The 10th season of the popular variety show "Dream Makeover", created by Oriental Satellite TV in collaboration with Centennial Linnei and other brands, recently ended successfully. From the end of August 2023 to the end of December, the "Dream Makeover" program team traveled to more than ten cities such as Beijing, Shanghai, and Hong Kong, going deep into different families and commercial spaces, public welfare spaces, and providing humanized renovation services. The program has gained a high degree of attention, and the perception and attention of Linnei brands and products have also been greatly improved.

In response to the problems in each phase of the space, Linnei kitchen appliances, heating, water heaters, water purification systems, air source heat pumps and other products have also entered each family and public welfare projects. The "Dream Transformer" program team joined hands with Linnei to invite designers to solve the specific and real home problems of families with different living capacity for users, and successfully created a variety of ideal living models full of temperature to support people to complete their living dreams. At the same time, for public welfare projects, Linnei also provides more professional solutions for various practical transformation problems.

Innovative kitchen appliances help create a healthy and safe model kitchen

In the 10th season, the case is more real, the challenge is higher, and it is more humanized. Facing the demands of users in different regions, different family structures, and different age groups, Linnei has shown strong brand strength, and has created a variety of whole-house health and comfort solutions that are tailored to local conditions and individual conditions. Among them, the scientific and technological strength of Linnei kitchen appliances has attracted a lot of attention and received a lot of praise.

The current Chinese family structure is gradually developing towards diversification. The elderly live alone, the young are significant other, and the three generations live together. As a result, there are different demands for the home environment. For the Chinese people who "eat for the people", different family structures also bring more demanding and specific needs for kitchens and kitchen appliances. In the 10th season of "Dream Renovation Home", Linnei kitchen appliances have well met this challenge.

In the case of "Cuddling Home", a family of three, father and daughter suffer from ALS, and only the mother takes care of the housework. Linnei kitchen appliances show strong aging-friendly functions, and the Linnei Shuanganxin series safety stove is selected for the mother, providing a reassuring safety guarantee. The double stoves are equipped with intelligent temperature sensors, which have functions such as intelligent timing and safety protection, not only avoiding safety hazards such as the mother being busy taking care of the family and burning the pot dry or accidentally turning off the flame without timely detection, but also saving the mother’s busy time in front of the stove.

In addition to suitable products for the elderly, the design of Linnei kitchen appliances also shows the brand’s accurate insight into the demands of modern young families. In the first issue of "Divided Home", young couples in first-tier cities are busy with work and high pressure in life, so the appeal for efficient and simple cooking is also very urgent. The six gourmet functions and temperature control and time control functions of Linnei Star Kitchen series food stoves allow them to open free cooking with one click, helping young urban users to open the feast of taste buds in the pace of modern life.

In addition to the cooking process, the cleaning of tableware after meals is also very important for healthy home life. Especially in families with many members, the housework will be more onerous. In the first issue of "Labyrinth Home", the program team equipped a family of 6 with Linnei Jingguan series dishwashers. 5 smart washing modes correspond to the light and heavy oil stains of daily cooking. 10 sets of large-capacity dishes can easily handle 6 people, freeing mothers from heavy cleaning housework. In addition, Linnei product design also fully takes into account various real-life scenarios.

The modernity of the kitchen is not only reflected in the humanized technological functions, but also in the minimalist aesthetics of the modern sense. A full set of "White Lovers" kitchen electric sets is selected in "Nestled Home", which is not only comprehensive and powerful, but also brings ease and pleasure and aesthetic enjoyment to the whole family with a simple and elegant aesthetic.

Professional temperature control, endowing residential space with humanistic feelings

As a century-old enterprise, Linnei can be regarded as an expert in controlling "temperature", and the health and comfort performance of water heaters and wall-mounted boilers has a high reputation both inside and outside the industry. Linnei has also always incorporated the concept of environmental health into its brand commitment, and its performance in green and low-carbon is relatively bright. Today’s Chinese consumers are more concerned about energy conservation while pursuing comfort. Linnei’s water heaters, wall-mounted boilers and air-source heat pump systems open up new experiences for more families in the program.

In the first issue of "Home Together", the zero-cold water and double-water servo technology of Linnei Oxygen Pro water heater provides a more convenient and comfortable experience of housework water and bathing water for single mothers with heavy housework. The powerful cleaning power of the updated iteration of micro-nano active oxygen 2.0 technology also provides more protection for the health of the younger son. In "Return to the House of Rebirth", Linnei Oxygen Pro wall-hung stove and matching whole-house floor heating bring comfortable whole-house heating and domestic hot water to the paralyzed father and elderly mother of the client’s family. Even in the cold and humid southern winter, it can ensure that heating and domestic hot water can be enjoyed at the same time, and while bathing comfortably, the house is just as warm and mellow.

In the century-old house of "Home with Deep Love Everywhere", the program provides Linnei Zhihui cooling and heating system for the client’s mother and daughter, creating a comfortable life for them in the whole house in winter and summer. The winter is warm from the feet, and the summer is cool but not cold. The energy conservation and emission reduction effect of the comprehensive energy technology used in Zhihui cooling and heating system is also very outstanding, fully demonstrating Linnei’s research and development achievements in the field of green and low-carbon in recent years and the strong sense of responsibility for the natural environment of the century-old enterprise.

Frontier water purification technology, layout of whole house healthy water purification map

In recent years, more and more consumers have begun to pay attention to drinking water health. Linnei has also launched a product matrix of whole-house healthy water system solutions, from pre-filters to central water purifiers, water softeners, and multi-end point water purifiers, to adapt to the drinking water needs of members of different age groups in various households.

In the first issue of "Three Ways to the Home", Linnei’s whole house healthy water system plan was more comprehensively displayed. The young couple lived with two pairs of elderly people on both sides. Due to differences in age, living habits and pace of life, the family’s needs for drinking water were also different. The client’s father had a weak stomach after surgery, so Linnei provided him with a RO reverse osmosis water purifier for Linnei’s little penguin, and a new generation of mother-child membrane flushing technology to ensure that every cup of water is healthy and direct drinking of newly made water. In addition, considering that both pairs of elderly people have the habit of drinking tea, Linnei also equipped them with a tea Gudong hot-cleaning machine, with an exclusive tea brewing warehouse, which adjusts the intensity according to the taste; and a small Gudong desktop hot-cleaning machine was added on the first floor, with a 7-speed temperature, 4-speed water volume, and 2-second heat, making it convenient for the whole family to match their drinking water needs.

In addition, the final project of the Dream Renovation Family this season, "Home for the Elderly", is a public welfare project of great significance to social pension. Lin Nei provided support for the "rejuvenation plan" of Chaishan Island in Zhoushan, Zhejiang Province, and jointly explored the model of "old age". The local school was converted into an elderly care institution, so that many elderly people on the island could support themselves. Because there are many people in the public space, Lin Nei chose a commercial water purifier in Lin Nei for the elderly, which is purified seven times to provide healthy and safe water for the elderly; the commercial water purifier in Lin Nei also adopts a decentralized water distribution structure heat tank, which uses more continuous hot water to ensure that the elderly can drink hot water during peak water use periods.

In each episode of the 10th season of "Dream Transformer", Linnei’s solutions with designers will bring qualitative improvement to the quality of life of the participants, and the cases and star products presented in the program can also provide more reference value, which will not only benefit domestic and foreign audiences for future home transformation, but also provide inspiration and reference plans for more public welfare projects. Because of this, the audience rating of the 10th season of "Dream Transformer" continues to rise, and Linnei’s humanized brand concept and strong product strength are more deeply rooted in the hearts of the people.

"Creating a healthier lifestyle" is a long-term project that requires strong resilience, accurate insight into new consumer needs, and humanized care for products while tackling technological challenges. In the future, Linnei will continue to fulfill the brand promise with practical actions, focus on users, return to consumers’ most authentic needs for quality life, and use the power of technology to convey love and feelings to create a more comfortable and livable living environment for more people.

　　Heilongjiang Daily, June 24 A cute calf wearing a chef’s hat, combed with bangs and thumbs up, and marked with Qiqihar’s barbecue logo on the chef’s uniform attracted many tourists to take pictures at the scene of the 2024 Longjiang Food Culture Festival and Qiqihar Barbecue Food Festival.

　　The popularity of this cartoon calf is not only due to its cute and lovable image, but also because of its unique title – the IP image of Qiqihar Grilled Meat. This "Grilled Meat Master" with a mission has a domineering name, the big name is "Daqi", and the small name is "Daqi Real Cow".

　　Barbecue has long been a business card of Qiqihar. How to empower Qiqihar with creative design? With such thinking, "Daqi True Cow" was born.

　　In the Qiqihar barbecue merchandise exhibition car, there are nearly 30 products with "Daqi" elements, such as figures, brooches, refrigerator stickers, keychains, etc., not only have moral and beautiful designs, but also exquisite packaging. Each one is loved, and each one is the "endorsement" of Qiqihar barbecue.

　　Zhang Xiao, a staff member at Heilongjiang Qiheyuan Cultural and Creative Co., Ltd., said that the image of Daqi was born in 2023 and is a cultural symbol of the Qiqihar barbecue brand, representing hospitality, quality service and delicious food. In Qiqihar, a food capital, it has become a unique city card, providing unforgettable city memories for citizens and tourists.

　　Zhang Xiao said: "The cultural creativity of’Daqi ‘has empowered the Qiqihar barbecue industry, becoming a business card for Qiqihar barbecue that can stay and spread out, and helping the promotion and sustainable development of Qiqihar barbecue. During this year’s Travel and Development Conference, the barbecue and food festival was launched simultaneously, and there was an endless stream of tourists who came to taste, and they all loved’Daqi Real Cow’ very much, which made us more confident in the future development. I believe that’Daqi Real Cow ‘will definitely bring Qiqihar barbecue to the world."

1905 movie network news　The annual action giant recently released the "Queen’s Drag Racing" special! The 76-year-old British veteran and Oscar actress came back with a surprise, and personally presented their own series of drag racing debut. When the queen of temperament turns into a domineering driver, when the noble elegance collides with the wild excitement, an unprecedented wonderful drama is about to be staged. "Fast and Furious 9" will be released nationwide on May 21, and the pre-sale of the film is now open, so stay tuned!

At the time of filming, Helen Mirren said that she wanted to try drag racing scenes the most. The dream that was not realized at that time finally came true in "Fast and Furious 9". She, who is not old at the time, has a series of smooth operations, driving luxury supercars, carrying her fellow "old drivers", and starting crazy racing mode on the streets of London. For this powerful night hurricane, the team specially equipped Helen Mirren with a limited number of high-end supercars in the world, and even arranged a scene of speeding in front of the British landmark Buckingham Palace. Helen Mirren couldn’t hide her excitement, laughing: "The last time I came to Buckingham Palace was to take a taxi, this time it was a completely different experience."

As the eldest parent of the Shaw family, Helen Mirren’s Quinny Shaw in the few scenes of "Fast and Furious 8" interprets the contrast between the criminal leader of the East End of London and the loving mother to be very full, showing danger and cunning in every move, and earning countless loves with the style of both good and evil. This time, Boss Tang is facing the most powerful villain and the most dangerous task in the series, and Quinny Shaw is also out again. While showing off her driving skills, she shows her huge energy on the international stage and becomes a point person to help him.

In the film, the relationship between Quinny and Boss Tang can be described as mutual admiration, while outside the scene, Helen Mirren and Van Diesel also have a good friendship, as can be seen from the close interaction between the two in the special. This time, Fan warmly invited Helen to return, and the cooperation process also made Helen very happy: "Fan is very serious about the scene, and I appreciate him very much." Fan also praised Helen for "the car skills are really good, and the shooting is very interesting." This collaboration between the two makes people even more looking forward to the audio-visual feast of "Fast and Furious 9", which is jointly dedicated by the super lineup. A dangerous screen showdown is about to start, and the horsepower is on full swing without delay!

Feel the charm of "Queen" Helen Mirren’s screen, and your aura will soar through London! On May 21, "Fast and Furious 9" will be shocked!

Suddenly, the 16-inch MacBook Pro replaced its 15-inch predecessor and made it onto Apple’s official website.

Beijing time on the evening of November 13, Apple in the absence of advance maintenance of the official website, the same as AirPods Pro, suddenly launched a 16-inch MacBook Pro, the previous rumors will only be late, not absent.

Coincidentally, in May this year, Apple just updated the 15-inch MacBook Pro, and after a lapse of six months, Apple once again significantly updated this product line, more frequently than in previous years.

To say who can experience this frequency more, it is better to buy a 15-inch MacBook Pro two days ago. Because compared to 15-inch, 16-inch MacBook Pro is more worthy of professional users.

Although the starting price of the 16-inch MacBook Pro is as high as 18,999 yuan, this does not stop its target users.

Looking at the body from the outside, like the 15-inch, the 16-inch MacBook Pro is available in silver and space gray. Not much has changed in appearance, the biggest change is in its screen.

Open the computer, the 16-inch display screen has a resolution of 3072×1920, ppi is 226, and the maximum brightness is 500 nits. The P3 wide color gamut and original color display are retained. As a comparison, the previous 15-inch resolution was 2880×1800 and ppi was 220.

Although the display size has become larger, the display effect of the screen is more delicate, and the supported colors have also been upgraded from "million colors" to "million colors". This display is the best in the current MacBook series, and it is obviously more desired by Pro users.

The display screen has become larger, but Apple has not changed the fuselage much. The length, width and height of the 16-inch are 35.79cm, 26.59cm, and 1.62cm respectively, and the weight is 2kg, while the 15-inch is 34.93cm, 24.07cm, 1.55cm, and the weight is 1.83kg. Almost a 16-inch screen is stuffed into the 15-inch fuselage.

For Pro users, this increase in size and weight is negligible.

By the way, the 16-inch MacBook Pro should have a higher screen ratio. This is also the high screen ratio and narrow bezels we pursue on mobile phones.

The camera in the center of the screen has been upgraded to a Face ID camera as rumored, and it is also a FaceTime camera that supports 720p.

In 2015, Apple, which pursued lightness, added a butterfly keyboard to the MacBook at that time. But this upgrade has been criticized by consumers for its high failure rate and frequent after-sales service. Most importantly, the butterfly keyboard has a short keystroke and a hard typing feel, which is not conducive to long-term coding.

Although Apple later improved it, the effect was still unsatisfactory.

The 16-inch MacBook Pro finally replaced the butterfly keyboard with a scissor keyboard. This is a signal that future MacBook products may be replaced by scissor keyboards, and we officially say goodbye to butterfly keyboards.

However, this scissor keyboard has been optimized by Apple, and its key travel is 1mm. Apple calls it a "second-controlled keyboard". This may also be one of the reasons for its slightly thicker body. As for its typing experience and mute effect, it needs to be actually known. But one thing is for sure, it must be better than the butterfly keyboard.

Key positions have also changed. From top to bottom, the first is that the function area of the Touch Bar is more distinct. The exit key (esc) and the power key (also the fingerprint key) are isolated from the touch area. At the same time, the former is changed from the touch key to the physical key.

This change will solve the "accidental touch" problem that Touch Bar has been criticized by users before, and improve the efficiency of blind typing. For example, pressing the power button but pressing Siri, pressing exit but not easy to find the position.

Further down is the optimization of the arrow keys. The size of the left and right arrow keys is finally no longer the same height as the up and down keys, but has become the same size button. Now you won’t be so awkward to press.

The speakers on either side of the keyboard have been increased to six, still three microphones. Compared with the old model, it will have stronger stereo effect. Apple claims that it offers dual vibration low-efficiency subwoofers for better bass effect.

After talking about external changes, let’s talk about internal improvement.

In fact, this is the last point to mention. As a representative of the top MacBook products, the 16-inch MacBook Pro was born for professional users.

The processor of the 16-inch MacBook Pro starts from the Intel 9th generation Core 6-core i7 processor, and the maximum optional 8-core i9 processor can reach 5.0GHz. Its performance is 2.1 times that of the 4-core MacBook Pro.

At the same time, Apple upgraded the heat dissipation system for this hot processor, officially claiming that its heat sink has increased by 35%, and the maximum continuous power of the MacBook Pro can therefore be increased by up to 12W.

The biggest change comes from the graphics processing unit. The standard and high-end versions of the 16-inch MacBook Pro are equipped with an AMD Radeon Pro 5300M graphics processing unit and a 5500 graphics processing unit, respectively. The standard 4GB video memory is available, and the maximum option is 8GB. This upgrade allows professionals to handle better image work.

Take the common Final Cut Pro X as an example, its rendering speed can be improved by an astonishing 90% compared to the 15-inch MacBook Pro. Therefore, Apple claims that this change can improve the performance of the previous Radeon Pro 560X by 2.1 times.

On the other hand, Apple has also raised the upper limit of options. The storage of the 16-inch MacBook Pro starts from 512 GB solid state drive, and the high-end version is 1TB, with a maximum optional 8TB solid state drive. The memory also starts with 16GB DDR4, but the maximum optional 64GB.

With such powerful performance and storage, there must be a better battery life. The 16-inch MacBook Pro boosts the battery to 100 watt-hours, and comes standard with a 96W charger. As a comparison, the 15-inch MacBook Pro is 83.6 watt-hours and the charger is 87W. Therefore, its battery life has also been increased from 10 hours to 11 hours (calculated by Apple’s wireless network browsing standard).

Other than that, there are no more changes to the 16-inch MacBook Pro. Therefore, it is a bit of a pity in terms of network connection. The 16-inch MacBook Pro does not yet support Wi-Fi 6.

Oh, no, and the price. The 16-inch MacBook Pro starts at 18,999 yuan, with a 2.6GHz i7 processor, 8GB + 512GB. The specific launch date has yet to be announced.

There is no doubt that with the development of the web, video content has become more and more popular. Apple is catering to more and more professional creative workers with products, especially those who have a high demand for images.

Although this group of people is so small, Apple’s product power is enough to make the notebook industry enter its twilight years, which is very rare in the industry.

"Buy or not?"

In Apple’s promotion, the 16-inch MacBook Pro is called "a studio that runs with you." The above problem is naturally solved.

This starting price may be able to buy two laptops for ordinary people, but it is a professional tool suitable for photographers, video workers, game developers and other practitioners who are used to macOS. Whether it is suitable for you depends on your needs and budget.

The title image is from TheVerge.

　　For Google, there are too many assets under its command, and it is in the order of "100 million" at random. However, the satellite image company that was acquired for 500 million dollars was recently reported to have been sold for 300 million dollars. Although we can’t guarantee the true accuracy of the figures, industry rumors say that Google sold it at a low price. That is to say, this business is sold at a loss by Google, which may also indicate that Google has diluted the satellite image market, or has restarted planning for future development, and even needs to divest these assets. Of course, maybe Google is gradually transforming into a "lightweight" company and needs to divest some less important businesses. It’s just that Google Maps was such a beautiful product line for a while. Won’t divesting satellite image business like this affect map products? What is Google’s ambition behind the scenes, or is it helpless?

　　Has the industry reached a consensus on "selling at a low price"?

　　Google and mapping start-up company Planet Labs announced on Friday that the latter will acquire Google’s satellite imagery company Terra Bella, which Google bought for $500 million about two years ago. Under the agreement reached between the two parties, Planet Labs will acquire the Terra Bella business and satellites, while Google will continue to provide satellite imagery for its map products through licensing. Obviously, Google still needs maps urgently. Although it is sold, it still needs the business product line.

　　According to insiders, Planet Labs’ acquisition price is lower than Google’s $500 million when it acquired Terra Bella at the time, but the price of this transaction is still more than $300 million. The source also revealed that Google will become the majority shareholder of Planet Labs and continue to invest in Terra Bella based on the expectation of long-term success. This also shows that Google cannot give up the map business, and it cannot give up. Too many product lines still need the support and support of Google Maps, and the divestiture may be just the divestiture of assets.

　　The market interpreted the deal as the latest effort by Google’s parent company, Alphabet, to manage expenses, which it is currently taking company-wide. The subconscious is that Google has gone to great lengths to manage expenses, and it may have to divest everything that can be divested. This may also be to "streamline" and help Google have a better financial forecast, right?

　　In fact, over the past year, Alphabet has scrapped plans to offer internet services through solar-powered drones, stopped expanding its Google Fiber internet service, and slowed down the development of drone delivery services. In addition, several company executives have also left. It is reported that several map executives have been poached by Uber. For a ride-hailing platform, maps are also life infra.

　　In addition, Alphabet’s earnings report last month showed that the company’s "Other Bets" business suffered a loss of $1.088 billion in the fourth quarter of 2016, with revenue of $262 million. Perhaps this is the internal factor that forced Google to keep shrinking, and it is also a loss of $1 billion. If it cannot be transferred and adjusted in time, the burden in the future may become more and more large. Even if Google is rich, it cannot withstand such tossing. It may be the best way to shake hands earlier.

　　Poor Terra Bella?

　　For Terra Bella, formerly known as "Skybox Imaging," which Google bought in 2014 for $500 million, it has seven data collection satellites and provides services to third parties in addition to Google Maps.

　　Google spun off this business because "it is more cost-effective to buy image data directly from a third party than to launch and operate its own satellites." Google, which used to be not short of money, now needs to be careful, just like Apple wants to sue Qualcomm. The original patent fee is just a drop in the bucket, but when the performance declines, and the share and profit both decline, Apple has to cut back on revenue and needs to "wipe oil" from Qualcomm. For Google, is it also a bit of "sympathy for the same disease"?

　　In fact, no matter who the owner is, it has little impact on Terra Bella. Its business is still within its familiar range. For Planet Labs, this acquisition will make it more competitive. Of course, for some experts at Google itself, it may be necessary to "invest in another owner". In fact, some executives have chosen to leave.

　　Planet Labs has been struggling to find customers, according to people familiar with the matter. It operates dozens of satellites, each weighing around 10 pounds (4.5 kg), but can only provide low-resolution images. Terra Bella’s satellites, by contrast, are more powerful and capture higher quality images. The acquisition will undoubtedly help Planet Labs expand its business.

　　There is also a saying in the market that with the third-party industrialization of the map business, it is also a good thing for other application users, such as Apple and many mobile phone manufacturers, online car-hailing platforms, etc. After all, after not being under Google’s control, the competition may be more fair. Of course, for Google, there are other secrets.

　　The glorious decade of Google Maps

　　The mapping business was once an unusually prosperous and glorious business for Google. For a time, the application of time was also overwhelming. Google Maps began as a living atlas, with MapQuest, the leader in the online mapping industry at the time, providing a printable list of directions. But Google took a different path: superimposing navigation paths on the map.

　　Moreover, Google Maps can also load maps directly on the web browser, making it convenient for users to explore the whole world anytime and anywhere. There is no need to install special software. At that time, the experience was super strong, and many people quickly fell in love with it. In 2005, no one could really understand the potential of web maps, and no one knew that it would play a crucial role in the future of online life. But it turned out that this business is too powerful. It is reported that the users of Google Maps have already broken through the 1 billion. It has become Google’s second largest asset after the search engine.

　　Google Maps has promoted the concept of "location" on the Internet from the very beginning. In fact, we are now one of the most commonly used in map applications about "location". The reason why modern maps have developed to this day may also be due to the appearance of Google Maps, of course, including the emergence of various LBS applications. Of course, Google is not the first to make maps. As early as 2003, Google had a product called "Search byLocation" (search by location). The service was launched in September 2003 as an experimental project in Google Labs, which was probably Google’s first map-related project.

　　In 2004, Google made three modest acquisitions of Keyhole, Where2 and Zipdash. Keyhole was the largest of the three deals, but the exact price has not been disclosed. At the time, the three-year-old company, which had 30 employees, was selling an enterprise-grade satellite mapping software for $69.95. The key technology was to stitch together satellite imagery into large maps of the world and then cut them into millions of pieces, allowing users to get a bird’s-eye view of the earth and then locate specific locations. In 2004, Zipdash, a start-up company with only three employees, was developing a mobile transportation app. Interestingly, because they were not registered, it was not even a "company". At the time, Zipdash only supported Nextel phones. Zipdash only sold for 2 million dollars. Google picked up a big bargain. Where2 developed a web version of Google Maps, Keyhole developed a desktop version of Google Earth, and the mobile version of Google Maps developed by the smallest Zipdash became the most important product.

　　It is reported that Google Maps’ traffic has been rising due to two things: Google Maps has added satellite data from Keyhole, allowing people to overlook their homes from the sky; Google has optimized the code to make Google Maps run faster. Since then, Google Maps’ growth has been uncontrollable. Selling the satellite imagery business now does not mean that Google does not make maps. On the contrary, it is one of the important pivots of Google. Especially in the era of mobile Internet, this business is indispensable.

　　Uber’s Small Ambitions

　　It is reported that Uber plans to invest $500 million to start drawing its own maps, and the plan also includes launching map viewing vehicles in the United States and Mexico to collect data and images. Uber’s ride-hailing service has always relied on Google Maps, and Google has no plans to enter the ride-hailing service field, so there is no conflict of interest between the two companies, and the two companies are also happy to cooperate on maps.

　　However, as both companies move towards autonomous driving that relies heavily on maps, the former partners have become competitors, and neither company expects further cooperation on maps. It makes sense for Uber to create its own maps to replace Google Maps.

　　Moreover, Uber’s mapping needs are focused on the accuracy of roads and locations, and Google Maps currently includes too much content, some of which is not relevant to Uber’s business. As Uber points out, "Google is great, but information like ocean terrain has nothing to do with Uber."

　　So Uber wanted to start from scratch and create its own maps. They hired Brian McClendon, the head of Google Maps, as a vice president and in charge of the map business. Then, a multi-year partnership agreement was reached with DigitalGlobe, a satellite imaging company, whose satellites would provide Uber with high-definition images.

　　Then, after Brian McClendon, Uber hired a second Google Maps executive, Manik Gupta, director of product management for Google Maps, who has been with Google Maps for seven years, to become director of mapping products.

　　Uber hopes to get rid of its dependence on Google Maps by strengthening its mapping business, so as to better control its own assets. In the future, more products or physically connected applications may come from third-party providers, so as to better participate in the competition. Of course, making maps is also a lot of pressure for Uber, and both technology and investment are key.

　　Google’s sale of its satellite imagery business is undoubtedly beneficial for divesting assets and reducing expenses. Coupled with the fact that its own product space will not be greatly affected, it may also be a better choice for Google Maps to divest its "hardware" business and focus on its own content. With the rapid development of the mobile Internet, mobile applications will become more diverse, and the demand for maps will also give rise to more development opportunities. This is not just a mobile application, including unmanned cars, unmanned aircraft, etc., will rely on the simultaneous follow-up of maps, and the extension of technology will also be more diversified. We also believe that more technologies and products will emerge, truly allowing users to have a better application experience.

1905 movie network news Co-sponsored by the Film Channel Program Center, the Datong Municipal People’s Government, and Jackie Chan International Group, and jointly organized by the 1905 Film Network, Datong Daily, and Datong Radio and Television Station, the "Fourth Jackie Chan International Action Film Week" was unveiled in Datong on the evening of July 18.

　

The opening ceremony was held in the form of an ingenious concert, and the guest lineup was star-studded. In addition to Jackie Chan himself, the powerful singers Zhou Huajian, Sun Nan, musical talents Chang Shilei and Yuan Yawei, and the "ancient and confused boys" Zheng Yijian, Chen Xiaochun, Xie Tianhua, Qian Jiale, Lin Xiaofeng, and the new generation of idols Lehua Seven Sons NEXT members Zhu Zhengting, Fan Chengcheng, Bi Wenjun, Huang Xinchun, Li Quanzhe, and the popular Thai artist Mike also appeared that night, bringing wonderful performances.

　

Jackie Chan Movie Week in the Ancient Capital of Datong Unveiled, Jackie Chan: Promoting Action Films and Advocating Public Welfare Actions

The opening ceremony of the 4th Jackie Chan International Action Film Week was specially selected to be held in the magnificent Datong Daiwang Mansion. Director Cao Yin of the Film Channel Program Center, Secretary of Datong Municipal Party Committee Zhang Jifu, Mayor of Datong City Wu Hongwen and other leaders of the organizers attended the scene and delivered speeches. In his speech, Director Cao reaffirmed the important role that Jackie Chan Film Week has played in promoting action movies and supporting action filmmakers. He emphasized: "With his witty and humorous, chic and elegant films, Mr. Jackie Chan tells the world Chinese stories, promotes the Chinese spirit, and spreads the Chinese voice, which reflects the cultural confidence of the Chinese nation and has become a shining business card for cultural exchanges and dialogue between China and the world." Subsequently, Secretary Zhang Jifu of the Datong Municipal Party Committee announced that this year’s Jackie Chan International Action Film Week was officially opened.

　

As the "absolute protagonist" of this event, Jackie Chan took the stage with a sonorous song "Be a Man". During the dialogue, he sincerely expressed the reason for holding the "Jackie Chan Action Film Week" for many years: "Most action people are heroes behind the scenes, and the industry’s attention and recognition for them are far from enough. I hope we can influence more people to become’heroes’ [through the film week], which is the dream of every action filmmaker."

　

After three successful events during the Shanghai International Film Festival, "Jackie Chan International Action Film Week" moved to Datong, Shanxi for the first time this year. Behind this fate is also the deliberate consideration of Jackie Chan and the entire host team – during the 2018 two sessions, Jackie Chan proposed that film and television artists should fulfill their social welfare responsibilities and take the lead in poverty alleviation. "The movie channel is launching a poverty reduction campaign, which coincides with my idea. We joined forces and organized the Starlight Action, inviting a group of stars to participate together. Datong City has a deep historical and cultural heritage, and there are also 6 standard poverty-stricken counties around the city, so we decided to put this year’s event in Datong to really do something practical for poverty reduction."

　

That night, Jackie Chan sang a number of songs including "A Man Should Be Self-Reliant", "Ambition in My Chest", "A Clear Conscience", etc. Among them, he also sang "No More Lost" with Datong children, echoing the theme of Starlight Action. In addition, Jackie Chan emotionally gave the song "Things Are Different" to his former, beloved and departed friends. He admitted that he couldn’t help but cry during the filming of the MV. Time flies, and everyone should cherish the moment.

　

Strength singer vs high-powered idol, Zhou Huajian, Sun Nan, Lehua Qizi and others helped out in the opening ceremony

In addition to the wonderful singing of Jackie Chan’s eldest brother, the guest lineup invited to the opening ceremony that night was also star-studded: Zhou Huajian, who has a friendship with Jackie Chan for decades, brought his own classic songs "Flower Heart" and "Let Me Joy and Let Me Worry". The two old friends also broke the news to each other at the scene and remembered the past, singing "Friends" to pay tribute to friendship; the strength singer Sun Nan also sang three songs in a row, in addition to the widely sung "See You or Not" and "You Come Back", this time he also created a new song "Happy Datong" for Jackie Chan Film Week, and sang it for the first time in the performance that night.

Musical genius Chang Shilei and soul singer Yuan Yawei brought solo performances "Dad" and "Disperse" that night, and collaborated on a song "Long Come".

In addition to the above-mentioned powerful singers, there were also many fresh blood at the opening ceremony of Jackie Chan International Film Week. Zhu Zhengting, Fan Chengcheng, Bi Wenjun, Huang Xinchun, and Li Kuan-cheh are members of the current super-popular newcomer boy group Lehua Seven Sons NEXT. That night, they ignited the enthusiasm of the audience and fans with two new songs full of enthusiasm and vitality, "LUV AGAIN" and "FOR YOU". Several young idols also shared their views on action movies and paid tribute to Jackie Chan’s predecessors and all action filmmakers. Thai actor Mike brought "TAKE ME TO THE MOON" and "You Are in My Heart".

Another high-profile "group" is the "ancient and confused boy" Zheng Yijian, Chen Xiaochun, Xie Tianhua, Qian Jiale and Lin Xiaofeng who have reunited after many years. At the opening ceremony, they sang "Come and Go Together" in blood. This time, the opportunity to bring them together again is the new movieJackie Chan also participated in the film’s investment. At the scene that day, a trailer for the film was announced, and the five brothers also shared the breakthrough of the new film genre. It is reported that the film is scheduled for September 21.

　

At the end of the opening ceremony, Jackie Chan sang the song "True Hero" with all the guests, which was full of positive energy.

　

Competition Film Awards Nominations Exposed "Red Sea", "Dad" and Other Popular Films Compete

　

According to the news announced by the organizing committee, a total of 12 Chinese and foreign films shortlisted for the 4th Jackie Chan International Action Film Week, including 15 Jackie Chan classics such as 、、、、、、、、、、、。、、《 Eagle Plan, series and others, will be screened.

　

On the opening day, the Jackie Chan International Action Film Week competition film and film nomination honors were also officially revealed, including "Operation Red Sea", "The God of Pirate Cars", "Wolf Warrior 2", "Embroidery Spring Knife II: Shura Battlefield" and "Wrestling! Dad" 5 films will compete for "Best Action Film Honors", and Best Action Director will haveWang Jing,Chen SichengandWu JingFinalist;Duan YihongWu JingheAmir KhanCompeting for the honor of Best Action Actor, Best Action Actress will be held inJiang LuxiaFatima Sana Shaka andJasmine WozniakProduced within.

　

In addition, other honors include the best action director, the best fight scene design, the best action rookie and the best stunt, etc. Wu Siyuan, the chairperson of the action film week jury, will bring Michelle Yeoh, Wen Jun, Lu Chuan, Huang Xiaoming, Bai Baihe and Qian Jiale 6 judges together with 600 spectators, comment on all the shortlisted films and filmmakers, and announce all the results at the closing ceremony held on July 22.

　

The 4th Jackie Chan International Action Film Week will last from July 18th to July 22nd, and the 1905 Film Network will continue to report, so stay tuned.

[Autohome News] Recently, Hengchi Automobile officially announced that Hengchi 5 will open on August 1, after the official has announced the pre-sale price of the car – 179,000 yuan.

Previously, the official has announced the car purchase policy of the car, users can enjoy the car within 15 days after the car can be returned and refunded, the car within three years after the 60% off the value of the repurchase, the first 10,000 car deposit 10,000 yuan to 20,000 yuan, free to provide Hengchi H-Pilot intelligent auxiliary driving package, vehicle lifetime quality assurance, three electricity lifetime quality assurance, lifetime enjoy 2 times a year free basic maintenance, free home charging piles and free installation services, free 5 years (10G/month) vehicle traffic package, lifetime enjoy 24 hours of free road assistance.

The Hengchi 5 is a compact all-electric SUV with a simple and stylish overall design. It features a split light set design and a recognizable daytime running light above it. It features a popular floating roof design, bladed rims, and six paint options.

In terms of body size, the length, width and height of the new car are 4725mm/1925mm/1676mm respectively, and the wheelbase is 2780mm. At the rear, the taillights echo the headlights, and the chrome trim connects the light groups on both sides, so the overall design is relatively simple.

The car of the new car adopts a number of large screens, including a 10.25-inch dashboard, a 14.6-inch central control screen and a 10.25-inch co-pilot screen. It uses Qualcomm’s third-generation Snapdragon digital cockpit platform, which is equipped with 5G communication, high-precision maps, Baidu ecosystem, in-screen virtual assistant, intelligent voice interaction, gesture interaction (future OTA upgrades have gesture control) and other functions. Navigation will have AR augmented reality function. Facial recognition can monitor the driver’s expression and make corresponding function reminders according to the expression, such as monitoring the driver’s fatigue to make a warning, and the mobile app can remotely control the car.

In terms of power, the total power of the new motor is 150kW, the total torque is 345N · m, the CLTC comprehensive battery life is 602km, the 0-100km/h acceleration is 7.8 seconds, and the Ningde era lithium iron phosphate battery is used, and the battery capacity is 72.8kWh. The new car will be equipped with more than L2 level auxiliary driving functions, super highway assistance can automatically change lanes, and the new car is also equipped with remote control parking function. (Text/Autohome Chen Hao)

On January 10th, 2024 Geely Xingyue L (fuel) added three new models, namely comfort model, luxury model and distinguished model, with an official guide price of 137,200-155,200 yuan.

IT House noticed that the new model maintained the design style of the model on sale in appearance, while the interior was upgraded to a 12.3-inch 1920×720 high-definition digital LCD instrument panel, and the distinguished model was also equipped with a driving recorder.

In terms of body color, the new model cancels the choice of Marzies red, and the comfortable and luxurious models add the option of jade blue, while the distinguished model provides the color matching of Haoyue white and Yuandai matte gray.

In terms of configuration, the new models all adopt a steering wheel made of double-color PVC and a brown-and-white double-leather seat, and the main driver’s seat also has an electric adjustment function. In addition, the new model is also equipped with Galaxy OS 2.0 system, which uses a brand-new UI interface, improves the response speed, optimizes the system application and voice interaction, and supports super customization. The new model is also equipped with 4G in-vehicle network and Qualcomm Snapdragon 8155 chip.

In terms of power, the new models all use a 2.0T turbocharged engine with a maximum power of 160 kW and a peak torque of 325 Nm, which is matched with a 7-speed wet dual-clutch gearbox.

Recently, the official of the Zhejiang Provincial Department of Economy and Information Technology announced a "List of Future Factories in Zhejiang Province in 2023", identifying 213 factory/workshop projects in Zhejiang Province as provincial future factories, smart factories, and digital workshops in 2023. Among them, Wencheng Wahaha Hongzhen Food Technology Co., Ltd. appeared in the list and was successfully rated as "Zhejiang Province Future Factory in 2023".

Wencheng Wahaha Hongzhen Food Technology Co., Ltd. is the unit of Wahaha Wencheng Factory. This "factory in the mountains", which has attracted much attention since the start of construction two and a half years ago, has also been regarded as the latest thinking and exploration of Wahaha Group in the field of intelligent manufacturing.

The "factory of the future" in the mountains drives rural revitalization and high-quality take-off

Wahaha Wencheng Future Factory is located in Bailuzhou Water Economy Industrial Park, Wencheng County, Wenzhou City. It is the fourth factory invested and built by Wahaha in 26 counties in mountainous areas of Zhejiang Province, and one of the 76 branch factories established by Wahaha in less developed areas across the country in the past 37 years. Wencheng Base covers an area of about 120 acres and mainly produces innovative beverage knock-out products such as Wahaha AD calcium milk, eight-treasure porridge, high-calcium multi-dimensional milk drinks, and coconut milk.

The Wahaha Wencheng project owner said: "Generally speaking, large enterprises build factories in underdeveloped areas, and they may transfer backward production capacity. But Wahaha builds factories to bring the most mature production lines and the most advanced technology to 26 counties in mountainous areas of Zhejiang, and help local industries develop through’technological hematopoiesis’, sowing the seeds of technological take-off in the mountains."

It took only 15 days from negotiation to signing, only 2 months from signing to land supply, only 11 working days from land supply to construction project planning license, and only 7 months from starting construction to commissioning and production of the first production line… Now officially certified as the "factory of the future", the construction of Wencheng factory is not only a vivid example of the industrial prosperity of 26 counties in mountainous areas of Zhejiang, but also runs out of the "Wahaha speed" of intelligent manufacturing project construction.

At present, Wencheng factory has completed multiple rounds of recruitment, with nearly 200 employees, the vast majority of whom are locals in Wencheng County. Wahaha Wencheng factory continues to "make blood" for the local area in terms of providing employment, raw material procurement, and logistics promotion. While driving the development of related industries in the region, it has also taken the lead in setting a model for the intelligent transformation and upgrading of food and beverages.

Fresher, safer, aseptic cold irrigation guarantees the core competitiveness of products

In general, the hot filling process of traditional beverage production lines requires a filling temperature above 90 ° C to meet the sterilization needs of liquids. High temperature sterilization takes a long time and the temperature is high, and some flavor substances in the beverage may be affected by the temperature during this process. The taste and aroma of beverage products filled at room temperature will be more self-heating, but there are higher requirements for the sterilization process.

Wahaha Wencheng factory has introduced the most advanced intelligent aseptic cold irrigation equipment, using dry hydrogen peroxide gas sterilization process, aseptic bottle blowing technology, and aseptic level microbial isolation system, which can achieve the log6 microbial control level, which is the highest standard in the global industry. This also means that each bottle of "Wahaha" that is rolled off the assembly line of Wencheng factory can retain nutrients and flavor to the greatest extent while ensuring product sterilization requirements.

Taking Wahaha "coffee position" coffee as an example, the production process adopts "high temperature spray drip filtration" and "instantaneous fresh-locking technology". Through the filling and sterilization process of the aseptic room temperature cold filling production line, the product realizes aseptic blowing and aseptic room temperature filling, which retains the fresh aroma of coffee to the greatest extent and truly achieves "fresh can" quality.

Cleaner, more efficient, green production escorts green mountains and waters

Looking down from the factory, patches of gray-black photovoltaic panels cover the factory roof like scales.

In response to the national 3060 double carbon policy, Wahaha actively promotes the installation of distributed photovoltaic power generation devices to gradually establish a multi-energy complementary, optimized combination of fossil energy and new energy, and then establish a low-carbon green power system with renewable energy as the main body. Wahaha Wencheng factory has installed a total of 4.5MW distributed photovoltaics, with a total power generation area equivalent to 14.69 standard football fields. The annual power generation and consumption are about 1.30 million degrees, which can reduce carbon dioxide emissions by 1020.5 tons.

Wahaha Wencheng Future Factory practices green production, reducing water consumption and wastewater discharge and improving water resource utilization through steam condensate recovery, RO concentrated water recovery, water-saving management at key water points, and odor biological purification treatment technology in the sewage treatment process. Through the application of a series of green water-saving technologies, it can save more than 10,000 tons of water annually.

What’s more worth mentioning is that Wahaha Wencheng Future Factory has applied Wahaha’s self-developed flexible and intelligent low-emission CIP system for the first time. Each process pipeline in production can automatically call the corresponding cleaning program, cleaning parameters, and customized cleaning according to different production products and processes. To ensure that each pipeline has the shortest cleaning time, the best effect, and the lowest energy consumption. Special recycling treatment and reuse technology is adopted for the acid and alkali used for cleaning. Some of the cleaning water is recycled after special process treatment, which greatly reduces water consumption and sewage discharge. After the implementation of the project, Wencheng Factory will reduce the discharge of cleaning water and sewage by 52% every year, and reduce the consumption of acid and alkali by 30%.

Environmentally friendly has always been an inseparable goal of industrialization. Wahaha Wencheng Future Factory realizes intelligent energy management, improves energy utilization efficiency, and establishes a high-standard and highly integrated smart energy management system to promote industrial development while caring for greener mountains and greener waters.

Smarter, more flexible, full-link upgrades lead the era of Industry 4.0

Behind a bottle of beverage is Wahaha’s "butterfly change" breakthrough in full-link production autonomy and intelligent construction over the years.

As early as more than a decade ago, Wahaha began to lay out the digital and intelligent transformation. From the earliest introduction of foreign advanced production lines, to the later introduction of stand-alone integrated automated production lines, to the design and planning of future factories, through the "three-step" strategy, Wahaha has taken the lead in realizing the transformation and upgrading from automation to intelligence.

It is precisely because of its deep cultivation of back-end innovation capabilities that Wahaha has become the only enterprise in the food and beverage industry with the ability to develop, design, and manufacture molds, beverage production equipment, and industrial robots by itself. It was selected as the "first batch of intelligent manufacturing demonstration units of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology of China" in 2015, and built the first intelligent beverage production line in the domestic industry in early 2017.

Today’s Wencheng Future Factory is fully confirming Wahaha’s latest practice of intelligent manufacturing. Relying on the WERP platform, Wahaha Wencheng Factory can quickly achieve interconnection with the group’s resources, information and data, integrate and apply the most advanced aseptic intelligent manufacturing equipment and modular production process in the industry, "one-click intelligent control" ingredient center, intelligent visual inspection, 5G intelligent warehousing, intelligent logistics platform and other advanced technologies to achieve comprehensive improvement in efficiency, cost, quality and other indicators, leading the future factory construction of the food and beverage industry.

This also means that Wahaha Wencheng’s future factory has been completely different from the Industry 3.0 format, but through the Internet of Things to connect automation equipment with orders, materials, networks, and data, and perform full-link information processing and calculation, ultimately with the least waste, the easiest and most effective communication, reducing intermediate participation links, and realizing the efficiency and energy conservation of Industry 4.0 production.

Step by step, steady progress. What is visible is the bottle of beverages on the shelf, what is invisible is the steady technological "internal strength" behind it, and consumers are expressing their enthusiasm and trust in the brand with good word-of-mouth evaluation and actual purchasing power. As Wencheng’s future factory "Wahaha" rolls off the production line and is sold nationwide, Wahaha will continue to move towards the "intelligent manufacturing benchmark" in the food and beverage industry.

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Zhang Xinghai, chairperson (founder) of the joint stock company of Sailis Group. Zhang Xinghai led the company to start from a spring, develop to a shock absorber, a motorcycle, a car, and then produce the current industry-leading high-end smart electric vehicles. At present, he is leading the group from the production of traditional fuel vehicles to the production of intelligent networked new energy vehicles, and from traditional manufacturing to intelligent manufacturing.

In the future, Cyrus Automobile will use its leading intellectual manufacturing strength and excellent intelligent electric technology to redefine high-end intelligent electric vehicles and win the commanding heights of the market.

In 2023, Chongqing’s automobile output reached 2.318 million, ranking second in the country, of which the output of new energy vehicles exceeded 500,000. In this regard, Zhang Xinghai believes that Chongqing’s new energy vehicles have gradually realized the transformation and upgrading of brand value from micro to giant, product network from existing to specialized, and market radiation from near to far. It can be said that Chongqing occupies a favorable position on the new energy vehicle track.

"As one of the representative brands of Chongqing Automobile, Cyrus has also contributed its own strength to the development of Chongqing’s automobile industry." Zhang Xinghai introduced that in 2023, Cyrus Automobile will closely follow the goal of Chongqing’s "33618" modern manufacturing cluster system, vigorously develop intelligent networked new energy vehicles, strengthen high-quality products and technologies, and show a scale growth rate that exceeds the industry average. In May last year, the 100,000 car of Cyrus AITO Q & A series rolled off the production line, becoming the fastest new energy vehicle brand to achieve this goal.

Zhang Xinghai said that in the future, Sailis Automobile will use its leading intelligent manufacturing strength and excellent intelligent electric technology to redefine high-end intelligent electric vehicles and win the commanding heights of the market.

On February 5th, the Cyrus Auto Super Factory was officially completed and put into use. This factory is built in accordance with international leading standards and industrial Internet requirements, and has four characteristics of efficiency, intelligence, cutting-edge and green. It is not only the benchmark of Cyrus and Chongqing, but also the benchmark factory in the world.

In 2024, Sailis Automobile will adhere to the needs of users as the direction of efforts, and cover the whole life cycle of services for users. At the same time, Sailis Automobile will strengthen core technology research, help to build a western benchmark that leads the construction of a modern industrial system with scientific and technological innovation, ensure high-quality mass delivery, strengthen cooperation with Huawei, Bosch, Ningde Times and other enterprises, and launch leading-generation products for the market; increase export market development efforts, and strive to reach more than 500,000 new energy vehicles; increase the local matching rate to 60%, Sichuan and Chongqing matching rate to 75%, helping Chongqing build a trillion-level intelligent networked new energy vehicle industrial cluster.

Zhang Xinghai said that Sailis Automobile will anchor the "software-defined car, wholeheartedly serve users" tenet unswervingly, adhere to the positioning of "doing one line into one line, doing one car into one popular car", constantly strengthen the enterprise, lead the industry, stimulate employment, and benefit the development results of the modern new Chongqing construction.

(New Chongqing-Chongqing Daily Chief Reporter, Yang Jun)