IBM announced the official acquisition of Red Hat for $34 billion; Liu Qiangdong's case will go to trial in September, and the woman filed six charges; ByteDance products have 700 million daily active users | Lei Feng Morning News

IBM announces acquisition of Red Hat for $34 billion

On July 9, Beijing time, IBM announced that it would officially acquire Red Hat for $34 billion. The deal was first announced in October last year, when IBM said it would purchase all of Red Hat's shares in cash at a price of $190 per share.

This transaction is also IBM's largest acquisition to date. According to the transaction contract, Red Hat will be incorporated into IBM's hybrid cloud department, and Red Hat's CEO Jim Whitehurst will join IBM's executive team and report to IBM's CEO Ginni Rometty.

Xiaomi's new headquarters officially launched: took 5 years, total investment 4.6 billion yuan

On July 9, Xiaomi's new headquarters was "settled" in Shangdi, Haidian District, Beijing. In the early hours of the morning, Redmi General Manager Lu Weibing posted a night view of the new campus on Weibo. In the photo, the office building was brightly lit, and the large floor-to-ceiling windows were particularly eye-catching.

On the day of completion, Lei Jun expressed his feelings: Xiaomi has been in Beijing for five years, like drifting to Beijing, first to Yingu Building, then Juanshi Building, Hongyuan Building, then moved to Wucaicheng Building, and rented four buildings around Wucaicheng, moving almost once a year! In Beijing, I will finally have my own home. (Source: Drivers Home)

Liu Qiangdong's sexual assault case will be heard on September 11, and the woman filed six charges

A user with the authentication information of "Doctor of Professional Law from the University of Minnesota" Wang Ruien posted online that a hearing in the civil case between Liu Jingyao and Liu Qiangdong will be held on September 11.

Wang Ruien said, "According to the publicly available materials of the Minnesota court, the civil case of Liu Jingyao v. Liu Qiangdong will be heard on September 11. Judge Edward Wahl will hear the opinions of both parties on a motion, but the specific content is unknown. " It is reported that the public records of the Minnesota court do show that the case will be heard at 8:15 on September 11. (Sina US Stocks )

Didi raises taxi fares by one yuan to solve imbalance between supply and demand

On July 9, Didi Chuxing released a notice on the price adjustment of online car-hailing services, announcing that starting from July 11, 2019, Didi online car-hailing services in Beijing will adjust prices based on regions, with effective areas including Dongcheng District, Xicheng District, Haidian District, etc.

Didi said that the overall success rate of passengers calling for a ride is currently low, and there is not enough capacity to handle 1/5 of the ride-hailing demand during the morning rush hour on weekdays. Therefore, corresponding price adjustments are made to balance supply and demand to encourage drivers to meet passengers' travel needs, while also encouraging passengers to travel during off-peak hours to reduce the pressure of using cars during peak hours. (Source: China News Service APP)

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Chang'e-4 lander and Yutu-2 rover enter seventh lunar night

According to the official Weibo of China's lunar exploration project, the Chang'e-4 lander and Yutu-2 rover completed their seventh lunar day work and ushered in the lunar night again. At 9:00 on July 9, the Chang'e-4 lander completed the lunar night mode setting according to the ground command and entered the lunar night hibernation. Subsequently, the Yutu-2 rover fell asleep at 9:10 on July 9.

During the seventh lunar day, the lunar neutron and radiation dose detector and low-frequency radio spectrometer on the Chang'e-4 lander were turned on as planned and continued to carry out scientific exploration tasks. During this period, the Yutu-2 rover continued to move along the established route and carried out relevant exploration work at multiple detection points. The infrared spectrometer, panoramic camera, neutral atom detector, and lunar radar obtained a large amount of scientific exploration data.

Hu Weiwei leaves Mobike again, Wang Huiwen takes over

On July 9, Tianyancha data showed that on July 5, Beijing Mobike Technology Co., Ltd. underwent industrial and commercial changes. The legal representative changed from Hu Weiwei to Wang Huiwen, and the investment consulting, project investment, investment management, and asset management projects were cancelled from the business scope.

In the past two months, Hu Weiwei has resigned as the legal representative of Mobike several times, and most of them have been replaced by Meituan staff. Currently, Wang Huiwen is the legal representative and senior executive of four Mobike companies. (Tencent Technology)

ByteDance announced that its products had more than 1.5 billion monthly active users worldwide in July

On July 10, ByteDance announced that as of July 2019, the total DAU (daily active users) of ByteDance's products worldwide exceeded 700 million, and the total MAU (monthly active users) exceeded 1.5 billion, of which TikTok's DAU exceeded 320 million.

ByteDance's short video app Tik Tok was launched in September 2016. Users can choose songs and shoot music short videos through Tik Tok to create their own works. ByteDance's global layout began in 2015, and the overseas version of Tik Tok was launched overseas in May 2017. As of now, Tik Tok's DAU has exceeded 320 million. (IT Home)

Eight ministries and commissions issued 11 disciplinary measures against intermediary institutions of Sci-Tech Innovation Board issuers

On July 9, the China Securities Regulatory Commission, the National Development and Reform Commission, the People's Bank of China and other eight ministries and commissions jointly issued the "Opinions on Strengthening Regulatory Information Sharing and Improving the Joint Punishment Mechanism for Dishonesty in the Pilot Registration System of the Science and Technology Innovation Board", which jointly punished the behavior of cooking the books and telling lies in the pilot registration system of the Science and Technology Innovation Board.

The document mentions five major opinions, including regulatory information inquiry, sharing of dishonest information, and using past illegal and dishonest records as an important reference for the issuance and listing of the Science and Technology Innovation Board. The relevant persons in charge of issuers and intermediary institutions are listed as disciplinary targets, and 11 disciplinary measures are taken against the relevant disciplinary targets. The illegal and dishonest information is disclosed for one year, and the elements of joint punishment are no longer implemented. (Source: Sina Finance)

Facebook, Google, Apple and Amazon to attend antitrust hearing on July 16

According to CNBC, Facebook, Google, Apple and Amazon are reportedly scheduled to attend a congressional antitrust hearing on July 16, where executives from several companies will answer questions about the latest moves to break up large technology companies.

Shares of Amazon, Facebook and Google-parent Alphabet fell earlier this month on reports that the Federal Trade Commission and the Justice Department were investigating big tech companies for potential monopoly behavior.

The companies did not respond to requests for comment ahead of a congressional hearing on the breakup of big tech companies, which has been called for by Senator and presidential candidate Elizabeth Warren.

Apple launches new MacBook Air, starting price reduced to RMB 8,899

On July 9, Apple released a new MacBook Air, equipped with a 1.6GHz dual-core 8th-generation Intel Core i5 processor, Turbo Boost up to 3.6GHz, and equipped with two Thunderbolt 3 ports. Compared with the old model, the new MacBook Air uses a retina display with True Tone technology. In terms of price, the MacBook Air 128G is priced at 8,899 yuan, and the education discount price is 8,099 yuan.

Foreign media: Samsung is developing a full-screen mobile phone, which may be used in the Samsung A series

On July 9, according to Letsgodigital, Samsung is developing a full-screen smartphone with a screen that extends to both sides. It is speculated that it may be the design of the Galaxy A100. Recently, Samsung has submitted and published various patents, many of which are related to the screen: a push-pull display design ("roll-up" design) that can increase the screen by 60%; a full-screen pebble appearance design; a double-arc (both the left and right sides are screens) display design; a retractable screen that can be retracted left and right, etc. This series of patents indicates that Samsung is studying a new appearance of the display screen.

Samsung may choose to use new innovative technologies in the Galaxy A series of smartphones. These mid-range smartphones are very suitable for young people and make it easier for Samsung to get feedback from users. If the new technology is successful, it will be further developed and used in high-end models. Letsgodigital speculates that the Samsung Galaxy A100 may not appear in 2019, and the device may be launched in early 2020 at the earliest. It should be noted that Samsung has (temporarily) suspended the so-called full-screen v2.0 plan.

BMW's first electric MINI will be launched at the end of this year

BMW's first electric Mini will go on sale by the end of this year, targeting urban buyers, giving the German manufacturer more competition to Volkswagen's ID.3 hatchback and Tesla's Model 3.

The new 32,500-euro ($36,400) car adds an electric motor and battery to the existing three-door Mini Cooper SE, which was developed with a battery version in mind.

Fire at SpaceX's interstellar spacecraft development facility may be caused by electrical failure

On July 9, according to foreign media reports, a fire broke out at the Starship research and development facility of the US aerospace company SpaceX in Cocoa, Florida on Monday afternoon local time in the United States, causing damage to equipment and infrastructure, but no casualties.

A local government spokesman confirmed that a small fire broke out at the SpaceX facility on Cidco Road around noon, and the city's fire department responded quickly and put it out. Staff suspected that the fire might have been caused by an electrical fault.

"This afternoon, a small fire occurred at a SpaceX facility in Cocoa," a SpaceX spokesperson said. "The fire was contained to an on-site marine truck and was quickly extinguished with the help of the local fire department, who responded within minutes. No one was injured in the fire, and the cause is under investigation."

Amazon is reportedly developing a wearable device that can detect human emotions

A new leak claims that Amazon is secretly developing a wearable device that can detect human emotions. From the documents that have surfaced so far, this wristband device is positioned as a health and wellness device, created by the Lab126 team responsible for Amazon's Alexa voice software. It is understood that the device is equipped with a microphone that can judge the wearer's emotional state through sound.

Leaked documents show that the wearable device can be used with a smartphone, and Amazon hopes that the technology will eventually guide users "how to communicate more effectively with others."

It is reported that the project is codenamed "Dylan" and is currently undergoing beta testing. It is not yet known whether Amazon intends to promote it for commercial use, limited to the healthcare industry, or just a future-oriented experiment. (cnBeta)

Qualcomm releases Snapdragon 215: quad-core A53 architecture, 50% performance improvement

On July 9, Qualcomm released the Snapdragon 215 mobile platform, a full-featured SoC chip for smartphones priced between $60 and $130. The Snapdragon 215 uses a 64-bit architecture and a 28nm process. The CPU is a quad-core Cortax A53 with a main frequency of 1.3GHz, and is said to be 50% faster than the previous generation (Snapdragon 210). The GPU has been upgraded to Adreno 308, with a 28% performance improvement. The baseband is the X5 LTE full network baseband, supporting dual-SIM dual VoLTE, downlink Cat.4 (150Mbps), and peripherals support USB 2.0, Bluetooth 4.2, 802.11ac, LPDDR3 memory, eMMC 4.5 flash memory, QC1.0 fast charging, NFC payment, etc. (Fast Technology)

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