1. It is rumored that Liu Bo stepped down as president of OPPO China, and OPPO responded: Untrue news
On the morning of January 4, some media 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. The position was taken over by Duan Yaohui, Group Vice President and President of the Mobile Phone Product Line. In response to this matter, OPPO responded that it was false news.
2. Hema latest notice: 1 yuan packaging fee is charged for each order; netizens complained about "ugly food", and the response came
Recently, many netizens complained that the fresh e-commerce platform "Hema" began to impose packaging fees on online orders, and it was "ugly to eat" by changing the rules so arbitrarily. Some people also reported that even if the order was canceled, the platform did not return the packaging fee, or applied for a return packaging fee, and received a 1 yuan coupon. The relevant person in charge of Hema responded that Hema has gradually launched biodegradable takeaway packaging bags in the delivery scene of Hema fresh across the country since this year, striving to reduce the impact on the environment in the takeaway scene. The person in charge also said that after receiving the goods, customers can choose whether they need packaging bags according to their actual conditions, and Hema will refund them according to the customer's specific demands.
3. The U.S. Department of Commerce plans to provide $162 million in government grants to Microchip
The U.S. Department of Commerce said on January 4 local time that it plans to provide $162 million in government grants to Microchip Technology to strengthen the production of semiconductors and microcontrollers (MCUs) in the United States. U.S. officials said the funds would triple production at Microchip's two plants.
4. SEMI: It is expected that the monthly wafer output will break the 30 million wafer mark in 2024, and China will lead the industrial expansion
On January 4, it was reported that the SEMI International Semiconductor Industry Association announced the latest quarterly global wafer fab forecast report, and the global semiconductor production capacity is expected to grow by 6.4% in 2024 to exceed the 30 million wafer mark after a growth rate of 5.5% to 29.6 million wafers per month in 2023. Unlike the modest capacity expansion in 2023, which is mainly caused by the slowdown in market demand and the inventory adjustment period for semiconductors, 2024 will be driven by applications such as generative AI and high-performance computing (HPC), as well as the recovery of chip demand in the end-user, accelerating the expansion of advanced process and foundry capacity. Driven by government and other incentives, Chinese mainland is expected to expand its share of global semiconductor production capacity. Chinese mainland chipmakers expect to start production of 18 new fabs in 2024, with capacity growth increasing from 12% in 2023 to 13% in 2024 and capacity increasing from 7.6 million to 8.6 million pieces.
5. OpenAI was exposed to paying publishers too low for content, and Apple and Google are also competing
Two executives in recent talks with OpenAI said OpenAI is offering $1 million to $5 million a year in licenses to some media companies to use news articles to train their large language models. That's a small number even for small publishers, which could make it difficult for OpenAI to reach a deal. Apple, which is trying to catch up with OpenAI and Google in generative AI, is also trying to strike a deal with publishers to use their content, one executive said.
6. Sailis Group and Huawei Digital Power reached a comprehensive strategic cooperation
On January 4, Sailis Group Co., Ltd. and Huawei Digital Power Technology Co., Ltd. signed a comprehensive strategic cooperation agreement in Shenzhen. The two parties will carry out comprehensive strategic cooperation in the fields of intelligent electric components for new energy vehicles, technology development and application of new energy vehicle platforms, construction and operation of new energy vehicle charging networks, and internationalization of new energy vehicles.
7. Nokia signed a 5G patent license agreement with Honor
Nokia announced on January 4 that it had signed a new patent cross-licensing agreement with Honor covering both companies' fundamental inventions in 5G and other cellular technologies. The terms of the agreement are confidential between the parties. According to the statement, this is Nokia's fourth major smartphone deal signed in the past 12 months.
8. Pinduoduo staff: The Duoduo grocery project is operating normally, and only its local life business is closed
According to a late report, Pinduoduo's community group buying business, Duoduo Buy, launched the investment promotion of the local life store business in mid-December 2023, which was originally expected to be launched nationwide after the Spring Festival in February 2024, but the project was suspended in the last week of 2023. In this regard, a staff member of Pinduoduo told Jiemian News: Only the local life business under Duoduo Grocery is closed, and the Duoduo Grocery project is operating normally.
9. BYD Q4 has become the world's pure electric sales champion, Musk: Tesla is an AI/robotics company
On January 2, Tesla announced that it delivered 484507 vehicles in the fourth quarter of 2023. According to BYD's previously released data, BYD's sales of pure electric models in the fourth quarter totaled 526409 units. This means that BYD has surpassed Tesla to become the world's largest manufacturer of pure electric vehicles. On January 3, a user of the X platform compared the two companies. Subsequently, Tesla CEO Elon Musk left a message in the comment area, saying, "Tesla is an artificial intelligence/robotics company, and it seems to many people to be a car company." ”
10. South Korea Food and Drug Administration: A batch of Holiyou egg yolk pie was detected to cause food poisoning bacteria, and it has been stopped and recalled
South Korea's Ministry of Food and Drug Safety said in a statement on January 3 that Staphylococcus aureus was detected in Holiwoo egg yolk pie products manufactured at Holiyo No. 4 Cheongju Factory, and sales have been suspended and the recall and destruction in Cheongju City has been recalled, while consumers who have purchased the products have been asked to return them to designated recycling points. This product was manufactured on December 22, 2023 and has a shelf life until June 21, 2024.
11. ByteDance has entered the car maintenance service market, source: It is still in the "test run" stage
Recently, it was reported that ByteDance's Knowing Car Emperor is launching an offline car maintenance brand "Understanding Car Maintenance" in the form of authorized store cooperation, and has cooperated with local stores in Chongqing. From the perspective of the industry, the launch of "Understanding and Caring for Cars" is a further step in its online and offline integrated automotive aftermarket business layout, so as to improve its own automotive aftermarket business system. At the same time, the entry of another Internet giant also means that the current competition in the automotive aftermarket will intensify, and the competition in the trillion market is entering the second half. A source close to the car emperor told reporters: "Strictly speaking, it is not accurate to use the word 'launch', the current understanding of car maintenance is only an internal pilot, and the related business has just started, and it is still in the 'test run' stage." ”
12. Alibaba's Lazada has carried out a new round of layoffs in Southeast Asia
On January 4, it was reported that Lazada, Alibaba's flagship e-commerce platform in Southeast Asia, began a new round of layoffs on Wednesday. Employees at all levels in all markets in Southeast Asia have been affected, with Singapore being the most affected, according to people familiar with the matter.
A Lazada spokesperson did not confirm the redundancy rumors, but said: "We are actively adapting our workforce to better position ourselves to meet future business needs with a more flexible and streamlined way of working".
13. SpaceX faces a lawsuit from the U.S. Labor Commission: multiple employees were fired for criticizing Musk
According to relevant media reports on January 4, in November last year, eight former SpaceX employees filed a complaint with the United States Labor Board (NLRB), claiming that they were fired for speaking out against Elon Musk. On Wednesday local time, the NLRB announced that it had launched a lawsuit against SpaceX. The NLRB claims that SpaceX "created the impression of surveillance" by reading and showing screenshots of messages between employees and tried to prevent employees from publishing the open letter. In addition, SpaceX is suspected of "inducing employees to resign and threatening to fire them if they participate in organizational activities."
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