Apple deliberately reduced performance, and some users were compensated
Big Headlines
01 / Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge tour opened on December 15
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The countdown to the opening of the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge tourism has begun. On December 7, the official account of the unified information release platform of the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge officially announced that the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge tour plan will be opened for trial operation on December 15, and tourists need to make an appointment to buy tickets, with a ticket price of 298 yuan/person and a ticket price of 198 yuan/person during the preferential period.
During the trial operation phase, HZMB Tourism is open to two categories of people: mainland residents who hold valid resident identity cards, and Hong Kong and Macao residents who have entered the mainland and hold valid Mainland Travel Permits for Hong Kong and Macao residents. Tourists are required to carry the above documents with them when participating in the restricted areas at the entrance and exit ports of the tour.
02 / Gold prices set new all-time records once again
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On December 4, the price of spot gold soared to $2,144 per ounce, refreshing the all-time high set in May this year, and the cumulative maximum increase of more than 18% compared with the lowest point in October 2022. In the domestic gold retail market, gold prices are also "soaring". A gold jewelry wholesaler at the Shuibei International Jewelry Trading Center said that the gold price of 483 yuan/gram a few days ago has broken through the peak of the domestic wholesale gold price and hit a record high.
Data released by the State Administration of Foreign Exchange on December 7 showed that as of the end of November 2023, the central bank's gold reserves were reported at 71.58 million ounces (about 2,226.4 tons), an increase of 380,000 ounces (about 11.82 tons) from the previous month. It is worth mentioning that this is the 13th consecutive month of increase, with a cumulative increase of 8.94 million ounces. Based on the latest international spot gold price (US$2,039 per ounce), the PBOC has increased its holdings by US$18.23 billion (about 130 billion yuan).
小事记 Little Things
01 / Taylor Swift was named Time Magazine's Person of the Year
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On December 6, the American "Time" magazine announced the "2023 Person of the Year", and American pop singer Taylor Swift (Mildew) was elected, and the nominees for Time Magazine's Person of the Year also included Russian President Vladimir Putin and British King Charles III.
In an interview with Time magazine, the author mentions: "As a public figure, she has been heavily scrutinized because she is a woman, both in terms of dating and dressing, and she has been under constant attention and knows how to take advantage of that attention." But this year, things have changed. Discussing her dynamics is like discussing politics or the weather – a widely spoken language that doesn't require any context, and she becomes the protagonist of the world. ”
02 / Apple was sentenced to compensate some users for deliberately reducing performance
South Korea's Seoul High Court ruled on Wednesday that Apple (AAPL. O) compensated 70,000 won (about 380 yuan) to each of the 7 Korean iPhone users for deliberately reducing the performance of the device after the software update. Previously, more than 62,000 South Korean iPhone users filed a lawsuit against Apple, accusing Apple of deliberately reducing the performance of older phones after software updates, forcing users to buy new phones. The protracted scandal, known as "Batterygate," dates back to late 2017, when allegations were that Apple had artificially hindered the performance of some iPhone models in order to extend the battery life of the devices.
03 / The Harbin riverside dog sledding project has been stopped
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On December 4, many netizens posted videos saying that most of the dogs pulling sleds in Harbin were languishing and called for the cancellation of the project. The video shows two sled dogs pulling multiple passenger sleds, one of which saw three larger adult men riding the sled at the same time, and the dogs struggled.
A staff member of an animal protection organization told reporters that it is reasonable to let dogs work for humans on the premise of ensuring the health of dogs. He said that after paying attention to the above news, there are now many extreme dog lovers, whose thoughts are still stuck in a long time ago, and they feel that dogs are being abused when they see similar behavior. "I personally think that it is reasonable for two dogs to pull one person for 3 to 5 kilometers a day, with guaranteed nutrition, but do not advocate making this a regular job. ”
The Harbin Bureau of Culture and Tourism said that there is indeed a dog sledding project on the ice, but it is not an officially operated tourism project, but a self-operated project, which has been rectified and persuaded to leave. The business may be a nearby farmer, and the next step will be to control it.
There are Numbers
120 billion pieces
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According to the official WeChat message of the State Post Bureau, the real-time monitoring data of the express big data platform of the State Post Bureau shows that at 18:26 on December 4, an express package sent from Kunming, Yunnan Province to Chengdu, Sichuan Province will become the 120 billion express mail in 2023. Since 2021, the annual business volume of mainland express delivery has exceeded 100 billion pieces for three consecutive years, until this record first time exceeded the 120 billion piece mark.
11.79 million people
The Ministry of Education and the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security held a meeting in Beijing to make arrangements for the employment and entrepreneurship of the new college graduates. According to the statistics of the Ministry of Education, the number of ordinary college graduates in the country in 2024 is expected to reach 11.79 million, an increase of 210,000 year-on-year. The Ministry of Education requires the implementation of the "2024 National Employment and Entrepreneurship Promotion Action for College Graduates" to take multiple measures to promote the employment of college graduates. All localities and colleges and universities should allocate school-level employment staff in proportion. We will vigorously develop market-oriented and socialized employment channels, continue to carry out in-depth special actions for college secretaries and presidents to visit enterprises to expand jobs and promote employment, and promote the implementation of the "Ten Thousand Enterprises on Campus Plan" to provide more high-quality job information for graduates.
语录 Quotes
"Ten beats E6, it has to be the Fangshan season bird monkey to sing..."
——Ashin posted an article saying "Singing 10 beats E6", and the music critic commented on it. Ji Bird Monkey is a hot Internet stalk, the meaning of "knowing" in Beijing dialect, describing a person who is talkative, especially able to quarrel, quarreling is the same as knowing, and can quarrel all summer.
"Miss Julie's '蒨' (qiàn) name is correctly spelled with a cursive prefix, so it has been corrected. ”
- Andy Lau issued a statement to thank everyone for their concern and comfort in the death of his father. The statement also specifically stated that the writing of his wife's name has long used the word "Qian" in the outside world, which is the first time that Andy Lau has corrected his wife's name in the 15 years of marriage.
锐词 New Words
Rat-like appearance
Since the broadcast of the drama "Yi Nian Guan Mountain", the concept of "rat appearance" has been talked about by everyone again because of the related discussions caused by its actor Liu Yuning. The appearance of the rat system evaluated by netizens generally has relatively small facial features, especially the eyes do not belong to the blazing one, the corners of the eyes are sharp and raised, the jaw is narrow and pointed, the bone volume is light, and the face shape is tightened from top to bottom.
Infographic
I always want to go to the online store when I have nothing to do, are you addicted to online shopping?
According to a survey of 1,001 respondents conducted by the Social Survey Center of China Youth Daily in conjunction with the questionnaire network, 79.6% of the respondents felt that they were addicted to online shopping, and female respondents were more serious than male respondents. 55.2% of the respondents bluntly said that they were motivated by the psychology of "not buying at a loss", and 45.4% of the respondents used it as an outlet to relieve their emotions under the pressure of work and life.
松弛一下 Time To Unwind
The heirs of Hermes left a huge fortune to the gardener
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In the latest developments of the Hermès family, the heir, Nicolas Puech, has made a surprising decision: he will adopt his own gardener and bequeath to him his vast fortune, estimated at more than 9 billion euros, in its entirety. However, this decision was strongly opposed by the NGO he once founded.
Previously, Puić had generously gifted his 51-year-old Moroccan gardener a luxury property in Marrakech and a villa in Montreux, with a total value of about 5.5 million Swiss francs. But the heir apparently decided that this was not enough, and he was determined to make the loyal gardener his sole heir. It is reported that during the epidemic lockdown, a deep friendship was established between them.
That's it for this week, have a great weekend.
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