Airbnb held a conference call with bankers on Wednesday to discuss extending its existing $ 1 billion credit facility.
Big company
I lost 1.6 billion yuan in three years, Cambrian Minutes on the science and technology board
On the evening of March 26, the official website of the Shanghai Stock Exchange revealed that the Cambrian Science and Technology Innovation Board listing application was accepted. With the disclosure of the Cambrian prospectus, core indicators such as the company’s financial data are no longer secrets. Due to the impact of non-recurring profit and loss projects such as share payments and research and development expenses, the Cambrian accumulated a loss of approximately 16 in 2017-2019. 100 million yuan. (Beijing Business Daily)
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In the news on March 26, some users responded that a “share payment” function appeared on WeChat. In this regard, WeChat said that the split payment is a new “class installment” consumer loan product, which can be used when paying when it is opened. It mainly focuses on daily interest calculation and repayment on loan. WeChat emphasized that this is also a new payment option provided by WeChat Pay for users, which is more convenient and saves money. Distribution will be gradually opened to more users, and everyone is welcome to pay attention. (Tencent Technology)
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Meitu’s online advertising in 2019 increased by 21.1% positive Explore more “beauty” business
On March 26, Meitu released its full-year performance report for 2019. Meitu still maintained a steady growth trend in 2019, with annual revenue of 977.9 million yuan. Meitu had already generated adjusted net profit in the fourth quarter of last year. In the core online advertising business, revenue increased significantly by 21.1% year-on-year to RMB 751.9 million. The “premium subscription and in-app purchase” business began to become another major business model, with revenue up 518.1% year-on-year to RMB 85.98 million. (Daily Economic News)
Facebook appoints former U.S. Treasury official Chief Independent Director
In the morning of March 27th, Beijing time, Facebook appointed Robert Kimmitt, the former US Deputy Treasury Secretary during the Bush Jr. period, as its chief independent director. The chief independent director of Facebook’s board should be responsible for overseeing Facebook and Zuckerberg for shareholders. (Sina Technology)
Station B: The first online “China Huafu Day” opens
It is learned that the 3rd China Huafu Daily Online Party, which is jointly organized by China Youth New Media Association and Bilibili, is opening. According to the introduction of Station B, this is the first Chinese service day event in China that was carried out completely online. It was broadcast live by @ 共青团 中心 on platforms such as Station B. As one of the organizers, Station B launched a 3-day Wind at Twelve Hours “live program. The theme of the China Huafu Day is “Together with the son, overcome the difficulties together” as the theme.
Ant Financial and Vanguard Group go onlineFund Investment Advisory Service
Ant Financial and Vanguard Group, the largest public equity asset management agency in the United States, have created an Alipay fund investment advisor to help you invest. “Help you vote” Alipay page introduction said, “Help you vote” for Vanguard Group products. The company behind the product is Pioneer Pioneer Investment Consulting (Shanghai) Investment Consulting Co., Ltd., a joint venture between Vanguard Group and Ant Fund of Ant Financial. On December 14, 2019, Vanguard Group and Ant Financial announced the establishment of a cooperative relationship. (China Securities Network)
Airbnb wants to extend $ 1 billion in credit financing
According to a source quoted by Reuters, Airbnb held a conference call with bankers on Wednesday to discuss extending the existing $ 1 billion credit facility. Airbnb’s current credit financing was reached in 2016 and is led by JP Morgan Chase, Citigroup, Morgan Stanley, Bank of America, Goldman Sachs and Barclays. Sources revealed that Airbnb has never used this credit service, but for caution, it hopes to extend this period. (Pin play)
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ZTE: Complete the issuance of 2 billion yuan of short-term financing bonds
It is learnt that ZTE issued an announcement saying that on March 26, 2020, the company completed the issuance of the first phase of ultra short-term financing bonds in 2020. The current period of ultra short-term financing was issued at face value, and the issuance amount was 2 billion yuan. 270 days, the unit face value of 100 yuan, the issue rate of 2.40%, the date of interest is March 26, 2020, and the date of redemption is December 21, 2020.
Midland invested 740 million yuan to control Hekang Xinneng
According to the announcement on March 26, Midea Group’s subsidiary Guangdong Midea HVAC Equipment Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as “Medium HVAC”) has signed a contract on March 25 and spent 740 million yuan to acquire Beijing Hekangxin Energy Technology Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as “Hekang Xinneng”, 300048.SZ). (First Business)
Apple App Store rules prevent other game streaming services from reaching iPhone and iPad users
According to foreign media reports, Apple App Store rules prevent other game streaming service developers from putting applications on the App Store, thereby reaching iPhone and iPad users. These rules do not allow applications to act as game repositories, publishing content from other publishers. This means that emerging services like GeForce Now, XCloud, PS Now, and Google Stadia cannot reach iPhone and iPad customers. (Tencent Technology)
Microsoft acquires 5G and edge computing company Affirmed Networks
In the early morning of March 27, Microsoft announced on Thursday that the company acquired a company called Affirmed Networks (hereinafter referred to as “Affirmed”), which provides telecommunications operators with a fully virtualized cloud native (cloud) -native) network solution. (Sina Technology)
Investment and financing
American AI technology company “Espressive” receives $ 30 million in Series B financing
According to foreign media reports, “Espressive” in the United States has raised $ 30 million in Series B financing, led by Insight Partners, and participated by General Catalyst and Wing Venture Capital. Insight founder Jeff Horing will join the companyBoard of directors. Espressive is an artificial intelligence provider for enterprise service management, founded in 2016.
It is learned that Dapp Biotechnology Co., Ltd. has completed a new round of angel financing of 10 million yuan, and has received a total of 20 million yuan of financing. This round of financing will be applied to the company’s first microfluidic product, the Nebula Digital PCR System (Nebula Digital PCR), for sale and promotion.
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New product
Anker’s Sound Wide releases Liberty 2 Pro wireless headphones
Soundcore recently announced the Liberty 2 Pro wireless headset, which costs 999 yuan. According to the introduction, Liberty series wireless headphones, built-in Qualcomm QCC3020 chip, using 11mm dynamic coil + Knowles custom design of moving iron coaxial cavity, has 22 EQ modes, charge the headset for 8 hours, and use the charging box to charge the headset 4 times, with a total battery life of up to 32 hours, and supports wireless charging. (Pingwan)
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Huawei P40 series released, starting at 799 euros
It is learned that on the evening of March 26, Huawei held the Huawei P40 series global online press conference, at which the Huawei P40, P40 Pro and P40 Pro + three flagship mobile phones were officially released. The three new products are equipped with “four-curved overflow screen”, which has been processed in radians around the screen, while narrowing the frame of the phone. In terms of taking pictures, the P40, P40 Pro and P40 Pro + have 3, 4, and 5 lenses, respectively, and have different image functions. The Huawei P40 (8G + 128G) is priced at 799 Euros and will be available on April 7. In addition, Huawei also launched the overseas version of the Celia voice assistant, which launched in the United Kingdom, Spain, France, Chile, Mexico, and Colombia with the Huawei P40 series.
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Other important news
China Telecom has opened about 75,000 5G base stations Station
As of now, China Telecom has opened a total of about 75,000 5G base stations nationwide, and plans to complete the target of 300,000 5G base stations by the end of the year. (Economic Reference)
Hangzhou will issue 1.68 billion yuan of consumer vouchers starting today
Today, starting from , Hangzhou will issue consumer vouchers to all employees in Hangzhou (including those from outside Hangzhou). The government’s quota for this round of consumer vouchers is 500 million yuan, of which 15 million yuan is used for people in needThe remaining 485 million yuan was used for the issuance of electronic consumer coupons, and the cycle of consumer coupon activities was from March 27 to May 31. At the same time, the business matching discount limit is about 1.18 billion yuan, and the actual total value of consumer coupons is expected to reach 1.68 billion yuan. (Posted in Hangzhou)
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