Ali President on Jack Ma's latest situation: he teaches in Tokyo; J&T Express Hong Kong Stock Exchange submitted a listing application

According to the surging news quoted by Reuters on the 15th, Michael Evans, president of e-commerce giant Alibaba Group, (J. Michael Evans said that Alibaba Group, which focuses on building local operations and online platforms outside of China, will put Europe at the top of its development. Speaking at a technical conference in Paris, Evans said, "We're going to focus more on building a local European presence in the future, so you'll see our Tmall business in China coming to Europe as well, which means we'll be serving local brands and customers in the European market." ”

When asked about the recent situation of Alibaba founder Jack Ma, Evans said, "Jack Ma cares about the company as much as he did when he first started the company, and I expect this to continue as long as Alibaba and Jack Ma are around." "Jack (Jack Ma) is energetic, he's good, he's happy. He is teaching at a university in Tokyo and has more time in China. (The Paper)

Recently, Bill Gates, co-chairman and director of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, said in an interview with reporters that there are young people who are passionate about health, climate-related technology or artificial intelligence, and he will encourage them to study deeply, even if they are young. He believes that young people can try to find fun in complex problems and turn them into hobbies, in-depth knowledge and experts in this field. (China News Agency)

[J&T Express officially submits listing application to the Hong Kong Stock Exchange] J&T Express announced on the evening of June 16 that it officially submitted its Hong Kong IPO application, planning to raise 500 million to 1 billion US dollars. It is expected to be launched within the year at the earliest. According to the prospectus, Jitu's revenue in 2020, 2021 and 2022 was US$1.535 billion, US$4.852 billion and US$7.267 billion, respectively; Profit for the period was -US$664 million, US$-6.192 billion and US$1.573 billion, respectively.

Founded in 2015, Express Express has deployed express delivery networks in China, Singapore, Thailand, Malaysia, the United Arab Emirates, Brazil and other countries. According to the data, Jitu Express has undergone several rounds of financing, and the investors include Tencent, Boyu, ATMCapital, Hillhouse, Sequoia and many other companies. (Securities Times)

[Zhang Chaoyang talks about the AI effect: the summary of the future Sohu news client will be written by ChatGPT] On the Sohu video "Dialogue Under the Stars" a few days ago, Zhang Chaoyang said that the first biggest impact of ChatGPT is in the field of content creation, whether from image content or picture content, the summary of the future Sohu news client will be written by ChatGPT. (NetEase Technology)

[Musk will have lunch with LVMH head] News on June 16, LVMH CEO and controlling shareholder Bernard Arnault told the French TV news program Quotidien that Tesla founder Musk will have lunch with him. Arnault's eldest son, Antoine, will also join, according to a person familiar with the matter. According to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index, the two families together are about $426 billion. After investors dumped luxury stocks, Musk's fortune recently surpassed Arnault to regain the world's richest manship. (Interface News)

[Huawei Yu Chengdong talks about the future pattern of the automotive industry: either go bankrupt or become a giant] "The volume you see has just begun, and it will be more rolled in the future. No matter how good the results of some car companies today, it does not mean that they will survive in the future. In the future, the reshuffle of the car market will be very fierce, and the market competition will be very large. On June 16, Yu Chengdong, Executive Director of Huawei, CEO of Device BG, and CEO of Intelligent Vehicle Solution BU, said at the 2023 Future Vehicle Pioneer Conference and Global Intelligent Connected Vehicle Commercialization Innovation Conference. Either go out of business or become a giant, this is Yu Chengdong's judgment on the future pattern of the automotive industry. (CBN)

[Tesla responds to 8,000 yuan preferential activity: only existing cars] Tesla Weibo released news that the Model 3 current car was officially launched in June with a limited time incentive. From June 16 (inclusive) to 30 (inclusive), purchase the current model 3 rear-wheel drive version and complete the delivery to enjoy 8,000 yuan insurance subsidy and preferential interest rate loan plan. Tesla's official customer service staff responded that this promotion is limited to existing cars, and customers can purchase them according to their own needs within the scope of existing cars in stores. (Shell Finance)

On June 17, Faraday Future announced that its board of directors had approved a proposal that would be submitted to a special meeting of shareholders for approval, authorizing the board of directors to conduct a reverse stock split of the company's common stock. This reverse stock split proposal includes 1:2 and 1:90 recommended ranges. The final percentage will be determined by the Board of Directors upon approval by shareholders.

The Company also announced that due to time constraints from one supplier and the completion time of additional system testing related to the Company's enhanced security testing of FF 91 2.0 Futurist Alliance's single unique product feature, the Company updated the previously announced delivery time of FF 91 2.0 Futurist Alliance Phase II from the end of the second quarter of 2023 to August 2023. (Sina Finance)

Virgin Galactic has announced that it will begin commercial space operations later this month, ending a difficult journey that has been plagued by accidents and technical challenges for 19 years. The company said June 15 that the first commercial flight will take place from June 27 to June 30, when three members of the Italian Air Force and Italy's National Research Council will travel to the edge of space for microgravity experiments. The company said the next flight is scheduled for early August, with monthly launches thereafter. (Interface News)

Google warns employees to be wary of chatbots, four people familiar with the matter said Google's parent company Alphabet is reminding employees to be careful with chatbots, including its own Bard. People familiar with the matter said that Alphabet has advised employees not to enter their confidential materials into artificial intelligence chatbots. Alphabet also reminded its engineers to avoid using computer code generated directly by chatbots, some people familiar with the matter said. (Webmaster's House)

【Wall Street big banks will lay off more than 11,000 employees】News on June 16, after a pandemic-era hiring frenzy, Wall Street is dealing with the worst hiring market since the financial crisis, and major US banks are expected to lay off more than 11,000 employees this year. (Interface News)

On June 16, the ready-made tea beverage company Michelle Ice City launched an international version and multilingual theme song, which was first released on the official video number of Michelle Ice City. This theme song is composed of five languages: Chinese, English, Korean, Thai and Indonesian. This is the first multilingual theme song officially released by Michelle Ice City. Previously, the Chinese version of the theme song "You Love Me, I Love You Honey Snow Ice City Sweet Honey" has caused a large number of netizens to create a second time on the Internet.

It is understood that Michelle Ice City has opened stores in Thailand, Indonesia, South Korea, Australia and other countries. In 2018, Michelle Ice City opened its first overseas store in Hanoi, Vietnam. (Interface News)

[Temu's GMV approached $3 billion in the first half of the year, and two overseas warehouses will land] Temu's GMV in the first quarter of 2023 approached $1 billion, and the GMV before the discount was about $2 billion. In this way, the discount rate of its goods has reached 50%, which is still in the low-price subsidy stage. Temu's GMV in the first two weeks of June is still growing month-on-month and is expected to reach $700 million, according to people familiar with the matter. It is estimated that its GMV in the first half of the year has approached $3 billion. In addition to Japan, Termu is also preparing for the Southeast Asian market, has been researching for a period of time, and is likely to enter in the second half of the year, and Termu originally planned to be deployed next year. (36 Kr)

【Volkswagen recalls some imported Bentley Flying Spur series cars, a total of 3,028 units】Recently, Volkswagen (China) Sales Co., Ltd. filed a recall plan with the State Administration for Market Regulation in accordance with the requirements of the Administrative Regulations on the Recall of Defective Automobile Products and the Implementation Measures of the Administrative Regulations on the Recall of Defective Automobile Products. It has decided to recall a total of 3,028 imported Bentley Flying Spur vehicles manufactured between November 3, 2020 and December 17, 2022 with immediate effect. Due to manufacturing reasons, the fixed brackets of the rear entertainment screen (located behind the two front seats) may not be installed correctly, and the screen may come out and cause personal injury in the event of a collision, which is a potential safety hazard. (Beijing Business Daily)

【ESWIN Computing Completes Over 3 Billion Yuan Financing】Chip design and solution provider ESWIN Computing recently announced the completion of more than 3 billion yuan D round financing, this round of financing led by Financial Street Capital, co-led by Guoxin Venture Capital, Yizhuang State Investment, Ruicheng Fund, Zhongxin Fund, Yihang Fund, GF Qianhe, Construction Investment Investment, Guangzhou Industry Investment Group, National Integrated Circuit Industry Investment Fund Phase II, Yuncong Technology, Juanhu Dream, Chuxin Fund, Ceyuan Capital, Ultra HD Industry Fund and other institutions followed. Light Source Capital acted as the exclusive financial advisor. This round of financing will be used for R&D investment. (Brilliant beast analysis? Poke here to see more)

【Xiaoka Coffee completed 448 million yuan B round financing】The cutting-edge coffee brand Xiaoka Coffee has completed 448 million yuan B round financing, this round led by Qingwang Capital (affiliated with Tsinghua University Hebei Research Institute), old shareholders followed, the company's valuation rose to 1.8 billion yuan before investment. Founded in 2017, the brand initially entered the market with the To B self-service coffee machine business; At the end of 2021, offline coffee stores began to be opened. As of the first quarter of this year, Xiaoka has launched more than 30,000 self-service equipment in first- and second-tier cities such as Beijing, Chengdu and Guangzhou, achieving positive profits. (Brilliant beast analysis? Poke here to see more)

CloudDevice, a multi-cloud, integrated data platform company, announced that it has completed two consecutive rounds of financing totaling RMB100 million, including the angel round of Yuanjing Capital, the A round co-led by Yuanjing Capital and Qiming Venture Capital, and the Series A co-invested by Challenger Venture Capital. According to the official introduction, the financing funds are mainly used for product research and development, talent construction and market channel layout. (Brilliant beast analysis? Poke here to see more)

【Mingkun Technology Completes Millions of Yuan Angel Round Financing】Mingkun Technology has completed millions of yuan angel round financing, this round is led by Jiacheng Capital, VR game studio Caveman Technology co-invested, and old shareholder Linge Venture Capital continues to raise. This round of funding will be used for team expansion, product operation, and continued research and development and iteration of its VR game "Smash Bros." (Brilliant beast analysis? Poke here to see more)

Tencent Robotics X Robotics Lab announced the latest progress in agent research, which greatly improves the flexibility and autonomous decision-making ability of Robot Max by applying cutting-edge pre-training AI models and reinforcement learning technology to the field of robot control. (Science and Technology Innovation Board Daily)

【Xiaomi's new patented device can realize the charging of the watch without taking off】Recently, the patent of "mobile charging device and wearable device" applied by Beijing Xiaomi Mobile Software Co., Ltd. was authorized. The abstract shows that wearable devices include mobile charging devices, and mobile charging devices include charging power, so there is no need to connect sockets through wires and plugs. The patent avoids the complex operation of removing the main body of the wearable device during the charging process, and improves the convenience of charging operation and user experience. (Tech Fox)

On June 16, the Chengdu Municipal Bureau of Economy and Information Technology and the Municipal Bureau of Finance issued the "Chengdu City Financial Incentive Implementation Rules for Promoting the Development of New Energy Vehicle Industry", which mentioned that for vehicle enterprises to develop or introduce new energy models (including second-class chassis) and put them into production and market to achieve sales, comprehensive consideration of vehicle price, model, output value and sales volume, a single model will be given a maximum of 50 million yuan in production and sales incentives. ( Big River Finance Cube)

Shenyang Municipal Information Office announced that from June 18 to 30, individual consumers (regardless of household registration) who purchase new cars by automobile sales enterprises included in the upper limit statistical system in relevant areas of Shenyang will be issued a one-time automobile consumption subsidy totaling 100 million yuan. According to reports, this subsidy, for the purchase of new car invoice price and tax total amount of 50,000 yuan (inclusive) to 100,000 yuan (inclusive), a car consumption subsidy of 2,000 yuan will be issued; If the total amount of invoice price and tax is 100,000 yuan (excluded) to 200,000 yuan (inclusive), a car consumption subsidy of 3,000 yuan will be issued; If the total amount of invoice price and tax is more than 200,000 yuan (excluded), a car consumption subsidy of 4,000 yuan will be issued. On the basis of the above subsidies, new energy vehicles will receive an additional 1,000 yuan automobile consumption subsidy. (CaiLian News)

In order to create a clear cyberspace and optimize the business network environment, WeChat will deeply clean up and deal with false and infringing content involving enterprises and entrepreneurs. WeChat will focus on illegal activities such as counterfeiting and spreading false information, focus on rectifying false and infringing information involving enterprises and entrepreneurs, severely crack down on malicious speculation, and deal with content and accounts that infringe on the legitimate rights and interests of enterprises and entrepreneurs in accordance with the law, so as to create a clear online space. (The Paper)

【Japanese government plans to formulate a new law to prohibit the monopoly of app stores】Around the app store of smartphones, the Japanese government decided on the 16th at the digital market competition conference that a new law will be formulated to prohibit monopoly operations. The new law will oblige the government to approve the accession of third parties whose security has been confirmed. Considering that the operating system (OS) development giants Apple and Google in the United States will strengthen the regulation of IT companies that can influence the digital market. (CaiLian News)