(GLOBE NEWSWIRE, March 26, TMT2024) -- Today's highlights: Dell Greater China leadership changes, Feishu will restructure and streamline, the European Union launches a comprehensive investigation into Apple, Google and Meta, Microsoft re-merges Windows and Surface divisions, Ericsson will lay off 1,200 employees in Sweden, and China accounts for nearly half of 5G users.
Change of leadership in Dell Greater China
On March 25, Dell Technologies announced the appointment of Ms. Shirley Wu as Senior Vice President, responsible for the direct sales and partnerships of Dell's full line of products and solutions in Greater China. Dongmei Wu has more than 20 years of industry insight and sales management experience in the information technology industry. Previously, she served as Senior Vice President of Dell Technologies, where she was responsible for Dell's commercial business in Greater China, providing infrastructure and commercial end products, solutions and services.
Dell lays off employees to cut costs
Dell Technologies said in a filing that the layoffs are part of the company's cost-cutting plan, which includes restrictions on external hiring and employee restructuring. The company had nearly 120,000 employees as of Feb. 2, 2024, down from about 126,000 a year ago, the data showed. Last year, the company laid off 6,650 jobs in response to a potential recession and declining demand for PCs.
Feishu will reorganize and streamline its scale
Feishu CEO Xie Xin issued a letter to all employees, announcing that the scale should be appropriately streamlined and a new round of organizational adjustments will be carried out. Xie Xin said that he found that the organization itself has problems: the team is relatively large, but the organization is not lean enough, and everyone also feels that the efficiency is becoming lower and the strength is not focused enough, which is not conducive to the long-term development of the business. He said, "It is very regrettable that some students have to leave us because of this. At the same time, we will also provide support for affected students with compensation packages or transfer opportunities to help make the transition smooth. ”
TikTok launches Global Youth Council
TikTok has announced the launch of the Global Youth Council, which has set priorities for 2024 to focus on the safety, well-being and inclusion of young people, helping to ensure that TikTok continues to be a safe and open space for young people to express themselves. TikTok said the committee was created in partnership with Praesidio Safeguarding, a professional cybersecurity agency, and is made up of 15 teenagers between the ages of 15 and 18, who come from different countries and different communities.
The European Union launched a full investigation into Apple, Google and Meta
On March 25, local time, the European Union announced a comprehensive investigation into Apple, Google and Meta, focusing on the compliance of the three technology giants with the EU's Digital Markets Act. Survey respondents included Google Play Store steering rules and Google Search's proprietary preference questions, Apple's App Store steering rules and Safari selection screens, and Meta's "pay or consent" model. The Committee suspects that the measures put in place by these "gatekeepers" have not been effective in implementing the provisions. The Commission can impose fines of up to 10% of the company's total worldwide turnover for violations, and up to 20% for repeat violations.
Cook said the Vision Pro will be launched in the Chinese market within the year
Apple CEO Tim Cook said that Apple's Vision Pro headset will be launched in China later this year, and the company is continuing to invest in research and development in China. Cook said Apple has always attached great importance to R&D investment in China. Just last week, plans to open new applied research laboratories in Shanghai and Shenzhen were announced. Cook also said that Apple, together with all supply chain partners, has used more than 15 gigawatts of renewable energy. Since most of its supply chain companies are based in China, many of these projects are also in China.
The U.S. Department of Justice said Apple created social stigma for Android users
One of the charges in the U.S. Department of Justice's antitrust lawsuit against Apple is that Apple's messaging app, iMessage, is anticompetitive because it is limited to iPhone use. The lawsuit also alleges that green chat bubbles (the color of Android user message bubbles) cause users to feel "social stigma." This phenomenon is especially pronounced among teenagers, who are "afraid of being isolated" because of their use of Android phones. The Justice Department included all existing antitrust charges against Apple, as well as some that never appeared before, as a formal complaint against Apple.
Microsoft re-merges the Windows and Surface divisions
Microsoft has officially appointed Pavan Davuluri as the new Windows and Surface team lead. Last year, after the departure of Panos Panay, the "father of Surface" at Microsoft, Microsoft split the Windows and Surface teams and led them with two executives. Pavan Davuluri took over the work on the Surface chip and device, while Mikhail Parakhin focused on Windows and the web experience. Now, the Windows and Surface teams are once again converged, and both will be in charge of Davuri.
Microsoft cloud services are fully withdrawn from Russia
According to EU requirements, Microsoft will completely end the provision of cloud services to Russia at the end of this month, including Office 365, OneDrive, Teams, Azure, SharePoint, Visual Studio, SQL Server, LinkIn, Media Player development kit and many more.
Meta takes unconventional steps to recruit AI talent
Meta has developed a visual model called "SceneScript" that claims to be able to use a programmable language to quickly "build" a scene, infer room geometry in real time, and convert the relevant data into an architectural approximation. In order to better compete for AI researchers, Meta is taking unconventional steps, including offering job offers to candidates without interviewing them, as well as raising salaries for employees who plan to leave the company.
Nvidia Jensen Huang proposed the concept of "full-stack computing".
As the focus of the tech community shifts to NVIDIA's annual technology conference, CEO Jensen Huang has come up with a new concept: "full-stack computing." While the world knows Nvidia as a chip company, its CEO has gone beyond that and is focused on the complete computing "stack" needed for artificial intelligence — not just the processor, but the complete hardware system and the software that optimizes its performance and makes it work.
Google, Intel and Qualcomm have teamed up against Nvidia
The UXL Foundation, with the participation of technology companies such as Qualcomm, Google, and Intel, plans to develop a suite of software and tools to power multiple types of AI accelerator chips. This open-source project aims to make computer code run on any machine, regardless of the chip and hardware. According to the report, UXL's ultimate goal is to support Nvidia's hardware and code in the long term.
Intel and Arm sign Emerging Enterprise Support Program
Intel and Arm sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) confirming their collaboration on the Emerging Enterprise Support Program. The plan builds on a partnership agreement between Intel and Arm that was reached last April. The two companies will work together to support start-ups in developing Arm-based SoCs based on Intel's 18A process technology. Intel's 18A process technology is the most advanced version of Intel's silicon foundry roadmap currently in the chart, corresponding to the 1.8nm level of industry competitors.
Ericsson will cut 1,200 jobs in Sweden
Ericsson, a supplier of 5G network equipment, said it would lay off 1,200 jobs in Sweden in response to falling orders and a cautious attitude from mobile service providers. The company also plans to cut costs by reducing the number of facilities, hiring fewer consultants, and streamlining processes.
ASML supplier Newways will build a factory in Malaysia
ASML supplier Newways will build a new plant in Klang, Malaysia. The plant will be commissioned in the fourth quarter of 2024, enhancing the company's production capacity in Asia. The company said it will focus on developing and producing advanced modules and cabinets for some of the world's most prominent players in the semiconductor sector. The company intends to expand its operations in Malaysia to 200 employees.
China's 5G users account for nearly half of the total
The Ministry of Industry and Information Technology released the economic operation of the communications industry from January to February 2024, saying that 5G users accounted for nearly half of the total. As of the end of February, the total number of mobile phone subscribers of the three basic telecommunications companies and China Radio and Television reached 1.746 billion, a net increase of 2.409 million over the end of the previous year. Among them, the number of 5G mobile phone users reached 851 million, a net increase of 29.22 million over the end of the previous year, accounting for 48.8% of the mobile phone users, an increase of 2.2 percentage points compared with the end of the previous year.