Large Companies:
After Pinduoduo and Alibaba, JD.com added support for users to refund only
On December 27, JD.com recently revised the "General Rules for the Settlement of Transaction Disputes on JD's Open Platform", which mainly supports users to refund only for transaction disputes. It is understood that previously on JD.com, consumers could only apply for exchanges and refunds. The refund-only mode of operation is that the consumer does not need to return the original product, and after the refund is completed, the return request for the product cannot be initiated again. (surging)
BYD: In July, BYD obtained a test license for conditional autonomous driving (Level 3) on high-speed roads
36Kr learned that BYD's official Weibo said that on July 21, BYD obtained a conditional autonomous driving (L3 level) test license for high-speed road sections in Shenzhen, becoming the first car company in the country to obtain a conditional automatic driving (L3 level) test license.
Hua Xiaozhu opened the "New Year's Eve 5 Discounts" activity, and users in more than 100 cities can enjoy a 5% discount on taxis
From December 22, 2023 to January 1, 2024, Huaxiaozhu's "New Year's Eve 5 Discounts" taxi welfare activity was officially launched, and users can enjoy the affordable travel service of Huaxiaozhu taxi in more than 100 cities across the country. In addition, during the event, Hua Xiaozhu also cooperated with more than 100 online car-hailing partners on the open platform to jointly launch a maximum of 128 hours of ultra-long commission-free, covering all peak travel hours during the event, from December 30 to January 1, New Year's Day 3-day peak period to implement 24-hour all-day commission-free, as well as holiday service fees, new driver recommendation rewards, fence single awards, rush single awards, traffic jam peace of mind treasure and other benefits.
Ali became the second largest shareholder, which is a game developer
36Kr learned that the Aiqicha App showed that recently, Chengdu Dongji Six Senses Information Technology Co., Ltd. has undergone industrial and commercial changes, and Xiamen Jixiang Equity Investment Co., Ltd., an affiliated company of Station B, Shanghai Phantom Information Technology Co., Ltd., and Linzhi Tencent Investment Management Co., Ltd., a subsidiary of Tencent, have withdrawn from the ranks of shareholders, and Hangzhou Alibaba Overseas Information Technology Co., Ltd. has been added as a shareholder, with a shareholding ratio of 32.6%, which is the second largest shareholder of the company;
Tencent's share price rebounded close to HK$300, and HK$18 million short-selling funds faced a "life-and-death juncture"
On December 27, mobile game stocks rebounded collectively. As of the close of Hong Kong stocks, Tencent Holdings' share price closed at HK$285, pointing to the recovering of the HK$300 integer mark. Analysts said that there were funds to short Tencent in advance. Combing through the materials found that on December 21, 22 and 27, more than 18 million Hong Kong dollars of funds were deployed in the main put contracts of Tencent options, with a trading volume of more than 20,000 contracts. As of press time, there are still 20,600 open interest in this option contract. This also shows that once Tencent Holdings' share price rises above HK$299.45 in the past two trading days, the above-mentioned short-selling funds may be lost. When Tencent's share price fluctuated at HK$300, the battle between long and short entered a climax. (CBN)
Oriental Selection: The board of directors approved the proposed sale of the education business to the parent company New Oriental at a total consideration of 1.5 billion yuan
36Kr learned that Oriental Selection announced that the board of directors approved the proposal to sell the education business to the parent company New Oriental at a total consideration of RMB 1.5 billion. The disposal is part of a broader business restructuring of New Oriental Group, which aims to more clearly delineate its business lines and better align its business units with the operating environment.
The shipment volume of "Longying No. 1" exceeded 200,000 pieces
36Kr learned that the shipment of SiEngine's first domestic 7nm high-computing automotive-grade chip "Longying No. 1" has exceeded 200,000 pieces since it began mass production and delivery within the year. According to reports, the models of "Dragon Eagle No. 1" that have been delivered on a large scale include Lynk & Co 08, Lynk & Co 06 EM-P, Ruilan 7, etc., and have been designated by more than 20 models including Geely, FAW and other car manufacturers. At the same time, a number of cooperation projects established by SiEngine and Tier 1 at home and abroad are progressing smoothly.
Dashi Intelligence: Won the bid of 117 million yuan for the intelligent project of China Merchants Bank Headquarters Building
36Kr learned that Dashi Intelligent announced that the company won the bid for the intelligent project of China Merchants Bank Headquarters Building, with a bid amount of 117 million yuan, accounting for 3.25% of the company's audited operating income in 2022.
China Merchants Shipping: Signed four ship construction agreements with a total value of US$160 million
36Kr learned that China Merchants Shipping announced that the company signed 4 "Ship Ordering Agreements" with related party China Merchants Industry through its wholly-owned subsidiaries to order 2 82,000 dwt dry bulk carriers and 2 62,000 dwt multi-purpose ships, with a total price of 160 million US dollars. The board of directors of the company previously agreed that the company would order a multi-type dry bulk carrier again at Jinling Shipyard, a subsidiary of China Merchants Industry, a related party.
Geely will launch 11 satellites in early 2024, and the Geely Galaxy E8 will be the first to carry satellite communication technology
36Kr learned that on December 27, Geely's second orbital satellite of the future travel constellation officially set off, and Geely announced that it would launch 11 satellites, including the "Geely Galaxy" satellite, in early 2024. It is understood that Geely Galaxy E8 is the first pure electric car of the Geely Galaxy series based on the SEA architecture, which will be equipped with satellite communication functions to provide users with two-way satellite messaging services.
New products:
Willensea Technology's ONE-BOX product HDBS was officially mass-produced and rolled off the production line
36Kr learned that Wake West Technology announced that its ONE-BOX brake-by-wire product, the hydraulic decoupling braking system HDBS, has been mass-produced and rolled off the production line. It is understood that the product will sign mass production and fixed-point agreements with a number of automobile brands, and the annual output is expected to reach 600,000 sets.
Zhou Hongyi: 360 browser and other applications have completed the development of the original core version of HarmonyOS
36Kr learned that Zhou Hongyi, founder and chairman of 360 Group, announced on Weibo that 360 browser and other applications have completed the development of the original core version of Hongmeng, and will transfer the full line of products to the Hongmeng ecosystem in the future.
OPPO released AndesGPT, a large self-trained model
36Kr learned that OPPO released a large model of self-training, AndesGPT. According to reports, the model has three technical characteristics: personality exclusivity, dialogue enhancement, and device-cloud collaboration, covering a variety of different parameter scales from one billion to more than 100 billion, and can achieve intelligent scheduling according to user needs in different scenarios through division of labor, complementarity, and collaboration. Through powerful knowledge, memory and tool capabilities, the AndesGPT large model can bring exclusive intelligent service capabilities to users.
Today's Perspective:
Elon Musk: AI-made movies will appear next year
Tesla CEO Elon Musk said on Wednesday that movies made entirely by artificial intelligence are expected to appear next year, suggesting that AI movies will replace Hollywood-made movies in the future. Previously, Musk also expressed his dissatisfaction with Hollywood's lack of creativity in his interaction with X netizens. (Sina Finance)
Guoyuan Securities: The standardization and quality of the short drama industry is the long-term main line
36Kr learned that the Guoyuan Securities Research Report pointed out that benefiting from the opening of the platform link and the growth of users' demand for small-amount fragmented entertainment, the short drama market ushered in an explosion this year. Looking forward to the future, the upstream and downstream of the industrial chain will be further integrated, and standardization and high-quality products are the long-term main lines. Leading manufacturers with advantages in content, capital and licenses will integrate resources to obtain more profits, and their market share is expected to continue to increase.
Other noteworthy news:
The Kuaizhou-1A rocket was successfully launched with one arrow and four satellites
At 2:50 p.m. today, the mainland used the Kuaizhou-1A solid carrier rocket at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center to launch the 19th, 20th, 21st, and 22nd satellites of the Tianmu-1 occultation constellation into the predetermined orbit in the form of "one arrow and four satellites," and the launch mission was a complete success. (CCTV Military)
The El Niño phenomenon has led to higher prices for many commodities, with cocoa prices hitting a 46-year high
According to CNBC, a U.S. consumer news and business channel, the price of orange juice, coffee and other goods has soared due to factors such as El Niño, and consumers may spend more money on related products in the coming months. Orange juice futures prices have soared 80% so far this year. West Africa, the main cocoa-producing region, has been hit hard by heavy rains and fungal diseases, resulting in a severe decline in production. Cocoa prices, an important ingredient in chocolate, have risen 64% so far this year, reaching their highest level in 46 years. In the middle of this month, Robusta coffee prices reached their highest level in 15 years. Sugar prices have risen 13% year-to-date and are now down from a 12-year high set in September. (CCTV News)
German researchers claim to have broken Tesla's self-driving system
According to foreign media reports, IT security researchers at the Technical University of Berlin said that they have gained access to Tesla's self-driving system, and Tesla's competitors can use this to rebuild an important part of the self-driving system. But they also said that attacking outside the lab was impossible, and that it was hard to imagine manipulating someone else's parked Tesla car autopilot system. Tesla did not respond to this vulnerability. (Interface)