Tech Recap time, hello everyone, it is Wednesday, May 15, 2024. Here are the important tech news today:
According to the official website of the Ministry of Education, the Ministry of Education recently issued a notice on carrying out the Standardized Management Year campaign for basic education. It includes key points such as schools are strictly prohibited from using teaching materials or forcing/inducing students to purchase books, electronic products, teaching materials, stationery, etc. through specified channels and schools are prohibited from violating fee management regulations by arbitrarily increasing fees, raising fee standards, expanding fee scope, and misappropriating various financial aid funds given to students. >> View Details
BYD SHARK new energy pickup was launched in Mexico at 0:30 on May 15 Beijing time. BYD Mexico's official website has released detailed configuration of this pickup. BYD SHARK accelerates from 0-100 km/h in 5.7 seconds, with a top speed of 160KM/h, a battery capacity of 29.58 kWh, pure electric NEDC range of 100KM, hybrid NEDC range of 840KM, and fuel consumption of 7.5L/100KM. >> View Details
On May 13, two new Apple devices passed the national 3C quality certification, one of which is listed as a wearable computer with the model A2117, manufactured by Luxshare Precision, which is obviously the VisionPro. In addition, another new mobile power supply with the model A2781 has also passed the 3C certification, indicating that it is the accompanying battery for VisionPro. >> View Details
Sources reveal that COMAC has outlined the initial design of this new aircraft, although these early concepts will take many years to materialize. An insider said there is a testable prototype. >> View Details
Tencent Holdings released its financial report for the first quarter of 2024 on May 14. The first quarter revenue was 159.5 billion RMB, exceeding the estimated 158.81 billion RMB; the adjusted net profit for the first quarter was 50.27 billion RMB, exceeding the estimated 43 billion RMB. Year-on-year growth was at 54%. Gross profit was 83.87 billion RMB, with a year-on-year growth of 23%.
As of March 31, 2024, the combined monthly active accounts of WeChat and WeChat reached 1.359 billion, a 3% increase year-on-year; QQ mobile terminal monthly active accounts reached 553 million, a 7% decrease year-on-year; paid value-added service registered accounts were 260 million, a 12% increase year-on-year. >> View Details
Wall Street News reports that Xiaomi is requesting upstream suppliers to increase the supply of components for the SU7 car, with an additional demand of about 80%. One type of component has increased from about 10,000 sets per month to over 18,000 sets recently. Currently, the standard version of the Xiaomi SU7 is expected to be delivered in 29-32 weeks after a locked order, the Xiaomi SU7 Pro in 30-33 weeks, and the Xiaomi SU7 Max in 33-36 weeks. >> View Details
Alibaba re leased its fourth-quarter and full-year financial report for the 2024 fiscal year. The fourth-quarter revenue was 221.87 billion RMB, exceeding market expectations of 219.8 billion RMB, compared to the same period last year where revenue was 208.2 billion RMB. The adjusted EBITDA was 30.81 billion RMB, a 4.1% year-on-year decrease.
As of the end of March, Alibaba's revenue for the 2024 fiscal year reached 941.17 billion RMB, an 8% year-on-year increase. Net profit attributable to ordinary shareholders was 79.741 billion RMB. Net profit was 71.332 billion RMB, a 9% year-on-year increase. >> View Details
Blogger @Digital Chat Station stated that the new flagship models that users anticipated have been registered, including the Medium Cup + Large Cup + Large Cup Titanium version. The Large Cup Titanium version supports satellite communication, and it is expected that this series of phone models belong to the Xiaomi 15 series.
Additionally, he mentioned that this generation of phones has a relatively comprehensive configuration, but upstream materials such as chips and memory are in a state of price increase, making it difficult to maintain the original price segment. Implies that there is a possibility of price increases for the Xiaomi 15 series phones. >> View Details
Huawei's Executive Director, Terminal BG Director, and Intelligent Car Solutions BU Director Yu Chengdong announced today that the Jie M9 has sold over 80,000 units, surpassed the top of the luxury car sales list with over 500,000 units in April, setting a new record in the Chinese luxury car market.
Yu Chengdong mentioned that to meet the diverse needs of users, the Jie M9 is introducing new 21-inch multispoke starlight wheel hubs, combined with silent tires. Users who have not yet been scheduled for production can contact sales consultants before 24:00 on May 17 to make changes. >> View Details
XPeng Motors officially announced on May 14: XNGP urban smart driving has officially entered the era of 100% no mapping. >> View Details
Apple's Senior Vice President of Hardware Engineering, John Ternus, recently had a conversation with blogger Mrwhosetheboss, introducing the 2024 iPad Pro.
John Ternus stated that while the 13-inch M4 iPad Pro is the thinnest Apple product ever (5.1 mm), the company has taken measures to ensure that the new tablet is not easily bent.
According to the introduction, Apple's R&D team used a single metal plate covering the mainboard as a heat sink, which can also act as the central rib through the tablet, greatly increasing the product's rigidity. >> View Details
In the early hours of May 15, the 2024 Google I/O Developers Conference was held. The entire event was hosted by Google CEO Sundar Pichai and lasted two hours.
Google has transformed its search business with AI, updated and upgraded the Gemini 1.5 Pro version, and launched the lightweight mini model Gemini 1.5 Flash. In addition, Google introduced Veo, a video model that claims to surpass Sora, and showcased the voice visual interaction feature Gemini Live similar to GPT-4o. Furthermore, Google also released the AI intelligent entity Project Astra. >> View Details
That's all for today's tech news. Tech Recap, see you tomorrow.