Huawei's new phones can be sold by satellite phones; Pinduoduo's quarterly performance is good, and the stock price has skyrocketed|Science and Technology Morning News

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Huawei officially announced that the shipment volume of Mate series mobile phones exceeded 100 million, and the new Mate60 Pro was sold for 6999 yuan before it was released

Huawei suddenly announced that the unreleased Mate60 series has been sold online on Huawei Mall, and the first product is Huawei Mate60 Pro, which has four colors and costs 6999 yuan. The exterior design of the Mate60 Pro is consistent with the previous exposure, with a three-lens module, a 6.82-inch screen, and covers the second-generation Kunlun glass. Huawei has not announced the processor and network support information of the mobile phone, but has announced the launch of 5G NTN space-ground integration function to realize satellite phone functions. (Tencent Technology)

Apple released an invitation to the fall conference: In the early morning of September 13, the iPhone 15 is coming

In the early morning of August 30, Beijing time, Apple officially released the invitation to the autumn conference, and it is clear that this time the iPhone 15 is coming! The theme Chinese this conference is "curiosity on the head", and Apple reconstructed Apple's logo with a blue and silver sand-like design. (Tencent Technology)

Tech companies

SMIC Ningbo announced that the company's former director, general manager and former financial director were detained

SMIC Ningbo officially issued an official statement on the evening of August 29. The statement pointed out that the company's former director and general manager Huang He (formerly Chinese-American) and former financial chief Wang Ying have violated criminal law due to suspected serious violations and crimes, and are currently in criminal justice judgment proceedings. Huang He and Wang Ying are suspected of misappropriating funds, embezzlement of duties, and commercial bribery, and the amount of money involved in the case is huge and the circumstances are serious, and they may face serious criminal punishment. (CBN)

Lu Weibing: Xiaomi's 4.8 billion Indian funds are only frozen and not confiscated, and are being resolved through legal channels

For the industry's concern about Xiaomi India's 4.8 billion yuan capital status, Xiaomi Group President Lu Weibing responded in a performance conference call on the 29th that the funds were only frozen by the Indian government, not confiscated, and are still being solved through legal channels. Although the process is very long, Xiaomi believes in the impartiality and independence of the Indian judiciary. (IT House)

Oriental selection Taobao debut "overturned": tobacco potatoes were fleece, response: red envelopes were wrong, official compensation

On August 29, Oriental Selection made its live broadcast debut on Taobao, and soon after the live broadcast began, some netizens found that a "Oriental Selection Tobacco Potato No. 25 4.5 Kilogram" product was limited to 8.8% off, and the price was 23.16 yuan, and the order also gave away 25 yuan in the live broadcast room red envelope, causing netizens to snap up. (Red Star News)

Xiaomi responded to the progress of car manufacturing: investment increased quarter by quarter, maintaining the mass production target in the first half of 2024

Investment in innovative businesses such as Xiaomi's smart electric vehicles continued to increase, with 1.4 billion yuan invested in the second quarter. In the conference call after the earnings report, Xiaomi Group President Lu Weibing introduced that the actual investment of Xiaomi cars is even greater, Xiaomi is holding the goal of entering the world's top five in the future to do the long-term layout of the car, do full-stack self-research, and also build its own car factory, so the cash flow investment is higher than the disclosed figure. He said that Xiaomi Auto has just finished the summer test, and the progress has exceeded expectations, maintaining the mass production target in the first half of 2024 unchanged. (The Paper)

Nezha Automobile announced the completion of a new round of financing of 7 billion yuan

Nezha Automobile announced that it has completed a crossover round of financing totaling 7 billion yuan. Nezha did not disclose further information about the deal. According to enterprise investigation data, from September 2017 to July 2022, Nezha Automobile received multiple rounds of financing, with a cumulative financing amount of at least 15 billion yuan. (CBN)

Import version number issued in August! Tencent, Netease, Perfect World and other major manufacturers are listed

The official website of the State Press and Publication Administration announced the latest batch of imported game version numbers this month, as well as the approval and change information of games in 2023. A total of 31 imported games received version numbers this month, including Tencent's game "Sea King: Ambition" and NetEase's game "Lord of the Rings: Strife". In addition, the 2023 game approval change information shows that NetEase games "Peak Speed" and Perfect World "Phantom Tower" have obtained client version numbers. (Game Gyro)

AI weather vane

Microsoft, Google, OpenAI, Meta, NVIDIA bigwigs gathered, the American AI circle wants to do big things?

CEOs of big U.S. tech companies will travel to Capitol Hill next month for the first-ever AI Insights Forum chaired by Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer. The conference is expected to last 2-3 hours, with heavyweights in attendance, focusing on the impact of AI. The closed-door forum is scheduled for 13 September and will be attended by a large number of heavyweights. (Wisdom Stuff)

Unlimited access to GPT-4! The strongest enterprise version in history, ChatGPT, was launched, with 32,000 tokens, and OpenAI subverted workers

OpenAI launches the first-of-its-kind enterprise version of ChatGPT, with unlimited access to GPT-4, which is faster, stronger, and more secure. Not only does the comprehensive upgrade enhance the security and privacy of the service, but it also provides unlimited access to higher speed GPT-4, longer processing of input, longer context windows, advanced data analysis capabilities, customization options, and more. (Shin Ji Won)

With 12 evaluation scores exceeding GPT-4, SenseTime released a new generation of AI large models

The AI large-language model "Shusheng Puyu" developed by SenseTime, Shanghai Artificial Intelligence Laboratory and other scientific research institutions has surpassed GPT-4 in 12 authoritative evaluations, and its comprehensive performance has comprehensively surpassed GPT-3.5-turbo. According to reports, InternLM-123 ranked first in 12 of the main evaluations. (Watch News)

The Beijing Internet Court opened the trial of the first "AI Wensheng Tu" infringement case in China

The plaintiff Li Moumou used the Stable diffusion artificial intelligence model to generate a picture of a person by entering a prompt word, and then posted the picture on an online platform under the name of "Spring Breeze Sends Tenderness". The defendant Liu used the picture as a picture to publish on his personal account. Li sued Liu to the Beijing Internet Court for infringing on the right of authorship of works and the right of information network dissemination. (Raise your eyes)

Look at the earnings report

Pinduoduo's revenue in the second quarter was 52.28 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 66%, and its stock price once rose by more than 12%;

Pinduoduo's revenue in the second quarter was 52.28 billion yuan, compared with market expectations of 43.679 billion yuan, compared with 31.44 billion yuan in the same period last year; net profit was 13.1 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 47%, and the market expected net profit of 8.599 billion yuan; adjusted net profit was 15.27 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 42%. After the earnings report, Pinduoduo's share price rose by more than 12%. (Tencent Technology)

Xiaomi's revenue in the second quarter was 67.35 billion yuan and its net profit was 5.14 billion yuan

Xiaomi's total revenue in the second quarter reached 67.35 billion yuan, down 4.0% year-on-year; Adjusted net profit was RMB5.14 billion, up 147% year-on-year. In the second quarter, Xiaomi's smartphone revenue was 36.6 billion yuan, down 13.4% year-on-year, and shipments were 32.9 million units, down 15.8% year-on-year. (Tencent Technology)

NIO's Q2 revenue in 2023 was 8.77 billion yuan, with a net loss of 6.056 billion yuan

NIO's revenue in the second quarter was 8.77 billion yuan, down 14.77% year-on-year, and its net loss was 6.056 billion yuan, up 119.6% year-on-year. R&D expenditure exceeded RMB3.34 billion for three consecutive quarters, with cash reserves of RMB31.5 billion. Vehicle deliveries were 23,520 units. Deliveries in Q3 are expected to range from 55,000 to 57,000 units, compared with a market forecast of 48,465 units. (Tencent Auto)