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Hot Focus
The "chill" in the semiconductor industry has been longer than expected
The market originally expected Q2 this year to be the cyclical bottom of the semiconductor industry, but reality once again disappointed the market. Until Q3, the prosperity of the semiconductor industry has not improved significantly, and even many institutions have further lowered their annual shipment forecasts; From foundry, design, storage, power period, and even terminal demand are "cold". Goldman Sachs also released a report on August 14: The recovery of demand in the Chinese market and the slowdown in inventory digestion are expected to readjust the company's profit expectations, which is undoubtedly another "cold water" for the semiconductor industry. (All-weather technology)
It is reported that BYD abandoned Baidu's autonomous driving technology and developed it itself
According to media reports, citing sources, BYD decided to abandon cooperation with Baidu to use its self-driving technology and is planning to develop its own driver assistance technology. According to two people familiar with the matter, BYD has abandoned an agreement with Baidu that aims to equip its electric vehicles with Baidu's self-driving technology. (Tencent Technology)
WeChat official account added image modification function: up to three
WeChat official account recently added the image modification function, users can enter through the "modify" entrance of the WeChat official account, and can see the prompt "add picture modification". Just click on the image in the article that needs to be deleted or replaced to edit it. It is worth noting that up to 3 images can be modified. (Global Tech)
Tech companies
It is rumored that Tesla has deployed a fully autonomous driving solution into China and is recruiting a local operation team
According to media reports, Tesla is planning to set up a local operation team of about 20 people to promote the landing of the autonomous driving solution FSD (Full Self-Drive) in the Chinese market. At the same time, Tesla is also trying to set up a data labeling team in China, with a size of about 100 people. This is also to prepare the algorithm for training FSD. (36 Kr)
Tencent Music Second Quarterly Report: Online music revenue surpassed social entertainment for the first time, and paid users exceeded 100 million
Tencent Music Entertainment Group recently announced its second quarterly report, with total revenue reaching 7.29 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 5.5%; Online music paying users exceeded 100 million in June this year, hitting a record high, and online music service revenue also surpassed social entertainment services for the first time after listing. (Shell Finance)
Online rumors that Douyin is planning to invest in or acquire a Tongda express delivery company, Douyin e-commerce: false news
Recently, there was news in the market that Douyin was planning to invest in or even acquire a Tongda express delivery company, according to a person familiar with the matter: "Some managers of Douyin have entered Yunda's headquarters." In this regard, the relevant person in charge of Douyin e-commerce said that this is false news. (36 Kr)
BAIC New Energy and Huawei Smart Car Positioning C-Class Pure Electric Intelligent Car will be unveiled next year
According to media reports, Beiqi Blue Valley insiders were quoted as revealing that the first new car after the cooperation between BAIC New Energy and Huawei Smart Select is positioned as a C-class pure electric intelligent car, which will be officially unveiled next year. The product is defined by Huawei, and BJEV is responsible for providing the chassis architecture and vehicle production. The new car will enter Huawei's sales channel, and the brand name has not yet been determined. (CaiLian News)
The chairman of iFLYTEK reduced his holdings to cash out 2.35 billion yuan to repay debts, saying that he did not sell 1 cent more shares for consumption
Recently, Liu Qingfeng, chairman of iFLYTEK, announced that he would reduce his holdings and cash out 2.35 billion yuan to repay debts. Since then, iFLYTEK responded that Liu Qingfeng reduced his holdings because the 2.35 billion yuan debt due to the increase in 2021 was due to the maturity of the 2.35 billion yuan of debt borrowed for financing, and he needed to repay the principal of the loan, and did not sell 1 cent more shares for consumption. (The Paper)
Visual China responds to "sue photographer for infringement": the chain of sales authorization of the images involved is clear
In response to the photographer's claim that his photos were infringed by Visual China and claimed more than 80,000 yuan, Visual China issued a response saying that the company immediately understood the situation and had contacted the parties. After preliminary verification, the images involved were sold by the photographer's authorized photo gallery Stocktrek Images, and Stocktrek Images licensed the relevant images to Getty Images for sale. Visual China said that as the exclusive partner of Getty Images in Chinese mainland, it has complete sales rights, including the relevant pictures involved, and the sales authorization chain of the involved pictures is clear and complete. Visual China will continue to communicate with photographers and properly handle misunderstandings. (Sanyan Technology)
Musk 678 Twitter old items auction, with the "Blue Bird" logo said Byebye
According to media reports, after rebranding Twitter.com last month, Elon Musk will carry out a liquidation: hundreds of items with the old Twitter logo will be put up for auction, including the eye-catching giant "Blue Bird" logo hanging on the side of the headquarters building. The U.S. auction house Heretich will sell 678 collectibles, art and office assets from the company's San Francisco headquarters. (Informational message)
AI weather vane
Saudi Arabia and the UAE promote AI strategy: snapping up NVIDIA chips to absorb Chinese talent
According to media reports, Saudi Arabia and the UAE are buying thousands of high-performance chips from NVIDIA to build their own artificial intelligence large models and software. Among them, the Saudi King Abdullah University of Science and Technology is using NVIDIA's chips to build its own large language model. The provably responsible AI and data analytics lab that developed this model has many Chinese researchers. (The Paper)
Xiaohongshu was scolded on the hot search: it was suspected by users of stealing the original artist's work and feeding it to their own AI model
Recently, the topic #Xiaohongshu stealing user works refining its own AI model# has aroused heated discussions and appeared on hot searches. The reason is that some original artists found that the pictures made with the Little Red Book Trik AI were very similar to their original works. There are many authors who have been infringed, and some original artists said that when a friend told me that I was washed by Xiaohongshu's AI, I felt that my hard work was plagiarized. (Bullwhip)
WhatsApp beta launched the ability to create and share AI stickers
According to media reports, WhatsApp is rolling out a new version through the Google Play Beta program, with the ability to create and share AI stickers, which is only available to beta testers. Al stickers are generated by security technology provided by Meta and users can report a sticker to Meta if they think it is inappropriate or harmful. (IT House)