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The number of second-hand houses in Shenzhen was the highest in a single week in more than three years. It was learned from Shenzhen Real Estate Agency Association that in the 49th week of 2024 (December 2 -8), 2,390 sets of second-hand houses (including self-service) were recorded in the city, an increase of 12.6% from the previous month. The volume of second-hand houses recorded in a single week hit a new high in the past 200 weeks. (Shenzhen Special Zone Daily)IBM's new optical technology can greatly speed up the training of AI models. IBM announced the development of a new optical technology, which can train AI models at the speed of light and save energy greatly. The company said that by applying this breakthrough to the data center, the energy saved by training an AI model is equivalent to the energy consumption of 5,000 American families in one year.Foreign media explosion: Biden's government is considering imposing new sanctions on Russian oil trade before Trump takes office, and the details have yet to be finalized. Bloomberg reported on the 10th local time that Biden's government is considering imposing new and stricter sanctions on Russian oil trade, trying to further increase pressure on Russia before Trump, the US president-elect, returns to the White House. The report quoted people who are familiar with the situation but do not want to be named as saying that the details of possible new measures are still being worked out, but Biden's team is considering imposing restrictions on some Russian oil exports. (World Wide Web)

How to "bargain" the price difference of Chinese patent medicines? According to CCTV news, the National Medical Insurance Bureau responded that the price of proprietary Chinese medicines is affected by many factors, including the price of medicinal materials, production technology and brand value, in view of the large price difference of proprietary Chinese medicines and the problem of "bargaining". Centralized purchasing effectively squeezes the inflated price of drugs and improves the efficiency of capital use through market-oriented bidding and price-volume linkage. At the same time, the medical insurance bureau will strengthen monitoring and supervision to ensure the quality and supply of drugs and protect the rights and interests of patients.The number of second-hand houses in Shenzhen was the highest in a single week in more than three years. It was learned from Shenzhen Real Estate Agency Association that in the 49th week of 2024 (December 2 -8), 2,390 sets of second-hand houses (including self-service) were recorded in the city, an increase of 12.6% from the previous month. The volume of second-hand houses recorded in a single week hit a new high in the past 200 weeks. (Shenzhen Special Zone Daily)The concept of consumer electronics fluctuated higher than the daily limit of Tianjian and Yingtong Communication, while Tianjian and Yingtong Communication fluctuated higher than the daily limit. Zhongke Lanxun rose more than 8%, followed by Rambler, Guoguang Electric, hivi Technology and Zhuoyi Technology.

Institution: The Q3 revenue of the global semiconductor industry in 2024 reached US$ 158.2 billion, a year-on-year increase of 17%. Counterpoint Research, a market research organization, reported that the global semiconductor market picked up in the third quarter of 2024. Driven by the demand for artificial intelligence technology and the recovery of the memory market, the revenue of the global semiconductor industry in the third quarter reached US$ 158.2 billion, a year-on-year increase of 17%. The top 22 semiconductor suppliers in the world accounted for 73.1% of the market share, which was the same as the same period last year.Skyworth Digital won the first bid for China Mobile's smart set-top box collection. In the announcement of "Publicity of Selected Candidates for Centralized Procurement of Smart Set-top Box Products of China Mobile from 2024 to 2026 (Public Procurement Part)" issued by China Mobile, Skyworth Digital won the bid in the first place, with the winning share of 4K set-top boxes being 23.91% and the number of selected units being 13.12 million. The winning share of 8K ultra HD set-top boxes is 40%, and the selected number is 500,000. China Mobile released the centralized procurement of 8K ultra-high-definition set-top box products for the first time. After Skyworth Digital, the 8K ultra-high-definition set-top box, won the exclusive bid for Henan Mobile and Shanghai Mobile, the company won the first prize in centralized procurement.The dollar just hit the 7.2500 yuan mark against the offshore RMB, falling by 0.09% in the day; The US dollar against the onshore RMB was recently reported at 7.2465 yuan, down 0.04% in the day.