Today is Monday, January 29, 2024, so let's take a look at the important news in the near future.
products
The Light and Shadow Magician is quietly back after 10 years
Recently, the domestic retouching software Light and Shadow Magician launched a new version after ten years of silence. Born in 2004, Light and Shadow Magic Hand was once one of the most popular retouching software in China, and was popular because of its ease of use and powerful functions. It was acquired by Thunderbolt in 2008 and abruptly stopped updating after the official version of 4.4.1 launched in 2014. In December 2023, version 4.5.0 was officially released, followed by version 4.5.1 in January 2024. The move has sparked the attention of long-time fans.
Lenovo Lingtuo released a variety of data management solutions
As the core production factor to promote the development of AI, the large-capacity and high-performance storage base is the key to success in the era of AI large models. Recently, Lenovo has launched a variety of data management solutions: NetApp AFF C series, NetApp ASA A series, NetApp ASA C series, ThinkSystem DG series, ThinkSystem DM3010H enterprise storage arrays, etc., and optimized and upgraded MagnaScale data management platform V4.0 to help enterprises achieve a breakthrough in the AI era.
Quark's new product "AI PPT" can generate PPT with one click
A few days ago, relying on the self-developed large model, Quark App launched a new product "AI PPT", users only need to enter the PPT theme, and a professional PPT document can be generated in dozens of seconds. This is a feature that is friendly to student parties and office workers.
WeChat red envelopes are judged to be gifts and do not need to be returned
Recently, the Haidian District People's Court of Beijing concluded a loan dispute case and found that there is a difference between the nature of WeChat red envelopes and transfers. Red envelopes are gifts, while transfers are loans. Accordingly, the defendant Mr. Zhou was ordered to repay the plaintiff Ms. Liu's loan of 12,900 yuan. The judge held that although WeChat transfer and WeChat red envelope were both paid through the WeChat software, the nature of the two types of payment should be distinguished from the different functions and attributes of the WeChat software. WeChat red envelopes are a typical embodiment of the social function of WeChat software, which means that they are given voluntarily and do not need to be returned.
enterprise
VMware announces the end of perpetual licenses and SaaS services
On January 22, VMware officially released a notice "VMware Terminates Perpetual License and SaaS Services". Announced that the Aria SaaS service will no longer be available, but will continue to provide support to existing Aria SaaS customers until the end of their subscription period. At the end of the subscription period, customers will need to transition to VCF or VVF. Headquartered in California, VMware is a global leader in cloud infrastructure and mobile commerce solutions.
Global software giant SAP announced layoffs of about 8,000 people
On January 23, local time, global software giant SAP announced a major restructuring plan, including laying off about 8,000 employees. At the end of 2023, SAP had approximately 108,000 full-time employees. SAP said it expects to end 2024 with a headcount "close to current levels" and a restructuring charge of CNY15.6 billion, the vast majority of which is expected to be recognized in the first half of 2024.
Today, there are more than 100,000 people in the world.
Salesforce, a well-known SaaS software company in the United States and a provider of CRM systems, will lay off about 700 employees. So far in 2024, more than 80 tech companies have announced layoffs, affecting more than 20,000 employees in total.
The management of Giant Network has changed, and it will build an AI game incubation platform
On the evening of January 26, Shi Yuzhu said at the company's annual meeting that Giant Network is exploring the creation of an AI game incubation platform, aiming to lower the threshold for game development, so that game enthusiasts without programming and development background can also realize their own ideas. Giant Network previously announced that Liu Wei resigned as CEO for personal reasons and became the president of Giant Group. The company's new CEO, Zhang Dong, is 43 years old and has nearly 20 years of experience in the game industry.
Yonyou Network's annual performance forecast: revenue growth, profit loss
On January 26, Yonyou Network released its 2023 performance forecast: the company's total operating income is expected to increase by 5%~6%, and the company's profit is expected to be a loss. The loss is related to recent changes in the business organization and a significant increase in R&D investment in recent years.
financing
Zowee Intelligence: The B round of financing for intelligent unmanned systems received 250 million yuan
Recently, Beijing Zowee Intelligent Technology Co., Ltd. announced the completion of a 250 million yuan Series B financing, which was invested by Zhongguancun Science City Company, AVIC Finance and other institutions. The financing funds are mainly used for product research and development, market expansion and production capacity improvement. Founded in 2015, Zowee Intelligence is a company focusing on providing intelligent unmanned system solutions.
Zhice Technology: Artificial intelligence technology has received tens of millions of yuan in seed round financing
A few days ago, Zhice Information Technology (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. announced the completion of a seed round of financing of tens of millions of yuan, and the investor is Shunwei Capital. This round of investment funds is mainly used for product research and development and marketing. Founded in 2021, Zhice Technology is an industrial software company focusing on complex manufacturing and developing artificial intelligence technology.
Zhejiang Kecong: The industrial robot system received nearly 100 million yuan in Series A financing
Zhejiang Kecong, a manufacturer of industrial mobile robot control systems, completed a round of financing of nearly 100 million yuan, which was invested by Yuanjing Capital. The financing funds are mainly used to increase R&D investment, accelerate product iteration and improve service quality, strengthen the construction of the company's global marketing network, and expand Kecong's market share in the field of mobile robot control systems. Zhejiang Kecong focuses on the research and development of standard mobile robot core control systems and software.
industry
In 2023, the revenue of mainland software business will be 123258 billion yuan
In 2023, the operation of the mainland's software and information technology service industry will be steadily improving, with rapid growth in software business revenue, stable profitability, and a slight decline in software business exports. In 2023, the revenue of China's software business will be 123258 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 13.4%, of which the revenue of industrial software products will be 282.4 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 12.3%, and the revenue of embedded system software will be 1,077 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 10.6%. The total profit of the software industry was 1,459.1 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 13.6%.
The scale of China's computing power will show explosive growth
According to the "2024 Computing Power Development Trend Insight Report" released by CCID Consulting of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, in the next three years, the scale of China's computing power will show explosive growth. It is estimated that by 2026, China's computing power will exceed 360 EFLOPS, with a three-year compound growth rate of 20%.
Cultivate 100 system providers and 6 industry-level industrial Internet platforms
On January 25, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology and other nine departments jointly issued the "Work Plan for the Digital Transformation of the Raw Material Industry (2024-2026)". The document proposes to promote the application of more than 100 excellent products such as digital equipment, intelligent instrumentation and industrial software, cultivate more than 100 excellent system solution providers, and build 1 new material big data center, 4 digital transformation promotion centers for key industries, more than 5 secondary nodes for industrial Internet identification analysis, and more than 6 industry-level industrial Internet platforms.
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission launched an artificial intelligence investigation into Amazon, OpenAI, and others
On January 25, local time, Lina Khan, chairman of the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC), announced at the AI Technology Summit that she would launch an investigation into heavyweights in the field of artificial intelligence, including Amazon, Alphabet, Microsoft, Anthroic and OpenAI. The FTC called it a "market survey of the investments and partnerships that have formed between AI developers and major cloud service providers."
Ministry of Education: The international version of the national smart education platform will be released
On January 26, the Ministry of Education held a press conference to introduce the preparations for the 2024 World Conference on Digital Education and the progress made in promoting the digitalization of education in the past year. The meeting mentioned that the 2024 World Digital Education Conference will be held in Shanghai, and the World Digital Education Alliance will be established at that time, and the international version of the national smart education public service platform will be launched.
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