still has the VEU qualification of the US Department of Commerce. In response to the news that the United States intends to expand the ban on the export of semiconductor equipment to chip manufacturing companies in China, Tang Junjun, president and executive director of Huahong Semiconductor, said in the first quarter results note held on May 12: "The company attaches great importance to this news. As a legal entity, Huahong Semiconductor has established a complete rule system and system in the process of operation. In terms of import and export, we have established a comprehensive compliance control process, and are qualified by the U.S. Department of Commerce VEU (the Validated End-User) and still have VEU qualification. (China Securities Network)

2. SMIC: Supplier delivery delays have a certain impact on the expansion schedule. Zhao Haijun, executive director and co-CEO of SMIC, said at the first quarter performance briefing that the impact of the new crown on the company's expansion schedule is relatively small, mainly because the supply delay of the entire industrial chain is very severe, "supplier delivery is delayed, a delay is several months, and the frequency of sea and air freight is relatively small." As of today, the company has basically been able to complete the delivery of the affected orders from April to May. (China Securities Network)

【Listed Capital Flow】

Cloud Technology launched a IPO subscription today. From May 16 to 20, three new A-shares will be subscribed, including Philin Coase, Biyiwei and Yuncong Technology. Among them, the main business of Philin Cosmos is the research and development, production and sales of network equipment, and the design and sales of power management chips are mainly engaged in the design and sales of biyi micro. The most concerned by the capital market is cloud technology, one of the four little dragons of AI. From 2018 to 2021, the company's revenue was 484 million yuan, 807 million yuan, 755 million yuan and 1.076 billion yuan, respectively, maintaining an overall growth trend. However, the company is still in a state of loss, and the net profit attributable to the mother in 2018-2021 is -181 million yuan, -640 million yuan, -813 million yuan and -632 million yuan, respectively. (Financial Associated Press)

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