1. General Manager of Taiwan Star: 4G price increase 5G can accelerate the popularization
Lai Xian, general manager of Taiwan Star, a small operator in Taiwan Province, said a few days ago that Taiwan's 5G tariffs are not expensive at all, but 4G tariffs are too cheap. If the 4G tariff is mentioned, then the 5G tariff will appear cheap, and the popularity of 5G users will also accelerate. It is reported that the monthly rent of 5G tariffs of Taiwan's mainstream operators remains in the NT$1399 range, while the monthly rent of 4G unlimited packages is only NT$499 after fierce bargaining. At present, there are 6.54 million 5G users in Taiwan, with a penetration rate of 28%, far lower than the penetration rate of 4G in the same period. Lai further said that the reasonable 5G tariff should be 200 New Taiwan dollars different from the 4G tariff, but in the two and a half years of 5G commercialization, the 5G tariff has not decreased significantly. There is a big gap between 5G tariffs and 4G tariffs.
2. How much money has the richest 1% of the world's population earned in the past two years?
According to Xinhua, Oxfam released its report "Survival of the Rich" on the first day of the World Economic Forum's 2023 annual meeting, saying that nearly two-thirds of the world's new wealth in the past two years has gone into the pockets of the richest 1%, totaling about $42 trillion, nearly double the wealth of the remaining 99% combined.
According to data released by Oxfam, the wealth of the world's billionaires has collectively "increased by $2.7 billion per day" over the past two years, while at least 1.7 billion working-class incomes have "outperformed" inflation.
3. U.S. technology companies cut an average of more than 1,600 employees a day
According to Sina Technology, data compiled by Layoffs.ai shows that in just 15 days in 2023, 91 technology companies have laid off 24,151 employees worldwide, accounting for 15% of the total number of layoffs in the technology industry in 2022. In 2022, more than 1,000 tech companies laid off 154,256 jobs worldwide.
On the list of layoffs, Amazon, Meta and Salesforce laid off about 18,000, 11,000 and 8,000 employees, respectively, between November 2022 and January 2023. The layoffs aren't limited to the tech sector, but also the media, entertainment and banking sectors. Last week, banking giant Goldman Sachs began laying off more than 3,000 jobs worldwide. In addition, BlackRock, the world's largest asset manager, will cut 500 jobs for the first time in four years.
4. Siemens signed a contract of US$3.2 billion with the Ministry of Railways of India, winning the largest locomotive order in history
Siemens will manufacture and deliver 1,200 9,000 mhp electric locomotives to India's Ministry of Railways over 11 years and provide 35 years of full-service maintenance. (CaiLian News)
5. Didi Chuxing: New user registration resumed from January 16
Didi officially issued an announcement: With the consent of the Cybersecurity Review Office, new user registration of "Didi Chuxing" will be resumed from January 16. In the future, the company will take effective measures to effectively ensure the security of platform facilities and the security of big data, and maintain national network security. (China Daily)
6. In 2022, 5.37 million "online troll" accounts were shut down, and more than 564,000 pieces of illegal and harmful information were cleaned up online
News on January 15, 2022, the network security department launched a cluster campaign against four common types of "network trolls" illegal crimes such as rumor-mongering, public opinion blackmail, brushing quantitative control evaluations, and paid deletion of posts, effectively purifying the network environment. In terms of achievements, it detected more than 550 cases of "online trolls", closed 5.37 million "troll" accounts, shut down more than 530 illegal websites of "trolls", and cleaned up more than 564,000 pieces of illegal and harmful information on the Internet.
7. Voice greetings can be added to WeChat New Year red envelopes
According to WeChat news, WeChat upgraded to the latest version, you can use the latest function of "New Year Red Envelope" in the single chat dialog, and you can also record voice to send blessings. The New Year red envelope will randomly select some auspicious numbers, such as: 1.66, 2.88, 6.66, etc. Each digital package comes with a different greeting message and different dynamic effects. The new version of the New Year greeting red envelope can also add voice blessings, and you can record a voice to send to friends at the same time as sending the red envelope. (Global Network Technology Channel)
8. South Korea's semiconductor exports exceeded $130 billion last year, a slight year-on-year increase
According to foreign media reports, in the context of the decline in demand for consumer electronic products, South Korea's major semiconductor manufacturers have been affected in the third quarter of last year, and the overall revenue of semiconductor business departments or manufacturers has declined significantly. However, from the latest reports, although the performance of major semiconductor manufacturers in the second half of last year was not satisfactory, semiconductors, which are South Korea's main export products, still had good performance throughout last year. According to data released by South Korea's Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy, in 2022, South Korea's semiconductor exports were US$130.86 billion (about 878.071 billion yuan), a year-on-year increase of 1.7%.
9. Tesla factory employees in Germany complained about long hours and poor working conditions
According to reports, Tesla has been attacked by German trade union IG Metall and politicians because workers complain that Tesla's German factories have poor working conditions and long working hours. IG Metall said workers are also increasingly afraid to discuss their working conditions openly because they sign a work contract along with a confidentiality agreement. In addition, Tesla has a new position on its recruitment website, "security intelligence investigator", whose job is to work with legal and human resources departments to collect some information inside and outside Tesla factories to protect the company from threats. This further heightens concerns. In addition to IG Metall, local politicians in Germany also expressed concern about the allegations made by Tesla workers and called on Tesla and the local government to investigate. Tesla has not commented on this.
10. New proposal from Wyoming, USA: Target 2035 to ban the sale of new electric vehicles
Despite building one of the nation's largest wind farms, Wyoming's legislature is considering a new proposal: a complete end to sales of new electric vehicles by 2035. The proposal, led by U.S. Senator Jim Anderson, argues that Wyoming's "proud and valuable" oil and gas industry creates "mypteen" jobs and contributes significant revenue to the state's "coffers." Anderson believes Wyoming lacks the charging infrastructure to drive EV adoption, and the state needs to build a lot of new energy infrastructure to meet the growing demand for EVs. It is reported that many states in the United States are promoting the development of electrification of automobiles, and have improved various infrastructure, expanded the scale of charging stations, and provided various preferential policies. The Wyoming proposal is completely contrary to what is currently happening in the United States, and it is unclear whether it will pass and take effect.
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