1. CCTV interviewed Lei Jun: 3,400 engineers were invested in the first car, and the entire R&D investment exceeded 10 billion
Lei Jun, chairman of Xiaomi Group, told reporters that he felt that Xiaomi had many natural advantages in making cars, because the essence of today's smart electric vehicles is the integration of the automobile industry and the consumer electronics industry, which is a big integration, so entering the automotive industry is a challenge for Xiaomi, and the overall difficulty is controllable. Lei Jun said that we invested 3,400 engineers in our first car, and the entire R&D investment exceeded 10 billion, and we used more than 10 times the investment. With that in mind, I'm going to do it anyway in a way that I want to get.
2. Alibaba: Reduced part of the equity of Xpeng Motors according to the capital management target, and believed in the prospects of Xpeng Motors
Alibaba Group announced the sale of a portion of its stake in Xpeng Motors. In this regard, the relevant person in charge of Alibaba Group said, "According to our own capital management goals, we sold part of our shares in Xpeng, and our shareholding was reduced from 10.2% to 7.5%. Xpeng is one of the leaders in China's electric vehicle sector, and we have established a strategic partnership with them. We believe in Xpeng's prospects and look forward to continued cooperation with the company."
3. Ministry of Industry and Information Technology: It is expected that the growth rate of the Chinese Chinese large model market will reach 110% this year
According to data from CCID Research Institute of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, at present, there are more than 19 language large model research and development manufacturers in China, of which 15 manufacturers' model products have passed the record, and it is expected that the market size of Chinese Chinese large model will reach 13.23 billion yuan this year, with a growth rate of 110%. The large language model can imitate human dialogue and decision-making ability, and is the first large model to achieve technological breakthroughs and application landing, and is the main track of artificial intelligence, which is widely used in many industries such as finance, medical care, education, industry, games, and law. Experts predict that by 2027, the market size of China's Chinese language model is expected to reach 60 billion yuan
4. The Maimai Provident Fund dropped to 5% and was pushed to its own hot search
On December 17th, it was reported that "the Maimai Provident Fund suddenly dropped to 5%, and a letter has been sent to all employees!" appeared on the Maimai own hot search list. According to a number of Maimai employees, the current contribution rate of Maimai Provident Fund "has been reduced from 12% to 5%, and there is no notification to employees and no voting." It is reported that the news was issued on this Friday night, without any notice and advance communication. Previously, Maimai's housing allowance, meal allowance, provident fund, and year-end bonus were all counted in the salary. But last year, the company cut the housing subsidy, and now it has lowered the provident fund by 7 points without notifying, and the meal subsidy is directly gone next week.
5. Yu Minhong reflects again: the boss must be willing to work for the employees
On December 17, Yu Minhong, chairman of New Oriental, appeared at the 4th China Vocational Education Development Forum, and made the above expression in response to the recent Oriental selection incident, he further said: "If the employee has the ability and he has his own direction, you don't want this direction, then break up." "A lot of people are still bossing in a big way, condescendingly managed, there is no problem with traditional companies, if you are a modern company, there must be a problem. Yu Minhong concluded. He said at the meeting: "Now, Dong Yuhui has hundreds of thousands of people online at the same time, and it is in such a (Internet celebrity) model, when relying on employees with huge ability to build your business model and development, the boss must be willing to work for the employees, and the two sides become a cooperative relationship." ”
6. The two giants are in close proximity! Tencent's "Yuanmeng Star" VS NetEase's "Egg Boy Party", the party game business war begins
Tencent's latest mobile game "Yuan Dream Star" was officially launched. Within an hour and a half of the opening of the service, it topped the iOS free list, and too many players poured in, and the server of Yuanmengxing was once collapsed that night. JPMorgan analysts lowered NetEase's revenue forecast for the next two quarters, expecting the launch of "Dream Star" to have a 2% to 3% impact on NetEase's revenue. According to the estimation of the data of the whip bulls, the estimated revenue of the iOS side on December 15 (after deducting the platform share), "Yuan Dream Star" was $921,300 on the first day, slightly exceeding the $864,600 of "Egg Boy Party".
7. Dong Yuhui was promoted to senior partner of Oriental Selection
In the early morning of December 18th, it was reported that Dongfang Selection had just released a live broadcast preview, and Dong Yuhui's identity had changed to "Dongfang Selection Senior Partner".
Previously, Yu Minhong said in the live broadcast that Dong Yuhui will definitely have the right to speak in the future. On December 16, Yin Qiang, CFO of Oriental Selection, said in the circle of friends that the story of New Oriental will always have a happy ending, and the night is long enough to make people feel that the light of dawn is so bright that everyone is worried.
8. Dissatisfied with the American education system, Musk plans to run his own school and has donated $100 million
Musk recently posted on platform X to express his dissatisfaction with American university education, believing that this has led to a decline in the ability of American college graduates in recent years. There are reports that Musk may want to start his own school, in Austin, Texas. Tax documents show that Musk donated about $100 million to a new charity that plans to open a school that will be accessible to students from elementary school to high school. The program will "focus on the teaching of STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) subjects" and plans to initially enroll about 50 students. The document also shows that the school plans to be "tuition-free" but will offer need-based scholarships if tuition is charged.
9. Google provides cloud customers with Gemini Pro models, and most of the features are free to use
Google says the Gemini Pro model is now integrated into two key cloud products, Google AI Studio and Vertex AI, and is available for enterprises to use in development. The company also highlighted that Gemini Pro will be available to cloud customers for free at launch, but some restrictions will be imposed.
10. Tang Xiaoou, the founder of SenseTime Technology and a famous artificial intelligence scientist, passed away
36Kr learned that SenseTime released an obituary that Tang Xiaoou, the founder of SenseTime, an artificial intelligence scientist, director of Pujiang Laboratory, director of Shanghai Artificial Intelligence Laboratory, and professor of Chinese University of Hong Kong, passed away at 23:45 on December 15, 2023.
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