Large companies
Rumors xiaomi launched a IPO within two weeks People close to the IPO said it was rumors
Earlier this month, Xiaomi Hong Kong filed an IPO. There has been a lot of attention to its valuation and fundraising. Today, some media (all-weather technology) said that Xiaomi's valuation range is 63-68 billion US dollars, and it is expected to start a roadshow within two weeks, launch a prospectus, and then the latest prospectus will be announced. In this regard, people close to the Xiaomi IPO said that it was a rumor.
Tencent Social Advertising and Vipshop reached a five-year cooperation: a new exploration of brand e-commerce in the social era
Tencent Social Advertising and Vipshop jointly announced a comprehensive strengthening of cooperation. Zhang Minyi, deputy general manager of Tencent social advertising, said that Tencent social advertising and Vipshop have cooperated for five years, and the cooperation upgrade will start from both resources and data capabilities, open the media resource matrix, and combine the strong data capabilities of both sides to bring better delivery experience and conversion effects to brand advertisers.
Tencent and China Unicom jointly released IoT SIM cards that can identify devices
Tencent yesterday cooperated with China Unicom to release a new product, the TUSI SIM card, to implement a new identity authentication standard for the Internet of Things industry, and at the same time, Tencent TUSI Internet of Things Joint Lab released an identity blockchain product to provide cross-authentication services for the identity of the same user in different scenarios. At present, Unicom has put the TUSI-SIM as a standing card in the library, and the two sides will focus on consumer electronics, in-vehicle, shared devices and other fields to jointly explore the market.
WeChat iOS update: New articles are reduced to floating windows and other functions, and still do not support small video synchronization MicroVision
WeChat iOS version updated to version 6.6.7, adding new functions that can reduce browsed articles to floating windows, recently used emoticons displayed separately, circle of friends/web top bar design optimization, public account information introduction page update and other functions. However, the circle of friends released by the latest internal test of the WeChat Android version did not appear in the small video synchronization micro-vision function.
Zhang Chaoyang: Sohu Video is no longer crazy to burn money, and develops self-made drama variety shows
Yesterday afternoon, at the Sohu Video 2018 Spring Summer Promotion Conference, Zhang Chaoyang, Chairman of the Board of Directors, CEO and CEO of Sohu Video, launched the latest strategy of Sohu Video this year, strengthening the platform layout of self-made dramas, variety shows, self-media and live broadcasting, creating a more high-quality, differentiated and diversified content and marketing pattern, and providing unique new value for video transformation. In addition, Sohu Video also maintains its strength in major categories of content. For example, as the first platform for American dramas and American dramas, Sohu Video will still maintain strong investment and introduce the best quality new dramas in the United States.
Baidu is preparing to return to the A-share issuance CDR and return at the end of June at the earliest
On the evening of May 23, according to media reports, Baidu is preparing to issue CDR and has selected a sponsor. Baidu believes that it may be able to return to A-shares at about the same time as Ali and JD.com, that is, at the end of June 2018.
The Japanese subsidiary of China Mobile International Corporation was established with the intention of strengthening 5G exchanges and cooperation
The Japanese subsidiary of China Mobile International Co., Ltd. held an opening ceremony in Tokyo today, and Jian Qin, vice president of China Mobile Communications Group Co., Ltd., said that the establishment of the Japanese subsidiary of China Mobile in Tokyo will promote the interconnection of information and communication infrastructure and strengthen exchanges and cooperation on emerging technologies such as 5G networks and the Internet of Things.
Didi may go public in Hong Kong in the second half of the year Platform management is facing a huge test
On May 23, according to the Hong Kong Economic Daily, the online ride-hailing platform "Didi Chuxing" went to Hong Kong for listing in the second half of the year as soon as possible, and did not rule out listing in the form of different rights of the same shares. The market estimates that when Didi finally goes public, its market value may reach 70 billion to 80 billion US dollars, which is expected to exceed the valuation of Another online ride-hailing leader Uber of about 72 billion US dollars.
Foreign media exposed didi's trial operation in Geelong, Australia: overseas expansion and then the next city
According to Australia's Herald Sun, Didi began trial operations in Geelong, Australia, on May 21. This is also another territory that Didi has won in its international expansion after Brazil, Mexico and Japan. It is reported that Geelong is the city with the highest penetration rate of online ride-hailing apps in Australia.
Uber's revenue rose sharply in the first quarter at a valuation of $62 billion
In the early hours of May 24, Uber announced that the company had achieved significant revenue growth and reduced losses in the first quarter of the year, saying that tender offers from new and existing investors valued the company at a whopping $62 billion. Uber revealed to cnbc that the company achieved net operating income of $2.5 billion in the first quarter of this year, an increase of 67% over the same period last year. Revenue totaled $11.3 billion, up 55% from the first quarter of last year.
Microsoft released the fifth generation of Xiaoice, which can only communicate in Chinese at present
According to foreign media reports, Microsoft Corporation of the United States recently displayed the latest generation of Microsoft Xiaoice in London, the capital of the United Kingdom. The fifth generation of Microsoft Xiaoice uses full-duplex voice interaction sensory technology, which can make normal calls with humans, but currently can only communicate in Chinese.
Walmart launches a retrospective promotion program for packaged vegetables
Wal-Mart announced today that it will actively promote the traceability plan of packaged vegetables this year, following the Xiamen station, Wal-Mart will continue to promote traceable packaged vegetables in Shenzhen, Chengdu, Kunming, Beijing and other cities joint governments and key suppliers, and it is expected that by 2020, Wal-Mart's traceable packaged vegetables will account for 40% of the overall category.
Station B mobile submission open test: multiple video clips can be stitched
Station B officially announced that some mobile phone users with the latest version of the Bilibili App version v5.26 can already experience mobile submission. It should be noted that this test is only open to users with more than 5,000 fans as of May 22. The mobile contribution function currently supports the stitching, editing, video speed and background music of multiple videos.
Station B responds to the corruption case of former employees: Gao Nannan spreads false statements
For Gao Nannan, the person in charge of game operation of Station B yesterday, who said that The chairman of Station B, Chen Rui, reported a fake case that made him a criminal suspect, and led to Chen Rui getting the tour company free of charge or recovering 1.5 million shares of Station B free of charge, Station B responded in the early morning. Station B said that the case has entered the public prosecution stage.
In the response of Station B, the history of the case was reviewed. In 2015, Gao Nannan, the former head of bilibili game operations, colluded with her husband and relatives to set up a company outside the country to transfer benefits by concealing family relations and registering affiliated companies. In addition, she also used other companies under her control to intercept the income of Station B, with a total amount of more than 1.8 million yuan.
Gao Nannan had asked the company for forgiveness. After she left the company, she began to spread rumors within the company and in the media, damaging the company's reputation. Therefore, in July 2016, the company had to take up the legal weapon and report the case to the judicial authorities.
OnePlus 6 landed on the U.S. market New York fans lined up to snap up the iPhone X
On Monday, May 24, OnePlus mobile phones held a small event in a store in New York, and many New Yorkers rushed to hope to have the opportunity to buy oneplus 6, a new flagship smartphone, with long lines even extending to the surrounding neighborhoods.
It is reported that some citizens began to queue at the entrance of the store at 6:30 in the morning, more than 12 hours before the start of the event. Others specifically asked for leave from their work units, departing from New Jersey and Long Island, and waiting in line. There are even tourists from Italy. The same queue situation was previously only seen when Apple launched a new iPhone.
Comcast is considering an all-cash acquisition of 21st Century Fox after the spin-off
Comcast confirmed that the company is considering and is making serious preparations to bid for the business that 21st Century Fox agreed to sell to Disney, which does not include Fox News Channel, Fox Business Network, Fox Broadcasting Company and other assets. Comcast said the offer would be all cash, a premium to Disney's current all-stock offer.
Zhifei Biologics: The nine-valent HPV vaccine has obtained a batch issuance certificate and can officially enter the market for sale
Zhifei Bio announced tonight that the company received the nine-valent human papillomavirus vaccine (Saccharomyces cerevisiae) issued by the State Food and Drug Administration on the afternoon of the same day. The nine-valent HPV vaccine was approved and issued a certificate, marking that the first batch of nine-valent HPV vaccines can officially enter the market. As of now, there is no official sale of nine-valent HPV vaccine in Chinese mainland region, and the marketing of the product will fill the gap of nine-valent HPV vaccine in China.
Musk: Want to build "Pravda"
Musk tweeted that he would publish a site so that the public would rate the authenticity of various articles and the credibility of journalists, editors, and articles, and planned to name it Pravda. He also set up a poll for comment, with 87 percent of Twitter users now approving. Some tech writers found that Tesla acquired a company called Pravda in California last October.
Apple signed a driverless car agreement with Volkswagen
The New York Times reported on May 24 that Apple signed a driverless car agreement with Volkswagen.
Investment and financing
Capsule beverage machine brand "Onecup" received tens of millions of yuan in the first round of financing
On May 23, Onecup, a smart beverage machine brand, released its latest generation of smart beverage machines and announced that it has received the first round of financing of 10 million yuan from Today Capital and Wang Xuning, chairman of Jiuyang Group, officially entering the Chinese hot drink market.
Onecup was established in early 2014, incubated by Jiuyang Group, after 3 years of research and development and polishing, the brand was officially launched in September 2017, its main product is a capsule drink machine, with the company's self-made capsules, can make soybean milk, coffee, milk tea three categories of more than 20 drinks.
Content + e-commerce + community, led by Tencent to invest 30 million "bad reviews" want to create a new media business closed loop
Technology new media company "Bad Review" recently obtained a round of financing of 30 million yuan, led by Tencent TONIC Fund (Tencent Interest Content Fund), Yunqi Capital and Zhonghuan Capital. This is also Tencent's first investment in the new media track of science and technology after the establishment of the content fund. Since its establishment in July 2015, the business of "bad reviews" has developed from the initial content platform to the current three major sectors of content, e-commerce and crowd testing.
French luxury B2B e-commerce company "Ordre" received tens of millions of dollars of strategic investment from Alibaba
Ordre, a luxury clothing B2B e-commerce company in Paris, France, recently received strategic investment from Alibaba. The specific amount was not disclosed, but according to relevant sources, the financing amount was nearly $20 million. Regarding the financing, founder Simon P. Lock said: "Ordre will accelerate the iteration of technology with the support of Alibaba, better empower designers, and open a path to the Chinese luxury market.
Cool products
Storm releases the first laser TV and little magic thrower cinema
Yesterday, Storm TV released two new products under the cloth, namely Storm's first laser TV and Storm Little Magic ThrowEr theater.
This laser TV is an All in One product that combines an all-wireless 5.1 impact system. Equipped with theater stereo technology 2.0: built-in sealed large sound cavity, the use of curvature stroke inverted phase tube design and NdFeB internal magnetic sound unit, while equipped with Texas Instruments audio processing chip, the use of closed cabinet structure design, support DOLBY, DTS dual decoding dual sound effects, professional tuning by Dolby Laboratories, expand the traditional left and right stereo channels, provide a 360-degree environment, and decode through DTS high fidelity.
The Storm Little Magic Project adopts a disc-shaped design, with a body of 13cm and a weight of 360g, which is suitable for business trips. It offers up to 220 lumens of brightness, while applying HDR10 technology, DLP cinema-grade technology, and 6-layer lanthanide glass lenses, which is a small-size projector with a high cost performance in this price segment.
Honor in India to issue two play models Zhao Mingti India priority strategy
In the early morning of May 24, Honor recently released two new products in India, Honor Play 7A and Honor Play 7C.
Honor Play 7A features a 5.7-inch HD + IPS LCD display with a resolution of 720×1440 pixels and an aspect ratio of 18:9. Powered by Qualcomm 430 processor, 2GB/3GB ram options, offering 32GB of built-in storage. The 3GB+32GB storage version is priced at Rs 8,999, while the 2GB+32GB storage version has not yet been launched in India.
Honor Play 7C features a 5.99-inch HD + IPS display with a resolution of 720× 1440 pixels and an aspect ratio of 18:9. Powered by Qualcomm 450 processors, 3GB/4GB of RAM is available, with 32GB/64GB storage options available. The 3GB+32GB storage version is priced at Rs 9,999 and the 4GB+64GB storage version is priced at Rs 11,999.
Toyota and GAC jointly promote electric vehicles, and the "double integral" policy may become the driving force behind it
It is reported that in order to meet China's strict electric vehicle production quota system, Toyota Motor of Japan intends to sell its first pure electric vehicle in China, the IX4, through the sales channel of GAC Toyota in the second half of this year. It is understood that the IX4 is a compact SUV model, which has been unveiled at this year's Beijing Auto Show and named "GAC IX4", which is a model exported by GAC Research Institute to GAC Toyota, and the technology mainly comes from GAC Trumpchi GS4.
Blockchain
The Maiwaidi blockchain company has left out its relationship with Wanda, but Wanda has already laid out the blockchain
Yesterday evening, the Financial Associated Press reported that Wanda's Shanghai Xinfeifan E-commerce Co., Ltd., through its holding shanghai Maiwaidi Network Technology Co., Ltd., established Hangzhou Maiwaidi Blockchain Technology Co., Ltd. on May 21, holding 100% of the shares. The newly established blockchain company has a registered capital of 20 million yuan, and the executive director and general manager is Yang Yong.
Less than an hour later, Shanghai Maiwaidi Network Technology Co., Ltd. issued a statement saying that Hangzhou Maiwaidi Blockchain Technology Co., Ltd. is a Maiwaidi business, which has nothing to do with Wanda's business and does not represent Wanda. Although Hangzhou Maiwaidi Blockchain Company has cleared the relationship with Wanda, in fact, in recent years, Wanda's actions in the blockchain field have been very frequent, and two years ago, Wanda began to get involved in technical research and application exploration in the blockchain field.
Tsinghua team cross-border intangible cultural heritage exchange to create a coinless blockchain project "Masterpiece", which was invested by Astar Fund
It is understood that Jiyi is the first intangible cultural heritage art trading platform in China, which is handmade for intangible cultural heritage enthusiasts, collectors and investors to directly dock with the inheritors. Its App was launched in April this year, and nearly 200 non-hereditary inheritors at the national and provincial levels have been signed, with an average daily transaction volume of more than 1 million yuan in only one month after opening.
The team develops the alliance chain based on blockchain technology, through the authorization node to put all the intangible cultural heritage artworks in circulation on the chain, and uses RFID technology to correspond the information on and off the chain one by one, and after completion, the nodes such as non-genetic heirs, exchanges, appraisals, logistics, insurance and warehousing parties will be authorized, recording the whole process of artworks from the artist's creation to each buyer's transaction. At present, the alliance chain has completed partial development, and users can now query the production and circulation information of intangible cultural heritage artworks purchased by themselves on the Internet.