Article Directory
1. Internet News
1. Xiami Music Player will be shut down on February 5th and will not be able to log in after March 5th
The content of the Xiami Music announcement shows that Xiami will open the user's personal data and asset processing channel at 10 o'clock on January 5, 2021; after 0 o'clock on February 5, 2021, Xiami Music App will be removed from the app store. Stop all music content consumption scenarios, and only retain account asset processing and web-side artist withdrawal services. After 0:00 on March 5, 2021, except for the web-side artist authorization service, all other operations will be stopped and the server will be closed. You will not be able to log in at that time and beyond.
2. Lei Jun: I initiated the idea of not sending the charger, not a copy of Apple
Lei Jun recently responded to Xiaomi 11 not sending a charger in the Xiaomi live broadcast room.
Lei Jun said: I no longer have standard chargers. I had this wish five years ago, because five years ago, my drawers were all chargers. A year ago, we moved to the Xiaomi Science Park and threw several boxes of chargers. It feels particularly wasteful, so I was wondering whether our mobile phone packaging box can be without a charger, if you need it, you can buy it separately.
3. Douyin releases 2020 data report: average daily video search volume exceeds 400 million
On January 5 news, Douyin released the "2020 Douyin Data Report". The data report shows the changes in Douyin over the past year from multiple dimensions such as user expression and content value. The report disclosed that as of December 2020, the average daily video search volume of Douyin exceeded 400 million. Online classes at home have become one of the main learning methods for students during the epidemic. In 2020, more than 36 million people will watch the live broadcast of Tsinghua University on Douyin.
4. The New York Stock Exchange said it no longer plans to delist the three major Chinese telecom giants
This may be the reason that triggered the sharp rise of H shares of China Telecom, China Mobile and A shares of China Unicom today. Currently, H shares of China Mobile and China Telecom are up over 7%, and A shares of China Unicom are up nearly 4%. (Bloomberg)
5. After being approved by the US government, GitHub will be reopened to Iranian developers after 2 years
Due to trade sanctions imposed by the United States, GitHub blocked Iranian developers in 2019. Today, Github announced that it has obtained permission from the US government to reopen it to Iranian developers. Both individual and corporate developers in Iran can enjoy Github developer services. Nat Friedman, CEO of Github, wrote: "In the past two years, we have been able to prove how developers use GitHub to promote human progress, international exchanges, and the United States' enduring foreign policy to promote free speech and free flow of information. We Thanks to OFAC’s participation, which has brought this great result to developers. We are removing all restrictions on Iranian developers and restoring all access rights to affected accounts". GitHub is also working with the U.S. government to obtain similar licenses for developers in Crimea and Syria.
6. Apple held an online shareholder meeting on February 23, and Cook's salary was exposed last year
According to the filing documents submitted by Apple to the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Apple will hold its annual general meeting at 9 o'clock on February 23rd Pacific time (1 o'clock on the morning of February 24th Beijing time). Apple shareholders meeting is usually held in the Jobs Theater, this year will be completely online.
Apple also announced the salary of company executives last year. Apple CEO Tim Cook's 2020 total compensation is 14.77 million US dollars, which is higher than 11.56 million US dollars in 2019 and lower than 15.68 million US dollars in 2018. Cook's salary last year included a base salary of $3 million and non-equity incentive plan compensation and other compensation. (Phoenix Network)
7. India has lost nearly US$2.7 billion in 2020 due to “suicide disconnection”
India has one of the largest Internet user groups in the world. Therefore, whenever the central or state government of the country decides to cut off Internet access for one reason or another, a large number of people and businesses will be affected, which leads to huge economic losses. According to a latest report from the privacy tool website Top10V*N, India lost nearly US$2.7 billion due to Internet shutdowns in 2020, more than the total of the 10 countries behind India in the chart.
8. Digital RMB is used on a pilot basis in Shanghai, which is the first to realize the departure from mobile hard wallet payment mode
In the staff canteen of Tongren Hospital affiliated to Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, a doctor used the technology provided by Postal Savings Bank of China to take the lead in using the digital renminbi "hard wallet" to achieve a one-stop experience of ordering, consuming, and paying. This trial is the first time in Shanghai to realize a hard wallet payment model that is separated from mobile phones, following mobile phone scan codes and touch payments in Shenzhen and Suzhou. (Associated Finance Press)
2. Exclusive to programmers
1. Linux Mint 20.1 ISO has been finalized and released
Following the release of the beta version of Linux Mint 20.1 in mid-December, according to the news on the Linux Mint website, the stable version has been finalized and approved for release, and the ISO image can be downloaded, but the update details introduction document has not been edited on the official website. For those users who are already running Linux Mint 20, the upgrade will be provided through the update manager, but if you are satisfied with the existing system, there is no need to upgrade, because there are not too many changes that require urgent updates.
2. Mozilla explores to modify the Firefox UI
Mozilla is investigating to modify Firefox's UI, which once again worries many Firefox users. The project is called Proton, and Mozilla has created a meta bug report called "Proton-Firefox visual refresh" on the Bugzilla website. Mozilla considers "modernizing" multiple UI elements, including the address bar and task bar, main menu, information bar, door hook, context menu, and pop-up box. Mozilla plans to announce some new designs when Firefox 89 is released in the middle of this year. The release date of Firefox 89 is May 18, 2021. (Solidot)
3. Github daily selection
1. Personal photo management: photoprism
GitHub address: https://github.com/photoprism/photoprism
PhotoPrism® is a server-based application for browsing, organizing and sharing your personal photo collection. It uses the latest technology to automatically tag and find pictures without hindering you. Say goodbye to solutions that force you to upload visual memories to the cloud!
2. The next generation of front-end tools: vite
GitHub address: https://github.com/vitejs/vite
Vite is a new front-end building tool that can significantly improve the front-end development experience. It contains two main parts:
A development server that provides services for your source files through local ES modules, it has a wealth of built-in functions and amazing fast hot module replacement (HMR).
A build command that bundles your code with Rollup, which is pre-configured to output highly optimized static assets for production.
In addition, Vite has full typing support through its plug-in API and JavaScript API, so it is highly scalable.
Four, CSDN community high-quality blog posts selection
1. GitHub announced the demolition of the "wall" to restore the right to use Iranian developers!
After more than two years of work, we have obtained permission from the US government to provide GitHub services to developers in Iran. This includes all services for individuals and organizations, as well as private and public free and paid services.
Following the announcement by GitHub CEO Nat Friedman on Twitter, the world-renowned code hosting platform finally dismantled the "open source wall with borders" facing Iran. 【Read the original text】
Linus Torvalds is no stranger to everyone. Not only is he well-known as the father of Linux, his quick words are also deeply reflected in people's minds.
Looking back on 2020, Linus caused several controversies because of his "violent temper": the father of Linux angrily deleted the patch submitted by the engineer, calling it "too stupid"; the Debian project discussed the permanent ban on Linus's indecent words and deeds. meeting.
At the beginning of 2021, this tycoon started his new year's first "fire bombardment": Intel is killing the entire ECC industry, and memory manufacturers are also "cutting corners"! 【Read the original text】
3. Comic translation, embedded AI, and Tokyo University papers were included by AAAI'21
Recently, the "Towards Fully Automated Manga Translation" (thesis address https://arxiv.org/abs/2012.14271) jointly released by the Mantra team of the University of Tokyo, Yahoo (Japan) and other institutions has triggered a The attention of the two-dimensional world [ read original text ]
4. Programmers shouldn't always think about two or two
2020 is a very magical year, but fortunately, in this special year, I experienced some things, read some books, and finally understood some of the previous puzzles. Because I feel that these insights may have some general applicability, I will share this article with you.
The media often uses 35 to create age anxiety, but in real life, I have also seen many programmers over 35. There were no programmers in China a few decades ago, just as there was no concept of migrant workers in China a few decades ago. 【Read the original text】
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