Microsoft's Windows "blue screen" has led to the Paris Organising Committee suspending the activation of Olympic documents
On July 20, according to Xinhua News Agency, affected by Microsoft system problems, the Paris Olympic Organizing Committee issued a notice to the media in the form of an email on the 19th local time, announcing the suspension of the certificate activation service for the Paris Olympic Games.
The email said that Microsoft system issues have affected the Olympic ID activation process, so the activation service will be suspended. "The technical department of the Paris Olympics is working hard to reduce the impact and has activated the emergency plan to ensure the normal operation of the system."
Later that day, the relevant services had been restarted at a document activation office in the main press center of the Paris Olympic Games, and the staff said that all the document activation services were suspended that morning, and they resumed operation after emergency repairs. In addition, the main press center of the Paris Olympics was locked for a time, and volunteers said that the press center had a security check that day, which was scheduled to end at 14 o'clock, but the media center "should not be open that day", and could not give a definite answer on whether the matter was affected by Microsoft system problems.
In addition, on July 19, local time, Microsoft system problems have caused more than 2,000 flights to be grounded and more than 5,300 flights delayed in United States. Microsoft's massive BSOD crash yesterday has affected all walks of life across the globe. (Source: IT House)
Tesla is reported to have suspended some production lines in Texas and Nevada due to CrowdStrike failures
Tesla reportedly had problems with its servers, laptops, and manufacturing equipment after suspending parts of its production lines in Texas and Nevada due to a massive technical failure at cybersecurity software company CrowdStrike. Tesla workers have not yet been told when production will resume.
Previously, Tesla CEO Elon Musk said, "We just removed CrowdStrike from all systems." He also commented on Microsoft CEO Nadella's tweet about the outage, which has an impact on the automotive supply chain. (Source: Finance)
Oracle CEO will leave Disney's board of directors
The Walt Disney Company announced on July 19 local time that Oracle CEO Sa·fra Catz (Safra Catz) will leave its board of directors.
A high-stakes deal worth $28 billion between Hollywood studio Paramount and Skydance Media Company has fallen into the hands of Oracle ·CEO Safra Catz. Katz has been at the helm of Oracle for the past decade, serving on the Walt Disney Board for six years.
Disney CEO Robert · Iger praised Katz for "helping shape the company's long-term strategic planning in a rapidly changing technology environment impacting our business." Katz also thanked Iger and his leadership team and wished the company and its employees "all the best for the future." (Source: Fortune)
Google has been revealed to be working with EssilorLuxottica, the company behind Ray-Ban, to develop new glasses
On July 20, according to The Verge report, Google has contacted EssilorLuxottica (the company behind the Ray-Ban Ray-Bans brand) and plans to cooperate in the production of Gemini smart glasses.
EssilorLuxottica is an Italy-France vertically integrated multinational company headquartered in Paris, formed on October 1, 2018 by the merger of Luxottica, Italy, and Essilor, France. The Group designs, manufactures and sells ophthalmic lenses, optical devices, prescription eyewear and sunglasses.
EssilorLuxottica 此前已经和 Meta 合作,推出了两代雷朋 Meta 智能眼镜,而最新消息称 Meta 正计划斥资数十亿美元收购 EssilorLuxottica 大约 5% 的股份。
The Verge believes that Meta's investment may block the cooperation between EssilorLuxottica and Google, but does not rule out cooperation between Google and other brands under EssilorLuxottica. (Source: IT House)
According to the survey, nearly one-quarter of Japan companies already use AI in their business, but more than four out of ten still have no plans
On July 20, it was reported that on the 18th local time, Reuters and Nikkei Research jointly released a survey, which showed that among the 506 companies surveyed, nearly 1/4 of the companies have adopted artificial intelligence in their business, but more than 40% of enterprises still have no plans to use this cutting-edge technology.
According to the survey results, about 24% of respondents said they have already introduced AI technology in their business, 35% said they have "plans to do so", and the remaining 41% have no such plans, indicating that Japan companies have different levels of acceptance of technological innovation.
When asked about the purpose of adopting AI, 60% of respondents said it was to address labor shortages, 53% said it was to cut labor costs, and 36% said it was to accelerate R&D. (Source: IT House)
With a sudden decline in performance, Uniqlo Greater China CEO: The mentality of Chinese consumers has changed
According to the financial report recently released by Fast Retailing, the parent company of Uniqlo, in the first three quarters of fiscal 2024, the revenue in Greater China was 522.469 billion yen (about 24 billion yuan), accounting for 22.1% of the total revenue. During the third quarter, revenue in Chinese mainland and Hong Kong declined, operating profit fell sharply, and same-store sales contracted.
Regarding UNIQLO's performance in the Chinese market in the third quarter, Pan Ning, CEO of UNIQLO Greater China, specifically mentioned "replacement" in the briefing. "Value for money is especially evident among the younger generation. Under the 'substitution' consumer value, consumers no longer choose branded products, but choose more affordable products with little difference in quality." Pan Ning believes that Uniqlo has the potential to become the brand of choice for Chinese consumers.
Although Uniqlo is not expensive, in China, where the clothing supply chain is strong, it is easy to find Uniqlo "Pingti" with similar quality and lower price. (Source: National Business Daily)
全球首款 Android 15 折叠屏，谷歌 Pixel 9 Pro Fold 官宣
News on July 19, Google announced that it will launch the Google Pixel 9 Pro Fold folding screen in India on August 14.
According to the official poster, the Google Pixel 9 Pro Fold features a rounded-corner rectangular camera Deco design, with a right-angled metal middle frame, and is available in black and gold.
In terms of core configuration, the Google Pixel 9 Pro Fold uses a 6.4-inch outer screen and a 7.9-inch inner screen, with a thickness of 10.54mm in the folded state and 5.27mm in the unfolded state, equipped with a Google Tensor G4 processor, and equipped with 16GB of memory; At the same time, the Google Pixel 9 Pro Fold will make its world debut with Android 15, which will be the industry's first Android 15 folding screen, and Google will provide a 7-year software maintenance update.
In terms of AI experience, Google's own Gemini AI model will be available on the Pixel 9 Pro Fold, and the integration of Gemini AI will greatly enhance the functionality of the Android operating system. It's not limited to a single app, but can provide services across apps, such as allowing users to drag and drop images directly from Gemini to other apps, improving the user experience. (Source: Fast Technology)
Xiaomi Mijia Pocket Photo Printer 1S is on sale: custom border watermark / AR photo, 399 yuan
News on July 20th,Xiaomi Mijia pocket photo printer 1S has been on sale on the evening of the 19th,The price is399element,This product has custom border watermark、Multi-person sharing、AR photos、Comes with adhesive、Ink-free printing、One-time imaging and other features。
The printer can be used with the Mi Home app, with a variety of built-in border styles, support for custom avatars, signature watermarks, and users can create their own "photo wall" (such as headshot templates, multiple puzzle templates, and demolition).
It has 8 built-in filters, and you can choose to associate video or audio for photos to create "AR photos", and you can choose to associate video or audio for photos within the app.
In addition, it supports multi-person connection sharing, no Wi-Fi required, and supports up to 3 people to connect to Bluetooth at the same time, print sequentially; It uses ZINK adhesive-backed photo paper, which supports random cutting, tearing and sticking; Printing with ZINK inkless technology eliminates the need for ribbon cartridges and allows the printhead to be heated for imaging.
The product contains 5 sheets of adhesive-backed photo paper, which can be used with 50 sheets of photo paper with a suggested retail price of 99 yuan, and is claimed to be as low as 1.98 yuan for a single photo paper. (Source: IT House)
A real-life version of WALL-E, Disney demonstrates a new bipedal robot that can handle complex terrain such as slopes/steps
On July 20, it was reported that the Disney research team designed and produced a new bipedal robot that can traverse unstructured terrain such as slopes and steps in theme parks.
With this bipedal robot project, Disney hopes to design and program a walking character that can make these unique gaits and characteristics through a combination of procedural animation, modular hardware, and reinforcement learning.
The bipedal robot is somewhat similar to WALL-E, the protagonist of the 2008 film Robot Story, except with a flat head and a boxy body.
Disney said the project's design focused on character-driven mechanics, proposing a reinforcement learning-based control architecture to robustly execute artistic actions conditioned by command signals. The robot's kinematic command signals are generated by an animation engine that synthesizes and blends multiple animation sources to form an intuitive operator interface that enables the robot to perform in real time. (Source: IT House)