Tech News Update Huawei, IBM, Steam, and More

Tech Last Night and This Morning time, hello everyone, and now it's Tuesday, August 27, 2024. The important tech news today includes:

1. Huawei's Yu Chengdong: The new M7Pro of Wenjie with a price of 249,800 yuan loses nearly 30,000 yuan for each car sold

In the afternoon of August 26 at the Hongmeng Zhixing New Product Release Conference, the new M7Pro of Wenjie was officially launched, and the price will be announced later. The car has already started pre-sale, and the pre-sale price starts from 249,800 yuan.

In his speech at the conference, Yu Chengdong, the Executive Director of Huawei, the Chairman of the Terminal BG, and the Chairman of the Intelligent Automobile Solution BU, once again talked about the cost issue of the vehicle, saying that the lowest-priced new M7Pro of Wenjie with a pre-sale price of 249,800 yuan loses more than 20,000 yuan and is close to 30,000 yuan for each car sold. >>View details

2. Luo Yonghao has already paid off 824 million yuan so far, and there are still more than 500 million in the True Repayment Biography Season 2

Luo Yonghao posted on Weibo @Luo Yonghao ・ Niu Hulu on August 26, The True Repayment Biography Season 2 - From 600 million to 1.3 billion, which mentioned that up to now, in fact, a total of 824 million has been repaid in the True Repayment Biography, far exceeding the more than 600 million in debt previously announced publicly. The main reason is that during the debt repayment process, due to various lawsuit disputes bringing additional compensation, as well as various fines caused by arrears, etc., the total debt has increased by nearly 100 million. In addition, some situations that occurred at the end of 2022 also generated new debts. >>View details

3. IBM China internally notified the closure of some R & D businesses, and employees demanded 2N compensation and a 6-month buffer period

According to Interface News reports, Jack Hergenrother, Vice President of IBM's Global Enterprise Systems Development Department, announced at the all-staff meeting of the IBM China System Center (CSL) this morning that IBM Infrastructure decided to transfer the R & D work of the China System Laboratory to other IBM infrastructure bases overseas, and is currently withdrawing all R & D work in China.

Employees of the IBM China System Center have already put forward some demands regarding layoffs and compensation, including 2N compensation (N and the monthly salary benchmark is not capped) and a 6-month buffer period, the cash-out of annual leave, unused paid family leave, etc., and the cash-out of stocks, etc. >>View details

4. The number of concurrent players on Steam breaks through 37 million again, setting a new high, and Black Myth: Wukong ranks first

According to SteamDB data, the number of concurrent players on the world's largest game platform Steam broke through 37 million (37,266,324) on August 25, setting a new record again. Among all games, Black Myth: Wukong ranks first, and its peak number of online players exceeded 2.1 million, followed by Counter-Strike: Global Offensive. >>View details

5. The new M7Pro of Hongmeng Zhixing Wenjie is released: Equipped with Huawei ADS intelligent driving basic version, starting from 249,800 yuan

The new M7Pro model of Wenjie under the Hongmeng Zhixing brand has been launched, and a total of four models are launched: the five-seat rear-wheel drive intelligent driving version is 249,800 yuan, the six-seat rear-wheel drive intelligent driving version is 269,800 yuan, the five-seat four-wheel drive intelligent driving version is 269,800 yuan, and the six-seat four-wheel drive intelligent driving version is 289,800 yuan. Immediately place an order for the new M7Pro of Wenjie, and you can enjoy the purchase rights and interests worth up to 22,000 yuan. >>View details

6. The first coupe SUV智界 R7 of Hongmeng Zhixing is released, and all models are standard with CDC and air suspension

In the release conference on A ugust 26, the first coupe SUV - 智界 R7 under the Hongmeng Zhixing brand was officially released. This car, like the 智界 S7, is still jointly created by Huawei and Chery, and will be officially unveiled during the Chengdu Auto Show and is expected to go on the market in September. >>View details

7. (Update: The activity has been launched) The recruitment of users for Huawei Hongmeng HarmonyOS NEXT Beta has begun:适配 Mate60, Pura70 and other models

Huawei announced the list of models and baseline versions that support online upgrade to the HarmonyOS NEXT Beta version in the community on August 26. >>View details

8. (Update: Has recovered) Shanghai Telecom crashed, and a large number of users reported broadband disconnection

On August 26, a large number of netizens reported on social platforms that there was a problem with the broadband network of Shanghai Telecom. As of the TapTechNews release, the relevant topic has reached the second place on Weibo's hot search list, with 6.859 million views. As of the TapTechNews release, the China Telecom Shanghai Customer Service Weibo / official account has not responded to this yet. >>View details

9. The revenue of Pinduoduo in the second quarter of 2024 is 97.06 billion yuan, increasing by 86% year-on-year

In the second quarter of this year, Pinduoduo's revenue was 97.06 billion yuan, and the revenue in the same quarter last year was 52.28 billion yuan, increasing by 86% year-on-year; the net profit attributable to the company's common shareholders was 34.43 billion yuan, increasing by 125% year-on-year. >>View details

10. The 2024 Apple autumn conference is officially announced to be held on September 10

In the early hours of August 27, Apple sent out invitations, and the Apple Special Event will be held at 1 a.m. Beijing time on September 10, 2024. >>View details

11. The stock price of Pinduoduo in the US stocks has dropped by more than 29%

Pinduoduo released its second-quarter 2024 results on August 26, and the revenue and net profit increased by 86% and 144% year-on-year, respectively. However, the stock price of US stocks gave a reverse response. >>View details

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

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