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、 If Taobao and Alipay connect to the new payment method, you need to install its APP in advance for "transfer".

On August 14, Yufu pay cooperated with Taobao and Alipay, and consumers can use Yufu pay on Taobao App to make payments. In specific operation, the use of Yufu payment needs to be "transferred" through Alipay. According to the introduction, when shopping on Taobao App, users need to install Foca App of Yufu pay first, then click Alipay after submitting the order, and select "Yufu pay" on the payment page to complete the payment. Beijing Business Daily reporter found that through the above way, users in the payment link to choose Alipay, in the payment page "payment tools" section can see the "Yufu pay" payment option, click "Yufu pay" and then jump to the Foka App payment page. However, if you want to pay in this way, users also need to complete real-name authentication, binding bank cards and other operations on Foka App. (Beijing Business Daily)

2、Sources say the U.S. Department of Justice is considering breaking up Google or asking it to sell Android

August 14 news, people familiar with the matter revealed that after winning a landmark court ruling on Google monopolizing the online search market, the US Department of Justice is considering options to promote a break-up of Google. Less stringent options include forcing Google to share more data with competitors and taking steps to prevent it from gaining an unfair advantage in artificial intelligence products, according to people familiar with the matter. If the Justice Department pushes ahead with the spin-off plan, the units most likely to be spun off are Android operating system and Google's web browser Chrome, according to people familiar with the matter. (interface News)

3、 Looking up at the starry sky: the Qianfan constellation project opens a new era of China's commercial aerospace.

On August 6, the launch ceremony of the first batch of networking satellites of the Qianfan Constellation was held in Taiyuan. The magnificent launch of "18 stars with one arrow" opened the prelude to the networking of more than 10,000 low-orbit broadband multimedia satellites. The Qianfan constellation is also known as G60.Star chainThe project is led by Songjiang District of Shanghai and led by Shanghai Yuanxin Satellite. Goss Aerospace will become a satellite supplier for the follow-up Imure 2 batches of the Qianfan Constellation. The average life of a Leo satellite is about five years. From networking to replacement of new and old satellites, satellite manufacturing, launch and supporting services are expected to usher in a continuous volume of business.

four、There are more than 10.6 million charging piles in China.

According to the latest data released by CCTV News, by the end of July, the number of charging piles in China had reached 10.604 million, an increase of 53 percent over the same period last year. A total of 27200 charging piles have been built in the national highway service area, basically covering all provinces in the country. According to the first-half data released by the Energy Bureau, China added 360000 charging piles in July.

5 、Xi Yin, a larger cross-border e-commerce business in ChinaSheinThe supply chain headquarters is located in Zengcheng, Guangzhou, with a total investment of 3.69 billion yuan

The Guangzhou Municipal Bureau of Planning and Natural Resources announced that it had approved the SHEIN supply chain headquarters project in Zengcheng District. According to the official introduction, Xiyin is an international B2C fast fashion e-commerce company, a larger cross-border e-commerce enterprise in the country, mainly engaged in women's clothing, but also provides men's clothing, children's wear, accessories, shoes, bags and other fashion products, is the fifth largest unicorn enterprise in the world.

Xiyin supply chain headquarters project is located in the east of Guangzhou, Zhongxin Town, Zengcheng District, and all 25 construction project planning permits have been issued. Xiyin Group plans to build an intelligent warehousing and logistics distribution park in Zengcheng, which integrates warehousing, stock preparation, picking, distribution, delivery and settlement, and set up a supply chain center to provide core support for Xiyin global sales. The first phase of the headquarters project covers an area of 738mu, with a total construction area of not less than 800000 hectares and a total investment of 3.69 billion yuan.

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Trends of large companies

OpenAI

1、OpenAI launches SWE-bench Verified: existing framework underestimates model software engineering capabilities

OpenAI has launched a more reliable benchmark for code generation evaluation: SWE-bench Verified. The most important sentence in the company's blog is: "as our systems get closer to AGI, we need to evaluate them in increasingly challenging tasks." The benchmark is an improved version (subset) of existing SWE-bench and is designed to more reliably assess the ability of AI models to solve real-world software problems.

Apple

1、Apple promotes the development of the desktop robot project and plans to launch it as early as 2026.

Apple is pushing ahead with the development of an expensive desktop home device that combines an iPad-like display with a robotic arm. The device, which relies on a slender robotic arm to move a large display, tilts the display up and down and rotates it 360 degrees, according to people familiar with the matter, a variant of home electronics such as Amazon's Echo Show 10 and Meta's halted Portal. Apple has now decided to give priority to developing the device and plans to launch it as early as 2026 or 2027, according to people familiar with the matter. The company hopes to bring the price down to about $1000. Apple appointed Kevin Lynch, who is in charge of the self-driving car program, as head of the project.

2、Apple will allow third parties to use iPhone payment chips to process transactions

It will begin to allow third parties to use iPhone's payment chips to process transactions, allowing banks and other services to compete with the Apple Pay platform. Apple said it would allow developers to use the component from iOS 18.1, an upcoming software update for iPhone. The new changes will allow outside service providers to use NFC chips for in-store payments, bus fares, work permits, home and hotel keys, and reward cards. Apple said support for government ID cards would be launched later. Users can also set the third-party payment application as the default system to replace Apple Pay. (Sina Finance)

3、Apple's NFC chip will be available

On Aug. 14, Apple announced that it would release iPhone's NFC chip to developers, using security components for contactless data exchange in their own App. With the new NFC and SE security component API, developers will be able to provide contactless data exchange within APP, which will be available in future beta versions of IOS18.1 and will be first available to developers in Australia, Brazil, Canada, Japan, New Zealand, the United Kingdom and the United States, but will support more regions in the future. (home of IT)

Ant group

1 、Ant Group sets up "Digital Ant Power" new company: developing AI to B direction, laying out enterprise service market

On August 14, Ant Group officially announced the establishment of a new company "Digital Ant Power" in Beijing, which will develop the AI to B market and will serve enterprises with artificial intelligence technology. It is understood that Digital Ant Power is the business section of Ant Group that provides intelligent services for enterprises around AI technology, and provides "end-to-end" services for enterprise management with the mode of man-machine integration, including intelligent customer service and marketing services, intelligent operation services, intelligent technical services, and so on.

Huawei

1 、 Hongmeng PCHere comes the version! Is Huawei going to serve hard food after the collapse of Windows?

Huawei terminal customer service revealed that although Huawei computers have not yet used HarmonyOS, it is expected to release Hongmeng PC version this year. The design philosophy of Hongmeng PC may be similar to Apple's macOS, with intuitive UI and operating experience. However, Hongmeng PC faces challenges such as software compatibility and chip selection to replace Windows. At present, Hongmeng OS mainly runs inArm chipIt is difficult to support x86 chips. Hongmeng PC is regarded as the hope of domestic PC system, but the road of development is full of challenges. (Lei Tech)

Byte beat

1 、Byte TikTok appealed to overturn the injunction bill, saying the U.S. Department of Justice misstated

It House, Aug. 16 (Reuters)-TikTok, a byte-beating unit, told a federal appeals court on Thursday local time that there was a misstatement in the DoJ charges, urging the court to overturn the injunction requiring byte to sell TikTok US assets. In a complaint filed on Thursday, TikTok stressed that the content recommendation engine and user data used by TikTok are stored on cloud servers operated by Oracle, and that content review decisions that affect U.S. users are also made in the United States.

2 、The iOS version of Douyin launched Apple's App Store, which was previously available on the Android platform.

A shopping category called Douyin Mall launched at Apple's App Store on Aug. 9. According to the updated record, the App was renamed by other App. In fact, as early as March this year, Douyin App has already launched Android platforms such as Xiaomi, Huawei, OPPO and vivo App Store, which is a comprehensive independent e-commerce platform launched by Douyin ecommerce outside Douyin App. (home of IT)

Tencent

1 、Wechat customer service responds to the launch of "credit card loan" service: it is still in the testing stage

According to news from IT House on August 14, Wechat recently launched a "credit card loan" service in the "Credit Card Repayment" function, which is essentially a credit card withdrawal and can be withdrawn to a savings card bound by WeChat Pay. In response, WeChat Pay customer service responded that the feature is still in the testing stage. However, as for which banks' credit cards are supported and when the function will be officially launched, customer service said it is currently unable to confirm and should pay attention to the follow-up situation.

2 、Tencent Video's shop will be upgraded to Wechat store.

Tencent announced that the video store will be upgraded to a Wechat store and will stop accepting new applications from Aug. 25. Existing video store merchants can upgrade their stores to Wechat stores through the convenient channel provided by the platform with their previous residency and certification qualifications before September 25, and new products will be affected if they fail to upgrade after September 25, the announcement said.
The upgraded Wechat shop has opened up more Wechat ecological scenes and lowered the threshold for merchants to enter. In the future, merchants' stores or commodity links can be linked not only to the video account, but also to the official account, and to Mini Program through the open API interface, as well as appear in the list of Wechat search results. This means that Wechat stores are further integrated into Wechat ecology.

3 、Tencent responded to the "Apple tax dispute": it did not bypass it through internal purchase, but was negotiating with Apple, hoping to achieve a win-win-win situation.

It has been revealed that Apple has forced Wechat to plug payment loopholes in order to impose a 30 per cent apple tax on Wechat ecology, targeting the rapid development of Wechat Mini Game in recent years. In response, Tencent executives responded that "there is a natural tension between the game industry or the digital content industry and the app store. The fundamental reason is that the app store charges up to 30% for games and similar forms of digital content." the game industry thinks this is a very heavy burden. " Tencent said it hoped that the discussion would achieve positive results, as it would be a win-win outcome, "but if there is no progress in the discussion, then the current status quo will continue." (surging)

Little Red Book

1 、Xiao Hongshu began to bring sex toys, and well-known brand stores sold 50, 000 per month.

Recently, some live rooms specializing in selling sex toys have appeared in Xiaohongshu, especially for women. The layout of this kind of live broadcast room is very simple and fresh, with propaganda about sex toys in the background. The anchorman will display the product in all directions, introduce the properties of the product, and teach consumers how to use it, as well as some precautions. There are about two thousand people in the studio. This kind of studio is very common in Little Red Books, such as well-known domestic sex brands such as Sugar and White Rabbit, which have formed a fixed start-up rhythm in Little Red Books. It is reported that Adult Sugar has an official account on Little Red Book and currently has 229000 followers. Among the stores of Little Red Book, the monthly hot sales of TOP1 products show that more than 50, 000 people have bought them. (e-Commerce Daily)

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Don't miss other hot spots too ~

1、Nearly 80, 000 ChatGPT companies in China have disappeared after AI soaring for more than 600 days.

Since the launch of ChatGPT, nearly 80, 000 AI companies in China have disappeared, accounting for 8.9% of the total number of newly registered enterprises. In the past three years, more than 200000 AI companies have been cancelled and revoked. Total financing of AI industry decreased by 70% in 2023 compared with the same period last yearGenerative AIThe field faces high costs and profitability problems. Experts predict that China will strengthen the independent control of the generative AI industry and promote innovation and application. (titanium Media APP)

2、The global youth unemployment rate fell to 13% in 2023, a 15-year low.

According to a report released by the United Nations International Labour Organization (ILO), 64.9 million young people between the ages of 15 and 24 were unemployed in 2023, and the unemployment rate fell to a 15-year low of 13% in 2023, and is forecast to fall further to 12.8% by 2024 and 2025, but weak economic growth means Asia lags behind this trend. According to the report, the unemployment rate was 13.8% in 2019 before the outbreak. The strong economic growth rate after the epidemic has led to an improvement in the market and stimulated the demand for young workers. However, the situation is different in different regions. In Arab, East Asia and South-East Asia and the Pacific, youth unemployment in 2023 is higher than in 2019. (flush Finance)

3、 From January to July, China's online retail sales totaled 8.3784 trillion yuan, an increase of 9.5 percent over the same period last year.

From January to July, retail sales of consumer goods totaled 27.3726 trillion yuan, up 3.5 percent from a year earlier, according to data released by the Bureau of Statistics on August 15. Online retail sales nationwide totaled 8.3784 trillion yuan, an increase of 9.5 percent over the same period last year.
Of this total, online retail sales of physical goods totaled 7.0093 trillion yuan, up 8.7 percent, accounting for 25.6 percent of the total retail sales of consumer goods. Among the online retail sales of physical goods, food, clothing and household goods increased by 19.7%, 6.3% and 7.5%, respectively. From January to July, retail sales of services increased by 7.2% compared with the same period last year.

4、 LV has invested in beverages. It has been drunk by Sichuan and Chongqing people for 30 years.

A few days ago, L Catterton, an investment company of LVMH Group, announced that it had completed its strategic investment in Sichuan Weiyi Beverage and Food Co., Ltd. Weiyi Beverage, founded in 1992, is a plant protein beverage company under Sichuan Lanjian Beverage Group Co., Ltd. "Weiyi" is the same as "Wei E", emphasizing the attribute of health.

According to public information, the sales of Weiyi beverage exceeded 4 billion yuan in 2022, accounting for more than 70% in Sichuan and Chongqing, of which more than 90% of the sales came from catering channels. Among the plant protein drinks, Weiyi beverage ranks third and southwest of the country.

5 、 Thailand's e-commerce market potential has exploded, 43 million people have joined the army of e-commerce consumers, and social e-commerce is booming.

Recently, the global express giant DHL released a report on the e-commerce market in Thailand. So far, Thailand has nearly 43 million e-commerce consumers, according to the report. Revenue in the Thai e-commerce market is expected to grow to a staggering $19.28 billion this year. In the report, DHL also pointed out that Thai consumers are keen to shop online through mobile devices, and e-commerce sales reached through mobile devices account for more than 80% of Thailand's online sales. At the same time, Thai consumers are also keen to buy cross-border goods, accounting for nearly 1/3 of Thailand's e-commerce market. In terms of cross-border market segments, the main import market for Thai cross-border e-commerce is China, followed by Japan, followed by the United States.