Key Tech News for August 25, 2024

“Tech Last Night and This Morning” time, hello everyone, and now it is Sunday, August 25, 2024. The important tech news today includes:

1. (Update: Back to normal) Steam crashed! The fated people of Black Myth: Wukong suddenly encountered the 82nd Tribulation

On the evening of August 25, a large number of netizens reported on social platforms that the Steam platform couldn't log in, and the related topic steam crashed also went on the Weibo hot search. According to the Perfect World Competitive Platform announcement, this Steam crash was caused by a DDoS attack, and players can try to reconnect the game. >>View details

2. Before the release of the iPhone 16 series, it is said that there is a shortage of Apple FineWoven-related accessories

The tech media 9to5Mac released a blog post on August 23, stating that before Apple released the iPhone 16 series, there was a shortage of FineWoven-related accessories. >>View details

3. Honor received investment from China Mobile

According to a report by Bloomberg on the evening of August 23, the parent company of China Mobile Communications Group invested in Honor Terminal Co., Ltd. Honor stated in a statement sent to Bloomberg that the company has obtained investment from China Mobile. >>View details

4. The Version update, 4K of Zhencai Vision is only available for SVIP to watch of Tencent Video caused a hot discussion of rights shrinkage, and the official response is based on the actual usage situation

On August 24, the topic Tencent Video VIP rights shrinkage caused a hot discussion on Weibo. As of the TapTechNews dispatch, the relevant topic ranked first in real-time popularity, with a reading volume of 62,000. TapTechNews learned from the top of the topic that many bloggers complained that the shrinkage of Tencent Video VIP members. After the version update, the 4K of Zhencai Vision picture quality can only be watched by SVIP members. >>View details

5. Mihoyo's Genshin Impact won the Best Mobile Game Award at the 2024 Cologne Game Show

On the evening of August 23, Beijing time, Mihoyo's Genshin Impact won the Best Mobile Game Award at the 2024 Cologne Game Show. During the exhibition, Mihoyo's Genshin Impact demonstrated the trailer of the Nattha area in the 5.0 version The Path of Glory and Flame, and announced that the new version will be launched on August 28. >>View details

6. A milestone breakthrough in China's underwater communication technology: Successfully received a signal 30 kilometers away, with Huawei's technology making contributions

According to a report in the South China Morning Post on August 23, Chinese scientists recently achieved a milestone breakthrough in an underwater communication test using the data encoding method developed by Huawei, successfully receiving a signal sent 30 kilometers away, exceeding the longest underwater communication distance of 28 kilometers publicly disclosed by NATO.

The Chinese team used the Polarization Weight (HPW) encoding method. The underwater acoustic communication equipment adopting this encoding method does not need to segment the data and can modulate the information onto a single carrier for transmission and reception, greatly reducing the power consumption and complexity of the equipment. >>View details

7. Apple is reported to be testing 4 M4-chip Mac devices, expected to be released this autumn

Bloomberg's Mark Gurman released a blog post on August 24, revealing that Apple is internally testing 4 Mac devices using the M4 chip and is expected to be released this autumn (possibly in October). >>View details

8. The anti-fraud film No More Bets was re-released, and the total box office has reached 3.848 billion yuan

The film No More Bets was initially released on August 8, 2023, and ended its public screening on November 7, ranking 11th in the Chinese film history with a high box office of 3.848 billion yuan. On August 24, this anti-fraud film迎来 a re -release. >>View details

9. It is reported that the access rights of IBM China R & D positions employees were revoked, involving more than a thousand people across the country

According to the Interface News report, many IBM China employees said that the company closed the access rights of IBM China R & D and test position employees on Friday night. A laboratory technical employee said that before the company closed the access rights, the employees went to and from work normally without any omen or signal, and some technical employees were still in overtime. >>View details

10. The official pictures of BYD Seal 06GT were announced: Claimed as the first GT for young people,亮相 at the Chengdu Auto Show on August 30

BYD announced three official pictures of the Seal 06GT on August 24, showing its front, side, and rear designs, claiming as the first GT for young people, and the new car will亮相 at the Chengdu Auto Show on August 30. >>View details

11. CCTV exposed ghost takeout, and the Beijing Changping/Chaoyang Market Supervision Bureau filed a case for investigation against the involved stores

On August 24, the Beijing Changping District Market Supervision Administration carried out law enforcement inspections and collected relevant evidence materials for the Wangjing Barbecue that borrowed licenses and ghost takeout exposed by the media. The involved store has suspended business for rectification and was taken off the shelves on all takeout platforms.

According to CCTV News, in addition to opening a store by borrowing a license, using a fake address and a fake photo can also become a high-scoring and popular takeout store. The reporter found that this kind of ghost takeout store, known in the industry, is not uncommon. >>View details

12. Deep Blue clarifies the S07 delayed delivery compensation policy: 120 yuan per day, with an upper limit of 10,000 yuan

On the afternoon of August 24, Deep Blue Automobile released the Notice on Clarifying the S07 Delayed Delivery Compensation Policy, which mentioned that for the situation of delayed delivery due to non-customer reasons, Deep Blue promised to implement a delayed delivery compensation policy. The compensation standard is 120 yuan per day (the cumulative compensation amount is capped at 10,000 yuan), and the number of days of delayed compensation is calculated from the day after the latest expected delivery date to the day when the user is notified to pick up the car. >>View details

13. Xiaomi's Lu Weibing preheated the澎湃 OS 2.0: The real AI phone is an operating system reconstructed based on the AI big model

Xiaomi Group partner and president Lu Weibing posted on August 23 that the so-called AI phones that have been released so far are all AI Feature phones, that is, some AI functions have been done using AI technology. And the real AI phone is an operating system that is reconstructed based on the AI big model, and Xiaomi's澎湃 OS 2.0 undertakes this mission. >>View details

That's all for today. Tech Last Night and This Morning, see you tomorrow.

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