"Silicon Valley link" Samsung to produce A9 processor for next generation iphone

In the daily link to the Silicon Valley, the most fresh information! The "Silicon Valley" here refers to the typical and innovative business representatives abroad.

1. To prevent piracy is also spelled: Sony industry plans to use counterfeit seed files to induce the downloader

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In the aftermath of the hacking, some of the films that have not yet or will be released by Sony Pictures, as well as a large number of employee personal data, have been leaked online. To prevent further contagion, Sony has taken active action, including the release of fake seeds to induce pirates. According to TorrentFreak, the company's AXN TV network has begun a "misleading" campaign to trick people with pirated intent to download fake seeds for related popular content (like Hannibal Lecter).

2. Uber has formed a lobbying team of at least 161 people to take the initiative to defuse the regulatory crisis

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Since the launch of the call service in the San Francisco area 4 years ago, Uber has now expanded its business to the global value of $40 billion. But Uber's troubles have become much more recent. In addition to being resisted by the taxi industry, regulatory authorities in some areas have issued eviction notices to the company for "illegal provision of transport services". But Uber did not react negatively, but decided to "take the initiative" and set up a lobbying team of 161 people.

3. Sony TV business has been profitable after operating independently for 10 years

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Sony TV's business unit will usher in a new year of profitability after a 10-year loss of $ more than 7 billion trillion, the Wall Street Journal website reported December 14. While returning to profitability after 10 years, the question now is: Is this business, which once made Sony proud, really worth keeping?

Masashi Imamura, the head of Sony Television, said the television business remained valuable to Sony, Japan's best-known consumer electronics company, although traditional television viewers had shifted to other low-cost digital media, such as the US Vizio. "Without the TV business, Sony will not be able to provide an emotional experience for consumers-and that is what Sony has long pursued," The village's Chang Zhi said in its first media interview this summer following the operation of the Sony television business. ”

4. Australian scientists create solar power generation new record conversion rate of 40%

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Scientists at the University of New South Wales in Australia have created a new record for solar panel power generation, with a conversion rate of more than 40%, according to the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC). Their next goal is to increase the conversion rate to 50%, further reducing the cost of solar energy as an alternative energy source. The University of New South Wales described the research with "the first global". "This is the highest solar-energy conversion rate reported so far," said Martin Green, a professor at the University of New South Wales in a statement. ”

5. Apple in OS X blocked Flash Player's multiple versions

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Due to security issues, Apple decided to remotely block Adobe Flash Player on the Mac OS X system, up to the older 13.0.0.259, up to the latest 16.0.0.235, just a few days after the release. When Apple users visit Flash content using Safari browsers, they will see hints such as blocked plug-ins, flash security warnings, flash expiration, and so on.

6. Google now will integrate Nest device control functions

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After Google acquired the smart hardware equipment company-nest, everyone wondered what kind of cooperation the two companies would have in the future. The current results are the thermostat and smoke alarm manufacturer Nest announced the nest integration program, so that a variety of intelligent products can interact with Nest products. Of course, the most important partner in this program is Google.

7. Samsung to produce A9 processor for next generation iphone

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According to foreign media reports, people familiar with the matter said Samsung had started producing A9 processors for the next iphone this week.

It is understood that the production of A9 processors using 14nm FinFET process. In an attempt to reverse the situation, Apple has made a big impact on Samsung's processor business by handing over most of its orders to TSMC, and Samsung is hoping to A8 its losses by winning Apple's trust again through the 14nm process.

8. Lending Club urges the hot net loan market PayPal to raise the loan item

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, PayPal is speeding up to the Lending Club, and other popular loan services to open up the market, the company has previously to consumers and small businesses to provide more than 200 million U.S. dollars in loans.

Playpal Net Loan Project scale is far inferior to lending Club and OnDeck market leader. But the company's executives said they would further increase the project. And as the company is about to split from its parent company next year to compete in the increasingly competitive pay-processing industry, the business will become critical.

(Responsible editor: Mengyishan)