Global News: Biden decides to run for re-election for Apple next year or will launch a variety of new products in June.

  On April 17th, last week, two important economic figures in the United States, CPI and PPI, showed that inflation was continuing to cool down, which boosted market sentiment, and US stocks recorded cumulative gains throughout the week. However, Friday’s retail sales data fell more than expected, indicating that the momentum of US economic growth has weakened, and the market is evaluating the risk of recession trading. And the next earnings season will also bring more tests to investors.

  Some analysts pointed out that the biggest factor affecting the US stock market in the coming week will be corporate earnings, which is particularly important considering the possibility of profit recession. However, judging from several banking stocks that took the lead last week, the performance has so far exceeded expectations.

  In addition, the market is still concerned about whether the Federal Reserve will raise interest rates in May. Judging from the current market pricing, the final increase is a foregone conclusion. According to CME’s "Fed Watch", the probability of the Fed keeping interest rates unchanged in May is 21.5%, and the probability of raising interest rates by 25 basis points is 78.5%. The probability of maintaining interest rates at the current level by June is 15.8%, the probability of raising interest rates by 25 basis points is 63.4%, the probability of raising interest rates by 50 basis points is 20.8%, and the probability of lowering interest rates by 25 basis points is 0%.

  However, it is worth noting that there are continuous differences within the Fed. The directors believe that the effect of controlling inflation is minimal and it is necessary to continue to raise interest rates, while the chairman of the Chicago Fed calls for not being too radical. This shows that after the aggressive interest rate hike, officials are also concerned about inflation and economic prospects in the United States.

  In terms of weekend news, US President Biden said on Friday that he has decided to run for re-election and will officially announce his campaign "soon". This means that it is possible that Biden will face Trump again next year.

  G7 emphasizes the commitment to accelerate the phase-out of unreduced fossil fuels, and to achieve net zero emissions in the energy system by 2050 at the latest. The seven countries agreed on a $4 billion action plan for key minerals (down from the planned $7.5 billion).

  On the enterprise side, Musk established an artificial intelligence (AI) company named X.AI in Nevada, USA, aiming to compete with Open AI, the development company of ChatGPT. Under the wave of AI, the technology madman is naturally unwilling to lag behind. The front foot is still criticizing ChatGPT, and the back foot has purchased 10,000 GPUs.

  According to informed sources, Musk is forming a team of AI researchers and engineers. He also discussed the issue of investing in this new company with some investors from Tesla and SpaceX. These investors are very excited about this. Earlier this year, in response to the rapid development of Open AI, Musk began to explore the idea of setting up a company to compete with it.

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  Last week, the S&P 500 rose 0.79%, the Nasdaq Composite Index rose 0.29% and the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 1.2%.

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  [Weekend Highlights]

  Biden: I have decided to run for re-election and will officially announce it "soon"

  According to CCTV news, last Friday, local time, US President Biden said that he had decided to run for re-election in the 2024 US presidential election and would announce his campaign as soon as possible.

  US President Joe Biden said on Friday that he has decided to run for re-election and will officially announce his campaign "soon". "We will announce it relatively quickly. This trip to Ireland has made me more optimistic about what I can do, "Biden told reporters at the end of his trip to Ireland. "As I said, my plan is to run again."

  It is reported that Biden’s close assistants and allies have privately launched actions to establish relevant deployment and fundraising mechanisms for the 2024 election campaign.

  Sword finger ChatGPT Musk set up an artificial intelligence company to compete with Open AI.

  It is reported that Musk established an artificial intelligence (AI) company named X.AI in Nevada, USA, aiming to compete with Open AI, the development company of ChatGPT.

  According to informed sources, Musk is forming a team of AI researchers and engineers. He also discussed the issue of investing in this new company with some investors from Tesla and SpaceX. These investors are very excited about this. Earlier this year, in response to the rapid development of Open AI, Musk began to explore the idea of setting up a company to compete with it. For this new project, Musk has obtained thousands of high-performance GPU processors from NVIDIA.

  OpenAI CEO: the scale of large language model is close to the limit, not the bigger the better.

  Sam Altman, co-founder and CEO of OpenAI, talked about the development trend and security issues of Large Language Model (LLM) at MIT’s "Imagination Action" activity.

  He believes that OpenAI is approaching the limit of LLM scale. The larger the scale, the better the model may be, but it may be just to pursue a number. The scale of LLM is no longer an important indicator to measure the quality of the model, and there will be more ways to improve the ability and utility of the model in the future.

  Retail sales in the United States slowed down more than expected in March, falling 1% from the previous month, and the year-on-year growth rate of retail sales hit a new low of nearly three years.

  In March, retail sales in the United States decreased by 1% month-on-month, much worse than the expected growth rate of -0.4%, and the growth rate in February was revised from -0.4% to -0.2%. Retail sales only increased by 2.9% year-on-year, which is the lowest annual growth rate of retail sales since June 2020. Of the 13 categories, only 5 have increased. The "lag" of the Federal Reserve’s monetary policy, coupled with the impact of the banking crisis on spending, is beginning to emerge.

  Differences within the Fed have intensified.

  Federal Reserve Governor Waller said that recent data show that the Fed has not made much progress in the inflation target, and interest rates need to rise further. Bostic, president of the Atlanta Federal Reserve, said that after raising interest rates again, the Fed can suspend interest rate hikes and evaluate them.

  US media: Apple will launch a number of new watchOS products in June or welcome major updates.

  According to Interface News, on April 17th, reporter Mark Gurman wrote in his column PowerOn that the global developer conference that Apple will hold in June will be one of the most critical events in the company’s history-it will be an opportunity to herald the post-iPhone era and make its existing devices more attractive. Apple’s MR (Mixed Reality) head show will be the highlight of this conference, but other products will also be exhibited. It is reported that this includes the new Mac laptop and the biggest update to Apple Watch software since the first version was launched in 2015. Generally speaking, the company is planning to launch: Reality Head Show, Apple’s first major new product category in the past decade; New xrOS operating system and software development kit; New MacBook device; iOS17; iPadOS17; macOS14; watchOS10。 Among them, the updated versions of iOS and iPadOS are unlikely to provide major new features; The new Apple Watch operating system will bring greater improvements, including a new interface.

  Musk: It is extremely difficult to achieve mass production and positive cash flow, and the car price is low enough to survive.

  Musk wrote on Twitter on Thursday: "It is extremely difficult to achieve mass production and positive cash flow." The billionaire’s comments are a response to an old video shared by Twitter users. In that video, Musk said that in order to survive, the new company should be able to solve the problems of autonomous driving and electrification, and at the same time make a very "eye-catching" car and realize mass production, so that the cost of the car is low enough and the price does not exceed people’s affordability.

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Beijing has drawn up that "medical beauty" should not be given to minors without the consent of guardians.

  Without the consent of the guardian, no "medical beauty" service shall be provided to minors; Network products and services should have "anti-addiction" function; Schools should prevent and control school bullying … … The 45th meeting of the Standing Committee of the 15th Municipal People’s Congress held this morning conducted the first trial of the Regulations of Beijing Municipality on the Protection of Minors (Revised Draft). The reporter noted that the relevant provisions of the revised draft responded to hot issues such as school bullying, Internet addiction and minors’ "medical beauty", which are highly concerned by the society.

  Encourage schools to open sports facilities to non-school minors free of charge or at preferential prices in winter and summer vacations.

  In order to make children develop in a balanced way, the revised draft proposes that schools should implement the national and municipal regulations on reducing the excessive study burden of underage students, cooperate with guardians of underage students, reasonably arrange students’ study time, and ensure their time for rest, entertainment, physical exercise and social practice. Moreover, schools should also carry out education and teaching activities according to the education and teaching content and curriculum set by the education department of the State Council, and should not increase the teaching content without authorization. If it is really necessary to incorporate all kinds of thematic education and publicity activities for underage students into the teaching content, they should comply with the provisions of relevant laws and regulations and adapt to the students’ age, physical and mental development stage and cognitive characteristics.

  In order to avoid or reduce the psychological problems of minors, the school will prescribe "psychological prescriptions" for students. The revised draft proposes that schools should be equipped with full-time or part-time mental health education teachers in accordance with regulations to carry out mental health education. Conditional schools can set up psychological counseling rooms to provide daily psychological counseling and consultation for underage students; We can also cooperate with professional mental health institutions and social work institutions to establish a screening and early intervention mechanism for students’ mental health problems to prevent and solve students’ psychological and behavioral abnormalities.

  The revised draft also proposes that schools should improve the management system to ensure that underage students use the school’s sports venues and facilities to carry out physical exercise during recess and after class; School sports facilities shall be open to students of our school free of charge or at preferential rates on national statutory holidays, rest days and cold and summer holidays. In addition, the District People’s Government should take measures to encourage and support qualified schools to open the school sports facilities to non-school minors free of charge or with preferential treatment on national statutory holidays, rest days and summer and winter holidays.

  Do not provide tattoo services to minors.

  "Without the consent of the guardian of the minor, medical beauty services shall not be provided to the minor." The revised draft puts forward new requirements for minors to "medical beauty". Offenders will be ordered to correct by the health department, given a warning, and fined between 10,000 yuan and 50,000 yuan; Refuses to correct or causes serious consequences, the directly responsible person in charge and other directly responsible personnel shall be given or ordered to be given the punishment of demotion or dismissal, and the relevant medical personnel may be ordered to suspend their practice activities for more than one month and less than six months.

  Tattoo service is not allowed for minors. The revised draft proposes that offenders will be ordered by the market supervision and management department to make corrections, given a warning, confiscated illegal income, and fined between 10,000 yuan and 50,000 yuan; Refuses to correct or cause serious consequences, shall be ordered to suspend business for rectification, and may be fined not less than 50,000 yuan but not more than 500,000 yuan.

  Script killing and escape from the secret room shall not be open to minors on "school day"

  In recent years, script killing and escape from the secret room, which are popular among young people, also put forward corresponding restrictions on minors. The revised draft proposes that the script used in the script entertainment business premises should be provided with age-appropriate tips, indicating the age-appropriate range; If the set scene is not suitable for minors, minors shall not be allowed to enter; Except for national statutory holidays, rest days and summer and winter holidays, no scripted entertainment activities may be provided to minors.

  In addition, except for national statutory holidays, entertainment venues are not allowed to provide electronic game equipment to minors. Selling electronic cigarettes, lottery tickets or paying lottery prizes to minors is also not allowed.

  Network products and services should have the function of "anti-addiction"

  In order to make minors’ safety and health "touch the net", the revised draft proposes that network products and service providers should establish a complaint and report system, disclose the ways of complaint and report to the public, and accept and handle complaints and reports involving minors in a timely manner. At the same time, we should also establish an audit system for the production and dissemination of network information, and take necessary measures if it is found that there are illegal and criminal acts against minors that may affect or endanger their physical and mental health or use the network.

  "Anti-addiction" has also been written into the provisions of the revised draft. Internet product and service providers shall establish an anti-addiction system, set up corresponding management functions for minors to use their products and services, and shall not provide minors with products and services that induce their addiction. In order to protect children’s privacy, we should also establish a personal information protection system for minors to protect personal information such as private information of minors according to law.

  "Prevention and Control of school bullying" was written into the revised draft

  In order to ensure campus safety to the greatest extent, the reporter noted that "prevention and control of school bullying" was written into the revised draft.

  The revised draft specifically proposes that schools and kindergartens should safeguard the legitimate rights and interests of underage students and children at school and in the park. For example, schools and kindergartens should prevent and control school bullying; Prevention, intervention and correction of bad behavior and serious bad behavior; Prevent and deal with sexual assault, sexual harassment and other acts that infringe on the physical and mental health of minors.

  In addition, the public security organs can guide and supervise schools and kindergartens to fulfill their safety management obligations by means of admission guidance and police patrols, and maintain the security order around schools and kindergartens according to law.

  Relying on 12345 to establish "minors protection hotline"

  There will be a hotline for the protection of minors in this city. According to the revised draft, the city relies on the 12345 citizen service hotline to establish a hotline for the protection of minors, and set up special staff to be responsible for accepting and referring reports, complaints and reports that infringe on the legitimate rights and interests of minors, collecting opinions and suggestions, and providing advice and help on the protection of minors; Special staff should be familiar with the physical and mental characteristics of minors and receive special training on a regular basis. In addition, the city will also rely on the 12355 youth psychological and legal service hotline to provide psychological health, legal rights protection and other consulting services for minors.

  Government departments will formulate "Guidelines on Family Guardianship" to provide educational guidance.

  The revised draft proposes that the municipal civil affairs department may, in conjunction with education, health, public security, online information and other departments and relevant group organizations, formulate family guardianship guidelines and announce them to the public in accordance with relevant regulations, so as to provide guidance for guardians of minors to perform their guardianship duties.

  In addition, the municipal and district people’s governments should also provide family education guidance services. For example, family education guidance books can be compiled or adopted in combination with the actual situation in the region; Or build a family education information sharing service platform, set up public welfare online parent schools and online courses, open a service hotline, and provide online family education guidance services; Or determine the family education guidance institution according to law, and provide services to families in need in time.

  Guardians of minors should accept family education guidance, actively participate in family education guidance activities carried out by family education guidance institutions, schools and communities, and improve their family education ability.

Pandora’s box? How to solve Tesla’s frequent "brake failure" incidents

  21st century business herald reporter Zheng Zhiwen Intern Wang Qingwei Shanghai Report

  On November 25th, Chengdu Longquanyi Public Security Bureau reported a traffic accident on Chengluo Avenue in the district. When a small car was driving in the direction of Xihe River at the Shiling Interchange ramp of Chengluo Avenue, it collided with the vehicle in front at the intersection of Shiling subway station. Three people were slightly injured in the accident and all were treated in the hospital.

  According to the video taken by the driving recorder of the rear vehicle, all the vehicles were waiting for the traffic lights at the intersection, and a white Tesla car suddenly rushed out and hit more than a dozen cars in a row. The scene of the accident was a mess, car parts were scattered all over the place, and many cars were seriously damaged.

  On November 27th, Tesla responded to the cause of the accident. Tesla said that by checking the background data, it was found that when the collision occurred in the video, the accelerator pedal of the accident vehicle was depressed at a depth of 100%, and the vehicle speed increased from 54km/h to 132km/h at the time of collision. However, the brake light was not turned on because the driver stepped on the brake pedal, but because the collision in the video was not the first collision. After the first collision, the "multi-collision braking" function of the vehicle was triggered, so the brake light was turned on in the video. The background data also shows that the driver did not step on the brake pedal within 2 seconds after the collision in the video.

  In view of the fact that the vehicle did not stop in time, Tesla said that by checking the background data, the driver stepped on the brake pedal 2 seconds after the collision in the video. However, combined with the background data and the damaged state of the vehicle, after the first collision, the front wheel of the vehicle has fallen off, the braking system pipeline has been damaged, and the vehicle has been unable to brake normally.

  It is worth noting that this accident is not the first storm in Tesla’s braking, and related "brake failure" incidents have emerged in an endless stream in recent years.

  The whole story of "Shanghai Auto Show Roof Rights Protection Event"

  At the 2021 Shanghai Auto Show, two Tesla owners dressed in "brake failure" made a big fuss about Tesla booth demanding rights protection. Since then, Tesla has been shrouded in the suspicion of "brake failure".

  On the afternoon of the auto show, Tao Lin, vice president of Tesla China, responded to this matter: Tesla had no way to compromise. The next morning, Weibo, the official of Qingpu Branch of Shanghai Public Security Bureau, issued a notice saying: Zhang, a woman involved in the "Tesla Auto Show Encountered Owners’ Rights Protection" incident, was sentenced to administrative detention for five days for disturbing public order, and Li was given an administrative warning for disturbing public order.

  Since then, the two sides have opened the curtain of going to court, and whether Tesla has "brake failure" has also attracted much attention.

  On May 6, 2021, Ms. Zhang formally sued Tesla (Shanghai) Co., Ltd., Tesla (Beijing) Co., Ltd. and Tao Lin, global vice president of Tesla. Ms. Zhang believes that after the rights protection incident at the Shanghai Auto Show, some remarks made by Tao Lin and Tesla officials were intended to create a negative image of the plaintiff’s unreasonable troubles and professional car troubles, which violated their reputation and caused troubles to their lives. These remarks include "all the recent negatives are her contribution", "only willing to pay high compensation" and the so-called "there is a team from Beijing". Ask the defendant to stop the infringement of the plaintiff’s reputation right, apologize to him and pay 50 thousand yuan for mental damage.

  Two years later, Tesla issued a document in response to the failure of the female car owner of Tesla’s roof rights protection: the female car owner of Shanghai Auto Show advocated that the woman sued Tesla’s reputation right dispute case and personal information protection dispute case. After trial, the court of first instance decided to reject all the claims of Ms. Zhang in the two cases. On November 22, 2023, Tesla v. the case of infringement of the reputation right of female car owners in Xi ‘an "Shanghai Auto Show Incident", the court made a first-instance judgment, and found that Ms. Li in Xi ‘an was guilty of reputation infringement, and she had to publicly apologize to Tesla and compensate for the losses, and at the same time bear the vehicle appraisal fee.

  Recently, according to Tesla’s news, the court made the latest judgment in the case of Tesla v. another female car owner in Xi ‘an, who was involved in the right to defend the roof of Shanghai Auto Show, and found that Ms. Li in Xi ‘an was guilty of reputation infringement, and she had to apologize to Tesla publicly and pay 2,000 yuan, and at the same time bear the vehicle appraisal fee of 20,000 yuan. After identification, there is no braking problem in the vehicle involved.

  It is reported that before this, the judgment was made in December 2021, and the result was that Ms. Li won the case. Tesla then filed an appeal, and the Xi ‘an Intermediate People’s Court ruled that the case was sent back for retrial. On November 9, 2023, the weiyang district court made a new judgment, and the verdict was that Ms. Li lost the case. For the result of Tesla’s victory in the first instance, Ms. Li said that she respected the court’s decision, but she would appeal again.

  It is worth noting that in March 2021, Weibo, the "Tesla Customer Support", said that the accident liability certificate issued by the traffic police showed that Mr. Zhang (the owner’s father) was found to have violated the relevant laws on safe driving and keeping a safe distance from the vehicle in front, and should bear full responsibility for the accident.

  After the "Shanghai Auto Show Rights Protection" took place, Tesla provided the data one minute before Ms. Zhang’s vehicle accident, and made a written explanation, which stated that when the driver stepped on the brake pedal for the last time, the data showed that the vehicle speed was 118.5 kilometers per hour. Within 2.7 seconds after the driver stepped on the brake pedal, the maximum brake master cylinder pressure was only 45.9bar. After that, the driver stepped on the brake pedal more, and the brake master cylinder pressure reached 92.7bar. Then, the forward collision warning and automatic emergency braking function started (the maximum brake master cylinder pressure reached 140.7bar) and played a role, reducing the collision amplitude. 1.8 seconds after the ABS action, the system recorded the collision. After the driver stepped on the brake pedal, the vehicle speed continued to decrease, and before the collision, the vehicle speed decreased to 48.5 kilometers per hour. Through the inspection and analysis of vehicle data and on-site photos, it is found that ABS works normally during the braking period of the vehicle, and the functions of forward collision warning and automatic emergency braking are started and played a role, and no abnormality is found in the vehicle braking system.

  At this point, the dispute over rights protection at the Shanghai Auto Show has also come to an end for the time being. Although Tesla won the rights protection, the price it paid was also heavy. In the face of rights-defending car owners, Tesla CEO Musk dissolved the public relations department and showed a tough attitude of refusing to apologize. Tao Lin, global vice president of Tesla, publicly told the media that Tesla had no way to compromise and asked consumers to strengthen education and study. This attitude caused dissatisfaction among many car owners in China, which made Tesla’s share price plummet at that time, and its market value evaporated by hundreds of billions of dollars overnight.

  In the lawsuit with Ms. Li, Tesla asked Ms. Li to pay 5 million yuan in the first instance, but the amount of compensation awarded was only 2,000 yuan. On November 27th, Tesla said that it would continue to appeal. The incident caused huge losses to it, and the loss of Tesla’s orders and goodwill was as high as 100 million yuan as assessed by the judicial evaluation agency.

  Give up the "single pedal" mode

  In the storm of Tesla’s "brake failure", the "single pedal" mode seems to have become the target of public criticism.

  This year, Tesla recalled 1.1 million Tesla cars around the world. The announcement on the website of the General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine once said that drivers were not allowed to choose the energy recovery braking strategy for vehicles within the scope of this recall; At the same time, it may not provide enough reminder for the driver to step on the accelerator pedal for a long time. The superposition of the above factors may increase the probability of mistakenly stepping on the accelerator pedal for a long time, which may increase the risk of collision and pose a safety hazard.

  In the analysis of professionals, Tesla’s kinetic energy recovery technology is the strongest in the industry. Through kinetic energy recovery, it can save about 20% of energy and improve the endurance by about 15%-20%. Moreover, Tesla’s energy recovery mode is mandatory default mode, and the owner can’t set it by himself and can’t choose to turn it off. Most of the energy recovery modes of other electric vehicles on the market give the owners the freedom to choose.

  Many users reported to 21st century business herald that the "single pedal" mode was not suitable for use at first, but it was really "fragrant" after being used to it, but some users still could not accept the "single pedal" mode.

  Tesla said that the "single pedal" mode is more convenient and efficient. However, there are also risks. A survey report in 2021 showed that the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) had investigated 246 cases of Tesla’s runaway acceleration, and all 246 cases were caused by stepping on the wrong pedal.

  "There is no evidence that there is any fault in the accelerator pedal assembly, motor control system or braking system that leads to accidents, and there is no evidence that design factors will increase the possibility of pedal misuse." NHTSA said.

  The so-called "single pedal" mode, in simple terms, can realize starting, accelerating, decelerating (braking) and other operations only by controlling the switch pedal. In this mode, kinetic energy recovery can not only save electricity, but also reduce the use of brakes, which can improve the cruising range of electric vehicles. Although the "single pedal" mode is not only equipped with one pedal, it is still equipped with a brake pedal. However, in this mode, users put their feet on the accelerator pedal instead of the brake pedal for a long time, which changes the way users are used to driving traditional fuel vehicles, but there may be potential safety hazards in an emergency.

  Tesla has cancelled the "Kinetic Energy Recovery Adjustment Option" since the beginning of 2021, that is, on Tesla cars, this function is mandatory, not a switchable option. According to Tesla, after the OTA recall, car owners who like energy recovery braking can continue to choose the "standard" mode, and control the speed by "foot feeling", while improving the endurance of the vehicle by 10%-20% and reducing the wear of brake discs and pads. Car owners who are not used to this function can now choose the "low" mode to transition.

  Although Tesla returned the option of kinetic energy recovery to the public, there are still other doubts that not recognizing the wrong operation of the owner can explain all the accidents of Tesla vehicles out of control and brake failure. Tesla’s roof rights car advocates that the top of Ms. Weibo is the video of Tesla Hainan accident released by another well-known Tesla rights car owner. The car owner can’t step on the brakes, but the staff will open the video that still can’t step on the brakes. In its latest Weibo, it forwarded a video recorded by another Tesla owner who obviously stepped on the brake system but mistook the owner for stepping on the accelerator.

  There is also a question about whether Tesla’s data is reliable. "All data collection is based on Tesla’s unilateral provision, and Tesla only records the data collected by itself in the background. Is this data record objective? For example, if the owner steps on the brake, but can’t step on it, is it recorded in the background that he didn’t step on it? The owner did not step on the acceleration, and the vehicle automatically accelerated. Will the background also be recorded as acceleration, which means that the owner is stepping on the switch? "

  Regarding the data problem, industry experts also said that there is no institution in China that has the professional ability to detect the data of smart electric vehicles. Zhang Xiang, a member of the automotive industry expert think tank of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, said in an interview with the media: "Now the institutions on the market basically only test mature and long-developed technologies, that is, mainly test traditional cars. As a smart car, Tesla can’t be tested according to the standards of traditional cars. Moreover, Tesla’s time to market is not long, and the technical iteration is changing with each passing day. Our regulations and industry standards have not kept up. "

  There have been different opinions about the real cause of Tesla accident. Whether it is the owner’s "habitual thinking" or the quality of car design, the result of frequent vicious traffic accidents is unacceptable. At the moment of rapid development of new energy vehicles, car safety is the most important issue, and it needs the joint efforts of many parties to form effective supervision.

Biden unveiled a $2 trillion infrastructure plan.

  On March 31st, local time, US President Biden delivered a speech in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and announced a $2 trillion infrastructure plan. The eight-year plan is part of the Biden-Harris administration’s "Build Back Better" plan, which aims to rebuild the aging infrastructure in the United States, promote electric vehicles and clean energy, and create employment opportunities.

  The infrastructure plan announced by Biden includes four major items: first, investing in transportation infrastructure and establishing an "elastic infrastructure" that can withstand weather disasters. The second is to transform and build more than 2 million sets of affordable housing and commercial real estate, replace all lead pipes and service cables in the country, and invest in universal broadband. The third is to improve the nursing economy, help the elderly and the disabled get affordable medical care, and expand the number of nursing staff. Invest in climate research and manufacturing. The fourth is to raise corporate tax to pay for the eight-year expenditure plan. Biden proposed to raise the corporate tax rate to 28% and the minimum tax rate for multinational corporations to 21%. (CCTV reporter Xu Wei)

Replace Frigate 07, BYD Sea Lion 07 DM-i latest spy photos

We have obtained a set of spy photos of the test car that is suspected to be BYD Sea Lion 07 DM-i from relevant channels. This test car seems to be in an early state, and the shooting angle is also average. The BYD Sea Lion 07 DM-i will take over, and the appearance will be redesigned. It is unknown whether the mechanical parts have changed for the time being.

In terms of appearance design, the overall body is still the body of the frigate 07, and the body ratio of the traditional SUV is used on the side, which shows a strong sense of heaviness as a whole. However, because the headlights are temporary parts, it is difficult to judge the specific design at present, but from the perspective of the hollow shape, the headlights are likely to use the design language of the marine system, that is, the headlights in the shape of willow leaves, with the design of C-shaped light strips.

The wheel hub design is also camouflaged. At present, only the shape with low rolling resistance is seen, but it is not ruled out that the shape of the frigate 07 will be used. After all, the current five-spoke shape is still very beautiful.

The tail design is not much different from that of the frigate 07, but the lamp set may be adjusted, and it is expected to use the marine series style design. However, judging from the position of the lamp set, it is believed that only the internal details will change.

In terms of power, the Sea Lion 07 DM-i is expected to continue the power system of the Frigate 07, which is composed of a 1.5T engine and an electric motor. The maximum power of the engine is 139 horsepower, and the maximum power of the electric motor is 197 horsepower, providing a pure electric cruising range of 100 kilometers to 175 kilometers.

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Since it is still in the early stages of testing the car, it may take some time to see the official picture of the Sea Lion 07 DM-i. However, from the current data, the new car is more like a product integration, and the changes are mainly based on the optimization of the appearance and interior. Since the hardware such as the power system is relatively mature, there is a high probability that there will be no major adjustment. At present, as a medium-sized SUV, the overall performance of the BYD Frigate 07 is actually quite good, but perhaps due to the problem of the product design year, compared with other BYD models at present, the appearance does have a sense of age, which is naturally unfavorable for increasing sales. I believe that after changing to a new appearance and naming, this car can achieve better sales.

Built for business, Toyota Crown has a 58-year history

  [Car History] The brand’s flagship model CROWN was born in 1955 and has undergone more than half of its evolution. As one of the earliest imported luxury cars to enter the Chinese market, the Crown has a high degree of recognition in people’s hearts. On December 25, 2012, the 14th generation of the Crown was officially released in Japan. The newly released Crown has been further improved in all aspects. At the same time as the launch of the new Crown, we will also review the development of the Crown car series.

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Notes: Since the Crown car series has 14 generations of models and is longer, this article will be divided into two chapters for everyone to introduce, the first one introduces the evolution history of the first to seventh generation models.

◆ Toyota CrownOriginAnd its birth background (early 1950s)
  Built specifically for the business market

  In the early 1950s, in order to better meet the growing demand for corporate vehicles in Japan, Toyota began to develop the Crown sedan for business people, preparing to replace the previous RH model. However, Toyota was not sure whether the new design of the Crown would be acceptable to the market, so it also launched a slightly more conservative design of the Master model, mainly for the taxi market. However, due to the popularity of the Crown, Toyota discontinued the Master and changed its factory to produce the Crown.

Toyota Toyota (Import) Crown (Import) Previous Classic Edition

Toyota Toyota (Import) Crown (Import) Previous Classic Edition

  The RH, also known as the Super, was the fourth generation of Toyota’s first SA line-up after World War II, when the more competitive Crown replaced the RH as the mainstay in 1955.

Toyota’s first-generation Crown (1955-1962)
  Features: Compact/with open doors

  In January 1955, the first generation of Toyota’s self-produced Crown sedan was officially launched, and the first Crown was personally driven off the production line by President Hideji Toyota. The crown at that time had typical characteristics of the times in terms of styling design. The first generation of the crown used a ship-shaped body, the front of the car had two independent cylindrical headlights, the prominent cover was designed with prisms, the grille was designed with two layers inside and outside, and the lower bumper was also designed to be more prominent.

Toyota Toyota (Import) Crown (Import) Previous Classic Edition

Toyota Toyota (Import) Crown (Import) Previous Classic Edition

Toyota Toyota (Import) Crown (Import) Previous Classic Edition

Toyota Toyota (Import) Crown (Import) Previous Classic Edition

  The most distinctive design on the sides of the car is the folio of the front and rear doors to make it easier for passengers to get on and off. The same design was used on Toyota’s first model, the AA. The straight line at the rear of the body extends to the rear of the car, and the luggage compartment cover is designed to be streamlined.

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  In today’s standards, Toyota’s first-generation crown is just one, its length, width and height are: 4285mm × 1679mm × 1524mm, 2530mm, and its body size is close to today’s. The curb weight of the first-generation crown is 1152kg.

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Toyota Toyota (Import) Crown (Import) Previous Classic Edition

  The first generation of Toyota Crown was exported overseas, so there are both left and right rudder forms. The design of the car is very simple, the shift lever is located on the side of the steering column, and the central control part is made of metal. Except for simple instrument display and light control, there are only a few functional configurations. The front and rear seats of the first generation of Crown are all integrated headless design, which can seat up to six people.

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  In the power part, the Crown was originally equipped with a Toyota R series 4-cylinder engine with a displacement of 1.5L and a maximum of 49 horsepower. It transmitted engine power to the rear wheels at 3 speeds. In the chassis part, the structure of the first-generation Crown was an independent front suspension and a non-independent rear suspension.

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  In December 1955, Toyota introduced the Crown Deluxe Edition, which turned the left and right windshields into one piece, and upgraded the radio and warm air to standard configuration. In October 1958, the Crown ushered in the first facelift, and the changes in the new car were mainly reflected in the appearance and power. The front face was redesigned, the headlights were added with a protective cover, the grille style was more holistic, the trim strips on the side of the body were extended to the rear, the trunk cover became angular, and the area of the taillights was also increased. In terms of power, the facelift model followed the R series 1.5L engine, but the power output of the standard version was increased to 61 horsepower, and the power output of the deluxe version was increased to 63 horsepower.

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  In October 1959, Toyota first launched the equipped Crown model, which was also the first diesel sedan in Japan. It was equipped with the Toyota C series engine with a displacement of 1.5L and a maximum power of only 40 horsepower. In October 1960, the Crown ushered in a facelift again. The new car was equipped with a new 1.9L 3R engine, and the transmission part could choose 2 speeds in addition to a 3-speed manual transmission. The 1.9L power version was originally only equipped with the Crown Deluxe Edition (maximum power 96 horsepower). In April 1961, the Crown Standard Edition was also equipped with a 1.9L engine (maximum power 86 horsepower).

Toyota Toyota (Import) Crown (Import) Previous Classic Edition

  In terms of special editions, the first-generation Crown was introduced as a taxi version in March 1959, in addition to two commercial vehicle editions: and.

Toyota Toyota (Import) Crown (Import) Previous Classic Edition

  From 1957 to 1960, the first-generation Crown became the first Japanese car to be exported to the United States, but it sold only 287 units. To promote the reliability of the Crown, Toyota held long-distance endurance races from Los Angeles to New York. Unfortunately, it did not have a positive effect because the Crown withdrew from the race shortly after the start of the race.

  The Crown was "unsuitable" in the United States, because the car was only equipped with a small 1.5L engine in the face of the characteristics of Japanese road conditions at the time (mud, low speed, unpaved). The embarrassment of insufficient power caused the Crown to be criticized in the United States. Even after being upgraded to a more powerful engine, sales still did not improve.

Jay Chou started singing, the audience was full, and the atmosphere was high, and he was visited by his mother Ye Huimei

    On May 24th in Beijing, Jay Chou met with fans in Beijing again with a new and upgraded version of the "Ferris Wheel" concert. This year’s Ferris Wheel concert has more gorgeous stage lighting and more perfect song arrangement. Jay Chou’s Beijing performance was full of people and the atmosphere was high, and his mother Ye Huimei’s charm was unstoppable. From Jay Chou’s first song to the works in his twelfth album, almost every song is a chorus. When Jay Chou sang "Nunchakus", a work more than ten years ago, tens of thousands of spectators in the workshop collectively sang "Hehe Hehe" in an invincible manner.

Deng Chao’s family background was exposed. It turned out that Deng Chao’s biological father was him. No wonder Sun Li was determined to marry him

More netizens said bluntly:"Both of their original families are quite miserable. Before getting married, Sun Li even threatened to be an unmarried person. She married Deng Chao because of his father!"

What’s going on here?And who is Deng Chao’s father?

Sun Li: A rose watered by wind and rain

Before meeting Deng Chao, Sun Li had publicly stated more than once that she was aunmarriedAnd the reason why she is so resistant to marriage is all "thanks" to her indescribable family of origin.

In an interview program, Sun Li once generously mentioned her family. The story is also very cliché.It’s just that her father cheated on her when she was a teenager, and he wanted to divorce her mother and marry that "third party"The story was easy to tell, but it was a devastating blow to Sun Li at that time.

Although the mother and daughter were struggling to stay,Father still left ruthlessly,Only left 200 yuan for the mother and daughter who depend on each other for lifeFrom then on, Sun Li’s father really never cared about them again.

The mother was naturally sad in her heart, but she still loved her daughter after all. In order for Sun Li to still be able to study in school like other children,Sun Li’s mother often works several jobs at the same timeIn order to barely take care of the daily lives of the mother and daughter.

Looking at my mother’s face that is rapidly aging due to overworkSun Lian was determined to study hard and let her mother live a good life! Heaven did not live up to Sun Li’s efforts. In 1997, Sun Li relied on her superb dance skillsSuccessfully entered the Shanghai Art Troupe.

This also means that,Sun Li officially became a literary soldier, which was a good job that made countless people envious at the time. It was not only an "iron rice bowl" managed by the state, but also a series of subsidies, bonuses, etc. With such a job,The mother and daughter, who had suffered for most of their lives, could finally catch a breath.

Who would have thought that at this time, Sun Li’s father, who had ignored the mother and daughter for more than ten years, suddenly appeared again.Outside the army, as a relative, he eagerly insisted on seeing Sun Li.Sun Li was very clear about her father’s virtues. She only heard that her daughter was promising and came to ask for money!

"You’re dead! No matter what you say, I can’t give you a penny, and don’t come to me in the future!"Before her father could speak, Sun Li firmly rejected him.

After two years as a literary soldier,Sun Li, who was discharged from the army, chose to develop in BeijingAt first, with her beautiful face and slender figure,Got some graphic modeling jobsThese filming experiences also paved the way for her to become an actress, and slowly she became more and more famous

In 2000, Sun Li starred in her first work, "Deep Rain".Although the drama was indeed very popular at that time, Sun Li only played a small dancer behind the main character at that time, which did not attract much attention.

And she and Deng Chao also became attached during the filming of the TV drama. After the drama "Happiness is Like a Flower" ended, the two quickly announced the news of their love.Although the two perform well in the play, the audience is still not optimistic about their relationship.

Not to mention that Sun Li’s original family made her unable to trust marriage, even the situation in Deng Chao’s family was difficult to agree with, right?And what happened later also proved that netizens’ concerns were by no means groundless.

Deng Chao’s rebellious youth

Unlike Sun Li’s unreliable father, Deng Chao’s family was particularly concerned about Deng Chao’s growth.Probably because of this harmonious and warm family atmosphere, Deng Chao developed such a sunny, cheerful, kind and gentle personality.

According to Deng Chao himself, he actuallyGrowing up in a reorganized familyAndHis father was a clerk in the museum at the time,For the family at that time, the secretary was a great job to say it out loud. Therefore, his father also has a better face, and he hopes that Deng Chao can also grow up to be a good child.

My father’s educational philosophy is also very traditional.He always believed that "under the stick comes a filial son"Every time Deng Chao was mischievous, his father would teach him a lessonHis father’s series of actions actually aroused Deng Chao’s rebellious psychology

Dyed a head of yellow hair, pierced several ears, and spent day and night in the discotheque with a bunch of friendsSeeing that Deng Chao was about to become a gangster, Deng Chao’s father no longer dared to embarrass the childIt is better to encourage him to take the entrance exam to his favorite Beijing Film Academy.

What everyone didn’t expect was that Deng Chao really passed the exam!

Deng Chao’s parents thought their child would be on the right track, but they were surprisedThe teacher’s phone call shattered the illusionThe teacher said seriously on the phone:"Deng Chao often skipped class to go out to play, and some classmates also said that he often went to places like dance halls."

Deng Chao’s father was so angry that he immediately bought a ticket and went straight to Beijing to clean up this "bastard" himself. When he saw his son for the first time, the angry father did not say a word.He gave Deng Chao a slap when he came upAt that time, Deng Chao was still young, how could he endure such grievances?Finally chose to run away from home

This time, Deng Chao’s father couldn’t care less about being angryHe only wanted to confirm his son’s safety. He asked all Deng Chao’s friends.I just got the news that Deng Chao went to Huizhou, Guangdong.So the worried old father boarded the train to Guangdong without stopping.

In the unfamiliar Guangdong, no one knew what kind of difficulties the father had gone through.I just found Deng Chao hiding in a small hotelAnd he seemed to realize that the last time there was a problem with his attitude,This time he did not choose to quarrel or scold,Just a tired sigh:

"Go home with dad, I won’t hit you in the future."

Looking at his father’s gray hair and vicissitudes of life, Deng Chao finally grew up at that momentWhen he returned to school, he began to become very sensible, taking classes seriously and carefully studying his acting skillsAfter entering the entertainment industry, he really became a good actor.

This was Deng Chao’s entire life experience before he met Sun Li.

L To the happy Sun Li and Deng Chao

"Child, although uncle can understand your current thoughts due to your experiences since childhood, Deng Chao’s mother and I are also families that have undergone reorganization. Before we got married, we both had a child, but after Deng Chao was born, neither of us favored anyone. You can also see that our family can live a happy life. Marriage requires mutual understanding and understanding. You can choose to trust Deng Chao and try."

In fact, from the very beginning of our relationship, Deng Chao knew that Sun Li was an unmarried person.But he didn’t care about it. These wounds were caused by that irresponsible father, and had nothing to do with him.He was willing to accompany Sun Li and take care of her, even if he didn’t get married.

Deng Chao’s gentleness also made Sun Li slowly let down her guard.The hearts of the two gradually came together.

Later, Deng Chao’s father suddenly fell ill and was hospitalized. Watching Deng Chao busy taking care of the elderly, Sun Li was also very distressed, so heOffer to bring something to visit the old manDeng Chaonatural readily agreedBy the way, he told his parents what he liked about Sun Li.

Deng Chao’s parents looked at the beautiful and sensible girl in front of them, how satisfied they were.Therefore, he advised the young couple to get married and start a family as soon as possible.

But Sun LiMake it clear that you don’t want to get married now, because I am afraid that my parents will misunderstand Sun Li,Deng Chao had no choice but to tell his parents the story of Sun Li’s original familyAfter learning about Sun Li’s experience, Deng Chao’s parents were silent for a long time and said the words at the beginning of this paragraph

The sincere enlightenment of the elders finally made Sun Li’sI was shaken.Her long-term relationship with Deng Chao also made her feel that…Deng Chao is indeed a responsible manMaybe try getting married and starting a family, it’s really not that bad?

In 2011, with the idea of giving it a try, Sun Li and Deng Chao entered the marriage hall.Now they’ve been married for 12 years.The family of four is still living a very happy life.The couple took turns taking care of the children and working, and occasionally got together to celebrate anniversaries.

Once Sun Li also wrote a post late at night about Deng Chao and her, and said thatIt is a blessing to have such a husbandMany netizens offered their blessings.

Nowadays, there are really not many real couples in the entertainment industry, and there are even fewer happy couples like Deng Chao and Sun Li.I really hope that their family of four can continue to live happily ever after.

The appearance of the AITO M9 was officially announced, and the new factory of Cyrus Automobile was unveiled

  The high-profile AITO asked the world M9 recently officially announced the appearance design, and many car circle media people directly called out "the era of those foreign luxury car brands pricing how they want in China is gone forever!" Although this statement sounds more modest than Yu Chengdong’s "the best SUV within 10 million" statement, but just announcing the appearance can cause so much media attention and market discussion, which also fully shows that the market is positioned as a panoramic smart flagship SUV jointly created by Cyrus Automobile and Huawei. How high attention and expectations are there, and the industry is also looking forward to whether this car can bring new changes to China’s new energy vehicle industry and even the entire automotive industry. According to official announcements, this car will be officially launched at the end of the year, and will achieve the same level of leadership in terms of platform advancement, advanced intelligent driving capabilities, and technological content.

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  At the same time that the AITO M9 has attracted the attention of the whole industry, the Cyrus Auto Super Factory, which is about to "intelligently manufacture" this model, has also been unveiled. In the recent Chongqing news broadcast, we can also get a glimpse of its true face. It can be seen from the name that, compared with Tesla’s super factory, the local super factory built by Cyrus Auto has the ambition to lead the new transformation of China’s new energy vehicle industry. Ambition, if you have strength.

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  It is understood that the Sailis Automobile Super Factory is a cooperation project between Sailis Automobile and Chongqing Liangjiang New District. It is driven by digitalization and intelligence, combined with big data, Internet of Things and other technologies, and uses digital twin technology to build another intelligent production base. It not only adopts advanced production processes and technical equipment in the industry, but also guarantees vehicle quality through cutting-edge technologies such as digital total quality testing, and proactively applies environmentally friendly technologies to ensure energy conservation and emission reduction throughout the production process. At present, the factory is under accelerated construction. When fully completed, it will be one of the largest intelligent manufacturing bases for new energy vehicles in the world.

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  For a long time, as a leader in the high-end brand of new energy vehicles, Cyrus Automobile has been continuously expanding the extension of the industry model and technical level: the strong alliance with Huawei has become an industry model; the AITO series of models jointly designed and built has become the industry benchmark. The recent new M7 has only been listed for more than a month, and the big order has broken through 6W vehicles; the two smart factories built with digitalization, intelligence and the Internet of Things as the core represent the leading technical level of the current new energy vehicle industry; and the new Cyrus Automobile Super Factory that is about to be put into production is bound to lead the digital transformation of China’s new energy industry. (Photo: courtesy of Cyrus)

Sanya Extreme Krypton 007 Hot Promotion! The special price is 229,900, so act quickly.

In [car home Sanya Preferential Promotion Channel], we now bring you preferential information about a model that has attracted much attention. This model is currently being promoted in Sanya, with a maximum discount of 10,000 yuan! The minimum starting price is 229,900 yuan, and you can get a higher discount by clicking "Check the car price" in the quotation form. As a high-profile new energy vehicle, Krypton 007 not only has excellent performance, but also has a fashionable appearance and comfortable interior. Come and learn about Krypton 007 in this offer and start your driving journey!

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The design of Krypton 007 is unique and exquisite. The front face is streamlined, and the air intake grille is closed. The overall style is fashionable and atmospheric. The upper part of the car body is decorated with a large area of chrome plating, with unique lines and smooth body curves, creating a strong sense of movement and futurity. At the same time, Krypton 007 also has a unique door design, which adopts a symmetrical double-door design to increase the visual impact of the whole vehicle. The lines on the side of the car body are smooth, and the lines on the roof are tilted backwards, creating a sporty car body posture. The overall style of Krypton 007 is very fashionable, which shows the brand’s personality and charm and leaves a deep impression on people.

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Extreme Krypton 007 is a stylish and dynamic medium-sized SUV with a body size of 4865*1900*1450mm and a wheelbase of 2928mm, which provides sufficient internal space and comfort. The body lines are smooth, and the side lines are simple and full of tension, which shows the sense of strength and movement of the vehicle. The front tread is 1635mm, the rear tread is 1650mm, and the front and rear tyre size are both 245/45 R19, which makes the vehicle perform well in handling and stability. The rim design of Krypton 007 is unique, and the fashionable multi-spoke design is adopted, which makes its overall appearance more exquisite. Whether driving in the city or traveling long distances, Krypton 007 can bring drivers a comfortable and stable driving experience.

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The interior design of Krypton 007 pays great attention to comfort and technology. The steering wheel is made of leather, which supports electric up-and-down and forward-and-backward adjustment, so that the driver can adjust the position of the steering wheel according to his own needs. The central control screen has a size of 15.05 inches and is equipped with multimedia system, navigation, telephone and air conditioning voice recognition control system, so that drivers can operate the vehicle more conveniently. In addition, the car is also equipped with two front and two rear USB/Type-C interfaces, as well as the wireless charging function of the front mobile phone, which is convenient for drivers and passengers to use their mobile phones. The seat is made of imitation leather or genuine leather. Both the main driver and the co-pilot seat have the functions of heating, ventilation and massage, and also support the memory function of the electric seat. The backrest of the second row of seats can be adjusted, and the rear seats can also be put down in proportion, so that passengers can get a more comfortable experience in the car. Generally speaking, the interior design of Krypton 007 is excellent, providing drivers and passengers with a variety of practical functions and comfortable experiences.

Krypton 007 is equipped with a high-performance engine with a maximum power of 310kW and a maximum torque of 440 N m. This engine can provide strong power output for the vehicle, so that the driver can feel excellent acceleration performance and handling performance during driving. Whether it is daily commuting or long-distance travel, Krypton 007 can easily cope with all kinds of road conditions and driving needs. At the same time, the engine also adopts advanced fuel injection technology, which can achieve higher fuel economy and lower emission level, providing a good guarantee for environmental protection travel.

In the communication with the owner of car home, we learned that he liked the interior of Krypton 007 very much, especially the design of the steering wheel impressed him deeply. Different from other vehicles, the steering wheel of Krypton 007 adopts oval design, which is very beautiful and gives people a unique feeling. In addition, the big screen is also one of his favorites, which is very smooth to use. Fur-turning decoration near the roof and door handle also makes him feel very advanced. The black sports seat is not only outstanding in appearance, but also first-class in comfort. Regarding the price, he said that the exquisite feeling of this car is much higher than BBA, and the price is much cheaper than BBA. In the interior design of Krypton 007, we can see the pursuit of details by Krypton brand, which is why car owners love the interior of this car so much.