Editor's note: Whiplash will take stock of the important events that occurred today in the form of evening newspapers, covering the international and domestic science and technology Internet, and delivering industry information to practitioners and users in the technology industry.
— Domestic News — —
1. Enterprise applications such as Tencent Ali NetEase were banned in India
A few days ago, the Indian government will once again ban 54 Chinese applications on the grounds of so-called "security threats". It is understood that the Chinese APP banned in India this time is mainly based on tools, games and video chat, involving companies including beauty cameras, Tencent, Alibaba, NetEase, etc.
2, Byte's Sunrise Lightyear responded to the development of a similar game of the original god: the information is untrue
It is reported that ByteDance's Chaoxi Lightyear is planning to develop a two-dimensional 3D open world game similar to "Original God", which is currently being developed by 101 Studio in Hangzhou and has begun to recruit related positions. In this regard, the relevant person in charge of Asahi Lightyear responded: the information is untrue, and there is no plan to develop a product similar to the original god.
3. An engineer from Baidu was expelled from the list of actresses released on the intranet
According to the judgment document network, Mr. Yang worked as a research and development engineer at Baidu Company, and the company terminated the labor contract with him because of the "AV Actress Information List" uploaded on the intranet. Baidu Company said that Yang Moumou uploaded AV information on the company's internal public website, did not set browsing permissions, for the subscription status, was subscribed by many people, reaching tens of thousands of views. Mr. Yang believed that Baidu Company had terminated the labor contract illegally, and requested the court to order Baidu Company to pay 317,760 yuan in compensation for the illegal termination of the labor contract. The court did not support it.
4, Tencent Zhang Jun debunked the rumor that Tencent will be hammered: the person who shouted the hammer sold his own number
In the morning, some netizens posted that Tencent would be hammered. In this regard, at about 3 p.m., Tencent's public relations director Zhang Junfa circle of friends debunked the rumor that the person who shouted the heavy hammer had sold his own number. Zhang Jun also posted in the circle of friends that the penetration of language is often so powerful that people cannot imagine, and in one afternoon, rumors have been mutated in many versions.
5. Weibo responds to layoffs: Some organizations have made adjustments, and the recruitment of core key businesses is still advancing
Recently, netizens who have been certified as Weibo employees revealed that Weibo is laying off employees in a large area. In this regard, the relevant person in charge of Weibo responded today that the company took stock of its business at the beginning of the year, and in order to strengthen its advantages and business focus, it adjusted some organizations to promote efficient collaboration and organizational vitality. In this adjustment, the company gives priority to the transfer and placement of the employees involved, negotiates the termination of the labor relationship in the absence of suitable positions, carries out economic compensation in accordance with the law, and tries to provide help for reemployment. And the recruitment of many of the company's core key businesses has been advancing normally, and there is no such thing as layoffs.
6. Will the game company not issue a new version number in 2022? Relevant person: At present, the version number application is still being received normally
The Science and Technology Innovation Board Daily learned from a number of game companies that the online transmission continues to strengthen the prevention of youth addiction, and strictly supervises the themes of wasteland, feminization of men, beautification of Japanese militarism, anarchism, and beauty, and has been "not allowed." This year, the domestic version number is the biggest bearish, and the industry has known it before the lunar calendar. Relevant people from the relevant departments of the State Press and Publication Administration said that there is no clear response, you can pay attention to the announcement information on the official website, but at present, it is still receiving the version number application of the game company normally.
7. Qunar: Was fined 3250 yuan for employees working overtime to deal with the epidemic refund
Recently, Qunar was fined 3250 yuan for violating the labor law. Qunar's official response said that due to the epidemic, overtime during the long holiday was arranged with the consent of employees to ensure that consumer demands were responded to as soon as possible during the epidemic. Although overtime pay has been paid and regressive leave has been arranged, it does violate the overtime restriction time regulations. Qunar said it respects the government's penalty decision and has deeply realized the seriousness of the problem. At present, rectification has been carried out for the first time to protect the legitimate rest rights and interests of employees.
8. Byte launched the education platform "Tan Shuiyuan" to explore a new route for education business
According to Xinyan Finance, Byte Vigorous Education has made a number of business adjustments in recent times, among which the teacher service platform "Tan Shuiyuan" was launched in early 2022, which is regarded as part of the transformation of vigorous education. Previously, the four major online education businesses of Vigorous Education, "GOGOKID", "You Shoot One", "Qingbei Small Class" and "Tangyuan English" all issued suspension announcements on their official websites, and also officially stopped service before the end of last year, of which "Tangyuan English" provided a compensation window for paying users.
9. Hema has reached a settlement with employees who were dismissed for "leaking wages"
Recently, it was reported that a probationary employee of Hema Xiansheng Jinan Impression City Store said that he was fired from the company for "leaking wages", which caused heated discussions. On February 21, the party Xiao Zheng said that under the witness of the relevant person in charge of the Labor Bureau of Licheng District of Jinan City, Shandong Province, and the people's mediator, he had reached a settlement with the company. "With relatively satisfactory results, the specific situation is not convenient to disclose." Xiao Zheng said that he has not yet decided whether to look for a new job, but he intends to take the exam.
10. The NetEase Seven Fish SDK was named, and the App that infringed on the rights and interests of users was facing removal
The Ministry of Industry and Information Technology notified the first batch of apps that infringed on the rights and interests of users in 2022, including a total of 107 apps, and video and live broadcast software became the hardest hit areas. As of now, there are still 107 apps that have not been rectified. The problems focus on "forcing users to use the targeted push function", "collecting personal information in violation of regulations", "collecting personal information beyond the scope, etc.". It is worth mentioning that during the detection process of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, it was found that 13 embedded third-party software development kits (SDKs) had illegal collection of user device information, including: NetEase Seven Fish SDK, Xunfei Voice Recognition SDK, Gionee Mobile Phone SDK, etc.
11. The State Knowledge Bureau has strictly cracked down on malicious registrations such as hot spots, and has applied for 16,000 yuan universe trademarks
Recently, many companies, including Xiaohongshu and iQiyi, have tried to apply for trademarks related to "Meta-Universe", but the applications have been rejected. The State Intellectual Property Office said that as of now, there are about 16,000 trademark applications related to "meta-universe" and "METAVERSE" in the trademark database. The State Intellectual Property Office also pointed out in particular that it resolutely opposes and severely cracks down on malicious trademark registrations such as "rubbing hot spots" and not hoarding for the purpose of use. When applying for the registration of a trademark, relevant market entities shall comply with the relevant provisions of the Trademark Law, abide by the principle of good faith, and shall not harm the public interest or disrupt the order of trademark registration.
12. Douban responds to the screenshot watermark leaking user information: new anti-handling function
Social users reported that the Douban app embedded an imperceptible watermark in the page, and if the user is already logged in to the account, the user account may be included in the screenshot. Douban responded that this is a new "group content anti-removal function", the group leader can be turned on or off in the "group management group content anti-removal settings", after opening, when the group content is screenshotted, the screenshot will automatically generate encrypted [screenshot user ID, screenshot post ID, screenshot time] information.
13. Metacostem Industry Self-Discipline Convention: Resolutely resist the use of metacosmum for capital speculation
The official website of the Meta-Universe Industry Committee of The China Mobile Communications Federation released the Meta-Universe Industry Self-Discipline Convention. It is proposed that the most important application scenario of the metaverse is the industrial scene, and the business should be based on serving the real economy, solidly promote the industrialization of the meta-universe and the development of the industrial metacosmonic, reasonably expound the development prospects of the meta-universe, guide the public to form rational expectations, and resolutely resist the use of the hot concept of the meta-universe for capital speculation to avoid the formation of market bubbles.
14. The Great Wall was again complained by car owners collectively, and Euler's good cat "chip door" admitted to 400 million yuan just ended
Some time ago, Euler good cat "chip door" incident, Euler official to each good cat owner, "cashback" 10,000 yuan in cash, Great Wall Motors is expected to claim more than 400 million yuan to the end. But now, Euler good cat reproduced the owner's collective rights protection, the reason is that the delivery of the car is not timely. Today, on the "Black Cat Complaint" platform, 93 Great Wall Euler car owners launched a collective complaint complaining about Great Wall Motors' problem of "not delivering the car on time and delaying indefinitely". Recently, the Great Wall Euler has been exposed again, suspending the receipt of orders for euler black cats and white cats. In this regard, Great Wall Motors said that it will only temporarily accept new orders and not stop production.
15. Mo Mo Dim Sum Bureau denies layoffs: normal personnel changes
A few days ago, the official account of China Entrepreneur Magazine said that the Mo mo dim sum bureau adjusted its organizational structure and laid off employees before the Spring Festival, and then the WeChat comment area responded to the matter as a normal personnel change, not a large-scale layoff. At present, the Mo Mo Dim Sum Bureau said that the operation is in good condition, the core team is stable, and a large-scale recruitment plan has been announced.
16. Li Tian stepped down as the director of Xiaoguo Culture, and Xiaoguo responded: Li Tian will focus more on content
Recently, Shanghai Xiaoguo Culture Media Co., Ltd. underwent industrial and commercial changes, and Li Ruichao (Li Tian) resigned as a director. According to the information of the enterprise investigation, Li Yan is still a shareholder of the company, holding 4.5774% of the shares. Xiaoguo Culture responded that this is just a change in industry and commerce, the company's business progress is as usual, there is no change for the time being, that is, Li Yan will reduce the identity and work that is not related to content and focus more on content.
17. Haidilao closed more than 300 stores last year, and it was predicted that the highest loss last year was 4.5 billion
On 21 February, Haidilao announced on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange that it expects to record a net loss of approximately RMB3.8 billion to RMB4.5 billion in 2021. Compared with revenue of approximately RMB28.6 billion in 2020, the Group's revenue in 2021 is expected to exceed RMB40 billion, an increase of more than 40%.
18. The news said that Nezha Automobile completed more than 2 billion yuan of new financing
According to the late Late Post news, Nezha Automobile has recently completed a new round of financing of more than 2 billion yuan, and the main investment institutions include CRRC Fund under CRRC Group and Shenzhen Venture Capital with a state-owned background in Shenzhen. This round of financing is the third round of Nezha's Series D financing, and after the completion of the D series financing, Nezha Automobile is valued at more than 25 billion yuan.
— International News — —
1. AMD veteran returned to Intel and served at Intel for 15 years
AMD Senior SoC (System-on-Chip) Architect Rohit M. Verma has jumped back to Intel. In his new role, he will be responsible for the same job at AMD: leading the design of independent GPU (Graphics Processing Unit) chips. Upon its return to Intel, Verma will join the AKG Division of the Graphics Business Unit as Lead Product Architect for Standalone GPU SoC Chips. Next, Verma is likely to be involved in the development of GPU chips such as Intel Battlemage and Celestial.
2. Samsung SDS announced its participation in the Amazon Cloud Alliance
Samsung SDS, a South Korean PROVIDER of IT solutions and services, announced that it has joined Amazon Cloud Technologies' (AWS) "Exclusive Global Business Network." Samsung SDS will focus on expanding the Managed Services Provider (MSP) business. Samsung will offer SaaS (Software as a Service) offerings based on AWS cloud services. Samsung SDS said: "The cloud services division plans to work with global cloud partners to actively expand the MSP business from consulting to cloud conversion, development, build and operation. ”
3) Dating app Tinder encourages young French people to vote for the general election
In order to encourage young French people to vote for the presidential election, tinder, a well-known dating software, and the French non-governmental organization "Voted" jointly carried out publicity work. Some 7 million French voters lost their eligibility to vote because of "registration errors", and the abandonment rate could increase by a factor of three. The group most commonly involved in "registration errors" is precisely young people. Tinder hopes to "help the younger generation recognize that they have a voice" because "democracy must be closer to young people, forming opinions and having discussions among them."
4. Musk set a record for the IRS to pay taxes
Tesla investor Sawyer Merritt retweeted an interview on Twitter with Democratic Senator Elizabeth Warren attacking Musk for not paying taxes at all last year, adding that Musk would pay more than $11 billion in taxes in 2021, the highest amount of tax paid by an individual in history. Or to prove that "I am not afraid of the shadow oblique", Musk bluntly said in his reply that he wants to visit the IRS, "The next time I go to Washington, I will go to the IRS to say hello, after all, I became the highest taxpayer in history last year." Maybe they can give me a cookie or something."
5, Meta revealed to advertisers: mixed reality advertising can be achieved in a few years
Facebook parent company Meta Platforms reportedly revealed to advertising agencies that the technology that combines the virtual with the real world will be realized in a few years, revealing more details about its metaversic development vision. Meta's video conference with advertising agencies last Thursday was designed to help advertisers better understand the metaverse. It was also the first time Meta held a roundtable meeting with an advertising agency on metaversality. Meta says it could be another 10 years before the metacosm could be developed. As of now, a Meta spokesperson declined to comment.
6, Musk's new love affair exposed: the other party is a 27-year-old Australian actress
According to reports, on February 17, local time, Musk was photographed walking off his private jet with a blonde beauty, who was suspected to be Musk's new girlfriend. After the two were photographed, they immediately attracted the attention of a large number of netizens, and everyone speculated about the identity of the mysterious woman in the photo. In addition, according to foreign media sources, people familiar with the matter revealed that Musk's "secret lover" is 27-year-old Australian actress Natasa Bassett. People familiar with the matter broke the news that Natasha and Musk have been in a relationship for some time, the two are old acquaintances, and until Musk and Grimes broke up and began public dating.
7. The European version of the "StarLink" plan is about to come out
The European Commission has recently proposed two plans to member states: one is to propose funding for the construction of a common space interconnection constellation, and the other is to draft space traffic rules as soon as possible. Breton, the EU's commissioner for the internal market, also proposed the concept of a European "secure connectivity system" at the EU Parliament in Strasbourg, planning to spend 6 billion euros to build a European independent space interconnection constellation to get rid of future dependence on Musk's "star chain" program.
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