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Hello everyone, today is Saturday, October 8th. On the first day after the holiday, have you regained your feeling of going to work?

Come and see with Daily News, what new things have happened in the technology circle today?

Apple AirTag Air Check-in is banned

According to foreign media waston, Lufthansa no longer allows the use of Apple AirTag in checked baggage.

This practice has been very popular in the past few years.

To avoid losing their luggage during check-in, many people choose to put AirTag in their suitcases in order to track its location.

It works simply: anyone with Apple products can use the Where to locate it.

In this regard, a spokeswoman for Lufthansa made it clear that

luggage tracker belongs to the category of portable electronic devices and is therefore subject to the dangerous goods regulations promulgated by International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), especially because of its transmission function.

Therefore, during the flight of checked baggage, the transmission function needs to be turned off, just like mobile phones, laptops, , etc. need to be turned off.

In other words: if you want to put your luggage tracker in your suitcase, you must first remove the battery.

As of now, no other mainstream airlines have followed up on this policy, and the competent authorities of International Airlines have not issued any relevant warnings.

Boston Dynamics promised not to weaponize robots

Boston Dynamics and other six technology companies jointly issued an open letter to the industry, promising not to weaponize general robots.

In this open letter entitled "Universal Robots Should Not Be Weaponized", six companies (Agility Robotics, ANYbotics, Boston Dynamics, Clearpath Robotics, Open Robotics, Unitree Robotics) elaborated on concerns about the weaponization of their general products "hazard risks and serious ethical issues" that would "damage public trust in the technology."

In the letter, the organization promised not to weaponize its robots, nor did it support others in doing so, and called on policy makers and users to promote its safe use. A plan is also proposed in the

letter to evaluate customers’ intentions for their products and to work on technical solutions to reduce the risk of robotic weaponization.

"We believe that the benefits these technologies bring to humans far outweigh the risks of abuse, and we are excited about the bright future of humans and robots working side by side to solve some of the challenges in the world," the letter concluded.

iPhone 14 disassembly report: Parts cost has increased by 20%, and selling one can earn more than 5,000

A disassembly report from Japan shows that the parts cost of iPhone 14 series mobile phones has increased by about 20% compared with the same series of iPhone 13.

Take the flagship iPhone 14 Pro Max as an example. The total cost of its components is about US$501, which is $60 higher than the previous generation iPhone 13 Pro Max, an increase of about 20%.

It is reported that the surge in cost of iPhone 14 Pro Max this time is mainly related to the A16 chip. Although it is not much higher than last year's A15, the cost has reached US$110, which is 2.4 times that of A15. This part of the increase is the key to the sharp increase in total costs.

However, the cost of the iPhone 14 Pro Max is still only half as high as the price of $1,099, and the gross profit margin is still very high. The domestic price of

starts at 8,999 yuan, and the cost price of 501 US dollars is about 3,550. This also means that Apple still sells an iPhone 14 Pro Max in China and still has a gross profit of more than 5,000 yuan.

Of course, the above cost is only the material cost of BOM. The total cost of the manufacturer also includes R&D, logistics, etc., but no matter from which aspect, the profitability of Apple iPhone phones is incomparable to Android manufacturers. Microplastics was first discovered in

human milk

. Scientists from Italy discovered microplastics in human milk for the first time.

The breast milk sample in this study was taken from Rome 34 healthy mothers one week after delivery, and microplastics were detected in 75% of the samples.

This discovery once again confirms that these subtle plastic particles have extremely strong permeability, not only exists in the visible world, but has even entered our bodies.

However, researchers also emphasized that breastfeeding is still the best way to feed babies, and its benefits are far greater than the disadvantages of the existence of contaminated microplastics.

Dr. Valentina Notarstefano from , Marche University of Technology, Italy, expressed the significance of the study:

methods to evaluate the reduction of exposure to these contaminants during pregnancy and lactation are crucial.

The purpose of our research is by no means reducing breastfeeding, but to raise public awareness and promote the introduction of laws to reduce pollution.

my country successfully launched one-shot double-shot

at sea at 21:10 on October 7, Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center used the Long March 11 sea-launched launch vehicle in the Yellow Sea. It adopted the "one-shot two-shot" method to successfully launch the S5/S6 test satellite of the Microcenti Space Beidou low-orbit navigation enhancement system. satellite successfully entered the predetermined orbit, and the launch mission was a complete success.

△Photo source: Xinhua News Agency

This launch is only 3 kilometers away from the coast. On the premise of ensuring safety and reliability, it greatly reduces the maritime navigation time and shortens the mission execution cycle. The two satellites

are mainly used to monitor the service performance of the global satellite navigation system in real time, and carry out navigation enhancement and inter-satellite laser communication tests.

This mission is the 441st flight of the Long March series launch vehicle .

Alipay R&D expenses account for less than the standard, and the certification of high-tech enterprises was revoked

Shanghai High-tech Enterprise Certification Guidance Group announced the first batch of companies revoked the qualifications of high-tech enterprises in 2022, including 14 companies including Alipay.

According to the list, the reason for the cancellation of Alipay (China) Network Technology Co., Ltd. is that the proportion of R&D expenses does not meet the standard.

Ant Group responded to this and Alipay (China) did not take the initiative to apply after the qualification of Shanghai high-tech enterprise expired.

In the middle of this year, Ant Group released its 2021 Sustainable Development Report, disclosed for the first time Ant Group's R&D investment: the growth rate of R&D investment exceeded 39% for three consecutive years, exceeding 18.8 billion yuan in 2021.

In addition, in the past two years, Ant Group has also increased its investment in basic technology fields such as privacy computing, blockchain, databases, and security risk control.

Industry insiders said that because high-tech enterprises believe that it is an active application system for enterprises, some group companies may choose to voluntarily give up their application by adjusting R&D investment expenditure to other business segments.

Currently, Ant Group has four main entities in Shanghai, including Ant Chain, Ant Intelligent Security Technology, etc. The R&D expenses of the four entities have increased by about 50% each year since 2020.