▎Beijing has added 19 new generative AI services to the list
"Netinfo Beijing" announced new progress in the filing of artificial intelligence, and 19 companies added filings, including Xiaomi Technology Co., Ltd. "Xiaomi", Beijing Qili Technology Co., Ltd. "Kanyun", Beijing Kuaishou Technology Co., Ltd. "Ketu", Tencent Cloud Computing (Beijing) Co., Ltd. "Industry Model", AutoNavi Software Co., Ltd. "Qianxun", etc. According to the Interim Measures for the Administration of Generative AI Services, generative AI applications or functions that have been launched should publicize the use of the filed generative AI services in a conspicuous position or on the product details page, indicating the model name and filing number.
▎Apple VisionPro has passed the China 3C certification
On May 14, according to the website of the China Quality Certification Center, Apple's headset product Vision Pro has passed China's 3C certification. The 3C certification system is a compulsory product certification system implemented by China for products involving personal health and safety in accordance with the law. Under normal circumstances, related products that have not obtained 3C certification are not allowed to be imported, shipped and sold. According to the information on the website of the China Quality Certification Center, Apple's headset products have completed the 3C certification process under the name of "wearable computer", and the certification issuance date is May 13, 2024, and it is valid until May 12, 2029.
▎Tencent Holdings' revenue in the first quarter of 2024 was 159.5 billion yuan
Tencent Holdings announced that its revenue in the first quarter of 2024 will be 159.5 billion yuan, with an estimated 158.81 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 6%; The adjusted net profit was 50.27 billion yuan, estimated at 43 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 54%. Tencent Holdings said that in the first quarter, revenue from online advertising business increased 26% year-on-year to 26.5 billion yuan, and revenue from fintech and enterprise services business increased 7% year-on-year to 52.3 billion yuan. In the first quarter, game revenue in the domestic market decreased by 2% year-on-year to RMB34.5 billion, while game revenue in the international market increased by 3% year-on-year to RMB13.6 billion. Social network revenue fell 2% to RMB30.5 billion.
▎Ali fell out of favor in the AI era: Alibaba's proportion of SoftBank's asset value is close to 0
SoftBank Group said on Monday that it had sold almost all of its stake in Alibaba Group as the company focused on investing in artificial intelligence (AI). During the earnings call, SoftBank CFO Yoshimitsu Goto reiterated that SoftBank's portfolio focus has shifted from Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba to British chip design company ARM. Alibaba's share of SoftBank's net asset value fell to "almost zero" from 48% in 2020, SoftBank said. That compares to 45% for ARM and 29% for SoftBank's Vision Fund.
▎Tencent Dungeon and Warriors mobile game will be available for download on May 20
On May 16, it was reported that the DNF mobile game "Dungeons and Warriors: Origin" is a genuine mobile game developed by Neople and distributed by Tencent. Officially, in order to inherit the original experience of the terminal game and allow mobile game players to get a refreshing combat experience, the developers have carried out in-depth mobile optimization on the basis of the reproduction of the terminal game. Dungeons & Warriors Mobile Game officially announced that it will open the function of creating characters on the official website and DNF assistant on May 20, and players can download the game and preemptively register the ID, and the game will be launched on May 21.
▎Maimai High Recruitment: The ratio of talent supply and demand will be reduced in the first quarter of 2024
Recently, the "2024 Spring Recruitment High-Paying Career and Talent Insights" released by Maimai Gaopin shows that in the first quarter of 2024, the talent supply and demand ratio of the new economy industry will be 1.94, a slight decrease from 2.05 in the first quarter of 2023. ChatGPT researchers lead the list of high-paying positions with an average monthly salary of 64,000 yuan, and recommended algorithm talents lead the list of 35+ high-paid talents with an average monthly salary of 62,923 yuan. More than 3 percent of workers are eager to retire immediately, and nearly 4 percent of workers believe that they can retire if they have saved enough 5 million.
▎Tencent's MMORPG game "Taris World" was launched on June 19
On May 16th, it was reported that Tencent's MMORPG game "Taris World" announced today that the national server will be set for June 19th, and the mobile terminal and PC account data will be exchanged, and mobile phones, tablets, and computers can be played. The S0 season of the game will launch 5 5-player dungeons, 8 10-person group bosses, as well as multiple PVE gameplay methods such as Secret Realm, Vientiane Corridor, and Dark Invasion. Each dungeon is designed with a multi-level difficulty ladder, so that players with different pursuits and different equipment can experience the fun of clearing the wasteland.
▎Haidilao Daniel Zhang and his wife will go to the United States to ring the bell and go public
On May 13, Haidilao disclosed at the SEC that its overseas business Tehai International plans to be listed on NASDAQ and issue about 2.69 million American Depositary Shares (ADS) under the stock code "HDL". The move marks a further expansion of Haidilao's founder, Daniel Zhang, and his wife Shu Ping, and if successful, it will be their fourth IPO.
▎ Tencent Nintendo Switch "Kirby of the Stars: Nova Alliance" will be released in China on May 24
On May 16, it was reported that the official store showed that the national version of "Star Kirby Nova Alliance" will be on sale on May 24, priced at 249 yuan. For reference, the Hong Kong version of Kirby Nova Alliance is currently priced at HK$429 (currently about 397 RMB) and supports up to 4 players.
▎OpenAI推出新旗舰模型GPT-4o
At 1 a.m. Beijing time on Tuesday, OpenAI held a spring conference to release the latest GPT-4o multimodal large model, which is faster and cheaper than GPT-4 Trubo. OpenAI says it's open to everyone, including free users, bringing "GPT-4 intelligence to our free users." According to reports, GPT-4o can make inferences on audio, visual, and text in real time, accept any combination of text, audio, and image inputs, and generate any combination of text, audio, and image outputs.
▎ The unemployment rate in the UK rose to its highest level since last summer
The UK unemployment rate rose for the third month in a row, a figure that could reinforce the BoE's belief that the labour market is cooling enough to cut interest rates in the coming months. The unemployment rate climbed to 4.3% in the three months to March, the highest level since last summer, the Office for National Statistics said on Tuesday. Wage growth remained at 6%, in line with the Bank of England's forecast but higher than the 5.9% expected by economists polled by Bloomberg. These data suggest that the labor market is moving in what the Bank of England believes is the right direction.