Today's headlines
The person in charge of the railway department responded that "some trains are on sale in seconds"
The reporter learned from China State Railway Group Co., Ltd. that from April 17, Railway 12306 began to sell train tickets for the May Day holiday, and train tickets for May 1 on the same day. In response to the reflection on the Internet that "some trains are on sale during the May Day holiday", the person in charge of the China Railway Group suggested that passengers and friends can choose to travel off-peak according to the remaining tickets in different time periods and directions, and can also choose to purchase tickets by waitlist ticket purchase, transfer transfer, etc., so as to increase the success rate of ticket purchase.
The railway department will also dynamically optimize and adjust the train operation plan according to the data of railway 12306 advance ticket and standby ticket purchase, and increase the number of passenger trains on popular routes, directions and time periods in a timely manner, so as to meet the holiday travel needs of passengers. (CCTV News)
Is it true that you can retire after paying pension insurance for a full number of years?
According to the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security on April 17, when surfing the Internet, you can always brush up on such sayings: "You can retire after paying enough for 15 years, and you don't need to continue to pay money in vain", "Pay 100,000 yuan at a time and receive 1,400 yuan per month", "Break the payment for 3 months and clear the treatment". These "popular science" are unreliable, don't be misled again. Article 16 of the Social Insurance Law stipulates that individuals who participate in basic pension insurance and have paid contributions for 15 years or more when they reach the statutory retirement age shall receive a basic pension on a monthly basis. The 15 years mentioned here is only the minimum contribution period for receiving the basic pension.
Wang Jianlin officially "got rid of" Wanda Films
Following the change of ownership of Beijing Wanda Plaza Industrial Co., Ltd., Wang Jianlin officially "got rid of" Wanda Films. Wanda Film announced on the 17th that Beijing Wanda Cultural Industry Group Co., Ltd. and Wang Jianlin transferred 20% and 1.2% of the shares of Beijing Wanda Investment Co., Ltd. respectively, and have completed the industrial and commercial change registration procedures.
The transferee of the above shares is Shanghai Ruyi Investment Management Co., Ltd. Together with the shares previously transferred, the "Ruyi Department" holds 100% of the shares of Wanda Investment. Since Wanda Investment is the controlling shareholder of Wanda Film, the "Confucian Department" indirectly controls Wanda Film. Ke Liming, the actual controller of the "Confucian Department", replaced Wang Jianlin as the actual controller of Wanda Film through the above methods.
Company figures
Huawei Pura70 stock has arrived: dealers make payments and stock up, and stores can choose three models for blind ordering
On April 17, it was reported that the first batch of Huawei Pura 70 stock has arrived at the general generation, and some dealers have also completed the payment, waiting for Huawei to start selling the "starting gun". "The Pura 70 has arrived, just waiting for Huawei's notice, and no other news can be disclosed. Huawei's local general representative said. "We have completed the payment, but the goods have not yet arrived, and the volume of goods is more than the first batch of Mate 60 series, and it should be on sale in the next few days. A Huawei dealer said.
According to the dealer, they are also not fully aware of the model, configuration, price of the blind order, the first batch of orders is a fixed amount, for example, get a quota of 500 units, according to each machine 10,000 yuan / set of payment, the total payment is 5 million yuan. (IT Times)
Behind the ideal refutation of rumors and the "latest progress in going overseas": overseas markets insist on self-operation, and plan to deliver L9 to the Middle East market in the fourth quarter
On April 17, it was reported that a few days ago, it was rumored that Li Auto and a dealer in Uzbekistan had signed a contract. In response, the legal department of Li Auto said that the recent online rumors such as "the latest progress of Li Auto's overseas expansion" and "Uzbekistan signing" are all false rumors. Although Li Auto has refuted the above rumors, it is a fact that its products have been sold to the Middle East, Russia, Kazakhstan and other places in the form of parallel exports, and Li Auto has started its "going overseas" plan.
It is understood that in July 2023, hundreds of Li Auto's models were exported to Central Asia and the Middle East in parallel. (per warp)
Jiyue Automobile's legal department: Employees have never been prohibited from purchasing models of other brands
On April 17, in response to the rumors that Jiyue employees were fired for buying Xiaomi cars, the legal department of Jiyue Automobile issued a statement saying that it was not because Yao Moumou was fired for buying a certain rice car, but that Yao Moumou was engaged in behaviors that were not related to the company's affairs during working hours and were obviously contrary to his own job responsibilities and professional ethics. The company believes that Yao's above-mentioned behaviors have seriously violated the company's labor discipline and system, and the company's unilateral termination of his labor contract is legally valid and reasonable.
In fact, no matter what brand of vehicle the employee drives, the company provides parking spaces and convenient charging facilities for employees in the exclusive parking lot of the work area. (Jimu News)
Tesla's layoffs involve the Chinese market, and Tesla stores responded
A few days ago, Tesla announced a 10% global layoff, and the layoffs affected more than 14,000 employees. According to a report by Jiemian News on April 17, the layoffs also involve the Chinese market, and the reporter learned that Tesla's layoffs in China cover multiple departments, some of which have been laid off, and sales staff are "hard-hit areas". On April 17, the reporter contacted a Tesla store in Shanghai, and the clerk responded: "It is indeed laying off employees, but it will not affect consumers, but it is just an adjustment of the internal personnel structure."
Jia Lingfang issued another emergency statement
As the second big-screen work directed by Jia Ling, the movie "Hot and Hot" not only received a box office of 3.46 billion yuan, but also set off a boom in fat loss on the whole network. Some merchants have also taken advantage of the opportunity to launch related products.
A few days ago, @电影热辣滚烫 official Weibo issued a number of anti-counterfeiting pictures, including Jia Ling's same "Hot and Hot" short sleeve, Jia Ling's same weight loss black coffee, "Hot and Hot" same salad and other products. The official Weibo posted that director Jia Ling and the movie "Hot and Hot" have never endorsed or authorized any fat-reducing or sugar-free drinks, food, medicines, as well as cards, beauty and body institutions, etc., reminding netizens not to be deceived. At the same time, Jia Ling's company @大bowl 娱乐 reposted the Weibo. (Cover News)
Hema will resume membership activation and renewal services
On April 17, it was reported that Hema announced the resumption of its X Gold/X Diamond membership and the adjustment of rights and interests. On April 24, 2024, Hema plans to resume the card opening and renewal services for X Gold Members/X Diamond Members, and at the same time, the rights and interests of the original "Hema X Gold Member/X Diamond Rights and Interests Rules" will be upgraded and adjusted.
Hema said that the Nanjing Hema X membership store (Yanziji Garden City store) will be put into trial operation on April 20, 2024, and the effective time for other areas will be April 24, 2024.
Lin Bin, vice chairman of Xiaomi, and his wife donated 100 million yuan to Sun Yat-sen University
According to the official account of Sun Yat-sen University on April 17, Mr. Lin Bin, a 1986 alumnus of Sun Yat-sen University, co-founder and vice chairman of Xiaomi Group, and Ms. Liu Xiangdong, a 1986 alumnus of Sun Yat-sen University, donated 100 million yuan to his alma mater in his personal name.
The collection giant announced that it would no longer collect
On April 17, domestic collection giant Hunan Yongxiong Asset Management Group (hereinafter referred to as "Yongxiong Group") announced on its official WeChat that it would no longer engage in specific collection business. "Embark on a comprehensive strategic transformation. Yongxiong Group said that in the next ten years, it will make every effort to promote the sunny, professional, legal, and intelligent development of the collection industry, and make suggestions for the healthy and sustainable development of the collection industry.
Provide a full range of consulting services for collection enterprises, help excellent collection companies go public, tailor an intelligent post-loan management system to carry out employee training, education improvement training and mediator qualification training online. (New Yellow River)
Hytera: The U.S. Court of Appeals decided to suspend the implementation of the product embargo and fines imposed on the company by the court of first instance
On April 17, Hytera announced that on April 4, 2024, U.S. time, the company appealed to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit against the product ban and other orders, requesting to revoke the original relevant order of the Federal District Court of Illinois.
In the early morning of April 17, 2024, the Court of Appeal issued an order suspending the execution of the product ban and fines issued by the court of first instance against the company, which took effect immediately. The company will work closely with its global partners to immediately resume normal business activities and start sales of related products.
The woman's reclining seat could not afford to delay the flight for 2 hours, Guilin Airlines: did not meet the conditions for take-off
On April 16, a netizen posted a video saying that on the same day, a woman was delayed for more than two hours because she was lying on the seat after boarding the flight of Guilin Airlines GT1013.
On the 17th, the reporter learned from a passenger on the plane that the woman was sick and could not sit up normally, but she should have purchased two seats and lay on two seats after getting on the plane. Guilin Airlines staff told reporters that the reason for the flight delay was that a passenger on the plane could not sit in the seat normally, which did not meet the conditions for takeoff. (Jimu News)
Fuling mustard enters the prefabricated dishes
On April 17, Zhao Ping, director and general manager of Fuling mustard, introduced at the recent 2023 annual performance briefing that the company plans to focus on mustard and develop in the direction of "mustard +", mustard kinship category, Sichuan-style compound seasoning and Sichuan-Chongqing prefabricated dishes.
Hon Hai Liu Yangwei: The rotating CEO system has been implemented
On April 17, in response to the report that Hon Hai will implement the rotating CEO system, Liu Yangwei, chairman of Hon Hai, said that April has begun, and the rotating object is the director and general manager of the business group. Liu Yangwei said that the rotating CEO this time is in Hon Hai Company, that is, the parent company, excluding the subsidiaries of the three Fs (FII, FIH, FIT). We hope that after Hon Hai has done a good job in this rotating CEO mechanism, we will see if it will be pushed to other related companies.
Tesla's Shanghai energy storage gigafactory will start construction next month
On April 17, the reporter learned from Tesla China that Tesla's Shanghai energy storage super factory is scheduled to start in May this year and complete mass production in the first quarter of 2025, which is Tesla's first energy storage super factory project outside the United States.
According to official information, the Shanghai Energy Storage Gigafactory will produce ultra-large commercial energy storage battery Megapack, which is based on integrated system integration and modular design to help grid operators, utility companies and others store and distribute renewable energy more efficiently. Each Megapack unit can store more than 3.9MWh (megawatt hours) of energy, enough to meet the electricity demand of 3,600 households for one hour, and more than 200 Megapack units can form an energy storage power plant that can store 1 million kilowatt-hours of electricity to meet the electricity demand of San Francisco for 6 hours. (The Paper)
Apple CEO Tim Cook visited Indonesia to discuss investment, saying that Apple is considering building a factory in the country
On April 17, local time, Apple CEO Tim Cook met with President Joko Widodo in Indonesia to discuss Apple's investment in Indonesia and other issues.
After the meeting, Cook said that Apple would study the possibility of establishing a production facility in Indonesia, "and we talked about the president's desire to see manufacturing develop in Indonesia, which is something that we will consider". Apple currently does not have a production facility in Indonesia, but it already has three Apple Developer Academies and has announced that it will open a fourth in Bali. (Interface)
Hello Car Rental Launches the "Red and Black List" of Car Rental Merchants on the First Platform and Releases the "Car Rental Industry Self-Discipline Convention"
On April 17, the reporter learned from Hello that in order to further improve the service level of the car rental industry and restrain and control the bad behavior of the merchant side of the car rental industry, Hello Car Rental has recently launched a series of management innovation measures. Among them, for the first time, the "red and black list" of the car rental industry will be set up to help users avoid lightning and pitfalls in the process of renting a car.
At the same time, Hello Car Rental has launched the "Car Rental Industry Self-Discipline Convention" for thousands of merchants on the platform, which explicitly prohibits merchants from offline transactions, offline collection and fees, forced insurance sales, additional charges, etc. Merchants who violate the provisions of the Convention will face a series of penalties such as warnings, fines, and dismissals. (The Paper)
SK-II responds to rumors of withdrawal: all of them are false information
In response to the recent rumors of the brand's withdrawal, SK-II responded that the statements "frequent withdrawals", "nationwide withdrawals", and "1/3 of recent withdrawals" are all false information, "China has always been a very important market for SK-II, and SK-II is committed to providing consumers with excellent products and consumer experience.
In the past three years, SK-II's counter coverage has been stable, and the online and offline consumer service experience has been continuously improved. SK-II will regularly update the layout of stores and counters to provide consumers with a more advanced and superior skincare retail experience. SK-II is committed to always serving all consumers with a premium experience and superior products. (Interface)
IKEA may be testing the waters of second-hand furniture in China
On April 17, the reporter learned that IKEA recently consulted the relevant policies of second-hand furniture recycling with government departments when participating in the symposium of foreign-funded enterprises, and at the same time reflected the current access and infrastructure construction problems encountered in the second-hand furniture market. A person familiar with the matter confirmed to reporters that IKEA is planning to build a pilot project for second-hand furniture. Local government officials said that they are very concerned about this pilot project, hoping that the project can be settled in the local area and give efficient supporting policies.
It is worth noting that IKEA has taken the lead in testing the waters of second-hand furniture abroad. In 2020, IKEA announced that it would buy back old furniture in 27 countries, with the value of used furniture being determined by how old it is and up to 50% of the original price. In addition, IKEA opened its first second-hand furniture store in Sweden's ReTuna shopping mall, where all products sold are second-hand IKEA furniture that has been recycled and refurbished from around the world. (China Business Daily)
Toshiba reportedly plans to lay off 5,000 employees in Japan
According to the Nihon Keizai Shimbun, Toshiba has begun to adjust and cut 5,000 employees in Japan, accounting for less than 10% of the total number in Japan. Toshiba will review its cost structure and lay the groundwork for regrowth centered on infrastructure and digital technologies. (Interface)
In order to cut costs, large banks, led by Citigroup, continue to lay off employees
On April 17, it was reported that the U.S. banking giants continued to lay off employees in the first quarter, of which Citigroup had the largest layoffs. Citigroup reduced its headcount by 2,000 people after completing a comprehensive restructuring aimed at improving profits and reducing management. In the three months ended March 31, Bank of America, Wells Fargo and PNC Financial Services Group had a total of about 2,000 fewer employees compared to the previous quarter.
Ford recalled more than 450,000 vehicles in the United States
On April 17, the U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) disclosed that Ford Motor Company will recall some 2021-2024 Bronco Sport and 2022-2023 Maverick vehicles, a total of 456565 units, because the body and powertrain control modules may not be able to detect changes in the state of charge of 12-volt batteries. (Interface)
Insufficient waterproof performance Toyota of Japan has filed a recall of 135,000 vehicles
According to Japanese media reports on the 17th, Toyota Motor Corporation applied to the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism of Japan to recall more than 135,000 Prius manufactured from November 2022 to this month. According to the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, the opening and closing of the rear door on the outside of the vehicle is not waterproof, and in the case of a large amount of water, it may cause a short circuit in the internal parts, and in the most serious case, the door may suddenly open while driving. There have been three reports of low-speed car doors being opened, but no accidents have been caused. (CCTV News)
AI Alerts
OpenAI CEO Altman: General artificial intelligence should not be built secretly, GPT-6 will become a universal tool
According to reports, on the 15th local time, Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI, a leading artificial intelligence (AI) company, said that for AGI (Artificial General Intelligence), iterative deployment is crucial, and AGI should not be built in the laboratory in secret, "Imagine that extreme situation where we have worked hard for decades, and then suddenly press a button, and the whole world has to fight against AGI."
Altman also argues that current models are not smart enough and that "the idea of using GPT-2 for scientific research was once considered unrealistic." Today, while the use of GPT-4 for scientific research is still very primitive and limited, I can foresee that in the era of GPT-6, people will see it as a universal tool that can help in every way. And in the era of GPT-8, people may be amazed at the breadth of tasks it can accomplish, and it may even be beyond our imagination now. ”
Microsoft's huge investment in OpenAI is reported not to be investigated by the European Union
Bloomberg reported on April 17 that Microsoft's $13 billion investment in OpenAI will avoid formal investigation by the European Union's merger regulators, thus calming fears that the relationship between the two sides may be forced to break down. According to people familiar with the matter, the European Commission has decided that the partnership is not worthy of a formal investigation because it is not an acquisition and Microsoft does not control the direction of OpenAI's development. (Interface)
再见!波士顿动力人形机器人Atlas
On April 16, Boston Dynamics posted a new robot video on YouTube about Farewell: The development of the famous humanoid robot Atlas has been put on hold. "For nearly a decade, Atlas robots have sparked our imaginations, inspired the next generation of roboticists, and crossed technical barriers in the field," said Boston Dynamics. Now it's time for our hydraulic Atlas robot to relax. (Heart of the Machine)
According to the report, the scale of China's AIGC application market will reach 20 billion yuan this year
On April 17, it was reported that the qubit think tank released the "China AIGC Application Panorama Report" at the China AIGC Industry Summit. According to the report, the scale of China's AIGC application market will reach 20 billion yuan this year and trillion yuan in 2030. Among them, 80% of B-end products achieve revenue, nearly 50% of C-end products are mainly free, AI native applications account for nearly 57% of X+AI, and multimodality is the general trend, with application products accounting for nearly 50%.
OpenAI, Ant Group, Google, iFLYTEK and others jointly compiled an international standard for large-scale model security
On April 17, it was reported that at the 27th United Nations Science and Technology Conference held in Switzerland, the World Academy of Digital Technology (WDTA) released two international standards, "Generative Artificial Intelligence Application Security Testing Standards" and "Large Language Model Security Testing Methods", which were compiled by OpenAI, Ant Group, iFLYTEK, Google, Microsoft, NVIDIA, Baidu, Tencent and other dozens of units.
China Telecom will open source a 100-billion-level parameter model within the year
Recently, China Telecom's open-source 12B parameter scale Xingchen semantic large model TeleChat-12B, compared with the open-source 7B version in January, the overall effect in terms of content, performance and application has increased by 30%, of which multi-round inference, security issues and other fields have increased by more than 40%. It is also reported that China Telecom will open source a 100-billion-level parameter model within the year. (Securities Times)
MiniMax发布万亿MoE模型abab 6.5
On April 17, MiniMax officially released the trillion MoE model abab 6.5 model. It is understood that the ABAB 6.5 series contains two models: ABAB 6.5 and ABAB 6.5S. ABAB 6.5 contains trillions of parameters and supports a context length of 200k tokens, while ABAB 6.5s uses the same training technology and data as ABAB 6.5, but is more efficient, supports a context length of 200K tokens, and can process nearly 30,000 words of text in 1 second.
Capital Insights
MediaTek, Intel Capital and other new investors Silicon Valley startup Rivos raised more than $250 million
Silicon Valley chip developer Rivos has raised more than $250 million to launch its first server chip for artificial intelligence (AI). Rivos said Matrix Capital Management was the largest investor in the latest round of funding, with new investors including Intel Capital and MediaTek, among others.
Rivos is betting on the needs of AI users who don't need the most expensive and powerful chips like Nvidia to run their services. The company's target customers are those using data analytics and generative AI, seeking to capitalize on the growing popularity of AI following the advent of ChatGPT. (Jiwei Network)
Logistics platform UniUni has closed a $50 million Series C funding round led by DCM
Recently, the logistics platform "UniUni" announced the completion of the C round of financing, led by the global venture capital company DCM, and achieved over-raising in this round of financing. Peter Lu, CEO of UniUni, said, "As distribution coverage expands across the U.S., the financing funds will be used to further develop proprietary technology, power logistics platforms, and expand our network of sortation centers. ”
The vocational education platform "Everyday Learning Agriculture" received C+ round of financing
It is reported that the vocational education platform "Tiantian Xuenong" recently completed the C+ round of financing, and the investor is the second phase of the Asian Impact Investment Fund. At present, the platform has served a total of 7 million users, signed 3,000 teachers, and the total number of courses has exceeded 60,000, covering more than 100 agricultural categories.
"Yitai Microelectronics" completed the Pre-A+ round of financing
It is reported that "Yitai Microelectronics" recently completed the Pre-A+ round of financing, led by Zhongke Chuangxing, co-created and co-invested, Pengchen Capital, Yiqi Lihe and other continuous follow-up. Yitai Microelectronics said that this round of financing is mainly used for the research and development of automotive Ethernet chips and product delivery.
Technology forward-looking
Lynk & Co 08 EM-P 120 Long Endurance Plus Edition launched: the starting price is 179,800 yuan
Lynk & Co announced that its Lynk & Co 08 EM-P 120 Long Range Plus Edition was officially launched today, with a limited-time price of 179,800 yuan.
In terms of power, the new car is equipped with the EM-P super extended range electric solution, which supports the DHT Evo dual-motor electric drive system, including a 3DHT Evo electric drive transmission, a P1 motor and a P3 motor + P4 motor + electric hybrid engine, and in terms of range, it will be equipped with CATL's 21.2kWh battery pack, with a CLTC pure electric range of 120km and a comprehensive range of more than 1,200km.
Apple will release new AR glasses in 2027, which will be positioned lower than the Vision Pro
On April 17, it was reported that Titanium Media App exclusively learned from the display industry chain supplier that Apple has launched a new AR glasses project internally, and it is expected to achieve mass production and release in 2027, the insider said: "Apple is expected to start the qualification assessment of the core parts supply factory in 2025, and realize the mass production and release of new AR glasses in 2027, Apple's positioning of this product will be lower than Vision Pro." ”
For the first time, Ford has officially introduced the Mustang convertible version to the Chinese market
On April 17, following the official launch of the Ford Mustang Dark Horse, Ford China announced the official introduction of the Ford Mustang Coupé Performance Edition EcoBoost and the Ford Mustang Convertible Sport Edition EcoBoost, which will make their debut in China at the Beijing Auto Show on April 25, which is also the first time that Ford has officially introduced the Mustang convertible version to the Chinese market. (Interface News)