The Secrets to Smartphone Pricing: Finding the Best Time to Buy and Getting the Most Bang for Your BuckSmartphones have transitioned from luxury items to everyday necessities, seamlessly integrated into every aspect of our lives. However, navigating the vast landscape of brands, models, and ever-increasing prices can be overwhelming...

Economic Hardship and the Journey Out of the Ice: A Perspective on "Quantitative Easing" and its Profound ImpactsThe current global economic environment is intricately complex, a vast web interwoven with the destinies of everyone on the planet. In recent years, anxiety surrounding economic hardship"times are tough, everything's difficult"has permeated all levels of society...

NVIDIA's Troubles in China: Antitrust Investigation and Supply Cut Rumors Shake the MarketAccording to a report in the Southern Metropolis Daily on December 13, 2024, the root of the current turmoil can be traced back to 2019. That year, NVIDIA spent nearly $7 billion to acquire all equity in Israeli chipmaker Mellanox...

Apple to Begin Using Its Own Bluetooth and Wi-Fi Chips in 2025: Goodbye, Broadcom?Apple is reportedly planning to further increase its reliance on in-house components, with a key development being the planned adoption of self-designed Bluetooth and Wi-Fi chips starting in 2025. This move would significantly reduce Apple's dependence on external suppliers, such as long-time partner Broadcom...

The Collapse of Jietue Auto: Failure Despite Backing from Giants, and the Employees' PlightIn the early hours of December 13th, around 2 AM, Xia Yiping, CEO of Jietue Auto, remained trapped in a meeting room at the company's Shanghai headquarters. Hundreds of employees gathered outside, agitatedly demanding that Xia, along with major shareholders Baidu and Geely, provide solutions regarding the company's dissolution and employee compensation...

Geely and Baidu Jointly Declare Commitment to Addressing Jietu Auto Employee Social Security and Related IssuesOn December 13th, Geely Holding Group and Baidu Group issued a joint statement expressing their commitment to actively resolving challenges recently faced by Jietu Auto. The statement clearly indicates that as shareholders of Jietu Auto, Geely and Baidu will fully assist Jidu management in properly handling related matters, prioritizing employee welfare and user interests...

China's Antitrust Probe of Nvidia: A $5 Billion Fine and a Global Chip WarChina's antitrust investigation into American chip giant Nvidia, with a potential fine of up to $5 billion, has drawn global attention. The move immediately wiped 640 billion RMB off Nvidia's market capitalization, causing it to be overtaken by Apple and losing its position as the world's most valuable company...

Cainiao International Express Launches Select Standard Product Express Line to Boost Cross-border Merchants' Peak Season GrowthOn December 13th, Cainiao International Express announced the launch of its Select Standard Product Express Line, aiming to help cross-border merchants seize the year-end peak season opportunities and achieve sales growth. This move is a positive response to the peak season demands of cross-border e-commerce merchants...

Yibobo Digital Technology Launches Yibobo Cloud Intelligent Computing Products and Services, Driving AI Industry DevelopmentOn December 13th, at the AICon Global Artificial Intelligence Development and Application Conference (AICon Beijing 2024), Li Shaopeng, CTO of Yibobo Digital Technology, officially launched several "Yibobo Cloud" intelligent computing products and services, marking a significant step for Yibobo Digital Technology in the field of artificial intelligence. Yibobo Cloud is not merely a simple computing power provider; it's a complete ecosystem encompassing four major sections: intelligent computing center construction and operation & maintenance, GPU container services, an advanced computing power laboratory, and an industry incubator...

Exposing the "Li Shanglong Talks AI" Scam: Anxiety Marketing, Fraudulent AI Courses, and Societal ImpactRecently, the self-media blogger "Li Shanglong Talks AI" has rapidly gained popularity on video platforms with videos on artificial intelligence and economic trends. However, his content is filled with overly pessimistic descriptions of China's economic and social conditions, used as a pretext to sell his overpriced AI courses...

Breaking New Ground, Envisioning a Smarter Future: An In-depth Look at the 2024 Large Model Technology and Application Innovation ForumOn December 12th, the "2024 Large Model Technology and Application Innovation Forum," guided by the China Artificial Intelligence Industry Development Alliance (AIIA) and hosted by Beijing Zhongguancun Kejin Technology Co., Ltd...

Consumer Traps in the Digital Age: Protecting and Challenging Consumer AutonomyThe digital wave has swept across the globe, making online consumption an indispensable part of daily life. To improve operational efficiency and payment convenience, e-commerce platforms and merchants constantly innovate marketing strategies...