Podcast appearances and mentions of Robin Li

China's emphasis on accelerating the development of the digital economy and advancing the concept of "Digital China" will give the country a competitive edge in strategic emerging sectors and safeguard global security, said officials and experts.官员和专家表示，中国强调加快发展数字经济，推进“数字中国”建设，将增强中国在战略性新兴领域的竞争优势，维护全球安全。Emphasizing that the boom of cutting-edge digital technologies has emerged as a new engine driving China's economic growth, they called for heightened efforts to push forward the construction of digital infrastructure, bolster the deeper integration of the real and digital economies, and promote technological innovation and the application of rapidly evolving artificial intelligence in a wider range of sectors.他们强调，尖端数字技术蓬勃发展，已成为中国经济增长的新引擎，并呼吁加大力度推进数字基础设施建设，促进实体经济和数字经济深度融合，推动技术创新和快速发展的人工智能在更广泛领域的应用。When delivering a keynote speech at the opening ceremony of the Second World Internet Conference in Wuzhen, Zhejiang province, in December 2015, President Xi Jinping said that China is implementing the "Internet Plus" action plan and advancing the building of a "Digital China".2015年12月，习近平主席在浙江乌镇举行的第二届世界互联网大会开幕式上发表主旨演讲时表示，中国正在实施“互联网+”行动计划，推进“数字中国”建设。In a congratulatory letter sent to the first Digital China Summit, which opened in April 2018 in Fuzhou, Fujian province, Xi called for fostering new driving forces through informatization, in order to promote new development and make new achievements.2018年4月，首届数字中国建设峰会在福建福州开幕，习近平主席向峰会致贺信。他强调，要通过信息化培育新动能，推动新发展、取得新成就。He emphasized that digitalization, networking and the application of intelligent technologies, which have been greatly developed, are playing increasingly important roles in promoting social and economic development, modernizing China's governance capacity, and meeting the people's ever-growing needs for a better life.他强调，数字化、网络化、智能化技术应用水平显著提升，在促进经济社会发展、推进国家治理能力现代化、满足人民日益增长的美好生活需要方面发挥着越来越重要的作用。This year marks the 10th anniversary of the nation's efforts to construct a "Digital China". China's digital economy has gained strong momentum in recent years, with remarkable achievements made in fields such as artificial intelligence, integrated circuits, industrial software and basic software.今年是“数字中国建设”十周年。近年来，中国数字经济发展势头强劲，人工智能、集成电路、工业软件、基础软件等领域取得了令人瞩目的成就。The added value of core industries of the digital economy accounted for about 10 percent of GDP in 2024, while the total data output reached 41.06 zettabytes, marking a robust 25 percent year-on-year increase, according to the "Digital China Development Report 2024" released by the National Data Administration.根据国家数据局发布的《数字中国发展报告（2024年）》，到2024年，数字经济核心产业增加值占GDP比重将达到10%左右，数据总输出量将达到41.06泽字节，同比增长25%。The report said the total scale of China's computing power reached 280 EFLOPS last year. EFLOPS is a unit of the speed of computer systems and is equal to 1 quintillion floating-point operations per second. Furthermore, it said, the country had built more than 4.25 million 5G base stations by the end of December.报告称，去年中国计算能力总规模达到280 EFLOPS。EFLOPS是计算机系统速度的单位，相当于每秒进行100万亿次浮点运算。此外，报告还称，截至12月底，中国已建成超过425万个5G基站。"To accelerate the building of a 'Digital China', it is crucial to seize the unprecedented opportunities brought about by AI," said Liu Liehong, head of the NDA, at the recently concluded 8th Digital China Summit, highlighting the significance of advancing reforms related to the market-oriented allocation of data elements and implementing the AI Plus initiative.“加快建设‘数字中国'，关键是要抓住人工智能带来的前所未有的机遇。”国家数据局局长刘烈宏在刚刚闭幕的第八届数字中国建设峰会上表示，他强调推进数据要素市场化配置改革、实施“人工智能+”战略具有重要意义。Noting that data serves as a new type of production factor, Liu said that more efforts are needed to increase the supply of high-quality data, accelerate the integration of data elements with AI, technological innovation and industrial development and application, and press ahead with the construction of national computing power infrastructure.刘烈宏指出，数据是新型生产要素，需要加大优质数据供给力度，加快数据要素与人工智能的融合发展、技术创新和产业发展应用，推进国家算力基础设施建设。He noted that new computing power in major computing hubs will account for more than 60 percent of the country's total by the end of this year, and called for cultivating a national integrated data market, establishing standards and systems for data circulation and transaction, and strengthening international cooperation in the digital economy domain.他指出，到今年年底，主要计算枢纽新增算力将占全国新增算力的60%以上。他呼吁培育全国一体化数据市场，建立数据流通交易标准体系，加强数字经济领域的国际合作。Luo Zhongwei, a researcher at the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences' Institute of Industrial Economics, said, "Innovative digital technologies represented by AI, 5G, cloud computing and big data are currently finding a wide range of applications across various industries such as manufacturing, finance and healthcare, and speeding up their integration with the real economy."中国社会科学院工业经济研究所研究员罗仲伟表示：“以人工智能、5G、云计算、大数据等为代表的创新数字技术，正在制造业、金融业、医疗健康等各行各业得到广泛应用，并与实体经济加速融合。”Luo said that facilitating the development of the digital economy is of vital significance for nurturing new quality productive forces, propelling the intelligent transformation and upgrading of traditional industries and consolidating economic recovery momentum, in order to drive a shift from old growth drivers to new ones amid a volatile external environment and tariff pressures from the United States.罗仲伟表示，在外部环境动荡、美国关税压力加大等背景下，推动数字经济发展对于培育新的优质生产力、推动传统产业智能化转型升级、巩固经济复苏势头、促进新旧动能转换具有重要意义。To gain an upper hand amid increasingly fierce international competition, Luo stressed the need to double down on indigenous innovation to make breakthroughs in core technologies in key fields like raw materials, precision components and high-end equipment, and expand the industrial application scenarios of advanced technologies.为了在日益激烈的国际竞争中占据先机，罗仲伟强调，必须加大自主创新力度，突破原材料、精密零部件、高端装备等关键领域的核心技术，拓展先进技术的产业应用场景。In February 2023, China unveiled a plan for the overall layout of its digital development, vowing to make important progress in the construction of a "Digital China" by 2025, with effective interconnectivity in digital infrastructure, a significantly improved digital economy and major breakthroughs in digital technological innovation. By 2035, the nation is expected to be at the global forefront of digital development.2023年2月，中国公布了《数字中国建设整体布局规划》，提出到2025年，“数字中国”建设要取得重要进展，数字基础设施有效互联互通，数字经济水平显著提升，数字技术创新取得重大突破。到2035年，中国数字发展水平要位居世界前列。"As a new round of technological revolution and industrial transformation is evolving, promoting the in-depth integration of digital technologies with the real economy is a necessary requirement for establishing a modern industrial system and a strategic choice of forging new competitive advantages on the global stage," said Pan Helin, a member of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology's Expert Committee for Information and Communication Economy.工信部信息通信经济专家委员会委员盘和林表示：“新一轮科技革命和产业变革正在兴起，推动数字技术与实体经济深度融合，是构建现代产业体系的必然要求，也是打造国际竞争新优势的战略选择。”The move to develop the digital economy is conducive to enhancing the resilience of industrial and supply chains, advancing new industrialization and realizing Chinese modernization, Pan said.他指出，发展数字经济有利于增强产业链供应链韧性，推进新型工业化，实现中国式现代化。He added that a bigger push is needed to reinforce the dominant position of enterprises in boosting sci-tech advancements, increase financial support for innovation-oriented tech companies, and strengthen the training of high-caliber talent.他补充说，需要加大力度巩固企业在科技进步中的主体地位，加大对创新型科技企业的资金支持，加强高层次人才培养。Wu Jianping, an academician at the Chinese Academy of Engineering, said the emergence of state-of-the-art digital technologies has laid a solid foundation for unleashing the value of massive data elements, which underscores the significance of safeguarding data security, a prerequisite to ensuring the orderly development of the data industry.中国工程院院士吴建平表示，先进数字技术的出现为释放海量数据要素的价值奠定了坚实基础，保障数据安全对于数据产业有序发展至关重要。AI seen as key人工智能被视为关键AI, which has entered a stage of explosive growth, is spearheading the development of the digital economy and is being integrated into every facet of industrial revolution and people's lives.人工智能已进入爆发式增长阶段，引领数字经济发展，并融入到产业变革和人们生活的方方面面。Robin Li, co-founder and CEO of Chinese tech giant Baidu Inc, said that the application of AI technology is reshaping the industrial landscape and will be a transformative force that revolutionizes development over the next 40 years.中国科技巨头百度公司联合创始人兼首席执行官李彦宏表示，人工智能技术的应用正在重塑产业格局，将成为未来40年发展变革的变革力量。Li said the goal of the intelligent transformation of industries and society through AI is to fulfill people's needs—making technology meaningful only if it serves humanity by creating more value and contributing to society.李彦宏表示，人工智能推动行业和社会智能化转型的目标是满足人的需求——只有服务于人类，创造更多价值，贡献社会，技术才有意义。Zhou Hongyi, founder of Chinese internet enterprise 360 Security Group, said: "Looking ahead, the growth potential of China's economy will come from industrial upgrading driven by technological innovation, while AI represented by large language models will give birth to new production and business models in traditional fields such as manufacturing, agriculture and services, creating more social value."中国互联网企业360安全集团创始人周鸿祎表示：“展望未来，中国经济的增长潜力将来自技术创新驱动的产业升级，而以大型语言模型为代表的人工智能将催生制造业、农业、服务业等传统领域的新型生产和商业模式，创造更多社会价值。”Zhou said 360 Security Group will focus on digital security and AI, adding that it is important to promote the digital transformation of micro, small and medium-sized enterprises, as they face mounting pressure from a shortage of capital, talent and technology.周鸿祎表示，360安全集团将专注于数字安全和人工智能领域，并指出，推动中小微企业数字化转型至关重要，因为它们面临着日益增长的资金、人才和技术短缺压力。Denis Depoux, global managing director of market consultancy Roland Berger, said, "China has made rapid progress in the development of AI technology, becoming one of the global leaders, and the pace will further accelerate. AI will unlock massive opportunities for our business."市场咨询公司罗兰贝格全球管委会联席总裁丹尼斯·德普表示：“中国在人工智能技术发展方面取得了快速进步，已成为全球领先者之一，而且这一步伐还将进一步加快。人工智能将为我们的业务带来巨大的机遇。”Foreign companies can play a bigger role in supporting China's transformation in fields such as decarbonization and the digitalization of industrial and supply chains, he added.他补充说，外国公司可以在支持中国在低碳化、产业链和供应链数字化等领域转型方面发挥更大作用。digitization/ˌdɪdʒɪtaɪˈzeɪʃn/n.数字化resilience/rɪˈzɪliəns/n.韧性；恢复力interconnectivity/ˌɪntərkəˌnekˈtɪvəti/n.相互连接的状态或能力recalibration/ˌriːˌkælɪˈbreɪʃn/n.再校准；重新调整

In this episode, Tu and Lei focus on the earnings reports from major automakers Mercedes, Porsche, and Renault. They explore the implications of these reports on the global market, particularly China's pivotal role in the EV landscape. The conversation delves into the competitive dynamics between Chinese and German automakers, the advancements in autonomous vehicle technology, and the strategic moves of companies like Baidu in international markets. Audience questions further enrich the discussion, highlighting trends and future predictions in the automotive industry.

Baidu launched in 2000 as a search engine platform. Two decades later, it's become one of the few companies in the world that offers a full AI stack. Its core businesses span mobile, cloud, intelligent driving and other growth initiatives, and its products and services have attracted hundreds of millions of users and hundreds of thousands of enterprise customers. Leading all of that is co-founder, CEO, and chairman Robin Li. He explains how Baidu has built generative AI into its business – including their AI chatbot, ERNIE Bot. Robin also shares the technology trends he's keeping an eye on – from AI bubbles to robotaxis – and how he anticipates these fast-moving changes will transform our world.

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Az Euclid űrtávcső elküldte a világegyetem eddigi legnagyobb térképének első részét Telex     2024-10-24 04:30:03     Tudomány Világűr Térkép 14 millió galaxis látszik rajta, és a következő években még 99 hasonlót küld majd az űrtávcső. A szélvédőre vetítené a teljes infotainmentet a Hyundai Bitport     2024-10-24 08:01:00     Mobiltech Nyugdíj Dél-Korea Hyundai A dél-koreaiak a német Zeiss mérnökeivel fognak össze, hogy nyugdíjazzák a középkonzolok elmaradhatatlan elemét, az érintőképernyős kijelzőt. 78 éve készítették a fotót, ami először mutatta meg az űrből a Föld felszínét Player     2024-10-24 04:54:02     Tudomány USA Műhold Lehet, hogy a szovjetek voltak az elsők, akik műholdat állítottak pályára, de az amerikaiak készítették az első fotót az űrből. Mutatjuk is. A nárcisztikus fiatalokat rokonszenvesebbnek tartják kortársaik Mínuszos     2024-10-24 10:33:57     Tudomány ELTE Az Eötvös Loránd Tudományegyetem (ELTE) Pedagógiai és Pszichológiai Kar (PPK) kutatói új tanulmányukban azt vizsgálták, hogy van-e kapcsolat az úgynevezett sötét triád – nárcizmus, pszichopátia, machiavellizmus – és a társas elfogadás között serdülőkorban. Eredményeik szerint a nárcisztikus vonásokat mutató fiatalokat rokonszenvesebbnek és népszerű Fordított galaxist fedezett fel a James Webb űrtávcső ICT Global     2024-10-24 15:33:35     Infotech Világűr James Webb A világegyetem keletkezésének korai szakaszában a galaxisok fordítva léteztek – erősítették meg kutatók a James Webb űrtávcső felvételeinek elemzése alapján. Gyógyszer miatt alakult ki a veszélyes kórokozó 24.hu     2024-10-24 13:40:33     Tudomány Gyógyszer A kutatók azt vizsgálták, hogy miként fejlődhettek ki az ellenálló Enterococcus faecium törzsek. Jó üzlet a digitális pénztárcánk ITBusiness     2024-10-24 09:33:06     Cégvilág Infotech Fintech Két oldalról is szorongatják a hagyományos bankokat. Egyfelől a fintechek jelentek meg a színtéren: újszerű üzleti modelljeikkel és a szokványos banki szolgáltatásokhoz képest friss kínálatukkal alaposan beleharaptak a banki piacokba. Másrészt a világ legnagyobb tech cégei is meglátták a lehetőséget a pénzügyi szolgáltatásokban, és masszív globális Berobbant a bionika mérnöki tudománya Márkamonitor     2024-10-24 07:36:07     Tudomány Befektető A bionika az egyik leggyorsabban növekvő mérnöki tudományterület, a szektor a befektetők szerint is kiemelt profitábilitással rendelkezik. A The Business Research Company 2024 októberében publikált elemzése szerint piaca a 2023-as 12,39 milliárd dollárról 2024-re várhatóan 13,62 milliárd dollárra, míg 2028-ra 19,93 millió dollárra emelkedik, évenké Magyar ötlettől lehet jobb a gyémántkeresés First Class     2024-10-24 09:38:29     Tudomány Csongrád-Csanád Szeged Olcsó Dollármilliókkal olcsóbb, illetve kevésbé környezetterhelő lehet a jövőben a gyémántbányászat folyamata egy, a Szegedi Tudományegyetem zajló kutatás szerint. Elérhettük a várható élettartam maximumát, miközben a világ multimilliárdosai extrém módon epekednek az örök fiatalságért refresher.hu     2024-10-24 12:07:00     Tudomány Jay Olshansky legújabb tanulmányában az öregedés genetikai és környezeti tényezőinek összefüggését vizsgálta, amelyből kiderül, hogy a 21. században még a világ legfejlettebb országaiban is lassulni fog az átlagéletkor növekedése. Az AI-buborék kipukkanása után csak a cégek 1%-a marad életben PhoneBazis     2024-10-24 10:03:58     Infotech Kína Mesterséges intelligencia Startup A generatív mesterséges intelligencia (AI) növekvő népszerűsége számos startupot ösztönzött arra, hogy merész kijelentéseket tegyenek a technológia képességeiről. Sokan a jelenséget egy klasszikus piaci buborékhoz hasonlítják, amit a kínai technológiai óriás, a Baidu vezérigazgatója, Robin Li is oszt. Li úgy véli, hogy amikor az AI-vel kapcsolatos Jöhet az AI-alapú virtuális munkatársak következő generációja PhoneBazis     2024-10-24 08:06:35     Infotech Mesterséges intelligencia Generáció Microsoft A Microsoft új vállalati szintű Copilot funkcióján dolgozik, amely lehetővé teszi a cégek számára, hogy saját, testreszabott mesterséges intelligencia (AI) alapú virtuális munkatársakat hozzanak létre. Ez a projekt, amely a “Microsoft Copilot Studio” nevet kapta, az AI munkahelyi alkalmazásának következő lépését jelenti. Az év elején zárt béta tesz "Valakinek majdcsak briefelnie kell a Chat Gpt-t is" Digital Hungary     2024-10-24 05:37:00     Média Mesterséges intelligencia Reklám ChatGPT Chat Nem tart attól, hogy a mesterséges intelligencia elvenné a marketingszakemberek munkáját, és abban hisz, hogy ötvözni kell a már meglévő szaktudást az AI-eszközök adta újításokkal. Érzékeli, hogy a fiatal marketingeseknél olykor hiányoznak a biztos alapok – mint amilyen a briefírás képessége, amit ő még a McCann Ericskson reklámügynökségnél sajátít A további adásainkat keresd a podcast.hirstart.hu oldalunkon.

Noticias Económicas y Financieras $LYV Live Nation ha bajado un 7% en las acciones previas a la comercialización en medio de informes de que se acerca una demanda antimonopolio. Según un informe de WSJ del lunes, que citó a personas familiarizadas con el asunto, el Departamento de Justicia se está preparando para presentar una demanda antimonopolio contra el promotor del concierto el próximo mes. Se espera que el regulador alegue que Live Nation $LYV utilizó su dominio de una manera que socavó la competencia por la venta de entradas para eventos en vivo. Se desconocen los cargos específicos. Varios fiscales generales estatales también están involucrados en la investigación y pueden decidir unirse al Departamento de Justicia en su demanda, según un informe separado de Bloomberg del lunes. El departamento de comercio está en camino de otorgar todo el dinero de la subvención de la ley CHIPS y Ciencia este año. Esa es la palabra de la Secretaria de Comercio, Gina Raimondo, a CNBC. La legislación incluía $39B en subvenciones y ya se ha concedido más de la mitad, lo que deja $16B todavía sobre la mesa. Samsung recibirá $6.4B en subvenciones de Estados Unidos para aumentar la producción local de chips. Samsung utilizará los fondos para construir dos fábricas de chips, una instalación de embalaje y una fábrica de I+D, todo en Taylor, Texas. Además, Samsung ampliará sus instalaciones existentes en Austin, Texas, para producir chips para aplicaciones aeroespaciales, de defensa y automotrices. $MSFT Microsoft invertirá $1.5B en una participación minoritaria en G42, una empresa de inteligencia artificial con sede en los Emiratos Árabes Unidos. El objetivo es llevar IA avanzada e infraestructura digital a los mercados de Medio Oriente, Asia Central y África. En virtud de esta asociación, Brad Smith, vicepresidente y presidente de Microsoft, se unirá a la junta directiva de G42. Las empresas apoyarán el establecimiento de un fondo de $1B para desarrollar una fuerza laboral y un grupo de talentos de IA capacitados y diversos. $BIDU Baidu organizará su conferencia anual emblemática para desarrolladores de IA en el Centro Mundial de Convenciones y Exposiciones de Shenzhen. Robin Li, cofundador, presidente y director ejecutivo de Baidu, pronunciará un discurso de apertura, que será su primer discurso público importante de 2024. Los mayores impulsores del día previo a la comercialización: Macatawa Bank $MCBC ha subido un 38% después de que Wintrust Financial $WTFC acordara adquirir el banco en un acuerdo de acciones valorado en aproximadamente $510,3M. Jerome Powell de la Reserva Federal participará en una discusión moderada con el Gobernador del Banco de Canadá en el Foro de Washington sobre la Economía Canadiense en Washington, DC Se informarán los inicios de viviendas para marzo. Los economistas pronostican una caída a $1,48M para el mes desde $1,52M en febrero.

Baidu made it big as China's go-to search engine. But in the past decade the tech giant has struggled, while competitors such as Alibaba and Tencent have soared ahead. The FT's China tech correspondent Ryan McMorrow looks at chief executive Robin Li's latest venture, in artificial intelligence, and whether this will be enough to turn the company around. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - For further reading:Baidu's bet on AI could make or break China's fallen tech groupTightened US rules throttle Alibaba and Baidu's AI chip developmentBaidu shares fall after Ernie AI chatbot demo disappoints- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - On X, follow Ryan McMorrow (@rwmcmorrow) and Michela Tindera (@mtindera07), or follow Michela on LinkedIn for updates about the show and more. Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Baidu recently revealed their latest earnings report on a call with investors. CEO Robin Li made several key announcements related to generative AI and Large Language Models (LLMs). One of the most notable was the unveiling of EB4, a model perceived to be comparable with GPT-4 in terms of mimicking human-like understanding, content generation, reasoning, and memory retention. Specifically, he emphasized on its potential to empower enterprises to develop custom AI applications and solutions via API, thereby driving the development of generative AI and LLMs. These revelations and forward-looking plans are based solely on what the company has stated to investors on their earnings call. In terms of business performance, Baidu exhibited solid financial health with robust revenues, profits, and cash flow in the last quarter. This is despite facing a challenging macroeconomic environment which impinged on their online marketing and AI cloud businesses. Successful inventory productivity enhancement, steady gross margin improvement, and a thriving digital cloud business model were among the principal reasons for Baidu's resilience. Even so, Baidu experienced certain obstacles, including falling revenue from segments such as their smart transportation projects. Baidu's product and services trajectory lays considerable emphasis on generative AI and LLMs. This focus is evident in the well-received launch of their ERNIE Bot and the progress made with ERNIE foundation models. The company's AI-driven offerings, which include the ERNIE Bot and Generative Business Intelligence (GBI), have proven instrumental in data analysis and enterprise operations. As part of Baidu's forward-looking strategy disclosed in the earnings call, they aim to sustain investment in the AI-native applications and solutions sector, with generative AI and LLMs being central to this. The company's roadmap includes strategies to bring in new customers, foster higher spending from current clients, and widen the usage of ERNIE through APIs. In terms of resource allocation, the focus is on efficiency improvement, striking a balance between investment and margins, along with maintaining a long-term perspective towards revenue growth. These said plans, assertions, and business strategies are based on the statements from the Baidu's earnings call. BIDU Company info: https://finance.yahoo.com/quote/BIDU/profile For more PSFK research : www.psfk.com  This email has been published and shared for the purpose of business research and is not intended as investment advice.

C'est une sacré erreur de timing qu'à fait Baidu. La société éditrice du moteur de recherche éponyme, le plus utilisé en Chine, a en effet présenté son modèle de langage, Ernie Bot, mais le lendemain de la sortie de GPT-4 d'OpenAI ! Petit problème, Ernie Bot est moins puissant que GPT-4. La présentation réalisée par le fondateur de Baidu, Robin Li, a en effet déçu les investisseurs, car les performances de l'IA n'ont été démontrées que par le biais d'une vidéo préenregistrée.C'est en s'inspirant fortement des GAFAM américains que Robin Li a présenté Ernie Bot, seul sur une scène, éclairée par un immense écran, devant un parterre de journalistes plongés dans l'obscurité. La performance de la très attendue IA générative chinoise a été diffusée et commentée par le fondateur devant environ deux millions de spectateurs sur le réseau social WeChat. Cependant, la performance d'une cinquantaine de minutes n'a pas été concluante, entraînant une chute de 6,4% de la valeur de l'action de Baidu à Hong Kong. Bien que le cours soit remonté par la suite, cela reste un mauvais signal envoyé à propos de l'aboutissement du modèle de langage de l'entreprise.En ne proposant que des questions basiques à son IA, certains internautes chinois n'ont pas manqué de moquer Baidu. Et selon les informations du Financial Times, le succès de ChatGPT aurait précipité les travaux de Baidu, qui aurait réaffecté des ressources pour le développement de son IA, afin de ne pas se faire distancer par la concurrence américaine. Le géant des moteurs de recherche doit également faire face, sur son marché local, aux géants Tencent et Alibaba. Toutefois, l'entreprise semble être la mieux placée dans cette course, car elle investit depuis quelques années à coups de milliards de dollars dans les grands modèles de langage. À ce jour, une liste d'attente a été ouverte aux partenaires et clients de l'entreprise, sans date précise d'ouverture au grand public.Malgré les critiques et les moqueries, Baidu reste convaincu de la capacité d'Ernie Bot à révolutionner l'industrie de l'IA, et espère pouvoir rivaliser avec ses concurrents américains. À noter toutefois que les enjeux économiques, politiques et géostratégiques liés à l'IA sont considérables. C'est d'ailleurs pour cela que les entreprises de la Tech font face à une réglementation de plus en plus stricte de la part des état et organisations supranationale comme l'Union Européenne. À voir si Baidu atteindra ses objectifs, ou si OpenAI et ChatGPT ont définitivement pris le large dans la course aux IA. Hébergé par Acast. Visitez acast.com/privacy pour plus d'informations.

C'est une sacré erreur de timing qu'à fait Baidu. La société éditrice du moteur de recherche éponyme, le plus utilisé en Chine, a en effet présenté son modèle de langage, Ernie Bot, mais le lendemain de la sortie de GPT-4 d'OpenAI ! Petit problème, Ernie Bot est moins puissant que GPT-4. La présentation réalisée par le fondateur de Baidu, Robin Li, a en effet déçu les investisseurs, car les performances de l'IA n'ont été démontrées que par le biais d'une vidéo préenregistrée. C'est en s'inspirant fortement des GAFAM américains que Robin Li a présenté Ernie Bot, seul sur une scène, éclairée par un immense écran, devant un parterre de journalistes plongés dans l'obscurité. La performance de la très attendue IA générative chinoise a été diffusée et commentée par le fondateur devant environ deux millions de spectateurs sur le réseau social WeChat. Cependant, la performance d'une cinquantaine de minutes n'a pas été concluante, entraînant une chute de 6,4% de la valeur de l'action de Baidu à Hong Kong. Bien que le cours soit remonté par la suite, cela reste un mauvais signal envoyé à propos de l'aboutissement du modèle de langage de l'entreprise. En ne proposant que des questions basiques à son IA, certains internautes chinois n'ont pas manqué de moquer Baidu. Et selon les informations du Financial Times, le succès de ChatGPT aurait précipité les travaux de Baidu, qui aurait réaffecté des ressources pour le développement de son IA, afin de ne pas se faire distancer par la concurrence américaine. Le géant des moteurs de recherche doit également faire face, sur son marché local, aux géants Tencent et Alibaba. Toutefois, l'entreprise semble être la mieux placée dans cette course, car elle investit depuis quelques années à coups de milliards de dollars dans les grands modèles de langage. À ce jour, une liste d'attente a été ouverte aux partenaires et clients de l'entreprise, sans date précise d'ouverture au grand public. Malgré les critiques et les moqueries, Baidu reste convaincu de la capacité d'Ernie Bot à révolutionner l'industrie de l'IA, et espère pouvoir rivaliser avec ses concurrents américains. À noter toutefois que les enjeux économiques, politiques et géostratégiques liés à l'IA sont considérables. C'est d'ailleurs pour cela que les entreprises de la Tech font face à une réglementation de plus en plus stricte de la part des état et organisations supranationale comme l'Union Européenne. À voir si Baidu atteindra ses objectifs, ou si OpenAI et ChatGPT ont définitivement pris le large dans la course aux IA. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Tu & Lei start off the podcast with a review of August sales numbers,  the pleasant surprises along with the disappointments. Tu and Lei then take a step back and talk about the global EV market, how the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) should help the US EV sector and how some Volkswagen customers in Europe have gotten so frustrated with their ID Series vehicles they're returning them.Tu then moves the discussion to the recent restrictions placed on Nvidia and AMD that limits the chips they can export to China and Russia which leads to a broader discussion about the restrictions by both countries that have given them advantages historically that have manifested into companies that are leaders in the space currently.Tu and Lei then move to unpack Baidu's Robin Li who said that most companies would likely skip L3 and go straight from L2 to L4 autonomy with their vehicles and systems. They close the pod with a brief discussion about some of the challenges ahead for the foreign automakers that they'll need to overcome in China vs. their domestic counterparts if they are to ultimately succeed there.  

百度 Baidu ไป่ตู้ (NASDAQ: BIDU) ถือเป็นบริษัทยักษ์ใหญ่ที่สำคัญบริษัทหนึ่งของประเทศจีน ทุกคนรู้จักในนาม The Google of China หรือเจ้าพ่อ search engine ของประเทศจีนที่ปัจจุบันได้ถือครองส่วนแบ่งการตลาดในประเทศจีนไปถึง 70% เรื่องราวที่มาของไป่ตู้นับว่าน่าสนใจ ตั้งแต่การการที่ผู้ก่อตั้ง 李彦宏 หลี่เยี่ยนหง หรือ Robin Li คิดค้นและได้รับสิทธิบัตรในผลงานที่ชื่อว่า Rankdex ที่อเมริกา จนกลับมาก่อตั้งอาณาจักร search engine สัญชาติจีนที่ชื่อว่า ไป่ตู้ เลือกฟังกันได้เลยนะครับ อย่าลืมกด Follow ติดตาม PodCast ช่อง Geek Forever's Podcast ของผมกันด้วยนะครับ ========================= ร่วมสนับสนุน ด.ดล Blog และ Geek Forever Podcast เพื่อให้เรามีกำลังในการผลิต Content ดี ๆ ให้กับท่าน https://www.tharadhol.com/become-a-supporter/ ——————————————– ติดตาม ด.ดล Blog ผ่าน Line OA เพียงคลิก : http://line.me/ti/p/~@tharadhol ========================= ช่องทางติดตาม ด.ดล Blog เพิ่มเติมได้ที่ Fanpage : www.facebook.com/tharadhol.blog Blockdit : www.blockdit.com/tharadhol.blog Twitter : www.twitter.com/tharadhol Instragram : instragram.com/tharadhol TikTok : tiktok.com/@geek.forever Youtube : www.youtube.com/c/mrtharadhol Linkedin : www.linkedin.com/in/tharadhol Website : www.tharadhol.com

Wanna split £100? You get £50 free AND save money on 100% green electricity by moving to Octopus Energy. Plus I get £50 to support this podcast but ONLY if you do it by using my unique referral code. I moved to Octopus recently and had been putting it off for ages,  but I kicked myself for not doing it sooner, as it’s literally a 5 minute job to give them your details.   Click here: https://share.octopus.energy/free-puma-452   On today’s podcast: Huawei beats Apple to the punch: SF5 electric SUV Eighty gigafactories may be insufficient if EV sales are to surpass ICE by 2030s Electric cars: What will happen to all the dead batteries? Tritium Selected By US Army To Support Fleet Electrification Toyota begins European roll-out of Proace electric van Another Chinese Name To Remember - Jidu Auto Nio Will Disclose Strategy For Selling EVs In Norway Williams, Italdesign tout fast-to-market luxury EV platform   Show #1069   Good morning, good afternoon and good evening wherever you are in the world, welcome to EV News Daily for Saturday 1st May. It’s Martyn Lee here and I go through every EV story so you don't have to.   Thank you to MYEV.com for helping make this show, they’ve built the first marketplace specifically for Electric Vehicles. It’s a totally free marketplace that simplifies the buying and selling process, and help you learn about EVs along the way too.   HUAWEI BEATS APPLE TO THE PUNCH: SF5 ELECTRIC SUV "Chinese technology giant Huawei Technologies has the SF5 electric SUV developed in partnership with automotive brand Seres which will be sold and marketed by Huawei throughout its flagship stores across China." says The Driven: "The SF5 boasts two electric motors powering an all-wheel drive powertrain producing up to 543-horsepower and 820Nm of torque, and is able to accelerate from 0 to 100km/h in 4.68-seconds, and offers all-electric range for daily city driving of 180-kilometres (NEDC) in what is called “pure electric mode”.The fact that there is a “pure electric mode” also clarifies how the SF5 can boast a headline-grabbing extended range mode offering over 1,000-kilometres, though this press release avoids mention of the 1.5-litre, four-cylinder engine which acts as the range-extending generator"   https://thedriven.io/2021/04/27/huawei-beats-apple-to-the-punch-sf5-electric-suv-debuts-at-shanghai/   EIGHTY GIGAFACTORIES MAY BE INSUFFICIENT IF EV SALES ARE TO SURPASS ICE BY 2030S "The global electric vehicle industry could face a problem of battery capacity in the future, despite plans for 80 new EV battery gigafactories. A recent ABB report, in conjunction with the automotive intelligence unit of Ultima Media, highlights the role of automation in meeting demand as EVs are predicted to overtake ICE-powered vehicles by 2036." says AutocarPro:" Battery production capacity will likely need to outpace EV demand to meet the rising need for lithium-ion power in other sectors, along with mitigating supply and production constraints. The report estimates that global capacity for lithium-ion batteries will increase from 450 gigawatt hours (GWh) in 2020 to more than 2,850 GWh by 2030. The high price of EVs will increasingly create a barrier to further market penetration, reducing vehicle cost has therefore become a whole-industry focus. Given that the battery represents up to a third of vehicle costs, ABB is focused on solutions that improve battery manufacturing productivity."   https://www.autocarpro.in/news-international/eighty-gigafactories-may-be-insufficient-if-ev-sales-are-to-surpass-ice-by-2030s-79030   ELECTRIC CARS: WHAT WILL HAPPEN TO ALL THE DEAD BATTERIES? "While electric vehicles (EVs) may not emit any carbon dioxide during their working lives, [Paul Anderson from University of Birmingham is] concerned about what happens when they run out of road - in particular what happens to the batteries." says BBC News: "EV batteries are larger and heavier than those in regular cars and are made up of several hundred individual lithium-ion cells, all of which need dismantling. They contain hazardous materials, and have an inconvenient tendency to explode if disassembled incorrectly. Recent proposals from the European Union would see EV suppliers responsible for making sure that their products aren't simply dumped at the end of their life, and manufacturers are already starting to step up to the mark."   https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-56574779   TRITIUM SELECTED BY US ARMY TO SUPPORT FLEET ELECTRIFICATION  Tritium, a global leader in DC fast charging technology for electric vehicles (EVs), today announced that it has been selected to participate in the Power Transfer Cohort, powered by the Army Applications Laboratory (AAL) in collaboration with Alion Science and Technology. This program focuses on advancing solutions that will support remote access, rapid recharging, and scalable infrastructure to help the Army move to electric vehicles EVs. Tritium is the only DC fast charging provider which was selected for the program.   Companies in the Cohort will work directly with the Next Generation Combat Vehicle Cross Functional Team (NGCV) and the Ground Vehicle Systems Center (GVSC) to identify and explore EV infrastructure technologies that can work across the diverse fleet of ~225,000 Army vehicles operating in the most demanding environments.   Each cohort focuses on solving a specific problem aligned to the Army’s 16-year modernization strategy. The Power Transfer Cohort is an 8-week program, and each company selected to participate receives a contract for $100,000 with the potential for follow-on awards.   TOYOTA BEGINS EUROPEAN ROLL-OUT OF PROACE ELECTRIC VAN "Toyota has started the market launch of the Proace Electric and Proace Verso Electric in Europe. List prices in Germany start at 41,948 euros for the Proace Electric and 58,530 euros for the Proace Verso Electric. The smaller Proace City Electric is to follow in October this year." says electrive: "The Proace is not based on a Toyota platform, but on the EMP2 from PSA/Stellantis. The minibus is thus another offshoot to the three well-known models of the PSA brands Citroën, Peugeot and Opel. The Proace Electric is the commercial vehicle version (comparable to the Opel Vivaro-e), while the Proace Verso Electric is the passenger car model for private customers, like the Opel Zafira-e Life. The technical data matches that of the PSA trio: The 100 kW electric motor is used, Toyota also offers two battery options (50 or 75 kWh). Depending on the battery, between 230 and 330 kilometres WLTP range"   https://www.electrive.com/2021/04/27/toyota-begins-european-roll-out-of-proace-electric-van/   ANOTHER CHINESE NAME TO REMEMBER - JIDU AUTO "Jidu Auto, Chinese search engine giant Baidu’s new car-making venture, plans to invest CNY50 billion (USD7.7 billion) in the next five years and recruit 2,500 to 3,000 employees in the next two to three years, according to its chief executive." reports  Yicaiglobal: "Jidu Auto is likely to showcase its first vehicle at the Beijing International Automotive Exhibition next April and will unveil one new model every 12 to 18 months after that, Xia Yiping told Yicai Global today. The firm has already built a core team of about 100 people, he said. Baidu founder Robin Li highly values the project and will play a role in key parts of its engineering and design work, Xia said, adding that Jidu Auto will launch a new round of financing soon."   https://www.yicaiglobal.com/news/baidu-to-invest-usd77-billion-to-make-cars-in-next-five-years   NIO WILL DISCLOSE STRATEGY FOR SELLING EVS IN NORWAY ", the company will broadcast a news conference on May 6. We expect it to reveal the details of Nio’s global expansion." according to InsideEVs: "The Chinese carmaker had already revealed that it wanted to be in all major EV markets by 2024. Apart from China, that means Europe and the US. The news conference could be restricted to the Norwegian market, but we expect to learn a lot more."   https://insideevs.com/news/504249/nio-norway-sales-may-6/   WILLIAMS, ITALDESIGN TOUT FAST-TO-MARKET LUXURY EV PLATFORM "Williams Advanced Engineering and ItalDesign will market an electric-car platform aimed at premium brands looking to sell long-range, high-performance EVs costing more than 100,000 euros ($121,000)." says Autmotive News Europe: "The two companies say the EVX platform will enable companies to bring a car to market in 30 months to 36 months, about 12 months earlier than traditional development timings. Williams will supply the rolling chassis under the partnership, while ItalDesign will contribute the body design, safety systems, electric architecture, and limited production of up to 500 cars for customers."   https://europe.autonews.com/automakers/williams-italdesign-tout-fast-market-luxury-ev-platform     QUESTION OF THE WEEK WITH EMOBILITYNORWAY.COM   Whats the most effective consumer education regarding EVs?   Email me your thoughts and I’ll read them out on Sunday – hello@evnewsdaily.com     It would mean a lot if you could take 2mins to leave a quick review on whichever platform you download the podcast.   And  if you have an Amazon Echo, download our Alexa Skill, search for EV News Daily and add it as a flash briefing.   Come and say hi on Facebook, LinkedIn or Twitter just search EV News Daily, have a wonderful day, I’ll catch you tomorrow and remember…there’s no such thing as a self-charging hybrid.     PHIL ROBERTS / ELECTRIC FUTURE (PREMIUM PARTNER) BRAD CROSBY (PREMIUM PARTNER) PORSCHE OF THE VILLAGE CINCINNATI (PREMIUM PARTNER) AUDI CINCINNATI EAST (PREMIUM PARTNER) VOLVO CARS CINCINNATI EAST (PREMIUM PARTNER) NATIONALCARCHARGING.COM and ALOHACHARGE.COM  (PREMIUM PARTNER) DEREK REILLY FROM THE EV REVIEW IRELAND YOUTUBE CHANNEL (PREMIUM PARTNER) RICHARD AT RSEV.CO.UK – FOR BUYING AND SELLING EVS IN THE UK (PREMIUM PARTNER) eMOBILITY NORWAY HTTPS://WWW.EMOBILITYNORWAY.COM/  (PREMIUM PARTNER)     DAVID AND LISA ALLEN (PARTNER) GARETH HAMER (PARTNER) BOB BOOTHBY FROM MILLBROOK COTTAGES – 5* GOLD SELF CATERING COTTAGES (PARTNER) DARIN MCLESKEY FROM DENOVO REAL ESTATE (PARTNER) JUKKA KUKONEN FROM WWW.SHIFT2ELECTRIC.COM RAJEEV NARAYAN (PARTNER) IAIN SEAR (PARTNER)   ADRIAN BOND (EXECUTIVE PRODUCER) ALAN SHEDD (EXECUTIVE PRODUCER) ALEX BANAHENE (EXECUTIVE PRODUCER) ALEXANDER FRANK @ https://www.youtube.com/c/alexsuniverse42 ANDERS HOVE (EXECUTIVE PRODUCER) ANDREA JEFFERSON (EXECUTIVE PRODUCER) ANDREW GREEN (EXECUTIVE PRODUCER) ANDY NANCARROW AND LILIAN KASS (EXECUTIVE PRODUCER) ASEER KHALID (EXECUTIVE PRODUCER) BÅRD FJUKSTAD (EXECUTIVE PRODUCER) BLUNDERBUSS JONES (EXECUTIVE PRODUCER BRIAN THOMPSON (EXECUTIVE PRODUCER) BRUCE BOHANNAN (EXECUTIVE PRODUCER) CHARLES HALL (EXECUTIVE PRODUCER) CHRIS HOPKINS (EXECUTIVE PRODUCER) CHRISTOPHER BARTH (EXECUTIVE PRODUCER) COLIN HENNESSY AND CAMBSEV (EXECUTIVE PRODUCER) CRAIG ROGERS (EXECUTIVE PRODUCER) DAMIEN DAVIS (EXECUTIVE PRODUCER) DAVID FINCH (EXECUTIVE PRODUCER) DAVID MOORE (EXECUTIVE PRODUCER) DAVID PARTINGTON (EXECUTIVE PRODUCER) DAVID PRESCOTT (EXECUTIVE PRODUCER) DC EV (EXECUTIVE PRODUCER) DON MCALLISTER / SCREENCASTSONLINE.COM (EXECUTIVE PRODUCER) ED CORTREEN (EXECUTIVE PRODUCER) ERIC HANSEN (EXECUTIVE PRODUCER) ERU KYEYUNE-NYOMBI (EXECUTIVE PRODUCER) FREDRIK ROVIK (EXECUTIVE PRODUCER) GENE RUBIN (EXECUTIVE PRODUCER) HEDLEY WRIGHT (EXECUTIVE PRODUCER) HEINRICH LIESNER (EXECUTIVE PRODUCER) IAN GRIFFITHS (EXECUTIVE PRODUCER) IAN (WATTIE) WATKINS (EXECUTIVE PRODUCER) JACK OAKLEY (EXECUTIVE PRODUCER) JAMES STORR (EXECUTIVE PRODUCER) JAVIER CARMELO DÍAZ PÉREZ (EXECUTIVE PRODUCER) JIM MORRIS (EXECUTIVE PRODUCER) JOHN SCHROEDER (EXECUTIVE PRODUCER) JON AKA BEARDY MCBEARDFACE FROM KENT EVS (EXECUTIVE PRODUCER) JON MANCHAK (EXECUTIVE PRODUCER) JUAN GONZALEZ (EXECUTIVE PRODUCER) KEVIN MEYERSON (EXECUTIVE PRODUCER) LAURENCE D ALLEN (EXECUTIVE PRODUCER) LEE BROWN (EXECUTIVE PRODUCER) LUKE CULLEY (EXECUTIVE PRODUCER) MARCEL WARD (EXECUTIVE PRODUCER) MARTY YOUNG  (EXECUTIVE PRODUCER) MIA OPPELSTRUP (PARTNER) MIKE WINTER (EXECUTIVE PRODUCER) NATHAN GORE-BROWN (EXECUTIVE PRODUCER) NATHANIEL FREEDMAN (EXECUTIVE PRODUCER) NEIL E ROBERTS FROM SUSSEX EVS (EXECUTIVE PRODUCER) OHAD ASTON (EXECUTIVE PRODUCER) PAUL STEPHENSON (EXECUTIVE PRODUCER) PETE GLASS (EXECUTIVE PRODUCER) PETE GORTON (EXECUTIVE PRODUCER) PETER & DEE ROBERTS FROM OXON EVS (EXECUTIVE PRODUCER) PHIL MOUCHET (EXECUTIVE PRODUCER) PHILIP TRAUTMAN (EXECUTIVE PRODUCER) RAYMOND ROWLEDGE (EXECUTIVE PRODUCER) RENE KEEMIK (EXECUTIVE PRODUCER) RENÉ SCHNEIDER (EXECUTIVE PRODUCER) ROB FROM THE RSTHINKS EV CHANNEL ON YOUTUBE (EXECUTIVE PRODUCER) ROBERT GRACE (EXECUTIVE PRODUCER) RUPERT MITCHELL (EXECUTIVE PRODUCER) SEIKI PAYNE (EXECUTIVE PRODUCER) STEPHEN PENN (EXECUTIVE PRODUCER) STEVE JOHN (EXECUTIVE PRODUCER) THOMAS J. 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EP24 China Internet Landscape and Digital Giants Part 19 百度 Baidu ไป่ตู้ (NASDAQ: BIDU) ถือเป็นบริษัทยักษ์ใหญ่ที่สำคัญบริษัทหนึ่งของประเทศจีน ทุกคนรู้จักในนาม The Google of China หรือเจ้าพ่อ search engine ของประเทศจีนที่ปัจจุบันได้ถือครองส่วนแบ่งการตลาดในประเทศจีนไปถึง 70% เรื่องราวที่มาของไป่ตู้นับว่าน่าสนใจ ตั้งแต่การการที่ผู้ก่อตั้ง 李彦宏 หลี่เยี่ยนหง หรือ Robin Li คิดค้นและได้รับสิทธิบัตรในผลงานที่ชื่อว่า Rankdex ที่อเมริกา จนกลับมาก่อตั้งอาณาจักร search engine สัญชาติจีนที่ชื่อว่า ไป่ตู้  เรื่องราวทั้งหมดติดตามได้ใน EP 24

Today on the show, we have Harley Finkelstein, the President of Shopify. Shopify is a leading global e-commerce company, providing trusted tools to start, grow, market and manage a retail business of any size. Headquartered in Ottawa, Canada, Shopify powers over 1 million businesses and more than 175 countries and is trusted by brands such as AllBirds, GymSharks, PepsiCo, Staples, and many more. Harley has been with the company since 2010. Prior to his current role, Harley founded numerous startups and ecommerce companies. He is currently an advisor to Felicis Ventures. Harley holds a Bachelor degree in Economics from Concordia University and a J.D./M.B.A. joint degree in Law and Business from the University of Ottawa. This episode is co-hosted by GGV colleague Robin Li. Based in New York, Robin invests in eCommerce, social, consumer internet, and digital economy. For the full transcript of the show, go to nextbn.ggvc.com Join our listeners' community, go to nextbn.ggvc.com/community Disclaimer: This content is provided for informational purposes only, and should not be relied upon as legal, business, investment, or tax advice. You should consult your own advisers as to those matters. References to any securities or assets are for illustrative purposes only; such references do not constitute any recommendation to either buy or sell such securities or assets and are not intended to serve as the basis for any investment decision, nor do they constitute an offer to provide investment advisory services. Any information provided by third parties in this content does not reflect the views of GGV Capital and its subsidiaries or affiliates. Furthermore, this content is not directed at nor intended for use by any investors or prospective investors, and may not under any circumstances be relied upon, when making a decision to invest in any fund managed by GGV Capital. Any investment or portfolio company mentioned, referred to, or described is not representative of all investments in vehicles managed by GGV Capital, and there can be no assurance that the investments will be profitable or that other investments made in the future will have similar characteristics or results.

Today on the show, we have Harley Finkelstein, the President of Shopify. Shopify is a leading global e-commerce company, providing trusted tools to start, grow, market and manage a retail business of any size. Headquartered in Ottawa, Canada, Shopify powers over 1 million businesses and more than 175 countries and is trusted by brands such as AllBirds, GymSharks, PepsiCo, Staples, and many more. Harley has been with the company since 2010. Prior to his current role, Harley founded numerous startups and ecommerce companies. He is currently an advisor to Felicis Ventures. Harley holds a Bachelor degree in Economics from Concordia University and a J.D./M.B.A. joint degree in Law and Business from the University of Ottawa. This episode is co-hosted by GGV colleague Robin Li. Based in New York, Robin invests in eCommerce, social, consumer internet, and digital economy. For the full transcript of the show, go to nextbn.ggvc.com Join our listeners' community, go to nextbn.ggvc.com/community Disclaimer: This content is provided for informational purposes only, and should not be relied upon as legal, business, investment, or tax advice. You should consult your own advisers as to those matters. References to any securities or assets are for illustrative purposes only; such references do not constitute any recommendation to either buy or sell such securities or assets and are not intended to serve as the basis for any investment decision, nor do they constitute an offer to provide investment advisory services. Any information provided by third parties in this content does not reflect the views of GGV Capital and its subsidiaries or affiliates. Furthermore, this content is not directed at nor intended for use by any investors or prospective investors, and may not under any circumstances be relied upon, when making a decision to invest in any fund managed by GGV Capital. Any investment or portfolio company mentioned, referred to, or described is not representative of all investments in vehicles managed by GGV Capital, and there can be no assurance that the investments will be profitable or that other investments made in the future will have similar characteristics or results.

Hello and welcome to another episode of the Dongfang Hour China Aero/Space News Roundup! Without further ado, the news update from the week of 14-20 December. 1) Long March 8 Launch on Sunday 20/12Sunday morning (20/12/20) saw plans for the very first launch of China’s latest medium lift launch vehicle, the Long March 8, from Wenchang Launch Center. Unfortunately, the launch was scrubbed on Sunday due to a tropical storm, but we expect the launch to occur in the coming days. The payloads will be:- a classified EO technology satellite by CAST (XJY-7)- Ethiopian ETHSAT6U (cubesat), in cooperation with Beijing Smart Satellite- Guodian Gaoke’s Tianqi-12 satellite (for its IoT constellation)- 2 satellites of Spacety: one in cooperation with CETC (Haisi-1) and the other a technology verification satelliteThe LM8 is actually based on a set of rather proven building blocks, used in LM5-7, namely the kerolox YF-100 engines in it’s core stage and boosters (used also in LM 5, 6 and 7), and the YF-75 for the 2nd stage, a hydrolox engine employed already on the LM3 as well as the LM5.While the upcoming launch is going to be expendable, it is noteworthy that LM8 will (eventually) be CASC’s first attempt at reusability. As was unveiled in 2018, CASC plans to have the first stage, together with the two side boosters, perform vertical landing, throttling the engine and using grid fins for control during the landing stage. This will no doubt mean modifications on the YF-100 to enable the engines to run at lower thrust, to be restartable multiple times.2) Chang’e-5 Return to EarthChina’s Chang’e 5 return capsule returned to Earth in the evening of December 16th, after a perilous re-entry in the atmosphere. The capsule was located rapidly by search teams and helicopters (equipped with infrared cameras). This was live-streamed on Chinese media, and was absolutely fascinating to watch. On the 19th of December, a ceremony was held to remove the sample container and weigh the sample, which turned out was 1,731 kg as opposed to the expected 2 kg.3) New JV between China Eastern, Juneyao Group, and China TelecomOn December 16th 2020, China Eastern, Juneyao Group, and China Telecom jointly established a joint-venture called KDLink, which is to focus on connected aircraft. The press release doesn’t discuss too much in detail the projects of the JV (other than “product innovation, technology innovation and new application”). But China Eastern has been one of the pioneering airlines in China, with approximately half of the connected aircraft in China belonging to the Shanghai-based company. The joint-venture with Juneyao Airlines, another Shanghai-based airline that also operates connected aircraft, could mean a new wave of deployment of (satellite?) connectivity among both airlines’ fleets.4) Baidu is Considering Making its own Electric VehicleOr outsourcing to other manufacturers, as the case may be. Either way, an article appeared this week quoting “three people with knowledge of the matter” saying that Baidu is considering developing their own electric car through collaboration, potentially with Geely. Robin Li, CEO of Baidu, was the first billionaire in China to talk about the need to open the space industry to private investment, something he was doing as early as 2014. We thank you for your kind attention, and look forward to seeing you next time!---------------------------------------------Follow us on YouTube, LinkedIn, Twitter (https://twitter.com/DongFangHour), as an audio podcast, and on our official website: https://www.dongfanghour.com/

We are in strange and uncertain times. The technology industry has always managed to respond to strange and uncertain times with incredible innovations that lead to the next round of growth. Growth that often comes with much higher rewards and leaves the world in a state almost unimaginable in previous iterations. The last major inflection point for the Internet, and computing in general, was when the dot come bubble burst.  The companies that survived that time in the history of computing and stayed true to their course sparked the Web 2.0 revolution. And their shareholders were rewarded by going from exits and valuations in the millions in the dot com era, they went into the billions in the Web 2.0 era. None as iconic as Google. They finally solved how to make money at scale on the Internet and in the process validated that search was a place to do so. Today we can think of Google, or the resulting parent Alphabet, as a multi-headed hydra. The biggest of those heads includes Search, which includes AdWords and AdSense. But Google has long since stopped being a one-trick pony. They also include Google Apps, Google Cloud, Gmail, YouTube, Google Nest, Verily, self-driving cars, mobile operating systems, and one of the more ambitious, Google Fiber. But how did two kids going to Stanford manage to become the third US company to be valued at a trillion dollars? Let's go back to 1998. The Big Lebowski, Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, There's Something About Mary, The Truman Show, and Saving Private Ryan were in the theaters. Puff Daddy hadn't transmogrified into P Diddy. And Usher had three songs in the Top 40. Boyz II Men, Backstreet Boys, Shania Twain, and Third Eye Blind couldn't be avoided on the airwaves. They're now pretty much relegated to 90s disco nights. But technology offered a bright spot. We got the first MP3 player, the Apple Newton, the Intel Celeron and Xeon, the Apple iMac, MySQL, v.90 Modems, StarCraft, and two Stanford students named Larry Page and Sergey Brin took a research project they started in 1996 with Scott Hassan, and started a company called Google (although Hassan would leave Google before it became a company).  There were search engines before Page and Brin. But most produced search results that just weren't that great. In fact, most were focused on becoming portals. They took their queue from AOL and other ISPs who had springboarded people onto the web from services that had been walled gardens. As they became interconnected into a truly open Internet, the amount of diverse content began to explode and people just getting online found it hard to actually find things they were interested in. Going from ISPs who had portals to getting on the Internet, many began using a starting page like Archie, LYCOS, Jughead, Veronica, Infoseek, and of course Yahoo! Yahoo! Had grown fast out of Stanford, having been founded by Jerry Yang and David Filo. By 1998, the Yahoo! Page was full of text. Stock tickers, links to shopping, and even horoscopes. It took a lot of the features from the community builders at AOL. The model to take money was banner ads and that meant keeping people on their pages. Because it wasn't yet monetized and in fact acted against the banner loading business model, searching for what you really wanted to find on the Internet didn't get a lot of love. The search engines or portals of the day had pretty crappy search engines compared to what Page and Brin were building.  They initially called the search engine BackRub back in 1996. As academics (and the children of academics) they knew that the more papers that sited another paper, the more valuable the paper was. Applying that same logic allowed them to rank websites based on how many other sites linked into it. This became the foundation of the original PageRank algorithm, which continues to evolve today. The name BackRub came from the concept of weighting based on back links. That concept had come from a tool called RankDex, which was developed by Robin Li who went on to found Baidu.  Keep in mind, it started as a research project. The transition from research project meant finding a good name. Being math nerds they landed on "Google" a play on "googol", or a 1 followed by a hundred zeros. And within a year they were still running off University of Stanford computers. As their crawlers searched the web they needed more and more computing time. So they went out looking for funding and in 1998 got $100,000 from Sun Microsystems cofounder Andy Bechtolsheim. Jeff Bezos from Amazon, David Cheriton, Ram Shriram and others kicked in some money as well and they got a million dollar round of angel investment. And their algorithm kept getting more and more mature as they were able to catalog more and more sites. By 1999 they went out and raised $25 million from Kleiner Perkins and Sequoia Capital, insisting the two invest equally, which hadn't been done.  They were frugal with their money, which allowed them to weather the coming storm when the dot com bubble burst. They build computers to process data using off the shelf hardware they got at Fry's and other computer stores, they brought in some of the best talent in the area as other companies were going bankrupt.  They also used that money to move into offices in Palo Alto and in 2000 started selling ads through a service they called AdWords. It was a simple site and ads were text instead of the banners popular at the time. It was an instant success and I remember being drawn to it after years of looking at that increasingly complicated Yahoo! Landing page. And they successfully inked a deal with Yahoo! to provide organic and paid search, betting the company that they could make lots of money. And they were right. The world was ready for simple interfaces that provided relevant results. And the results were relevant for advertisers who could move to a pay-per-click model and bid on how much they wanted to pay for each click. They could serve ads for nearly any company and with little human interaction because they spent the time and money to build great AI to power the system. You put in a credit card number and they got accurate projections on how successful an ad would be. In fact, ads that were relevant often charged less for clicks than those that weren't. And it quickly became apparent that they were just printing money on the back of the new ad system. They brought in Eric Schmidt to run the company, per the agreement they made when they raised the $25 million and by 2002 they were booking $400M in revenue. And they operated at a 60% margin. These are crazy numbers and enabled them to continue aggressively making investments. The dot com bubble may have burst, but Google was a clear beacon of light that the Internet wasn't done for. In 2003 Google moved into a space now referred to as the Googleplex, in Mountain View California. In a sign of the times, that was land formerly owned by Silicon Graphics. They saw how the ad model could improved beyond paid placement and banners and acquired  is when they launched AdSense. They could afford to with $1.5 billion in revenue.  Google went public in 2004, with revenues of $3.2 billion. Underwritten by Morgan Stanley and Credit Suisse, who took half the standard fees for leading the IPO, Google sold nearly 20 million shares. By then they were basically printing money. By then the company had a market cap of $23 billion, just below that of Yahoo. That's the year they acquired Where 2 Technologies to convert their mapping technology into Google Maps, which was launched in 2005. They also bought Keyhole in 2004, which the CIA had invested in, and that was released as Google Earth in 2005. That technology then became critical for turn by turn directions and the directions were enriched using another 2004 acquisition, ZipDash, to get real-time traffic information. At this point, Google wasn't just responding to queries about content on the web, but were able to respond to queries about the world at large. They also released Gmail and Google Books in 2004. By the end of 2005 they were up to $6.1 billion in revenue and they continued to invest money back into the company aggressively, looking not only to point users to pages but get into content. That's when they bought Android in 2005, allowing them to answer queries using their own mobile operating system rather than just on the web. On the back of $10.6 billion in revenue they bought YouTube in 2006 for $1.65 billion in Google stock. This is also when they brought Gmail into Google Apps for Your Domain, now simply known as G Suite - and when they acquired Upstartle to get what we now call Google Docs.  At $16.6 billion in revenues, they bought DoubleClick in 2007 for $3.1 billion to get the relationships DoubleClick had with the ad agencies.  They also acquired Tonic Systems in 2007, which would become Google Slides. Thus completing a suite of apps that could compete with Microsoft Office. By then they were at $16.6 billion in revenues. The first Android release came in 2008 on the back of $21.8 billion revenue. They also released Chrome that year, a project that came out of hiring a number of Mozilla Firefox developers, even after Eric Schmidt had stonewalled doing so for six years. The project had been managed by up and coming Sundar Pichai. That year they also released Google App Engine, to compete with Amazon's EC2.  They bought On2, reCAPTCHA, AdMob, VOIP company Gizmo5, Teracent, and AppJet in 2009 on $23.7 Billion in revenue and Aardvark, reMail, Picnic, DocVerse, Episodic, Plink, Agnilux, LabPixies, BumpTop, Global IP Solutions, Simplify Media, Ruba.com, Invite Media, Metaweb, Zetawire, Instantiations, Slide.com, Jambool, Like.com, Angstro, SocialDeck, QuickSee, Plannr, BlindType, Phonetic Arts, and Widevine Technologies in 2010 on 29.3 billion in revenue. In 2011, Google bought Motorola Mobility for $12.5 billion to get access to patents for mobile phones, along with another almost two dozen companies. This was on the back of nearly $38 billion in revenue.  The battle with Apple intensified when Apple removed Google Maps from iOS 6 in 2012. But on $50 billion in revenue, Google wasn't worried. They released the Chromebook in 2012 as well as announcing Google Fiber to be rolled out in Kansas City.  They launched Google Drive They bought Waze for just shy of a billion dollars in 2013 to get crowdsourced data that could help bolster what Google Maps was doing. That was on 55 and a half billion in revenue.  In 2014, at $65 billion in revenue, they bought Nest, getting thermostats and cameras in the portfolio.  Pichai, who had worked in product on Drive, Gmail, Maps, and Chromebook took over Android and by 2015 was named the next CEO of Google when Google restructured with Alphabet being created as the parent of the various companies that made up the portfolio. By then they were up to 74 and a half billion in revenue. And they needed a new structure, given the size and scale of what they were doing.  In 2016 they launched Google Home, which has now brought AI into 52 million homes. They also bought nearly 20 other companies that year, including Apigee, to get an API management platform. By then they were up to nearly $90 billion in revenue. 2017 saw revenues rise to $110 billion and 2018 saw them reach $136 billion.  In 2019, Pichai became the CEO of Alphabet, now presiding over a company with over $160 billion in revenues. One that has bought over 200 companies and employs over 123,000 humans. Google's mission is “to organize the world's information and make it universally accessible and useful” and it's easy to connect most of the acquisitions with that goal. I have a lot of friends in and out of IT that think Google is evil. Despite their desire not to do evil, any organization that grows at such a mind-boggling pace is bound to rub people wrong here and there. I've always gladly using their free services even knowing that when you aren't paying for a product, you are the product. We have a lot to be thankful of Google for on this birthday. As Netscape was the symbol of the dot com era, they were the symbol of Web 2.0. They took the mantle for free mail from Hotmail after Microsoft screwed the pooch with that.  They applied math to everything, revolutionizing marketing and helping people connect with information they were most interested in. They cobbled together a mapping solution and changed the way we navigate through cities. They made Google Apps and evolved the way we use documents, making us more collaborative and forcing the competition, namely Microsoft Office to adapt as well. They dominated the mobility market, capturing over 90% of devices. They innovated cloud stacks. And here's the crazy thing, from the beginning, they didn't make up a lot. They borrowed the foundational principals of that original algorithm from RankDex, Gmail was a new and innovative approach to Hotmail, Google Maps was a better Encarta, their cloud offerings were structured similar to those of Amazon. And the list of acquisitions that helped them get patents or talent or ideas to launch innovative services is just astounding.  Chances are that today you do something that touches on Google. Whether it's the original search, controlling the lights in your house with Nest, using a web service hosted in their cloud, sending or receiving email through Gmail or one of the other hundreds of services. The team at Google has left an impact on each of the types of services they enable. They have innovated business and reaped the rewards. And on their 22nd birthday, we all owe them a certain level of thanks for everything they've given us. So until next time, think about all the services you interact with. And think about how you can improve on them. And thank you, for tuning in to this episode of the history of computing podcast. 

Relations between the US and China are at a low-point right now, thanks to the COVID-19 pandemic among other things, but how is that affecting global innovation? Today’s guest on the WAM podcast is an innovation expert, author, public speaker, and media entrepreneur, Rebecca Fannin, who is the founder and leader of Silicon Dragon Ventures. Rebecca’s journalistic career began in Silicon Valley during the dot-com era. Following the venture capital trail to Asia, she was one of the first American journalists to write about China’s entrepreneurial boom, interviewing Jack Ma of Alibaba and Robin Li of Baidu, among others. She’s a regular media commentator and publics peaker, focusing on investments and emerging technology companies. Rebecca has just published her third book, Tech Titans of China, which documents the rise of China's tech companies and intense competition in the sector. In this episode, host Rosemary Coates and guest Rebecca dive into how Rebecca started her company and where it has led her, as well as the recent decision to take the events component of her business online due to COVID-19. Rebecca gives us her perspectives on global tech and innovation and how they affect manufacturing, as well as how the tech race between the United States and China may be hindering collaboration and innovation. Make sure not to miss out on Rebecca’s interesting approach!

Relations between the US and China are at a low-point right now, thanks to the COVID-19 pandemic among other things, but how is that affecting global innovation? Today’s guest on the WAM podcast is an innovation expert, author, public speaker, and media entrepreneur, Rebecca Fannin, who is the founder and leader of Silicon Dragon Ventures. Rebecca’s journalistic career began in Silicon Valley during the dot-com era. Following the venture capital trail to Asia, she was one of the first American journalists to write about China’s entrepreneurial boom, interviewing Jack Ma of Alibaba and Robin Li of Baidu, among others. She’s a regular media commentator and publics peaker, focusing on investments and emerging technology companies. Rebecca has just published her third book, Tech Titans of China, which documents the rise of China's tech companies and intense competition in the sector. In this episode, host Rosemary Coates and guest Rebecca dive into how Rebecca started her company and where it has led her, as well as the recent decision to take the events component of her business online due to COVID-19. Rebecca gives us her perspectives on global tech and innovation and how they affect manufacturing, as well as how the tech race between the United States and China may be hindering collaboration and innovation. Make sure not to miss out on Rebecca’s interesting approach! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

From World War II until Desert Storm, the Oakland Army Base was the U.S. military’s largest seaport West of the Mississippi. This site had been a sandy marsh the previous century, and for millennia before that, but at its peak during the Vietnam War, it grew into “the largest military port complex in the world.” Situated at an industrial confluence of roads, rails, and shipping lanes, it served as a supply hub for the entire Pacific. Although hundreds of thousands of service members passed through en route to overseas assignments, most of the day-to-day workers at this “town within The Town” were civilians. For decades, burly ILWU members hoisted a nonstop stream of cargo, college girls working as part-time secretaries filed mountains of paperwork, determined clerks climbed the ranks of civil service, and countless others staffed the Base’s grocery store, morgue, bowling alley, night club, and other facilities. After the Base was decommissioned in 1999, during a wave of closures that wiped out the Bay Area’s formerly substantial military presence, UC Berkeley’s Oral History Center spoke with dozens of people (military and civilian) about their connections to this site. The interviews, compiled in “The Oakland Army Base: An Oral History,” span topics ranging from an astonishing tale about President Roosevelt’s visit to resentments still lingering over the Base’s unexpected termination and controversial redevelopment process. In these stories, whiskey flows, fists fly, foundations are driven deep into mud, careers flash by, trust is earned, orders are disobeyed, victories are celebrated with songs and parades, roads crumble, and cold, wooden coffins are draped with American flags. Instead of contextualizing these memories with narration, per this podcast’s usual format, I’ve decided to present these voices as an audio collage, assembled in roughly chronological order. Hearing these interview tapes felt like time-traveling and my goal was to create an episode that captures the feeling of taking a four-dimensional guided personal tour through the kaleidoscopic history of this sprawling complex. If you want the full, immersive experience of tasting the salty wind while you listen, head down to Middle Harbor Shoreline Park (which is adjacent to the former Base site) or the path that parallels Burma Rd. Social distancing shouldn’t be a problem – truck drivers far outnumber pedestrians in this flat, grey stretch of far West Oakland. I wouldn’t recommend walking along Maritime St, the main drag that cuts through the heart of the Base site, due to the constant flow of noisy semis and gritty construction dust, which tends to get in your eyes during the often gusty days. To see images related to this episode, visit: https://eastbayyesterday.com/ Special thanks to Oral History Center’s project team: Martin Meeker (director), David Dunham, Vic Geraci, Lisa Rubens, Ann Lage, Robin Li, Jess Rigelhaupt, and Julie Allen. Additional thanks to the interview subject whose voices are heard in this episode: Eleanor Bollinger, Mark Braly, George Bolton, George Cobbs Gordon Coleman, Steve Darrow, Grant Davis, George Gabler, Aliza Gallo, Thomas Galvin, Margaret Gordon, Fred Gowan, Jim Johnson, Robert Lippincott, Janice McDonald, Rose Medina, Mary Meyers, Monsa Nitoto, Bob Nordan, Leo Robinson, Stan Rudney, Lee Sandahl, Sydney Santos, Robert Taylor, Davetta Thibeux, Michael Thomas, Queen Thurston, and Cleophas Williams. Here’s a link to additional biographical information and full interview transcripts: https://bancroft.berkeley.edu/ROHO/projects/oab/transcripts.html East Bay Yesterday can’t survive without your support. Please donate to keep this show alive: www.patreon.com/eastbayyesterday

Welcome to Step by Step, a 5-part series from Future Commerce to help walk you through how to launch and grow a successful business. This season, we're talking about funding. Today is episode 3. Phillip & Brian are joined by Robin Li, Principal at GGV Capital to talk about discuss the process of raising venture capital and an initiative called Evolving E.

Rebecca Fannin, author of "Tech Titans of China" and founder of Silicon Dragon Ventures joined us for a conversation to discuss her new book and offered her perspectives on how China will reshape the world with their breed of tech giants: Baidu, Alibaba, Tencent and many more. Rebecca began with the story of her career and how she came to cover Chinese technology companies from its earliest days. She discussed the major themes of her new book, and how the current trade tensions will shape China's path in the technology space and why we need to start thinking of China as originators of technology rather than the misconceptions that they are copycats. Here are the interesting show notes and links to the discussion (with time-stamps included): Rebecca Fannin (@rfannin, LinkedIn), Author of “Tech Titans of China” and Founder of Silicon Dragon Ventures [0:16] As a young person who also works for a media company, I must ask, how did you start your career? [0:32] What advice would you give to young people looking to be a tech reporter or a media entrepreneur? [3:55] You have started covering China tech much earlier than most people with your first book “Silicon Dragon”, what are the major key misconceptions you have observed in how other parts of the world cover China? [5:30] As you have interacted with many key entrepreneurs such as Robin Li and Jack Ma, who is the most interesting entrepreneur in China who you have interviewed so far? [7:13] Tech Titans of China: “How China’s Tech Sector Is Challenging the World by Innovating Faster, Working Harder, & Going Global” [10:30] What are the main themes of the book and who are the intended audience? [10:40] We have known the Baidu-Alibaba-Tencent or BAT in short that are core key companies in China similar to Amazon, Google and Facebook in the US. How are they different? [13:20] From copiers to now originators, what are the key turning points for China to become a technology power in the world? [15:45] Is the government and their regulations the key reason why the tech giants in the US do not manage to penetrate into China? What are the other key reasons as to why the US tech companies have so many problems entering China? [17:50] If China has not banned Google, Facebook or Twitter, would these companies have succeeded? [20:10] We are increasingly seeing the decoupling of China and the US technology sector given the current US-China trade war. Do you think that the global supply chain which powers tech companies from both countries will break apart with what happened to ZTE and Huawei? [22:17]  How does China have evolved in these three key areas [22:19]: Ecommerce [22:22] AI [25:18] Drones and robots given that they have the most established and well developed manufacturing ecosystem in Shenzhen while US manufacturing has declined over the past three decades [27:58] Where do you see the future of Chinese tech for China and will it start spilling to the rest of the world given its nascent influence in India, Southeast Asia, and Africa? [29:17] Which tech giants in China are currently interesting from your perspective? [31:20] Closing [33:42] How can my audience find you? [33:52] Podcast Information: RSS Feed Apple Podcasts Himalaya Spotify Libsyn Google Play Overcast FM SoundCloud Luminary Twitter Facebook Video Facebook Page Linkedin Stitcher Castbox RadioPublic Acast PodBean ListenNotes TuneIn The show is hosted and produced by Carol Yin (@CarolYujiaYin) and originally created by Bernard Leong (@bernardleong).  Sound credits for the intro music: Taro Iwashiro, "The Beginning" from Red Cliff Soundtrack.

美凯龙昨晚发布公告，公司与阿里巴巴(中国)网络技术有限公司于5月24号签署了战略合作协议，双方将在新零售门店建设、电商平台搭建、物流仓配和安装服务商体系、消费金融、支付系统等方面开展战略合作。公司通过与阿里的战略合作，可以将阿里在新零售领域先进的经营理念与技术支持引入到公司的家具建材及家居商场的主业经营中来，提升经营效益，进一步推动行业的线上线下的业务融合。 得到App昨天正式上线满三周年。为此，得到团队发表了题为《得到App进取的方向，以及我们想为你做的事情》的致用户信，得到团队在信中直言过去一年“我们对自己很不满”，接下来会紧紧围绕“服务”两字在四个主要方面展开变化。 针对一些网民反映的毒霸网址大全的弹窗混杂、部分广告内容低俗的情况，金山毒霸首席执行官姚辉说，造成这一现象的原因，可能与部分外包的广告商没有守住商业底线、违规推广有关。公司一旦发现有违规推广，将终止与第三方的合作关系。公司积极尝试利用人工智能手段，加强对不良广告或推广信息的甄别，还网民一个纯净的上网环境。 近日，一段复旦女大学生为李彦宏献歌的视频在社交媒体上流传。视频中，复旦学生将自创的歌曲《Mr. Robin Li，好想遇见你》献唱给李彦宏。这则视频出处是2015年10月26日李彦宏在复旦大学出席活动。对此，复旦大学今日在官方微博做了回应，表示2015年10月，商业公司策划了当时那次高校巡讲推广活动，承认“学校对活动的流程管理不严”。百度公关部负责人对此作出回复：过去的事就让它过去吧。 本来去年就可能上线的滴滴酒店旅游业务已经在内部暂停探索孵化，目前酒店旅游业务负责人已转岗到GR部门，而内部员工也基本都转岗或者被“优化”裁员。滴滴官方对此不予回应。有内部人士分析称，滴滴酒店旅行业务的暂停孵化，可能是因为探索了一段时间，发现模式很难跑通。 联想集团上周在全球供应链大会上宣布，将投资超过20亿元人民币，在深圳及周边地区建设一座新的智能工厂。新厂目前的定位是综合类型的生产基地。合肥工厂是联想集团最大的PC生产基地，武汉产线则主攻智能手机，而未来南方新厂则相对综合，与其他工厂也能够形成相互备份。 财富咨询机构Wealth-X日前发布了《2019亿万富豪人口普查报告》。报告显示，2018年全球净资产超过10亿美元的亿万富豪，数量为2604位，较2017年下降5.4%。2018年，全球亿万富豪最多的城市是纽约，亿万富豪有105位。第二、第三的是香港、旧金山，人数分别为87位、75位。北京则是位居第6，有55位亿万富豪。 8点1氪，今日言论。蚂蚁金服数字金融板块总裁黄浩在2019清华五道口全球金融论坛上做出了对金融科技未来发展的三个判断：一是金融科技深远影响刚开始，如同1万米长跑才走了100米，未来会有更多创新；二是金融科技不是一类机构，而是共同发展，金融科技这个说法在未来会逐步消失；三是中国金融科技领先优势并不显著，需持续共建，从需求看中国暂时领先，从供给看并不占据绝对优势。 在昨天的极客公园Rebuild 2019科技商业峰会上，知乎CEO周源谈及“大V出走”这个话题时说，首先要搞明白这是用户选择还是商业选择，知乎团队也在自己身上找原因，过去很长时间，知乎都在用户机制和产品规范上做优化。

美凯龙昨晚发布公告，公司与阿里巴巴(中国)网络技术有限公司于5月24号签署了战略合作协议，双方将在新零售门店建设、电商平台搭建、物流仓配和安装服务商体系、消费金融、支付系统等方面开展战略合作。公司通过与阿里的战略合作，可以将阿里在新零售领域先进的经营理念与技术支持引入到公司的家具建材及家居商场的主业经营中来，提升经营效益，进一步推动行业的线上线下的业务融合。 得到App昨天正式上线满三周年。为此，得到团队发表了题为《得到App进取的方向，以及我们想为你做的事情》的致用户信，得到团队在信中直言过去一年“我们对自己很不满”，接下来会紧紧围绕“服务”两字在四个主要方面展开变化。 针对一些网民反映的毒霸网址大全的弹窗混杂、部分广告内容低俗的情况，金山毒霸首席执行官姚辉说，造成这一现象的原因，可能与部分外包的广告商没有守住商业底线、违规推广有关。公司一旦发现有违规推广，将终止与第三方的合作关系。公司积极尝试利用人工智能手段，加强对不良广告或推广信息的甄别，还网民一个纯净的上网环境。 近日，一段复旦女大学生为李彦宏献歌的视频在社交媒体上流传。视频中，复旦学生将自创的歌曲《Mr. Robin Li，好想遇见你》献唱给李彦宏。这则视频出处是2015年10月26日李彦宏在复旦大学出席活动。对此，复旦大学今日在官方微博做了回应，表示2015年10月，商业公司策划了当时那次高校巡讲推广活动，承认“学校对活动的流程管理不严”。百度公关部负责人对此作出回复：过去的事就让它过去吧。 本来去年就可能上线的滴滴酒店旅游业务已经在内部暂停探索孵化，目前酒店旅游业务负责人已转岗到GR部门，而内部员工也基本都转岗或者被“优化”裁员。滴滴官方对此不予回应。有内部人士分析称，滴滴酒店旅行业务的暂停孵化，可能是因为探索了一段时间，发现模式很难跑通。 联想集团上周在全球供应链大会上宣布，将投资超过20亿元人民币，在深圳及周边地区建设一座新的智能工厂。新厂目前的定位是综合类型的生产基地。合肥工厂是联想集团最大的PC生产基地，武汉产线则主攻智能手机，而未来南方新厂则相对综合，与其他工厂也能够形成相互备份。 财富咨询机构Wealth-X日前发布了《2019亿万富豪人口普查报告》。报告显示，2018年全球净资产超过10亿美元的亿万富豪，数量为2604位，较2017年下降5.4%。2018年，全球亿万富豪最多的城市是纽约，亿万富豪有105位。第二、第三的是香港、旧金山，人数分别为87位、75位。北京则是位居第6，有55位亿万富豪。 8点1氪，今日言论。蚂蚁金服数字金融板块总裁黄浩在2019清华五道口全球金融论坛上做出了对金融科技未来发展的三个判断：一是金融科技深远影响刚开始，如同1万米长跑才走了100米，未来会有更多创新；二是金融科技不是一类机构，而是共同发展，金融科技这个说法在未来会逐步消失；三是中国金融科技领先优势并不显著，需持续共建，从需求看中国暂时领先，从供给看并不占据绝对优势。 在昨天的极客公园Rebuild 2019科技商业峰会上，知乎CEO周源谈及“大V出走”这个话题时说，首先要搞明白这是用户选择还是商业选择，知乎团队也在自己身上找原因，过去很长时间，知乎都在用户机制和产品规范上做优化。

美凯龙昨晚发布公告，公司与阿里巴巴(中国)网络技术有限公司于5月24号签署了战略合作协议，双方将在新零售门店建设、电商平台搭建、物流仓配和安装服务商体系、消费金融、支付系统等方面开展战略合作。公司通过与阿里的战略合作，可以将阿里在新零售领域先进的经营理念与技术支持引入到公司的家具建材及家居商场的主业经营中来，提升经营效益，进一步推动行业的线上线下的业务融合。 得到App昨天正式上线满三周年。为此，得到团队发表了题为《得到App进取的方向，以及我们想为你做的事情》的致用户信，得到团队在信中直言过去一年“我们对自己很不满”，接下来会紧紧围绕“服务”两字在四个主要方面展开变化。 针对一些网民反映的毒霸网址大全的弹窗混杂、部分广告内容低俗的情况，金山毒霸首席执行官姚辉说，造成这一现象的原因，可能与部分外包的广告商没有守住商业底线、违规推广有关。公司一旦发现有违规推广，将终止与第三方的合作关系。公司积极尝试利用人工智能手段，加强对不良广告或推广信息的甄别，还网民一个纯净的上网环境。 近日，一段复旦女大学生为李彦宏献歌的视频在社交媒体上流传。视频中，复旦学生将自创的歌曲《Mr. Robin Li，好想遇见你》献唱给李彦宏。这则视频出处是2015年10月26日李彦宏在复旦大学出席活动。对此，复旦大学今日在官方微博做了回应，表示2015年10月，商业公司策划了当时那次高校巡讲推广活动，承认“学校对活动的流程管理不严”。百度公关部负责人对此作出回复：过去的事就让它过去吧。 本来去年就可能上线的滴滴酒店旅游业务已经在内部暂停探索孵化，目前酒店旅游业务负责人已转岗到GR部门，而内部员工也基本都转岗或者被“优化”裁员。滴滴官方对此不予回应。有内部人士分析称，滴滴酒店旅行业务的暂停孵化，可能是因为探索了一段时间，发现模式很难跑通。 联想集团上周在全球供应链大会上宣布，将投资超过20亿元人民币，在深圳及周边地区建设一座新的智能工厂。新厂目前的定位是综合类型的生产基地。合肥工厂是联想集团最大的PC生产基地，武汉产线则主攻智能手机，而未来南方新厂则相对综合，与其他工厂也能够形成相互备份。 财富咨询机构Wealth-X日前发布了《2019亿万富豪人口普查报告》。报告显示，2018年全球净资产超过10亿美元的亿万富豪，数量为2604位，较2017年下降5.4%。2018年，全球亿万富豪最多的城市是纽约，亿万富豪有105位。第二、第三的是香港、旧金山，人数分别为87位、75位。北京则是位居第6，有55位亿万富豪。 8点1氪，今日言论。蚂蚁金服数字金融板块总裁黄浩在2019清华五道口全球金融论坛上做出了对金融科技未来发展的三个判断：一是金融科技深远影响刚开始，如同1万米长跑才走了100米，未来会有更多创新；二是金融科技不是一类机构，而是共同发展，金融科技这个说法在未来会逐步消失；三是中国金融科技领先优势并不显著，需持续共建，从需求看中国暂时领先，从供给看并不占据绝对优势。 在昨天的极客公园Rebuild 2019科技商业峰会上，知乎CEO周源谈及“大V出走”这个话题时说，首先要搞明白这是用户选择还是商业选择，知乎团队也在自己身上找原因，过去很长时间，知乎都在用户机制和产品规范上做优化。

美凯龙昨晚发布公告，公司与阿里巴巴(中国)网络技术有限公司于5月24号签署了战略合作协议，双方将在新零售门店建设、电商平台搭建、物流仓配和安装服务商体系、消费金融、支付系统等方面开展战略合作。公司通过与阿里的战略合作，可以将阿里在新零售领域先进的经营理念与技术支持引入到公司的家具建材及家居商场的主业经营中来，提升经营效益，进一步推动行业的线上线下的业务融合。 得到App昨天正式上线满三周年。为此，得到团队发表了题为《得到App进取的方向，以及我们想为你做的事情》的致用户信，得到团队在信中直言过去一年“我们对自己很不满”，接下来会紧紧围绕“服务”两字在四个主要方面展开变化。 针对一些网民反映的毒霸网址大全的弹窗混杂、部分广告内容低俗的情况，金山毒霸首席执行官姚辉说，造成这一现象的原因，可能与部分外包的广告商没有守住商业底线、违规推广有关。公司一旦发现有违规推广，将终止与第三方的合作关系。公司积极尝试利用人工智能手段，加强对不良广告或推广信息的甄别，还网民一个纯净的上网环境。 近日，一段复旦女大学生为李彦宏献歌的视频在社交媒体上流传。视频中，复旦学生将自创的歌曲《Mr. Robin Li，好想遇见你》献唱给李彦宏。这则视频出处是2015年10月26日李彦宏在复旦大学出席活动。对此，复旦大学今日在官方微博做了回应，表示2015年10月，商业公司策划了当时那次高校巡讲推广活动，承认“学校对活动的流程管理不严”。百度公关部负责人对此作出回复：过去的事就让它过去吧。 本来去年就可能上线的滴滴酒店旅游业务已经在内部暂停探索孵化，目前酒店旅游业务负责人已转岗到GR部门，而内部员工也基本都转岗或者被“优化”裁员。滴滴官方对此不予回应。有内部人士分析称，滴滴酒店旅行业务的暂停孵化，可能是因为探索了一段时间，发现模式很难跑通。 联想集团上周在全球供应链大会上宣布，将投资超过20亿元人民币，在深圳及周边地区建设一座新的智能工厂。新厂目前的定位是综合类型的生产基地。合肥工厂是联想集团最大的PC生产基地，武汉产线则主攻智能手机，而未来南方新厂则相对综合，与其他工厂也能够形成相互备份。 财富咨询机构Wealth-X日前发布了《2019亿万富豪人口普查报告》。报告显示，2018年全球净资产超过10亿美元的亿万富豪，数量为2604位，较2017年下降5.4%。2018年，全球亿万富豪最多的城市是纽约，亿万富豪有105位。第二、第三的是香港、旧金山，人数分别为87位、75位。北京则是位居第6，有55位亿万富豪。 8点1氪，今日言论。蚂蚁金服数字金融板块总裁黄浩在2019清华五道口全球金融论坛上做出了对金融科技未来发展的三个判断：一是金融科技深远影响刚开始，如同1万米长跑才走了100米，未来会有更多创新；二是金融科技不是一类机构，而是共同发展，金融科技这个说法在未来会逐步消失；三是中国金融科技领先优势并不显著，需持续共建，从需求看中国暂时领先，从供给看并不占据绝对优势。 在昨天的极客公园Rebuild 2019科技商业峰会上，知乎CEO周源谈及“大V出走”这个话题时说，首先要搞明白这是用户选择还是商业选择，知乎团队也在自己身上找原因，过去很长时间，知乎都在用户机制和产品规范上做优化。

EP169 - GGV Capital Principal Robin Li  Robin Li is a principal at GVV Capital, a global venture capital firm that focuses on seed-to-growth stage investments across Consumer/New Retail, Social/Digital & Internet, Enterprise/Cloud and Frontier Tech sectors. The firm was founded in 2000 and manages $6.2 billion in capital across 13 funds. Past and present portfolio companies include Affirm, Airbnb, Alibaba,  Peloton, Poshmark, Slack, Square, Wish, and many others. In this interview, we cover a wide range of topics around the hot trends in retail and consumer in North America, and we deep dive in what’s going on with retail, social and e-commerce in China well. Don't forget to like our facebook page, and if you enjoyed this episode please write us a review on itunes. Episode 169 of the Jason & Scot show was recorded on Wednesday, February 20, 2019 from the eTail West tradeshow in Palm Desert, CA. http://jasonandscot.com Join your hosts Jason "Retailgeek" Goldberg, Chief Commerce Strategy Officer at Publicis, and Scot Wingo, CEO of GetSpiffy and Founder and Executive Chairman of Channel Advisor as they discuss the latest news and trends in the world of e-commerce and digital shopper marketing. Transcript Jason: [0:24] Welcome to the Jason and Scott show this episode is being recorded on Wednesday February 20th 2019 live from the etail West Trade Show here in relatively Sunny Palm Desert, I'm your host Jason retailgeek Goldberg and unfortunately due to travel issues Scott couldn't be here for this show so we'll have to try to Soldier on without him. [0:46] His longtime listeners will know two of the most common questions we get on the Jason and Scott show are what are the hottest Trends in consumer retail companies and what's going on with retail social and e-commerce in China so we're really excited to have on the show one of only a handful of people that can answer both of those questions please welcome to this week's show Robin Lee Robbins a principal at ggv Capital welcome to the show Robin. Robin: [1:12] Thank you so much for happy having me. Jason: [1:14] We are thrilled to have you running really like to start the show by running a little bit about the background of our guests can you tell us a little bit about how you came to the PC World. Robin: [1:25] Yeah sure so before I was Adventure I was actually an educator so I spent three years and Teach for America teaching special education at Middle School pretty much all subjects, then I went on to go into business school I really didn't have a hundred percent Clear Vision of what I wanted to do, but I did a lot of volunteer work in the local Chicago Community especially at startup accelerators and Teach for America is entrepreneur program which is why I really learned a lot more around, answer when I was in business business school I took a chance and apply to this job opportunity to intern at shemane which turned out to be a top PC found in China, and I actually never lived in China I was born in Hong Kong but I was like hey this is awesome and I'm very curious to learn so I ended up. Applying and that's up to me and that's where I'm at hahnstown managing partner now at UCB Capital little that I know. He was actually on the Forbes Midas list as one of the top PCS in the entire world and so after meeting Hans might not work really crew he's an amazing mentor, I was briefly have Flex has a venture capitalist but then after I finished business school I returned ggv capital and I've been here since ever since it's been almost five years. Jason: [2:37] That's awesome so you are basically followed like Jack Ma's career trajectory sort of starting as a teacher and then going on a diamond 80. Robin: [2:44] He is definitely my role model. Jason: [2:45] I think he's a lot of my real mom so that is awesome and I love the Chicago connection I'm also a chicagoan and until recently I I work right next to 1871 everyday so. Robin: [2:57] Well and that is what I want to do. Jason: [2:59] Yeah perfect so you probably walked by my office at razorfish all the time. Back in the day so let's dig into ggv just a little bit can you tell us a little bit about the firm. Robin: [3:11] Of course I'm ggv capital is 6.2 billion dollar of global Venture Capital firm I mean Bastin entrepreneurs globally in the US and Asia and other emerging economies, it's always actually been doing this for the past 18 years we have offices across Silicon Valley which is Menlo Park in San Francisco, we have Beijing Shanghai most recently Singapore and I am based in New York as a team we live by a few Simple Rules great impact the local and then global. So in terms of stages we're actually stage agnostic and so we can do anything from investing in a c Stage Company to very late Stage pre-ipo Company so that means we can buy checks as small as a hundred K to 11:50 million dollars, I would say that we are very sector-specific we focus on four main particles consumer internet and Arbonne Tech which is what I cover, Enterprise SAS and detect and so we. Adventure capitalist we are believers behind the Billy verse we look for a very globally-minded entrepreneurs and Founders that are changing the world that we live in. Jason: [4:16] That's awesome and you were smart enough to pick the best of the sectors that GB covers to sew. Robin: [4:21] That is very exciting and very relatable. Jason: [4:23] I like it and I know it's a famous whistle I already know the answer to the question I'm going to ask but can you share a couple of the companies that you guys either LED or been involved with. Robin: [4:36] Yeah of course in so I mean given that we already tell whether I'm going to focus on some of our e-commerce before you we love and nothing in the sector and e-commerce ecosystem and so we're actually early investors in Alibaba back in 2003, which really helped to shape our Global Commerce strategy, and if you ask me back a lot of companies in Market places such as wish house Poshmark offer up, do even direct to Consumer Brands like Peloton Lively when key locks function of beauty and even each other's like boxed wholesale and yammy buy and sell. We invest a lot in e-commerce enablers and so you could think of these as, Payment Solutions such a square and a firm to Bigcommerce to power a lot of the merchant shop. Jason: [5:22] That is totally awesome and congratulations on all that success I'm going to assume there were some that weren't as successful that we didn't answer. Robin: [5:34] Thank you we try. Jason: [5:36] Yeah and I hope we will get a chance to dive into a few of those but you were here in detail West to talk about a pant to participate in a panel about what's hot in, internet in retail so I want to steal all the Thunder from that panel what what are some of the things that you're you're singing excited about. Robin: [5:57] So in terms of what we're excited about we we look a lot into these e-commerce enabler is an ecosystem partners, and so for us we could we could be in a box brands and at Marketplace is and what not but we we do see that there's been an emerging Global trend, and so whether it's next-gen retail across the world or enabling Global Commerce Solutions weather on the payment side or actually on the cross-border shipping Logistics I that's something that we're diving deep into. Jason: [6:28] And it is interesting cuz you guys have a big International footprint and obviously a lot of successful North American brands as well. And you're one of the three conversations we have here is. Like us there things that seem like they're wildly successful for like particular in China like social commerce Arch at Commerce or different things that we. Maybe haven't quite gotten his quick adoption in the US when you take a global investment strategy I could imagine that's even harder because you're investing in a company that may excel in one market and and. I have a more difficult time getting Traction in the in some other mark. Robin: [7:09] Yeah that's right I'm but we actually looked at both markets for a lot of inspiration I mean, you know before China Look to You a signed copy. A lot of the models they're right but now the US looks to China and so we actually take a lot of lessons learned and help each size scale, we also see this happen a lot in Emerging Markets which actually look very similar to China on so we recently made some investments in Latin America as well as Southeast Asia. Jason: [7:37] Nice. I sometimes have an iPod hypothesis that there are experiences and consumer value products that get launched in China sooner. Eventually get Traction in the Uso it's white and sometimes sometimes I feel like you can use China as a little bit of a time machine sometime to predict things that may may come to pass year if you like are you able to do that at all or. Robin: [8:04] Yeah for sure and so we we see a lot of Trends in China particularly because China have leapfrogged and many different Industries and so you could say you know what, China has LeapFrog in the mobile side of leapfrogging a payment side and so that's really exciting for us to take a while to look into and next-generation Retail from offline to all mine is a, very fake friend in China that we take a lot of inspiration from. Jason: [8:32] Yeah for sure and it's like. The thing that comes up by for me obviously there's great Mobile payment Solutions in China and I feel like that's a foundational thing that enables a bunch of great customer experience as they are, in people go ho maybe American consumers don't want to do social commerce or something like that and my premises that they probably do we just don't have the great Universal. Digital wallets to enable those transactions like we like they do in China and so in my mind, we may see more of those does Asian experiences come here once some of the enabling foundational things like like mobile payments are in place. Robin: [9:13] Yeah actually you know Instagram has doing a lot of these interesting selling features and it hides a lot into social commerce in the lessons that we see, I in China and so this has been like a huge area and opportunity for us and we started investing in this in this a couple years back, we made an investment call Little Red Book or red for sure, it was founded in late 2013 now it's growing to about a hundred sixty million users in China and is the number one lifestyle sharing community in China, and if you want to think about read it a try to like an Instagram memes Pinterest me to Amazon, nothing is that users there are on the platform are young predominantly female Urban I'm very trendy and so they not work with each other through a lot of this content on the platform. [10:01] And so we see this as, a chance that are in China right and they shape a lot of the Next Generation consumption behaviors and what we call like social commerce and so what they do is they buy something whether it's in China or overseas come back post about it, how do you know if your show off to your friends but also collect items right and see what's trending in a which category and so, I'm making a career trip next week I want to know what's the best selling beauty products, what are the top snacks in Japan that I should bring home and so they actually have about a hundred thousand years are generated content post per day amassing billions, Impressions I so given that they know a shiny at any given time, they actually can Source by while I'm building Marketplace and this is exactly what they've done so they now have this incredible e-commerce business and a Marketplace on that platform, how to cut a tire back to the us a few months ago they even started helping Brands like kkw Kim Kardashian's Beauty brand launch in China. And so we definitely see that you don't answer damn is definitely Berry global, and are starting to take a lot of lessons and enables social commerce to work and I'm very excited to see what what what. Jason: [11:15] That for sure in so going back earlier Point could you see that becoming popular in the US as well like, obviously you know you mentioned the Instagram's new shopping features I feel like a lot of their predecessors have tried shopping features and didn't get good adoption until you could go. You know poo poo that but you against your for your point you got to China and like man the level of Engagement with, the social Platforms in WeChat and pick a dude in red and all these platforms you go man if if so many consumers are doing that there it's hard to imagine that they don't want to do that here as well. Robin: [11:51] Yeah I definitely think that you know if anyone can make it work it's probably going to be Instagram I think it's a little too late for for Pinterest to make that type of pivot but, yeah I definitely think that especially with Logistics getting easier or payments becoming faster and I'm working at 4. Consumers estate it's definitely possible. Jason: [12:12] A bunch of the companies in your portfolio are direct to Consumer Brands and we've been spending a ton of time talking about sort of the evolution of the market and it's interesting. I frequently point out to my like water just have us retail clients that there. They're really only has been one new wholesaler launched in the last 10 years and nobody can name them by the way they're your company it's boxed but in general like all the new companies aren't. Traditional wholesale retailers there direct to Consumer brands that make their own stuff. The challenge has been it seems like they all get to some threshold level of sales and then like seemingly plateau and so you know once you hit that plateau. We see them sell themselves to bigger establish brands or making huge investments in customer acquisition that maybe, seem crazy and unsustainable and I'm thinking about Jad or blue apron or some of those those bad examples examples. Or they start to look at other channels to grow like partnering with traditional wholesale retailers are opening their own stores are those kinds of things is is that just growing pains of the Sea Market and are you confident that these Adidas e companies. Are are going to be able to like hit the kind of scales that give you a good return on investment or is that a challenge in that space. Robin: [13:40] Yeah I mean that as you can imagine this is a Hot Topic Mojave sees the decency and Landscape is changing faster than ever and I think that. What we seen is that there's just been honest and amazing increasing amount of new players launching pretty much every day I want these Innovative strategies that can reach customers that have never been, been able to be done before writing and in the US and this has really been powered by Facebook and Instagram has made it possible it and in China like you said it's really WeChat WeChat mini programs right, just to give some perspective we've now seen 820,000 merchants on Shopify alone that sell pretty much decency. Most of which aren't even venture-backed but have built huge businesses, Amazon has 136 private label Brands and Amazon's pretty much start to Consumer and these are what to taking over what traditional. Department stores and grocery stores have done 383 exclusive Ranch House on the Amazon platform alone and I think that you know if he's he's going to play in the space I think we have to take a look at hey it's been so easy to start these Brands what is it that I can really distinguish up from the other is it a very unique supply chain we look for a Founder that has an incredible story ambition and and something that can give them a very tough and competitive. Definitely somebody who wants to go global. [15:08] Because I think today if you only create a brand just for certain group of audience you actually missing out on billions of other smartphone users around the world and we're very bullish on cross-border e-commerce. Jason: [15:19] Yeah and that that feels like another interesting evolution of me is like you go back in time traditionally brick-and-mortar retail has not. Expanded geographically very well like there's a few examples but like you look at some of the most successful retailers in the world and they kill it in their home market and they really struggle to get. Global adoption in other markets in this this new DLC model. You know seems like it thrives globally and jumps borders much much easier in with lower risk frankly. Without all those costs I'mma start a big believer in the DTC Market to talk a lot about how like I feel like the future is. You know one or more big aggregator marketplaces in every market and then every other retailer will essentially be d2c and the. All those retailers in the middle that are mainly trying to sell other people's stuff are the ones that are most at risk and what's interesting is people. We've met so you think Walmart and Target are going away because they're wholesalers. And what's interesting is there. They're becoming DTC companies too and you look at Target in Hugo man they've launched five new brands like things I can and Jack. Are selling two billion dollars a year in some ways those are the most successful new consumer brands that have been launched in the mark. Robin: [16:40] I mean Walmart and Target have always had private label right and it's only been kind of resurfaced lately and I would packaged in a different way. Jason: [16:48] Yeah and I think I think the difference is now they're treating it like a brand instead of a. A cheaper value proposition to a national thing they're putting marketing behind it and said to me that. A hugely interesting trend is like Kroger has this wildly successful private label brand called Simple Truth. They're selling simple truth on tmall in China by Kroger is in a retailer in China. And I feel like that that's an interesting Trend that you guys are sort of on the, the right side of it the moment Scott would be very angry at me and I didn't ask about on demand Services as you may know he he's started up another one of those as we speak. So he's obviously bullish that is that like you see a good future for the on-demand type Services as well. Robin: [17:37] Oh yeah this is a segment that we love to invest in especially because it is a crossover between both e-commerce and orbitec and so you know we we actually started to see this take off and then you ask me for China, but what China is done is another Emerging Markets is is that it's taken off because it's driven off by them by micro Mobility I saw when you look at on demand services in the US you can always remember. All the different silos that is touch like GrubHub doordash ubereats really just go after food. [18:10] And then you have instacart going at the grocery and your Postmates going on these various goods and, and then you have some very select on demand for massages or what not. But I think that you know that the issue or kind of the challenges that this can provide is that. You have to acquire users again and again and it say it gets really expensive and maintaining even operational fleets on your own is something that requires a lot of capital and it's very very intense of an illusion all four, Founders as of what we've seen in China emerge I need mega platforms are so-called super apps so very sample maid swan. [18:50] It's a rising super app in China it's kind of like an Amazon for services, that's all you have fresh. Reviews Yelp delivery local Services booking, movie tickets groceries even you can't even book travel and vacations on there and let alone ride-hailing and I'm bike sharing is so it's pretty much everything, and they leverage the micro Mobility solutions that they have to power all the deliveries and every category that you can find an you know that actually last year they are. And it's now 40 billion dollar market cap company, we actually, take this lesson from China we don't think that is exactly representative what can happen in the us but we see it in happening in Emerging Markets like southeast Asia and in Latin America particularly Brazil Mexico and what not and so. [19:40] Even the new Emerging Markets are improving upon that model which is so exciting and they're adding like Payment Solutions on top of it, and so we are very bullish on On Demand. Jason: [19:51] Very cool and then the other one, has a lot of Buzz lately is that last Mile and like new innovative solutions for retailers and Brands to do the delivery is that a space that you think also has legs or is that played like. Robin: [20:06] Yeah I I think it's still very much TV. Does does a retail Outsource a ride or do you do it in-house I think Walmart has try to do it in-house where they they make their own employees going to take something home along the way but obviously house callable but you know you know I should you be wavy we've invested in a lot of these last-mile Solutions and so you you don't like Didi in China hello bike which is number one bike sharing in China in from just having, you know on your own the Lorraine on your own kind of using the service as a as a bike sharing but actually leveraging get to become the delivery and that becoming a vehicle right we have five in Southeast Asia with lime and that you asked for scooter sharing bike sharing and even yellow who now recently merged with rain to become grow in Latin America. Jason: [20:59] Yeah it I mean obviously the direct the home delivery gets like a lot of the buzz and that's what people think about in last-mile you early on you a little to the Soto experience are you out of working grocery space and I I really feel like. Pick up is going to be the high volume last Last Mile there and you you will get you know things like I think they just change their name at what used to be all about him and now I think it's. Blue hippo maybe is that. Robin: [21:27] That's just the English translation. Jason: [21:29] Titian but yeah I know but it feels like they've officially shifted to the English like I think they're putting hippo on the side. Robin: [21:37] Actually seen them I recently had enough and the Big Show. Jason: [21:41] Yeah which is interesting that they're exhibiting at us trade shows I think the US retailers are having a lot of success with that to like Walmart with online grocery pick-up and, and that is interesting that feels like there's even a bunch of new startups in The Last Mile space that are focusing on helping retailers with that. Pick up experience as well so that's going to be interesting when we get asked about a lot is voice comers what is that like a fat or do you think Boy Scout. A big opportunity. Robin: [22:13] I think it's still a little bit too early to tell me and you have these huge numbers around 86 million units shipped worldwide last year and and 60 million households around the world have these devices but you're acting like, literally consumer consumption Behavior to change and like how do you actually educate a customer to do that and having, having even enough accountant and Payment Solutions and stuff like that enabled and I think it's still a few years away. Jason: [22:42] Yeah. I think their categories where it could really work but I'm not sure people are going to order things with a lot of complicated attributes in Brands specific language for the first time the invoice Commerce. Robin: [22:57] People are so sensitive right everybody wants a good deal. Jason: [23:00] Yeah for sure that's always at the top of the decision tree no matter what else happens is. I always always is a big factor so we talked a little bit about some of the successes and unique companies in China but like are there any Big Mac Road friends that you're saying in China that that wasn't should know about. Robin: [23:19] Yeah I think, you know we talked a lot about the continuity of social commerce right the influential live streaming as is huge industry and producing a lot of e-commerce growth in China and so that will actually you know Legion, maybe 4 billion in Revenue this year and just sit with influencers live streaming to almost like 450 million viewers, which of the lot at 9 so I think that that's really exciting to watch you still haven't seen that take off here yet, new search engines are in China and so instead of like the Google in the by do, a model by you people are actually now searching directly on the super apps and WeChat mini programs and so instead of starting off I'm just, figuring out what you want you're actually inside a platform that your messaging or your transaction or transacting already and spending a lot of your time. Alaska think you know Chinese platforms are starting to go Global we just talked about Alibaba all right, but that's how much does one part of what they have in you have fight dance in Tik Tok and, some of these digital platforms are just just massive and then lastly alipay and WeChat pay will continue to expand across borders. Jason: [24:30] Yeah it's funny when I get a tourist destination now it feels like the one that's had the most Traction in the u.s. is Ali pay for Chinese tourist so like you can use all your pay that to pay for your taxi in Las Vegas now all right like beginning makes perfect sense. Robin: [24:44] Oh yeah I think that you know you definitely see Ali Baba and other players, really focusing on the China outbound market right it is a very valuable demographic you have only pay has 600 million active users in China they have you know, but they have a lot of focus on these outbound outbound Travelers last year there was about 130 million outbound trips just out of town all alone and so 25% of that was actually to North America, and so in order to service them who kind of, use alipay at home every day and they're spending like $4,005 in dollars per trip abroad how could you not. You know Market to that consumer base and so I think that you know that's definitely something that you'll see more and more of in terms of Partnerships around the world. Jason: [25:36] Yeah I know that makes perfect sense we talked a little bit about Alibaba one thing I'm curious about is. Is China a winner-take-all model like it feels like Alibaba is so huge and is, doing so well and everything in all their categories and obviously we chat seems like they're huge and yet there are still new Mega platforms it's seemed like they emerge and it seems like they're getting traction like that. Robin: [26:00] Yeah and I think our accounts you just the percentage of e-commerce as a percentage of retail Ryan and sell in the US has 10% and in China that's what money per side so it's still a lot of room to grow that said Ali Baba still accounts for 60 to 70% of that market and in terms of volume and so I think that they are incredibly smart and very strategic, so instead of just looking at you know influence our side and partnering with red.for example on fasting and in these cases they actually have time now which is it is amazing with just a, not working very efficient wealth domestically and operationally international as well, I am so impressed by that platform at this this Consortium just to get some background. [26:48] Play Alibaba committed to the smart China Logistics Network to provide had a 24-hour delivery of any product anywhere in China. And I actually spent about 43 billion dollars she just even kick start this project and so they, they want to do this in terms of like shipping domestically in China and even 72 hours globally, I am so as taobao in China has transformed in entire generation shopping Behavior I think that time now from Alibaba can actually transform the traditional Logistics ecosystem, and so they have this incredible brain behind data intelligence domestic fulfillment cross-border Network, Urban Last Mile and even tapping into the rural Villages of China which tons of opportunity may think we we care a lot about you know Beijing and Shanghai all the time but you know the real opportunity in I'm just dumb, the bulk of the people are actually living in your 2 tier 3 tier 4 City and so. I think that like it's it's very smart that you know Alibaba is investing heavily in the logistic space, I'm just as Amazon is doing so here in the US and globally as well. Jason: [27:58] That's funny I I've been any Commerce long enough to remember when people used to think e-commerce was going to be a capital light like the numbers that they're throwing out in terms of infrastructure Investments are like hard to get your brain around. Robin: [28:12] Oh yeah and I mean I think that you know when you think about shipping that's a necessary necessity for any reason we are a merchant not just shipping to the consumer but even like, how do you handle returns I had an end kind of how do you make a faster but also more cost-effective and I think that sucker is still. Still early, Amazon is as pushing the envelope right into the bar is that a higher and higher for the customer everyday and so you actually see we see this a lot of startups popping up in very specific Niche Solutions right or just one product Solutions hey shipping labels or where how they ignore talk stores are handling returns and I think that it's definitely a very promising and as Avicii where it were looking a lot into the space cuz I think the last few years, we talked about TTC it's a lot of investment and how do you how do you prove to find an experience and now you know, baby toddlers And and companies are really investing into retail automation back and how do you improve the inefficient sees that you have and that's something that they're learning a lot from overseas as well because China really leads and logistic. Jason: [29:23] For sure and it you know you mentioned the reverse Logistics that feels like. There's so much room still to improve that and it's so important for the economic the unit economics by. In us the apparel industry you know he's usually moving e-commerce but returns are like an enormous piece and cost of that thing that seems like it's not sustainable. Robin: [29:45] Oh yeah and a lot of times you could be even 40 to 70% are recharged much higher than what you would see offline. Jason: [29:52] So you can imagine there's some small vendor here that you and I haven't met yet that is figured out at help mitigate that returns problem for retailers and that could be a great, Great Neck story for for growth and then e-commerce face. So I know we're running out of time I'd love to get your perspective about where you think all this is going like you know if we jump in that time machine and go forward 5 or 10 years how do you see the the markets of. Robin: [30:18] What I definitely look alive for to Global platforms I'm being with a shop a very easily all across the world, what no matter where you are in the US and China what not then second and is I look a lot into a eye and intelligence, so how do you make a more efficient last waste Mendes trickles into other categories not just an apparel or Commerce right but you have, you know from anybody from univ restaurants to coffee shops and and whatnot and lastly. Sustainability and kind of CSR right and I think that, you know what I shop a lot on mind mapping Chopper have a box that coming almost every day but it appeases me to think about how many trees that like I'm actually cutting down and and even though we recycle, how much of that really gets reused a memory package and it's a really looking forward to somebody solving the sustainability problem for sure. Jason: [31:18] Got no I got those are going to be interesting I'm looking for to find them as well and that's going to be a great place to leave it because it's happen again we've used up all our allotted time, as always if folks have a comment or question feel free to jump on Facebook and will, continue the dialogue there if you enjoyed this episode we love that five star review on iTunes but Robin if listeners want to learn more about ggv or they've got the next grade, Innovation and I need your help finding it like what's the best way to get in touch with you. Robin: [31:48] Find me a LinkedIn I leave my email there and you can message me at anytime. Jason: [31:53] That's awesome we will put that in the show note so no need to try to write it down while you're driving or anything with that Robin is it's been a real pleasure to chat with you and thanks very much for being on the show. Robin: [32:04] Thank you it was a lot of fun. Jason: [32:05] Until next time happy commercing.

Join us today as we speak with Robin Li from GGV Capital about urban innovation and frontier tech. To contact Robin: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/robinli2/

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I met today's special guest when I attended the Well Summit in Brooklyn. I had the absolute pleasure of sharing lunch with the super smart and oh so gracious Robin Li. Robin was speaking on a panel at the Summit on behalf of GGV Capital, where Robin currently serves as the Vice President. Robin focuses on investments in consumer, new retail and urban technology for GGV Capital. She serves on the board of directors for Bustle Digital Group, Glow Concept, and Lively, and is an Observer or is actively involved with Bowery Farming, Boxed, GrubMarket, Ibotta, Poshmark, Slice, The Mighty, Wheelwell, Yamibuy and Yellow. Robin created EvolvingE, a highly active community of top entrepreneurs and executives in the ecommerce, retail and consumer goods sectors that connect at the EvolvingE annual summit and at hosted events around the country. Prior to joining GGV, Robin worked at Flextronics' Venture Arm covering hardware and technology investments. Before venture capital, she spent three years at Teach For America as a teacher and administrator. Robin holds a BA in Art History from the University of Florence, BA in Economics and Art History from Rutgers, MS in Special Education from Hunter College and an MBA with a specialization in Entrepreneurship and Management from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business. In this episode of the podcast, we are going to cover: what is venture capital is venture capital the best option for your start-up what benchmarks a business would want to achieve before seeking venture capital how to avoid common pitfalls and misconceptions about obtaining venture capital best practices for gaining venture capital funds websites to research investors (Angel List & CrunchBase) If you'd like to learn more about GGV Capital or contact Robin visit their website or connect with Robin at her LinkedIn Page. Don't forget to subscribe, rate, review and share with at least 3 people who would enjoy or benefit from this conversation! Tag us on social media: @loniswain @loniswainshow #loniswainshow #loniswainshowpodcast #TLSS #TLSSpodcast

On August 1, The Intercept broke a story that Google was planning to enter China with a censored search engine. Within hours, the same news was all over Chinese tech media. In this episode of TechBuzz China, co-hosts Ying-Ying Lu and Rui Ma tell the story of Google in China - or rather, its 2010 departure and oft-rumored return. Though Chinese tech media love speculating, how likely is this to truly happen? What role does the U.S. government play? What factors need to be in place for Google's return to occur, and is this even what the company's real leadership wants? The story of search in China is not complete without also discussing Baidu, which dominates with over 70 percent of the domestic market. In fact, on the day Google left China in 2014, Baidu's stock went up 12% on the news. However, has Baidu truly maximized its opportunities? Is there truth to the complaint that Baidu's search results are heavily skewed towards commercial results, versus user needs? What has been the impact of scams, such as the May 2016 case of an unscrupulous hospital that was promoted on Baidu and resulted in the death of a college student? How do these industry-wide challenges within the China search industry impact attitudes towards Google, and contribute to the excitement around its potential return? Listen to the newest episode of TechBuzz China and delve into the nuances behind Google's real status in China at the level of public opinion. What can we learn from reactions such as that of Baidu's CEO Robin Li, whose viral post on WeChat stated “the entire world is practicing Copy from China. These are realities that every global company that wants to enter China must face and ponder deeply.” When it comes down to it, will Google find success in the China internet market of 2018? As always, you can find these stories and more at pandaily.com. Let us know what you think of the show by leaving us an iTunes review, like our Facebook page, and don't forget to tweet at us at @techbuzzchina to win some swag!

On August 1, The Intercept broke a story that Google was planning to enter China with a censored search engine. Within hours, the same news was all over Chinese tech media. In this episode of TechBuzz China, co-hosts Ying-Ying Lu and Rui Ma tell the story of Google in China — or rather, its 2010 departure and oft-rumored return. Though Chinese tech media love speculating, how likely is this to actually happen? What role does the U.S. government play? What factors need to be in place for Google’s return to occur, and is this even what the company’s leadership really wants? The story of search in China is not complete without also discussing Baidu, which dominates over 70 percent of the domestic online search market in the country. In fact, on the day Google left China in 2014, Baidu’s stock went up 12 percent on the news. However, has Baidu truly maximized its opportunities? Is there truth to the complaint that Baidu’s search results are heavily skewed towards commercial results, versus user needs? What has been the impact of scams, such as the May 2016 case of an unscrupulous hospital that was promoted on Baidu and resulted in the death of a college student? How do these industry-wide challenges within the China search industry impact attitudes towards Google, and contribute to the excitement around its potential return? Listen to the newest episode of TechBuzz China and delve into the nuances behind Google’s real status in China at the level of public opinion. What can we learn from reactions such as that of Baidu’s CEO Robin Li, whose viral post on WeChat stated “the entire world is practicing Copy from China. These are realities that every global company that wants to enter China must face and ponder deeply.” When it comes down to it, will Google find success in the China internet market of 2018? As always, you can find these stories and more at pandaily.com. Let us know what you think of the show by leaving us an iTunes review, like our Facebook page, and don't forget to tweet at us at @techbuzzchina to win some swag!

Recorded at Online Retailer 2017 in Sydney, here we chat with Robin Li, Vice President, GGV Capital about what venture capitalists are really looking for, and what do you need investment for: - Technology trends and business models that excite VC the most - Understand the way VC anticipate how consumers discover, shop and buy - Special look at the Chinese market Robin Li is a Vice President in GGV Capital’s Silicon Valley office. She focuses on investments in ecommerce and consumer internet. She is a member of the board of directors for Lively and is actively involved with Boxed, Bustle, Function of Beauty, musical.ly, OfferUp, Poshmark, Prynt, Xiaohongshu and more. Prior to joining GGV, Robin worked at Flextronics’ Venture Arm covering hardware and technology investments and at Qiming’s Beijing office. Before venture capital, she spent three years at Teach For America as a teacher and administrator. Robin holds an M.B.A from The University of Chicago Booth School of Business, an M.S. from Hunter College in Education and Special Education, and a B.A. from Rutgers University in Art History and Economics.

2017-05-01 Special EnglishThis is Special English. I'm Mark Griffiths in Beijing. Here is the news.More than 3,100 government officials have been held to account for the poor implementation of pollution control measures. Environmental problems have been uncovered in all seven provincial level regions included in the environmental inspections by the central authorities. Inspectors have conducted their month-long reviews in Beijing, Shanghai and Chongqing municipalities as well as in other provinces since late November. The performance audits exposed more than 15,000 violations.The inspection reports featured the complaint that governments have not focused enough attention on the environment. The failure has resulted in worsening air and water quality in some areas. In one case, Gansu province in northwest China made plans to control air pollution, but inspectors found that it had not fully implemented the measures. The province has failed to meet its air pollution reduction targets for 2014 and 2015. Inspectors also found a lack of assessment in Beijing, where seven districts failed to meet targets for 2014. The municipality did not release information or punish the officials responsible. This is Special English.China's manned submarine Jiaolong has gone through a dive simulation in Hainan Province to prepare for a deep descent in the South China Sea.The submarine stayed underwater for 18 minutes in the drill before returning to its support ship. The crew completed tasks including underwater training, practical operation and emergency escape.The ship's forthcoming South China Sea dive is part of the second stage of China's 38th ocean scientific expedition. The expedition will last for around four months.Officials say the drill was necessary to test the equipment and personnel. Currently the Jiaolong's "technological status" is stable and the cooperation among various departments is smooth.The submarine completed a deep-sea operation in the northwestern Indian Ocean earlier this year. It will also conduct surveys in the Yap Trench and the Mariana Trench.Named after a mythical dragon, the Jiaolong reached its deepest depth of 7,062 meters in the Mariana Trench in June 2012. You're listening to Special English. I'm Mark Griffiths in Beijing.China has begun a series of changes to the rules regarding permanent residence for foreign nationals in the country.A plan has been issued by the Ministry of Public Security. The "foreigner's permanent residence card" will be renamed as the "foreigner's permanent residence identity card".Similar to the identity cards used by Chinese citizens, foreigners' identity information will be embedded in the chips on the machine-readable cards. The information will be shared by railways, airlines, insurance agencies, hotels and banks.The old version cannot be read by machines, and foreigners often face difficulty in identity authentication. The reform aims to provide foreigners with easier access to public services.The new card can be obtained at the original registration authority, while the old version can still be used until the expiry date. Related technical work is expected to be finished by June, and then foreigners can apply for the new cards.Last year, 1,600 foreign nationals became permanent residents of China, an increase of 160 percent over the previous year. This is Special English.China is aiming to increase the scale of its cloud computing industry by more than 2.5 times from 2015 levels by 2019.According to a new government plan, the scale of the cloud computing industry will be expanded to 430 billion yuan, roughly 62 billion U.S. dollars, by 2019. The action plan was issued by the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology.Other targets include making breakthroughs in core technology, increasing cloud computing in manufacturing and government affairs, and strengthening the global influence of Chinese cloud computing companies.The ministry expects that two to three Chinese cloud computing companies will lead the global market within three years. It says cloud computing should be a strong support for China's manufacturing and Internet industries and help other social and economic sectors.The ministry pledged to enhance cloud computing network security and improve security regulation and relevant laws, as many users from key industries are still hesitating due to safety concerns.In the next three years, China will help boost cloud computing technology and encourage local governments to work with leading cloud computing companies to build public service platforms.You're listening to Special English. I'm Mark Griffiths in Beijing.Chinese search engine Baidu has succeeded in using artificial intelligence to reconnect a man with his family 27 years after he was abducted.The company is working with a charity group dedicated to connecting missing children and their families. Baidu uses its cross-age facial recognition program to analyze pictures of abducted children and identifies potential matches through the comparison of selected facial features. The missing children's pictures were uploaded by the victims and their birth families. Thirty-three-year-old victim Fu Gui was born in Chongqing Municipality in western China. He was abducted in 1990 and later transferred to Fujian Province in southeastern China. He registered in 2009, and his birth family did the same in early 2017.Baidu's facial recognition program was able to draw up a short list of potential identities for the man from pictures uploaded to the site, and a DNA test later verified the correct match.Baidu has around 200 million sample pictures that it uses to improve the sensitivity and accuracy of its facial recognition program, which can be over 99 percent accurate.Baidu's founder and CEO Robin Li says artificial intelligence systems, including facial recognition, could be used to help find missing children. The company has suggested that there should be a central database with missing children's information installed. You're listening to Special English. I'm Mark Griffiths in Beijing. You can access the program by logging on to crienglish.com. You can also find us on our Apple Podcast. Now the news continues.Psychologists at the University of Manchester in Britain have revealed that they have come up with a new way of helping people overcome their fear of spiders.Dr. Warren Mansell says rather than encouraging arachnophobias to face their spider fears, which is the current approach of many therapists, giving people control over how much they approach or avoid what they are afraid of is more likely to help.Mansell based his findings on a theory known as Perceptual Control Theory. The study was published in Journal of Anxiety Disorders.People with a fear of spiders sat in front of a screen and they themselves were able to control how close or distant the spider would appear.He said Perceptual Control Theory predicts that it is vital for a client to have control over their experience of important elements of the environment including the sources of threat. He said control itself is pivotal for health and well-being.The team recruited a large sample of people with high levels of spider fear and asked them to list their reasons for avoiding spiders but also their reasons for approaching spiders.After completing a simple task, people reported avoiding spiders less in their everyday lives two weeks later, despite their fear, and without any prompting to do so.You're listening to Special English. I'm Mark Griffiths in Beijing.A new study suggests that when Coffea arabica plants were subjected to even short-duration heat waves, they became unable to produce flowers and fruit. This means there would be no coffee beans and no coffee to drink.Researchers from the United States investigated how leaf age and heat duration affected Coffea arabica's recovery from heat stress during greenhouse testing. The study found that the younger "expanding" leaves were particularly slow to recover compared to mature leaves, and that none of the plants that endured the simulated heat waves produced any flowers or fruit.Coffea arabica is the dominant coffee-plant species on the globe. It grows in 80 countries in four continents in the tropics, accounting for 65 percent of the commercial production of the 9 billion kilograms of coffee consumed globally each year.The findings emphasized how sensitive Coffea arabica is to temperature. The leaf temperature is higher than the surrounding air temperature, which is a realistic result of global climate change.This is Special English.A British researcher says governments worldwide should invest in global approaches to learn how carbon capture and storage works, which is a realistic way of reducing carbon emissions. That's according to a commentary published online recently by the journal Nature Energy.David Reiner from the University of Cambridge, author of the commentary, said that like many new technologies, it is only possible to learn what works and what doesn't by building and testing demonstration projects at scale. He argues that by giving up on carbon capture and storage instead of working together to develop a global "portfolio" of projects, countries are turning their backs on a key part of a low-carbon future.Reiner says carbon capture and storage works by separating the carbon dioxide emitted by coal and gas power plants, transporting it and then storing it underground so that the carbon dioxide cannot escape into the atmosphere.However, the technologies have fallen out of favor with private and public sector funders in recent years. Corporations and governments worldwide, including most recently the UK, are abandoning the same technology they championed just a few years ago.The researcher says there are several reasons why carbon capture and storage seems to have fallen out of favor with both private and public sector funders, including costs, commercial pressure and timescales, as well as a lack of international cooperation.You're listening to Special English. I'm Mark Griffiths in Beijing.A special edition of the "Ukraine-China" magazine has been launched to mark the 25th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and Ukraine. The magazine features celebration remarks by the leaders of the two countries, as well as expert opinions on the historical path and the current state of China-Ukraine friendly relations.The publications highlight topics including the strategic partnership between China and Ukraine, interregional cooperation, trade and economic relations, as well as collaboration in science and education.The "Ukraine-China" magazine was first published in 1999 by the Kiev-based Institute of Oriental Studies. It was previously issued on an irregular basis, and became a periodical this year.This is Special English.An exhibition featuring conventional craftsmanship in Anhui Province has opened to the public at Beijing's Palace Museum.The exhibition showcases 85 works by 20 successors of national intangible cultural heritage from the eastern Chinese Province. The items on display include ink stones, ink and brush pens, lacquer ware and bamboo carvings. In ancient times, most calligraphy supplies used by Chinese emperors came from Huangshan city in the province. The Palace Museum and the city government launched a workshop last year, aiming to promote the craftsmanship and tourism development in the city.Mount Huangshan is a UNESCO World Natural Heritage site. It is known for its elegant architecture and high-quality green and black tea.That is the end of this edition of Special English. To freshen up your memory, I'm going to read one of the news items again at normal speed. Please listen carefully.（全文见周六微信。）

The closing months of 2016 have been kind to Qiming Venture Partners. The US$2.7 billion-under-management Chinese venture capital firm saw three of its portfolio companies list in public markets during the past month: in Shanghai, Taiwan and Hong Kong. Meitu Inc., a phone retouch app and smartphone maker backed by Qiming, IDG Capital and others, was valued at HK$35.9 billion (US$4.6 billion) following its Hong Kong IPO. It was the biggest IPO by a technology company in Hong Kong since Chinese tech giant Tencent Holdings Ltd. went public in 2004. The IPO marks the latest high point of a "harvest season" Qiming has entered to cash out of investments made over the past decade, says JP Gan, Qiming's managing partner. The firm just celebrated its tenth anniversary with a lavish party in Shanghai's Ritz Carlton featuring U.S. swimmer Michael Phelps and Chinese national volleyball coach Lang Ping. Now into the second decade, Qiming must identify the industries from which the next great Chinese tech companies will emerge. Not surprisingly, the sectors cited by JP Gan included artificial intelligence (AI), virtual reality, Internet-of-Things (IoT), all of which are the buzzword in today's venture world. For artificial intelligence, Gan likes mission-specific products that can be commercialized quickly, such as voice recognition, image recognition and driver-less cars. In terms of VR and AR, he believes the hardware platform will evolve away from head-mounted goggles to something more user friendly. As for big data, he thinks Chinese start-ups in that field face greater challenges than their U.S. peers as the country's technology giants typically like to do things in-house. To learn more, read on to a Q&A of our conversation. Don't forget to subscribe to China Money Podcast for free in the iTunes store, or subscribe to China Money Network weekly newsletters. You can also subscribe to China Money Podcast's Youtube channel or Youku channel. Q: Qiming celebrated its tenth anniversary last month in Shanghai. You have backed some of the most notable companies in China's mobile Internet sector. What's your thinking on how to capture the next emerging trend for the ten years ahead? A: That's definitely something we worry about a lot. The question is: which trend do we bet our house on? Mobile Internet has been an important investment theme for us and for our fellow venture capitalists in China. Meitu, which just went public in Hong Kong today, is a perfect example of that. In the next few years, we will continue to look at mobile Internet. We will also be looking at artificial intelligence, virtual reality (VR), augmented reality (AR), big data, and other disruptive technologies. Q: Since you mentioned Meitu, the company is still loss making. How does the company become profitable? A: The majority of its revenue comes from its smart phone sales. The company has sold hundreds of thousands of picture-optimized smartphones. It's one of the most popular phones among female users in China. The ladies love it as their second phone or designated selfie phone. We hope to get our production up to sell more smartphones. With around 446 million monthly active users, advertising is another revenue source. The company hasn't monetized on ads before. Gaming is another potential. Meitu can use its popularity to attract users to play its games as well. Given its huge user base, we feel like Meitu is in the position where Tencent was ten years ago. Q: Baidu's chief Robin Li recently said that there won't be any unicorns (start-ups valued at US$1 billion or more) emerging in the mobile Internet sector any more. Can you still find massive opportunities in this industry now? A: Of course, user growth rate in mobile has stagnated. But in terms of application, there are still lots of potential. Many apps are still growing its user base. New features and functions are still being explored.

Welcome to the next episode in the Business and Babies series, where I’m joined with my husband and co-parent, Robin Li. In this episode, we’re talking all about scheduling your days post baby so that you can take care of your baby, yourself, and your business. Plan on Being Absent From The Business For At…

Welcome to this episode in our Business and Babies series, where I’m joined with my husband, Robin Li. In this episode, we’re going to talk about preparing for birth and parental leave as entrepreneurs. Hopefully it’ll help you to plan and get everything in place if you’re expecting a baby. Starting Prep Early … Before…

Crushin' It vs Being Crushed   Nathalie and Robin are a husband and wife duo who are new parents to baby girl Tegan. Today we're talking about what it's like to both work from home while hot potatoing a baby back and forth, why Robin never gets baby guilt when he's working on the business, and how their team is stepping up.    Nathalie Lussier is an award-winning entrepreneur who has been making web sites since she was 12 years old, and graduated with a degree in Software Engineering and a job offer from Wall Street. In a gutsy move, she turned down this job to start her own business right out of college. Nathalie helps thousands of people all over the world get techy with it, and has been featured in Forbes, Inc., Fast Company, Venture Beat, Mashable, Business Insider, Yahoo! Finance, and Under 30 CEO. She's been blogging for over 10 years, and really “gets” the online marketing landscape, focusing heavily on improving key business metrics like traffic, subscribers, and sales. Clients and customers rave about her ability to simplify the complex, and make technology and digital strategy easy to understand and implement.   Robin Li is a former financial consultant who has a passion for writing efficient code, and eating fine food. He can dance circles around any math problem, and can pick-up new programming languages within days. He is a WordPress plugin writing ninja, and has mastered the ins and outs of marketing platforms like Infusionsoft. Above all, Robin believes that no problem is impossible to solve, and all solutions should be elegant. You can find Nathalie and Robin here: http://ambitionally.com http://nathalielussier.com http://30daylistbuildingchallenge.com   And don't miss out on all the happenings during the Crushin' it vs. Being Crushed Parenthood Series by signing up here! 

Cate Cadell, editor in chief from Technode at Beijing joined us in this episode to discuss the Baidu Group, China’s largest search engine & maps and part of the BAT axis in China. In our conversation, we discussed Baidu from the perspective of the management team & board led by Robin Li, their business structures The post Episode 112: The Baidu Group with Cate Cadell appeared first on Analyse Asia.

You know how Josh is the resident SEO Hoe and goes bananas over all that stuff and I'm the normal one? Well, prepare yourself because I am about to geek right the eff out over this next Couple Spotlight! We're talking shop with Nathalie Lussier and her hubby Robin Li all about being softies (not in the conventional way!) and jumping into biz together. This power couple met in University and have been together ever since. After graduation, Nathaie began building her own business and Robin started a career. Not too long ago they decided to converge and become business allies as well as lifelong allies - hence their awesome name, Ambition Ally. As if I didn't love them enough already, they had some really sweet things to say at the end of this episode so go on, click play at the top of the page, download this in iTunes or listen on Stitcher. If you like what you hear, be sure to give us a 5 star rating or leave a review! And do not forget to tune in for a new episode every Thursday at 7am EST. Click Here to Subscribe and Make Sure You Never Miss an Episode

Robin Li, CEO of Baidu, speaks in detail about the launch and growth of the company and the search engine. He discusses how its intimate understanding of Chinese language and culture - and a unique social approach to search - have allowed it to succeed where many North American search giants have faltered.

Robin Li, CEO of Baidu, speaks in detail about the launch and growth of the company and the search engine. He discusses how its intimate understanding of Chinese language and culture - and a unique social approach to search - have allowed it to succeed where many North American search giants have faltered.

Robin Li, CEO of Baidu, speaks in detail about the launch and growth of the company and the search engine. He discusses how its intimate understanding of Chinese language and culture - and a unique social approach to search - have allowed it to succeed where many North American search giants have faltered.

My guest today is Robin Li ( https://www.ggvc.com/team/robin-li/ ) , Principal at GGV Capital ( https://www.ggvc.com/ ). GGV is a global venture capital fund that invests in seed to growth stage companies. Some of their companies include Airbnb, Poshmark, Alibaba, and Peloton. We discuss how GGV makes decisions on a global scale, what opportunities in consumer internet Robin is most focused on, and bringing small businesses online. You can follow Robin on Twitter @robin_p_li Some of the questions I ask Robin - * What attracted you to venture capital and how did you wind up at GGV? * When it comes to evaluating early stage consumer companies, what are some of the elements you look for that are positive signs that there is traction and how do you evaluate companies when you have to make decisions very quickly? * Are there metrics that you focus on that might often be overlooked by founders? * What are some major turn offs or deal breakers from startups when they pitch their business to you? * In the due diligence process, how do you assess if the product is solving a real problem? * What are current trends that you are focused on? * What have been changes in consumer behavior during COVID that you are most surprised by? * What are some of the challenges when it comes to evaluating consumer startups? * How has consumer technology and ecommerce evolved differently in China vs. the United States? * I know that GGV invests in both the U.S. and China. In ecommerce, retail and social media China is far ahead of the United States with technology. What do you see as consumer technology that exists in China and that will crossover to the U.S.? What consumer technology won't cross over? * What are some of the key differences between the Chinese consumer and the American consumer relating to internet behavior? * Communities - Chief - have over three thousand women, connecting Fishbone around professional communities * Round sizes have increased dramatically over the past few years with huge funds into venture capital. Now we have pre-seed, mico funds. How has this influenced you as an investor? * What are some consumer trends that you are excited about? * What is one company that you recently invested in or worked with that you are excited about? * What is one company that you should have invested in but didn't? * What is one piece of advice that you have for founders of b2c companies that are looking to raise capital?