8:01 AM | Trump to extend the effective period of the TikTok ban; iPhone 17 Air is reported to be only 5.5mm thick; Gree Electric Appliances responds to "Dong Mingzhu being suspended for review"
TOP3 Big News
Trump to Extend the Effective Period of the TikTok Ban, TikTok Expected to Be Back Online in the US Next Monday
On the evening of January 19, Trump posted on Truth Social, stating that he would sign an executive order to extend the effective period of the TikTok ban. He said: I demand that companies do not let TikTok be shut down! I will issue an executive order on Monday to extend the period before the legal ban takes effect in order to reach an agreement to protect national security. The order will also confirm that any company that helps TikTok not to be shut down before the issuance of this executive order will not be held responsible. In addition, according to CNN, the incoming US National Security Advisor Waltz said that the team of US President-elect Trump is working with technology companies and plans to relaunch TikTok in the US next Monday. Waltz also said that Trump needs time to solve the TikTok issue. Earlier on January 19, TikTok informed US users that due to the official US ban taking effect from the 19th, the TikTok app will temporarily suspend services to users. (Phoenix Network Technology)
iPhone 17 Air Fully Exposed, with a Thickness of Only 5.5mm
It is reported that Apple plans to release the thinnest iPhone with the iPhone 17 series in September 2025. After its launch, it may be called iPhone 17 Air and will replace the iPhone 17 Plus model. It is said that the iPhone 17 Air is only 5.5mm thick, 30% thinner than the iPhone 16 and 33% thinner than the iPhone 16 Pro, approaching the thickness of the latest 12.9-inch iPad Pro (5.1mm).
Due to the limited space in the body, the iPhone 17 Air will be equipped with a single 48-megapixel camera. It will be equipped with the A19 chip, whose performance is slightly inferior to the A19 Pro chip of the iPhone 17 Pro series. In addition, it will also use Apple's custom modem chip, but it will not provide the fastest mmWave 5G speed.
The iPhone 17 Air will be a mid-range model with a 6.6-inch display. Its price is expected not to be higher than the Pro series. Apple hopes to attract more consumers through the ultra-thin design to make up for the poor sales of the iPhone standard version and the iPhone Plus. And the iPhone 16 Plus will be the last "Plus" iPhone. (IT Home)
Gree Electric Appliances Responds to the Rumor of "Dong Mingzhu Being Suspended for Investigation": "Baseless and Malicious Slander"
Gree Wenchuan posted on Weibo that we have noticed that the Weibo user "Xu Tao's Weibo" posted that "Dong Mingzhu is being suspended for investigation". This information is purely a baseless and malicious slanderous rumor. This user wantonly fabricated and published false information, seriously misleading the public, and causing a bad impact on the reputation rights of our company and senior executives. Our company will resolutely take legal measures to hold him legally responsible and safeguard the legitimate rights and interests of the listed company and senior executives. (Caixin)
Big Companies/Big Events
Huawei's 2024 Dividend Plan Revealed: Each Share Gets a Dividend of 1.41 Yuan, with a Yield of Approximately 18%
According to the Securities Times report, Huawei's latest 2024 dividend plan has been released. It is understood that Huawei issued an internal document on January 17, announcing the 2024 dividend of ESOP (Employee Stock Ownership Plan). The price per share is 7.85 yuan, and the dividend per share is 1.41 yuan. Based on this calculation, the virtual stock dividend yield is about 18% (before tax).
Looking at the historical dividend situation of Huawei's internal stocks, the dividend situation has fluctuated: From 2010 to 2024, the highest dividend per share was 2.89 yuan in 2010, with a yield per share of up to 53.3%; After 2020, the dividend per share of Huawei's stocks is below 2 yuan, which are 1.86 yuan, 1.58 yuan, 1.61 yuan, 1.5 yuan, and 1.41 yuan respectively, with overall fluctuations.
In this regard, some industry insiders analyzed and said that Huawei was sanctioned in the previous years, and its revenue and profits were greatly affected. Therefore, the overall stock yield has also declined. In 2024, although Huawei's mobile phone business has returned to normal and other businesses such as automobiles are developing rapidly, after all, the R & D investment in new businesses is large, and the current global economic situation is complex and changeable. Therefore, the slight decrease in Huawei's stock yield in 2024 is basically in line with expectations. (Securities Times)
"Genshin Impact" Sued by the US for $20 Million, Mihoyo Accused of Misleading Children and Other Players
According to IT Home, on Friday local time, the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) issued an announcement stating that it has reached a settlement with the developer of "Genshin Impact", Mihoyo. Previously, the US Federal Trade Commission recently filed a lawsuit against Mihoyo, claiming that its game "Genshin Impact" violated the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act. The FTC accused Mihoyo of misleading children and other players, causing them to have misunderstandings about the cost and probability of obtaining the "five-star" rare rewards in the game; at the same time, it also accused Mihoyo of collecting personal data of children under the age of 13 without the consent of their parents. According to the settlement agreement, Cognosphere, the operating entity of Mihoyo's "Genshin Impact" in the US, needs to pay a $20 million fine and make strict modifications to its policies. (IT Home)
The three major U.S. stock indexes closed higher collectively, and large technology stocks rose across the board
36Kr learned that at the close of trading on January 17, the three major U.S. stock indexes rose collectively. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose by 0.78%, the Nasdaq Composite Index rose by 1.51%, and the S&P 500 Index rose by 1%. Large technology stocks rose across the board. Tesla and NVIDIA rose by more than 3%, Amazon rose by more than 2%, Microsoft, Google, Netflix, and Arm rose by more than 1%, and Apple and Meta rose slightly. Popular Chinese concept stocks generally rose. JD.com rose by more than 10%, Pinduoduo rose by more than 5%, NIO rose by more than 4%, Alibaba and iQIYI rose by more than 3%, and Baidu and Bilibili rose by more than 2%.
A Man Who Swallowed Broken Glass to Blackmail Haidilao 6 Times Has Been Prosecuted
According to media reports, in May last year, the police in Tongzhou, Beijing, cracked a series of cases of extortion and blackmail targeting the Haidilao Hot Pot restaurant. Two suspects are suspected of using broken glass prepared in advance to cut their own mouths, and then carrying out the blackmail with blood in their mouths. The public video of the restaurant shows that during the meal, a man just picked up a beef ball but before he could bite it, blood started flowing from his mouth. Then he directly spat the glass shards and the beef ball into the plate, and called the waiter, claiming to have eaten glass shards from the beef ball. After investigation, from 2022 to 2023, Zhu and Zhao committed a total of 6 crimes. Among them, three were committed by the two of them together, and the other three were committed by Zhu alone. Among them, Zhu's amount of the crime is about 15,000 yuan, and Zhao's amount of the crime is about 8,000 yuan. Currently, the Tongzhou District People's Procuratorate has filed a public prosecution with the court against Zhu and Zhao on suspicion of the crime of extortion and blackmail. (Red Star News)
Xiaohongshu iOS Version Conducts Gray-scale Testing of One-click Translation Feature
According to Kuai Technology, recently, in response to the suggestion from netizens to add a one-click translation feature, Xiaohongshu engineers promptly responded and developed it. Currently, this feature has been launched on the Xiaohongshu iOS version, allowing users to translate the English content in the comment area. With the translation feature, Chinese and overseas netizens will be able to communicate with each other more conveniently. However, if the message contains both Chinese and English, the translation option will not appear. As of 8 a.m. on January 19, the translation feature has not yet been launched on the Xiaohongshu Android version, and it is expected to be launched soon. (Kuai Technology)
The Professional Counterfeiter Exposes Again That The Goat Milk Powder Promoted By Yu Hui Tong Xing Is Not Pure
Previously, the professional counterfeiter Wang Hai exposed a consumer's contribution, claiming that the goat milk powder promoted by Yu Hui Tong Xing contains bovine-derived ingredients. On the morning of January 18, he once again exposed a consumer's contribution, stating that the same situation has been found in two other pure goat milk powder products. Consumers revealed that they placed an order for a Zhuomu brand and a Zhenmu brand pure goat milk powder in the Yu Hui Tong Xing live-streaming room and had it directly mailed to Xiamen Customs, and the result also detected bovine-derived ingredients.
Wang Hai said: "In the Yu Hui Tong Xing live-streaming room, they have been promoting that the ingredient list of these two products only contains raw goat milk. Even Zhuomu itself sent a sample of pure goat milk powder for testing to prove that it does not contain bovine-derived ingredients. Dong Yuhui emphasized many times in the live-streaming room that they will send this batch of products for testing. Judging from the current actual situation, either the test samples or the source of the test samples are provided by the manufacturer." Wang Hai said: "Advice for consumers who are allergic to milk protein, when purchasing goat milk products, they must also keep their eyes open and not be deceived by merchants." (Sina Technology)
Shanghai: The subsidy standard is 15% of the final sales price of the product, with a subsidy of no more than 2,000 yuan per item
36Kr has learned that according to the official WeChat account of the Shanghai Commerce Commission, Shanghai is further improving the subsidy work for the national home appliance trade-in program. Subsidy scope: The consumption subsidy for 8 categories of home appliances will continue to be implemented. The consumption subsidy for 4 categories of home appliances will be expanded. Starting from January 20, 2025, individual consumers who purchase 4 categories of home appliances including microwave ovens, water purifiers, dishwashers, and rice cookers with energy efficiency or water efficiency standards of level 2 and above will be given consumption subsidies. Subsidy standard: The subsidy standard is 15% of the final sales price of the above 12 categories of products. For those who purchase products with energy efficiency or water efficiency standards of level 1 and above, an additional 5% of the final sales price of the product will be given as a subsidy. Each consumer can be subsidized for 1 item of each category of products (the maximum subsidy for air conditioning products is 3 items), and the subsidy for each item does not exceed 2,000 yuan.
The presale of the 2025 Spring Festival Slot exceeded 100 million in less than a day
According to the data from Maoyan Professional Edition, at 14:41 on January 19, 2025, the total presale box office of the new films in the 2025 Spring Festival Slot broke 100 million! "The Legend of the Condor Heroes: The Great Hero", "Nezha: The Devilish Boy's Uproar in the Sea", and "Detective Chinatown 1900" ranked the top three in the presale box office list of the new films in the 2025 Spring Festival Slot. (Jimu News)
Cui Dongshu: In 2024, the combined market share of CATL and BYD in power batteries will still remain at 70%
Cui Dongshu, the secretary-general of the Passenger Car Association, posted on his personal WeChat official account that the proportion of power batteries installed in vehicles from January to December 2024 has increased to 50%, among which the installation rate of ternary batteries is 50%, and the installation rate of lithium iron phosphate batteries is also 50%. The competitive landscape of battery enterprises shows that CATL and BYD are relatively stronger. Currently, the gap between BYD and CATL is still relatively large. BYD's share has increased from 15% in 2020 to 25% in 2024, and to 26% in the fourth quarter. While CATL's share in the fourth quarter has dropped to 43%, the shares of other battery enterprises have also shown a significant differentiation trend. Battery enterprises have shown a characteristic of a slowdown in the agglomeration effect of leading enterprises. From the 72% share of the top two enterprises in 2022, this year it still remains at 70%, leaving nearly 30% of the space for other enterprises. (Cailian Press)
Shandong Legislates to Adjust Marriage Leave: 15 Days for Registration, Plus 3 Days for Premarital Checkup
The 13th meeting of the Standing Committee of the 14th People's Congress of Shandong Province voted and passed the "Decision of the Standing Committee of the People's Congress of Shandong Province on Amending the 'Regulations on Population and Family Planning of Shandong Province'" (hereinafter referred to as the "Decision") on the morning of January 18. The "Decision" clarifies the marriage leave: Citizens who legally register for marriage enjoy a 15-day marriage leave; those who participate in premarital medical examinations will have an additional 3-day marriage leave. This means that the longest marriage leave in Shandong is 18 days. (Cailian Press)
On the 5th day of the Spring Festival travel rush, the estimated cross-regional personnel flow in the whole society exceeds 200 million person-times
Data from the Special Work Team for the 2025 Comprehensive Transportation Spring Festival Travel Rush shows that on January 18, 2025 (the 5th day of the Spring Festival travel rush, the 19th day of the twelfth lunar month), the estimated cross-regional personnel flow in the whole society is 207.79 million person-times. Among them, the railway passenger volume is 13.55 million person-times, the road personnel flow is 191.35 million person-times (the travel volume of non-commercial passenger cars on expressways and ordinary national and provincial highways is 159.50 million person-times, and the commercial passenger transport volume on roads is 31.85 million person-times), the waterway passenger volume is 0.63 million person-times, and the civil aviation passenger volume is 2.26 million person-times. (Cailian Press)
Mr. Yao Weixiong will no longer serve as the CEO of the Fashion Sports Brand Group of Anta Group, and Ms. Jiang Yan will succeed as the CEO of the Fashion Sports Brand Group.
36Kr has learned that due to reaching the retirement age, Mr. Yao Weixiong will no longer hold the position of CEO of the Fashion Sports Brand Group of Anta Group. In the future, he will continue to serve as the Vice President of the Group, responsible for the daily management and operation of the Group's fashion industry projects. Since 2010, Mr. Yao Weixiong has been in charge of the business of the FILA brand in the Greater China region, leading the team to build FILA into a benchmark brand in the Chinese fashion sports track and ranking among the top five sports brands in China. The Group highly affirms Mr. Yao Weixiong's outstanding contributions to the company and the industry, and wishes him to continue to exert more talents in his new position.
Ms. Jiang Yan will succeed as the CEO of the Fashion Sports Brand Group, fully responsible for the operation and management of the Fashion Sports Brand Group, and continue to promote FILA to consolidate the mental positioning of a "high-end fashion sports brand" to achieve brand-driven business growth. Ms. Jiang Yan is a young echelon cadre who has been cultivated by the Group for a long time and has rich brand management experience. She has successively managed the brand management of ANTA KIDS, FILA, and FUSION, achieving the leading mental position of the two brands in the segmented market. She will lead FILA to further expand its influence among young people and create more value for consumers.
Yunnan: Free Domestic HPV Vaccination for All First-Year Female Middle School Students in the Province
In the 2025 Government Work Report of Yunnan Province, the implementation of the "Children's Health Care and Biological Vaccine Benefiting the People Project" is listed as one of the 10 practical things to be done for the benefit of the people in 2025. It is clearly stated that a provincial-level children's medical treatment center with a level III for critical treatment of children (including newborns) will be built, 5 prefecture (city)-level children's emergency or critical care disciplines with a level II will be established, 70 county-level children's emergency treatment points with a level I or above will be set up, and a children's treatment network covering the entire province will be established. According to the principle of informed consent and voluntariness, free domestic HPV vaccinations will be provided to all eligible first-year female middle school students in the province. (Cailian Press)
Several apps under ByteDance have stopped serving in the US
According to a comprehensive report by China News Service and Reuters, etc., when TikTok stopped its service in the US, ByteDance's CapCut, Lemon8, and Gauth also sent notifications to US users to stop the service. According to previous reports, TikTok informed US users on the evening of the 18th local time that due to the official US ban taking effect from the 19th, the TikTok app will temporarily stop serving users. In addition, when the US President-elect Trump was interviewed by NBC on the 18th, he said that he "very likely" will give the short-video social media platform TikTok a 90-day grace period on the day he takes office on the 20th to temporarily avoid it being banned in the US. (China News Service)
Trump Issues Virtual Currency, Surging 1250% During Trading
On January 18, the US President-elect Trump posted on his social media account, announcing the launch of his personal Meme coin TRUMP. The tweet stated: "It's time to celebrate our victory! Join my 'Trump Community'. Get your TRUMP tokens. Have fun!" Initially, the market thought his account was hacked, but later Trump's personal X account also posted the same content. After the Meme coin was launched, the market response was enthusiastic. After Huobi listed the TRUMP token at 17:40, the increase once reached 1250%, with a quote of 21 USDT. CoinGecko data shows that the market value of the TRUMP coin reached 4 billion US dollars, ranking fourth among Meme coins. The top three are DOGE, SHIB, and PEPE. It is particularly worth noting that as a Meme coin, the price of TRUMP fluctuates extremely violently, and there is a huge risk in participating in the speculation. (Securities Times)
The Forefront of AI
OpenAI will launch the o3 mini inference AI model within a few weeks
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman said in an article on the social media platform X on January 17 local time that the new inference AI model, the o3 mini version, has been completed and will be launched within a few weeks. (Caixin)
Cool Products
Returning after seven years, WeChat has updated CallKit
According to Kuaitech, recently, many Apple users have posted on social platforms saying that their WeChat suddenly has the CallKit function. According to user feedback, the CallKit function of WeChat is currently in the gray-scale push stage. Users can simply find the "Answer voice and video calls with the system phone" option in "Settings - Message Notifications" to enable this function.
After enabling CallKit, WeChat voice and video calls will be directly displayed in the system phone interface, and users can answer them just like answering regular phone calls. This function supports answering calls in the iPhone's lock screen state, and it can also switch to speakerphone or enable mute, which is very convenient.
It is reported that CallKit is not a new function. As early as in the iOS 10 system in 2016, Apple launched this development framework, allowing third-party VoIP applications to integrate the calling function into the iPhone's built-in calling interface, thereby enhancing the user experience. (Kuaitech)
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