The first-instance verdict of the lawyer's lawsuit against Pinduoduo for price-cutting fraud was announced, and the court found that the defendant violated the right to know

On July 5, according to Jiemian News, citing the Shanghai Changning Court WeChat account, the Shanghai Changning District People's Court publicly pronounced a verdict on the Internet infringement liability dispute case between Liu Moumou and Shanghai Xunmeng Information Technology Co., Ltd. (Pinduoduo operator). The court determined that the defendant had infringed the right to know, and the first instance ruled that the defendant should compensate the plaintiff for losses of 400 yuan within ten days from the date of the judgment's effectiveness; the plaintiff's other claims were rejected. The court believes that e-commerce operators should disclose activity information in a comprehensive, truthful, accurate and timely manner when carrying out "new customer acquisition activities" to protect consumers' right to know. If the information disclosure does not meet the statutory requirements or is ambiguous, it constitutes an infringement of consumers' right to know and should bear the corresponding tort liability.

It is reported that on July 1, before the verdict of the case, lawyer Liu Yuhang said on Zhihu that the Pinduoduo bargaining case, which took more than a year and 5 court hearings, is finally about to usher in the first-instance judgment. Today, I received a notice that the case will be sentenced online at 11 am on July 5, 2022. To be honest, when I filed the lawsuit, I could never have imagined that a small ordinary civil case with a subject matter of 9.9 yuan would take such a long trial time. Looking back on the entire litigation process, I have to sigh at the strength of the opponent. Not counting the evidence, this case only has hundreds of pages of various opinions written by both parties.

In March 2021, Shanghai lawyer Liu Yuhang participated in Pinduoduo's "Bargain for Free" event because of a link shared by a friend. He received a "super free card" and invited many people to bargain, but the difference was always "0.9%". Liu Yuhang suspected that Pinduoduo's data was not true, and submitted prosecution materials to the court on the grounds that Pinduoduo was suspected of violating the principle of honesty and trustworthiness when providing network services and using false data to conceal the rules, which constituted fraud. In the documents released by Liu Yuhang later, it was learned that Pinduoduo said that "because the page has a limited number of digits for displaying percentages, they omitted a percentage with at least 6 decimal places and displayed it as 0.9%. The 0.9% displayed on the bargaining page is not 0.9%, but 0.9996427%."

In response to this, Pinduoduo said that the "bargain for free" activity was real and effective, with more than 1,200 products participating in this period and a total of 7.09 million products given away. Regarding the lawyer's invitation to many people to bargain but the bargaining progress bar did not change, Tang Jiangrong, senior director of Pinduoduo's legal department, explained: "Because some of the free bargaining products are priced large, the amount of money bargained by a small number of users is not enough to change the percentage, which will make consumers think that the bargaining has not changed."

Ren Zhengfei's pledge that Huawei will not build complete vehicles will expire in 2023

On July 5, it was reported that Huawei’s promise not to build cars is about to expire. On October 26, 2020, Huawei founder Ren Zhengfei issued Huawei EMT Resolution No. [2018] 139: Huawei will not build complete vehicles, but will focus on ICT technology to help car companies build good cars. However, the end of the statement shows: "This article will take effect from the date of publication and will be valid for 3 years."

It is understood that the document was issued on the official website of Huawei's Xinsheng Community in November 2020. If calculated according to the "October 26, 2020" marked on the signing date of the document, Huawei's promise not to build cars will expire in more than a year.

According to a document released by Huawei in November 2020, the business jurisdiction of Huawei Intelligent Automotive Solutions BU (IAS BU) was officially adjusted from the ICT Business Management Committee to the Consumer Business Management Committee. Huawei reiterated that Huawei does not build complete vehicles, but focuses on ICT technology to help car companies build better cars and become an incremental component provider for intelligent connected vehicles. "In the future, anyone who proposes to build cars and interferes with the company can be transferred from their position and find another job." (IT Home)

Tencent denies cancelling data security product line: team undergoes adjustments and reorganization

Recently, there was news that all data security product lines under Tencent Security were disbanded. In response, Tencent Security said that the online information was untrue. According to business development needs, some of the original data security products were transferred to other departments of Tencent Security, and the team was adjusted and reorganized accordingly.

Tencent team announced that WeGame will cease operations on September 8

On July 5, the operation team of Tencent's "WeGame on Palm" released a delisting announcement for "WeGame on Palm". The announcement showed that the "WeGame on Palm" product (including the WeGame on Palm App, WeBiBi WeChat applet and WeBiBi H5 version) will cease operations at [23]: [59] on September 8, 2022.

The Tencent team said that the BiBi Square, popular organizations and other related functions on the WeGame PC corresponding to the WeGame mobile app will also be taken offline before the WeGame mobile app shuts down its servers. However, assistant functions such as the Cloud Top Guide and Cloud Top Records will be gradually migrated to the WeGame PC version of "LOL Assistant - Cloud Top Tactics" to continue to provide services to players.

Suning.com denies bankruptcy and liquidation: operations are currently normal and legal responsibilities will be pursued in accordance with the law

According to a report by Red Star Capital Bureau on July 5, there are rumors in the market that some suppliers have applied to the court for the bankruptcy liquidation of Suning.com. A staff member of the Important Case Center of Zhongcheng Court said that on July 4, with the help of the Important Case Center of Zhongcheng Court, two suppliers sent materials to the Nanjing Intermediate People's Court to apply for the bankruptcy liquidation of Suning.com.

In response to the online rumor that "Suning.com is bankrupt and liquidated", Suning.com issued a statement on Weibo saying that the news was a rumor. Suning.com is currently operating normally and its business is stabilizing and improving. In response to the false rumors and false information on the Internet, the company will pursue legal responsibility in accordance with the law to safeguard its own legitimate rights and interests.

Gree Electric Appliances said it encountered "fakes" and a large number of third-party companies impersonated its after-sales team

On July 5, Gree Electric released a statement saying: Recently, we have received feedback from users that some criminals have impersonated Gree Electric's after-sales service team, issued false after-sales service phone numbers, and charged random fees and had no guarantee of service quality. The company attaches great importance to this and is actively cracking down on it through legal means.

At present, many consumers have complained to Gree Electric Appliances after-sales customer service, saying that they encountered random charges from third-party platforms due to erroneous contacts. A person from Gree Electric Appliances' marketing department said: "Some consumers have reported to the company that major online platforms are full of information impersonating Gree Electric Appliances' after-sales hotline, and some fake Gree Electric Appliances' after-sales teams charge random fees after repairing consumers at their homes. This chaos has attracted the company's high attention. In order to protect the rights and interests of consumers and prevent more consumers from suffering losses, the company has issued a solemn statement." (Securities Daily)

Purdue Technology CEO Zhang Tao sends internal letter announcing layoffs

Recently, an internal letter from Purdue Technology CEO Zhang Tao was leaked, sparking heated discussions in the market. In a letter titled "A letter to all comrades in the company", Zhang Tao said that in order to keep the company alive, after a long discussion, we had to make a difficult decision to make some "slimming" adjustments to the company's business and personnel, including the upcoming one.

At the beginning of this year, Purdue Technology announced a massive layoff, which caused a stir in the industry. A former Purdue employee revealed that the layoffs affected more than 20 cities, and more than 800 people have left so far. The total number of layoffs is expected to exceed 1,000, accounting for one-third of the company's total number of employees, which is roughly consistent with the online rumors. In addition, someone broke the news online that Purdue Technology had expanded its employee size 10 times in the past year or so, and the growth was too fast, which resulted in layoffs later.

A netizen posted on the Maimai platform that Purdue Technology expanded its staff size 10 times to 3,000 at the end of last year, then laid off 1,000 employees in February this year, and laid off about 700 employees in June this year. It is said that the company will only retain a scale of about 500 people in July, returning to the level of early 2021 (about 300 people).

Xiaodu responds to "Woman claims smart speakers in homestay secretly film guests' privacy": supports the parties involved in safeguarding their rights and assists the police in the investigation

On July 5, a media outlet reported that a woman posted a video revealing that when she was playing with a smart speaker in a booked homestay, she found that the speaker had a secret camera function and had multiple private videos of previous guests. Judging from the appearance of the smart speaker exposed by the woman, the product is suspected to be a product of Xiaodu.

In response to this, Baidu's artificial intelligence assistant Xiaodu Xiaodu officially issued a statement on the incident of "a woman found multiple tenants being photographed while playing with a smart speaker". The statement said that Xiaodu's "Care Assistant Agreement" clearly stipulates that ordinary user versions of products are only allowed to be used in home scenarios. If there is any illegal use of the care function to threaten or harm the privacy of others, Xiaodu has the right to ban the user's Xiaodu account and notify the public security organs for further processing. Therefore, Xiaodu strongly requires the merchant to stop the behavior as soon as possible. At the same time, Xiaodu has contacted the person involved in the video and firmly supports the person involved in the video to protect their rights. Xiaodu will also do its best to cooperate and assist the police in inquiries and investigations.

TuSimple co-founder Huang Zehua resigns to start a business in the truck industry

TuSimple, the "first stock in autonomous driving", has seen another change in the top management. Huang Zehua, co-founder and vice president of engineering of TuSimple, resigned in October 2021 and will start a business in the truck field. According to Tianyancha corporate information, Huang Zehua founded a company called "Zero One Smart Car" in April this year. According to industry insiders, the direction of Zero One Smart Car is to provide truck hardware for autonomous driving software companies and become the "Wei Xiaoli" in the domestic truck industry.

This is the second wave of high-level news about TuSimple entering the car manufacturing industry. Previously, another co-founder of TuSimple, Chen Mo, had announced that he would enter the hydrogen heavy truck manufacturing track. The craze for autonomous driving is quietly spreading from the passenger car field to the truck field. (36Kr)

Xiaomi starts producing mobile phones in Vietnam, but says not the entire production chain is moving there

On July 5, media reported that Xiaomi has begun producing smartphones in Vietnam, which are produced by Guanghong Technology's OEM factory. Xiaomi confirmed the news and said that Vietnam is just the company's product layout in Southeast Asia, and the entire production chain has not been moved to Vietnam.

Relevant people said that all our overseas factories are operated by partners, and Xiaomi has no management rights or ownership rights. Foxconn and BYD in India, and DBG (Guanghong Technology) in Hong Kong. According to foreign media, the factory covers an area of ​​about 200,000 square meters and the investment is about 80 million US dollars. In addition to smartphones, it will also produce various parts such as data transmission equipment and circuit substrates. In addition to supplying the local market in Vietnam, these devices will also be exported to some Southeast Asian markets including Malaysia and Thailand. (Red Star News)

Huawei launches "Petal Travel" taxi-hailing app: aggregates domestic high-quality online taxi suppliers

Recently, Huawei launched the "Petal Travel" taxi-hailing app for public beta users. According to the app information, Petal Travel is Huawei's latest taxi-hailing app that aggregates domestic high-quality online taxi-hailing suppliers to provide taxi services to users. Petal Travel currently supports cities including Beijing, Shenzhen, and Nanjing. Huawei said that the number of supported cities is increasing.

In October 2020, Huawei launched the map application PetalMaps for overseas users. In December last year, Huawei released the in-car map PetalMaps and launched it for the first time on the AITO M5. The new car is pre-installed with the in-car map service - PetalMaps, which the official said "brings the HarmonyOS smart cockpit smart navigation experience to car owners."

AMD's 450Gb of confidential data was stolen by hackers because it used 123456 as the password

On July 5, a hacker group called RansomHouse released some AMD data on the dark web, demanding a ransom from AMD. It is reported that hackers broke through AMD's defenses in January this year and stole 450Gb of data from AMD servers.

It is understood that some of the data they released were passwords of AMD employees, and an important reason why AMD's security protection was breached was that AMD employees used weak passwords. RansomHouse said that AMD had almost no security system, and many employees used simple passwords such as "password", "123456" or "amd123". RansomHouse directly stated that using such passwords is a shame for the security department.

India's Enforcement Directorate raids 44 vivo locations across the country

According to a report by New Delhi TV on the 5th, the Indian Enforcement Agency raided Chinese mobile phone manufacturer vivo and other related companies at 44 locations across the country that day, claiming to investigate whether they were engaged in so-called money laundering activities. The searches against Chinese companies were carried out in Bihar, Jharkhand, Uttar Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh and Punjab in India.

After taking legal action against another Chinese mobile phone manufacturer, Xiaomi, for allegedly violating foreign exchange management laws, documents from the Indian Ministry of Corporate Affairs showed that the Indian government is investigating possible "improper financial behavior" by Chinese companies in India, such as vivo. Reports say that Indian government departments had launched an investigation into vivo as early as April this year on "whether there are major irregularities in ownership structure and financial reporting", but have not disclosed the specific content and results of the investigation.

Vivo responded to the incident by saying: "Vivo is cooperating with relevant Indian authorities and providing them with all the information they need. As a responsible company, we strictly abide by all local laws and regulations in India."

TikTok abandons plans to expand its live e-commerce 'Shop' business to the US

TikTok has abandoned plans to expand its livestream e-commerce business, TikTok Shop, to the U.S. and other parts of Europe. The company launched TikTok Shop in the U.K. last year, its first market outside of Asia, allowing companies and users to sell products through livestreams. However, the venture was plagued by internal problems.

The company reportedly plans to launch TikTok Shop in Germany, France, Italy, and Spain in the first half of this year, followed by a launch in the United States later this year.

People familiar with the matter said the expansion plan was abandoned after influencers withdrew from the UK project and the venture struggled to attract users. A TikTok employee revealed that awareness and adoption of the business among British consumers remains low, and many TikTok Shop live broadcasts have poor sales performance.

Musk: Tesla is hiring lawyers for its "hardcore litigation department" team

On July 5, it was reported that Tesla CEO Elon Musk recently revealed in an interview with the GettingStoned podcast that Tesla is now recruiting some lawyers for the "hardcore litigation department" team. Musk said that some applicants include those who responded to his posts on Twitter .

According to previous reports, on May 20 local time, Musk said on Twitter that Tesla is setting up a "hardcore litigation department" that will "directly initiate and execute litigation" and report directly to Musk himself. Musk also added, "We promise: We will never seek victory in just cases against us, even if we may win. We will never surrender to unjust cases against us, even if we may lose."

Japan's largest utility company Tokyo Electric Power is reportedly preparing to bid for Toshiba

According to reports, people familiar with the matter said today that Japan 's largest utility company Tokyo Electric Power is considering joining other "bidding alliances" to bid for Toshiba. Previously, Japan Investment Corp, an investment fund backed by the Japanese government, and Japan Industrial Partners, a Japanese private equity investment company, had formed an alliance to bid for Toshiba.

The reason why Japan Investment Corporation and Japan Industrial Partners formed an alliance is that they do not have enough funds individually. People familiar with the matter said that Tokyo Electric Power Company is considering joining the alliance to jointly bid for Toshiba. Tokyo Electric Power Company mainly hopes to obtain Toshiba's nuclear power business. In addition, before Tokyo Electric Power Company, foreign funds have contacted Japan Investment Corporation and hope to join the bidding. It is not clear which one the alliance of Japan Investment Corporation and Japan Industrial Partners will choose as its partner, or whether it will reject other third parties to join.

Nokia wins Norway's nationwide 5G contract: involving about 7,100 base stations

On July 5, Nokia announced a five-year agreement with Norwegian mobile operator Ice to upgrade and expand its 5G wireless network infrastructure across the country. The move will support Ice holding group Lyse's strategy to provide customers with first-class fixed and mobile services. Deployment work has already begun and will continue until 2026.

Under the contract, Nokia will provide equipment from its comprehensive, energy-efficient AirScale portfolio, including Single RAN, AirScale base stations and high-capacity 5G Massive MIMO antennas to support different frequency bands. About 3,200 base stations will be modernized, and 3,900 new base stations will be deployed. These solutions will enhance Ice's 5G coverage and performance and cover all deployment scenarios from dense urban capacity to wide-area coverage.

Fast fashion giant Shein is suspected of plagiarizing designs and faces dozens of lawsuits in the US

SHEIN has recently been caught up in an infringement dispute involving alleged design theft. According to a report by China Times, citing foreign media, SHEIN or its Hong Kong-based parent company Zoetop Business Co. has been named as a defendant in at least 50 federal lawsuits in the United States alleging trademark or copyright infringement in the past three years, almost 10 times that of its main competitor H&M. "SHEIN argues that any infringement of its products sold was not intentional."

Siemens Electrical Products China Headquarters to be upgraded to China and East Asia Headquarters

On July 5, Siemens announced on its official Weibo account that starting from October 1, 2022, its Siemens Electrical Products China Headquarters in Suzhou will be officially upgraded to the China and East Asia Headquarters, and its responsibilities will be expanded to cover business in East Asia, including South Korea and Japan. In addition, Siemens signed a strategic cooperation agreement with the Suzhou National High-tech Industrial Development Zone Management Committee to further strengthen its development in Suzhou. (Jiemian News)

The EU officially approved two major digital regulations, and technology giants face huge fines

July 6th news, European lawmakers on Tuesday approved two landmark new digital regulatory rules aimed at reining in technology giants such as Google, Amazon, Apple, Facebook and Microsoft, but the limited resources of regulators may hinder their implementation.

The European Parliament voted on Tuesday to approve the two laws, the Digital Markets Act targeting anti-competitive practices and the Digital Services Act targeting illegal content, after reaching an agreement with EU member states this spring.

According to the new regulations, companies that violate the Digital Markets Act will be fined up to 10% of their annual global revenue, and companies that violate the Digital Services Act will be fined up to 6% of their annual global revenue. In some extreme cases, the fine can reach 20% of the company's annual global revenue. The European Commission has now set up a special working group, which is expected to have about 80 officials join. (Phoenix Technology)