(Global, January 4, TMT2024) - Today's highlights: OPPO responds to rumors of the resignation of China president Liu Bo, HarmonyOS may become China's second largest smartphone operating system, Zhao Ming reveals that Honor has tens of billions of cash flow, DJI shrinks its education business, Zuckerberg cashes out more than $400 million in two months, and SpaceX launches its first six telephone satellites.
OPPO responded to rumors of the resignation of Liu Bo, president of China
It is reported that Liu Bo, the former vice president of OPPO, president of China, and president of the emerging mobile terminal division, stepped down as president of OPPO China, and was replaced by Duan Yaohui, vice president of the group and president of the mobile phone product line. In this regard, OPPO replied that the above news was untrue, Duan Yaohui was promoted to senior vice president of the company, in charge of the China business, and there was no change in the position of Liu Bo, president of China. Duan Yaohui joined OPPO's product planning team in 2006, and after OnePlus founder Liu Zuohu returned to OPPO in 2020, Duan Yaohui was mainly responsible for OnePlus's product line. Duan Yaohui's promotion means that he will play a more important role in OPPO China.
HarmonyOS could become China's second-largest smartphone operating system
TechInsights, a research organization, released the latest forecast that Android and Apple iOS will continue to maintain their global dominance in 2024, but their share in the Chinese market will be eaten up by Huawei's HarmonyOS operating system. TechInsights predicts that from 2024 onwards, Harmony OS will become the second largest smartphone operating system in the Chinese market. Harmony OS is expected to reach its next milestone in 2024, when a revised version of Harmony OS Next, which is not compatible with Android, will be commercially available.
Huawei may hold an important event on January 18
According to reports, Huawei will hold an important event on January 18, when the HarmonyOS ecosystem and HarmonyOS NEXT will be revealed. According to Huawei's plan, the new HarmonyOS NEXT developer preview will be available to all developers in the first quarter of this year.
Zhao Ming revealed that Honor has tens of billions of cash flow
Honor CEO Zhao Ming posted a video of a conversation with Dou Wentao on Weibo, in which Zhao Ming responded to the topic of Honor's listing. Zhao Ming said: "From the perspective of enterprises, because listing is a financing (behavior), is the process of monetizing their own efforts, frankly speaking, the cash rate of today's glory profits is 120%-130%, and there are tens of billions of cash flow lying on the books." Zhao Ming also said that Huawei's core values have been retained in Honor, but Glory can no longer be Huawei. In the mall, in the market, and Yu Chengdong will not show mercy to each other's subordinates.
DJI shrinks its education business
DJI recently announced that Telo edu, RoboMaster EP, AI AI suite, DJI Education Platform, and AI scenario-based education solutions will officially stop selling on December 31, 2023. The above-mentioned discontinued products are mainly K12 education. In addition, DJI has decided to suspend youth competitions and will focus more advantageous resources on college robotics competitions in the future. DJI's education business mainly includes educational robots, robotics competitions, intelligent hardware, platforms and other products.
The transaction volume of Douyin live broadcast increased nearly 6 times year-on-year
Douyin released a data report that the total transaction volume of Douyin's life service platform will increase by 256% in 2023, covering more than 370 cities and involving more than 4.5 million stores. Compared with last year, this year, the transaction volume of short videos on the Douyin platform increased by 83%, the number of short videos published increased by nearly 1.4 times, the number of graphic content published increased by 2.68 times, and the live broadcast transaction volume of the platform increased by 5.7 times. In the live broadcast transaction volume, the live broadcast volume of transactions increased by 4 times, the self-broadcast coverage rate of merchants reached 59%, and the self-broadcast transaction volume increased by 4.45 times. The average daily search volume increased by 1.57 times, and the transaction volume through search increased by 2.6 times.
Baidu plans to donate the quantum lab to the Beijing Institute of Quantum Studies
Baidu plans to donate the quantum laboratory and transferable quantum experimental instruments and equipment to the Beijing Institute of Quantum Information Science, and the two sides are currently working on the specific details. In November last year, the Ali Damo Academy also donated the quantum lab to Zhejiang University.
Xiaoice large model domestic filing
Xiaoice announced that it had successfully obtained the domestic filing of "Xiaoice Large Model" in December last year. The company has officially released a series of test products, including the end of the Xiaoice clone test period and the release to the public, and at present, the big V Internet celebrity in the Xiaoice clone test period has settled in more than 1,000 people. Xiaoice clone means that any creator can clone himself and release it to fans through Xiaoice framework technology after identity authentication. Clones possess the creator's personality, memories, knowledge, voice, and appearance, and can freely converse, generate photos and videos, and form a group life.
Zuckerberg cashed out more than $400 million in two months
On Tuesday, local time, Meta submitted a document to regulators showing that from November 1 last year to the end of the year, the company's CEO Mark Zuckerberg cashed out more than $400 million through continuous sales of Meta shares. Over the past two months, Zuckerberg has been selling stocks every trading day, selling a total of nearly 1.28 million shares, worth $428 million. Prior to this, Zuckerberg had not sold Meta shares since November 2021. Meta shares hit a seven-year low at the end of 2022, but rebounded 194% last year.
Apple agreed to settle the lawsuit over the gift card scam
Apple recently agreed to settle a class action lawsuit. The lawsuit accuses Apple of knowingly allowing scammers to use its gift cards and keeping the stolen funds for its own. Apple and the U.S. Federal Court in San Jose, California, are drafting a formal settlement agreement to be submitted to a U.S. district judge for preliminary approval. In the lawsuit, the plaintiffs argue that Apple knowingly deposited 70% of the stolen funds into the fraudster's bank account and kept 30% for itself, thereby receiving a commission. It is likely that the victim lost "hundreds of millions of dollars" in this scam.
SpaceX launches its first 6 telephone satellites
Musk's space exploration technology company SpaceX has launched the first six satellites capable of providing mobile phone services, aiming to provide connectivity to consumers in remote areas. Musk said that this will allow mobile phones to connect to any place on the planet. But while it's a great solution for areas without cellular connectivity, it's not significantly competitive with existing terrestrial cellular networks. Initially, the service will provide SMS services in areas with weak or no cell phone signal, and will later be able to provide voice and data services.
Platform X launches subscription service for small businesses
Musk's social media platform, X, has announced that it is offering a base option for its enterprise subscription service, which costs $200 per month, or $2,000 per year. The company says the new option is "designed for small businesses" with features like a gold certification badge, ad credits, and a Premium+ subscription. That's only one-fifth the price of its enterprise subscription service, Verified Organizations. In March last year, X announced that it was starting charging businesses $1,000 per month for subscriptions.
South Korean gaming giant Nexon was fined 11.6 billion won
South Korea's antitrust regulator announced that it has decided to impose a fine of 11.6 billion won on Nexon for allegedly engaging in fraudulent business activities against users in terms of in-game items. This is the largest fine ever imposed by the Korea Fair Trade Commission (FTC) on a company that violates the Act.
The memory chip industry is ushering in a cyclical improvement in demand
The memory chip industry has survived the cold winter and is ushering in a cyclical demand improvement. Major memory makers such as Samsung Electronics and Micron plan to raise DRAM prices in the first quarter of 2024, with an expected increase of between 15% and 20%. The move is mainly to improve profitability, where the focus of price increases will shift from NAND Flash to DRAM, especially DDR4 and DDR5 DRAM, and the upward trend in memory prices is expected to continue until the end of 2024.