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Tencent News’ management adjustment: He Yijin is the new person in charge, Wang Shimu is transferred to PCG social platform and application line
On May 23, Tencent issued an internal document appointing He Yijin as the head of Tencent News, and as the editor-in-chief of Tencent.com, reporting to Zeng Yu, the company’s vice president.
Wang Shimu, the former head of news, was transferred to the PCG (Platform and Content Business Group) social platform and application line after serving as the head of Tencent News for a year. , Tencent Vice President Yao Xiaoguang reported.
According to a LatePost report, on the same day that Wang Shimu was transferred, Tencent.com editor-in-chief He Guoshuai, deputy editor-in-chief Ma Teng and Yang Ruichun also resigned at the same time. They are all managers of Tencent News, and no new appointments have been announced after leaving office. This adjustment means that after Wang Shimu joined Tencent News, the one-year reform failed.
After the adjustment, the importance of Tencent News to PCG may have begun to decline. The most intuitive performance is that He Yijin does not report directly to Tencent COO (Chief Operating Officer) and PCG head Ren Yuxin (Mark) – one level in between. The previous two Tencent News business leaders Chen Juhong and Wang Shimu reported directly to the business group leaders during their tenures.
In addition, He Yijin’s current title is the general manager of Tencent’s business, and the first leaders of other PCG businesses such as Tencent Video, Yingbao, QQ, Search, Kandian, etc. are the vice presidents of the group, a higher level.
It is understood that on May 18, Tencent announced its results for the first quarter of 2022. Financial data shows that Tencent’s revenue in the first quarter was 135.471 billion yuan, compared with 135.303 billion yuan in the same period last year, almost zero growth; adjusted net profit was 25.5 billion yuan, compared with 33.118 billion yuan in the same period last year, down 23% year-on-year. .
It was reported on the Internet that Su Hua, the chairman of Kuaishou, was taken away to cooperate with the investigation. Kuaishou responded: false information, reported to the case
On May 23, the self-media issued an article saying that recently, a number of independent information sources broke the news to the self-media that Su Hua, the chairman of Kuaishou, was suspected of being involved in a certain case and was taken away by the relevant departments at the end of April to cooperate with the investigation.
In response, Su Hua himself responded that he did not believe in rumors and did not spread rumors. At the same time, Kuaishou also issued a statement saying that the information released by the self-media against the company’s chairman Su Hua was false information. In response to maliciously spreading online rumors, the company has reported the case to the public security organ and initiated relevant legal procedures to resolutely safeguard the legitimate rights and interests of the company and Su Hua.
According to public news, Su Hua’s last public appearance was in the form of a video at the Global Hunan Business Conference on May 23. Su Hua mentioned in his speech, “I went back to my hometown on vacation last month and stayed in Xiangxi for a few days. I personally felt the huge development opportunities and changes brought by the digital economy to my hometown.”
On the evening of October 29, 2021, Kuaishou Technology issued an announcement announcing that Su Hua resigned as CEO and was succeeded by co-founder Cheng Yixiao. Su Hua will continue to serve as chairman, executive director, and member of the compensation committee, responsible for formulating the company’s long-term strategy. Cheng Yixiao, as CEO, will be responsible for the company’s daily operations and business development, and report to Chairman Su Hua.
Another heavyweight technical executive of Huawei left, and Wang Chenglu, the helm of Hongmeng, was revealed to have left
On May 23, according to several media reports, Dr. Wang Chenglu, the head of Huawei Hongmeng and the president of Huawei’s Terminal BG Software Department, has left Huawei, his personal Weibo ID has been changed, and the official Huawei certification has been cancelled.
According to Sina Technology, Wang Chenglu posted a Huawei badge on his Moments a few days ago with the caption: “For the memory of forgetting.” This side confirms the rumors of his departure. Many bloggers in the technology industry on social media said that Wang Chenglu has joined Shenzhen Kaihong Company (Shenzhen Kaihong Digital Industry Development Co., Ltd.).
In addition, some netizens confirmed that Wang Chenglu’s name could not be found on WeLink, Huawei’s cloud intelligent work platform. There may have been signs of Wang Chenglu’s departure. At the Huawei 2021 Developer Conference in October last year, Gong Ti made his first public appearance as the president of Huawei’s consumer business software department. Wang Chenglu’s position became the president of Huawei’s consumer business AI and smart full-scenario business department.
According to the data, Wang Chenglu is a veteran of Huawei’s technology. He has led the development of the Hongmeng system for 22 years at Huawei. He joined Huawei in 1998 and has served as President of the Central Software Institute and President of the Consumer BG Software Department.
Didi officially announced that it will delist from the US stock market, and will not apply for listing until the rectification is completed
At 7 p.m. on May 23, Didi held an extraordinary general meeting to vote on the voluntary delisting of Didi American Depositary Shares from the New York Stock Exchange. The final vote showed that it agreed to delist from the New York Stock Exchange.
Subsequently, Didi announced on its official website that Didi has notified the New York Stock Exchange of its delisting. The company plans to file Form 25 with the SEC on or after June 2, 2022. It is expected that the form will be filed after Effective on the 10th.
It is understood that Form 25 is a form that issuers of listed securities must submit to the SEC when delisting. Didi also said that in order to better cooperate with cybersecurity reviews and rectification measures, the company’s shares will not be listed on any other stock exchange until the delisting is complete.
According to the previous announcement, Didi said that after the completion of the delisting, whether the company’s depositary shares or ordinary shares can be traded over-the-counter will depend on shareholders and independent third parties, without the company’s participation. After the US stock market opened that night, Didi US stocks opened higher. As of 23:00 Beijing time, Didi rose by more than 1%, with a total market value of 7.378 billion US dollars, or about 49.1 billion yuan. Since its listing on June 30 last year, Didi’s share price once soared to $18, and its market value was as high as $87 billion, equivalent to about 580 billion yuan.
After Xiaomi & Leica’s official announcement, Huawei confirmed the termination of cooperation with Leica
On May 23, Xiaomi announced that Xiaomi and Leica have reached a global imaging strategic cooperation. The century-old legendary imaging and innovative technology will be integrated to open a new era of mobile imaging. The first work will be released in July. “We can confirm that the cooperation between our two companies ended on March 31,” a Huawei representative said in response to an emailed inquiry, according to information obtained by Android Authority.
That said, the Huawei P50 series, which launched globally earlier this year, was the last Huawei phone to feature the Leica logo. It is reported that Huawei and Leica first cooperated to develop the P9 series in 2016, and then the Mate 9 series, dedicated to image adjustment, color mode, portrait photography, etc. tuned by Leica algorithms. The cooperation between the two is also well known by the majority of mobile phone users.
In November 2020, there was news that “the cooperation agreement between Huawei and Leica has expired”. Huawei said that this statement is “absolutely fake news”.
The claim amount increased to 510 million, and the patent war between CATL and China Innovation Airlines escalated
It was reported on May 23 that due to the huge value of the products involved in the lawsuit, CATL has applied to the court for an increase in the amount of compensation, requiring China Innovation Airlines to compensate more than 510 million yuan. CATL had previously demanded 185 million yuan in compensation.
In July last year, CATL submitted an indictment on the patent infringement case of China Innovation Airlines, which was accepted by the Fuzhou Intermediate People’s Court. CATL said that the patents involved involved invention and utility model patents, and the batteries suspected of patent infringement have been installed on tens of thousands of vehicles.
Zhongxin Aviation has since disclosed that CATL has sued the company for infringing a total of five battery-related patents, involving technologies such as positive pole pieces, batteries, and explosion-proof devices. CATL demanded that China Innovation Airlines stop manufacturing and selling the above-mentioned infringing products, and claimed 185 million yuan from it. At the same time, China Innovation Airlines was also required to pay 3 million yuan to bear the expenses incurred by CATL to stop the infringement.
15 writers jointly sued CNKI for infringement: works were arbitrarily included without authorization, and a complaint has been filed
On May 23, writer and screenwriter Chen Jian announced on Weibo that 15 writers had jointly submitted a complaint to the Beijing Internet Court, suing CNKI for publishing original works without authorization, which seriously violated the creator’s copyright.
Chen Jian said that most of these works were published by us in magazines over the years, but were included in CNKI without our authorization. Some of them reached 170 articles, and some of them reached 4.1 million words. They did not contribute to some magazines, but It was illegally reproduced by it, and it was also arbitrarily included by CNKI without selection. This shows that CNKI does not discriminate the source of its copyright at all, and ignores the protection of intellectual property rights. Therefore, it is requested to order CNKI to stop the infringement, admit its mistakes, and compensate for the economic losses.
Exposure to losing orders for Apple’s iPhone 14, BOE: OLED annual target has not changed, and related business development is progressing in an orderly manner
News on May 23, in response to a recent overseas media report that BOE canceled the order due to tampering with the design of the iPhone OLED panel and was discovered by Apple. On May 23, BOE said in response to investor questions that the company would not comment on media reports based on market rumors. BOE has always been committed to customer first, quality first, and has always maintained close cooperation with global customers. At present, the company’s annual target in the OLED field has not changed, and the development of related businesses is progressing in an orderly manner. (IT House)
Shen Hui, founder of WM Motor, talks about the issue of “autonomous driving charges”: the technology has not yet reached the charging standard
On May 23, Shen Hui, the founder, chairman and CEO of WM Motor, talked about the issue of “whether to charge for autonomous driving” through social media, saying that his view is to not charge for the time being.
Shen Hui said that the current level of autonomous driving technology has not yet reached the charging standard. Although the public opinion of the charging model is very strong, the willingness of users to pay is not strong. Assisted driving is standard, and high-speed piloting can only be used for high-speed running during holidays, and there is no charge. In addition, Shen Hui also pointed out that on the whole, autonomous driving is still in the early stage of popularization. Talking about money too early is not conducive to real popularization. In the current consumption context, it is more important to provide consumers for free and increase confidence than to collect money from consumption.
international News
The world’s 50 richest people have lost about 3.7 trillion yuan in wealth this year, more than Sweden’s GDP
According to news on May 24, the paper wealth of the world’s top 50 richest people has evaporated by more than $500 billion this year. This staggering wealth loss exceeds Sweden’s gross domestic product and is larger than any company in the S&P 500 except six companies. more market value.
As of May 22, the Bloomberg Billionaires Index included Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos, Bill Gates and Warren Buffett. The 50 richest people, including Warren Buffett, have lost a combined $563 billion (3.7 trillion yuan) in net worth. The decline comes as stocks face their first bear market since the pandemic began. (Phoenix Technology)
$60 billion, news that Broadcom’s acquisition of virtual machine giant VMware was announced as early as Thursday
On May 24, it was reported that chip maker Broadcom is negotiating to acquire cloud service provider and virtual machine software giant VMware for US$60 billion (about 400 billion yuan), which will further diversify Broadcom’s business and enter the Enterprise software field.
Broadcom is in discussions to buy VMware for about $140 a share in cash and stock, a 46 percent premium to VMware’s closing price on Friday, people familiar with the matter said. If talks are successful, a deal could be announced as early as Thursday, when VMware reports quarterly results. (Phoenix Technology)
Activision Blizzard employees form the first U.S. game industry union, but they are opposed
On May 24, it was reported that Microsoft plans to acquire Activision for $69 billion. The deal is expected to be completed in June 2023, pending regulatory approval. Video game testers at Activision Blizzard voted Monday to unionize with the Communications Workers of America (CWA), the first time a U.S.-listed gaming company has formed a union.
Employees in the quality assurance department of Activision subsidiary Raven Software joined the CWA with 19 votes in favor and 3 against, according to a tally Monday by National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) officials. The union still has to negotiate and reach an agreement with Activision. If Microsoft succeeds in acquiring Activision, the vote will not require recertification, the CWA said.
If the Microsoft acquisition goes through, other divisions within Activision that intend to follow Raven’s lead could face a stronger adversary, labor experts said. (Phoenix Technology)
UN official: I still hope Musk can help tackle hunger
On Monday, May 24, U.S. local time, David Beasley, an official with the United Nations World Food Program, said he still hoped that the world’s richest man, Elon Musk, would come forward and help solve the problem. global hunger problem.
Last year, Beasley had a Twitter spat with Musk over how the super-rich could help solve the global hunger crisis. At the World Economic Forum, however, Beasley said he was ready to meet with Musk to detail his thinking, even if the two have not been in direct contact yet.
Beasley, a former South Carolina governor, said in an interview in October that Musk could help address global hunger with just 2% of his net worth. “$6 billion can help 42 million people, and if we don’t help them, they will die,” he said.
In response to Beasley’s challenge, Musk said he would sell $6 billion worth of Tesla stock and donate it to the agency if the WFP could provide more information on how the funds would be used . (NetEase Technology)
It is reported that Apple iPhone 14 uses LG Innotek front camera for the first time: supports autofocus and costs three times as much as before
Apple’s iPhone 14 will feature a more expensive “high-end” front-facing camera with autofocus, and for the first time use LG Innotek’s front-facing camera part.
Rather than opting for orders from Chinese suppliers, Apple reportedly chose South Korean firm LG Innotek to supply the iPhone 14’s front-facing camera along with Japan’s Sharp. It was previously reported that Apple plans to switch the front camera of the iPhone 15 to LG, but it has been brought forward this year.
The change is largely down to Apple’s reclassification of the front-facing camera as a “high-end” component, with reports that the new front-facing camera will cost nearly three times as much as previous iPhone models. (ET News)
Musk responds to sex scandal again: There are no flight attendants on my plane
On May 24, Tesla CEO Elon Musk responded to the allegations of sexual harassment in a tweet today. Musk said he did not use flight attendants on his private jet.
SpaceX President and COO Gwynne Shotwell defended Musk on Monday, saying she believes the sexual harassment allegations against Musk are false because she worked closely with him for 20 years and never saw the or heard any similar allegations.
Musk responded to Shotwell’s related report: “Anyone with a keen eye on my plane (there are a lot of people) will notice that I don’t use a flight attendant. Also, there’s only fruit and nuts on the plane. I Take advantage of flying to fast.” (Phoenix Technology)
People familiar with the matter disclosed: Airbnb will close its mainland business
On May 24, two people familiar with the matter disclosed that Airbnb will close its business in China. It is reported that Airbnb will announce the news to Chinese employees on Tuesday morning, Beijing time. All mainland China homes will be off the shelves in the summer. Airbnb officially entered the Chinese mainland market in 2016, facing fierce competition from mainland counterparts. The source said that the operating cost of the homestay industry is quite high, and the epidemic has had an adverse impact on the homestay industry.
For Airbnb, overseas travel is a bigger opportunity for Chinese tourists, and the company will focus on serving Chinese tourists traveling abroad, the source said. One source said there was little overlap between Airbnb’s outbound travel and domestic operations. It is reported that Airbnb will keep an office of hundreds of employees in Beijing. Airbnb declined to comment. (IThome)
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