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Didi announces winter layoffs: 15% of employees involved, more than 2,000 employees
Leifeng.com reported that on February 15, at Didi's monthly all-staff meeting, Didi CEO Cheng Wei announced that the company will be ready for the winter. In 2019, Didi will "close, stop and transfer" non-core businesses, and reduce staff due to overlapping positions and unsatisfactory performance caused by business restructuring. The overall layoff ratio accounts for 15% of all employees, involving about 2,000 people.
While "closing, suspending and transferring" and laying off employees, Didi will increase investment in key areas such as safety technology, products, offline driver management and internationalization in 2019, and continue to recruit 2,500 people. The total number of employees by the end of 2019 will be the same as 13,000 at the end of last year.
Later, Didi CEO Cheng Wei said in his circle of friends that the experience of the "eighty-one difficulties" along the way is the true "scripture" to be sought, and one should not forget the original intention, accept challenges, and take responsibilities.
Domestic News
Tencent is in talks with EA to bring Apex Legends to China
According to a report by the South China Morning Post on February 15, Tencent is negotiating with EA to introduce the game Apex Legends to China.
Apex Legends was launched on February 4th and is available on PS4, Xbox One and PC. It is a "chicken-eating" game with a core gameplay similar to Fortnite and PUBG. Players can form a three-person team, each with unique skills, and cooperate with each other to fight. According to third-party data provider TwitchTracker, Apex Legends is already the most popular game on the live streaming website Twitch.
Huawei and Turkcell jointly build a fully cloud-based core network project for 5G evolution
According to Bloomberg, Huawei and Turkish operator Turkcell will jointly build a fully cloud-based core network project for 5G evolution. Previously, Turkcell and Huawei used Joint Agile Development (JAD) to verify the world's first LTE spectrum coordination solution on its commercial 4.5G network in Antalya.
Xiaomi Mi 9 confirmed to be the world's first Snapdragon 855 processor
On February 15, Lei Jun updated the news on Weibo, saying that Xiaomi 9, which will be released on February 20, will be the world's first to launch the Snapdragon 855 processor.
Lei Jun explained on Weibo why Xiaomi was able to launch the Snapdragon 855 processor first in the world. He emphasized: "At the beginning of the Snapdragon 855 project, the Xiaomi team participated in the discussion of chip products, tracked and verified the design of the solution, and jointly optimized the chip solution. We invested three times the R&D and testing resources to achieve today's true launch of the Snapdragon 855."
Toutiao responds to rumors of 9 billion yuan acquisition of Zhongkun Plaza: no comment
On February 15, according to ChinaVenture, Bytedance, the parent company of Toutiao, will spend 9 billion yuan to acquire Zhongkun Plaza in Dazhongsi within the North Third Ring Road. The acquisition will be completed through a third-party company. Toutiao responded by saying, "We will not comment on rumors."
According to reports, Zhongkun Dazhongsi Square in Beijing Dazhongsi is located at the intersection of the three major business districts of Xizhimen, Zhongguancun and Ya'ao. Its total construction area is 430,000 square meters, with a land area of 140,000 square meters. The construction area of the theme commercial area is about 210,000 square meters, and the total investment exceeds 3 billion yuan. As early as a year ago, Toutiao had contacted some large-scale parks in Beijing. Toutiao wanted to buy 200,000 square meters of properties in one go, but failed due to the 2018 ban on the sale of industrial real estate in Beijing.
OPPO Vice President Shen Yiren: Folding screens do not have much value at present
On February 15, OPPO Vice President Shen Yiren said on Weibo: "I have experienced the engineering prototype of the folding phone. I think the folding screen has no particular value until the problem of whether it can improve the interaction or experience for users is solved."
WeChat accounts are openly bought and sold: old accounts over two years old are priced at 198 yuan
According to IT Home, on February 15, domestic media reported that while WeChat has become a way of life for people, some lawless elements have also set their sights on WeChat accounts. "Domestic full-month accounts are 55 yuan, real-name accounts are 95 yuan, half-year accounts are 148 yuan, real-name accounts are 198 yuan, and accounts over two years old are 198 yuan, real-name accounts are 228 yuan."
Previously, a Mr. He from Wuhan, Hubei was dragged into a WeChat investment group by a "white, rich and beautiful" woman and was defrauded of 84,000 yuan. Recently, the Wuhan police cracked the fraud case and successfully recovered Mr. He's 84,000 yuan. The police said that behind Mr. He's experience of the scam, there was a hidden profit chain of buying and selling WeChat accounts and using social media to commit fraud.
According to the Inspection Daily, a certain WeChat trading platform sells and wholesales various WeChat accounts, and subdivides WeChat accounts according to different attributes, such as brand new, full month, one year, etc., and also divides them into domestic and foreign WeChat accounts, and into direct login, real name, and street WeChat accounts. Previously, the WeChat accounts sold were mostly used to brush fake traffic, and after the real name and other WeChat accounts became popular, these purchased WeChat accounts were mostly used for WeChat gambling, WeChat resource sales, honey traps, and public account volume brushing. According to the "Tencent WeChat Software License and Service Agreement", the ownership of WeChat accounts belongs to Tencent. After the user completes the application registration procedures, he only obtains the right to use the WeChat account, and this right of use only belongs to the initial applicant.
Duoshan launches "Lantern Festival Joy Party" with 100 million RMB
Duoshan, a video social app under Toutiao, will launch the "Duoshan Lantern Festival Gala" during the Lantern Festival. From February 18 to February 24, users who participate in Duoshan activities can share a total of 100 million yuan in red envelopes and other prizes.
During the event, users can earn coins to participate in the Gachapon draw by adding friends through the radar, using New Year's greeting props to send Duoshan video greetings, inviting friends to Duoshan, and playing Lantern Festival games. In addition to the 100 million yuan red envelope grand prize, users will also have the opportunity to get special props and "Xiaoshan" limited edition costumes to dress up their own Duoshan animated avatars.
Xiaopeng starts recruiting driver operation talents and may enter the travel market in the future
A recruitment information was recently released on Xiaopeng Motors' official website, indicating that the company is about to launch its taxi business.
Information shows that Xpeng Motors' recruitment for its travel business is concentrated in its Guangzhou headquarters, mainly focusing on recruiting talents in areas such as operational subsidies, passenger team management, driver operation management, safe driving training, and service etiquette standards and control. Among them, optimizing driver recruitment costs and improving driver retention rates have become job responsibilities of some recruitment positions.
Xiaopeng Motors told Leifeng.com's New Intelligent Driving that this move is an exploration in the field of travel and there may be related arrangements in the future.
A domestic facial recognition company's data was leaked, and the data of more than 2.5 million people could be obtained
On February 15, according to a 404 website and the Weibo Security Emergency Response Center, a large-scale data leak occurred in a domestic facial recognition company. The data of more than 2.5 million people can be obtained, and 6.8 million records have been leaked, including ID card information, facial recognition images, and capture locations. The company's external profile is that it uses cutting-edge advanced technologies such as deep learning for surveillance video analysis. In fact, it provides facial recognition technology and crowd analysis technology, and provides a public database that can be searched online. The locations of surveillance records include police stations, hotels, tourist attractions, parks, Internet cafes, etc.
international News
Apple says iPhone sales will resume in Germany after ban, but must be powered by Qualcomm chips
According to Reuters, Apple said on Thursday that it would resume selling old iPhones that were banned last year in German stores, but these iPhones that are back on the shelves must be equipped with Qualcomm chips. Last year, the court ruled that Apple had infringed a Qualcomm patent and must stop selling some iPhone 7 and iPhone 8 models because the court ruled to ban the sale of iPhone models in Germany that use Apple supplier Qorvo chips. The ban was a victory for Qualcomm in the legal conflict with Apple.
Samsung will vigorously develop its telecommunications network equipment business and seek new growth points
According to a Reuters report on February 15, Samsung Electronics is currently investing a lot of resources in its telecommunications network equipment business, transferring high-performing managers and many employees from the mobile phone division to the network division. This means that Samsung is working hard to become a top 5G network supplier and narrow the gap with Huawei, Ericsson and Nokia.
French wireless operator Orange will reportedly cooperate with Samsung for the first time this year to test 5G technology in France, with Huawei as its largest equipment supplier. Samsung is eager to find new growth points as its mainstream chip and smartphone sales begin to decline. In the next three years, Samsung will invest $22 billion in 5G mobile technology, artificial intelligence, biopharmaceuticals and other fields.
Taiwanese media: Apple's new AirPods have started shipping, with a new black model
On February 16, Taiwan media Economic Daily reported that Inventec has begun shipping Apple's slightly modified wireless Bluetooth headset AirPods, which is expected to be launched together with the AirPower charging pillow this spring. The report said that the price of the new AirPods remains at US$159, the same as the previous generation.
In terms of appearance design, compared with the previous generation of AirPods, the new AirPods will adopt a new surface coating design, and its charging box will also use the same technology to maintain the integrity of the two. In addition, the new AirPods will also add black for consumers to choose from, making the headset available in white and black.
It is reported that the new AirPods are divided between Inventec and mainland manufacturer Luxshare. Inventec has already started shipping. With the official launch of the slightly modified earphones, it is expected to start the second wave of demand, adding fuel to the first quarter's performance. In response, Inventec said that it would not comment on a single product or customer.
NASA plans to launch a new probe in 2023 to explore the origin of the universe
Xinhua News Agency reported on February 15 that NASA plans to launch a new probe in 2023 to draw a clearer map of the universe, explore how the universe evolved and the life elements in the planetary system of the Milky Way.
The full name of this new detector is "Spectrophotometer for Cosmic History, Epoch of Reionization and Ices Explorer" (SPHEREx). It is planned to launch a two-year mission to survey the sky in visible light and near-infrared bands to obtain data on more than 300 million galaxies and more than 100 million stars in the Milky Way. It is expected to cost US$242 million.
Research shows that tens of thousands of Android apps illegally collect user information
According to a study shown to CNet by the International Computer Science Institute, about 17,000 Android apps collect identification information, creating a permanent record of your device activity. The researchers said the data collection appears to violate Google's policies on the collection of data, which in most cases can be used to target users with advertising.
These apps can track you by linking the Advertising ID (a unique but resettable number used to tailor ads) with other identifiers on your phone that are difficult or impossible to change. These identifiers are the unique signature of the device: the MAC address, the International Mobile Phone Equipment Identity (IMEI) and the Android ID. Fewer than a third of the apps that collect identifiers use only the Advertising ID, as Google recommends.
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