Such as "7" and to! Apple Confirms New Product Launch Conference on September 7
On the 30th latest news, Apple formally sent an invitation letter to the media on Monday to determine the Bill Graham Municipal Hall in San Francisco at 10:00 a.m. local time on September 7, (1:00 a.m. Beijing time, September 8). Graham Civic Auditorium held the autumn new product launch.
Looking at the invitation content “See you on the 7th.†The apparent meaning is of course on the 7th, but it is also likely to suggest that the protagonist of this conference will be the iPhone 7. At the same time, according to previous rumors, the new generation of Apple Watch and Macbook Pro will also likely be unveiled at this conference.
In addition, according to Apple's past habits, there will always be some additional new clues hidden in the invitation letter pattern. This time the design of the invitation letter pattern background is a large number of round spots of different colors, forming the upper part of the Apple LOGO. I do not know whether it represents the rumors of the iPhone 7's new color (previously was exposed deep blue). The Apple LOGO has been blurred into out of focus, indicating that the lens may be upgraded and enhanced in the camera.
As for any other surprises, Lei Feng network (search "Lei Feng network" public number concerned) will send the first time on the day of the conference related information, please continue to pay attention.
$19 billion! The EU may issue a fine for Apple
After listening to the good news of Apple, then let's hear bad news. According to foreign media reports on August 29, this week, the EU will make a final ruling on Apple’s tax evasion case that has been followed for three years, which means that Apple may pay a huge amount of taxes, which may amount to as much as $19 billion.
A survey released by the US Fair Tax Center and the U.S. Public Interest Research Center last year showed that as of the end of 2014, nearly three-quarters of the U.S. large companies listed on the Fortune 500 list had tax avoidance and hundreds of large companies were overseas. As much as 2.1 trillion U.S. dollars are used to avoid taxation.
These companies set up subsidiaries in “tax havens†such as Bermuda, Ireland, Luxembourg, and the Netherlands, with total tax avoidance of up to $620 billion. Among them, Apple is "a large tax evasion." If the company’s overseas assets are brought back to the United States, the US tax authorities will be able to tax it for approximately 59.2 billion U.S. dollars.
Millet slams remarks on the valuation of the company: Some people are malicious
As a brand established in 2010, Xiaomi changed the rhythm and style of the industry from a mobile phone industry. Although sales volume declined in 2015 and 2016, Xiaomi’s shipments still remain unchanged. It is the top five mobile phone brands in China.
Recently, some Taiwanese media and domestic media reported that the French "Le Figaro" published an article entitled "China Apple" Xiaomi's short-lived fairy tale" article said that Anglo-American analysts reassessed the former with a calculator "China is the most promising The market value of new start-up companies was reduced to 4 billion U.S. dollars, and the industry’s valuation of Xiaomi’s value is far higher than this.
Last night, Xiaomi official @ Xiaomi spokesperson denied the rumors positively. According to the official translation of the millet, according to the translation of the original text, some of the news contained a great deal of tampering with the original text, and they were completely out of touch with the facts of the news. Xiaomi said that it would retain Responsibility for this part of the user.
Microsoft Announces Purchase of MSN China by Management
On August 29th, Microsoft announced that Microsoft Online (MSN China) has reached a management buyout agreement (MBO) and will become a subsidiary of Western Window Technology. The original Microsoft online general manager Liu Zhenyu will serve as CEO of Westwind Technologies, which was announced in 2016. Effective from August 10th.
In addition, Microsoft has confirmed through blogs that Westwind Technology and Microsoft are working closely together to optimize the operating model of the company’s existing Internet search advertising business to ensure the continuity of its core business and partners. Microsoft will continue to focus on creating more personalized computing, building smart cloud platforms, and attracting more users through its own and partner efforts.
Electric Vehicle Subsidy Will Raise Barriers: Defrauding Disqualification Write New Regulations
Recently, some media have revealed that the latest plan for adjusting the subsidy policy for new energy vehicles means that the relevant authorities plan to improve the subsidy threshold, improve the subsidy standards and mechanisms, improve the subsidy allocation mode, and establish a supervision system in which the local government is responsible. We will adjust the national subsidy policy for new energy vehicles and promote the healthy and stable development of China's new energy automotive industry.
The subsidy barriers to entry are mainly reflected in the following: Based on the subsidy scheme for 2016-2020, the entry thresholds will increase vehicle consumption, mileage, power battery, safety, and corporate integrity.
In this regard, the 21st Century Business Herald reporter sought confirmation from the relevant new energy automobile production company. The person in charge of the company stated that it has indeed received the program document. However, this is only an unofficial document issued by the Ministry of Finance in the near future and is still under discussion. "This is only the opinion of the Ministry of Finance. The opinions of the ministries and commissions such as the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology and the Ministry of Science and Technology have not yet been added," said the person in charge of the company.
Amtrak plans to launch next-generation high-speed trains in 2021
According to foreign media reports, the U.S. railway operator Amtrak recently unveiled its next-generation high-speed train and announced that it will fully popularize these new trains by 2021. These modern high-speed trains will replace the existing old trains on the Acela Express in the Northeast Corridor. Amtrak said that at that time, there will be an inward moving train to New York every half an hour. There is a bus every 30 minutes between New York and Washington, DC during the peak period.
In addition, Amtrak, these new Acela Express trains also have a more modern design, will also provide wireless Internet access, each seat is equipped with adjustable reading lamps and a separate USB port.
The first unmanned subway line in China is expected to open
According to reports, at the end of 2017, the first fully automatic operation system (referred to as “FAOâ€, commonly known as “driverlessâ€) line of China’s Beijing Yanyuan Line, which has completely independent intellectual property rights, will be officially opened for trial operation. It is understood that this fully automatic operation system circuit has realized a true sense of “unmanned driving†- without the need for manual intervention, a series of automatic operations of the train can be realized, such as starting, downhill and downhill, accurate parking at the station, and opening and closing Doors, car wash, hibernation, etc.