Microsoft is negotiating a $10 billion stake in OpenAI
News on January 10, according to foreign media reports, after OpenAI, the owner of the recently popular AI chat robot ChatGPT, recently reported that it intends to sell shares in the form of an offer, Microsoft is negotiating with OpenAI on a $10 billion stake on Tuesday.
OpenAI’s funding targets also include other venture capital firms. After the transaction is completed, OpenAI’s valuation will rise to $29 billion, double the $14 billion valuation when the last round of financing was completed in 2021. It is not yet clear whether the deal has been finalized.
Microsoft will get 75 percent of OpenAI’s profits until it recoups its investment, the people said. After reaching that threshold, it will revert to a structure that reflects OpenAI’s ownership, with Microsoft owning 49 percent and other investors getting the other 49 percent. Microsoft has already invested $1 billion in OpenAI in 2019. With this investment, Microsoft plans to launch a new version of Bing, a search engine based on ChatAI. (Source: TechWeb)
All Tencent PCG businesses will be profitable by the end of 2022
All businesses of Tencent Platform and Content Business Group (PCG) will be profitable by the end of 2022, and some businesses such as Tencent Video will be profitable for the first time. This also allowed the business group to increase its annual profit to several billion yuan. According to the financial report, Tencent’s 2021 net profit (Non-IFRS) is 123.788 billion yuan.
Specifically, Tencent Video’s annual revenue in 2022 will exceed 10 billion yuan, and it will start to make profits in October; Tencent News will also turn losses into profits in the last quarter of 2022; Achieve full-year profitability; in addition, Tencent Microvision has stopped losing money after significantly shrinking its team and business. (Source: LatePost)
Apple executives are in turmoil again: the vice president of service business has left
According to reports, people familiar with the matter said that Peter Stern, an Apple executive responsible for online video, cloud storage, “Apple One” bundled packages, and Apple News, has left the company.
Stern was previously Apple’s vice president of services. In the eyes of many, Stern is very likely to be a potential successor to Apple’s veteran executive Eddie Ku, the senior vice president in charge of the services business. Regarding the news of Stern’s departure, Apple officials have not yet issued any comment.
In the second half of 2022, Apple has lost several executives, including the head of industrial design, the chief privacy officer, the head of information systems, the head of the online store, the vice president in charge of purchasing, and the head of hardware business and software engineering. Vice President.
Apple’s services business has become one of the most important divisions. According to Apple’s financial report, in the 2022 fiscal year, Apple’s service business contributed a total of about 80 billion US dollars in sales revenue. (Source: Sina Technology)
Meta will stop the original Quest function update and cancel some social functions
On January 10th, Meta stated that it will no longer update the functions of Quest 1, the first-generation virtual reality device, and will also cancel some social functions of Quest 1.
Meta sent a notification to users via email that the company will stop providing new features for Quest 1, and most of the original features will continue to function normally, but users will not be able to “create or join parties” in the future, and “can currently access Meta Horizon Home social Users of the service will lose these features on March 5, 2023.” Meta also said that Quest 1 will receive “significant bug fixes and security patches” until 2024.
The original Quest, released in 2019 under the Oculus brand, was the predecessor to the Quest 2 virtual reality headset released in 2020. It is speculated that this stoppage may be due to trouble in developing new features that match the hardware device, or it may be due to budget constraints and layoffs that make the company not want to continue spending money on old hardware, or it may be that Qualcomm stopped. Functional development support for older chips. (Source: Netease Technology)
Win 7 will completely withdraw from the stage of history this week
22009 Windows 7 was released in Beijing
According to the plan, on Tuesday (January 10), the Windows 7 operating system will end ESU (Paid Extended Support), which means that for enterprise users, even if they want to pay more, Microsoft will not issue security software anymore. It’s patched.
Microsoft recommends that users upgrade to Windows 10 or Windows 11 as soon as possible. Although it is said to be purchased, if there is a genuine key, the update to Win10/11 is still free.
At the same time, Windows 8.1 has also entered EOL. Unlike Win7, although Win8.1 is younger, Microsoft will not launch ESU services. In other words, the two operating systems will completely withdraw from the stage of history tomorrow.
Microsoft also kindly reminded that Windows 10 will end support on January 14, 2025. According to the data, Windows 7 was released in October 2009, mainstream support ended in 2015, and extended support ended in 2020. Then Microsoft launched ESU, allowing subscriptions to security patches through payment. (Source: Fast Technology)
Opponents become teammates, Dangdang enters JD.com
According to news on January 10, JD Books and Dangdang.com signed a strategic cooperation agreement in Beijing, and Dangdang’s official flagship store will be fully operational on JD.com. JD Books and Dangdang.com stated that the two parties will take this as a starting point to continue to deepen cooperation in the fields of product integration, customer service, integrated marketing, and supply chain collaboration, so as to bring more affordable and good books to consumers, promote the prosperity of the book industry, and promote National reading construction.
Specifically, in terms of goods, Dangdang’s flagship store will cover all book categories of Dangdang.com, including goods from Dangdang.com’s exclusive channel, and realize product communication and price benchmarking with Dangdang.com’s entire website. In terms of the supply chain, the two parties will further explore modes such as goods sharing, warehousing complementarity, one-click dropshipping, nearby delivery, and “one-package”. In terms of marketing, Jingdong Books and Dangdang.com will act together in key marketing activities. In terms of services, readers will receive double service guarantees and welfare blessings from JD.com and Dangdang.com. (Source: Netease Technology)
After two years of use, the name of the Gome Happy App was changed back to Gome
According to news on January 10, in January 2021, the Gome App was officially renamed the “True Happiness” App, and played a resounding banner of entertainment and socialization. After two years, the app was renamed back to Gome.
On January 10, Gome App (formerly “True Happiness”) released the 9.0.0 update. The updated app was renamed Gome. The new version also fixed bugs and improved performance to optimize the product experience.
According to the official introduction, the Gome App is the general online retail platform of Gome, which connects the entire online and offline scenarios, provides home appliances, home appliances, home services, pan-home appliances, and full-scale professional services. All in one App. (Source: IT House)
Hangzhou City and Alibaba Comprehensively Deepen Strategic Cooperation
On the 10th, Hangzhou Municipal Government and Alibaba Group signed a comprehensive deepening strategic cooperation agreement. According to the agreement, the two parties will continue to expand investment in technology and research and development, and work together to build a comprehensive national science center; focus on intelligent IoT and high-end manufacturing, and create a high-energy industrial ecosystem; optimize the platform economy development environment, and help the high-quality development of the service industry; The advantages of technology and ecology help create a “Hangzhou sample” of common prosperity, double carbon and protection of vulnerable groups; deepen the construction of digital Hangzhou, and create a modern benchmark city for urban social governance.
Since the first signing in 2013, Hangzhou and Alibaba have jointly implemented 166 strategic cooperation projects. Alibaba has grown into a platform company serving 1.3 billion consumers and 8.6 million merchants around the world, creating more than 60 million direct and indirect employment opportunities . (Source: Zhejiang Online – Zhejiang Daily)
Will the Apple Smart Island go online within 2 years? iPhone 16 Pro will use under-screen camera and Face ID technology
According to The Elec, the iPhone 16 Pro will feature off-screen Face ID technology to provide more usable display area. The Korean-language report explains that Apple will move the components needed for Face ID authentication directly under the iPhone’s display in 2024. When not in use, the TrueDepth camera for Face ID will be invisible under the display, and it will blend seamlessly with the surrounding screen area.
The report says that the hole in the iPhone 16 Pro’s display for the front-facing camera will remain, but the overall display surface immersion will be improved. For the iPhone 15 Pro, the display opening will remain the same because the under-display technology is not ready yet.
It also confirms rumors that all four models in the iPhone 15 lineup will offer dynamic islands. The report also says that in the future, once Apple implements under-display Face ID technology, it will switch to an under-panel camera (UPC), eliminating all display cutouts on current iPhones. (Source: MacX)
The first Apple Watch with MicroLED screen will be launched in 2025
On January 10th, according to information shared by display analyst Ross Young, the first Apple Watch with a microLED display will be unveiled in the spring of 2025. The MicroLED Apple Watch will launch in the spring of 2025, and panels for the device will begin production in late 2024, Young said.
Young’s revelation differs from the recent revelation given by analyst Jeff Pu, who believes that Apple will launch an Apple Watch with a MicroLED display in 2024.
Young didn’t provide details on the size of the display, but previous reports from Pu indicated that it would measure 2.1 inches diagonally, suggesting that the display could be used in a future version of the Apple Watch Ultra. The Apple Watch ultra, introduced last September, has a 1.92-inch display, which is larger than the Apple Watch 8’s 1.77-inch display. (Source: IT House)
The server of the explosive game “Goose and Duck Kill” was attacked by a large-scale network, and the official announced the suspension of maintenance
According to news on January 10, recently, the werewolf killing game “Goose_Goose_Duck” and “Goose and Duck Killing” games have exploded in the circle, and the number of people online on Steam has exceeded 600,000 for three consecutive days.
However, the game’s server went down twice on the 9th and 10th, and the official had no choice but to announce that it would stop for maintenance. In the two announcements, the game official stated that the server has been attacked for about two months, and experienced another large-scale attack on the morning of the 10th, and then had to shut down the server for maintenance and strengthening.
The game party stated that it has certain evidence and may know who the attacker is, but public speculation is irresponsible. The game official said it has hired excellent network security experts to provide assistance. According to the plan, the game will reopen at 6 am Beijing time on Thursday. (Source: CNMO Mobile China)
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