Pandaily’s Digest #20221019
Yitang (Tom) Zhang, a Chinese-American mathematician, recently disclosed in an online salon that he has proven the longstanding Landau-Siegel zeros conjecture.
Mathematician Yitang Zhang’s Pursuit of the Landau-Siegel Zeros Conjecture
Yitang (Tom) Zhang, a Chinese-American mathematician, recently disclosed in an online salon organized by the Peking University Alumni Association that he has proven the longstanding Landau-Siegel zeros conjecture. This finding is related to the Riemann hypothesis, a formula for the distribution of prime numbers that has remained unsolved for more than a century. Behind an aura of many achievements is Zhang’s lifetime of focusing on mathematics like a hermit.
BYD Yuan Plus Electric SUV Launched in Mongolia
After commencing vehicle sales in Thailand, Laos, India and Nepal, Chinese new energy automobile giant BYD on October 16 joined hands with Mongolian dealer MSM Group to introduce the BYD Yuan Plus electric SUV to the domestic market.
BYD first entered the Mongolian passenger car market in 2020, selling many pure EVs such as the T3, Tang, Han and Dolphin models. It offers a rich product matrix, which has been favored by customers in Mongolia. BYD now has an 87% market share of Mongolia’s new energy vehicles and a 58% market share of the country’s pure electric vehicles.
CEO of Electronics Giant Foxconn Expresses Hopes to Produce Tesla EVs
Young Liu, Chairman and CEO of Taiwan-based electronics manufacturing giant Foxconn, affirmed during the firm’s annual Hon Hai Tech Day on October 18 that “Foxconn will not sell its own brand of electric vehicles.” However, the executive added, “I hope one day we can produce electric cars for Tesla.”
ByteDance’s Content Aggregator Toutiao Adds E-Commerce Channel Linked to Douyin
An independent shopping channel has been set up within Toutiao, a content discovery platform owned by Beijing-based tech giant and TikTok parent company ByteDance. Users of the new service can purchase goods provided by Douyin’s e-commerce business in the shopping channel by inputting keywords and placing an order, Tech Planet reported on October 18.
Geely’s Flying Car Subsidiary Bags Training Qualification of Tiltrotor Drone Certification in China
On October 18, Geely announced that its flying car subsidiary Aerofugia had obtained the training qualification certificate from China’s Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA) for its tiltrotor unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), and became the first training qualification authorization unit of this type of drones in China. Aerofugia and Volocopter, a German aircraft manufacturer, will jointly promote the bilateral airworthiness certification of their products in the future.
Metaverse Startup Flowing Cloud Lists in Hong Kong, Flat R&D Investment Raises Concern
AR and VR services provider Flowing Cloud was officially listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange on October 18 as its first metaverse-related stock, with an opening price of HK$2.21 ($0.28) per share, equal to the issue price. However, shares then saw a 2.36% fall to HK$2.07 on October 19, resulting in a total market value of about HK$3.747 billion.
Great Wall Motor Showcases WEY and ORA Models at Paris Motor Show
Chinese automaker Great Wall Motor showcased various new energy vehicle models at the Paris Motor Show on October 17, including the WEY Mocca PHEV (Coffee 01), Latte PHEV (Coffee 02), ORA Funky Cat, ORA Funky Cat GT, and Lightning Cat, among others.
NIO Opens Delivery of ET7 to Four European Countries
Chinese electric vehicle maker NIO officially commenced sales of its ET7, EL7 and ET5 models , as well as the firm’s automotive operating system, in Europe on October 7. Along with these moves, the firm has successively launched ET7 deliveries and test driving services in Germany, the Netherlands, Denmark and Sweden.
Next OnePlus Flagship Smartphone Reportedly Named “OnePlus 11”
Previously leaked information indicated that the next flagship smartphone model to be released by Shenzhen-based consumer electronics firm OnePlus would be named the OnePlus 11 Pro. However, according to a recent Twitter statement by prominent tech commentator Max Jambor, the new device will actually simply be named the OnePlus 11, although it will still be available in Pro versions. As for the specific OnePlus 11 Pro version, Jambor has forecast that it will not be launched until the first quarter of 2023 at the earliest.
Insiders Deny ByteDance’s TikTok Has Reached 1B Worldwide Daily Active Users
STAR Market Daily learned from insiders at ByteDance that at 17:31 on October 18, the global daily active users (DAU) of TikTok, an internationally popular short video sharing app owned by ByteDance, had exceeded 1 billion. According to the sources, this huge traffic level triggered a surprise alarm on the company’s user login page. As a result, developers temporarily expanded the capacity to allow new users to access it. Regarding the matter, other company insiders later responded that the news of 1 billion DAUs was untrue.