Didi apologized for charging 1,414 yuan for a 7-minute journey; The 2024 China Brand Value List was released

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In 2023, the revenue of the whole industrial chain of Anhui automobiles will reach one trillion yuan, and it will only take 21 days from order confirmation to pick-up

In Hefei, Anhui Province, high-end intelligent electric vehicles that meet the needs of personalized customization are constantly coming off the assembly line of full-link digital smart factories. Nearly 3.6 million combinations of personalized configurations reduce the time between order confirmation and pick-up to 21 days. The body shop has a co-linear production capacity of 4 platforms and 8 models, and 756 robots have achieved 100% automation rate in the joining process. Today, the automobile industry has become the first industry in Anhui, and in 2023, the revenue of the entire automobile industry chain in Anhui will reach a new level of one trillion yuan, and the output will rank second in the country.

In the context of Hefei's continuous construction of a highland for the intelligent electric vehicle industry, a complete and highly concentrated industrial chain is gradually being formed here, with efficient and nearby deployment of factories such as motors, seats, and batteries, and a fleet-level industrial cluster is being formed here. By 2025, Anhui will achieve full coverage of the digital transformation of manufacturing enterprises above designated size in key industries and full coverage of digital applications of manufacturing enterprises below designated size. (CCTV Finance)

The 2024 China Brand Value List was released: ByteDance, Tencent, and Industrial and Commercial Bank of China ranked among the top three

Shanghai Institute of Corporate Culture and Brand released the "TBB China Brand Value List (TOP100)", ByteDance entered the list for the first time with a brand value of nearly one trillion yuan and ranked first in the top 100 list, Tencent and Industrial and Commercial Bank of China ranked second and third respectively; Alibaba, Huawei, and China Mobile all entered the top 10 list, ranking fourth, seventh, and eighth respectively.

Pink flowers become the top stream on Mother's Day, and the price of pink carnations doubles

As one of the gifts for Mother's Day, the number of bookings for flowers is climbing. In Shenzhen, Guangdong, driven by the early launch of peonies, on the eve of Mother's Day this year, pink flowers are more popular than in previous years, and prices are also rising.

As in previous years, carnations and roses are still the most popular flowers for Mother's Day. And this year, peony was listed in batches about 10 days in advance, coinciding with Mother's Day, and it has also become the top of the current flower shop. Pink carnations have risen from the usual 20 yuan to more than 50 yuan a bundle, but they are still sold out. (CCTV)

Company figures

Didi customer service responded that it was 7 minutes away and charged 1414 yuan

Didi Chuxing's official Weibo posted on May 12 that on May 11, users reported that "they woke up and suddenly received Didi's sky-high orders", and the platform's customer service failed to deal with the relevant problems in a timely manner, which we are very ashamed of and sincerely apologize to users. The passenger's stated order time is October 22, 2017, the estimated mileage is 1.588km, and the amount should be 14 yuan, but the bill amount is 1414 yuan, and the bill is incomplete. After verification, there was an abnormality in the cost of the order, and the preliminary judgment was that it was caused by the driver's misinput twice at that time. We apologize that the customer has been contacted again and the booking amount has been modified.

Didi will continue to improve and improve its product capabilities. At present, when there is an abnormality between the taxi driver's input fare and the actual mileage and estimated price, the platform will intercept it and remind the driver to check the fare. In addition, users who have activated passwordless payment do not need to worry, if the fare is abnormal, Didi will intercept the bill and will not pay it automatically, and the passenger must manually confirm and pay.

In addition, Didi's "Fare Guard" covers eight scenarios, including detours, charges for not taking the car, and overcharging surcharges, and when passengers use online car-hailing to have abnormal fares in the above scenarios, the "Fare Guard" will activate the three functions of stopping, refunding, and compensating in different levels to ensure that users' taxi fares are transparent and reasonable. Once again, I sincerely apologize to the user. We also welcome feedback to help Didi better improve the user experience.

Mistaking the billboard for a real car The latest response to the ideal L9 high-speed accident

According to the Red Star Capital Bureau, recently, an ideal L9 owner in Xiangyang, Hubei Province, said that the assisted driving system was turned on on the highway, and the vehicle detected the picture of the small truck on the billboard at a high place while driving, and suddenly braked sharply and caused a rear-end collision. According to the traffic police, the owner of the car bears full responsibility for the accident. The owner believes that the accident occurred due to the reason of the vehicle, and the new car that has not yet been licensed has become an accident car, and requires the manufacturer to compensate 20,000 yuan.

On May 10, the relevant person in charge of Li Auto (02015.HK/LI.US) replied to the Red Star Capital Bureau that the cause of the accident was the misidentification of the picture as a real car, "it is indeed a system misidentification, and the software system will be improved in the future." For compensation, the Li Auto 4S store proposed a cash compensation plan of 4,000 yuan, but has not yet reached an agreement with the car owner. Liu Hao, an analyst in the automotive industry, told the Red Star Capital Bureau that at present, intelligent driving technology is generally in the L2 stage, and the systems and algorithms of various brands are not mature enough to replace the driver to fully control the vehicle.

Baidu said it would discard Dachang disease

On May 11, the video account "Baidu Classmates" of the Baidu Federation of Trade Unions released the Baidu Culture MV "Simple Wind Blows All Over the Land", which lasted 2 minutes and 26 seconds, saying that in response to the heart-piercing "Dachang disease", he sang the voice of "defending the culture of the factory and making Baidu better and better".

Previously, Baidu executive Xuan Jing released a series of short videos on the Douyin platform, in which remarks such as employees breaking up and leaving the company in seconds, no need to consider family factors, etc., have caused widespread controversy on social media, and the outside world has questioned Baidu's corporate values. The party Xuan Jing issued an apology in the circle of friends in the early morning of the 9th, and resigned from Baidu on the same day.

In May and July, or affected by related news, Baidu's Hong Kong stock price fell on the same day, falling 2.17% as of the end of the day, and the market value evaporated by HK $6 billion. On May 8, its Hong Kong stock price continued to close down. As of the close of Hong Kong stocks on May 10, Baidu's share price was HK$107.20 per share, down 0.19%, with a market value of HK$300.7 billion.

Simmons, a world-class investment tycoon, has passed away

On Friday (May 10), local time, the Simmons Foundation announced on its official website that James Harris Simons, the co-founder, mathematician and investor of the foundation, died in New York City on the same day at the age of 86.

According to the Billionaire Index, Simmons' net worth is estimated to reach 31.8 billion US dollars (about 229.8 billion yuan), ranking 49th on the list of the world's richest people. According to a previous report by China Fund News, Simmons is a world-class mathematician who only started investing at the age of 40 and is known as the "most profitable fund manager" and "the smartest billionaire". (National Business Daily)

Douyin adjusts the authorization function of commercial promotion accounts Customer service response: Involving a large number of advertisements, a huge number of thousands of rivers and a large number of local push accounts

Recently, some creators have received a notice from the Douyin Creator Center that Douyin no longer supports accounts that mainly publish social current affairs, finance, law, or medical content, or accounts with a high number of followers and greater influence and commercial promotion accounts to establish an authorization relationship that includes content publishing capabilities. Douyin's customer service said that Douyin's adjustment of the account authorization function in commercial promotion scenarios is to protect the rights and interests of creators and optimize the creator experience.

The commercial promotion accounts involved in the aforementioned notice mainly include a large number of advertising accounts, a large number of Qianchuan accounts and a large number of local push accounts. The customer service also said, "I don't know whether the authorization will be restored later, please pay attention to the platform notice for the time." An MCN industry insider explained that a large number of advertising accounts, a large number of Qianchuan accounts and a large number of local push accounts can be used to buy traffic, and the cancellation of the authorization means that the streaming of the aforementioned types of accounts is restricted. (Sina Technology)

Station B's response collapsed

On the evening of May 12th, @哔哩哔哩弹幕网 responded to the system crash problem: I'm sorry that the server sneezed just now, and it shook for a few minutes, it's not a big problem, fans can come back and use it normally.

Wang Guoan, the founder of Hanhou, responded to the tax arrears of his company: mainly due to late fees caused by incorrect tax declarations

Recently, the Guangzhou Municipal Taxation Bureau of the State Administration of Taxation issued an announcement on tax arrears in the first quarter of 2024, and Guangzhou Anxin Cosmetics Co., Ltd., one of the operating companies of the domestic skincare brand Hanhou, had a balance of 13.71 million yuan as of March 31, 2024. At the end of last year, Wang Guoan, the founder of Hanhou, attracted widespread attention because of the auction of a top luxury house.

On May 12, Wang Guoan said in a telephone interview with reporters: "Anxin Cosmetics bought an asset of 130 million yuan eight years ago, and when it was sold later, it encountered the implementation of the policy of 'replacing business tax with value-added tax' (that is, replacing business tax with value-added tax). Four or five years after the company declared the transaction, it received feedback from the tax department that the declaration was wrong and that it needed to pay a late fee. At that time, the company was no longer in business, and a lot of the money in it was late fees. (Every Sutra)

China Mobile Migu has become the largest Internet platform and new media platform of state-owned central enterprises

At the China Brand Development Conference on the brand building of state-owned assets and state-owned enterprises held on May 11, Migu Company won the "First Batch of Excellent Results of the Central Enterprise Brand Leading Action".

It is reported that Migu is a wholly-owned subsidiary of China Mobile in the field of digital content, and is committed to building the first sports content platform in China, with 380 million users in all scenarios, more than 400 million video CRBT users, 25 million digital intelligent users, 60+ million e-books and 1.30+ million published paper books. It has also launched 2,300+ cloud games, with 120 million active users in all scenarios, and has become the largest culture + technology brand, the largest Internet platform and the largest new media platform of state-owned central enterprises.

Migu said that 2024 is a key year for the implementation of the deepening and upgrading of the reform of state-owned enterprises, and it is also a year for strengthening the brand building of central enterprises.

Tianyu Digital: The chairman and general manager of the company were placed in detention

Tianyu Digital announced that it received the "Notice of Case Filing" and "Notice of Retention in Custody" from the Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region Supervision Commission, and Xu Dewei, chairman and general manager of the company, was investigated and placed in custody by the Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region Supervision Commission on suspicion of joint violations of duty.

Does Fonda have 20 investment managers? According to the company's internal data, there are only 3 people

Ruifengda claims that there are 20 investment managers, what is the actual situation? According to Ruifengda's internal information, Ruifengda has only three investment managers, namely Li Chao, Shao Bingbing, and Zhou Qiang. In addition, according to Ruifengda's information, the person in charge of Ruifengda's product department is Sun Chao. Sun Chao graduated from Shanghai University of International Business and Economics with a major in international economics and trade, and worked for Hang Seng Bank and Leader Capital in charge of institutional product issuance. (The Paper)

Tianjian shares: The company's smart ring products have been sold on the Jingdong platform

Tianjian Co., Ltd. said on the interactive platform on May 12 that the brand of the company's smart ring products is "Raptgo", which has been sold on the Jingdong platform.

Apple's executive team may usher in a major change

According to Bloomberg's Mark Gurman, Apple's top management team is now made up of veterans who have served for many years, and as their tenure draws to a close, the company's top management is bound to usher in a major change. While John Ternus could be Apple's next CEO, the company also needs to find new leaders across its key divisions.

Apple's executive team is tightly structured and has barely changed in the last decade or so. And many of the senior members of the team are about the same age, not far from the current CEO, Tim Cook. This means that Apple's challenge is not just to find a replacement for Cook, with many leaders likely to step down around the same period.

Cook wishes mothers a happy holiday

On May 12, Apple CEO Tim Cook @TimCook posted on Weibo: Happy holidays to Apple and all the amazing mothers around the world! Because of your love, guidance, and empathy, our lives are a better place.

Tesla's German factory was protested by nearly 1,000 people

According to CCTV News on the 12th, according to a German TV report, on May 11, local time, nearly 1,000 protesters gathered outside the Tesla Gigafactory in Glenheide, Brandenburg, Germany, to protest against Tesla's proposed expansion plan.

The protests began on the 8th of this month. The Tesla plant in Germany had submitted plans to the city government of Glenheide to expand the plant, but local residents held demonstrations demanding that the city not approve the expansion plan, believing that the expansion would pollute the water supply. (National Business Daily)

Apple Maryland store employees voted to authorize the strike

The International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM) issued a statement late on May 11 local time, saying that employees at the Towson Apple Store in Maryland, USA, voted in favor of authorizing the strike, and the date of the shutdown has not yet been determined.

AI Alerts

OpenAI Ultraman on iPhone: The Greatest Technology Product

According to reports, Sam Altman, the father of ChatGPT and CEO of OpenAI, recently said that the iPhone is one of the greatest technological products made in human history. When asked "how are language models on the device side?" Altman replied that he was very interested in the topic and was enthusiastic about innovative forms in computing.

Altman believes that the current excellent performance of mobile phones is amazing, so to reach a new level, the bar is naturally very high. "I personally believe that the iPhone is one of the greatest technological products ever made in human history. It really is an extraordinary device. I've also mentioned before that it's already so good that to surpass it, we have to set a pretty high bar. Not long ago, it was reported that Apple is about to cooperate with OpenAI, and it is expected that the next-generation mobile operating system iOS 18 may integrate ChatGPT's features.

Leaders from Huawei's Government and Enterprise Dept. visited Capricloud to exchange AI large model all-in-one machines

On May 11, Huawei's government and enterprise leaders and team visited Capricloud, and the two sides conducted in-depth cooperation and discussions on products and services such as AI large-scale all-in-one machine and large-scale model security and risk control. During the exchange, Capricloud showcased the AI large model all-in-one machine and the new generation of AI content security risk control product "Jiumazhi".

The product realizes the security empowerment of the whole process of large models, so that the whole process of large models from training to application inference services can be deeply integrated with AI security risk control capabilities, so as to realize the security and controllability of the whole process of large model applications. At present, "Gumazhi" has been put into the market and successfully deployed in the National Computer Network Emergency Technology Processing and Coordination Center to assist the competent authorities in the field of large-scale model normalization.

The mine artificial intelligence model has made another breakthrough

On May 10, the China Coal Industry Association held an appraisal meeting of scientific and technological achievements of "R&D and Application of Mine Artificial Intelligence Large Model", and the appraisal expert committee agreed that the scientific and technological achievements of the project have reached the international leading level and agreed to pass the appraisal.

The achievement was jointly completed by Shandong Energy, Yunding Technology, Huawei, and Shandong University. After nearly 5 years, the project has proposed a large-scale model architecture for coal mines with multi-granularity, hierarchical and structured data unified coding, created a strong generalization basic model model integrating vision and prediction, designed efficient reconstruction of key information and image and text mapping strategies, and improved the accuracy and robustness of the prediction algorithm.

Lenovo Wang Chuandong: The second half of artificial intelligence will enter the application landing stage

At the finals and award ceremony of the Intel Artificial Intelligence Innovation Application Competition, Wang Chuandong, vice president of Lenovo Group and chief marketing officer of China, said in his speech that the second half of artificial intelligence will enter the application landing stage, which is different from the traditional application ecology, and the large model + AI terminal will accelerate the birth of a new AI application ecology.

Wang Chuandong pointed out that in this ecosystem, the new relationship between large models and applications will change the underlying logic of user needs, while terminal manufacturers will integrate industrial resources for users based on scenario needs, and become the core hub for users to communicate with the entire industry. In addition, as large model manufacturers are introduced for the first time, the proportion of AI-native applications will continue to rise. (Sina Technology)

Chen Jie, Vice Mayor of Shanghai: Accelerate the use of AIGC and other new-generation information technology means to empower brands

At the 10th China Brand Economy (Shanghai) Forum, Chen Jie, vice mayor of Shanghai, pointed out that in the future, Shanghai will give full play to the supporting role of the brand in accelerating the construction of new quality productivity and new industrialization, focus on brand efficiency, enhance the advantages of high-end supply, and create a "Shanghai brand" in line with the global industrial trend;

Accelerate the use of AIGC and other new-generation information technology means to empower brands, promote brand innovation and development, and drive industrial upgrading; Grasp the brand image, promote the international operation of leading brands made in Shanghai, create a gravitational field that radiates the world, help more brands go abroad and share globally, build a vibrant brand ecosystem, and better empower high-quality economic and social development.

Capital Insights

DatologyAI has raised $46 million in funding to streamline the process of training data for large models

DatologyAI announced a $46 million Series A funding round led by Felicis Ventures' Viv Faga and Astasia Myers, with participation from existing investors such as Radical Ventures and Amplify Partners, as well as new investors such as Elad Gil, M12, and Amazon Alexa Fund. It is only 3 months away from DatologyAI receiving $11.65 million in seed funding.

A number of Xiamen enterprises have been favored by capital, and a Xiamen enterprise has received nearly 100 million yuan in Series C financing

Recently, Xiamen Teyi Technology Co., Ltd. completed nearly 100 million yuan in Series C financing. Founded in 2014, Teyi Technology is mainly engaged in nano-level inspection automation intelligent equipment, and its business segment covers three major fields: screen display, semiconductor, and new energy.

The company's customers include well-known enterprises such as BOE, Tianma Micro, Visionox, Huawei, China Resources Micro, San'an Optoelectronics, etc. The C round of financing of Teyi Technology amounted to nearly 100 million yuan, which was invested by Ziyang Industrial Investment Group and Yuanshi Capital served as the financial advisor. This round of financing will be used for new product development iterations.

Technology forward-looking

The mainland successfully launched the test No. 23 satellite

At 7:43 a.m. on May 12, the mainland successfully launched the test No. 23 satellite using the Long March-4C carrier rocket at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center. The Test-23 satellite is mainly used for space environment exploration. This mission was the 522nd flight of the Long March family of launch vehicles. (CCTV News)

QQ WeChat launched the earthquake early warning function

On May 13, according to the official account of "Tencent", Tencent launched the earthquake early warning function for the QQ platform, and also upgraded the early warning function of the WeChat platform and the "WeChat Mini Program of the Sichuan Earthquake Early Warning Platform" to realize the ability to issue earthquake early warning 5-15 seconds after the earthquake of Sichuan Province above 5.