The Bill and Melinda Melinda Foundation released its 2015 annual open letter

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Summary: The Bill and Melinda Melinda Foundation released the 2015 annual open letter entitled "Our big bet on the future". Mr. and Mrs. Gates said that the next 15 years, the world's poor people's lives will be greatly improved, health, agriculture, banking and education will

The Bill and Melinda Melinda Foundation released the 2015 annual open letter entitled "Our big bet on the future". Mr. and Mrs. Gates said that the next 15 years, the world's poor people's lives will be greatly improved, health, agriculture, banking and education will make progress.

Most people in poor countries will have a major breakthrough in their lives in the next 15 years. In terms of health, the number of child deaths will decrease in the next 15 years and more diseases will be eradicated; in agriculture, African food will be self-sufficient; in finance, mobile banks will help the poor change their lives; in education, better software will spark a learning revolution. These breakthroughs will be driven by technological innovation and promoted by the innovation of distribution mode.

To hasten this day, the Bill and Melinda Melinda Foundation called for a significant role to be played by the www.globalcitizen.org register to participate in this "Global Citizen" initiative.

Ali Communication launches free internet app WiFi

Alibaba announced its new product "Amoy WiFi" application online. Users use Taobao account to login to the mobile phone software, you can free WiFi hotspot. Previous Alipay purses and micro-letters have started to support free WiFi functionality.

WiFi access to the three major operators and four WiFi provider wireless network, a total of 6 million hotspots. Access to the operator's WiFi uses 1 hours of free internet access, gold coins for more time in the way. Hotspot resources for access to WiFi providers are not limited to use.

Amoy-WiFi is Alibaba's virtual operator Ali Communications products, Taobao's account, the user's letter and the Internet data to do a quarantine to prevent information leakage.

Box opening up 50%

January 23, Box finally successfully listed, the Code for box, the opening a minute after each share rose to 20.5 U.S. dollars, compared to the issue price of 14 U.S. dollars rose about 50%. Corporate valuations have thus risen from 1.7 billion to 2.5 billion, with 175 million dollars in the trading process. The main underwriters of the box's IPO include Morgan Stanley, Credit Suisse and JPMorgan Chase.

Like most cloud computing software companies, Box is in the red, but revenue is growing fast. According to the data provided by Box, the company's current annual revenue operation rate has reached 225 million U.S. dollars, and in the first 9 months ended October 31, the company's revenue close to 154 million U.S. dollars, a year-on-year increase of 80%.

At present, the number of enterprise users in box is about 45,000, most users start to use the free service, these costs are counted as marketing costs, as of October 31 in the first 9 months, the cost of more than 55 million U.S. dollars. At the same time, the user base of a larger competitor Dropbox from the consumer market start, is also expanding the enterprise market.

Apple Watch to sell for Apple

Apple Watch the Burberry executive again, according to 9to5mac, the vice president of digital retailing and interactive design Chester Chipperfield. Chipperfield was responsible for the user experience and digital design for all of Burberry's channels, focusing on digital retailing.

Chipperfield has confirmed that he has joined Apple on LinkedIn and Twitter. Chipperfield did not explain his position at Apple, but mentioned that he worked for the Apple "special project" department, but from its past experience, it is likely to join the Apple Watch team.

Previously, Apple had dug up Burberry CEO Angela Ahrendts and hired Burberry social media executive Musa Tariq.

Google announces Apple OS X System vulnerability

The Google Project Zero security team this week found that there were three high-risk vulnerabilities in Apple's OS X operating system that have not been fixed. By exploiting these vulnerabilities, an attacker would need to first acquire some of the privileges of the target machine, which does not appear to be high-risk, but exploiting multiple vulnerabilities could also be the goal of a privileged elevation control attack Mac.

These vulnerabilities were filed on October 21, 2014 and 23rd, and after a grace period of more than 90 days, Apple was still not repaired and all were released in the recent past.

Project Zero was created by Google on July 15, 2014 to identify any software vulnerabilities that could lead to attacks on users ' computers. In the near future, Google also published details of Microsoft Windows system security vulnerabilities.

The Pearl River Sea Amoy entity shop does not pay duty and VAT

Guangzhou is the first cross-border Electric shopping entity shop in the Pearl River New Town trial. Consumption in this shop, can not pay cash, can only be paid online, and to the site to register as a member, each order can not exceed 1000 yuan. In-store products to mother and child supplies, living at home, skin care, wine mainly wine.

Unlike the general Cross-border electricity dealers, this entity store does not have to pay "Tariff + VAT + excise tax". Its tax process is equivalent to customers to go abroad after the return to the domestic mail, only to pay the tax, tax in RMB 50 yuan below can also be exempted. This compares to the general Cross-border electricity dealer, has achieved the 30% tax rate concession.

Pearl River New City bonded shop is a customs clearance, can realize the Bonded area warehouse, before the Tianhe business circle. The local Customs and Excise Department believes that this kind of cross-border electrical business entity Shop Compliance compliance is a regulatory innovation. Whether this model can be extended to more regions depends on the government's policy.

Microsoft announces Windows 10 Technology Preview

In the early hours of January 24, Microsoft officially released the Windows 10 Technology Preview version of the mirror, version number 9926. The new version of the Start menu and Settings application has been updated to enhance the wireless video and audio connectivity, map applications, Xbox applications and the Windows App Store have also been updated.

Microsoft officials also pointed out some problems with the Windows 10 9926 version, such as the requirement to log on to the Xbox Live game may not work properly, the lock screen interface, the battery icon may not show the power; The dynamic tiles on the Start menu will mask the name of the application; Remote Desktop has a drawing problem Surface Pro 3 duration will be shortened; After the music application is turned on, minimizing the application in 16 seconds will disappear directly; the Start menu will occasionally register and fail to start.

Microsoft said there were still a lot of gaps between the preview and the actual consumer version, and said the update to the whose build would probably mean a monthly update of Windows 10 for the next few months.

The world's largest online travel company Expedia 280 million dollars to buy Travelocity

Earlier this month, a Oppenheimer analyst noted the Federal Trade Commission's announcement of an Expedia takeover of Travelocity, which was recently completed in cash, amounting to $280 million trillion.

Expedia and Travelocity have previously cooperated, and Expedia has helped Travelocity operate in North America and assume responsibilities other than marketing. The acquisition from Travelocity's parent company, Sabre Corp., was designed to help Expedia expand its market share in North America.

Founded in 1996, Travelocity is the world's first travel website to be able to book online real-time air tickets and the first online travel company to enter the Asian market. In 2000 it had a market share of 35% and 25%,travelocity, which was 50% per cent higher than that of Expedia. The market share of Expedia and Travelocity in 2004 has changed to 49% and 19% since many large acquisitions did not achieve the expected gains.

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