Fresh early technology丨The first supercomputing Internet project in China was launched; Shopify and Meta plan for large-scale layoffs; Samsung Electronics will significantly increase the number of recruits in the semiconductor division

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

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【Giant weather vane】

1. The first supercomputing Internet project in China was launched. The 2022 China Computing Power Summit (Jinan) announced that the first supercomputing Internet project in China has been launched in Jinan in late July. Through this project, supercomputing centers and data centers around the world will realize the interconnection of data and computing power, and be integrated into a network of computing power fusion. This move will solve a series of bottlenecks in the development of the digital economy. Experts believe that the landing of the supercomputing Internet project has made the vision of "computing power like hydropower that can be taken and used" a reality. (Science and Technology Daily)

Shopify plans to lay off nearly 1,000 people, or 10% of its global workforce. According to an internal memo, e-commerce company Shopify will reportedly lay off about 1,000 employees, or 10 percent of its global workforce. Shopify founder and CEO Tobi Lütke told employees in a memo sent out on Tuesday local time that consumers' return to their shopping habits, coupled with the reduction in online orders that have driven the company's recent growth, "is therefore necessary." Lütke said the layoffs will involve all departments, though most will be in recruitment, support and sales. (Interface)

3, Meta plans a large-scale layoff: employees said that the maximum will reach 10%. Employees at Facebook's parent company, Meta, are reportedly ready to lay off employees. They expect Meta to cut jobs by up to 10 percent this year. Affected by the U.S. economic downturn, tech giants such as Apple, Google and Meta have all slowed or suspended hiring. Meta announced in May that some divisions of the company had suspended hiring. Earlier this month, it was reported that Meta had canceled a logistics outsourcing contract at its Silicon Valley headquarters, resulting in the layoff of hundreds of workers. (Sina Technology)

4, Google's parent company Alphabet released the second quarter financial report: net profit fell by 14% year-on-year. Google parent Alphabet released its financial results for the second quarter of 2022 ended June 30. Alphabet's total revenue for the second quarter was $69.685 billion, up 13% from $61.880 billion in the year-ago quarter, and 16% year-over-year excluding the impact of currency movements; Alphabet's second-quarter net profit was $16.002 billion, down 14% from $18.525 billion in the year-ago quarter; Diluted earnings per share were $1.21, compared to $1.36 for the year-ago quarter.

5. Microsoft announced its fourth fiscal quarter earnings report: revenue of $51.9 billion, net profit increased by 2% year-on-year. Microsoft released the company's fiscal fourth quarter and full year 2022 financial results. According to the report, Microsoft's fiscal fourth quarter revenue was $51,865 million, an increase of 12% compared to $46,152 million in the same period last year, excluding the impact of currency movements (not in accordance with US GAAP) for a year-on-year increase of 16%; Net profit was $16,740 million, up 2% from $16,458 million in the year-ago quarter; Diluted earnings per share were $2.23, up 3% compared to $2.17 in the year-ago quarter.

6. French satellite company Eutelsat and Britain's OneWeb reached a $3.4 billion merger deal that will compete with SpaceX. French satellite company Eutelsat Communications and British satellite operator OneWeb will reportedly complete the merger through a full-stake deal valued at $3.4 billion, a deal that is a step toward creating a European business that rivals companies like Elon Musk's SpaceX. The two companies announced in a statement released Tuesday that shareholders of OneWeb will hold a 50 percent stake in Eutelsat, which will continue to trade on the Paris stock market and will also be listed on the London Stock Exchange. (Sina Technology)

7, Cainiao CEO Wan Lin: a variety of ways to improve home delivery. On July 26, Cainiao CEO Wan Lin announced at the annual meeting that "delivery in a variety of ways" has been listed as one of the most important things for Cainiao this year. In the past, Cainiao's direct door-to-door delivery has been serving the orders of Tmall Supermarket, and then Cainiao will increase the proportion of warehouse parcels through direct delivery; Increase door-to-door delivery options for consumers at Cainiao Station; When placing an order on Taobao, the merchant is offered a home delivery option together. The first two methods have been vigorously promoted, and the third option has also begun to be piloted in some cities.

8, Apple iPhone India Q2 shipments increased by 94% year-on-year. CMR said that iPhone shipments in India reached 1.2 million units in the second quarter, a 94% increase from the same period last year, and the market share is expected to increase to about 4%. iPhone sales in India also hit a record high of 5.4 million units last year, and sales have finally grown significantly since the second half of last year. However, in terms of current sales volume, it still cannot squeeze into the top five of the Indian market. (Financial Associated Press)

9. Douban will display the IP territory of the account in the personal homepage and other locations. On July 26, Douban officially issued an announcement that it will successively launch the function of "displaying the IP territory of the account in the personal home page and other locations". The feature will be tested for some users from now on, and is expected to be officially launched for all users within this week. After the function is launched, the IP territory will be displayed in the user's personal homepage, long comments and other locations, domestic display to provinces (autonomous regions, municipalities directly under the Central Government), overseas display to countries (regions), account IP territorial information subject to the information provided by the network operator, the user can not actively open or close the relevant display for the time being.

10. SenseTime reached a strategic cooperation with GAC Group to accelerate the development and mass production of intelligent vehicles. Recently, SenseTime and GAC Held a Strategic Cooperation Signing Ceremony in Guangzhou. The two sides will cooperate on technology research and development and application innovation in the fields of intelligent driving, intelligent cabin, intelligent network connection, automotive meta-universe, AI tool chain, supercomputing center and other fields. According to reports, SenseAuto SenseTime Smart Car Platform is a service output platform for SenseTime's smart industry ecology to smart cars. Up to now, SenseTime has accumulated more than 30 automotive industry customers and more than 50 ecological partners in the smart automotive industry.

11. Feishu Project: Ideal Car, Lilith, Keep, Liepin have become customers. At the recently held 2022 Rare Earth Developer Conference Technology Management and Leadership Building Forum, Hong Tao, head of the Feishu project, revealed that Ideal Auto, Lilith, Keep, Liepin and other enterprises have become customers of the Feishu project. According to the official introduction, Feishu Project is a professional project management platform for large teams, which accelerates the launch of projects and controls project risks by creating standardized processes.

【Fashion Observation】

1, meta-universe tickets "expensive? Meta VR headsets rose $100 in price. Facebook parent company Meta raised the price of the Quest 2 virtual reality headset, which makes tickets to the metaverse slightly more expensive. Meta attributed the price increase to an increase in production costs. Since August this year, the Meta Quest 2 headset 128GB version is priced at $400, and the 256GB version is $500, both up about $100. Meta has also raised the price of accessories and refurbished equipment. (Sina Technology)

2, Nintendo console Switch is about to become the world's best-selling game console. According to the calculations of the statistics agency VGChartz, the Nintendo console Switch is about to become the world's best-selling console. In the week ended July 16, the Switch sold 305,483 units, bringing cumulative sales to 110.41 million units; PlayStation 5 sold 216,272 units, bringing cumulative sales to 21.25 million units; Xbox Series X|S sold 180,909 units, with cumulative sales reaching 15.79 million units; PlayStation 4 sold 8,508 units, bringing cumulative global sales to 116.97 million units; Xbox One sold 484 units, with cumulative sales reaching 50,531,544 units. (Interface)

【The most insightful】

Samsung Electronics plans to significantly increase the number of recruits in the semiconductor division to expand its global competitiveness. According to reports, South Korea's Samsung Electronics Semiconductor division is actively expanding recruitment, aiming to secure more than 70,000 employees within this year to expand global competitiveness. The number of employees in Samsung's semiconductor division exceeded 63,000 at the end of last year and is expected to reach 67,000 in the first half of this year. Samsung Electronics is discussing a plan to expand its workforce to 70,000 people by the end of this year. In order to ensure core talents in the semiconductor field, Samsung Electronics is formulating medium- and long-term countermeasures, and is also discussing with Korean universities a plan to hire former and current Samsung Electronics cadres before and after retirement as distinguished professors. (Interface)

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