Summer Box Office Slump: Lack of Blockbusters and Declining Audience InterestA recent report by Maoyan Research, "2024 Summer Film Data Insights," reveals that the 2024 summer box office experienced a significant downturn, plummeting 44% year-on-year. Total audience attendance also halved, with the scarcity of blockbuster films being the primary factor for the market slump...

Online Shopping Traps! These 5 Things You Should Never Buy on Your Phone, Beware of Getting Scammed!Since the prevalence of the internet, mobile shopping has become an indispensable part of our lives. But alongside convenience, various traps are lurking, especially for these 5 types of goods, which require careful selection...

The Smartphone Giants Battle in the First Half of 2024: Apple, Samsung, and Huawei Vie for DominanceAs smartphones become increasingly ubiquitous, competition in the mobile phone market intensifies. Apple, Samsung, and Huawei, the global leaders in the smartphone industry, have achieved varying degrees of success in the first half of 2024...

Shenzhens Driverless Buses: Technological Advancement or Risky Experiment?Shenzhen, a vibrant city known for its bold technological experiments, is making waves again. Shenzhen Bus Group recently announced plans to deploy 20 driverless buses in Qianhai, sparking fervent debate across society...

The Spell of Smartphones: Digital Loneliness Among China's ElderlyIn recent years, the widespread adoption of smartphones has brought many conveniences to people's lives, but it has also subtly changed the lives of China's elderly, even to the point of ruining their later years in some ways. Some may dismiss this as alarmist, but the reality is far more serious than we imagine...

China's C919 Passenger Plane: Catching Up to Giants, the Long Road to Domestic Aircraft DevelopmentAirbus: Facing Crisis, Rising Against the TideIn the first half of this year, Airbus delivered 323 commercial aircraft, an increase of 7 year-on-year, a remarkable achievement.However, compared to the huge order volume, the production speed of C919 is relatively slow...

Didi Chuxing Reports Strong H1 2024 Results: Revenue Up 2%, Users Exceed 368 Million, Hitchhiking Business Continues to FlourishDidi Chuxing recently released its financial report for the first half of 2024, highlighting the company's robust profitability and continued user growth. The report showed that the company's total revenue reached 404 million yuan in the first half of the year, representing a 2% year-on-year increase...

The 6G Race: China Takes the Lead, Is America's "Curveball" Out of the Question?Speaking of Musk's achievements, the most eye-catching is undoubtedly the Starlink program launched by his company. By launching numerous near-Earth orbit satellites, users can connect to them, enabling high-speed, low-latency internet services...

Bohai Bay Cross-Sea Bridge: The Distance Between Dream and RealityThe shortest straight-line distance between Shandong and Liaoning provinces is only a little over 100 kilometers, but this 100 kilometers spans the vast Bohai Bay, serving as a natural barrier to convenient travel between the two regions. Opening your navigation app, you'll find that to travel from Shandong to Liaoning requires a detour of over 1300 kilometers, taking over ten hours by car or six and a half hours by train...

Uber Undeterred by Kakao Competition, Vows to Deepen Its Roots in South KoreaDespite fierce competition from South Korean tech giant Kakao, Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi has affirmed the company's commitment to expanding its presence in the Korean market. Khosrowshahi highlighted that Uber's growth in Korea has outpaced the market average, and he expressed confidence in securing a larger market share in the future...

Zhejiang to Boost Cross-Border E-commerce Development with a Doubled Transaction Volume Target by 2027The General Office of Zhejiang Provincial Government recently issued the "Action Plan for Accelerating High-Quality Development of Cross-Border E-commerce in Zhejiang Province (2024-2027)" to comprehensively implement five action plans, boost the high-quality development of cross-border e-commerce, and build a high-level international hub province for cross-border e-commerce.According to the plan, by 2027, Zhejiang's total cross-border e-commerce volume will double compared to 2024...

Guizhou's Big Data Development Bears Fruit, "National Big Data (Guizhou) Comprehensive Pilot Zone Development Report 2023" Officially ReleasedGuiyang, August 30 (People's Daily) - On August 29, the "National Big Data (Guizhou) Comprehensive Pilot Zone Development Report 2023" was officially released at the 2024 Digital China Summit Guizhou Special Session Results Release event. The report was guided by the Guizhou Provincial Big Data Bureau and compiled by the Guizhou Provincial Information Center...