[The owner complained that the Xiaomi SU7 was not delivered and the paint was removed, and Xiaomi Auto: Relevant policies will be introduced to solve it] On April 4, a woman in Shenzhen, Guangdong Province posted that she had purchased the Xiaomi SU7 founding version of the car, and the paint had been removed before the car was delivered. On the 7th, Ms. Mo, the party concerned, introduced that the car was told that there was a bump during the transportation process, and a piece of paint fell off the front cover of the car, and the paint could only be repaired and compensated for 5000 points (the purchasing power in Xiaomi Mall was equal to 500 yuan) and then delivered normally. After Ms. Mo refused, the other party proposed a solution of up to 20,000 points, but did not support the replacement of a new car, and the return deposit could not be refunded, which was rejected by Ms. Mo again. Ms. Mo insisted on replacing the new car.
In this regard, Xiaomi Auto customer service said that it is not possible to replace a new car, and it will take a long time to reorder, and it can be negotiated with the delivery center, and relevant policies will be introduced to solve such problems in the future. The staff of the Shenzhen Xiaomi delivery center said that when it comes to the privacy of car owners, the person in charge of the delivery center will deal with it. (National Business Daily)
[Cudi responds to Lu Zhengyao and his partners being forced to enforce 1.89 billion: not affected] On April 7, Tianyancha information showed that Lu Zhengyao and his partner Li Huan were listed as executors by the Beijing Fourth Intermediate People's Court, and the enforcement target was as high as more than 1.89 billion yuan, and the specific reason for the enforcement was not disclosed. Lu Zhengyao founded Cudi Coffee in October 2022, and in response to the above enforcement information, Cudi responded that this matter has no impact on Cudi Coffee. (Tencent News)
[Huawei P70 opens offline blind booking? stores in many places: no notice received] Recently, it was reported that Huawei P70 series mobile phones have opened offline blind booking. The reporter learned in a number of stores in Beijing, Shanghai, Shenzhen, and Guangzhou that the official reservation channel has not been opened at present, and only some stores in Beijing accept "blind booking", but they only record purchase information such as names and mobile phone numbers, and do not promise to deliver goods. A number of dealers also told Jiemian News that they have not received any notice about the start of pre-orders for the P70 and the release time. (Interface News)
[Xiaomi clarifies: The automotive business cooperated by the founder of Zhimi Technology with Chery has nothing to do with Xiaomi Group and Xiaomi ecological chain] A spokesman for Xiaomi clarified again: Su Jun, the founder of Zhimi Technology, has nothing to do with the automobile business of Chery, which has nothing to do with Xiaomi Group and Xiaomi ecological chain; (Sina Finance)
[Huawei will release car and PC products at the Hongmeng Spring Communication Conference on April 11] On April 7, the reporter learned that Huawei will hold the Hongmeng Spring Communication Conference on April 11, at which time it will release car and PC related products, as for the P70 that the outside world is concerned about, it is worth paying attention to whether the intellectual world will be released at the meeting. (Sina Finance)
[Apple's customer service responds that the iPhone alarm clock will not recognize the holiday: it needs to be added manually] April 7 is the first working day after the Qingming holiday, and some netizens said that the alarm clock set by the Apple mobile phone did not ring, resulting in being late for work and school, and a number of topics related to the iPhone alarm clock will not recognize the holiday on Weibo hot search, which has received more than 20 million views. In this regard, Apple's customer service replied that the iPhone alarm clock needs to be manually added and set, and there is no way to automatically identify which day of the holiday. This situation can be recorded feedback, if there is more feedback, maybe colleagues in the engineering department will do relevant adoption. (Bullwhip)
A few days ago, a shop in the Life Square of Taiwan Sleepless City, Zhangqiu District, was once again put on the "shelf", with a starting price of only 1 yuan, attracting more than 25,000 onlookers. At the same time, Evergrande Ruicheng, located in Shizhong District, also has an apartment that starts at 1 yuan. Before the "1 yuan shop" and "1 yuan apartment" were put on the shelves, Jinan had many bidding records for "1 yuan house", including apartments, shops and residences. "1 yuan house" seems to have a low threshold, but following the auction method of "the highest price wins", 1 yuan often can't get the subject matter, just a way to sell the house. (Elephant Net)
On April 5, local time, Neal Mohan, CEO of the video website YouTube, said in an interview that he had no direct evidence to prove that OpenAI did use YouTube's videos to improve its Wensheng video AI tool Sora, and if it was really used, it would be "obviously violated" the terms of use of the YouTube platform. In addition, Mohan also mentioned in the interview that Google did use some content on YouTube to train its large model Gemini, but before using this content, it had been authorized by the creator and followed the contract between YouTube and the creator. (IT House)
Carlyle is considering selling aircraft maintenance giant StandardAero at a valuation of about $10 billion. Private equity firm The Carlyle Group is weighing various strategic options, including the sale of StandardAero, a U.S. provider of aircraft maintenance services. Including debt, the company could be valued at around $10 billion, people familiar with the matter said. Carlyle's consideration comes as the airline industry recovers from the pandemic downturn and its peers are cashing out investments on the rise of mergers and acquisitions. Carlyle is in the early stages of evaluating standard airline options and is selecting consultants to lead the review process, with an initial public offering also under consideration, the sources said. It is uncertain whether these discussions will lead to any deals. (Finance Associated Press)
On April 7, Alibaba Cloud Tongyi Qianwen open-source 32 billion parameter model Qwen1.5-32B can maximize the balance of performance, efficiency, and memory usage, providing enterprises and developers with more cost-effective model choices. At present, Tongyi Qianwen has open-sourced a total of 7 large language models, and the cumulative number of downloads in open source communities at home and abroad has exceeded 3 million. Tongyi Qianwen has previously open-sourced 6 large language models with 500 million, 1.8 billion, 4 billion, 7 billion, 14 billion and 72 billion parameters, and all of them have been upgraded to version 1.5. (Xiaoxiang Morning News)
[Yonghui Supermarket sold nearly 400 million shares of Wanda Commercial Management, and about 100 million yuan of the second phase of the payment has not been received] Yonghui Supermarket announced that recently, Yonghui Supermarket reviewed and passed the proposal to sell assets. Yonghui Supermarket (the seller) and Dalian Yujin Trading Co., Ltd. (the purchaser) entered into an agreement to sell approximately 389 million shares of Dalian Wanda Commercial Management Group Co., Ltd. for a transfer price of approximately 4.53 billion yuan, and the transaction funds will be paid in eight installments. According to the announcement, Yonghui Supermarket has received the first installment of a total of 300 million yuan on December 29, 2023. As of the date of this announcement, the second tranche receivable is about 391 million yuan, and a total of 290 million yuan of share transfer price has been received, and about 101 million yuan has not been received. In addition, the shares corresponding to the second tranche of the transfer price have not yet been completed. (Sina Finance)
On April 7, market sources said that CITIC Securities Co., Ltd. ("CITIC Securities") recently transferred more than 100 headquarters investment bank equity business personnel to alleviate the personnel pressure brought about by the IPO slowdown. According to people familiar with the matter, the news is true. An industry insider said: "With the balance of the primary and secondary markets under the supervision and coordination, the phased tightening of the IPO rhythm, and the inability to get out of the project, brokerages are bound to consider personnel costs." "I learned from a number of brokerages that the current decline in investment banking business income in the securities industry is a common phenomenon, so many brokerages are considering personnel costs, job transfers, and layoffs. (The Paper)
【Dental AI startup Overjet closes $53.2 million Series C funding round】Dental AI startup Overjet has closed a $53.2 million Series C funding round led by March Capital, a U.S. venture capital firm. The company is committed to providing artificial intelligence solutions for dental healthcare facilities, and the company is valued at $550 million after this round of financing. Overjet mainly uses AI for the diagnosis and treatment side - it analyzes the data of dental patients through its self-developed AI platform to determine what treatment patients need and get more accurate diagnostic opinions.
Super Cub Receives Ecological Investment from iFLYTEK AI Emotional Companion Innovation Company announced that it has completed a new round of angel round financing and introduced a strategic investor, Anhui Xunfei Yunchuang Technology Co., Ltd. (a wholly-owned subsidiary of iFLYTEK). In this round of financing, the valuation of Super Cub reached 50 million yuan. Super Cub is an AI-driven emotional companion platform with full-stack self-developed multi-modal AI models, smart chips, and apps.
[ROKASHI Robot completed over 500 million yuan in strategic + round of financing] ROKASHI Robot completed more than 500 million yuan in strategic + round of financing, led by the National Manufacturing Transformation and Upgrading Fund. In this round of financing, ROKASHI Robotics has won strong support from national and municipal investment institutions. Among the investments, the most eye-catching is the "national team" National Manufacturing Transformation and Upgrading Fund. The fund was established with the approval of the State Council and is known as the "aircraft carrier-level" fund, which is mainly committed to strategic investment in leading enterprises in the growth and maturity stages of key fields such as new materials, new generation information technology, industrial robots, and new energy vehicle industry chains.
[Hailo Closes $120 Million New Round of Financing] Hailo announced another $120 million in Series C financing. Investors include the Zisapel family, Gil Agmon, Delek Motors, Alfred Akirov, DCLBA, Vasuki, OurCrowd, Talcar, Comasco, Automotive Equipment (AEV), and Poalim Equity. So far, Hailo's cumulative financing amount has exceeded 340 million US dollars. Hailo, an AI-focused chipmaker, is developing purpose-built AI processors that enable data center-class performance on edge devices.
【Shenzhen Century Zhongchuang Digital Technology Co., Ltd.'s Quanxianghui completed the Pre-A round of 50 million yuan financing】Shenzhen Century Zhongchuang Digital Technology Co., Ltd.'s consumption voucher SaaS tool completed the Pre-A round of financing, led by Zhongtian Capital, Hainan Penglai, Shengyin International and Ziqitong, Ningbo Ninglu Enterprise Management Partnership participated in the signing ceremony, the first batch of investment of 50 million, and the follow-up additional investment according to the growth of market data, all parties signed a strategic investment agreement in Shenzhen.
[The 2024 Lynk & Co 01 will be launched on the 11th, with the addition of Fun Ye Green paint and configuration upgrades] The 2024 Lynk & Co 01 will be launched on the 11th. The new Lynk & Co 01 maintains the style of the current model in terms of exterior design, while introducing a new Fun Green paint. In addition, the new car will also be fully upgraded in terms of equipment to enhance its market competitiveness. The new Lynk & Co 01 will be renamed the model name, and the existing Asian Games version and Type Pro models will be renamed the Global version and Global Pro. In addition to the new Fun Green paint, the new car will also be equipped with a multi-functional trunk lid. (IT House)
[It is reported that the all-new BMW M4 CS will be released in May, based on the new M4] The highly anticipated all-new BMW M4 CS will be launched soon. The high-performance coupe is based on the recently updated M4 and is expected to be released in May. By all indications, BMW will equip the M4 CS with its signature 3.0-litre twin-turbocharged inline-six engine. It is reported that the engine will output the same 543 horsepower and 479 pound-feet of torque as the M4 CSL, and will be mated to an eight-speed automatic transmission developed by the brand. Unlike its predecessor, the new M4 CS will feature the xDrive all-wheel drive system. (IT House)
[Xiaomi Redmi Turbo 3 mobile phone official announcement will be released on April 10, the appearance of the new phone will be unveiled] Xiaomi Redmi Turbo 3 mobile phone official announcement will be released at 19 o'clock on April 10, and the three colors of the mobile phone have been officially released. The machine is positioned in the mid-range, equipped with a Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 chip, with a right-angle bezel design and a circular camera module arranged in a triangular arrangement at the rear. (IT House)
According to the data of Chinese mainland Maoyan Professional Edition, as of April 6, Hayao Miyazaki's new work "What kind of life do you want to live" was released for 4 days, and the Chinese mainland box office reported 69.474 million US dollars, surpassing the local box office results in Japan and becoming the world's largest box office warehouse for this film. (Tencent News)
[IPO tightened the primary market "mergers and acquisitions", and the amount of mergers and acquisitions in the first quarter increased by 10% year-on-year] On April 7, it was reported that after the IPO market fell to the freezing point, investment institutions began to turn their attention to mergers and acquisitions. According to the data, as of April 3, 89 companies had withdrawn from the A-share issuance market, compared with 81 in the same period last year, and the number of listed companies dropped sharply to 31, compared with 70 in the same period last year. Industry insiders said that with the arrival of the duration of the fund, the phenomenon of "exiting the dammed lake" has been very severe, and in the context of the current phased adjustment of the capital market, more and more investors will withdraw from the "second option" on mergers and acquisitions. The data shows that the mergers and acquisitions of the A-share market were more active in the first quarter. As of March 31, a total of 561 M&A and restructuring cases have been disclosed in the A-share market this year, of which 426 have been disclosed, with a total transaction amount of about 310.1 billion yuan, an increase of 10% over the same period last year. (The Paper)
The State Administration for Market Regulation issued the "Announcement of the State Administration for Market Regulation on the Implementation of Compulsory Product Certification Management for Commercial Gas Burning Appliances and Other Products" (hereinafter referred to as the "Announcement"), requiring 7 products such as electric bicycle occupant helmets and electronic toilets to be 3C certified (CCC certification) before they can be sold. (Xinhuanet)
According to the Fujian Provincial Department of Finance, in order to promote automobile consumption, since the beginning of this year, Fujian Provincial Finance at all levels has introduced incentives and subsidies to stimulate consumers' enthusiasm for buying cars by issuing subsidies for car purchases and carrying out promotional activities. In terms of car purchase subsidies, the provincial finance allocated 30 million yuan in the first quarter to provide subsidies for various localities to carry out automobile consumption promotion activities. On the basis of the implementation of the car purchase subsidy policy, Fuzhou City has jointly carried out a subsidy replacement policy of 10 billion yuan with key car companies to increase the intensity of car purchase subsidies. In terms of promotional activities, Zhangzhou Yunxiao launched the "Tesco Cars to the Countryside" campaign to promote consumption, and subsidized vehicles purchased by automobile dealerships in Yunxiao County and licensed in Zhangzhou. At the same time, in order to facilitate consumers and improve the efficiency of car purchase subsidy cashing, Zhangzhou, Sanming and other places have conducted application review through the UnionPay App platform, and the car purchase subsidy will be issued according to the ranking of the automatic ranking of the application review. According to statistics, from January to February this year, the retail sales of automobile goods above designated size in the province increased by 9.1% year-on-year, 2.7 percentage points higher than the province's zero growth rate. (Fuzhou News Network)