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ByteDance Reports Employees Exploiting System to Book Disney Hotels

On March 6, ByteDance internally released the "Notification from the Corporate Discipline and Professional Ethics Committee" for the fourth quarter of 2024. A total of 90 employees were dismissed for violating the company's red - line rules. Among them, ByteDance anonymously reported 73 employees for violations and publicly named 17 employees who maliciously damaged the company's interests.

According to the notification, ByteDance conducted a centralized investigation into a batch of cases of employees booking over - standard hotels in violation of regulations. From January to September 2024, more than 50 employees booked luxury hotels far exceeding the business travel accommodation standards or theme resort hotels such as those in Disneyland/Universal Studios on weekends without work requirements. They abused the copay (mixed payment) policy, making the company bear 70% of the costs. The company issued written warnings to these employees in violation and ordered them to reimburse the amount paid by the company. In addition, a former employee in the life - service department was discovered stealing a courier worth more than 2,000 yuan from the small post office in the work area at the end of last year and was fired. Another former employee was fired for repeatedly sending harassing messages and inappropriate remarks. (Oriental Finance)

Daniel Wu Launches an Online English Course: Initial Price 398 Yuan

Recently, Daniel Wu opened an account named "Daniel Wu Teaches English" on a social platform and posted two videos promoting the English course he launched, which has attracted wide attention.

In the first video, Daniel Wu translated the line "Ji ji ru lv ling" from "Ne Zha: Rebirth of the Demon Child" as "be quick to obey my command", and the line "My destiny is up to me, not the heavens" as "I am the master of my destiny". In addition, reporters found on the relevant APP that the initial price of the "Learn Spoken English with Daniel Wu" course is 398 yuan. There are a total of 84 lessons, and each lesson is about 8 - 10 minutes long. (Beijing Daily)

The four countries are jointly cracking down on online fraud along the Thailand-Myanmar border, and all online fraud compounds in northern Myanmar near the border have been eliminated

On March 7, Wang Yi stated that all online fraud compounds in northern Myanmar near the border have been eliminated. China, Thailand, Myanmar, and Laos are jointly conducting a concentrated crackdown on online fraud in the Thailand-Myanmar border area. Our mission is to cut off the evil hands reaching out to the people and remove the cancer of online fraud. (CCTV News)

Big Companies/Big Events

Manus Responds to Official X Account Freeze: Actively Collaborating with X Team to Resolve the Issue

On March 7th, Yichao Peak Ji, the co-founder and chief scientist of Manus, issued a statement on X, saying, "Our official X account (@ManusAI_HQ) was unexpectedly frozen yesterday. We are actively collaborating with the X team to resolve this issue. Initial observations suggest that this freeze may be related to third - party mentions of cryptocurrency scams. To clarify: Manus has never been involved in cryptocurrency projects, token issuances, or blockchain initiatives. Any cryptocurrency enterprises with similar names claiming to be associated with us are fraudulent. We are taking legal action against these impostors and encourage users to report suspicious accounts." (NBD.com)

Manus invitation codes are being resold for up to 100,000 yuan

On March 7th, the latest domestic AI product, Manus, has become another product that has gone viral across the internet after DeepSeek. Currently, the product is still in internal testing, and users can apply to join the internal test after logging in. According to reports from multiple media outlets, on second - hand trading platforms, the so - called Manus invitation codes have been resold at a price as high as 100,000 yuan. On some social platforms, writing application emails for invitation codes has also become a paid service. (Beijing Business Today)

DeepSeek ranks 2nd in the global AI application list, only behind ChatGPT

According to the news from the financial list, at 3 a.m. on March 7th, investment fund and consulting firm Andreessen Horowitz released the list of the top 100 global generative AI applications in 2025. This list is divided into web and mobile versions, each containing 50 generative AI applications.

In the web version ranking, the AI application launched by DeepSeek ranked second, only behind the industry giant ChatGPT. After officially releasing the DeepSeek - R1 large - model at the beginning of the year, DeepSeek achieved a breakthrough of ten million users in just 20 days, nearly twice as fast as ChatGPT, thanks to its breakthroughs in deep learning and neural network technology. Besides DeepSeek, Doubao from ByteDance ranked 10th, Dark Side of the Moon ranked 11th, Conch Video ranked 12th, and Kuaishou Keling ranked 20th. In the mobile version ranking, Baidu AI Search ranked 4th, Quark AI ranked 6th, Doubao ranked 7th, and DeepSeek ranked 14th. (Financial List)

Starship Conducts Eighth Test Flight, Second - stage Spacecraft Loses Contact, Musk Calls It a Minor Setback

Starship, the new - generation heavy - lift launch vehicle of American aerospace company SpaceX, lifted off from Texas, the United States on the 6th to conduct its eighth test flight. Shortly after liftoff, the second - stage spacecraft of the rocket lost contact with the ground team. The live - stream footage from SpaceX showed that about 7 minutes after the launch, the first - stage booster of the rocket achieved tower recovery once again. It was "clamped" by the robotic arm on the launch tower and "captured" in mid - air during the landing. However, the second - stage spacecraft of the rocket went out of control and then lost contact with the ground team, and the live - stream of the spacecraft was interrupted.

Elon Musk, the CEO of SpaceX, said on his social platform X on March 6 that the failure of Starship's eighth test flight mission was "a minor setback", and the next spacecraft would be ready within 4 to 6 weeks. Musk specifically mentioned that this was only a failure of the second - stage spacecraft, not the rocket. "But we learned a lot from the new spacecraft design and the flight process." (Caixin, Jiemian News)

Manus' Wuhan company has now declined all visits, and the team is preparing to work overtime around the clock for 24 hours.

Early in the morning on March 6th, another product in the AI field, Manus, went viral. Xiao Hong, the founder of Manus, graduated from the Software Engineering major of Huazhong University of Science and Technology in 2015. On March 6th, reporters from Changjiang Daily rushed to the Wuhan branch of Butterfly Effect located in Wuhan Optics Valley. They found that a sign saying "No Visitors Allowed" had been posted at the company's entrance. On a large screen in the office area, the working scene of the Beijing company was being displayed. The two locations are conducting 24 - hour online collaborative work. The on - site employees told the reporters that in the face of this "huge influx of traffic", they were ready to work through the night on March 6th. (Changjiang Daily)

US lunar lander "Artemis" landed on the moon but was not upright

On the 6th local time, the lunar lander "Artemis" developed by US company Intuitive Machines landed on the moon at around 12:30 p.m. Eastern Time. The company's CEO said they believe "Artemis" did not end up in an upright position. According to NASA, at around 7:16 p.m. Eastern Time on February 26, the "Artemis" lander was launched on a SpaceX "Falcon 9" rocket from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida. NASA later confirmed that the lander had separated from the rocket and entered the planned orbit, continuing its journey to the moon. After about a week of flight, the lander was expected to land in a crater near the lunar south pole on March 6. (CCTV News)

Ma Jia, a deputy to the National People's Congress: 90% of writers can't outperform AI, but the best 1% still needs to be created by humans

On the afternoon of March 6th, the Zhejiang delegation of the Third Session of the 14th National People's Congress held an open - group event. Ma Jia, a deputy to the National People's Congress and the vice - chairman of the Chinese Writers Association, stated that artificial intelligence has a powerful writing ability, and over 90% of writers can't write better than AI. He suggested legislating to regulate AI writing, and whether works created by AI have the right to be published needs to be determined by relevant laws. Regarding whether AI writing will take away writers' jobs? Ma Jia believes that AI can serve as a writing assistant, but the best 1% of works still need to be created by humans. (China News Service)

Lei Jun: The era of the comprehensive rise of domestic brands has begun

On the afternoon of March 6th, during an open session of the Beijing delegation, Lei Jun, a deputy to the National People's Congress, believed when answering journalists' questions that the era of the comprehensive rise of domestic brands has begun. Lei Jun thanked Beijing, this fertile land with a first - class business environment, for enabling Xiaomi's rapid development and growth over the past 15 years. In the future, Xiaomi will be more determined to pursue the path of technological innovation and high - end development, allowing a large number of consumers to experience the better life brought by technology. (CCTV News)

New Breakthrough: Chinese Research Team Unlocks the "Longevity Code" of Solar Cells

Perovskite solar cells are regarded as an important direction for future photovoltaic technology due to their high efficiency, low cost, light weight and other characteristics. However, there is a key problem with this type of battery - poor stability, making it difficult to use for a long time. On March 7, a study by East China University of Science and Technology successfully solved this problem, and the relevant results have been published in the international top - tier journal Science. It is understood that the research team has successfully found the key method to extend the lifespan of perovskite solar cells. Solving this problem of "short lifespan" has brought humanity one step closer to using cheaper and lighter solar panels. (CCTV News)

Trump: May Extend the Deadline of the Law on TikTok's "Sell or Be Banned" Again

US President Donald Trump said on March 6 local time that he "most likely" would extend the deadline for the sale of social video app TikTok if a deal was not reached by April 5. Trump said, "A lot of people are interested in TikTok" and "right now we still have at least a month, so we don't need an extension." Meanwhile, Trump said he was willing to extend the deadline if necessary. In January this year, after being elected US President, Trump signed an executive order, requiring the law that the short - video social media platform TikTok "sell or be banned" not to be enforced for the next 75 days. This also means that the enforcement deadline of the "sell or be banned" law for TikTok has been postponed to April 5. (Jiemian News)

Brunei's 14 - day visa - free policy for Chinese citizens will be implemented on March 8

36Kr learned that, according to the Chinese Embassy in Brunei, on March 6, the Immigration Department of Brunei Darussalam issued an announcement stating that starting from March 8, Chinese citizens holding ordinary passports valid for more than 6 months can enter Brunei visa - free for no more than 14 days.

Hewlett Packard Enterprise Plans to Lay Off 2,500 Employees in the Next 18 Months

Hewlett Packard Enterprise's quarterly and full - year earnings guidance announced on March 6 fell short of market expectations, causing its stock price to drop by 19% in after - hours trading. The company said it will implement a cost - cutting plan that includes layoffs over the next 18 months. The plan is expected to save $350 million by fiscal year 2027. A company spokesman said that about 2,500 employees will be affected, which is about 5% of the total workforce when factoring in expected natural attrition. Hewlett Packard Enterprise's latest annual report shows that as of the end of October last year, the company had a total of 61,000 employees. (Sina Finance)

Is QQ Adjusting Its Short - Video Business? Insider: Streamlining and Optimizing, Focusing on Core and More Promising Directions

The social line of Tencent's Platform and Content Group (PCG) will optimize and adjust the functions and team of QQ's short - video feature. This functional module has been in operation for nearly three years since it was upgraded from QQ Xiaoshi World in 2022 and is a short - video product within the QQ app. According to relevant insiders, as an Internet product that has been around for over 26 years, QQ has been continuously iterating its functional experience in recent years. However, some users have reported that with the continuous enrichment of product functions, QQ has gradually become bloated, affecting the user's social experience. Against this background, streamlining is imperative to promote in - depth transformation of QQ. Recently, Tencent has promoted QQ's self - innovation by adjusting the person in charge of the social line. This business line adjustment may be related to this reform process. In addition, along with the adjustment of product strategy and focus, while streamlining some functions and teams, QQ will also expand relevant positions to enhance some core capabilities and explore new functions. (The Paper)

Major AI Events

OpenAI and Oracle Plan to Equip a Data Center for Stargate with Billions of Dollars Worth of NVIDIA Chips

OpenAI and Oracle plan to start installing tens of thousands of NVIDIA artificial intelligence (AI) chips in a large new data center in Texas in the coming months, driving the launch and operation of the first facility of their $100 billion Stargate infrastructure joint venture. A person familiar with the matter revealed that the site in the small town of Abilene is expected to house 64,000 highly sought-after NVIDIA GB200 semiconductors by the end of 2026. The person, who spoke on condition of anonymity because they were discussing internal plans, said the chips will be installed in phases, with an initial deployment of 16,000 to be completed by this summer. (Sina Finance)

Meta is reported to plan to introduce improved voice features in its latest large language model, Llama 4

According to reports, people familiar with the matter said that Meta plans to introduce improved voice features in its latest open - source large language model, Llama 4, which is expected to be launched in the next few weeks. (Jiemian News)

QQ Music Launches Industry's First "AI Music Podcast" Feature

36Kr learned that QQ Music has launched the first "AI Music Podcast" technical feature. Through the collaborative efforts of the three engine technologies, namely DeepSeek, Wenqu large model independently developed by QQ Music, and Qinyu TTS large model, it realizes an immersive listening experience of "music + in - depth interpretation". It is reported that this technical feature can automatically analyze the song's creation background, cultural connotations, and emotional context, transform fragmented information into a multi - character scripted narrative, and use the anthropomorphic AI anchor's voice to match the music mood in real - time. Users can obtain professional interpretations synchronously while listening to music and establish in - depth dialogues with the music.

WPS AI Becomes the First AI Application Supporting In - depth Thinking for Table - related Products

36Kr learned that recently, the WPS AI Data Assistant under Kingsoft Office has been upgraded to add in - depth thinking capabilities. Combining Kingsoft Office's self - developed technologies such as document image recognition and understanding, chart engine, and cross - format data fusion, it has been integrated into WPS Smart Spreadsheet, WPS Multidimensional Spreadsheet, and WPS Spreadsheet, becoming the first AI application in the domestic office software market to support in - depth thinking for table - related products. Users can create a new WPS Smart Spreadsheet, WPS Multidimensional Spreadsheet, or WPS Spreadsheet, select the AI data analysis function under the WPS AI tab, and enable the in - depth thinking mode to experience this latest AI office service for free within a limited time.

Financial Reports of Large Companies

Xiabu Xiabu: Expected Net Loss of RMB 390 million to RMB 410 million in 2024

36Kr learned that Xiabu Xiabu issued an announcement stating that the Group expects its revenue for the year ended December 31, 2024, to be approximately RMB 4.8 billion, representing a decrease of approximately 20% compared to the revenue for the year ended December 31, 2023. Compared with the Group's net loss of approximately RMB 190 million in 2023, the Group expects to record a net loss between approximately RMB 390 million and RMB 410 million in 2024.

Nayuki: Expected to Record Revenue of Approximately RMB 4.8 Billion to RMB 5.1 Billion in 2024

36Kr learned that Nayuki released an announcement stating that it expects to record revenue of approximately RMB 4.8 billion to RMB 5.1 billion in 2024, and an expected adjusted net loss (measured under non-IFRS) of approximately RMB 880 million to RMB 970 million.

Cool Products

The first new - energy pure - electric SUV, the bZ3X, from GAC Toyota is officially launched

36Kr learned that on March 6th, the first new - energy pure - electric SUV, the bZ3X, from GAC Toyota was officially launched. The new car comes in 3 range versions, with a total of 7 models. The suggested retail price ranges from 109,800 to 159,800 yuan. Among them, the starting price of the high - level intelligent driving version is 149,800 yuan, marking the first time in the industry that the price of high - level intelligent driving with lidar has entered the 140,000 - yuan range.

iPhone 17 may come standard with LTPO Dynamic Island screens across the lineup

On March 7th, the blogger Digital Chat Station posted a message revealing that they are optimistic about the sales of Apple's iPhone 17 series. All models in the series will come standard with LTPO Dynamic Island screens and high-density steel-shell irregular-shaped batteries. This blogger also said in December last year that "judging from the supply chain materials, the standard versions of the iPhone 17 series will most likely have high refresh rates." However, it is not yet known whether this "high refresh rate" panel refers to 90Hz or 120Hz.

Referring to the hardware specifications of Apple's products released in the past few weeks (iPad Air M3 / MacBook Air M4), Apple may also limit the iPhone 17 digital series phones to a variable refresh rate of 1 - 60Hz, only offering "intelligent refresh rate adjustment to save power" and "AOD feature." But everything still depends on the actual release of the phones. Currently, the standard/Plus models of the Apple iPhone 16 are equipped with 6.1-inch 2556x1179 resolution and 6.7-inch 2796x1290 resolution OLED panels respectively, both with a refresh rate of 60Hz. (IT Home)

Major Krypton Events

The "Kr Events" short - video column offers a vivid interpretation of major events in the business world. Did the Starship explode again? This time, Mr. Musk, who sent the rocket, really can't smile.

Compiled | Wang Xinyi