Apple WWDC23 officially releases MR headset Vision Pro, priced at over 20,000 yuan
On June 6, Apple held WWDC23. In the One More Thing session, Apple officially released the MR headset Vision Pro. Vision Pro can be said to be Apple's most important product in the past few years. It has applied for more than 5,000 patents. Its price is not within the reach of ordinary users. The starting price is as high as $3,499, which is 7 times that of Meta Quest 3. The ultra-powerful M2 Ultra chip replaced Intel and launched the 15-inch MacBook Air. Before the conference, it rose by more than 2% to a new high. After the press conference, it closed down. (Interface News)
Musk spends 45,000 yuan for 22 people at dinner in China
Tesla CEO Elon Musk came to Beijing during his trip to China, and the first dinner that day became the focus of many curious netizens. It is reported that the price receipt of the dinner menu was suspected to be exposed, and the consumption amount reached about 45,000 yuan. There were 22 participants, and the per capita consumption was about 2,056 yuan. According to the photo of the receipt, there are 16 dishes in the dinner, and the most expensive one is 5988 yuan. (Caijing Technology)
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More than 60% of women are asked about their marriage and childbearing status when applying for a job, much higher than 21.5% of men
Not long ago, the recruitment platform released a "2023 Chinese Women's Workplace Status Survey Report" in which 39,000 professionals participated, showing that 61.1% of women were asked about their marriage and childbearing status during job hunting, much higher than the 21.5% of men. The reporter learned that although some employers do not limit gender in the recruitment notice and recruitment process, they covertly "investigate" the marriage and childbearing status of female job applicants during interviews and other processes, and use this as an important factor for whether they can be hired. "Threshold" not only exists in the period of job hunting, but also runs through different stages of women's career. When to get married and have children has become an unavoidable problem for women in the workplace. The "Report" pointed out that compared with men, marriage and childbearing are a major obstacle to women's career development, especially women of childbearing age. (headline News)
Apple conference
Apple releases iOS 17 and watchOS 10 operating systems for iPhone
Apple released iOS 17, its operating system for iPhones. It also announced the upgrade of the iPad operating system to iPadOS 17, which will get a new interactive widget interface and an updated lock screen function. At the same time, Apple also launched a new watchOS 10 system. In this system, Apple redesigned the widgets and most of the applications.
Apple unveils 15-inch MacBook Air
36 Krypton learned that Apple launched the 15-inch MacBook Air, the largest MacBook Air in the company's history. The product, which is equipped with an M2 chip, starts at $1,299 and will be available next week. Apple cuts the 13-inch MacBook released in 2022 by $100 to $1099 (36 krypton)
Apple launches Near Drop feature
Apple has introduced Near Drop, a feature that will allow contacts to be swapped by touching the phone. (36 krypton)
Apple and Disney Form Partnership for Headset Content
Apple and Disney have established a partnership on the content of the Apple Vision Pro head-mounted display device, and Disney+ will land on the Vision Pro. Meanwhile, Apple announced a partnership with Zeiss to produce prescription lenses for its first MR product, the Vision Pro. (36 krypton)
Ming-Chi Kuo: Delayed mass shipments of Apple AR/MR headsets for at least a quarter
Well-known Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo said that it is expected that Apple’s AR/MR headsets will be shipped in large quantities at the end of 4Q23 or early 2024 (previously expected to be 3Q23). Shipments in 2023 are expected to be lower than market expectations. However, for investors, the focus of observation now is not on shipments, but on whether new product releases can convince people that Apple's AR/MR headset is the next star product of consumer electronics. (Financial Association)
CITIC Securities: Apple releases Apple Vision Pro, opening a new era of spatial computing
The CITIC Securities Research Report pointed out that in the early morning of June 6, 2023, Beijing time, Apple released the first MR headset product as scheduled. The product is named Apple Vision Pro and is priced at US$3,499. Overall, we believe that as Apple's first head-mounted display product, although the mass production time is lower than the market's early expectations, the product has outstanding performance in terms of interaction and device collaboration, and at the same time, it has exceeded expectations on the application side. The medium and long-term dimensions continue to be optimistic The iteration of Apple's MR headset and the opportunities for companies in the related industry chain. (36 krypton)
Apple Launches New App "Journal"
Apple launched the new App "Journal", a new application that will land on the iPhone platform later this year and can be used to record the user's daily life, music, location, photos and activities. (36 krypton)
Apple: The new Mac Studio will be equipped with M2 Max and M2 Ultra chips
Apple announced that the new Mac Studio will be powered by M2 Max and M2 Ultra chips. Apple also launched the MAC Pro with the M2 Ultra chip. The new MAC Pro starts at $6,999 and goes on sale next week. (36 krypton)
Big company/big event
Xmind Mind Mapping Acquires ChatMind
Xmind mind map, an enterprise in the vertical field of tools, announced today that it has successfully acquired the ChatMind series of AI products. Through this acquisition, Xmind will further strengthen the AI features of its products. It is understood that Xmind has launched the AI product Xmind Copilot. (36 krypton)
Huawei is about to release China's first full-stack independent database with software and hardware collaboration
It is learned from people familiar with the matter that after MetaERP, Huawei will launch a new GaussDB database product on June 7, which is the first domestic software-hardware collaborative full-stack independent database. (Financial Association)
It is also rumored that top brokerages have cut salaries, and many middle and low-level employees: the news is basically true
On June 5, news of a salary cut came out from the leading brokerage firm - the brokerage firm with a Chinese prefix. According to the salary reduction plan, the monthly fixed salary of middle and low-level employees in the investment bank line of the securities company may be generally reduced, and the monthly fixed salary will be reduced by between 5,000 yuan and 10,000 yuan according to the rank. After checking with a number of low- and middle-level employees in the investment banking business of the securities company, I learned that the above information is basically true. An investment bank employee of the brokerage told the reporter that the after-tax wages received by middle and low-level employees around him this month have generally dropped by 5,000 to 7,000 yuan. Another employee of the investment bank of the brokerage said that the salary has been paid this month, and the salary received has indeed dropped a lot, and the pre-tax drop is even greater. (Securities Times)
Ningde era responds to rumors of supply changes: the strategic partnership with customers has not changed
Some investors asked Ningde Times on the interactive platform, and saw that the official account said that the company would no longer provide Tesla North America. Is it true? Ningde Times stated that the news is not true, and the strategic partnership between the company and customers has not changed and will continue to deepen and improve. (First Finance and Economics)
Ruixing Coffee announced that the number of stores across the country has exceeded 10,000
The number of Luckin Coffee stores in the Chinese market has reached 10,000, becoming the first chain coffee brand in China to break through 10,000 stores. (36 krypton)
NBCUniversal exec Joe Benarroch to join Twitter
Linda Yaccarino, former head of global advertising at NBCUniversal, who will be CEO of Twitter, said on Twitter that Joe Benarroch will join Twitter. According to foreign media reports, Joe Benarroch, a former NBC Universal executive, will join Twitter on June 5 and his responsibility will be to focus on business operations. Benarroch later said that he looked forward to working with the entire team to build Twitter 2.0. (Interface News)
The National Integrated Computing Power Computing Network Dispatch Platform is Officially Released
On June 5, the "Computing Power Innovation and Development Summit Forum" sponsored by the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology and undertaken by China Academy of Information and Communications Technology was successfully held in Beijing. Zhao Ce, deputy director of the Information and Communication Development Department of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, and Wang Zhiqin, vice president of the China Academy of Information and Communications Technology, attended the meeting and delivered speeches. At the meeting, China Academy of Information and Communications Technology and China Telecom jointly released my country's first national platform to realize multiple heterogeneous computing power scheduling - "National Integrated Computing Power Network Scheduling Platform (Version 1.0)". (Securities Times)
Spotify cuts 200 jobs at its podcast division
According to news on June 5, Spotify is making "strategic adjustments" to its podcasting department, laying off about 200 people, accounting for about 2% of its global workforce. Sahar Elhabashi, Spotify's vice president and head of podcasting, announced the layoffs in a memo to employees that was released publicly on Monday. (Interface News)
Great Wall Motors: Sales in May totaled 101,000 units, a year-on-year increase of 26.18%
Great Wall Motor announced that sales in May totaled 101,000 units, a year-on-year increase of 26.18%; sales of new energy vehicles in May were 23,800 units, and the cumulative sales from January to May were 66,000 units. (36 krypton)
Nanchang City Supervision Bureau has intervened in the rat incident in college cafeterias
On the afternoon of June 1, a video of "rat heads suspected to be eaten in the meals of a university in Jiangxi" was circulated on the Internet. There seemed to be foreign objects in the meals in the video screen. Previously, The Paper reporter learned through visits that at the scene of the incident, relevant personnel from the Nanchang High-tech Zone Market Supervision Bureau compared the pictures taken by the parties and initially determined that it was a duck neck. At the same time, the reserved samples of the school’s dishes will be tested, and the results will be announced after 3-5 days of professional comparison. At present, the Nanchang Market Supervision Bureau has intervened. The reporter called the Market Supervision Bureau of the High-tech Zone and the relevant person in charge of the Propaganda Department of the Jiangxi Industrial Vocational and Technical College of the school involved several times, but they were not connected as of press time. Through inquiring information, it is found that this is not the first time a "rat incident" has occurred in the school. As early as 2021, the Nanchang Market Supervision and Administration Bureau exposed such an incident. (The Paper)
"Slimming medicine" semaglutide injection, domestic marketing application has been accepted
On June 3, the official website of the Center for Drug Evaluation (CDE) of the State Food and Drug Administration showed that the application for the new indication of semaglutide injection of the global insulin giant Novo Nordisk has been accepted. The information on accepted varieties did not disclose the specific content of the indication. It is generally believed in the industry that the indications declared this time are most likely related to weight loss indications: as an adjuvant treatment with a low-calorie diet and increased physical activity for initial body mass index (BMI) ≥ 30kg/m² (obesity), or ≥ 27kg/m² Adult patients with m² and <30kg/m² (overweight) and at least one comorbidity related to overweight. The initial preferred indication of semaglutide is type 2 diabetes. In recent years, it has been highly sought after by the capital market because of its ability to lose weight. Semaglutide, known as the "magic drug for weight loss", has set off a global craze since last year. Tesla CEO Elon Musk also posted that he lost 9 kilograms in a month, and the secret was regular fasting and the use of semaglutide injections. With the support of celebrity effects, the supply of semaglutide injection in the US market is tight. (China Securities Journal)
Vipshop collapsed and the person in charge was dismissed
On March 29, Vipshop collapsed and appeared on the hot search, and the official response stated: due to a short-term system failure, the main site's "additional purchase" and other functions may be abnormal. On June 5th, Vipshop issued an announcement on troubleshooting the downtime of the 329 computer room. The announcement stated that the major failure of the Nansha computer room lasted for 12 hours, resulting in a loss of more than 100 million yuan in the company's performance and affecting more than 8 million customers. The company judged the failure as a P0-level failure. The company decided to deal with this incident seriously, and the direct managers of the corresponding departments were responsible for the accident, and the person in charge of the basic platform department was dismissed to deal with it accordingly. (Caijing Technology)
At the forefront of AI
The number of monthly active users of OpenAI exceeds 800 million
On June 1, local time, according to marketing agency VezaDigital, the number of monthly active users of OpenAI soared to nearly 1 billion. In March, a total of 847 million users visited, ranking among the top 20 most visited websites in the world. (The Paper)
Zuoyuebang is testing a large education model based on the Chinese market
At present, Zuoyebang is testing a large education model based on the Chinese market, including multi-disciplinary problem solving, Chinese and English composition correction, multi-language dialogue and other educational application scenarios, involving tool apps, smart hardware, books and other businesses. According to insiders, the performance of comprehensive ability in the education scene has exceeded the expected level. (36 krypton)
Nearly 4,000 Americans lost their jobs in May due to AI
On June 5th, according to data from Challenger, Gray&Christmas, a talent mobility consulting company in the United States, artificial intelligence caused the disappearance of nearly 4,000 jobs in the United States in May, and these jobs involved creative, administrative and clerical fields. The artificial intelligence industry is expected to grow to more than $1 trillion, driven by major technological advances that became evident after the launch of OpenAI's ChatGPT last fall, according to a report by analysts at Bloomberg Intelligence. (IT House)
OpenAI CEO predicts Israel will play 'tremendous role' in mitigating AI risks
According to news on June 5, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman predicted that Israel will play a "huge role" in reducing the risk of artificial intelligence, although Israel is currently debating whether and how to regulate the technology behind ChatGPT. (Interface News)
Illumina launches new AI software that can predict disease-causing gene mutations in patients
Illumina announced the launch of a new artificial intelligence (AI) algorithm - PrimateAI-3D, which can predict the disease-causing gene mutation of a patient with high accuracy. The findings, published in two papers in the journal Science, detail how the algorithm was trained and its application to a cohort of 500,000 genomes from the UK Biobank. Two other papers on the study of primate evolution were published concurrently and informed the development of PrimateAI-3D. (Financial Association)
Former Douyin product manager Seven joins Shenyan Technology
36 Krypton learned from multiple independent sources that Seven (Wang Jingjin), the former head of Douyin products, recently joined Tsinghua University’s AI startup company “Shenyan Technology”. Regarding the above information, Shenyan Technology told 36 Krypton that the news is true. Seven is a very experienced product expert and will be of great help to the direction of our entire product.
Investment and Financing
"Lingcun Integrated Circuit" completes 200 million yuan in Series A financing
"Lingcun Integrated Circuit" recently announced the completion of 200 million yuan in Series A financing. This round of financing was invested by Shenzhen Investment Control Donghai Investment Co., Ltd. The raised funds will be mainly used for the construction of the first fully automated flash memory chip testing production line in China. (36 krypton)
"Right Brain Technology" completed tens of millions of yuan in angel round financing, led by Lightspeed and Guanghe
36 Krypton learned that AIGC technology company "Right Brain Technology" (RightBrainAI) announced the completion of tens of millions of yuan in angel round financing. This round of investment was led by Lightspeed and Guanghe, and the old shareholder Qiji Chuangtan followed. The financing funds will be mainly used for algorithm research and development, product development and team expansion.
"Star Whale Technology" received tens of millions of RMB angel round financing
MLOps service provider "Star Whale Technology" received tens of millions of RMB angel round financing, the investors are Nanshan Capital and Yuanjing Venture Capital. It is understood that MLOps (Machine Learning Operations) is a rapidly growing emerging field. At present, the market size of MLOps has reached 1.1 billion US dollars in 22 years and is expected to achieve rapid growth. It is expected to reach 5.9 billion US dollars in 2027. (36 krypton)
"Integer Intelligence" has recently completed tens of millions of Pre A rounds of financing
The AI data company "Integer Intelligence" has recently completed tens of millions of Pre A rounds of financing. This round is invested by Yizhou Capital, Oufang Angel, Anyi Shengyin, and Turing Qizhen. Yishang Capital is the exclusive financing consultant. This round of financing is mainly used for the iterative upgrade of the intelligent data engineering platform (ABAVA Platform). The new ABAVA platform will integrate AI large models + small models to achieve efficient automatic data annotation. In addition, integer intelligence will also integrate RLHF (human feedback reinforcement learning) data service capabilities to provide solutions for the development and iteration of large language models (LLM). (36 krypton)
cool product
All iPhone 15 series use Samsung M12 screens, and the Pro version exclusively enjoys ProMotion dynamic high refresh rate
According to the latest information released by foreign media Elec, this year’s iPhone 15 series will still provide four models, and all of them will use Samsung’s latest M12 material. According to relevant introduction, the screen using Samsung M12 material is composed of substrate, cathode, anode, hole injection layer, electron injection layer, hole transport layer, electron transport layer, electron blocking layer, hole blocking layer, light emitting layer and other parts. The manual peak brightness exceeds 1000 nits, and the global peak brightness exceeds 1500 nits. It is worth noting that although all four models will use M12 luminescent materials, the standard version still only supports a 60Hz refresh rate, while the two Pro versions will support Apple ProMotion, which can intelligently adjust the refresh rate from 1-120Hz. (Caijing Technology)
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