(Organization/Luth Yeh)
Today is Tuesday, February 15th. In the past 24 hours, there are important news about these big companies to pay attention to: Didi was revealed to be laying off employees in almost all businesses; Starbucks issued an apology, saying that there was no eviction and complaints to the police; AMD officially announced the completion of the acquisition competition Lingsi…
Let’s first look at the dynamics of Internet companies:
Didi to lay off staff across almost all of its businesses, sources say
Recently, the leaders of Didi’s ride-hailing, two-wheeler, freight and other travel businesses have all received layoff notices. The internationalization department has not yet been affected and is still recruiting. People familiar with the matter believe that Didi’s domestic business cannot register new users, and its share has declined, but it can continue to do abroad. There are also no layoffs for autonomous driving. This time, the proportion of layoffs varies among departments. The overall layoff ratio is about 20%, and both functions and business lines have to bear the target of 20% layoffs. Compensation for layoffs is the statutory standard N+1. (LatePost later)
Zhihu: Not using the “behavior perception system” to monitor employees, and resolutely opposes illegal collection of personal information
On February 14, in response to some media reports on the “company monitoring employee behavior perception system” and some news that Zhihu used the system, the relevant person in charge of Zhihu told reporters: We declare that Zhihu has never installed and used it. The behavior perception system mentioned on the Internet will not enable similar software tools in the future. For the screenshots of the system on the Internet, we have never contacted, so we do not know its authenticity. For the illegal collection of personal information security, it seriously deviates from Zhihu’s values, and we have always been firmly opposed to this type of system. (Science and Technology Innovation Board Daily)
Ant Wealth responds to the “delisting” of Gulen Fund: Investors have begun to allocate more stable fixed income + products
Recently, the news that Grant’s fund was “delisted” from Alipay’s gold election week sales list has caused heated discussions. On February 14, Ant Wealth responded that the “Weekly Sales Ranking” in the Ant Wealth Gold Selection List is based on the objective data of investors’ purchases in the weekly dimension. Recently, with the market fluctuations, investors have begun to allocate more and more prudently. Fixed Income and Fixed Income+ Products. Ant Fortune further stated that the Golden Selection List is committed to selecting funds with relatively good long-term returns and excess returns on the balanced allocation and industry and style tracks, but the short-term returns still depend to a considerable extent on market fluctuations.
The relevant person in charge of Douyin e-commerce responded to the investment in Jitu: the news is not true
On February 14, in response to “ByteDance has completed its investment in Jitu Express”, the relevant person in charge of Douyin e-commerce said that the news was untrue. Earlier, it was reported that according to a person close to ByteDance, ByteDance has completed the investment in Jitu Express to complete the e-commerce puzzle of Byte and expand the overseas e-commerce layout.
ByteDance’s independent station Dmonstudio shuts down
Recently, Dmonstudio, an independent station of ByteDance, announced on the official website that the operation of the website will be shut down from February 11, and the team will continue to provide after-sales service for consumers who have shopped. Users can also contact the team through the official email. However, the announcement did not provide any explanation for the reason for the shutdown, and the relevant social platform accounts have also been cancelled or stopped dynamic updates. Dmonstudio was quietly launched not long ago (the domain name registration time is November 2021), and it was only reported in the media within a few days, and now the shutdown is extremely sudden.
Ele.me: The pilot adjusts the rider’s estimated delivery time to a flexible time period
On February 14, Ele.me released the “2022 Blue Knight Development and Security Report”. In order to implement the “algorithm selection” requirement, Ele.me has carried out a series of upgrades to the scheduling system and rule settings, and is never guided by the strictest algorithm and the lowest time limit. In some complex delivery scenarios, such as heavy rain, temporary road control, etc., the flexible delivery time is automatically matched. Ele.me is still trying to adjust the estimated delivery time of knights from “time point” to a flexible “time period”. As long as the delivery is within the time period, it will not be counted as overtime. Ele.me prohibits any form of inducing or forcing knights to turn into self-employed industrial and commercial households to avoid the responsibility of the main body of workers.
Ctrip announced that it is the first in China to open a mixed office, and choose an office 1-2 days a week
On February 14, Ctrip announced that it would implement a hybrid office system across the company. Starting from March 1, every Wednesday and Friday, each business department and functional department of the company can implement or gradually implement a 1-2 day mixed office according to the actual management needs, that is, there are 1-2 days a week, qualified employees You can choose your own office location. Ctrip simultaneously publishes matching policies for employee application and management processes, equipment support, etc. According to reports, this round of promotion is based on a mixed office experiment with more than 1,600 participants starting in August 2021. The results show that after nearly half a year of experiments, employees’ willingness to participate has risen to nearly 60%.
Momo responded that it will launch a secondary listing of Hong Kong stocks: no comment
On February 14, Jiemian News exclusively learned that Momo (renamed “Zhiwen Group”), which started as a social platform for strangers, officially launched a secondary listing plan for Hong Kong stocks. The sponsors are Goldman Sachs and CICC. People familiar with the matter said that this is a plan that has just started, and the listing cycle depends on the situation. If it goes well, the real IPO time point may be within half a year to a year. In this regard, Momo related sources said: No comment on market rumors.
Next is related to consumption and logistics:
Starbucks issued an apology: There is no case of eviction and complaints to the police, and misunderstanding caused by inappropriate language
On February 14, Starbucks issued a statement denying the eviction and complaining to the police. The statement said that four police officers came to the store around 5 pm on February 13, and the store arranged for the police to have meals in the outdoor seating area. Later, because other customers wanted to eat in the outdoor seating area, the store partner and the police officer involved misunderstood the communication due to inappropriate words when coordinating the seats. We apologize for this. However, during the incident, there were no cases of “driving away the police” and “complaining about the police” that were reported on the Internet.
Shentong Express implements an employee stock ownership plan with a purchase price of 1 yuan per share
On February 14, Shentong Express disclosed the first phase of the employee stock ownership plan. The price of the employee stock ownership plan to buy repurchased shares is 1 yuan per share. The announcement shows that the total number of shares held by the employee stock ownership plan does not exceed 19.5599 million shares, accounting for 1.28% of the company’s current total share capital, of which 14.3564 million shares are used for employees participating in the employee stock ownership plan for the first time, and the remaining 5.2035 million shares Transfer as a reserved share within the specified time period of the employee stock ownership plan. The total number of employees participating in the employee stock ownership plan shall not exceed 124 (excluding reserved shares), and the specific number of participants shall be determined according to the actual payment of employees.
Next is the dynamic of the technology circle:
AMD completes acquisition of Xilinx in $49.8 billion deal
On the evening of February 14, American semiconductor manufacturer AMD announced that it completed the acquisition of Xilinx in an all-stock transaction, with a transaction value of $49.8 billion (about 316.5 billion yuan). Former Xilinx CEO Victor Peng will join AMD as president of the newly formed Adaptive and Embedded Computing Group (AECG). AMD claims that the acquisition was completed after all necessary approvals had been obtained. Previously, Nvidia abandoned its acquisition of SoftBank’s Arm due to regulatory issues.
Following Tafel and China Innovation Aviation, CATL sued Honeycomb Energy
On February 14, it was reported that CATL filed a lawsuit against Honeycomb Energy for unfair competition, and the case will start this month. In addition to Honeycomb Energy, the defendants in this case also include Wuxi Tianhong Enterprise Management Consulting Co., Ltd. and Baoding Yixin Consulting Service Co., Ltd. According to the case information publicly disclosed by Judgment Documents.com, both Wuxi Tianhong and Baoding Yixin were identified by the court as related parties of Sive Energy. The first financial reporter learned from Ningde Times that the above-mentioned case is in legal proceedings. In response to the media, Honeycomb Energy said, “We have paid attention to relevant media reports. The company has been operating legally and compliantly, and relevant departments are also actively preparing to open a court to respond to the lawsuit. I believe that the law will have a fair judgment.”
Huawei to build the largest low-carbon data center in the Middle East and Africa
On February 14, Huawei and the Dubai Water and Electricity Authority signed a contract to build the largest solar-powered data center in the Middle East and Africa. Huawei employees from 6 countries have built a 2,000+ square meter computer room in the Middle East desert in five and a half days. The overall planned area of the park exceeds 100,000 square meters and will be powered by 100% green electricity. It is the largest low-carbon data center in the Middle East and Africa.
Foxconn announces investment of $100 million to build chip factory in India
Foxconn announced on February 14 that it will cooperate with Indian natural resources group Vedanta to build a chip factory in India. Foxconn said it would invest $118.7 million for a 40 percent stake in the joint venture.
Finally, the automotive industry dynamics:
Tesla responded that the second factory will be located in Shenyang: the news is not true, no relevant information has been received
A few days ago, the official account of “Liaoning Publishing” published an article titled “Shenyang Dadong District’s “Five Grasps” and Strive to Be the Vanguard of Revitalization and Development”. The article mentioned, “Combined with the urban renewal of the civil service area, we will open up the space for industrial development, and lay the foundation for the implementation of major new energy vehicle projects such as Tesla.” This information was interpreted by the outside world as Tesla’s long-rumored domestic first. The second factory may be located in Dadong District, Shenyang City. In this regard, the relevant person in charge of Tesla China said: “The news is not true, (we) have not received relevant information.” At present, the above-mentioned public account article has also been deleted. (Daily Economic News)
BYD: The vehicle fire accident in Zhongshan, Guangdong did not cause any casualties, and the malicious association will be misled and the police will be dealt with
A vehicle fire accident occurred in Zhongshan City, Guangdong Province on February 13. BYD said that the accident did not cause any casualties, and the battery did not burn during the process. The specific reasons are to be further investigated. In addition, in response to the accident that caused the death of the driver on the Internet, BYD said that it will call the police for misleading serial clip videos and malicious associations. Return to Sohu, see more
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