Important Tech News on August 4, 2024 Geely Galaxy E5, New Nezha X, Intel, Power Bank Standard, and More

“Tech Last Night and This Morning” time, hello everyone, and now it is Sunday, August 4, 2024. Today's important tech news includes:

1. Geely Galaxy E5 pure electric SUV goes on the market: New-generation God Shield Short Knife battery, FlymeAuto infotainment system, starting from $16,000.

The Geely Galaxy E5 pure electric SUV came on the market tonight, equipped with the new-generation God Shield Short Knife battery and the FlymeAuto infotainment system. The official guidance price is $16,600 - $21,500. Users who complete the big order lock before October 1 enjoy a $460 discount, and the starting price is $16,000. >>View details

2. New Nezha X model goes on the market: 400/500 kilometers large five-seat pure electric SUV, starting from $13,000.

The new Nezha X pure electric SUV came on the market on the evening of August 3, adopting a five-seat layout, and a total of 4 models were launched, with the price range of $13,000 - $18,000. >>View details

3. Intel issues a new statement, denying the speculation of via oxidation problem causing instability of the 13th/14th generation processors.

Intel reissued a statement on August 2 to respond to the speculation about via oxidation (ViaOxidation) by some media, emphasizing that this is not the reason for the instability of the 13th/14th generation processors. Intel said that this speculation is a bit misleading. Although it admits that there were relevant problems in the early stage of product development, these problems have been mitigated. >>View details

4. When purchasing a power bank, identify the CCC logo. The new national standard for mobile power supplies is officially enforced.

The State Administration for Market Regulation released an article titled Lithium Batteries and Power Bank Quality and Safety Have a New Insurance on July 19, 2023, which mentioned that since August 1, 2023, the national CCC certification management has been implemented for lithium-ion batteries and battery packs and mobile power supplies. From August 1, 2024, products that have not obtained the CCC certification certificate and marked with the certification mark are not allowed to be manufactured, sold, imported, or used in other business activities. >>View details

5. Apple's Tim Cook reaffirms: By the end of the year, ChatGPT will be integrated into iOS/iPadOS 18 and macOS 15 Sequoia.

Apple's chief executive officer, Tim Cook (TimCook), said on Thursday that by the end of 2024, iOS 18, iPadOS 18, and macOS 15 Sequoia systems will be integrated with ChatGPT of OpenAI. >>View details

6. It is rumored that MediaTek Dimensity 9400 price increase: vivo X200 series will debut in October, followed by OPPO Find X8.

@Digital Chat Station disclosed that the vivo X200 series of three models equipped with the MediaTek Dimensity 9400 flagship platform will compete with the new products of Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen4 as soon as possible in October this year. In addition to vivo, OPPO will also launch two Find X8 series models equipped with this chip in Q4. >>View details

7. The Ministry of Industry and Information Technology announces the eighth batch of new energy vehicle catalogs exempt from purchase tax, including Xiaomi SU7, Zeekr 7X/MIX and BYD Han, etc.

The Ministry of Industry and Information Technology announced on August 3 the eighth batch of the Catalog of New Energy Vehicles Exempt from Vehicle Purchase Tax, including the already launched Xiaomi SU7. >>View details

8. Li Guoqing, the founder of Dangdang.com, talks about the battle with Amazon: They originally wanted to acquire us, but withdrew from China in disgrace.

Zhenghe Island released the interview content of Li Guoqing, the founder of dangdang.com, on August 2. Li Guoqing talked about topics such as the battle with Amazon this time and recalled the experiences in previous years.

After Li Guoqing founded dangdang.com, the battle between dangdang and Amazon was considered the most exci ting battle. When talking about that experience, Li Guoqing revealed that Amazon originally wanted to acquire dangdang and once offered a $1 billion offer, being determined. In 2003 and 2004, the sales of dangdang.com were $22 million. >>View details

9. Nvidia's new AI chip is exposed to be delayed by at least 3 months due to design flaws, and Microsoft and Google may be affected.

According to The Information on the morning of August 3 Beijing time, two informed sources who help produce Nvidia's new AI chip and server hardware disclosed that due to design flaws, the release of Nvidia's new AI chip will be postponed for three months or even longer. >>View details

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