It's another week off.

Let's take a look at what has happened in the Internet circle recently.

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Internet hotspots

1、Beijing self-driving Taxi will be officially on the Road

The Beijing High-level self-driving demonstration Zone work Office announced on July 7 that the commercial pilot of "no one in the car" of intelligent passenger cars was officially opened, bringing Beijing's self-driving innovation and development to a higher level. After this opening, according to the revised policy of Beijing Intelligent Network Union Automobile Policy pilot Management rules for the commercialization of self-driving Travel Service (trial), after meeting the corresponding requirements, enterprises can provide regular self-driving paid travel services to the public in Beijing's high-level self-driving demonstration zone. (Securities Times)

2、The driverless Intelligent Network Union car in Pudong New area of Shanghai is officially on the road.

With the implementation of the regulations on the innovative Application of driverless Intelligent Network cars in Pudong New area and the relevant implementation rules, self-driving cars in Shanghai Pudong New area have really ushered in the unmanned stage. At the 2023 World artificial Intelligence Conference-Intelligent driving Forum held in Zhangjiang Science Hall on July 8th.Baidu15 vehicles from three companies, including Zhihang, AutoX Andu and Xiaoma Zhixing, have won the first batch of driver-free intelligent network car road test licenses issued in the Pudong New area. (financial Union)

3、The first pilot license for commercialization of "no one in the car" in China will be issued.

On July 11, it is reported that China's first pilot license for the commercialization of "unmanned cars" will be issued in Beijing in the near future, and the first batch of enterprises are expected to obtain corresponding business licenses. Industry experts said that at the forefront of the international standard, China's self-driving technology and applications are accelerating, and "completely unmanned" smart cars are approaching. (Shanghai Stock Exchange News)

4、 Taobao online "Amoy a good offer venue"

Taobao to graduates and young users to launch "Amoy a good offer" venue, in Taobao can directly "place an order" job opportunities, one click to upload resumes. Taotian Group, in conjunction with China Aerospace Science and Technology International Exchange Center, Luo Yonghao and other enterprises such as Live Studio, Nongfu Spring, Pao Pao Matt and Chow Tai Fook, has launched more than 60, 000 jobs. Users can go directly to the venue through Mobile Taobao search for "Amoy a good offer" or "graduation looking for a job". Posts in the venue can be delivered at one click and priority will be given to graduates.

5 、The number of users of Threads has exceeded 100 million after 5 days of launch, surpassing the ChatGPT record.

Twitter rival Threads App, launched by Facebook's parent company Meta, has more than 100m registered users in less than five days, breaking the record for artificial intelligence tool ChatGPT and becoming the fastest-growing consumer App in history. Quiver Quantitative, an online data tracking website, said in a report that as of 7: 00 GMT on the 10th, the number of Threads users had exceeded 100 million. Previously, it took ChatGPT two months to reach the 100m users mark, while short video and audio App TikTok and video social platform Instagram took nine months and two and a half years, respectively. Adam Moseri, head of Meta's Instagram, recently shared his views on Threads, saying that the goal of the platform is not to replace Twitter, and that Threads has "enough" communities covering sports, music, fashion, beauty and entertainment to obviate the need for the platform to focus on politics or hard news. (Phoenix Chinese Information, Sina Finance)

6 、United Nations report: the number of hungry people in the world reaches 783 million in 2022

On the 12th local time, five United Nations agencies, namely, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, the International Fund for Agricultural Development, the United Nations Children's Fund, the World Health Organization and the World Food Program, jointly released the 2023 World Food Security and Nutrition State. The report points out that the delayed and repeated epidemic of COVID-19, climate change and frequent conflicts have brought the number of hungry people worldwide to 783 million in 2022, an increase of more than 122 million over 2019. (CCTV News)

7 、Model 2 is coming? It is said that Tesla has completed the design of an affordable electric car.

According to foreign media reports, the governor of Nuevo Leon, Mexico, revealed that Tesla has completed the design of the next generation of mass market-oriented electric vehicles, tentatively named Model 2, which will become the "best" and "most economical" electric vehicles in the world. (China Economic Network)

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Trends of large companies

Apple

1、Apple extends a helping hand to proprietary wireless 5G industry

In the latest iOS17, Apple publicly supports private wireless 5G networks, and one executive, who spoke on condition of anonymity, explained that Apple's support for private 5G networks could make such deployments more flexible and versatile for enterprise customers. Without the support of Apple, the customer will need to unlock the iPhone before connecting it to the private wireless network. According to the iOS 17 support page, the platform now supports SIM or eSIM configured for private wireless networks, allows customers to select cellular or Wi-Fi connection preferences on these networks, uses geographic fences to control when to connect to such networks, and supports network slicing when a 5G SA network is available.

2、The official online store of Apple Store is launched in WeChat Mini Programs.

According to Wechat, the official online store of Apple Store was launched in WeChat Mini Programs on July 11. Since then, consumers can use Wechat to get the latest information and buy a full range of Apple products, including iPhone 14 series, iPad and Mac. All orders in Mini Program can enjoy free delivery service, and some orders can also pay for a 3-hour express delivery service.

Google

1、Google applies for new patent for connecting flight mode: mobile phone can automatically turn on flight mode when flying.

Google's new patent shows that the company is developing a new flight mode that will make it easier for users to use their phones on airplanes. This mode, called connected Flight Mode (Connected Flight Mode), automatically determines whether you are flying by the sensor on your phone, and then turns off unnecessary wireless signals, leaving Bluetooth and the plane's Wi-Fi on. In this way, you can use a Bluetooth headset or connect to the plane's Wi-Fi network on the plane without having to manually switch the flight mode. Google has patented the technology with the World intellectual property Organization (WIPO). (home of IT)

2、Google kills ChatGPT! Bard supports Chinese and extends to Europe and Brazil

Google has launched the artificial intelligence chat robot Bard in Europe and Brazil, the biggest expansion since the product was launched in February, and will compete with Microsoft-backed ChatGPT. Google has now added new features to Bard that are applicable to the world. Still, the appeal of chatbots may be waning.

3、Google Medical version of ChatGPT has been tested in the clinic! Many indicators are similar to those of a real doctor.

Google has been "secretly" interning in medical clinics for a long time after releasing its medical model Med-PaLM 2, which is only 2 months old. Foreign media revealed that as early as April this year, Med-PaLM 2 began to be tested in a number of clinics. Responsible for the work, including answering medical questions, summarizing documents or dealing with medical big data, etc.

4、Suspected of illegally collecting user data to train AI, Google faces privacy infringement lawsuit

Google is facing a widespread class action lawsuit over the technology giant's illegal collection of data from millions of Internet users to train its flagship chat robot Bard and other artificial intelligence programs. The lawsuit, filed in federal court in San Francisco on July 11, alleges that Google violated a series of privacy and intellectual property laws, including the Digital Millennium copyright Act. (financial Union)

JingDong

1、JD.com announced that the large model panorama, rhinoceros AI development and computing platform will be launched.

2023 JD.com Global Science and Technology Explorers Conference was held in Beijing. Cao Peng, chairman of the Technical Committee of JD.com Group and president of JD.com Cloud Division, demonstrated JD.com 's big model and its application in retail, logistics, health, marketing and other scenes at the conference. Cao Peng announced that JD.com 's rhinoceros AI development and computing platform will be launched in August. It is pointed out that, compared with the general model, the big model has three characteristics: higher industrial attribute, stronger generalization ability and more security.

WeChat

1、Read aloud function added to Wechat official account

Wechat recently released an update to the iOS version 8.0.39. After using the update, it was found that the new version of Wechat added the function of reading the official account aloud, and adjusted the money transfer interface. In version 8.0.39, Wechat added a "read aloud" function to the official account. Find an article on the official account and click on the upper right corner. Choose to read aloud to enter the playback interface, supporting 15 seconds back, 30 seconds fast forward, 0.75 to 2.0 double speed playback, collection, forwarding and other functions. In addition, Wechat version 8.0.39 also has a page for initiating money transfers, adding WeChat display under the nicknames of the other party's contacts. (fast Technology)

Dou Yin

1、Douyin launched "Douyin Cloud customer service" and launched the first round of recruitment.

It is reported that Douyin has launched a Mini Program called Douyin Cloud customer service in the main App. It is reported that the main purpose of launching the service is to recruit people who like to work part-time and have free time, provide online customer service for Douyin and enrich the platform's customer service system. Relevant sources said that recruitment for the service began in early July, and you can apply for Douyin Cloud customer service positions as long as you are at least 18 years old, college degree or above, Putonghua standard, and plenty of flexible time. It is easier to pass if you have more than three months of customer service experience. After taking up the post, you are free to choose the shift, and the services include Douyin e-commerce, Douyin life service and so on.

Pingduoduo

1、Not only TEMU, Pinduoduo has made another social APP Whalek overseas.

Pinduoduo's overseas pace does not stop at the e-commerce product "TEMU". She learned from TEMU merchants that they are using a "Whalek" APP for social chat and business office. From overseas Apple Store, you can indeed find "Whalek" APP, which is developed by TEMU, which also shows that pinduoduo has launched a new APP--Whalek overseas, which is aimed at office social networking, and integrates chat and online meetings. Since it is an office social product created by the TEMU team, from this background, it is not difficult to see that this product should be a social tool with TEMU. Similar to the KNOCK,KNOCK used by domestic pinduoduo merchants, it is also a corporate communication and office tool launched by pinduoduo for domestic businesses and enterprises. At the beginning, many pinduoduo merchants used this social product to communicate with consumers and push goods.

TikTok

1、 The new TikTok Shop project was questioned by the relevant departments, demanding that the regulations be amended as soon as possible to strengthen supervision.

Recently, Indonesian Minister of Cooperatives and small and medium Enterprises Teten Masduki said publicly that the "Project S" plan launched by TikTok may harm domestic small and medium-sized enterprises, and that Permendag No.50/2020 regulations should be amended as soon as possible to strengthen supervision. The "Project S" project is "Trendy Beat", a new shopping feature recently launched by TikTok in the UK. It is worth noting that the TikTok project has not been launched in Indonesia and other Southeast Asian countries. (Tech era)

OpenAI

1、 OpenAI claims US $3 billion for infringement

According to reports, OpenAI has been targeted by American law firms and writers, and have jumped out to sue OpenAI for a large amount of compensation for training data infringement. Clarkson, a northern California-based law firm, filed a class action lawsuit against OpenAI, accusing OpenAI of grabbing data from the Internet while training large models, seriously violating the copyright and privacy of 16 plaintiffs and seeking $3 billion in damages. At the heart of the Clarkson lawsuit is the claim that OpenAI's entire business model is based on theft. Clarkson, a partner at the firm, said: "the firm claims their legal rights on behalf of ordinary people whose information was stolen and used to create the real existence of this powerful technology." The lawsuit specifically alleges that the OpenAI "uses private information, including personally identifiable information, stolen from hundreds of millions of Internet users, including children of all ages, to create its products without informed consent or knowledge." (home of IT)

Meituan

1、 Meituan App homepage launched live broadcast fixed entry

The fixed entrance of "Meituan Live" appears in the first screen recommendation position of Meituan App, and after clicking on the gathering page, there are takeout merchants'"hot spot", Meituan travel studio and a number of local merchants' self-broadcast rooms in turn. In addition, you can also see Meituan to buy food, medicine and other Meituan business live reservation window.

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Don't miss other hot spots too ~

one、 The first home-made surgical robot realizes 5G cross-sea remote surgery in Hainan for the first time.

On July 9, the urology team of Hainan Hospital of traditional Chinese Medicine and experts from the first Hospital of Peking University carried out remote linkage, relying on domestic robot + 5G communication technology, successfully carried out radical prostatectomy for a 75-year-old patient. This is the first surgical robot independently developed by China to transmit 5G signals across land and sea at the same time, and successfully completed difficult operations in clinic. With the combination of surgical robot and 5G communication technology, an integrated system of "almost same frequency synchronization" is built, which can not only ensure the continuous and stable signal transmission, but also control the time difference of remote operation within 100 milliseconds, and basically realize the real-time communication of information during operation. (CWW)

2、Musk once said that the next goal is to buy Douyin

Recently, Twitter's new CEO said it plans to focus on video and other businesses. Musk tweeted that his next goal is to buy Douyin, including the Chinese and international versions, and to remove some background music and sound effects.

3、 Musk is suspected of misusing company funds to build a personal house, facing an investigation by the company's board of directors.

Tesla CEO Elon Musk was investigated by the company's board of directors on suspicion of misusing the company's funds. The report said Musk was suspected of misappropriating company funds to build a personal home near a superfactory in the Austin area of the United States. The interior of the house, known as "Project 42", attracted the attention of employees because of the purchase of a large amount of special glass in the project. The "Project 42" residential project includes personal space such as bedrooms, bathrooms and kitchens, indicating that this is a private residence, not a Tesla ancillary project. Tesla's board of directors did not disclose the investigation report, which said that the purpose of the board was to confirm whether Musk was involved in or led the project, and whether employees' working hours were misappropriated to build personal homes for them. According to company regulations, any fees involving the CEO and other related parties exceeding $120000 must be reviewed by the board committee. Earlier, Musk said he rented a house for only $50, 000 (310000 yuan) from SpaceX. Having sold his last mansion in California, he said he had "no plans to buy a house anywhere" to fund a project to establish a colony on Mars. (home of IT)

4、 Alibaba announces the launch of multi-platform DAAS product "Luyang One"

Alibaba's enterprise intelligence service company Niyang announced the launch of One multi-platform, multi-channel and one-stop DAAS products at the Siyang Mathematical Intelligence New potential Energy Conference held on July 12. Provide one-stop data service for analysis, implementation, marketing and customer service in the process of enterprise operation. According to reports, the whole range of sheep products will soon be fully upgraded into the large model, and enterprises that use the One will be able to use the large model technology. (Sina Technology)

5 、Huawei is expected to return to the 5G mobile phone market by the end of the year.

Huawei is planning to return to the 5G smartphone industry by the end of the year and will make a comeback after its consumer electronics business was severely damaged by a US sales ban, three research companies reported on July 12. Three research companies believe Huawei should be able to take advantage of its advances in semiconductor design tools and SMIC's wafer manufacturing technology to purchase 5G wafers domestically. Huawei is likely to produce a 5G version of its flagship model, the P60, this year, and the new model may be launched early next year. (China Securities News)

6 、Digital RMB SIM card hard wallet function will be online: support no electricity payment, payment only need to touch

According to thepaper.cn, on July 10, the reporter learned that the hard wallet function of digital RMB SIM card will be launched soon. The digital RMB SIM card hard wallet uses the telecom operator super SIM card as the wallet carrier, and the user can use the super SIM card hard wallet to complete the payment when the mobile phone has no power. Currently, only Android phones with NFC support hard wallets with SIM cards. The SIM card hard wallet connects the digital RMB APP wallet to the super SIM card. When the user makes payment at the merchant, there is no need to scan the code or call up the QR code. The mobile phone can touch the merchant POS machine in the lock screen state to easily complete the payment.

7 、Yin Ming talked about Mutual Bao again: without making a penny, the ant still paid nearly 5 billion yuan in mutual aid after the shutdown.

Recently, the Ant Group's punishment has been settled, and its "Mutual Bao" business, which is found to be in violation of regulations, has also been asked to shut down and "compensate consumers in accordance with the law." In view of the ensuing sound of Mutual Bao "compensation", Yin Ming, former vice president of Ant Group and president of Ant Group Insurance Group, publicly released "long article" in moments on July 10, which not only traced back to the context from the beginning to the closure of Mutual Bao, but also recalled the special moment of "Thank you, good-bye" when Mutual Bao stopped operation on January 28, 2022. At the same time, he also revealed that after the closure of Mutual Bao, members of Mutual Bao no longer shared, but the aid did not stop, and the ant paid nearly 5 billion yuan in mutual aid. "Mutual Bao didn't make a penny until it was shut down. All mutual funds of Mutual Bao did not stay on Mutual Bao's books for a second. " (new Finance)

8 、 Meta expands Instagram and Facebook paid authentication services to Asian market

According to the interface, Meta said in a statement that starting this week, the "Meta Certification" (Meta Verified) service will be launched in Singapore, the Philippines, Indonesia, Japan, Hong Kong, China, Taiwan and other markets in the Asia-Pacific region. It is understood that users of Meta's Instagram and Facebook platforms pay only $11.99 (online version) or $14.99 (iOS version) a month to submit their identity and get a blue badge.

9 、Us third-party payment platform Flywire announces access to WeChat Pay

Feihui, a US third-party payment platform, has announced that it will cooperate with Tencent Financial Technology and will access WeChat Pay, according to the Financial Associated Press. Through Flywire, Chinese students can use WeChat Pay to pay to educational institutions in RMB.

10 、 Us regulators officially investigate ChatGPT for the first time! FTC "fired" at OpenAI.

Media news on Thursday showed that OpenAI is under investigation by the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC). The FTC sent a civil investigation request letter to OpenAI. The focus of the investigation included whether OpenAI's chat robot ChatGPT harmed relevant individuals by publishing false information, and how OpenAI handled the relevant risks. The FTC investigation marks the first time that U.S. regulators have formally launched a review of the risks posed by artificial intelligence chat bots.