Key Tech News for October 1, 2024

“Tech Last Night and This Morning” time, hello everyone, and now it is Tuesday, October 1, 2024. The important tech news today includes:

1. Dong Yuhui's live streaming blunder: Claiming Marie Curie won the Nobel Prize in Literature, discovered uranium, and invented the X-ray machine

On September 30, the topic of “Dong Yuhui Marie Curie” topped the Weibo hot search. The incident started when Dong Yuhui made obvious factual errors in his explanation of Marie Curie during the “With Hui Together” back-to-school special live stream. He claimed in the live stream that Marie Curie discovered the uranium element, invented the X-ray machine, and won the Nobel Prize in Literature. >>View details

2. The former Chinese richest man and the founder of Binance, Zhao Changpeng, was released from prison and said he will continue to invest in blockchain, AI, and biotechnology, etc.

According to Bloomberg, Zhao Changpeng, the founder of the world's largest cryptocurrency exchange Binance, was released from prison in California, the US on September 27 local time. In November 2023, Zhao Changpeng and Binance reached an agreement with the US Department of Justice to allow Binance to continue operating. Binance pleaded guilty to accusations such as money laundering, unlicensed money transfer, and violation of sanctions, and will pay a $4.3 billion fine; Zhao Changpeng admitted violating the US anti-money laundering laws and regulations, agreed to pay a $50 million fine, resigned as the chief executive officer, and was sentenced to 4 months in prison, and then started serving the sentence in June this year. >>View details

3. The National Radio and Television Administration has set industry standards for universal TV remote controls and U-disk-sized set-top boxes, and requires support for SparkLink for the first time

In accordance with the procedures and plans for the formulation of industry standards in the radio, television and online audio-visual industry, the National Radio and Television Administration organized relevant units to formulate four industry standards, and on September 30, the drafts that had passed the review of the National Committee on Radio and Television Standardization were publicized. >>View details

4. It is rumored that the telephoto sensor of the Xiaomi 15Pro phone has been upgraded to Sony IMX858, the same as the Xiaomi 13Ultra

According to the blogger @Experiencemore, the telephoto lens of the Xiaomi 15Pro phone has been upgraded to 120mm Sony IMX858 (5X). TapTechNews noticed that Sony IMX858 was first equipped by the Xiaomi 13Ultra phone, and the sensor size is 1/2.51 inches. >>View details

5. Tencent's Honor of Kings for the native HarmonyOS NEXT version starts limited delete-file testing, and the registration qualification is first come, first served

Tencent's Honor of Kings mobile game officially announced on September 30 that for the HarmonyOS NEXT version, a limited-time delete-file test will be opened at 10:00 on September 30, 2024. >>View details

6. Huawei: From October 1, 2024 to March 31, 2025, Meng Wanzhou will be on duty as the rotating chairman

On September 30, Huawei's official website announced that according to the company's rotating chairman system, from October 1, 2024 to March 31, 2025, Ms. Meng Wanzhou will be on duty as the rotating chairman. The rotating chairman is the highest leader during the on-duty period and presides over the company's board of directors and the standing committee of the board of directors. >>View details

7. The telescopic machine collapsed and caused the death of 1 employee. STO Express was administratively interviewed by the Market Supervision Department of the State Post Bureau

Recently, the Market Supervision Department of the State Post Bureau conducted an administrative interview with STO Express Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as STO Express) regarding the occurrence of a work safety accident at the processing site of the express delivery enterprise.

The interview pointed out that recently, a telescopic machine at the Heilongjiang provincial distribution center of STO Express collapsed and caused the death of 1 employee, which fully exposed that the company's concept of safe development is not firmly established, the implementation of the main responsibility for work safety and the unified management responsibility of the headquarters' safety guarantee is not in place, the installation and use of telescopic machines and other equipment are not standardized, the standardized management of work safety is lacking, the整治 of problems such as four nos at the processing site is not in place, the education and training of employees is lacking, and there are prominent problems such as illegal operations and failure to follow regulations, with profound lessons. >>View details

8. The full-volume launch of the native version of the 12306App for Huawei's HarmonyOS NEXT, and it will adapt to the live window

TapTechNews learned from the official public account of the 12306 railway that the 12306 railway has joined hands with Huawei's HarmonyOS ecosystem and carried out native version system development based on HarmonyOS NEXT. Currently, the client has been fully launched and can be downloaded and used. >>View details

9. The first batch of refund one and compensate three for the Meicheng mooncakes of the Three Goats has been credited, and the customer service said that the 2023 orders exceeded the after-sales scope

Many netizens showed screenshots of the refund one and compensate three being credited on September 29, indicating that they have received the compensation from the Three Goats. It's compensated, to the change pass. I bought it last year and already refunded it last week. >>View details

10. Feng Ji responds to when the DLC of Black Myth: Wukong will be launched: It won't be done quickly

The producer of Black Myth: Wukong Feng Ji said in the interview of China Movie Report on September 29 that when it comes to when the DLC will be launched, it is a rumor that it will be launched during the Spring Festival and it needs a considerable amount of time to polish. >>View details

11. The true flagship of HMD returns. It is rumored that its Nokia Lumia 1020 replica phone is equipped with the Snapdragon 8s Gen3 processor

After the HMS Skyline, HMD Global will also launch a Skyline G2 model that pays tribute to the Nokia Lumia 1020. The front of this phone adopts the classic Fabula design of the Lumia era, and the back will adopt the Oreo style four-camera module design. >>View details

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

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