Will the “ten billion subsidies” become Pinduoduo exclusive?
Big company
Pinduoduo has applied for the “Ten Billion Subsidy” trademark and is currently waiting for a substantive review. < / p>
It is learnt that the data of Tianyan Inspection shows that on October 18, Shanghai Xunmeng Information Technology Co., Ltd., the operating entity of Pinduoduo, applied for the “ten billion subsidy” trademark, which belongs to the 35th category-advertising sales. At present, the “ten billion subsidy” trademark is still waiting for substantive examination.
Alipay and WeChat respond to 3D masks to crack face recognition: if you steal the brush, you can apply for a full Payment
There have been previous reports that the US artificial intelligence company Kneron successfully used high-quality 3D masks to trick the face recognition system to complete the shopping payment process, including WeChat and Alipay in China. In response, the Alipay team responded that it had previously tried to contact this company for detailed information, but the other party removed the news and video without providing more information; WeChat responded that it has adopted a number of technologies to effectively resist video , Paper, masks and other attacks. In addition, Alipay and WeChat both said that if the face of the payment caused theft, you can apply for full payment. (IT House)
Announcement of App Annie’s annual report, TikTok download volume exceeds Instagram, Tencent eats chicken chicken gold is amazing
A few days ago, App Store Intelligence company App Annie released a retrospective analysis report on App over the past ten years. It can be seen from the list of downloads in the past ten years that communication and social media applications are the most popular, accounting for 7 seats in non-game applications, of which Tiktok, the overseas version of Douyin, ranked seventh. In terms of downloads this year, TikTok ranked fourth, beating Facebook’s sister app Instagram, as well as Snapchat, Netflix andSpotify veterans.
Iqiyi Dai Ying responds to the on-demand controversy in” Qing Yu Nian “: the original intention is to satisfy users with more diverse content needs
Dai Ying, vice president of iQiyi and general manager of the home-made drama development center, responded to the on-demand controversy of “Ying Yu Nian”, saying that the content of the video platform is becoming more and more diverse, and the needs of users have become more diverse. “Our original intention is to satisfy users with more diverse content needs, but it may not be too good. In the future, we hope to give more consideration to the user’s psychology and do a good job of designing and informing the schedule.” (Three tones)
Taobao Live Broadcasting: Store self-broadcasting is an important direction, and there is no phenomenon-level store yet < / p>
It is learned that at the 4th China New Entertainment · New Consumer Annual Summit in 2019, Yu Guan, head of Taobao ’s live broadcast MCN business, said that the biggest challenge for other MCN platforms to come to Taobao to do live broadcast is that they ca n’t stand it. It was very hard to broadcast live on Taobao. Li Jiaqi and Wei Ya did live broadcast for more than three years before becoming popular. With the expansion of Taobao’s live broadcast user base, the MCN platform for incubation of e-commerce live broadcast still has a chance in Taobao. One of the most important directions of Taobao live broadcast is the self-broadcasting of the store. There is no phenomenon-level store yet. There is still a chance in this regard.
Volvo Cars raises 500 million US dollars by selling preferred stock
According to Reuters, Volvo Cars, a subsidiary of China’s Geely Holdings, said on Monday that it has sold 5 billion Swedish kronor (about 519 million US dollars) of convertible preference shares to a group of Swedish investors to replace the expired priority of the same size share. New preference shares can be repurchased or converted into common stock of Volvo Cars. This is also Volvo’s third financing this year. (Sina Cars)
The two companies recall nearly 40,000 Mercedes-Benz C-Class and E-Class vehicles , Because the quality of the nut is not enough
According to the General Administration of Market Supervision, Mercedes-Benz (China) Automobile Sales Co., Ltd. recalled some imported C-Class and E-Class vehicles manufactured from April 7, 2015 to July 20, 2018, a total of 2371 vehicles. . Beijing Benz Automobile Co., Ltd. recalled a total of 37,208 domestic C-Class and E-Class vehicles produced from September 18, 2014 to August 27, 2018. Due to deviations in the production process of some suppliers within the scope of this time, the lock nut of the steering rack of the steering gear may crack and fail to meet the strength requirements. (Zhongxin Jingwei)
Tesla’s next product or pure electric for the city Bus
A few days ago, according to foreign media reports, according to Tesla’s product strategic plan, there is currently a model to be determined or will be released in the future. This is also a product in the second part of Tesla’s master plan: based on Model City pure electric bus produced on platform X. Foreign media said that various information shows that Tesla has not abandoned the product plan of pure electric buses, especially Tesla is currently deploying self-driving fleets and tunnel transportation, so pure electric buses are likely to be related to these two projects. Combined release. (Car House)
Announcement of 2019 Fortune Business Person of the Year: Alibaba Zhang Yong, Microsoft Nadella, etc. selected
It is learnt that recently, Fortune Magazine announced the 2019 Business People, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Alibaba GroupZhang Yong was selected. Also included are Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella, Australian FMG Group CEO Elizabeth Gaines, Estée Lauder Group President and CEO Fu Jiede, JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon, Yum Chinese CEO Qu Cuirong and others.
Shangxun Li, Chairman of Samsung Electronics Sentenced to jail for 1.5 years for sabotaging union activities
The Seoul Central District Court announced on Tuesday that Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. chairman Lee Sang-hoon was sentenced to one and a half years in prison for sabotaging legitimate union activities. Li Shangxun and about 25 other defendants were charged with sabotaging union activities of subcontracted workers at Samsung Electronics Services, a Samsung Electronics subsidiary. The Seoul Central District Court ruled that when Samsung Electronics Services held a union event in 2013, Samsung Group ’s now-dismissed Elite Strategy Office formulated and implemented some strategies to hinder the operation of the union. (Sina Finance)
The ideal car responds to users that the highway cannot be accelerated: logistics mode has not been lifted
It is learned that the official Weibo post of the ideal car responded to the situation that an ideal car user could not speed up on an accelerator pedal vehicle on the expressway, saying that after the background and on-site diagnosis, it was confirmed that the vehicle’s logistics model was being delivered to the user. The lifting has not been completed before, and the vehicle itself does not have any quality problems. We sincerely apologize to the user for this missed inspection error during the delivery process. After the lifting of the vehicle logistics mode is completed, the vehicle will be returned to the user normally. The CEO of Ideal Automobiles wanted to repost the Weibo and said that the PDI process was not strict.
Investment and financing
Online meat ordering platform “Licious” completes $ 30 million in Series E financing
It is learned that the meat fresh online ordering platform “Licious” has recently completed a US $ 30 million E round of financing, led by Vertex Growth Fund, 3one4 Capital, Bertelsmann India Investments and other investors. Licious co-founder Vivek Gupta says it will use new financing to expand business to more cities in IndiaAnd launch new products.
Medical informatization company “LeanTaaS” received $ 40 million in C3 round of financing
It is learned that the medical informatization company “LeanTaaS” located in Silicon Valley has recently received a round of US $ 40 million in C3 financing. The investor is the Goldman Sachs Commercial Banking Business Department. The financing will further advance the improvement of the LeanTaaS iQueue platform and recruit leaders in engineering, data science, product management, sales and marketing positions. It is reported that in the past 24 months, the company has received a total of 101 million US dollars of investment.
Indian-style “meal” “HungreBox” raises US $ 12 million in Series C financing, positioning it as a corporate employee catering service
It is learned that according to foreign media reports, India’s HungerBox has raised $ 12 million in Series C financing, led by Paytm and NPTK, and existing investors Sabre Partners and Neoplux have participated in the investment. HungerBox founder Mitra said that the funding of the Series C financing will be used to expand in 10 other Indian cities and Southeast Asian markets. HungerBox is a company that provides meals for corporate employees. The company manages restaurants and suppliers through digital means to meet corporate catering needs.
Industrial robot startup “Gecko Robotics” completes $ 40 million in Series B financing
It is learnt that recently, industrial robot startup “Gecko Robotics” has received $ 40 million in Series B financing, led by Drive Capital, followed by Peter Thiel ’s Founders Fund, Y Combinator and Next47Peter Thiel. Gecko Robotics specializes in non-destructive testing technology for factory inspection. The company’s small climbing robot can be used to inspect industrial water tanks and other equipment.
New product
Robot Nine Introduces the No. 9 electric motorcycle E series and Electric car C series, price 3From 999 yuan
Robot No. 9 launched today a new smart electric vehicle, the No. 9 electric motorcycle E series and electric vehicle C series, starting at 3999 yuan. Gao Lufeng, CEO of Robot # 9, said that making electric motorcycles is a long-term investment. Robot # 9 has spent three years researching electric motorcycle technology, including motors, batteries and frames. The total investment of the No. 9 robot Changzhou base is more than 1 billion yuan. The first phase has invested 300 million yuan for the mass production of electric motorcycles. The 9th robot has sufficient funds and is not afraid of large amounts of capital investment. (Phoenix Network Technology)
View of the day
Central Bank Chen Liwu: To establish a district Blockchain technology financial application innovation management mechanism
The 3rd China Internet Finance Forum 2019 with the theme of “Fintech to help build a modern financial system” was held in Beijing today. Chen Liwu, Deputy Director of the Science and Technology Department of the Central Bank attended the event and delivered a speech. Chen Liwu puts forward four suggestions on how to promote the application and development of blockchain technology: one is to strengthen the research on blockchain technology tracking; the other is to promote the development of blockchain technology application standards in the financial field; the third is to guide the blockchain technology in finance Reasonable application in the field; the fourth is to strengthen the industry collaboration of blockchain technology. (Sina Finance)
ICBC Qian Bin: Fintech has become a financial service Important infrastructure
Qian Bin, General Manager of the Internet Finance Department of Industrial and Commercial Bank of China, said that fintech has become an important infrastructure for financial services, enabling small and micro financial services to improve quality and efficiency, and promoting the demand side and supply side of financial services to jointly benefit. On the one hand, fintech has changed the carrier, channel and technology of finance, but has not changed its essence. Therefore, commercial banks should still focus on the characteristics of customer groups and focus on building comprehensive competitiveness in terms of brand, customers and information. On the other hand, fintech has restructured the models, services and products of commercial banks and improved efficiency. (Sina Finance)
Dai Ying, general manager of iQiyi’s home-made drama development center: Innovations such as interactive dramas and vertical short videos are worth trying < / a>
It is learnt that in the 4th China New Entertainment · New Consumption in Three Voices 2019At the annual summit, Dai Ying, vice president of iQiyi and general manager of the self-made drama development center, said that drama producers must learn to walk on two legs. First, in terms of content, innovations in content such as interactive dramas and vertical short videos are worth trying. Secondly, in terms of channels, with more and more paid members, this plate is already large enough. If the team’s content is strong and the cost can be controlled, you can try to do the ledger play. You don’t need to rely entirely on the platform to make money yourself.
Other important news
Internet Finance Association report: P2P overall risk level drops significantly
“China Internet Finance Annual Report 2019” pointed out that in 2018, the number of individual online lending platforms and the scale of borrowing balances showed a downward trend, and the overall level of risk dropped significantly. As of the end of 2018, there were 1,726 operating platforms across the country, a year-on-year decrease of 51.64%. The balance of payment at the end of the year was 869.650 billion yuan, a year-on-year decrease of 27.96%. In the next step, as the special rectification efforts continue to increase, the existing illegal institutions and business activities will accelerate the withdrawal, and a large number of institutions will face a benign withdrawal or transformation, and the industry size and number of participants will continue to decline. (China News Network)
IDC: China’s IT security hardware market size in the third quarter increased 16.6% year-on-year
It is learnt that the latest “IT Security Hardware Market Tracking Report for China in the Third Quarter of 2019” released by IDC shows that the overall revenue of IT security hardware market vendors in the third quarter of 2019 was US $ 879 million (about 6.17 billion yuan) Compared with the third quarter of 2018, it increased by 16.6% year-on-year. In the first three quarters (January to September), the overall revenue of the IT security hardware market was 1.98 billion US dollars (approximately 13.89 billion yuan), an increase of 12.5% over the first three quarters of 2018.
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