Tesla’s driverless taxi was unveiled, and the news said that Hikvision had a large-scale downsizing.

2. TikTok responded to layoffs in Malaysia: promoting the automation of content review, which is expected to affect hundreds of people worldwide.

According to several media reports on October 11th, a spokesman for TikTok confirmed that the company is laying off employees worldwide, including Malaysia. "Due to different employment laws in different countries, we can’t provide the exact number of layoffs at present, but it is expected that hundreds of people around the world will be affected.". The spokesman said that the layoffs are in line with TikTok’s strategy of constantly improving its content auditing ability. "The company plans to invest 2 billion US dollars in the field of trust and security this year, and continue to strengthen content management by improving auditing efficiency. At present, about 80% of the illegal content has been deleted through automation technology." Earlier, some media reported that ByteDance had laid off hundreds of people in Malaysia, most of them from the content review department. (Netease)

3. It is reported that Hikvision has downsized its personnel on a large scale.

On the afternoon of October 11th, it was revealed by Hikvision employees that the company was undergoing a large-scale organizational adjustment recently, and 32 R&D areas were reduced to 12. "Only a few core areas were reserved, and the rest were optimized, which is expected to involve more than 1,000 people." For this adjustment, Sina Technology asked Hikvision for verification. As of press time, the company has not responded yet. However, at present, Hikvision’s laid-off employees have confirmed this to the media. The above-mentioned employees pointed out: "This is a national regional contraction, and there will be N+2 compensation for layoffs." According to a number of personnel marked with "Hikvision employees", "I have also received a notice of being laid off, in which the R&D department is the hardest hit area, and Hunan and other areas have disappeared, but the headquarters areas such as Hangzhou have not yet started." (IT house)

4. online celebrity Dalan account was blocked, and stocks were recommended many times before.

On October 11th, Tik Tok Security Center issued a penalty notice on cracking down on illegal securities activities such as "illegal stock recommendation". It is mentioned that the account "Dalan" recommended specific stocks, and this account published the forecast contents of specific stocks many times during the period from the end of September to the beginning of October this year, such as "Which stock did the novice buy to make money", "I bought it with me on the 30th, and it was already profitable today" and "I can never induce you to come in and ship it directly in a gub", which incited netizens to buy a specific stock in full position. This behavior seriously violated laws and regulations, and the platform decided to ban the account indefinitely. (Phoenix Network)

5. Ping An Bank responded that the former president of the Credit Card Center "lost contact".

Recently, it was reported that Liu Xianfeng, president of Ping An Bank Credit Card Center, was "lost contact" and was suspected of being assisted in the investigation. The reporter learned from insiders that this matter has nothing to do with Ping An Bank. Ping An Bank responded that Liu Xianfeng, the former head of the bank’s credit card center, was being investigated by external relevant units for personal reasons. At the same time, Ping An Bank stressed that the operation and management of its credit card center were carried out normally, and all businesses were not affected. (Securities Times)

6. Ape’s verbal calculation responds to the influx of college students into the platform.

On October 11th, Little Ape announced the function upgrade announcement. The announcement said, "Recently, many big friends have also actively participated in PK competitions. We are deeply grateful for everyone’s love. But at the same time, Xiao Yan also noticed that the behavior of some big friends may bring trouble to some primary and secondary school students. " In this regard, the little ape said that it has quickly taken countermeasures, optimized the matching mechanism of the little ape’s PK, increased the "peak confrontation" competition module, and strengthened the verification and management of user identity. (China Economic Net)

7. The "scalper" forged documents and said that Xiaomi SU can be mentioned in two weeks. Xiaomi: It is risky to transfer the bill through a third party.

Recently, some media reported that a "scalper" released the information of Xiaomi SU7 transfer order in idle fish, saying that it can pick up the car in two weeks at the earliest after proving the kinship through forged documents. Many consumers have been cheated, resulting in empty money and cars. On the morning of October 11, the reporter called the customer service hotline, and the staff responded that the original owner was not recommended to sell the order on the third-party platform. "This behavior has transaction risks, and the company stipulates that only the licensee can be changed to the immediate family of the original owner." (Tencent)

8. Silo, the former chief scientist of Ali Dharma Institute, officially joined the unicorn zebra Zhixing of automobile technology.

Recently, Silo, former executive vice president of Salesforce, the world’s largest SaaS company, former vice president of Alibaba Group, chief scientist of Dharma Institute and tenured professor of Purdue University, officially joined Zebra Zhixing, an automotive technology unicorn company under Alibaba, as the chief technology officer (CTO). According to the internal news of Zebra Zhixing, Silo will lead Zebra Zhixing’s technical team, including full-stack self-developed vehicle OS and intelligent cabin AI based on Tongyi big model, accelerate the research and development of cutting-edge technology of AI big model, and realize the strategic upgrade of AIOS. (Interface)

9. BBK’s parent company was filed for bankruptcy review.

On October 11th, *ST Bugao (002251) parent company BBK Investment Group Co., Ltd. added a bankruptcy review case. The applicant was Shaoshan Dongxing Construction Co., Ltd. and the handling court was Xiangtan Intermediate People’s Court of Hunan Province. BBK Investment Group Co., Ltd. was established in February 2003. Its legal representative is Wang Fill, with a registered capital of about 1.22 billion RMB. Its business scope includes enterprise management consulting service, real estate information consulting service, business information consulting service, business agency service, property management and warehousing, etc. It is jointly held by Wang Fill, Zhang Haixia and Lianzhi Investment Co., Ltd. According to the risk information, the company has four pieces of information about executed persons, and the total amount of execution exceeds 300 million yuan. (21 Finance)

10. Luo Weiji, a Chinese designer, became VP and Chief Design Officer of BAIC Group.

Luo Wei, a Chinese designer, officially joined the BAIC design team in October 2024 and became the global design VP and chief design officer of BAIC Group. (IT house)

11. The employment relationship of "four doctoral degree" researchers was suspended.

Recently, the Inner Mongolia Institute of Ethnic Culture and Art has successively released the resumes of its researchers, among which the resume of a researcher surnamed Zhao after 1995 has attracted a lot of attention. According to the resume, the researcher holds four doctoral degrees, two postdoctoral degrees and several master’s degrees, and also holds 22 social part-time jobs including anti-cancer, aviation, translation, chemical engineering and other different fields. On the evening of October 10th, Inner Mongolia Institute of Ethnic Culture and Art announced that it had decided to suspend its employment relationship with Zhao Zijian after paying attention to the media’s suspicious reports on Zhao Zijian’s academic information, and to check his academic degree. At the same time, it said that it would strengthen the qualification examination and management of part-time researchers. (xiaoxiang morning herald, The Paper)

12. The case of patent dispute between MediaTek and Huawei will be opened.

Tianyancha legal litigation information shows that recently, Huawei Terminal Co., Ltd. and Hangzhou Qingti Communication Equipment Co., Ltd. added two court announcements. The plaintiffs are Lianfa Technology Co., Ltd., and the cause of the case is a dispute over infringement of invention patent rights. The two cases will be heard in the Intermediate People’s Court of Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province on October 17. In August this year, Lianfa Technology Co., Ltd. sued Huawei Terminal Co., Ltd. for infringement of invention patent rights.

In July this year, the British intellectual property media IAM reported that MediaTek was suing Huawei in the English and Welsh High Courts, accusing the latter of infringing MediaTek patents. Earlier, the chip giant announced that Huawei initiated a patent lawsuit against the company that may involve mobile communication technology, and the case has entered the judicial process. (Tianyancha)

13. Gree Electric and others set up automotive technology companies in Shanghai, including a number of industrial robot businesses.

Tianyancha App shows that recently, Shanghai Gree Automobile Technology Co., Ltd. was established with Zhong Chengbao as its legal representative and a registered capital of 20 million RMB. Its business scope includes auto parts research and development, auto parts and accessories manufacturing, industrial robot manufacturing and industrial robot sales. According to the panorama of equity, the company is jointly owned by Shanghai Jieyingtu New Material Technology Co., Ltd. and Zhuhai Gree Intelligent Equipment Co., Ltd., a subsidiary of Gree Electric (000651). (Tianyancha)

14. Hisense Xinfeng Air Conditioning released "Small Oxygen Bar X7" equipped with AI intelligent technology.

Recently, Hisense Xinfeng Air Conditioning released a new product "Small Oxygen Bar X7" which was officially launched. According to reports, the small oxygen bar X7 is equipped with AI intelligent technology to detect indoor air quality in real time through TOVC sensors. (36Kr)

15. Little Ape’s mouth count ranks first in the free list of Apple stores.

On October 11, Xiao Yan’s mouth was counted on the free list of Apple App Store. Recently, Little Ape Mouth Calculator released a function upgrade announcement, which optimized the matching mechanism of Little Ape Mouth Calculator PK and strengthened the verification and management of user identity. According to reports, Little Ape Oral Calculus is a free learning tool App, which supports multi-disciplinary and multi-question types of language, number and English, and provides video analysis. (36Kr)

16. Boeing will lay off about 10% of its employees and about 17,000 people.

Boeing will lay off about 10% of its employees, about 17,000 people, which will involve company executives, managers and employees. The first delivery time of the 777X aircraft project will be postponed to 2026. The 767 fighter project will be terminated in 2027. It is estimated that GAAP lost $9.97 per share and earned $17.8 billion in the third quarter (analysts expected $18.58 billion). It is estimated that the operating cash flow in the third quarter is negative 1.3 billion US dollars. It is estimated that about $5 billion will be accrued for the restructuring in the third quarter. Commercial aircraft will accrue $3 billion before tax, and defense, space and security businesses will accrue $2 billion before tax. Boeing’s after-hours decline expanded from 0.7% to 2.9%. (Overseas Network)

17. Exposing Apple’s most expensive tablet can’t be sold: the fruit chain LG adjusts its plan to produce iPhone screens instead.

DSCC, a research institute, said in its latest report that the expected shipment of iPad Pro dropped sharply, from 10 million units to 6.7 million units. The downward adjustment of iPad Pro shipments finally affected this end of the industrial chain. It is reported that LG Display plans to transform the iPad Pro screen production line, which is used to produce OLED panels needed by the iPhone. At present, LG has reported this plan to Apple and is waiting for Apple’s reply. (Sina Finance)

18. Aouita is in the process of C-round financing with a post-investment valuation of over 30 billion yuan.

Chen Zhuo, President of Aouita Science and Technology, revealed the latest financing situation of the company at the communication meeting of key suppliers of Aouita Science and Technology on October 11th. Currently, C financing is under way, raising 10 billion yuan, and the post-investment valuation will exceed 30 billion yuan. Previously, Aouita Science and Technology had completed three rounds of financing in 2021-2023. (entrepreneurial state)

19. Sequoia China is reported to set up an office in London, England, looking for investment opportunities in Europe.

It is reported that Sequoia China has registered an entity named HSG Advisors UK according to its documents submitted to the UK Financial Conduct Authority. According to informed sources, Sequoia China plans to seek investment opportunities in Europe through its London office, and will focus on late-stage and private equity transactions in the fields of consumption, consumer Internet, health care and new energy. Sequoia China responded by saying in a statement that the London office will promote the company’s contacts in Europe, but declined to comment further. (Interface News)

20. Porsche can’t sell all over the world, and its parent company is still laying off employees.

Porsche announced that from January to September this year, global sales fell by 7% to 226,026 vehicles. Among them, sales in China dropped by 29%. In terms of vehicle types, the sales of large-engine sports car Panamera and electric car Taycan dropped the most, by 20% and 50% respectively. Detlev von Platen, a member of Porsche’s board of directors, said in a statement: "2024 is a particularly challenging year for us, and in some cases the supply of products is limited."

At the same time, the layoffs of Volkswagen China are still going on, mainly involving imported cars, with a scale of nearly 100 people. The subsidiary involved in the imported car business is Volkswagen Imported Car (China) Sales Company (VGIC). In the process of abolishing China employees this round, Volkswagen China gave them two choices: one is to transfer from Beijing to work in Hefei; Second, direct layoffs and compensation-up to N+6. Volkswagen China officials have not responded yet. (financial sector)

21. Tesla will provide permanent jobs for 500 temporary employees of German super factories.

Tesla said on October 10th that it would provide 500 temporary workers with permanent jobs in a German super factory near Berlin from November 1st, which the American electric vehicle manufacturer called "an optimistic assessment of the further development of electric vehicle production". Gruenheide is Tesla’s only European super factory with about 12,000 employees. Tesla said that at the last staff meeting, union chairman Michaela Schmitz called on the management to cut temporary jobs and let more employees find jobs for a long time. (Sina Finance)

22, the dark side of the moon officially launched Kimi Exploration Edition.

The dark side of the moon is officially launched on the Kimi exploration version with AI autonomous search capability. The search volume is 10 times that of the ordinary version, and 500 pages can be intensively read in one search. According to reports, the new function will simulate the reasoning and thinking process of human beings, decompose complex problems at multiple levels, perform in-depth search, and obtain more accurate and comprehensive answers through independent strategy planning, automated large-scale information retrieval, reflection and supplement of search results and other steps. At present, this function has been gradually opened to all users by next Monday. (CBN)