8:01 AM | The blogger who released the video of the collision between Xiaomi and Zeekr has been arrested; South Korea cracks the largest online sexual exploitation case after Room N; Chawang Shop apologizes for the improper translation of "Spring Festival".
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The Blogger Who Posted the Video of Xiaomi and Zeekr Crash Has Been Arrested: Suspected of Maliciously Slandering Xiaomi Cars
On January 25, the Legal Affairs Department of Xiaomi stated that recently, a certain platform blogger and several of his accomplices who are suspected of maliciously tarnishing the business reputation and product reputation of Xiaomi cars have been lawfully arrested. It is mentioned in the article that on August 13 of last year, this blogger released the so-called "test video" of crashing a Xiaomi car with a car of a certain brand. The "test" methods and conclusions in it contain many serious errors and biases, causing an extremely bad influence on the Internet and seriously damaging the business reputation of Xiaomi Company.
It is reported that at that time, this automotive blogger with millions of followers released a video titled "When Xiaomi SU7 Collides with a Zeekr 007", which attracted widespread attention. The video shows that the blogger conducted a crash test between the Xiaomi SU7 and a Zeekr 007 at a collision speed of 60 kilometers per hour with a 90% overlap rate. As a result, the Xiaomi SU7 encountered a situation where the small battery was disconnected and the doors could not be opened. (Red Star News)
South Korea cracks down on the largest-scale online sexual exploitation case after Room N, with a total of 234 victims
Recently, South Korea has cracked down on the largest-scale online sexual exploitation case after Room N, with a total of 234 victims, including 159 teenagers. The leader of the organization is suspected of sexually exploiting 234 people, including minors, through social software in the past nearly 5 years, and has now been arrested and transferred to the prosecutor. According to the police, the man has created a pyramid-shaped online sexual violence criminal gang since May 2020, and has committed rape or produced and spread illegal videos through threats and other means. Currently, the police are considering whether to disclose the man's personal information. (KNEWS)
CHAGEE apologizes for improper translation of "Spring Festival": Will strengthen the management and communication of overseas accounts
On the evening of January 24, "CHAGEE" apologized for the improper translation of the term "Spring Festival". It stated: "We are very sorry that we did not align the translation and use of 'Spring Festival' by the overseas local team to be more consistent. We will strengthen the management and communication of overseas accounts in the future to ensure the accuracy of the expressed content."
Previously, netizens found that CHAGEE used "Lunar New Year" instead of "Chinese New Year" or "Spring Festival" to refer to the Spring Festival in the copy posted on overseas social platforms. (China Daily)
Big Companies/Big Events
Details of the Korean crashed passenger plane 8 minutes before the incident were released: Both engines collided with birds
On the afternoon of January 25, the Aviation and Railway Accident Investigation Commission of the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport of Korea held a briefing at Muan International Airport to introduce the investigation situation and future investigation plans of the accident investigation commission up to now. At the briefing, the accident investigation commission released the reconstituted situation of the passenger plane seconds before the crash after the synchronous analysis of the records of the two black boxes of the accident passenger plane and the communication records of the control party of the Muan Airport Tower.
This briefing also released all the details currently confirmed by the investigation team in the total of approximately 8 minutes before the Jeju Air passenger plane crash that killed 179 people on the morning of December 29, 2024. At 8:58:50 on that day, the records of the two black boxes of the accident passenger plane were simultaneously interrupted. Analysts speculate that both engines of the accident passenger plane collided with birds, resulting in a power interruption on the plane. (Modern Express)
Henan Mine Group Issues 100 Million Yuan as Year-End Bonus, with the Highest Individual Bonus for Sales Department Employees Exceeding 5 Million Yuan
On January 25, Henan Mine Group held the 2024 Year-End Commendation Conference. The reporter learned on the spot that there is still a money-counting session at this event, and the participants can keep as much as they can count within the limited time. In addition, Henan Mine Group will issue more than 100 million yuan as year-end bonuses this year. The employees of the sales department will receive the highest bonus amount, with the highest individual year-end bonus exceeding 5 million yuan. (Red Star News)
Before the Spring Festival Eve, the "Blue Packet" in WeChat groups is launched
The "Send Gifts" feature in WeChat Mini Store has been updated again, and this time the gift-sending function has been significantly enhanced. Ma Huateng once said at the Tencent Staff Conference in 2024: "Zhang Xiaolong believes that products are information and should not be limited to the Video Account, but should be included in the entire WeChat ecosystem. We should think about e-commerce from the atomic level. The path we take in this way is different from others and will go further. We firmly support the WeChat Business Group to make such innovative developments and leverage our social capabilities to be the ecological connector of e-commerce. We also look forward to more 'Blue Packets' and new ideas in the future." (Wall Street Insights)
The entry fee for Mount Everest has been raised to $15,000, the first significant increase in 10 years
Recently, the Nepalese government announced that starting from 2025, the entry permit fee for climbing Mount Everest will be increased from the current $11,000 to $15,000, with an increase of up to 36%, which is the first significant increase in 10 years. The Nepalese Ministry of Tourism stated that mountaineering activities are an important economic source for Nepal. Over the past many years, the fees have not been adjusted in sync with the international environment and demand, so it is necessary to increase them. (Xiaoxiang Morning News)
In 2024, China's new energy vehicle insurance underwriting suffered a loss of 5.7 billion yuan, with the loss ratio of 137 vehicle series exceeding 100%
On January 24, the new energy vehicle insurance claim information jointly released by the China Association of Actuaries and the Bank of China Insurance Information Technology Co., Ltd. shows that in 2024, the new energy vehicle insurance underwriting suffered a loss of 5.7 billion yuan. A total of 2,795 vehicle series were underwritten, and there were 137 high-loss-ratio vehicle series with a loss ratio exceeding 100%. From the perspective of passenger vehicles, 1,654 vehicle series were underwritten, covering 29.82 million vehicles; there were 301 vehicle series with the number of insured vehicles exceeding 10,000, among which 99 vehicle series had a loss ratio exceeding 100%. From the perspective of freight vehicles, 1,141 vehicle series were underwritten, covering 1.23 million vehicles; there were 55 vehicle series with the number of insured vehicles exceeding 50,000, among which 38 vehicle series had a loss ratio exceeding 100%. (National Business Daily)
Eileen Gu withdrew from the World X Games due to injury, while Chinese athlete Li Fanghui won the silver medal
On the 24th local time, Chinese athlete Li Fanghui won the silver medal in the Women's Freestyle Skiing Super U Pool event at the 2025 World X Games Winter in Aspen, USA. Eileen Gu, who also planned to participate in the Super U Pool competition, did not appear due to injury. She fell during the Freestyle Skiing Street competition earlier that day, causing a "severe contusion", and therefore had to withdraw from the competition. After the game, Eileen Gu said that her physical condition has not been good recently, and continuous fever has put her nervous system in an overloaded state for a whole week. (Xinhua News Agency)
Many places' "National Subsidy" goes online before the Spring Festival, driving the sales of 3C products to double.
Recently, many places across the country have successively launched subsidy policies for purchasing new digital products such as mobile phones, with a maximum discount of 500 yuan. Since January 20, the new policies in various places have been gradually implemented for several days, significantly boosting the sales of 3C products. Data provided by Suning Tesco shows that the customer flow in stores in various places has increased three times on the first day of the policy implementation, and the sales of mobile phones and tablet computers have both increased by more than 330% year-on-year. (Caixin News Agency)
Netease Cloud Music and SM Entertainment's Copyright Negotiations Show a Turnaround
36Kr learned that on January 25, Netease Cloud Music released the "Latest Progress on SM Copyright Renewal" announcement, indicating that a turnaround has occurred in its copyright renewal negotiations with SM Entertainment, and there is no need to remove the songs temporarily after the copyright expires. The announcement stated that with the strong support and enthusiastic calls from the majority of music fans, Netease Cloud Music has reached a preliminary consensus with the South Korean SM Entertainment Company. All songs under SM will remain on Netease Cloud Music for a period of time after January 31 to allow more time for further negotiations between the two sides. The announcement also said that the platform will continue to uphold the greatest sincerity and strive for a more long-term and stable copyright cooperation.
The day before, Netease Cloud Music publicly released a "Letter to Korean SM Music Fans," stating that due to the unilateral notice from the copyright owner not to renew the contract, after the copyright cooperation expires on January 31, 2025, Netease Cloud Music may have to remove all songs under SM Entertainment.
The presale box office of "Fengshen Part II" exceeds 80 million yuan
According to the real-time data of Dengta Professional Edition, as of 17:13 on January 25, the presale total box office of the film "Fengshen Part II: Battle in Xiqí" has exceeded 80 million yuan. (Sina Finance)
Sequoia China Announces Acquisition of Marshall Group with a Valuation of €1.1 Billion
On January 24, Sequoia China reached a final agreement with the Marshall Group to acquire a majority stake in Marshall at a valuation of €1.1 billion. (The Paper)
The CEO of Starbucks' salary for 2024 is $95.8 million
The Chairman and CEO (CEO) of Starbucks, Brian Niccol, has a total salary of $95.8 million in 2024, including a $90.3 million stock award. (Sina Finance)
US Develops a Non-invasive Examination Method for Whole-body Inflammation Imaging
A research team from Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, an affiliate of Harvard Medical School in the US, recently published a paper in the British journal Nature, saying that they have successfully performed highly sensitive imaging of inflammation throughout the animal's body by detecting a specific type of protein using positron emission tomography (PET) technology, without the need for invasive examinations. (Xinhua News Agency)
Pfizer Agrees to Pay Approximately $60 Million to Settle False Claims Allegations
The U.S. Department of Justice issued a statement on January 24 local time stating that Pfizer has agreed to pay $59,746,277 to resolve the following allegations: Before Pfizer's acquisition of the company, Biohaven, with knowledge, induced healthcare providers to prescribe Biohaven's drug Nurtec ODT by paying kickbacks to them, thereby resulting in the submission of false claims to Medicare and other federal healthcare programs. (Jiemian News)
The Forefront of AI
China Telecom Releases "Complex Reasoning Large Model" TeleAI-t1-preview
China Telecom's Artificial Intelligence Research Institute (TeleAI) officially released the "Complex Reasoning Large Model" TeleAI-t1-preview. TeleAI-t1-preview uses a reinforcement learning training method. By introducing thinking paradigms such as exploration and reflection, it improves the accuracy of the model in complex problems such as mathematical derivation and logical reasoning. In the two mathematical benchmark evaluations of the American Mathematics Competition AIME 2024 and MATH500, TeleAI-t1-preview scored 60 and 93.8 points respectively, surpassing benchmark models such as OpenAI o1-preview and GPT-4o. In the graduate-level question-answering test GPQA Diamond, TeleAI-t1-preview scored higher than GPT-4o. (Science and Technology Innovation Board Daily)
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