Today's headlines
The Ministry of Industry and Information Technology Luo Invention: Encourage advanced manufacturing enterprises such as high-end equipment, electronic information, biomedicine, new energy, and new materials to strengthen capital operations such as mergers and acquisitions
Luo Faming, deputy director of the International Economic and Technical Cooperation Center of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, said at the 2024 Yangtze River Delta Industrial M&A Summer (Lujiazui) International Docking Event held on July 8 that in order to further promote the high-quality development of M&A in the Yangtze River Delta region, it is recommended to promote the innovation and development of enterprises.
Encourage advanced manufacturing enterprises such as high-end equipment, electronic information, biomedicine, new energy, and new materials to strengthen capital operations such as mergers and acquisitions, promote joint excellence and strengthening among enterprises, integrate scientific and technological innovation forces and advantageous resources, promote technological innovation, achieve breakthroughs in key technology fields, accelerate the creation of competitive advantages, and form a number of first-class enterprises with ecological dominance and industrial chain control.
Beijing plans to support the use of self-driving cars in ride-hailing services
Beijing's self-driving cars on the road will usher in legislative guarantees. Recently, the Beijing Municipal Bureau of Economy and Information Technology solicited opinions on the "Beijing Autonomous Vehicle Regulations (Draft for Comments)". The city plans to support the use of self-driving vehicles for urban public tram passenger transport, online car-hailing, car rental and other urban travel services.
The relevant person in charge of the Municipal Bureau of Economy and Information Technology said that the city will focus on solving the main problems faced by autonomous vehicle innovation activities in specific regions through legislation, and provide clear, transparent and predictable institutional specifications for L3 and above autonomous vehicle market entities on the basis of adhering to the bottom line of safety. (Beijing Daily)
Company figures
Zhang Xuefeng responded to the college entrance examination volunteer tutoring for 3 hours and received 200 million: fake
At the 360 large model children's watch product launch conference held on the 8th, Zhou Hongyi, founder and chairman of 360 Group, had a dialogue with Xuefeng, a well-known education blogger. During this period, Zhou Hongyi asked Zhang Xuefeng if it was true that he reported volunteer counseling and "received 200 million yuan in 3 hours", and Zhang Xuefeng denied this rumor.
Zhang Xuefeng said, "Friends who are familiar with us know that the link to our normal college plan was not released in June at all, and it has already been registered, and it does not mean that it happened in these days." (Sina Technology)
Apple's market capitalization surpassed Microsoft's and returned to the first place
Apple Inc. hit a new 52-week high in intraday trading on Monday, with its stock price reaching $227.85, opening at $227.09 and closing at $227.82, and the company's total market capitalization reached $3.49 trillion (previously about 25.46 trillion yuan), surpassing Microsoft to regain the first place in market capitalization.
As of now, Apple tops the list by market capitalization with $3.49 trillion, followed by Microsoft with $3.47 trillion, and Nvidia in third place with $3.15 trillion.
On the news side, based on statistics from the China Academy of Information and Communications Technology, Bloomberg said that Apple's domestic iPhone shipments increased by 40% in May this year, continuing the rebound momentum in April. At the same time, the outlook for iPhone 16 is positive, and the supply chain revealed that Apple has raised its order volume for the next generation of chips, a move that reflects Apple's expectation of strong demand for its iPhone 16 series. (IT House)
Huawei Mate70 series available for pre-order? Store response: No notice has been received
Recently, a digital blogger broke the news that the Huawei Mate70 series has begun to accept pre-orders in some stores. A salesperson at a Beijing store responded to Sina Technology that it had not yet received a notice. At the 2024 Huawei Developer Conference a few days ago, Yu Chengdong also mentioned the Mate70 series, which he said would be released in the fourth quarter of this year and will be the first to be equipped with the official version of HarmonyOS NEXT. (Sina Technology)
Microsoft requires Chinese employees to only use iPhones
On July 8, Bloomberg reported that Microsoft had informed its Chinese employees that starting in September this year, they could only use iPhones at work. This move effectively excludes Android devices from the workplace.
According to an internal memo seen by Bloomberg, Microsoft will soon require its Chinese employees to only use Apple devices to verify their identities when logging into work computers or phones. The move, which is part of Microsoft's Global Security Future initiative, will affect hundreds of employees in Chinese mainland and aims to ensure that all employees use the Microsoft Authenticator password manager and Identity Pass authentication app.
The memo says that any Microsoft employee who uses an Android phone, including a Huawei or Xiaomi phone, will get a one-time purchase of the iPhone 15. Microsoft will make iPhones available for employees to pick up at multiple centers across China, including Hong Kong.
Lei Jun: The new generation of Xiaomi mobile phone smart factory was officially launched
Lei Jun posted on Weibo that the new generation of Xiaomi mobile phone smart factory in Changping, Beijing, was officially opened. With an investment of 2.4 billion yuan, a construction area of 81,000 square meters, and an annual production capacity of 10 million flagship mobile phones. Obtained the certification of "National Intelligent Manufacturing Benchmarking Enterprise". The upcoming Xiaomi MIX Fold 4 / Filp foldable screen phone is produced here.
Yu Chengdong talks about the positioning of the S9 in the world: benchmarking Mercedes-Benz S-Class, BMW 7 Series and Audi A8L
Xiangjie S9 made its debut in the store, and Yu Chengdong, Executive Director of Huawei, Chairman of the Device BG, and Chairman of the Intelligent Vehicle Solution BU, conducted a live broadcast in the store. Yu Chengdong said that the positioning of the Xiangjie S9 is benchmarked against the Mercedes-Benz S-class, BMW 7 Series 750Li and Audi A8L, and is divided into two versions: Ultra (four-wheel drive flagship version) and Max (rear-wheel drive long-range version). (Sina Technology)
Tanker trucks load cooking oil directly after unloading kerosene? A number of listed companies responded: there is no such behavior
China Grain Storage rushed to the hot search on Weibo due to the problem of "mixing tankers for tank transportation". In the afternoon, the edible oil safety concept stock moved, and the whole straight line of the road once touched the daily limit, and Xiwang Food, Jinjian Rice, etc. rushed up and then fell. As an investor, the reporter called Daodaoquan and Xiwang Food respectively to ask whether there was a mixed phenomenon.
Daodaoquan said that the Yueyang factory is an integrated production and there is no transportation problem. The Chongqing plant does not have crushing capacity, and the soybean oil is transported to Chongqing for packaging by a dedicated vessel of Yangtze River Shipping, which is dedicated to transporting edible oil. Xiwang Food said that the company's edible oil is integrated production, and there is no off-site transportation. In addition, Jingliang Holdings recently said on the interactive platform that there is no situation of shipping edible oil after transporting coal-to-liquid. (21 Finance)
The underground garage of the modified car "secretly carnival" becomes "one pot end"? The traffic management department responded
On July 7, it was reported on the Internet that Emperor Chedi held a modified car conference in Beijing, and was investigated and dealt with by law enforcement departments and was "one pot ended". In response to Internet rumors, Emperor Chedi issued a statement on social platforms on the evening of the 7th, saying that the event was a gathering of car friends organized by the organizer and had nothing to do with Emperor Che.
The staff of the Zhongguancun Brigade of the Haidian Traffic Detachment of the Beijing Municipal Traffic Management Bureau told reporters on the evening of the 7th that "the car is now (suspended) by the traffic team", and the staff member said that he was not very clear about the specific details of the event and other relevant information. On the morning of the 8th, the relevant person in charge of the car culture self-media "iAcro", one of the organizers of the event, revealed to the New Yellow River reporter, "The mall held an event and invited us to park, we went, no one was detained, they all went home, and the cars are now placed in the vehicle management office, about more than 40 units." (New Yellow River)
The WeChat public account can change the title
Recently, some netizens found that the WeChat public account can change the title. According to the background prompts of the WeChat official account, each content can be modified once. Now you can modify the title within 3 words and the body text within 20 words.
If you change the title, the title will also be displayed at the beginning of the article. The revised title will take effect on the article page, Official Account homepage, and the user's newly received sharing card.
The customer service responded that WPS crashed: the cloud service has been restored to normal use due to network abnormality
On the morning of the 8th, the topic of "WPS collapsed" appeared on the hot search, and many netizens reported that the login of the Kingsoft Document account was abnormal and the data was not saved. In this regard, WPS customer service responded that it was caused by network abnormalities and has been repaired. "The cloud service has resumed normal use, please try refreshing the page to use." (Sina Technology)
Is it easy to upshift and difficult to downshift? China Mobile responded
Many users on social platforms reported that it was difficult for China Mobile to downshift, and some users said that because they missed the call of the downshift specialist, they could not handle the downshift for nearly a month after registering back and forth.
In this regard, the relevant staff of China Mobile said that the current downshift does need to be registered by the 10086 customer service, and then the commissioner will call back, "Our customer service desk is limited, so it will be divided according to the needs of users, and the customer service who answers the phone for the first time may not have the authority to change the package, so it must be transferred to the relevant commissioner for processing." She said that if this causes trouble to users, she will report to the company to improve service efficiency. (The Paper)
Vanke continued to "slim down": sold a 48% stake in Shanghai Nanxiang Impression City MEGA Commercial
Recently, Vanke decided to sell Shanghai Nanxiang Impression City MEGA, the largest single commercial shopping mall in Shanghai.
ACCORDING TO THE TIANYANCHA APP, SHANGHAI XINGXINMAN ENTERPRISE MANAGEMENT CO., LTD. UNDERWENT A CHANGE IN EQUITY 22 DAYS AGO, THE EQUITY RATIO OF SHENZHEN SPP MANAGEMENT CO., LTD. WAS CHANGED FROM 50% TO 2%, AND THE EQUITY RATIO OF RECO YIYUAN PRIVATE LIMITED WAS CHANGED FROM 50% TO 98%. This means that Vanke SCPG sold its 48% stake to another foreign shareholder, retaining only 2% of the shares. (Interface)
JD.com Group and Heilan Group have reached a strategic cooperation to open the first JD outlet offline store
JD Group and Heilan Group have reached a strategic cooperation in Beijing, and the two parties will work together to carry out the business operation of Outlets, open the country's first JD Outlet offline store in Heilan Pegasus Water City, and simultaneously launch the "JD Outlet Self-operated Zone" and "JD Outlet Official Flagship Store" on JD.com.
Alipay upgrades barcode payment to launch "Alipay touch"
On July 8, at the Alipay Open Day, Alipay announced the launch of "Alipay Touch", users do not need to display the payment code, unlock the mobile phone and touch the merchant's collection device, and quickly complete the payment.
According to reports, "touch" and "scan" both belong to barcode payment. The difference is that "Scan" uses the display and camera on the mobile phone, and "Touch" uses the NFC technology on the mobile phone, and after the interaction is completed with the above sensors, the payment is completed on the network side, and both have the same security.
The cumulative delivery of the Ideal L7 exceeded 200,000 units
Li Auto's official Weibo posted that in 16 months, the cumulative delivery of Ideal L7 exceeded 200,000 units.
Leapmotor C16 last week has more than 7,000 orders for all car series
According to the market front-line news, since the launch of Leapmotor's first six-seater SUV C16 on June 28, the market response has been enthusiastic, driving store sales to continue to rise, and last week's orders for all car series have exceeded 7,000 units, a new high in a single week. In the context of the intensifying price war in the new energy industry, Leaprun focuses on the mainstream market to form a price-to-price label, and with the delivery ramp-up of C16 starting this month, it is reasonable to predict that Leapmotor is expected to maintain a good momentum of reaching a new high in the second half of the year.
Porsche Taycan may reduce production
Porsche plans to reduce production of its first all-electric model, the Taycan, in response to the slowdown in sales. According to local media reports, due to lower-than-expected demand for the Taycan, Porsche's plant in Zuffenhausen will soon be adjusted to single-shift production. Porsche is in talks with the local factory committee, and this change is not expected to result in any job losses, but this may only apply to permanent employees. A few weeks ago, Porsche had already opted not to renew hundreds of temporary contracts.
Nissan Motor sold 52,852 units in China in June
Nissan Motor China announced its sales results for June 2024, with sales of 52,852 units in June, including passenger cars and light commercial vehicles.
In June, Dongfeng Nissan (including the Nissan, Venucia, and Infiniti brands) sold 49,838 units, and the light commercial vehicle segment (Zhengzhou Nissan) sold 3,014 units. From January to June, Nissan Motor sold 339,297 units in China, including passenger cars and light commercial vehicles.
The U.S. Department of Justice said Boeing would plead guilty to criminal fraud charges
U.S. Department of Justice Official: Boeing Agrees to Plead Guilty to Fraud Conspiracy Charges in Investigation Into Fatal Plane Crash Boeing will pay a $243.6 million criminal fine as part of the agreement. The agreement covers misconduct prior to the crash of the Boeing 737 MAX and does not provide an exemption for the Jan. 5 accident.
Boeing's board of directors will meet with the families of those killed in the MAX plane crash as part of a request agreement. Boeing will have to invest at least $455 million over the next three years to strengthen compliance and safety programs. Boeing's agreement with the Department of Justice does not exempt any individual employees or executives.
AI Alerts
Zhou Hongyi: 2024 is the year of large-scale model scenarios, and there will be killer applications in To C
At the 360 large-model children's watch product launch conference held on July 8, Zhou Hongyi, founder and chairman of 360 Group, said that 2024 will be the year of large-scale model scenarios, and killer applications will appear in the To C scene. "The big model is the tuyere, not the bubble."
Zhou Hongyi said that he praised Baidu founder Robin Li on the spot, saying: "Director Li said at the World Artificial Intelligence Conference that the volume of large models is useless, and the volume application is valuable, and I very much agree with this point of view." He pointed out that "Nvidia's market value has been soaring this year, surpassing Microsoft and Apple, which is a sign that mankind has entered the era of artificial intelligence." ”
Zhou Hongyi said that at the beginning of this year, I said that 24 years would be the year of the scene of large models, and many peers did not think so, brushing various parameters, but in June, I think the whole research has turned around. "Because the model is not a product, the model is just a capability, you have the ability of artificial intelligence, and you have to combine it with specific needs." (Sina Technology)
Alibaba Cloud announced its "marriage" with the dark side of the moon: to help Kimi make technological breakthroughs
Alibaba Cloud officially announced two new "spokespersons" - Yang Zhilin, founder of Dark Side of the Moon Technology Co., Ltd., and Zhang Yuejia, President of Zhaopin Group, which is the first time that the Dark Side of the Moon has made public its cooperation with Alibaba Cloud. According to the information, Alibaba Cloud's computing power and large model service platform help the dark side of the moon improve the efficiency of model inference and accelerate the technological breakthrough of Kimi intelligent assistant. In addition, Zhaopin's large-scale model application is also based on Alibaba Cloud to achieve rapid deployment and online support. (Sina Technology)
Kimi launched a browser extension
News on July 8th, according to the dark side of the moon, its large model product Kimi launched a browser plug-in, and there are currently two buttons: one is the question pen, which will appear after selecting the text; The other is the summarizer, which appears in the bottom right corner of the web page. The plugin currently supports Edge and Chrome browsers. According to Titanium Media App, in addition to Kimi, the current byte bean package model has also launched a browser plug-in earlier.
OpenAI's number one competitor: The cost of training large models will rise to $10 billion, or even $100 billion, in three years at most
On July 8, it was reported that the CEO of Anthropic, an AI start-up that is regarded as OpenAI's number one competitor, said that the training cost of the AI model currently being developed by the company is as high as $1 billion, and he expects that the training cost of AI models will increase to $10 billion or even $100 billion by 2027.
iFLYTEK: After OpenAI's supply was cut off, the number of iFLYTEK Xinghuo API calls increased significantly
On July 8, it was reported that iFLYTEK Co., Ltd. said on the investor interactive platform that after OpenAI shut down the API service in China, the API call volume of iFLYTEK Xinghuo has increased significantly.
It was revealed that Apple will launch an AI desktop robot
Apple's highly anticipated "Apple Intelligence" feature will first arrive on iPhone, iPad and Mac devices later this year, while products including HomePod smart speakers, Apple Watch watches and Vision Pro headsets will be temporarily excluded from the feature, including the much-anticipated new Siri voice assistant.
Now, according to Bloomberg's Mark Gurman, Apple's first smart home device with Apple Intelligence will be a new desktop robot.
Capital Insights
Duzheng Biotech "cancelled orders" GEM IPO growth and innovation were questioned
On July 7, the IPO review status of Changsha Duzheng Biotechnology Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as "Duzheng Biotech") on the GEM was displayed as "terminated", due to the withdrawal of the company's and sponsor's application for issuance and listing. Before the IPO "cancellation", Duzheng Biotech has received two rounds of review inquiry letters, both of which have been replied. According to the content of the audit inquiry letter, the company's business growth and innovation have been focused on by the exchange.
The Shenzhen Stock Exchange requires the company to explain the specific embodiment of the difficulties in the clinical research of bioequivalence of high-difficulty generic drugs, such as high variation, narrow therapeutic window, long half-life, long-acting preparations, and special release mechanisms (if applicable), as well as the core technologies and innovations used by the company in solving related problems; Combined with the changes in the company's orders in hand in each period, pharmaceutical service categories, downstream customer industry prosperity and demand, policy changes, etc., the business growth is illustrated. (SSE News)
Ark Yunkang Holdings Co., Ltd. is expected to be listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange on July 9
On July 8, it was reported that Ark Yunkang Holdings Co., Ltd. offered 23.8 million shares on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, with an offer price of HK$8.18 per share, and is expected to be listed and traded on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange on July 9.
Shanghai Sulfur Yuan completed an angel round of financing of tens of millions of yuan
On July 8, Shanghai Sulfur Technology Co., Ltd. announced the successful completion of tens of millions of yuan in angel round financing. This round of financing was led by Zhongke Chuangxing and followed by Gezhi Capital.
The financing funds are mainly used to support the technical scale-up and verification of the pilot line of sulfurized polyacrylonitrile (SPAN) cathode materials, as well as the development of new sulfur-based battery systems, and promote the process of practical application of sulfur-based batteries.
Technology forward-looking
Yu Chengdong: Xiangjie S9 is open to two versions: Ultra and Max
Yu Chengdong, Executive Director of Huawei, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Device BG, and Chairman of the Intelligent Vehicle Solution BU, said today that the Xiangjie S9 is now available for pre-order, and the configuration options will be opened from now on, and it will be divided into two versions: Xiangjie S9 Ultra and Xiangjie S9 Max.
Xiaomi's foldable phone, the MIX Fold 4, will be released this month
According to Xiaomi, the MIX Fold 4/Filp folding screen phone will be released this month.
百度网盘登陆苹果Vision Pro国行版
Baidu Netdisk landed on Apple's VisionPro and simultaneously launched a new version of VR, becoming the first AI storage application to be launched on VisionOS.