Huobi confirmed layoffs of 20%, Sun Yuchen contributed 100 million US dollars to supplement the scale of reserves
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According to news from Reuters on January 6, the cryptocurrency exchange Huobi plans to lay off 20% of its employees in the cold winter. Subsequently, on January 8, Bloomberg News revealed that Justin Sun transferred stablecoins worth about US$100 million to the Huobi Exchange to support Huobi’s reserves.
Justin Sun responded that this is an expression of confidence in Huobi, and said that the source of funds is his own. In response to the news of layoffs, Huobi responded and confirmed the plan to lay off 20% of its staff, saying that “the planned layoff ratio is about 20%, but it has not yet been fully implemented.” Huobi explained that the purpose of personnel optimization is to implement the brand strategy and optimize the structure , improve efficiency, and look forward to “returning to the Big Three as soon as possible”. (Source: Interface News)
Twitter’s laid-off employees only received one month’s salary compensation: lower than Musk’s previous promise, causing dissatisfaction
On January 8, local time, some former Twitter employees finally received a formal severance agreement after two months of waiting, but the compensation was far lower than many expected.
Musk had previously tweeted that everyone who quit would get a three-month severance package. However, only one month’s basic salary was provided in the agreement as severance pay.
In order to receive a month of extra pay, the fired employees had to sign the offered contract, which barred them from participating in any lawsuits or large-scale arbitrations against the company, or talking publicly or to the media about Twitter, such clauses are typical of an exit agreement. terms. However, the agreements also require former employees to forgo any future stock payments or pay bonuses to which they may be entitled. (Source: IT House)
TikTok CEO to meet EU regulators to discuss personal data protection
According to the “Wall Street Journal” report on January 7, on January 10, TikTok CEO Zhou Shouzi will meet with Margrethe Vestager, the executive vice president of the European Commission and responsible for competition affairs. He also plans to meet justice commissioner Didier Reynders, interior affairs commissioner Ylva Johansson and vice-president for values and transparency Vera Jourova.
A spokeswoman for Vestager said the purpose of her meeting was to assess how the company was prepared to comply with new EU rules on internet security and fair competition among technology companies that came into force this year. The European Commission also plans to meet with other technology companies, the spokesman said.
Asked about the upcoming meeting, a spokesperson for the European Commission said on the 6th that the EU is generally concerned about the protection of personal data on TikTok and other applications. A TikTok spokesman declined to comment. (Source: Interface News)
Alibaba plans to invest more than US$1 billion in Turkey to build a logistics hub and data center
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On January 8, according to Reuters, Alibaba Group President Michael Evans (Michael Evans) said during a visit to Turkey Media Group (Turkuvaz Media Group) that the company is planning to build a logistics center at Istanbul Airport and Established a data center near Ankara, the capital of Turkey, with an investment of more than $1 billion.
Evans mentioned Trendyol, a Turkish e-commerce platform owned by Alibaba Investment Holding: “We chose Trendyol because its technology has already been developed and it has great potential.” He explained that out of Trendyol’s 300,000 sellers, 97 % are SMEs.
Alibaba acquired Trendyol in 2018. In April 2021, Alibaba will increase its investment in Trendyol by US$ 350 million, increasing its shareholding ratio to 86.5%. (Source: IT House)
GEM responded to the Taixing factory fire incident: The fire has been extinguished and the core process of cobalt product manufacturing has not been affected
On January 7, a video posted on the Internet showed that the GEM Taixing factory caught fire.
In this regard, a relevant person from the company responded: “At about 12 o’clock on January 7, 2023, the auxiliary workshop for the production of cobalt products in the GEM Taixing factory caught fire. The local fire department quickly arrived on the scene. GEM cooperated with the local fire emergency department to carry out fire fighting operations. The cause of the accident is under investigation. There were no casualties in this accident. According to environmental monitoring on site, the atmospheric indicators are within the normal range.”
GEM said that the core manufacturing process of cobalt products, the main product of the company’s Taixing factory, has not been affected, and the production and operation of other GEM subsidiaries are normal. The impact of this accident on GEM’s current operations is limited, and the specific losses are under investigation. According to the announcement release requirements of the exchange, GEM is expected to issue an announcement on Sunday afternoon. (Source: China Securities Network)
Xiaopeng Motors adds another 109 free charging stations in multiple cities to carry out offline services
News on January 8, a few days ago, Xiaopeng Motors officially announced a net addition of 109 third-party free charging stations across the country, achieving a coverage rate of more than 83% of car owners in first-tier key cities such as Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, and Shenzhen.
At the same time, Xiaopeng plans to further strengthen the layout of second-tier to fourth-tier cities where charging resources are relatively scarce. Xiaopeng’s self-operated charging stations have launched a total of 1,000+ charging stations, and a total of 1,900+ charging stations are suitable for car owners’ free rights and interests, covering all prefectures across the country. Administrative districts and municipalities directly under the Central Government.
During the Spring Festival travel season, Xiaopeng Motors will carry out offline care services at popular supercharging stations in 20 cities across the country where there is a strong demand for energy replenishment.
Up to now, Xiaopeng’s self-operated charging stations have launched a total of 1,000+ charging stations, which are applicable to 1,900+ free charging stations for car owners, covering all prefecture-level administrative regions and municipalities across the country. (Source: Fast Technology)
Tencent’s new patent is authorized: head-mounted devices can use iris to identify identities
According to the Tianyancha App, on January 6, the patent for “head-mounted display device” applied by Tencent Technology (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd. was authorized. The application date of this patent is October 18, 2022. It is a utility model. It can be said that it is a new type of patent that Tencent has begun to deploy in recent years. It is reported that according to the summary and instructions, with the development of technologies such as VR/AR and the emergence of the metaverse concept, head-mounted display devices need a fast, safe and convenient application of identification technology.
According to the patent abstract, the head-mounted display device includes: the device body, the first image acquisition module, the second image acquisition module, the supplementary light module, the eye movement positioning module and the iris recognition module. The device realizes fast, secure, and boundary identification while improving the accuracy of eye tracking. (Source: Zhongguancun Online)
TCL Thunderbird AR glasses RayNeo X2 released: powered by Snapdragon XR2, supports AI real-time translation display
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Thunderbird Innovation, a subsidiary of TCL, launched a new generation of binocular full-color MicroLED light waveguide AR glasses RayNeo X2 (Thunderbird X2) at CES 2023.
The AR glasses are equipped with Qualcomm Snapdragon XR2 platform, equipped with 590mAh battery, 6GB of memory and 128GB of storage space, and use a binocular full-color MicroLED light waveguide display.
The Thunderbird X2 is equipped with a 16MP camera that supports functions such as still photos, videos, and time-lapse photography.
The glasses can also pop up calls and messages, and AI can translate conversations between people in real time. Users can also use it to listen to music, and the camera can shoot first-person video.
The Thunderbird X2 will be mass-produced and launched in the first half of 2023. Starting from the beginning of this year, TCL will provide relevant development kits to developers in specific regions, followed by commercial release. (Source: IT House)
ZF launches heated seat belts, claiming to indirectly improve battery life of electric vehicles
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Automotive supplier ZF recently unveiled a technology called the Heat Belt. The original intention of the technology is to use seat belts to heat passengers, so that the electricity consumed by air conditioning can be reduced, thereby indirectly increasing the cruising range of electric vehicles.
The Heat-Belt is a three-point seat belt that is heated with wires in the fabric, and ZF has used a special textile processing method for this innovation. The heating conductor is woven into the structure of the seat belt, and the position of the contact elements of the electric heating circuit does not affect the operation or retraction of the seat belt.
ZF pointed out that for electric vehicles, using such heated seat belts instead of traditional air conditioning control systems will bring a range improvement of up to 15%. (Source: IT House)
National Health Insurance Administration: Paxlovid failed to negotiate for inclusion in the medical insurance catalogue, Azivudine entered
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According to the National Medical Insurance Administration, the negotiation of the 2022 National Medical Insurance Drug List officially ended on January 8. The person in charge of the Pharmaceutical Management Department of the National Medical Security Administration introduced the situation of the participation of new crown therapeutic drugs in the negotiation of the medical insurance drug list.
A total of three COVID-19 treatment drugs, Azivudine Tablets, Naimatevir Tablets/Ritonavir Tablets Combination Packaging (hereinafter referred to as “Paxlovid”), and Qingfei Paidu Granules, have passed the procedures of self-declaration, form review, and expert review. participated in the negotiations. Among them, Azivudine Tablets and Qingfei Paidu Granules were successfully negotiated, but Paxlovid failed due to the high quotation of the manufacturer Pfizer Investment Co., Ltd. (Source: The Paper)
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