The United States held a semiconductor summit and forced TSMC, Samsung and others to hand over commercial secrets within 45 days

According to Taiwan's "China Times News" on the 27th, due to the global "chip shortage" has not been alleviated, the US Department of Commerce held another semiconductor summit last week, including TSMC, Samsung, Intel and other semiconductor giants. The report quoted Korean media as saying that the United States took a tough stance this time, requiring TSMC, Samsung and other wafer foundries to hand over data such as inventory, orders, and sales records that are considered commercial secrets on the grounds of improving the "transparency of the chip supply chain", which may weaken the bargaining power and competitiveness of the giants. The Korean media said that the United States requires relevant companies to hand over company-related data within 45 days, and such a requirement will put the company in trouble.

The report quoted South Korea's Economic Daily as saying that U.S. Commerce Secretary Raimondo declared at the Semiconductor Summit that the U.S. government needs more information about the chip supply chain to "improve transparency in dealing with the crisis and identify the root causes of the shortage." However, when Raimondo was asked what would happen if companies were unwilling to cooperate with the U.S. government to hand over data, Raimondo claimed, "We have many ways in our toolbox to get companies to hand over data. Although we don't want to go to that step, we will definitely take action if necessary." (Global Network)

Alibaba's multiple apps have been connected to WeChat Pay, and Xianyu, Hema, etc. are applying for access

On September 28, Taobao App has covered all users since it was connected to UnionPay Cloud QuickPass in August. At the same time, Alibaba's Ele.me, Youku, Damai, Kaola, Shuqi and other apps have all been connected to WeChat Pay. Recently, Taote, Xianyu, Hema and other apps have also applied to connect to WeChat Pay and are waiting for WeChat's review.

Alibaba said that the news that its applications have been connected to WeChat Pay is true. Alibaba said that it will continue to work with other platforms towards the future.

Recently, after WeChat Pay payment code and UnionPay Cloud QuickPass App realized mutual recognition and scanning, the interconnection between Tencent and Cloud QuickPass is about to usher in greater progress. Including: Cloud QuickPass App supports recharge services for Q coins, QQ music and Tencent Video; and WeChat applet supports Cloud QuickPass payment.

Pinduoduo and Meituan already support many mainstream payment channels

September 28 news: As relevant departments continue to promote interconnection and interoperability in the payment field, Internet platforms such as Meituan and Pinduoduo have taken the lead in supporting many mainstream payment channels.

According to the 21st Century Business Herald, the Meituan App has been opened to mainstream payment tools such as WeChat Pay, Alipay, UnionPay QuickPass, Meituan Pay, Apple Pay, Mi Pay, Huawei Pay, and Samsung Pay; Pinduoduo is open to multiple payment tools such as WeChat Pay, Alipay, QQ Wallet, and Huabei.

Tesla sued female owner for claiming 5 million yuan, and successfully "refunded one and compensated three times"

On September 26, Han Chao stated on social media that he had received a lawsuit from Tesla regarding his reputation rights, and Tesla demanded that he pay 5 million yuan in economic losses and 50,000 yuan in rights protection expenses.

Coincidentally, Ms. Zhang, the female car owner who had previously defended her rights on the roof of her car at the auto show, also stated on the social platform on the evening of the 27th that there are currently two ongoing disputes between her and Tesla, and Tesla is also claiming 5 million yuan in compensation.

Shanghai Consumer Protection Committee investigates App charging issues: Apple is more expensive than Android, with the highest price difference reaching 100 yuan

On September 28, according to the official microblog of China Consumer News, due to recent complaints from consumers that the membership service price of video apps purchased with Apple phones is more expensive than that purchased with Android phones, the Shanghai Minhang District Consumer Protection Committee conducted a special investigation into the membership fees of five video softwares on three channels: Apple, Android, and computers.

The result was within expectations. This time, the membership prices of five platforms, including Youku, Tencent Video, iQiyi, Mango TV, and Bilibili, were investigated. Apple's iOS platform is generally more expensive than the Android platform. For example, the membership price of Youku App differs by 30 yuan under the premise that the services are exactly the same.

In addition, a 12-month iQiyi "Golden VIP" costs 148 yuan on the computer side and 248 yuan on the Apple side, a price difference of 100 yuan; Mango TV also has the problem of higher prices on the Apple side, with the exception of the "Monsoon Half-Year Membership"; Bilibili's "TV Big Membership" package is also 5 yuan higher on the Apple side than on PC and Android, regardless of whether it is a continuous package, but the quarterly/annual package price is the same. In this regard, the Shanghai Minhang District Consumer Protection Committee stated that consumers should be informed of this situation. It is worth mentioning that Apple previously stated that software developers can set their own prices in terms of channel commissions.

Ericsson China President: 5G economy has not yet truly arrived, and commercial implementation is still in its early stages

"The 5G economy has not really arrived yet. It is currently in the stage of large-scale investment and deployment, and the commercialization of 5G is still in its early stages." On September 28, during the "2021 China International Information and Communication Exhibition", Ericsson China President Zhao Juntao said.

Zhao Juntao said that currently the business driving 5G traffic is mainly video. This business started with 4G, and the operator's operating model has not changed fundamentally. "With the release of the potential of 5G technology, the business model will definitely undergo profound changes to form a real 5G economy, especially our 2B industrial applications." (Yicai)

Li Shufu officially announced his entry into the mobile phone field: high-end positioning, the project settled in Wuhan

According to Hubei, on September 28, Hubei Xingji Times Technology Co., Ltd., founded by Li Shufu, signed a strategic cooperation agreement with Wuhan Economic and Technological Development Zone, officially announcing its entry into the mobile phone field. The project is headquartered in Wuhan Economic and Technological Development Zone, positioning high-end smartphones, integrating global technology and resources, and serving the global market. According to the information, Xingji Times was established on September 26, with a registered capital of 80 million yuan, and the major shareholder Li Shufu holds 55% of the shares.

Li Shufu said: "Mobile phones are fast-iterating portable mobile terminals and are the application carriers for market verification of electronic products and software innovation. They can not only allow users to share innovative results as quickly as possible, but also transfer some of the results to automobile applications in a safe and reliable manner, thus achieving close interaction between car and mobile phone software technologies.

Insider: Li Shufu does not rule out cooperation with Foxconn in mobile phone business, and the first product will be launched within 1-2 years

According to insiders, Li Shufu will launch the first mobile phone product within 1-2 years, and does not rule out the possibility of cooperating with Foxconn in the mobile phone business. Today, Hubei Xingji Times Technology Co., Ltd., founded by Li Shufu, signed a strategic cooperation agreement with Wuhan Economic and Technological Development Zone, officially announcing its entry into the mobile phone field. (Source: Cailianshe)

Kuaishou's structure is adjusted again, and Senior Vice President Yan Qiang will leave

On September 28, Yan Qiang, former head of Kuaishou's operations department and senior vice president, revealed in an email to all employees that due to personal and family reasons, he would bid farewell to the company on October 24, the fifth anniversary of joining Kuaishou, to "embrace another life."

According to an internal email, Kuaishou will set up a main site production and operation line to be responsible for Kuaishou product operations. Wang Jianwei, senior vice president of Kuaishou, will be the head of the main site production and operation line and report directly to Cheng Yixiao. Yan Qiang will no longer serve as the head of the operations department and other management responsibilities, and will be transferred to the company's business consultant.

It is revealed that the main site production and operation line was officially established in this round of organizational structure adjustment, which brought together the main site product department, operation department, user growth department, game ecology, search and other businesses. In addition, the four major business departments, including the e-commerce business department, commercialization business department, internationalization business department, and game business department, have basically taken shape. This round of adjustments means that Kuaishou will realize the transformation from a functional structure to a business department structure. (Yicai Global)

A Guangxi enterprise has developed a power generation technology that does not require raw materials: it claims to have completely broken the law of conservation of energy

The law of conservation of energy is one of the universal basic laws of nature. It is generally stated that energy can neither be created nor destroyed, it can only be transformed from one form to another, or transferred from one object to another, while the total amount of energy remains unchanged. Can the law of conservation of energy be broken? On September 28, a company in Nanning, Guangxi said it had broken the law of conservation of energy.

It is reported that the company is called Guangxi Nanning Longshengdafa Electric Power Technology Co. , Ltd. According to the company's official website: Guangxi Nanning Longshengdafa Electric Power Technology Co., Ltd. was established in 2018 and is a company specializing in the research and development and production of capacitor-compensated self-circulating generator sets.

It is a national high-tech, national new energy, and high-tech enterprise. This technology does not require any raw materials and is not subject to any external interference. It only uses its own stored power to start and continuously generate and transmit electricity. This technology has completely broken through the law of conservation of energy, and instead uses the principles of electronic levers and mechanical levers to achieve the effect of reactive compensation self-circulating power generation. (Source: Fast Technology)

CATL acquires stake in Manono project in Africa, one of the world's largest lithium mines

Australian mineral exploration company AVZ Minerals recently announced that it has reached an agreement with Tianhua Times, a company in which CATL holds a stake. After receiving an injection of US$240 million from Tianhua Times, the funds will be used to develop the Manono lithium project, and Tianhua Times will acquire a 24% stake in the project company. Australian company AVZ revealed that after the development costs are verified, the funds provided by CATL will exceed US$400 million. In addition, the two companies may continue to cooperate to evaluate the feasibility of developing lithium hydroxide facilities. It is reported that Manono is one of the largest and highest-grade hard rock lithium deposits discovered so far. (Source: The Paper)

Huawei's Ren Zhengfei said: We want to attract "high-nosed" people to come to China

Huawei Xinsheng Community published an email from the President's Office signed by Ren Zhengfei, which was humorous and down-to-earth, and attracted many Huawei employees to applaud. Ren Zhengfei said that we should build relationships with "high-nosed people" and attract them to work in China and participate in the "pig-killing" battle. We should recruit some "high-nosed people" who can use "foreign guns and foreign cannons" to go international in three to five years, and also recommend them to Chinese universities to fertilize the country's land.

Earlier, in his speech at EMT's "20 Minutes" in 2019, Ren Zhengfei pointed out that Huawei wants to recruit 200-300 talented young people from around the world in 2020. (Source: Zhongguancun Online)

Foxconn Shenzhen Longhua Factory will be without power for four days? The company responded

According to the announcement of China Southern Power Grid, the power supply lines in Shenzhen will be inspected and repaired from September 28 to October 4, and Foxconn Longhua Plant will also be cut off from October 1 to 4. It is reported that Foxconn Longhua Plant under Hon Hai will be cut off from October 1 to 4.

According to Juheng.com, Hon Hai issued a statement saying that in order to maintain the safety of the power supply system in the park, Hon Hai Group has arranged annual maintenance of high-voltage power equipment lines during the National Day and Spring Festival holidays. This is a routine planned operation arrangement. For the small number of power supply lines that are undergoing rotation maintenance this time, the park will dispatch power from other dedicated lines, which will not affect production operations. (Source: Phoenix.com Technology)

Bull Group responded to being fined nearly 300 million: No appeal, pay the fine as soon as possible

Recently, the domestic "socket king" Bull Group was ordered by the Zhejiang Provincial Market Supervision Administration to stop illegal activities and was imposed an administrative penalty due to an antitrust investigation. The penalty details show that the Bull Group was fined 3% of its sales in China in 2020 of 9.827 billion yuan, totaling 294.81 million yuan. The party concerned shall pay the fine within 15 days from the date of receipt of this penalty decision.

According to media reports, the staff of the Bull Group responded to this: "It is mainly a fine, and there is no other impact. The 294.81 million fine will be included in the non-recurring gains and losses in 2021. We just received the penalty decision yesterday (September 27), and we will definitely pay the fine as soon as possible. There is no plan for administrative review." (Source: Fast Technology)

Xiaomi's lawsuit against Xiaomi wearable graphic trademark was rejected: it is likely to cause confusion among the public

Tianyancha App shows that recently, the second-instance administrative judgment between Xiaomi Technology Co., Ltd. and the State Intellectual Property Office was made public. The judgment shows that the appellant Xiaomi Technology Co., Ltd. was dissatisfied with the administrative judgment of the Beijing Intellectual Property Court in the administrative dispute over the rejection of the trademark application and appealed to the Beijing Higher People's Court.

The disputed trademark in this case is the Xiaomi wearable graphic trademark. Xiaomi appealed that the disputed trademark is quite different from the six cited trademarks and does not constitute similar trademarks. The Beijing High People's Court held that the disputed trademark is a pure graphic trademark, which is similar to the cited trademarks in terms of composition elements and visual effects, which may easily cause confusion and misunderstanding among the relevant public about the source of the service. The original judgment and the decision in question were correct in this regard, so Xiaomi's appeal was not supported. The judgment was to dismiss the appeal and uphold the original judgment. (Source: Phoenix Technology)

Three-year action plan for the construction of new IoT infrastructure: promoting 10 IoT companies to grow into leading companies with an output value of over 10 billion yuan

The Ministry of Industry and Information Technology and eight other departments jointly issued the "Three-Year Action Plan for the Construction of New IoT Infrastructure (2021-2023)". The goal is to initially build new IoT infrastructure in major cities in China by the end of 2023, and to consolidate the foundation for modern social governance, digital transformation of industries, and upgrading of people's livelihood consumption. Promote 10 IoT companies to grow into leading companies with an output value of over 10 billion yuan that can drive the integrated development of small and medium-sized enterprises; support the development of a number of specialized and innovative "little giant" companies; cultivate a number of national IoT new industrialization industry demonstration bases to accelerate the development of the IoT industry towards scale, intensiveness, and high value. (Source: Securities Times)

Brazil prepares to impose heavy fines on Apple again: iPhone 13 not including a charger is equivalent to a disguised price increase

Brazilian regulators will once again fine Apple because the new iPhone 13 does not come with a charger, which means a disguised price increase for consumers, media reported on Monday local time.

Like last year's iPhone 12, this year's iPhone 13 no longer comes with a charger and earphones in the package, only a data cable. Fernando Capez, executive director of Brazilian consumer rights protection agency Procon-SP, pointed out that it is illegal for mobile phones such as iPhone 13 and Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 3 to sell the necessary charging heads separately, and consumers need to buy both products at the same time.

In fact, after the iPhone 12 first tried not to come with a charging head last year, Procon-SP questioned whether Apple's doing so would bring any environmental benefits. Earlier this year, Procon-SP imposed a maximum fine of approximately US$2 million (approximately RMB 12.91 million) on Apple for misleading advertising, selling devices without charging heads, and unequal terms.

Cook was reported to have spent $10.1 million to buy a luxury house with an area of ​​nearly 1,000 square meters

On September 28, Apple CEO Tim Cook was revealed to have spent $10.1 million to purchase a mansion in the upscale residential area of ​​La Quinta, California, with an area of ​​9,956 square feet (about 925 square meters).

It is reported that the transaction was actually completed in 2018, but the news that Cook was the buyer of the mansion was not confirmed until recently. The mansion is located in the Madison Club, an upscale residential area in Southern California where many celebrities live.

Semiconductor industry's "Nobel Prize" welcomes its first female winner: AMD CEO Lisa Su

Recently, the "Nobel Prize" in the semiconductor field was awarded to 52-year-old AMD (Advanced Micro Devices) CEO Lisa Su. She also became the first woman to win the IEEE's highest semiconductor award.

The award recognizes "leadership in groundbreaking semiconductor products and successful business strategies that have contributed to the development of the microelectronics industry." IEEE, the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, is the world's largest non-profit professional technical society. The IEEE Robert N. Noyce Award is considered the highest honor in the semiconductor field.

Su Zifeng became the first female CEO of semiconductor company AMD in 2014, when the company was on the verge of bankruptcy. After she took office, AMD's stock price soared all the way - from less than $2 per share to around $110. Now, AMD enjoys a reputation in the industry as a "leader in high-performance computing", and the flagship products that allowed AMD to return to the mainstream market - Ryzen and EPYC processors were launched under Su Zifeng's leadership.

The third person in history: Musk's net worth exceeds 200 billion US dollars and he is the world's richest man again

According to Forbes on September 28, thanks to Tesla's soaring stock price, Elon Musk once again became the world's richest man with a net worth of $200 billion. Forbes' real-time rich list data shows that Tesla CEO Musk's net worth has exceeded $200 billion, reaching $203.4 billion, currently ranking first. Musk has become the third billionaire with a net worth of $200 billion after Bezos and Arnault.

Shares of Tesla, Musk's electric car company, rose for four consecutive months, closing up 2.2% at $791.36, the highest level since February this year. On Monday, Musk's wealth increased by $3.8 billion, reaching $203.4 billion at the close. (IT Home)

iPhone 14 is expected to support under-screen facial recognition

On September 28, the new iPhone 13 series was just released, but the iPhone 14 series has already entered intensive preparations. Recently, foreign media exposed a rendering of the appearance of the iPhone 14 series. According to the picture, the phone will use a full-screen with a hole.

It is reported that the iPhone 14 series will continue the existing four models "iPhone 14 mini, iPhone 14, iPhone 14 Pro, iPhone 14 Pro Max". What is different from the previous ones is that all four models have cancelled the "ugly" bangs. The new model has not given up the Face ID technology. It may adopt a more hidden under-screen Face ID, which not only retains practicality but also looks more beautiful. Other related configurations have not been announced yet. (Zhongguancun Online)

Facebook plans to expand the world's longest submarine cable: total length exceeds 45,000 kilometers, serving 3 billion users

Facebook recently announced its decision to add a new section to the structure called 2Africa Pearls, which will connect Africa, Europe and Asia.

When Facebook first announced the project, it said 2Africa would lay 37,000 kilometers of cable under the sea. Last month, the company announced it was expanding the cable’s reach to four additional branches in the Seychelles, the Comoros Islands, Angola, and southeastern Nigeria, bringing the total length of the new cable route to more than 45,000 kilometers.

Wall Street expects Tesla to deliver about 230,000 vehicles in the third quarter

It is reported that although the entire automotive industry is facing a shortage of parts, Wall Street analysts have given optimistic expectations for Tesla's third-quarter deliveries. Recently, analysts from investment banks Piper Sandler and Royal Bank of Canada (RBC) have raised their delivery expectations, predicting that Tesla will deliver about 233,000 electric vehicles in the third quarter. In addition, Credit Suisse expects it to deliver 225,000 to 230,000 vehicles. (Source: Sina Technology)

Japanese media: Itochu will cooperate with Chinese companies to develop electric vehicle leasing business in Japan and Southeast Asia

According to Nikkei Chinese website, Japan's Itochu Corporation recently announced that it will cooperate with China's emerging enterprise Ground Rail Car Rental (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd. to launch commercial pure electric vehicle leasing business in Japan and Southeast Asia, mainly providing pure electric truck introduction and operation management services for logistics companies. (Source: Jiemian News)

Toyota to split its stock for the first time in 30 years

Recently, Toyota will split its stock into 5 shares for every 1 share, starting from the end of September. This is the first time Toyota has split its stock in 30 years since 1991. The investment unit is 100 shares, and the minimum investment amount will be reduced from more than 1 million yen to more than 200,000 yen. Toyota's market value ranks first among Japanese companies, but the number of shareholders ranked only 15th at the end of the last fiscal year. This move seems to be intended to increase individual shareholders who hold stocks for a long time to support the stock price. (Source: Cailianshe)

Microsoft opens Windows App Store to allow third parties such as Amazon to open "stores within stores"

Microsoft Corp. said on Tuesday it will allow Amazon, Epic Games and other companies to integrate their app stores into its Windows Store, giving third-party developers more options.

Microsoft also said that when apps manage their own in-app purchase systems, Microsoft will not take a cut of app developers' revenue. "Windows is now an open platform with an open store, and Microsoft is once again leading the industry forward," said Epic CEO Tim Sweeney. (Source: Phoenix Technology)