Gezixuan reported on November 11 that according to Washington Post, a new study questioned the health benefits of standing desks. Researchers who studied the incidence of major cardiovascular disease (CVD) in 83,013 UK adults found that changing part of their daily office hours to standing did not reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease, and that standing for long periods of time could also lead to potential health problems such as varicose veins, low blood pressure and blood clots.

The 6.9-year study noted that while standing may have some health benefits, standing for long periods of time also comes with some negative effects, as understood by IT House. The researchers noted that previous studies on the topic of standing desks had been sparse and inconclusive, so they conducted this large-scale, extensive study. Despite the difficulty of obtaining high-quality research, standing desks with health, ergonomic, or other health labels continue to pop up on the market.

It is widely believed that changing posture at work is beneficial for health. However, the researchers found that in monitoring more than 83,000 adults, substituting standing time for sitting time did not confer any significant health benefits.

Still, the study has some value for those who are concerned about the health risks of sedentary sitting. The researchers note that it is not enough to consider only the two static postures of sitting and standing, it is important to be hyperactive. Investing in a height-adjustable desk may not be necessary, as the most important thing for people who sit for long periods of time is to be more active.

No matter what type of desk you're using, hyperactivity is a free and viable health strategy. Every half hour or so, get up and move, such as walking around the office, going up and down stairs, or simply standing and sitting a few times.

The researchers emphasize that simply standing does not reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease and other sedentary-related diseases, but it does not increase the risk either. Therefore, setting a timer to remind yourself to be hyperactive may be more effective in improving your health than spending a fortune on a standing or adjustable desk.

Gezixuan reported on November 11 that California has always been a hot spot for electric vehicles in the United States. Electric vehicles (EVs) accounted for 22.2% of new car sales across the state in the first nine months of this year, according to the California New Car Dealers Association (CNCDA). While only a modest increase compared to the same period last year, it was well above the 9.1% recorded in 2021.

Gezixuan noted that from January to September this year, a total of 1,320,708 new light vehicles (including all powertrains) were registered in California。 This was down 1.7% compared to the same period in 2021, with 362,881 sedans (-13.1%) and 957,827 light trucks (-3.4%). California is expected to register 1.75 million new vehicles by the end of the year, down slightly from 1.77 million last year and well below pre-pandemic levels. From 2015 to 2019, California consistently sold 1.89 million or more vehicles annually.

It is worth noting that the proportion of sales of battery electric vehicles (BEVs) and hybrid vehicles is rising. BEV sales have jumped to 293,109 units, or 22.2%, up slightly from 21.5% for the full year of 2023. The proportion of conventional hybrid vehicles sold also increased, with 182,469 new vehicles registered, accounting for 13.8%.

In contrast, plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs) lag behind BEVs and regular hybrids in sales. Only 45,244 units were sold in the California market in the first nine months of this year, with a stable market share of 3.4%, the same share as for the full year of 2023.

Gasoline-powered vehicles remain the most popular powertrain option in California. Of all new light vehicles sold in California this year, 58.3% are gasoline engines. BEVs came in second with 22.2%, followed by hybrids at 13.8%, plug-in hybrids at 3.4%, and diesel-powered ICE models at 2.3%. Overall, BEVs, hybrid vehicles, PHEVs, and fuel cell vehicles have a combined market share of 39.4%.

In the BEV space, Tesla remains California's undisputed heavyweight champion. According to CNCDA, the Tesla Model Y registered 105,693 new vehicles in California from January to September of this year, making it the best-selling BEV in California, far ahead of its competitors. The Model 3 came in second with 34,219 units, while the Hyundai Ioniq 5 came in third with only 11,711 units sold.

However, according to CNCDA, Tesla's EV market share in California is down 8.5% from last year, marking 12 consecutive months of incremental decline. While Tesla may still have the lion's share of the BEV segment, competitors are sharpening their minions. Brands such as Kia, BMW, and Hyundai are quietly but steadily eating into market share, with their respective EV market shares up 1.4%, 1.3%, and 1.3% year-over-year.

Looking at California's broader automotive market, Toyota topped the list of all powertrains with 215,402 registrations, with a market share of 16.3 percent. Tesla is in second place with a 12.1% share, and Honda is in third place with a 10.9% market share.

Gezixuan News on November 11, the source sources Jukanlosreve and yeux1122 revealed that Apple and Samsung's ultra-thin and high-density battery projects have failed, and the two companies have previously tried to take the lead in using relevant batteries in their iPhone 17 Air / Galaxy S25 Slim mobile phones, but due to the failure of the project, the iPhone 17 Air / The Galaxy S25 Slim is facing a "thickening" situation.

In the case of the iPhone 17 Air, Apple will now apparently use the same battery technology as existing phones, with sources revealing that the iPhone 17 Air will be more than 6mm thick after Apple's ultra-thin high-density battery development fails, and for comparison, Gezixuan learned that Apple's iPhone 16 is 7.8mm thick.

As for the Samsung Galaxy S25 Slim, the exact thickness of this model is currently unknown, but it is likely to have a similar thickness to Apple's competitors.

Gezixuan reported on November 11 that according to Yonhap News Agency, BMW Group's South Korean branch said today that by 2027, it will invest 65 billion won (IT Home note: currently about 335 million yuan) in the Anseong Regional Logistics Center (RDC), expanding the total area of the park to 1.5 times the current size.

BMW Korea announced the plan at a press conference today at its logistics center in Anseong, Gyeonggi Province.

According to reports, the total area of the logistics center will be expanded from the current 57,000 square meters to 88,000 square meters in 2027, equivalent to 12 football fields. The number of parts stored in the logistics center will increase from the current 60,000 (more than 4.76 million) to more than 97,000 (more than 7.72 million).

BMW Korea invested 130 billion won (currently about 670 million yuan) in 2017 to build a regional logistics center in Anseong. Including the investment plan announced on the same day, the company's cumulative investment in the logistics center will reach 195 billion won (currently about 1.005 billion yuan).

According to the company's statistics, there are more than 733,000 BMW vehicles registered in South Korea so far, doubling in the past seven years. Last year, BMW overtook Mercedes-Benz in South Korea in sales and topped the annual sales list.

Gezixuan News on November 9th, the technology media Android Authority released a blog post today (November 9th), Google in the Android 15 system, to achieve a real sense of adaptive refresh rate (ARR) function, can make the screen refresh rate dynamically adjust according to the screen content, thereby effectively reducing power consumption and jamming.

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Note: Most Android phones support refresh rates over 60Hz, but in most scenarios, for phones that do not support Variable Refresh Rate (VRR) technology, in most cases, you can only switch between a few fixed refresh rates such as 60Hz, 90Hz, or 120Hz.

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Android 15 is the first version of Android to support Adaptive Refresh Rate (ARR), which not only adapts to the content frame rate, but also changes the refresh rate within a display mode.

Google says that the adaptive refresh rate feature in Android 15 has two main benefits:

First, the feature lets the device run at a rate lower than its maximum refresh rate, transitioning to a higher rate only when it's critical to the user experience, reducing power consumption and minimizing unnecessary power consumption.

Second, the adaptive refresh rate improves performance by eliminating the need to change the display mode, which Google says is a known cause of stuttering. This feature will help improve the user experience when watching videos or playing games on their phones.

Although many phone manufacturers have long advertised Variable Refresh Rate (VRR), Android didn't really support this technology until then. Previous devices were equipped with LTPO displays, but their refresh rates still relied on discrete mode switching.

Android 15's ARR feature provides a unified way to adjust the refresh rate in the same display mode, improving energy efficiency.

Gezixuan News on November 9, eBay today cooperated with Ant International's Antom to add Alipay as a payment option on the platform, which means that buyers in Chinese mainland can use Alipay to pay when shopping on eBay.

With more than 2 billion online listings, eBay is one of the world's largest online marketplaces, and users can choose from a variety of payment methods, including credit and debit cards, digital wallets, and market-specific "buy now, pay later" (BNPL) services, Gezixuan has learned.

eBay's revenue in the second quarter of this year was US$2.572 billion (currently about 18.464 billion yuan), a year-on-year increase of 1%, and the net profit from continuing operations was US$226 million (currently about 1.622 billion yuan), a year-on-year increase of 31%. Total merchandise trading volume (GMV) for the quarter was US$18.418 billion (currently approximately RMB132.22 billion), up 1% year-on-year.

Gezixuan reported on November 9 that game media IGN released a blog post yesterday (November 8), reporting that in the second quarter of Sony's 2024 fiscal year (IT Home Note: corresponding to the third quarter of July to September this year), the revenue of the game and network services (G&NS) division, including PlayStation, was 1,071.5 billion yen (IT Home Note: currently about 50.448 billion yuan), a year-on-year increase of 12%.

Sony's game and network services division profit increased to 138.8 billion yen (currently about 6.535 billion yuan), a year-on-year increase of 184%, and these outstanding results led Sony to raise the fiscal year forecast for the game business.

Sony said the division's growth was largely due to third-party game sales, with explicit references to "new sports-themed games" (presumably EA Sports FC 25) and "action RPGs from China" (presumably Black Myth: Wukong).

Black Myth: Wukong is an action role-playing game (ARPG) set in Chinese mythology, developed by Hangzhou Youke Interactive Technology Co., Ltd. and released on August 20, 2024.

The game's storyline is based on the classic Chinese novel Journey to the West, in which players take on the role of a "Destiny Man" and embark on a journey to explore the legends of the past, facing various dangers and challenges.

The game sold a staggering 18 million copies on PC and PS5 in just two weeks after launch, reporting more than $700 million in revenue in the process.

Gezixuan reported on November 8 that according to a report by Science and Technology Daily on November 7, Xia Tian, Lu Zhengtian, Zou Changling and others from the University of Science and Technology of China worked together to prepare a spin-based Schrödinger cat state using the laser cold atom method, whose lifetime reached the order of minutes, which helped to improve the measurement sensitivity of the spin precession phase. The results were published in Nature Photonics on November 1.

In the course of the study, the research team successfully achieved a Schrödinger cat state with an ultra-long coherence time. The researchers used the optical lattice to trap ytterbium-173 atoms with 5/2 spin, and prepared a superposition state composed of two states with spin projection of + 5/2 and -5/2 by controlling the laser pulse to induce a nonlinear optical frequency shift for the atom. Since the magnetic quantum numbers of these two states are the farthest apart, their superposition states are called Schrödinger cat states.

This cat state has enhanced magnetic field sensitivity, and at the same time feels exactly the same optical frequency shift in the optical lattice, and is in the "incoherent-free subspace", so it has natural immunity to the intensity noise and spot morphology changes of the optical lattice.

The experimental results showed that the coherence time of the cat state exceeded 20 minutes. With Ramsey interferometry, the researchers confirmed the sensitivity of phase measurements close to the Heisenberg limit.

According to the researchers, the preparation of this long-lived Schrödinger cat state will open up new avenues for atomic magnetometers, quantum information error correction and the exploration of new physics.

Schrödinger's cat is a thought experiment proposed by Austrian physicist Erwin Schrödinger in 1935. Through this thought experiment, Schrödinger pointed out the problems that arise from the application of quantum mechanics to macroscopic objects and the contradictions between them and the common sense of physics. In this thought experiment, due to the random nature of previous events, cats are in a state of superposition of life and death.

The link to the paper attached to IT Home is as follows:

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41566-024-01555-3

Gezixuan reported on November 8 that, according to IGN, Pocketpair, the developer of "Phantom Beast Palu", today updated the latest progress on the patent lawsuit filed against it by Nintendo and Pokémon Company.

According to Pocketpair, Nintendo and The Pokémon Company each demanded 5 million yen in compensation (IT House note: currently about 233,000 yuan) and delayed compensation, and sought to ban the release of "Phantom Beast Palu".

Pocketpair confirmed that the patent lawsuit in Japan focuses on the design of capturing Pokémon in a virtual setting, and that the company is alleged to infringe such patents. Earlier this year, Palu the Beast received a huge response after its release on PC and Xbox, and people found that the "Palu" character in it had many similarities with Pokémon, and some even considered it "plagiarism". However, Nintendo and The Pokémon Company chose to respond through patent litigation rather than copyright infringement.

It's worth mentioning that Phantom Beast Palu does contain a mechanic that uses orb-like items to capture monsters, similar to the design of the 2022 Nintendo Switch exclusive Pokémon Legends: Arceus. Another related patent relates to the ability to ride Pokémon, and Palu the Phantom Beast also allows players to ride Palu.

Pocketpair said Nintendo and Pokémon are applying for an injunction and seeking some damages from the time the patent was registered until the lawsuit was filed on September 18, 2024.

Patent experts point out that the lawsuit between Nintendo and The Pokémon Company shows that Palu the Phantom Beast does pose a threat to it, and the game is currently available on Sony's PS5 platform.

Pocket Pair's game, Palu the Phantom Beast, which was released on January 19, surpassed the 10 million player mark in less than two months.

Gezixuan reported on November 7 that the National Film Administration today issued a notice on the filing and project publicity of national film scripts (synopsis) in September 2024, and the much-watched "The Wandering Earth 3" will be divided into upper and lower parts.

The main information attached by Gezixuan is as follows:

The Wandering Earth 3 (I): Movie Preparation [2024] No. 2079

The Wandering Earth 3 (II): Movie Preparation [2024] No. 2080

Screenwriters: Guo Fan, Gong Ge, Ye Weichang

Summary: The sun is about to fall, and humans are building huge thrusters on the surface of the earth in search of a new home. However, the road to the universe is full of dangers, in order to save the earth, so that human beings can reach their new home after a long 2,500 years, in the end, the young people of the wandering earth era stepped forward and started a life-and-death battle against time.

According to a previous report by IT House, actor Zhao Jinmai, who played Han Duoduo in the first "The Wandering Earth" movie, revealed in an interview that "The Wandering Earth 3" will start shooting next year (2025), and Han Duoduo, who plays himself, has also confirmed that he will return to this movie.

In November 2023, "The Wandering Earth 3" released the first finalized trailer, "Human beings, the reason why they are different is because in the face of fear, there will always be someone who has the courage to cross history, the present and the future." Our people will definitely be able to complete the task. Whether it is real or not, it does not matter whether it is alive or dead. ”