Today's headlines
In 2023, the scale of pension entrustment contracts will reach 1.86 trillion yuan
Relevant people from the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security said that in the next step, the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security will continue to implement the national overall planning of basic pension insurance for enterprise employees to ensure that pensions are paid on time and in full. Study and improve the supporting policies of the personal pension system, and make relevant preparations before the comprehensive launch. Solidly carry out the consolidation and improvement of social security fund management.
Promote the expansion of the scale of entrusted investment in the basic pension insurance fund for enterprise employees. From January to March, the total income of the three social insurance funds was 2.2 trillion yuan, the total expenditure was 1.8 trillion yuan, and the cumulative balance at the end of March was 8.6 trillion yuan. Chen Feng, spokesman for the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security, said that as of the end of March, the cumulative number of insured people reached 8.017 million. The supervision and management of social security funds and investment operations have been continuously strengthened. As of the end of March, the entrusted investment scale of the national basic pension insurance fund was 1.9 trillion yuan. (China Securities News)
There are more than 5,000 AEO enterprises in China, accounting for 36.31% of the total import and export value.
According to the press briefing held by the General Administration of Customs today, AEO enterprises, as enterprises with the highest credit rating of the customs, can enjoy a series of preferential management measures such as priority handling, reducing the frequency of supervision, and optimizing services, so as to effectively reduce the international trade costs of enterprises and enhance their international competitiveness.
In the first quarter of 2024, AEO enterprises will give priority to 355,000 customs clearance procedures for import and export goods, implement verification self-inspection results recognition operations, and 2,024 customs declarations of "release before inspection", and the inspection rate of AEO enterprises will be reduced to 18.9% of the inspection rate of enterprises with conventional management measures. As of the end of March 2024, there are 5,860 AEO enterprises in the country, accounting for 1.19% of the number of enterprises with actual import and export performance and 36.31% of the total import and export value. (CCTV News)
Company figures
Lei Jun: As of April 20, the number of orders for Xiaomi Auto SU7 has exceeded 70,000 units
Lu Weibing, President of Xiaomi Group and General Manager of Xiaomi Brand, announced: "Today, Mr. Lei announced at the Xiaomi Investor Conference that as of April 20, the number of Xiaomi SU7 orders has exceeded 70,000 units!"
Xpeng Motors responded that some middle-level employees cooperated with the police to investigate the "cyber violence ideal MEGA" incident
On April 23, in response to the incident of "Ideal MEGA was maliciously attacked by the water army, and the middle-level personnel of Xiaopeng Motors cooperated with the police investigation", Xiaopeng Motors publicly responded that the case is in the investigation stage, please do not believe rumors, do not spread rumors, and do not affect the investigation and handling of the case by the public security organs.
Xiaopeng Motors posted on Weibo that we have noticed the information reports from the media about the cooperation of Xiaopeng Motors employees with the investigation, and the information is explained as follows: 1. The Hebei police have recently carried out an operation to crack down on the Internet water army, and Xiaopeng Motors is also actively cooperating with the police in the investigation of suppliers. The case is in the investigation stage, so please do not believe or spread rumors, and do not affect the investigation and handling of the case by the public security organs. 2. Xpeng Motors is very supportive of the police's action to crack down on cyber trolls. Since its launch, Xpeng X9 has also been widely attacked by cyber trolls, with more than 5,000 negative reports. In response to such an attack by the trolls, Xpeng Motors has collected evidence and reported the case to the public security organs, which have now accepted it. We will also disclose updated information to the public in a timely manner.
Yu Donglai said that he planned to earn 20 million last year, but he made 140 million
Recently, Yu Donglai, the founder of Fat Donglai, said that he originally planned to earn 20 million last year, but he didn't expect to earn 140 million at the end of the year, and the wages of employees are continuing to rise, with the minimum income of about 7,000 yuan per month, and the salary of employees in many stores is generally more than 8,000 yuan. Even though the store is busy right now, it is normal for employees to work and have holidays.
Tesla released its financial results for the first quarter of 2024: first-quarter revenue of $21.3 billion
On April 24, Tesla released its financial results for the first quarter of 2024: revenue of $21.3 billion in the first fiscal quarter versus analysts' expectations of $22.3 billion, adjusted earnings per share of $0.45 in the fiscal first quarter versus analysts' expectations of $0.52, negative free cash flow in the fiscal first quarter of $2.53 billion, positive analyst expectations of $653.6 million, and gross margin of 17.4% in the fiscal first quarter.
Analysts expected 16.5%, operating profit for the fiscal first quarter of $1.17 billion versus analysts' expectations of $1.53 billion, accelerated the introduction of more affordable models, accelerated the introduction of new models, updated future model lineups, deliveries are likely to be lower than last year, sales growth is still expected to be "significantly lower" in 2024, and remains committed to company-wide cost-cutting measures. Tesla's U.S. stock rose to 10% after hours.
Xiaomi responded to the video of the bumper paint falling off two days before picking up the car
Xiaomi's official response today to the video of "Xiaomi SU7 Max bumper paint fell off two days before picking up the car": After verification, there is false content in the user's video.
Xiaomi said that this user is not the first owner of the video car, nor is it what he said about "picking up the car for two days". The reason for the paint loss is that the first owner made a color change film for the whole car, and the paint on the inside of the bumper caused by the user after tearing off the film was sticky and peeled off, which was not a problem with the product leaving the factory.
Xiaomi official also reminded that the SU7 bumper adopts a three-layer spraying process of primer, topcoat and varnish, so as to ensure the consistency with the body color, but if the non-standard film/tear film is not in use, it may cause damage to the paint surface.
Lei Jun: In 2024, the delivery target of Xiaomi SU7 will exceed 100,000 units
Lu Weibing, president of Xiaomi Group and general manager of Xiaomi brand, said, "Mr. Lei announced that the delivery target of Xiaomi SU7 in 2024 will exceed 100,000 units. ”
Lei Jun: Xiaomi SU7 standard version and Max will be delivered ahead of schedule on April 18
Lei Jun posted on Weibo: Today is Xiaomi Investor Day, and we announced the number of Xiaomi SU7 lock orders, as of April 20, more than 70,000 units. We are currently expanding our production capacity and will deliver more than 100,000 vehicles for the full year. Deliveries of the Standard Edition and Max were originally planned to begin at the end of April, but were brought forward to April 18.
Xiaomi's electric SUV may be launched in 2025
According to 36Kr, Xiaomi's second model is positioned as a pure electric SUV and is expected to be launched in the first half of 2025, continuing the design level of the first car, and the third model is initially positioned at 150,000 yuan and is expected to be launched in 2026.
In 2024, the sales volume of the entire series will be 105,000 units
On April 23, Yu Chengdong, chairman of Huawei Automotive BU, revealed that from January 1 to April 22 this year, the cumulative sales of all Wenjie series reached 105,000 units, becoming the first new force.
Yu Chengdong: Huawei's high-end intelligent driving, which costs less than 300,000 yuan, is actually sold at a loss
Yu Chengdong, Executive Director of Huawei, CEO of Device BG, and Chairman of Intelligent Vehicle Solution BU, said in a post at noon today, "We have invested a lot in R&D in intelligent driving technology, and Huawei's high-end intelligent driving with a price of less than 300,000 yuan is actually sold at a loss. ”
Weilai channel person: 5,000 yuan subsidy will be given to Xiaomi SU7 consumers who have made a decision
After visiting a number of new energy vehicle stores, the reporter found that NIO offline launched corresponding subsidies for consumers who have placed orders for Xiaomi SU7. NIO store sales said: "As long as you place an order, we will also subsidize 5,000 yuan." Our 'big set' is also 5,000 yuan, and even if you lock the order and the factory schedules production, you can refund the deposit at any time. In addition, Xiaopeng, ideal and other store sales said that a number of models have adjusted their prices, or launched a time-limited subsidy, and no longer launched separate discounts for Xiaomi SU7 lock single car owners. (Finance Associated Press)
Nai Xue investors have joined Chayan Yuese
"LatePost" exclusively learned that Pan Pan, the former managing partner of Tiantu Capital VC Fund, has joined Chayan Yuese in early April as the company's head of strategy.
"Scattered flowers flying in the sky" dropped to 3,800 yuan / bottle?
According to Chinanews.com, it was recently reported that some wine merchants revealed that the wholesale reference price of Kweichow Moutai's new product "Scattered Flowers Flying Sky" launched at the end of 2023 has dropped significantly, with the price dropping sharply from about 7,200 yuan/bottle to 3,800 yuan/bottle, a decrease of about 47%. The person asked a number of Moutai dealers and offline stores in Beijing about this, and learned that the wholesale price of "Scattered Flowers Flying Sky" has indeed decreased, but it has not yet dropped below 4,000 yuan per bottle. "Now it's speculation, if we go out normally, it will cost 4,600 or 4,700 yuan, and there is basically no price in the market (3,800 yuan). A store owner said.
Haidilao responded to the store's tutoring homework: the store provides learning space for children who eat, and does not involve professional training
On the 23rd, the relevant person in charge of Haidilao responded that it was rumored on the Internet that Haidilao launched a primary school homework tutoring service, which is a learning space provided by Vanke Plaza Store in Nanhai, Foshan, Guangdong Province for children with learning needs during the meal. Previously, online pictures showed that Haidilao Foshan Nanhai Vanke Plaza Store provides primary school homework tutoring services from 17:00 to 21:00 from Monday to Thursday afternoon, except for statutory holidays, only for children who eat on the same day.
Lao Fengxiang and China Gold customer service responded to being interviewed
Recently, the Market Supervision Bureau of Changzhou City, Jiangsu Province interviewed and warned China Gold, China Jewelry, Lao Fengxiang and other enterprises, and the news attracted attention. In this regard, on April 22, Lao Fengxiang's customer service told reporters that this was an interview made by relevant departments to regulate the market, "not that Lao Fengxiang has business violations." On the 23rd, China Gold customer service said that it had not received the relevant notice, and the products had passed the quality certification, so consumers could rest assured. The reporter searched and found that in the context of the "gold fever", since the beginning of this year, the market supervision departments in Inner Mongolia, Henan, Shandong and other places have conducted administrative interviews with gold jewelry operators. (Southern Metropolis Daily)
Taobao officially announced the launch of a 10 billion subsidy campaign
On April 23, Taobao announced the launch of a 10 billion subsidy activity, which will be officially launched at 8 p.m. on April 23, with a 7% discount on the basis of the low price of the whole network. Among them, Apple's "family bucket" (iPhone 15, iPad 9, Apple Watch S9, AirPods 3) is only 8888 yuan. The event will run until April 28.
Baidu Encyclopedia App will be closed for service
Baidu Encyclopedia App recently pop-up notice that the Baidu Encyclopedia App service will be closed on June 30, 2024, and the Baidu Encyclopedia Mini Program in the Baidu App will continue to provide services. According to data on Apple's App Store, the Baidu Encyclopedia app ranks 107th in the "References" category of apps, with 492 ratings, and the current rating is 3.1 points.
iQIYI Gong Yu: The film and television industry will usher in more room for development in overseas markets
On April 23, Gong Yu, founder and CEO of iQIYI, said at the 2024 iQIYI World Conference that the era of the film and television industry relying on the dividend of population growth has passed. In the domestic market, we undoubtedly need to dig deeper and continuously improve the quality of film and television works. At the same time, we should actively seek more room for growth, that is, expand overseas business. Although the output of film and television as a cultural product faces certain difficulties, with the continuous development of China's economy, the film and television industry will also usher in greater development space in overseas markets.
Jingyan Technology responds to being excluded from Apple's supply chain list for fiscal year 2023: Apple is still one of the company's major customers
Regarding the impact of the excluded supply chain list on the enterprise, on the morning of April 23, the reporter called the Jingyan Science and Technology Securities Department, and a staff member responded: "We have not been excluded from the supply chain by customers, and it is still one of the company's major customers in 2023, but the published supply chain list does not have our name, and we don't know what the statistical caliber or rules are on the customer's side, and the company has colleagues to understand this matter." (Every Sutra)
Shenlan Automobile and NIO have reached a cooperation on the interconnection of charging networks
According to the official Weibo of Deep Blue Automobile: Deep Blue Auto and @Weilai Charging Interconnection!From May, 200,000 Deep Blue users can charge more than 20,000 Weilai charging piles across the country.
The copyright of Huawei Hongmeng Zhixing software was approved
Tianyancha intellectual property information shows that recently, Huawei Terminal Co., Ltd.'s "Hongmeng Zhixing Software (Vehicle Terminal)" software copyright has been registered and approved, and the version number is V3.0.3.100. Previously, the company has been approved to register the copyright of "Tablet Vehicle Mode Software" and "Huawei Hongmeng Car Machine Theme Setting Software".
Tesla was sued for layoffs for failing to give advance notice
Tesla was sued by a former employee, alleging that the company's decision to lay off about 10% of its global workforce violated the law by failing to provide advance notice as required by law. According to the complaint filed in a court in San Jose, California, Tesla's failure to issue a 60-day warning in accordance with California law was "willful, deliberate, deliberate, and deliberate disregard for employee rights." Tesla faced similar charges when it laid off more than 500 employees at its Nevada battery plant in 2022. (Global Market Broadcast)
Musk commented on the sharp decline in sales of Xpeng Motors: The car business is really difficult
Xpeng's deliveries in the first quarter of this year were down 63.7% QoQ and 47.3% YoY, a X user posted, noting that Tesla's first-quarter deliveries (down 20.1% QoQ and 8.5% YoY) were still good compared to Xpeng and some other competitors. Musk responded: "It's really hard to get into the car business. Previously, Musk also compared the sales of Chinese rival BYD (down 42% quarter-on-quarter), saying that this quarter was difficult for all car companies. (Global Market Broadcast)
Musk is called the pigeon CEO by a former Tesla employee: "Come and leave after pooping"
On April 23, a former Tesla employee described Elon Musk as a "pigeon CEO": "He came, on us, and left." For example, a former employee described a scenario in which Tesla employees worked overtime to build a new part of the Texas Gigafactory in order to meet Musk's request for a tight schedule, only to be asked to change the entire wall to glass for no reason. (IT House)
AI Alerts
The dark side of the moon responds to founder Yang Zhilin cashing out tens of millions of dollars: the news is untrue
In response to the news that Yang Zhilin, the founder of Moonshot AI, has cashed out tens of millions of dollars by selling his personal holdings after the completion of the last round of financing, the dark side of the moon responded: The above news is untrue, and the dark side of the moon has previously announced the employee incentive plan, which can be seen in the official information. (Science and Technology Innovation Board Daily)
SenseTime released the Ririxin 5.0 model
SenseTime today released the Ririxin 5.0 model, which adopts the MOE hybrid expert architecture, is based on more than 10TB tokens training, and has an inference context window of 200K, which is fully benchmarked against GPT-4 Turbo.
Tencent's collaborative SaaS products have all been connected to Tencent's hybrid model
On April 23, Tencent Cloud announced that Tencent collaboration SaaS products such as WeCom, Tencent Meeting, Tencent Docs, Tencent Lexiang, Tencent e-Sign, Tencent Questionnaire, TAPD, and Tencent Cloud AI Code Assistant have all been connected to Tencent's hybrid model.
京东云首批上架Llama 3
According to JD Cloud's official information, the Llama 3 8B and Llama 3 70B models are currently available on the Yanxi AI Development and Computing Platform. Developers and enterprises can select the model for fine-tuning and deployment in the "AI Asset Market" of Yanxi AI Development and Computing Platform on the official website of JD Cloud. The models accessed by the Yanxi AI development and computing platform include three versions: Meta-Llama-3-70B-Instruct, Meta-Llama-3-8B-Instruct, and Meta-Llama-3-8B, all of which support deployment inference, and the two versions of 8B support no-code fine-tuning experiments.
Microsoft CEO Nadella: OpenAI wouldn't exist without Microsoft's early support
According to foreign media Benzinga reported on Monday local time, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella (Satya Nadella) recently gave an interview, emphasizing the "key role" played by Microsoft in the development of leading artificial intelligence company OpenAI. "OpenAI wouldn't exist without our early support. Today, they are an incredible company and we are proud to be a part of their journey. Nadella said.
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman invests in energy startup Exowatt
According to Jiemian News, citing the Wall Street Journal, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz and other investors invested $20 million in Exowatt. Exowatt is designed to address the need for clean energy in large data centers.
Lenovo and Meta have announced a new collaboration to jointly develop mixed reality products
Lenovo Group has announced a new XR partnership with Meta. Lenovo will initially support Meta Horizon OS and will jointly develop and market Lenovo's mixed reality products by supporting a large hardware ecosystem that will give developers more options to build applications and reach audiences on the platform.
Meta will provide VR operating systems to hardware partners such as ASUS
According to Taiwan media reports, Meta, the parent company of Facebook, said on Monday (22nd) that Meta will become partners with external hardware companies such as Microsoft, Asus, and Lenovo to cooperate to create VR headsets using Meta's virtual reality (VR) operating system Meta Horizon. Meta's own current Quest 3 and Quest Pro headsets are powered by the Meta Horizon operating system. Meta is willing to supply to other companies, which means that there will be other hardware devices on the market that will also use this operating system. Apple unveiled its VR headset, the Vision Pro, in January for $3,500.
Vietnamese tech giant FPT will partner with Nvidia to invest $200 million to build an "artificial intelligence factory"
Vietnamese tech giant FPT and Nvidia announced on April 23 that they have reached a comprehensive strategic partnership, planning to invest $200 million to build an "artificial intelligence factory" using Nvidia's technology to promote AI research and provide services and solutions to customers in Vietnam and around the world. According to the statement, Nvidia will help FPT develop AI technology in areas such as automotive and digital transformation.
Capital Insights
Chabaidao will be officially listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, and the IPO fundraising scale will be the largest in Hong Kong this year
Sichuan Baicha Baidao Industrial Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as "Chabaidao") will be officially listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange on Tuesday, and the performance of milk tea stocks in the stock market will be tested. Cha Baidao is the third largest freshly made tea company in China in terms of sales. The company's offering price was HK$17.50 per share, raising about HK$2.59 billion (US$331 million), making it the largest Hong Kong IPO so far this year. Tea Baidao will be listed for trading from 9:30 a.m. local time. Chabaidao fell more than 10% in grey market trading on Monday.
Momo Zhixing announced that it had received 300 million yuan in B2 round of financing, with the participation of old shareholder Jiuzhi Capital
Autonomous driving company Momo Zhixing announced today that it has received 300 million yuan in Series B2 financing, which is jointly invested by the old shareholder Jiuzhi Capital and Huzhou Changxing Industrial Investment Fund. In addition to the B1 round of financing of hundreds of millions of yuan invested by Chengdu Wufa Fund, the B round of financing of more than 400 million yuan was completed within half a year. According to reports, this round of financing will be used to continue to strengthen the R&D investment in autonomous driving and strengthen the company's core competitiveness. (Sina Technology)
HR software startup Rippling has raised its valuation to $13.5 billion in a new $200 million funding round
Rippling, a U.S. human resources software startup, said on April 22 local time that it had raised a new round of financing of $200 million and repurchased up to $590 million of equity from current employees, former employees and early investors. The round was led by Coatue, with participation from Founders Fund, Greenoaks and other existing investors. Dragoneer joined the round as a new investor. The round values Rippling at $13.5 billion, a 20% increase from last year's valuation.
Technology forward-looking
Apple officially announced a special event on May 7
Apple has announced that it will host a special event on May 7 at 10 p.m. Beijing time (7 a.m. local time on May 7) with the theme "Let Loose." Judging by the poster, the event is expected to focus on the new generation of iPad hardware and accessories, such as the long-awaited iPad Pro and Apple Pencil.
Apple used to hold a special spring event in late March or early April, but this year it was announced that it would be holding a special event in May, which came a little later than usual.
The price of the new M5 was announced: from 249,800 yuan
Yu Chengdong, Executive Director of Huawei, CEO of Device BG, and Chairman of Intelligent Vehicle Solution BU, said at the press conference that the starting price of the new M5 is 249,800 yuan. According to reports, the new M5 will be delivered in batches from May 15.
Tesla released the new Model 3 high-performance version priced at $52,990
Tesla's official website showed Tuesday that the company launched a high-performance version of its compact sedan, the Model 3, in the United States, priced at $52,990. Musk claimed that the Model 3 was faster than the Porsche 911.
Apple's iPhone sales in China fell 19% in the first quarter, its worst quarterly performance since 2020
Apple's iPhone sales in China fell 19% in the first quarter, the product's worst sales performance since the pandemic began around 2020, according to an independent research firm. According to Counterpoint Research estimates, Apple fell to third place in the highly competitive Chinese market, roughly on par with Huawei. The overall market grew by about 1.5%, with local brands such as Honor and Xiaomi leading the way.
The news says that the Samsung Galaxy Ring smart ring is available in up to 9 sizes
According to the latest revelations from Dutch website GalaxyClub, Samsung's upcoming Galaxy Ring, its first smart ring, could be available in up to nine sizes.