Byte Doubao launched the AI agent headset Ola Friend, priced at 1199 yuan
On October 10, ByteDance Doubao released its first AI agent headset, Ola Friend. The Ola Friend is an open-back headphone that is the lightest in its class at 6.6 grams per ear for a virtually non-sensible fit. The earbuds are connected to the large model of Doubao and deeply integrated with the Doubao APP. After putting on the headphones, users can evoke beanbags through voice without turning on their mobile phones.
In the official promotional video, Doubao highlighted Ola Friend's ability to help users in scenarios such as information inquiry, travel, English learning and emotional communication. The person in charge of Doubao said: "This earphone is an exploration and attempt of Doubao in the AI scene, and I hope that Ola Friend can become a friend who accompanies the user's ear at any time. The various capabilities of Doubao will continue to be iterated in the future to help users in various scenarios in life."
Ola Friend has started pre-sale on major e-commerce platforms, and will be officially shipped on October 17 at a price of 1199 yuan. (Source: Heart of the Machine)
It is rumored that the reshuffle of executives in Samsung's semiconductor division will lead to significant layoffs at the president level
On October 10, Samsung Electronics announced its earnings guidance for the third quarter of 2024 on October 8, and its profit and revenue fell short of market expectations, raising uncertain concerns about the prospects of its key chip division.
According to the Korea Economic Daily today, Samsung Electronics plans to significantly reduce chip executive positions and restructure semiconductor-related businesses. According to the report, in the context of the booming AI, Samsung Electronics will find it difficult to compete with companies such as SK hynix and Micron Technology in the field of advanced memory.
According to the report, Samsung is conducting an audit of its memory division under its Device Solutions (DS) division, which oversees its semiconductor business. The review, directed by Chun Young-hyun, Samsung's vice chairman and head of the DS division, will lead to significant layoffs at the president level, people familiar with the matter said Thursday. (Source: IT House)
Taobao's new "refund-only" strategy has been online for two months, with an average of more than 400,000 unreasonable refund-only refunds intercepted per day
On October 10, Taobao Tmall officially announced the relevant governance results of "intercepting unreasonable refunds". Previously, on August 9, Taobao officially launched the "refund only" optimization strategy for all merchants. According to the data, two months after the launch of the new strategy, Taobao intercepted more than 400,000 unreasonable "refund-only" transactions per day, and the unreasonable "refund-only" phenomenon has been rectified on the Taobao platform.
At the end of 2023, Taobao will implement new dispute resolution rules to judge product quality issues based on big data, giving buyers the opportunity to get a refund without having to prove that there is a problem with the product, and do not have to return the product. This change was interpreted as Ali learning from Pinduoduo's refund-only policy. "Refund only" refers to the policy that consumers can apply for a full refund without returning goods or services if they are not satisfied with the goods or services within a specified period of time after purchasing the goods or services. This has also led to the frequent occurrence of the phenomenon of "wool picking", increasing dissatisfaction among merchants, and intensifying conflicts with consumers.
Starting from August 9 this year, for merchants with a comprehensive experience score of 4.8 or greater, Taotian will no longer actively intervene to support consumers to refund only after receiving the goods, and will be adjusted to negotiate with consumers first. (Source: IT House)
Xiaomi SU7 Ultra encountered rain in New Zealand for the first time, Lei Jun: "I am indeed a little disappointed"
On October 11, it was reported that on the evening of the 10th, Beijing time, Lei Jun, CEO of Xiaomi Group, successively posted on Weibo to disclose the latest progress of the SU7 Ultra prototype in New Zealand.
At first, he said: "Xiaomi Auto made its first expedition to New Zealand, everything was prepared, and even the advertisements for the track and café were bought. It's not easy to run the New York North lap, so I hope we get lucky!" However, it was a bad day at the Nürburgring, and it started to rain again at 12 noon local time.
At 2:30 p.m. local time, the weather turned rainy again, and finally Lei Jun announced: "There is no drama today." "It's a shame this time! Xiaomi Auto's first expedition to New Zealand, although it was not smooth, but our journey officially kicked off!"
In August this year, Lei Jun personally went to New North and held a mobilization meeting for the New North region, at which he said: "Regarding the results, there is no pressure, as long as everyone goes all out, I can accept any results. As soon as we start to catch up, we are already on the road to victory." (Source: IT House)
Microsoft Edge Browser Tests New Ads API: Privacy Focused, Users Have More Control
Beijing time on October 10, technology media NeoWin released a blog post on the 9th, saying that in the Microsoft Edge browser of Canary and Dev channels, Microsoft is testing the Ad Selection API, compared with third-party cookies, can display online ads under the condition of privacy protection.
Microsoft has reportedly invited developers to test the API, which can be enabled by typing "edge://flags#edge-ad-selection-api" into the address bar. Microsoft emphasizes that the API is a gentler, friendlier, and more privacy-sensitive way to track user activity on the web and display content of interest to users than existing third-party cookie solutions.
Microsoft has also provided additional Edge user settings options for the API to increase transparency and give users more control. (Source: Sohu Technology)
Nintendo launches a somatosensory alarm clock, priced at $100, and available in early 2025
On October 10, Beijing time, Nintendo launched an alarm clock called Nintendo Sound Clock Alarmo, with a price of $99.99 on the United States official website and 12,980 yen for the Japanese version.
The biggest selling point of this alarm clock is its "somatosensory control", which can "sense and respond to user movements", such as delaying the ringing time by a few minutes through gestures, or stopping it by getting up to get up, and it also has the function of recording sleep time.
In addition to the somatosensory function, Alarmo has a variety of built-in "immersive sounds", including sound effects and music in many popular games such as "Super Mario: Odyssey" and "The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild", which can be set as alarm ringtones, and more themed alarms can be updated through the network in the future.
Alarmo will be available in early 2025, and Nintendo Switch online members can now pre-order it in advance. (Source: IT House)
vivo 发布全新系统 OriginOS 5:Jovi 语音与蓝心小 V 正式合并
On October 10th, vivo officially released a new system OriginOS 5 today, and the blue heart small V was fully upgraded.
According to reports, Jovi Voice and Blue Heart Little V were officially merged, bringing more natural voice interaction; When it is inconvenient to speak, press and hold the bottom of the screen to bring up the new "Little V Search Box".
The user can type and enter instructions; Relying on the global drag and drop ability, when you need Xiao V to help you process an image or file, you can directly press and hold and drag down to Xiao V to process it.
At the same time, OriginOS 5 adds a small V circle search, which integrates the image search capability on the basis of text search, and then uses the very intuitive interactive action of drawing circles to achieve accurate selection and directional search. In addition, Little V has a more useful local search capability.
In addition, OriginOS 5 also brings you the Atomic Island function, MiniV Suggestion, MiniV Memory, MiniV Cross-end, MiniV Writing, Video Semantic Search, MiniV Time Silhouette, MiniV Help, and many other functions. (Source: Sohu Technology)
The Hangzhou Taxation Bureau determined that the total development cost of "Black Myth: Wukong" was 300 million yuan
On October 10, Beijing time, it was reported that recently, the Hangzhou Taxation Bureau issued a document to interpret the content of digital trade, including the additional deduction of more than 2,800 yuan for R&D expenses in 2023. In the article, the person in charge of game science finance said that the total development cost of "Black Myth: Wukong" is about 300 million yuan.
According to previous statistics from VG Insights, Black Myth: Wukong has sold 21.1 million copies on Steam alone, with a total revenue of more than $1 billion, or about 7.063 billion yuan. (Source: Sina Technology)