After lobbying countries to abandon Huawei, the US State Department issued a "clean 5G" list

On August 2, local time, after lobbying and wooing allies to ban Huawei, the US State Department website released a list of so-called "5G Clean Networks", claiming that 27 operators around the world have abandoned Huawei and ZTE equipment in the construction of 5G networks, thus building a "5G clean network" and ensuring the "highest security standards."

What is "clean 5G"? The US State Department lists two criteria:

First, at the request of the US State Department, the US think tank Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) developed a "digital trust standard" to assess the credibility of telecommunications equipment suppliers; second, the "Prague 5G Security Recommendations" published in the Czech Republic in May 2019.

It is worth noting that the US State Department has listed a list of "model students" who have abandoned Huawei and called them "clean 5G countries and operators." (Source: Guancha.com)

Microsoft: Will continue to negotiate the acquisition of TikTok's US business and complete it no later than September 15

On Sunday evening, August 2, U.S. time, Microsoft suddenly issued a press release on its official website, stating that it would continue discussions on the acquisition of TikTok's U.S. business, and the negotiations would be completed no later than September 15. Microsoft said it may invite other U.S. investors to participate in the TikTok transaction. The transaction may also include TikTok's business in Canada, New Zealand and Australia. During this period, Microsoft will continue to maintain dialogue with all parties, including the U.S. government and Trump. Before the acquisition, Microsoft will conduct a complete security review of TikTok.

Previously, Reuters and other media reported that Microsoft's discussions on acquiring TikTok's North American business were basically completed, but due to unconfirmed reasons, it was stopped by US President Trump. Now, Microsoft has announced that it will respond to Trump's opinions in the next acquisition negotiations.

According to a report by Fox TV on August 2, Microsoft and TikTok are negotiating with the White House to avoid Trump's complete ban on TikTok.

Earlier, the South China Morning Post reported on the 2nd that ByteDance prefers to spin off TikTok as an independent app rather than selling it to Microsoft. According to people familiar with the matter, except Zhang Yiming, almost everyone on the ByteDance board agreed to spin off TikTok. "For Zhang Yiming, there is actually no other choice, because if it is not split, the app may disappear." (Sina Technology)

Nearly 30,000 apps were removed from the App Store in China in half a day

According to monitoring data from Qimai Data, on August 1, as of 12:00 that day, 29,800 applications were removed from the App Store in China in just half a day, of which 26,575 were gaming applications, accounting for nearly 90%. Statistics show that the peak time for removal was from 3:00 to 5:00 in the morning, with more than 10,000 applications removed during this time period. (Source: Daily Economic News)

ByteDance claims to have been plagiarized and smeared by Facebook, but still sticks to its global vision

Late at night on August 2, ByteDance released a statement on its official Toutiao account, saying that in the face of the tense international political environment and plagiarism and smears from its competitor Facebook, it will actively use the law to safeguard the company's legitimate interests.

The statement said: ByteDance has always been committed to becoming a global company. In this process, we have faced various complex and unimaginable difficulties, including the tense international political environment, the collision and conflict of different cultures, and the plagiarism and smearing of our competitor Facebook. However, we still stick to the vision of globalization, continue to increase investment in markets around the world including China, and create value for global users. We strictly abide by local laws and will actively use the rights granted to us by law to safeguard the company's legitimate rights and interests.

TikTok's business development in the United States has encountered obstacles, and the business of many A-share companies may be affected

Although TikTok is mainly located overseas, it still has business dealings with many domestic listed companies. Any obstacles in the development of TikTok’s business in the United States may affect related companies.

These include Jiuqi Software (which helps TikTok with overseas marketing and acts as an overseas advertising agent on TikTok), Lemon Micro Fun (which has signed a network alliance promotion cooperation agreement with Beijing Youzhuju Network Technology Co., Ltd. and TikTok Pte. Ltd. under ByteDance), as well as SMG Group, BlueFocus, ST Tianyu, Yidiantianxia, ​​XuanYa International and many other TikTok overseas agents. (Source: Jiemian News)

Tianwen-1 Mars probe completes first mid-course orbit correction

At 7:00 a.m. on August 2, the 3000N engine of the Tianwen-1 probe, my country's first Mars exploration mission, worked for 20 seconds, successfully completed the first mid-course orbit correction, and continued to fly to Mars. Before the first orbit correction, the Tianwen-1 probe had been in space for 230 hours, about 3 million kilometers from the Earth, and all systems were in good condition.

Subsequently, Tianwen-1 will undergo deep space maneuvers and several mid-course corrections, and arrive near Mars after more than six months of flight. It will be captured by the gravity of Mars through braking and enter the orbit around Mars to carry out preparations for landing on Mars and scientific exploration. (Source: People's Daily)

Intel accused of infringing on the FinFET patent of the Institute of Microelectronics of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, compensation may exceed 200 million yuan

On July 28, the Patent Reexamination Board of the State Intellectual Property Office orally examined the invalidation application of the invention patent No. 201110240931.5 (“FinFET patent”). The applicant for the invalidation application is Intel (China) Co., Ltd., and the patent owner is the Institute of Microelectronics of the Chinese Academy of Sciences.

This is a measure taken by Intel to deal with the patent infringement lawsuit filed by Microelectronics in 2018. Prior to this, Intel had filed invalidation applications for the patents involved and their U.S. counterparts in China and the United States five times, all of which ended in failure. Microelectronics requested an injunction and compensation of no less than 200 million yuan in the lawsuit. The latest review decision of the Reexamination Committee has not yet been released. The possibility of Intel and Microelectronics seeking a settlement cannot be ruled out, but it is conceivable that a settlement also requires a price. (Source: Aijiwei APP)

Pangu team discovers "unpatchable" vulnerability in Apple's Secure Enclave chip

One of the main security enhancements of Apple devices is the Secure Enclave chip, which encrypts and protects all sensitive data stored on the device. But recently, the Chinese Pangu team discovered an "unpatchable" vulnerability in the Secure Enclave chip that could lead to the destruction of private security key encryption. The vulnerability is "unpatchable" meaning that the vulnerability exists in hardware rather than software, so devices that have already left the factory may not be able to fix the problem. (Source: Electronics World)

Samsung Electronics closes last computer factory in China due to rising labor costs

On August 1, Samsung Electronics announced that it would stop operating its last computer factory in China. According to a notice received by Samsung employees, about half of the 1,700 contract workers at Samsung Electronics' Suzhou computer factory will be affected, excluding those engaged in research and development.

In 2012, the factory exported products worth $4.3 billion, but by 2018, that figure had fallen to $1 billion, according to the South China Morning Post.

A Samsung spokesman declined to comment on the factory's revenue and shipments, or details about its workforce.

Samsung Electronics said in a statement: "China remains an important market for Samsung and we will continue to provide excellent products and services to Chinese consumers." (Source: Interface News)

Meituan taxi users claim their phone numbers were leaked and they were suspected of being harassed by drivers

Recently, a Weibo user revealed that after using Meituan to hail a taxi, the user's mobile phone number was leaked, and he was harassed by the driver.

Weibo user @今日情感管理吗-w- posted that after using Meituan to hail a taxi on the evening of July 16, she was constantly harassed by a stranger on WeChat since July 17. She suspected that the driver had obtained the personal information of the mobile phone number used when taking the taxi.

In this regard, Meituan Taxi said, "The platform traced the backend system data and found that your order had a malfunction during the system connection process. Since your account did not have a username set, the system used your mobile phone number as the username by default, resulting in your mobile phone number being displayed as the passenger's name. We will fix this situation and have reported it to the platform RD and third parties for scheduling. We have reported the driver issue to the three parties for punishment." In addition, Meituan Taxi also compensated the remaining 100 yuan. (Source: Sina Finance)

Smartisan Technology adds new information on the person subject to execution, involving nearly 20 million targets

Recently, Beijing Smartisan Technology Co., Ltd. added information on four new persons subject to execution, and the execution targets are 221598, 559785, 60572, and 18452048 respectively.

At the beginning of last year, Smartisan Technology was acquired by ByteDance. Luo Yonghao recently said that the failure of Smartisan was a serious failure in his college entrance examination, and at the peak, he had a debt of more than 600 million yuan. Luo Yonghao also said that he wanted to revitalize the brand and continue to pursue his ideal of technological entrepreneurship. (Source: IT Home)

China Unicom reorganizes its Research Institute and Network Technology Research Institute

Recently, China Unicom’s new research institute was officially established, which was formed by the integration and reorganization of the former Unicom Research Institute and the former Network Technology Research Institute.

According to the deployment requirements of "China Unicom's Notice on Optimizing the Technological Innovation System", China Unicom Research Institute held a reorganization and establishment meeting and announced the official establishment of the new China Unicom Research Institute. (Source: Sina Technology)

SpaceX makes history! Crew Dragon returns to Earth

At around 2:53 a.m. Beijing time on August 3, 2020, the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft, which was carrying out its first manned test flight mission, successfully splashed down on the surface of the Atlantic Ocean, marking the beginning of a new era of commercial manned spaceflight in the world.

At 5:15 pm Eastern Time on August 1, NASA astronauts Robert Behnken and Douglas Hurley left the International Space Station on SpaceX's "Crew Dragon" spacecraft after completing their mission in the orbital laboratory and embarked on a journey back to Earth. (Source: Tencent Technology)

Apple iPhone supplier considers moving 6 production lines to India

According to the Times of India, suppliers of the US technology giant Apple are studying the transfer of six production lines to the Indian market. In addition, according to information disclosed by Indian Minister of Science and Technology Prasad on August 1, India is expected to produce 11.5 trillion rupees (equivalent to about 1.07 trillion yuan) of mobile phones and related parts in the next five years (2025). Currently, nearly 40 overseas companies want to increase their "bets" on Indian smartphone parts.

It is understood that 22 suppliers have pledged to invest 110 billion rupees (equivalent to about 10.24 billion yuan) to set up mobile phone manufacturing departments in India, including Foxconn, Wistron, Pegatron, and other manufacturers and assemblers of Samsung Electronics and Apple smartphone products.

Twitter's "Bitcoin Scam of the Century" solved! The "planner" was only 17 years old

On July 31, local time, prosecutors in Tampa, Florida, announced that a 17-year-old man suspected of planning the Bitcoin scam that shocked the world on July 15 has been arrested. The prosecutors described him as the "planner" of the case and filed more than 30 felony charges against him. According to relevant legal provisions, although Graham Ivan Clark, who was involved in financial fraud, was only 17 years old, he could still be prosecuted as an adult.

On the day of the incident, within just a few minutes, dozens of well-known figures including Musk, Bill Gates, Kanye West, Bezos, Bloomberg, Biden, Obama and others tweeted at the same time to "do good deeds" and anyone who transferred money to their Bitcoin wallet addresses would receive "double returns."

According to prosecutors, the scam involved more than 30 victims and more than $100,000. Twitter said earlier that the suspect targeted more than 130 accounts and robbed 45 accounts of money. (Source: Jiemian News)

As soon as Trump opened his mouth, Australia immediately investigated TikTok

After US President Trump announced on the evening of July 31 that he would ban the short video app TikTok from operating in the United States, Australian media immediately stated on August 2 local time that Trump's statement would likely encourage the Australian government to follow suit. TikTok is facing increasingly strict scrutiny from Australia. Australian intelligence agencies have already conducted a close review of the app, and some members of Congress are urging the federal government to ban the app.

Several Australian lawmakers and scholars have expressed concerns about Tiktok's prospects in the country. One professor said in an interview that he believed it was "inevitable" for Australia to ban TikTok. (Source: Global Times)

Google Chrome's market share continues to rise, reaching 71%

Recently, Netmarketshare released the operating system and browser market share report for July 2020.

In the report, Windows' overall share rose slightly from 86.69% to 87.59%; macOS' share fell from 9.22% to 7.08%; and Linux's share rose from 3.61% to 4.73%.

In terms of browsers, Chrome currently accounts for 71% of the market share; Edge slightly increased from 8.07% to 8.46%; Firefox's share decreased from 7.58% to 7.27%; IE's share increased from 4.53% to 5.99%. (Source: cnBeta)

Nvidia is reportedly interested in acquiring Arm for $32 billion and is in advanced negotiations

According to foreign media reports, Nvidia is interested in acquiring chip design company ARM and is in the advanced negotiation stage. Another person familiar with the matter said that if the negotiations with Nvidia fail, SoftBank may contact other buyers. It is reported that the transaction value exceeds US$32 billion.

Prior to this, there were reports that SoftBank was going to sell all of ARM or push ARM back to the market through an initial public offering (IPO). Industry insiders speculated that financial deterioration and ARM's weak growth may be important reasons for SoftBank to sell ARM. (Source: 36Kr)

Apple extends Apple Card loan repayment deferral program until August

According to MacRumors, Apple has again extended the Apple Card COVID-19 customer assistance program for one month. Cardholders who apply for assistance can postpone their August repayments without incurring interest charges.

Apple began offering the Apple Card COVID-19 Customer Assistance Program in March, and as the COVID-19 pandemic continues to affect Apple Card customers, the program will be extended every month. (Source: Interface News)