Li Jiaqi came back after 109 days away, watched by 60 million people
At 7 p.m. on September 20, Li Jiaqi resumed the broadcast on Taobao Live after 3 months of suspension. In just 10 minutes, the number of viewers in the live broadcast room exceeded 150,000; in one hour, the number of views exceeded 22 million; by the end of the live broadcast at 21:15, the number of views in the live broadcast room exceeded 60 million.
The media noticed that the background of the live broadcast room was also marked with a reminder of “rational consumption, happy shopping”. During the live broadcast, Li Jiaqi also talked about “rational consumption” many times, saying “don’t buy unnecessary products for support”.
Domestic information
New Oriental dismissed employees for “insufficient ability”: sentenced to 410,000 compensation!
Recently, the first-instance document of the labor dispute between Long and Beijing New Oriental Xuncheng Network Technology Co., Ltd. was published.
According to the document, New Oriental Xuncheng Company claimed that Long, as a senior technical manager, could not be independently responsible for the development project, and was rated as “C” in the annual performance evaluation, and Long self-rated as “completed on time and according to the amount under the arrangement of the same level”. , rejecting the results of the assessment. After the negotiation between the two parties failed, the plaintiff terminated the labor contract with Long according to the provisions of the employee handbook.
The court held that, with regard to the termination of the labor relationship, the emails provided by the plaintiff regarding Long’s prevarication in the project work did not clearly show what he said, and the plaintiff’s decision to terminate the labor contract with Long was confirmed. Improperly, New Oriental Xuncheng Company was finally sentenced to pay Long a compensation of 416,000 yuan for illegally rescinding the labor contract.
It is reported that the defendant served as a senior technical manager of the R&D department of the business system of the technology center before resigning.
Former Sony Interactive Entertainment CEO Announces Joining Tencent Games
On September 20, Shawn Layden, the former US CEO of Sony Interactive Entertainment, announced on his LinkedIn blog that he has joined Tencent Games as a strategic consultant.
It is reported that Layden has worked for Sony for many years and joined Sony’s corporate communications department as early as 1987. In 2014, Layden succeeded Jack Tretton as the president and COO of Sony Computer Entertainment America, and in 2018 became the president of Sony Global Studios. Layden said he will advise, help and support the Tencent team in his new role. (IT House)
Baidu glutinous rice is out of service! The app has been removed from the app store, and the service will be officially stopped at the end of the year
A few days ago, Baidu Nuomi’s official website issued a decommissioning announcement. The announcement shows that due to the company’s business adjustment, Baidu Nuomi APP will stop service and operation, and it is expected to officially stop related services in December 2022. Some customer service staff said: “Baidu Nuomi has no merchants, it has been offline and has stopped serving.” After searching, it was found that in addition to the Baidu Nuomi App, the Baidu Nuomi official website was no longer accessible.
It is reported that in 2010, Nuomi.com, a subsidiary of Renren.com, was officially launched. Together with Meituan and Dianping, it became the three giants of group buying websites at that time. After that, Nuomi was favored by Baidu. In January 2014, all the shares were acquired by Baidu, and it was officially renamed Baidu Nuomi in March of the same year. However, with the strategic adjustment of Baidu in 2017, Baidu Nuomi fell into silence, and finally waited for the offline announcement.
The Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security released the latest salary price list: the three occupations of person in charge, finance and IT earn the most
The Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security recently released the 2021 corporate salary survey information and disclosed salary price data. Judging from the salary price of employees in different occupations, the top three occupations in terms of median are financial service personnel, with an annual income of 113,400 yuan; persons in charge of enterprises and institutions, with an annual salary of 88,000 yuan; information transmission, software and information technology service personnel , 81,100 yuan per year.
The top three with high numbers are the heads of enterprises and institutions, with an annual rate of 279,600 yuan; financial service personnel with an annual rate of 250,000 yuan; information transmission, software and information technology service personnel with an annual rate of 197,300 yuan. (Fast Technology)
The author of the second uncle responded to the online question: the current advertising price has doubled, but it has not been realized through the second uncle
On September 20, according to media interviews, the second uncle, the author, came to Beijing after graduating from university and has been a history teacher. Before that, he worked for “Ape Counseling”. In the video released today, Yi Ge admitted that there is still a chance if he wants to return to the company, and he responded to the outside world’s controversy about using his second uncle to realize cash.
Regarding the current commercialization of the video, Yi Ge said that since the release of the video, the number of fans has increased from 900,000 to 2.5 million, and the advertising price has doubled. But so far, the video of “Second Uncle” has only gained revenue through clicks, and has not been monetized through other commercial channels. (Interface News)
Tencent denies media reports that it is considering selling stakes in Didi, Meituan
According to reports, Tencent Holdings is considering divesting more of its huge investment portfolio, reducing its stake in Meituan, Shell and other companies to fund share buybacks and new businesses. In response, a Tencent spokesman said that at present, There is no plan or timetable to reduce the stake.
Earlier, foreign media reported earlier that the WeChat operator recently completed a review of its global investment portfolio and identified companies such as Didi Global as potential targets for reduction. Shell fell as much as 3.9 percent in pre-market trading in New York. On September 20, Tencent Holdings announced on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange that it would repurchase 1.2 million shares on the same day at a repurchase price of HK$292.4-296.4, costing a total of about HK$353 million.
Huang Guangyu and his wife reduced their holdings of Gome Retail by 88.92 million shares, and have reduced their holdings of more than 5 billion shares during the year
On September 19, according to data from the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, the major shareholders of Gome Retail Holdings Co., Ltd. Huang Guangyu, Du Juan, Henghai Investment Co., Ltd. and Gome Management Co., Ltd. reduced their holdings of about 2.737 billion shares of Gome Retail, totaling about 474 million yuan. After this sale, Huang Guangyu’s latest shareholding has dropped to 43.67%.
Huang Guangyu has reduced his holdings of Gome Retail several times this year. According to the latest disclosure of major shareholders’ equity by the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, there has been a record of 6 reductions in holdings this year. In addition, Zhongguancun recently issued an announcement stating that Gome Electric Appliances, a subsidiary of Gome Retail, as a concerted action person of Gome Holdings Group, the company’s controlling shareholder, held some of the company’s shares that were judicially re-frozen and waiting to be frozen by the court.
Kuaishou will launch the mall channel to improve the efficiency of traffic monetization
It was reported on September 20 that Kuaishou will soon launch the mall channel. The mall page is similar to Taobao and JD.com. Users can enter through search or the first-level entrance of the Kuaishou App homepage. Currently, Kuaishou Mall is attracting investment. During this year’s Double 11, Kuaishou will vigorously promote a new business matrix of short videos, live broadcast rooms, stores, and malls. It is understood that in August this year, Kuaishou has conducted a grayscale test on the mall channel. The entrance to the mall is located in the Tab bar at the top of the Kuaishou App homepage. The homepage of the grayscale test mall includes a product category column and channels such as brand subsidies, super spikes, and brand specials. (Interface News)
Xiaomi responded to the repeated exposure of the 11 series of quality problems, the official response: the mobile phone has been discontinued and does not support replacement
Recently, the Xiaomi Mi 11 series has repeatedly been exposed to quality problems and has been protected by rights, which has attracted widespread public attention. The Xiaomi Mi 11 series was released on December 28, 2020. It is the second model of Xiaomi’s new impact on the high-end, and it has received a lot of praise after its release. But the good times did not last long, and soon the phone was exposed to the situation that Wi-Fi could not be used, and restarting the phone could not solve the problem.
WiFi failure, motherboard burning, black screen for no reason, and abnormal heating of mobile phones are the problems reported by users. The models involve Xiaomi 11/11 Pro/11 Ultra, and users have doubts about the quality of Xiaomi phones. In this regard, Xiaomi customer service responded: This is indeed the case, which may be due to a system failure or a problem with the motherboard. At present, Xiaomi Mi 11 has been discontinued, and there is no way to provide replacement services.
Following the dismissal of Jia Yueting, the major shareholder of Faraday Future FF sued the company and demanded his dismissal
Faraday Future’s major shareholder FF Top filed a lawsuit against the company seeking the removal of executive board chairman Susan Swenson and board member Brian Crowlicky, court documents show. Faraday Future’s board overhaul The dispute escalated again.
FF Top owns more than 20% of Faraday Future’s company shares and about 36% of voting rights. On the 19th, FF Top stated in a lawsuit filed with the Delaware Chancery Court that “the current board of directors has driven the company to a corner.” In a separate filing with U.S. securities regulators, FF Top said it had sent a notice to Faraday Future to nominate Li Han and Xin He to succeed Swenson and Crowley.
To make matters worse, PricewaterhouseCoopers, a third-party auditor hired by the company, resigned last month on the grounds that the company lacked an effective internal control mechanism. Faraday Future’s stock has fallen about 93% since it went public last July through a merger with a blank-check company. (IT House)
International information
Apple has been revealed to have close ties with the application developer industry organization and is the biggest funder behind the scenes
According to four former ACT employees, the Association of Apps (ACT), an industry group representing app developers, prides itself on being the main spokesperson for app developers around the world, but in fact, Apple is the organization’s biggest behind-the-scenes “gender.”
Rick Van Meter, a former congressional aide and director of the Coalition for App Fairness, said the ACT’s self-proclaimed “representative of app developers” was actually lying, given its close relationship with Apple.
In this regard, Apple declined to comment. The ACT chairman and other executives said the group did not benefit from Apple, but acknowledged that half of its funding did come from Apple. However, many of the former employees mentioned above said the actual ratio was much higher. ACT says on its website that it represents 5,000 developers and device companies around the world. In addition to Apple, other corporate sponsors listed on its website include Verisign, AT&T, Intel, and Verizon. (IT House)
Since Facebook changed its name to Meta, Zuckerberg’s worth has dropped by 500 billion this year
According to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg has lost $71 billion in wealth so far this year, and now has a net worth of $55.9 billion, ranking 20th among the world’s billionaires. It is his lowest ranking since 2014.
Less than two years ago, Zuckerberg, 38, was worth $106 billion, and by September 2021, his fortune had ballooned to $142 billion, when Facebook shares hit $382. But the following month, Zuckerberg renamed the company Meta and said it was entering the metaverse. In February, Meta disclosed that Facebook’s monthly user growth was not growing, triggering a historic collapse in its stock price that wiped $31 billion from Zuckerberg’s fortune.
The iPhone 14 Pro has been exposed to the slow opening of the camera, which takes 5 seconds to load
On September 20, according to foreign media reports, some iPhone 14 Pro and Pro Max users encountered problems when using the camera app, with multiple complaints that the camera may take a few seconds to load when turned on. Affected users said it took four to five seconds for the camera to activate after tapping the camera app icon. In addition, the problem occurs after the camera has been opened, that is, after the camera is turned on, put it in the background, and then click the camera icon to open, there will be a loading delay. According to tests, this problem only occurs occasionally in the camera mode of the iOS 16 official camera app. There is no problem in video mode, and it does not affect third-party apps. However, restarting, resetting and other operations cannot solve it. (IT House)
The biggest scandal in the chess industry in recent years has been exposed, which is suspected to involve artificial intelligence and anal beads
Last week, world champion Magnus Carlsen lost to 19-year-old Hans Niemann. Magnus retire immediately after the loss, and then tweeted Mourinho’s famous scene: The game is deep, if I say it, I will be in big trouble.
Chess fans thought there must be something wrong with the game, and Neiman’s confession to cheating has led to suspicions that he’s doing it again. Some people think that Hans Niemann has an alpha dog in his ass—a supercomputer stuffed with a string of “anal beads.” The principle is similar to Morse code, which transmits information through the rhythmic relaxation and contraction of the sphincter muscle to the supercomputer in the thigh, which analyzes the chess game and then stimulates Hans Niemann’s rectal nerve with high and low frequencies of vibration. (Phoenix Sports)
The US iPhone 14 series kills the SIM card slot! Monument to foreigners
Some netizens posted a photo of “foreigners set up a monument for the SIM card needle” on social platforms to commemorate the removal of the SIM card slot from the iPhone 14 series. On the iPhone 13 series, Apple supports eSIM (embedded mobile phone card) while retaining the physical SIM card slot. Apple’s US iPhone 14 series does not reserve a SIM card slot at all, and only supports eSIM card opening. This is the first time in the history of the iPhone.
It is reported that Apple cancels the physical SIM card, on the one hand, to save the internal space of the mobile phone, on the other hand, it may prepare for the future mobile phone without holes. The National Bank version retains the physical SIM card in consideration of the dual-card requirements of Chinese users.
iPhone Smart Island cannot adapt to most applications
Recently, an overseas programmer’s younger brother exposed the development code of Smart Island, and wrote that he originally wanted to install Xcode 14.1 Beta (iOS development program) to learn about the API interface of Smart Island on iPhone 14 Pro, but he didn’t expect it. Apple does not open APIs, which means that it is difficult for third-party developers to adapt to the system-level interactive function of Smart Island. If you want to adapt to Smart Island, I am afraid you can only apply to Apple to open the API interface. This is why many apps have not yet been able to adapt to Smart Island. (Sina Digital)
In the first half of the year, the total global revenue of mobile live broadcasting exceeded US$800 million, with the highest revenue in the US and Japan markets
SensorTower data shows that global mobile live broadcast applications have achieved outstanding revenue growth for two consecutive years since 2020, with an annual growth rate of 92.2% and 21.2% respectively, and will exceed US$2 billion in 2021. In the first half of 2022, the total revenue of the top 20 live broadcast in-app purchases in the world will reach US$800 million. The United States and Japan have become the two largest markets with the highest revenue from in-app purchases in live broadcasting in the first half of 2022 with revenues of US$270 million and US$210 million, accounting for 34.5% and 26.2%, respectively. In addition to Europe and South Korea, the user spending performance of live streaming applications in the Middle East represented by Saudi Arabia and Turkey is also worthy of attention. (Interface News)
It is reported that there will be a major upgrade of Tesla batteries next year, some of which will use BYD blade batteries
According to reports, information on social media shows that Tesla will upgrade the batteries of Model 3 and Model Y next year. Some models will use 4680 batteries, and some will use blade batteries supplied by BYD. Tesla plans to add two new types of batteries to the rear-wheel-drive version of the Model 3 and Model Y, the BYD-produced lithium iron phosphate blade battery and the Model 3 Performance battery, with a battery capacity of 70 kWh. All-wheel drive and high-performance versions of the Model 3 and Model Y are planned to upgrade to 4680 batteries. (TechWeb)
Apple announces price hikes for App Store apps and in-app purchases in some countries next month
On September 20, Apple announced that as early as October 5, the Apple App Store (App Store) will be available in Chile, Egypt, Japan, Malaysia, Pakistan, Poland, South Korea, Sweden, Vietnam and all regions that use the euro. ) will increase the price of the app and in-app purchases.
Apple said the price increase in Europe was the result of the current weakness in the euro against the dollar, but the company did not explain the reason for the same price increase in other regions. Apple provides developers with preset price tiers at which they can price their apps, which will increase in the aforementioned markets next month. According to Apple, the first tier will rise from 0.99 euros to 1.19 euros, while the top tier will increase from 999 euros to 1,199 euros. The cost of auto-renewal is not affected by this price increase. (product play)
Indian hotel chain Oyo restarts IPO plans, plans to go public as early as early next year
Indian budget hotel chain Oyo Hotels is restarting its listing plans, according to people familiar with the matter. The company submitted new financial documents to the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) on September 19 and plans to go public in early 2023. Earlier cost cuts and a revival in tourism helped it reduce losses, the documents show.
Oyo, which filed preliminary IPO documents in 2021 at a valuation of 60 billion yuan at the time, shelved its listing in May because of the pandemic and cut thousands of jobs.
Oyo, established in 2013, started as a cheap hotel and raised a total of 20 rounds of financing with a total amount of 42 billion yuan, including many well-known investment institutions such as SoftBank Group, Sequoia Capital, Lightspeed Venture Capital, Didi, Huazhu Group, Grab , Airbnb, Microsoft and other corporate investors. Oyo is currently present in more than 30 countries around the world, and has become the world’s third largest hotel chain brand with over 23,000 stores and 157,000 rooms. Its crazy expansion led to huge losses before the epidemic.
Google is sued in India for “real money games”: alleged unfair competition
On September 20, Indian online gaming platform Winzo filed a lawsuit against Google to prevent Google from providing “real money gaming” (making money by playing games) services. It is reported that over the past few years, Google has not provided the service in India. But as part of a year-long pilot program, Google said earlier this month that fantasy sports and card games could be added to its Play Store in India.
And Winzo, a local “online skill gaming platform”, has about 85 million users in India, each of whom spends about an hour a day on its platform. The lawsuit shows that Winzo’s 2020-21 revenue is about $13 million. Clearly, the implementation of Google’s new policy will affect Winzo’s business. Winzo said in the lawsuit that Google’s decision “tantamount to unfair trade practices.” Google has yet to comment on this.
Intel’s self-driving giant Mobileye loses $20 billion in valuation
Recently, Intel lowered the valuation of its autonomous driving technology company Mobileye from more than 50 billion US dollars to 30 billion US dollars. In March, Intel formally filed for an IPO with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, and Mobileye’s IPO may be delayed until 2023.
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