Xiaomi refutes the rumor that "there is only 4 billion left when Lei Jun is down", and the CEO of lithography giant ASML will retire next year
Hot spotlight
Xiaomi spokesperson: The so-called "cold 4 billion" is pure fiction and completely untrue
Xiaomi's spokesperson's official Weibo said on the evening of the 1st that a large number of false rumors about the group's founder Lei Jun appeared on the Internet a few days ago, and the so-called "cold 4 billion" is purely false and completely untrue. Previously, a picture involving Lei Jun, the founder of Xiaomi, attracted the attention of netizens, and the picture said "When Lei Jun was the most depressed, only the cold 4 billion in the bank card remained". (Tencent Technology)
Lithography machine giant ASML CEO Wennink announced his retirement: he once said that there is no hope of isolating China
Lithography giant ASML has announced that its president and CEO, Pete Winnink, will retire on April 24, 2024, and intends to appoint Christopher Fouquet, current chief commercial officer and member of the management board, as the company's next president and CEO. (Fast Technology)
Technology companies
After the $61 billion acquisition of VMware, Broadcom plans to lay off 1,267 employees
Broadcom recently completed its $61 billion acquisition of cloud computing company VMware, and plans to lay off VMware's employees in California. According to Broadcom's filings with the California Department of Employment Development, the layoffs will begin on Jan. 26 and will affect about 1,267 jobs. (Xinzhixun)
A U.S. judge has issued a preliminary injunction blocking Montana from legislating a ban on TikTok
A Montana district judge recently issued a preliminary injunction to block Montana's ban on TikTok scheduled for January 1 next year, saying that the practice "violates the constitutional rights of users." Regarding Montana's approach, a TikTok spokesperson previously said in a statement that the ban signed by the Montana governor is illegal because it violates the rights given to the people of Montana by the First Amendment. (Interface News)
Microsoft Xbox plans to launch a mobile game app store and is in talks with partners
Xbox CEO Spencer recently said that Microsoft is working with partners to plan to launch a mobile game app store, which will compete with Apple's App Store and Google Play Store. However, Spencer did not give a specific launch date for the app store, saying only that it is "part of an important strategy" for Microsoft. (IT House)
Meituan's renaming of Meituan as "Little Elephant Supermarket" has been launched in Beijing, Shanghai and other places
Since December 1, Meituan's self-operated retail brand "Meituan Maicai" has been upgraded to a new brand "Little Elephant Supermarket". The upgraded "Little Elephant Supermarket" is still Meituan's self-operated retail business, and has been launched in Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Shenzhen and other cities. (Beijing Youth Daily official website)
AI weather vane
One year since the release of ChatGPT: attracting 100 million users every week, it has changed almost the entire tech industry
Since ChatGPT's debut, both OpenAI and its competitors have made tremendous technological advances. The next 12 months are likely to see the AI industry grow faster than we thought, but it will also lead to discussions about how to balance the economic benefits of AI with the ethical responsibilities. (Tencent Technology)
President of Microsoft: OpenAI's drastic changes have nothing to do with AI security, and superintelligence cannot be developed in the short term
According to foreign media reports, the president of Microsoft recently said that the recent chaos of artificial intelligence startup OpenAI is not caused by disagreements about AI security. In addition, he believes that in the next 12 months, it is absolutely impossible for us to see the so-called artificial general intelligence become more powerful than humans. (Tencent Technology)
The U.S. government forced Saudi funds to sell their stakes in an AI chip startup founded by Altman
According to foreign media reports, citing people familiar with the matter, the U.S. government forced Saudi Aramco's venture capital firm to sell its stake in a Silicon Valley artificial intelligence chip startup, which is backed by OpenAI co-founder Sam Altman. This exit could have broader implications for Middle Eastern countries' investments in U.S. tech. (Tencent Technology)
Smart new products
The mute paddle is gone!iPhone 16 is all on the operation button, what is Apple tossing?
According to foreign media reports, Apple's iPhone 16 series mobile phones launched next year will all cancel the mute paddles, and the whole system will be equipped with operation buttons as standard, which means that the operation buttons are no longer exclusive to Pro and Max models, and users can apply different pressures through pressure sensors to achieve more functions. In addition, the iPhone SE 5 will also feature an action button, which also means that the mute paddle will disappear from all iPhones. (Lei Technology)
IPO/Financing
UBTECH Hong Kong Stock Exchange has passed, and the "first share of humanoid robots" is coming
A few days ago, UBTECH passed the hearing of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange and will be listed on the main board of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, which also means that the company will officially become the "first stock of humanoid robots". According to the latest financial data of the prospectus, as of June 30, 2023, UBTECH's overall robot shipments were 760,000 units. (Finance Associated Press)