Morning Post | Two new iPads may be released in October / Apple compensates employees 200 million for searching bags / Weibo goes offline with 118 yuan renaming card
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- Apple pays 200 million compensation for delaying employees from get off work due to bag search
- Weibo offline 118 yuan one-time name change card
- Tencent denies spinoff of Meituan
- Shanghai implements minor illegal acts without administrative punishment
- Ideal car loses 23,000 yuan for every car sold
- Gree enters catering takeaway business
- King of Glory earns $225 million in July
- The new iPad will be released in October
- Xiaomi MIX Fold 2 official screen replacement price reaches 4899 yuan
- Xiaoxin Pad Pro released on August 18, 2022
- H&M restores Tmall flagship store
- Hippocampus launches Harry Potter joint ID photo
- CASETiFY will open its first retail store in mainland China
- Thriller miniseries 'Guillermo del Toro's Cabinet of Curiosities' will be released
- Action movie "Wolfpack" set for September 9
According to Reuters, Tencent plans to sell all or most of its stake in Meituan.
Currently, Tencent holds a 17% stake in Meituan. The stakes are worth $24.3 billion (about 165 billion yuan), based on Meituan's market value on Monday.
In this regard, according to 36kr reports, Tencent officials denied the authenticity of the news, saying that Tencent currently has no plans to sell shares of Meituan.
In December, Tencent cut its 86 percent stake in JD.com in the form of dividends, worth $16.4 billion. A month later, Tencent sold another 2.6% stake in Singapore-based gaming and e-commerce company SEA for $3 billion. The move is seen as Tencent cashing in on its investment while adjusting its business strategy.
Source: Reuters & 36kr
According to Business Insider, Apple recently agreed to pay California employees $30.5 million (about 207 million yuan) as compensation for employees who were delayed from get off work.
The class-action lawsuit, filed in 2013, covered 14,683 California employees and was awarded an average of $1,328 (about 9,000 yuan) per employee.
It is reported that previously, Apple's 52 stores in California, the United States will search the handbags carried by employees, including during off-duty hours and meal breaks.
The plaintiffs argued that Apple should pay employees overtime for inspections during breaks, otherwise it would violate California labor laws. Some employees wait as much as 1.5 hours a week for security checks, equivalent to about $1,500 in overtime pay.
The New York Post also reported in 2015 that two Apple employees had emailed Cook a complaint, accusing Apple of embarrassing and degrading rules about checking employees' carry-on luggage as a safety precaution.
After being sued, Apple no longer conducts bag searches on employees.
Source: Business Insider & Daily Economic News
According to upstream news reports, Weibo recently launched a one-time name change card, priced at 118 yuan a piece. There is no limit on the number of purchases of the name change card, and users can purchase and use it unlimitedly, with a validity period of 31 days.
It should be noted that the name change card can only be purchased by non-certified Weibo annual fee members. Weibo members have an annual subscription price of 108 yuan a year, and Weibo annual members can modify their nicknames 5 times per calendar year.
This means that non-member Weibo users who want to change their name more than 5 times in a year need to become a Weibo annual fee member first, and then purchase the name change card.
Yesterday afternoon, @Weibo member issued an announcement saying that due to problems with the service function of the renaming card, Weibo has now taken the service offline, and users who have purchased the renaming card will be given a one-year membership as compensation.
Source: Upstream News & Interface News
Shanghai will officially implement the "Guiding Opinions on Fully Implementing Minor Violations without Administrative Penalties" from August 20.
The formation of the list requires law enforcement officers to ensure that no punishment is imposed in accordance with Article 33, paragraph 1 of the Administrative Punishment Law; the second is to comprehensively sort out the punishment items, focus on screening illegal acts, clarify the circumstances of no administrative punishment one by one, and refine the circumstances of no administrative punishment. The main consideration factors for administrative punishments; the third is to make it clear that illegal acts such as endangering national security and people's lives and health are not included in the list.
Its positive role is to reduce the economic burden of enterprises, reduce operating costs, and provide clear guidelines for grass-roots law enforcement to improve law enforcement efficiency.
At the same time, the relevant person in charge of the Shanghai Municipal Bureau of Justice stated that the non-administrative punishment is only applicable to illegal acts that comply with the statutory non-administrative punishment system, and a series of statutory conditions must be met at the same time, such as timely correction and minor (or no harmful consequences) consequences. .
Minor violations will not be subject to administrative penalties, which does not mean that any violation of the enterprise can be tolerated, nor does it mean that law enforcement officers can be free from punishment.
A few days ago, Li Auto announced its second-quarter financial report, with a revenue of 8.73 billion yuan and a net loss of 641 million yuan, a significant increase from the 235 million yuan net loss in the same period last year.
The delivery volume announced by Lili for the quarter was 28,687 Lili ONE. This means that ideal for every car sold, a loss of nearly 23,000 yuan.
In addition, Yicai also pointed out that after the ideal delivery of more than 30,000 vehicles in the first quarter, there was a month-on-month decline in the second quarter. Judging from the delivery guidance for the third quarter, Ideal may have delivered less than 30,000 vehicles for two consecutive quarters.
It is still unknown whether Ideal's future launch of pure electric models will lead to further expansion of losses. However, Ideal also emphasized that as of the end of the second quarter, the company's cash reserves reached 53.65 billion yuan.
Source: Fast Technology & First Financial
Recently, Gree newly registered a catering company called "Gechuang Youshi", whose business scope involves takeaway delivery services and is 100% controlled by Zhuhai Gree Property Management Co., Ltd. This means that Gree may enter the food delivery industry.
It is reported that this is not Gree's first foray into the catering industry. In 2015, Gree Electric joined hands with Lezhan 517 to launch "Lezhan" smart distribution cabinets, etc., and is committed to providing intelligent distribution services for communities, hospitals, schools, etc. However, the collaboration has not received much attention.
Previously, in addition to cultivating the field of home appliances, Gree also dabbled in the fields of mobile phones and automobiles. According to the Securities Times, since the launch of the Gree mobile phone G7 last year, the cumulative sales volume on the official website as of June was 7,628.
Source: Lei Technology & Securities Times
In July 2022, Tencent's "Honor of Kings" has attracted more than 225 million US dollars in the global App Store and Google Play, ranking first in the global mobile game bestseller list.
Among them, the revenue from the Chinese iOS market accounted for 94.6%, and the revenue from overseas markets accounted for 5.4%.
Tencent's "PUBG Mobile" (combined "Peace Elite" revenue) ranked second on the list with $164 million in revenue. Mihayou's "Genshin Impact", King's "Candy Crush Saga" and "Roblox" ranked in the top 3 to 5, respectively.
Source: Sensor Tower
South Korean Naver post owner @yeux1122 recently revealed that Apple plans to release a new low-cost iPad and a new iPad Pro at an event in October this year, the latter of which will feature an M2 chip and possibly MagSafe charging.
The low-cost iPad is said to receive major upgrades, such as flat edges and a larger display.
Based on previous news, the upcoming iPad 10 is expected to be equipped with an A14 bionic chip, support 5G, use a larger display and USB-C interface, and cancel the 3.5mm headphone jack.
Source: IT House
Yesterday, Xiaomi MIX Fold 2 started its first sale, and Xiaomi simultaneously announced the official screen replacement price of Xiaomi MIX Fold 2, which attracted attention.
Among them, the MIX Fold 2's inner screen (folding screen) out-of-guarantee material guide price is as high as 4,899 yuan, and the outer screen is 900 yuan.
It is reported that Xiaomi MIX Fold 2 uses an 8.02-inch inner screen, the first Samsung Eco² OLED, and uses a Pol-less depolarizer; the outer screen is a 6.56-inch center-drilled OLED screen, using Samsung E5. Both internal and external screens support 120Hz refresh rate, P3 wide color gamut, Dolby Vision, etc.
Source: IT House
@ Lenovo Xiaoxin announced yesterday that the Xiaoxin Pad Pro 2022 tablet and ZUI 14 system will be released on August 18.
Xiaoxin Pad Pro 2022 will be available with Snapdragon 870 and Xun Kun 1300T chips, equipped with an 11.2-inch 2.5K OLED screen with a screen refresh rate of 120Hz, and will also support HDR and Dolby Vision.
In terms of battery life, the new phone has a built-in 8200mAh battery and supports 68W fast charging.
Source: Digital Tail
Recently, the flagship store of Swedish fast fashion brand H&M Tmall has been restored. Consumers can search for "HM Official Flagship Store" to obtain the entrance of the flagship store.
H&M first landed on Tmall in March 2018, and closed its Tmall flagship store in March 2021, leaving only its official website and WeChat applet as an online sales platform.
In June, H&M also closed its iconic flagship brick-and-mortar store in Shanghai.
Source: Reutrers
As the school season is approaching, the joint ID photo of Hippocampus and Harry Potter was officially launched on August 15.
The series provides exclusive images of the four academies, including three styles: half-body ID photo, full-body image photo and magic scene photo. Among them, the magic photo restores the classic original scenes such as Diagon Alley, Quidditch, and Hagrid's Hut.
In addition, Slytherin Academy will also have a special ID photo for the "Azkaban" limited dark wizard.
Source: SocialBeta
Following the opening of the Tmall flagship store at the beginning of the year, the first retail store of trendy technology accessories brand CASETiFY in mainland China will open on August 20 at K11 in Shanghai.
In addition to displaying various product lines and cooperation models of CASETiFY, the new store will also open up a community space for customers to customize and purchase products, relax and so on. During this period, new products limited to regions will also be launched.
Founded in Hong Kong in 2011, CASETiFY focuses on customized and co-branded mobile phone cases, with prices ranging from 299 yuan to 479 yuan.
Source: Vogue Business
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"Guillermo del Toro's Cabinet of Curiosities" released a preview yesterday Hardwicke, Jennifer Kent of Babadook, and more.
There are 8 episodes in total, and it will be launched on Netflix on October 25-28 (Halloween).
Action movie "Wolfpack" set for September 9
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The military action movie "Wolf Pack" released a preview yesterday and announced that it will be released on September 9.
The story focuses on an energy crisis caused by foreign terrorist forces. Seven characters form a "wolf team" to participate in the anti-terrorism plan.
The film stars Zhang Jin, Li Zhiting and Jiang Luxia, and is directed and written by Jiang Cong.
The sci-fi action drama "Tekken: Bloodline" will be launched on August 18
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The story revolves around Ren Kazama, the protagonist of the family self-defense technique "Kazema-style ancient martial arts" since childhood. He fought hard and finally stepped onto the international stage of the Iron Fist Championship.
Moving is a wonderful "journey"
In the world of children, moving is an unknown and difficult adventure, and the puppet is the only partner who accompanies her on this adventure. But in the end, the appearance of a new neighbor brightens the world again.
This advertisement by Zillo, an American real estate company, uses the horror images imagined by children to reflect the anxiety and resistance of children when they first arrive in a strange environment, to illustrate that "moving is also a kind of growth".
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