Today's data selection: Product and technology research and development end positions have become the most popular positions; South Korea's minimum hourly wage will increase to 56 yuan situation | News | Product
The product and technology research and development end position has become the top popular position
On July 19th, 51job pointed out in its "2023 Employment Trends for College Graduates" that in 2023, more than half of the 95's employees in enterprises accounted for over 25%, an increase of four percentage points year-on-year.
The Trend shows that retail, Internet and semiconductor/integrated circuit enterprises have the most young employees; Software/network services, semiconductor/integrated circuit, and financial enterprises have the highest number of highly educated employees; The number of overseas graduates in FMCG, Internet and electronic/electrical industries is the largest.
In 2023, the top three most popular industries among college students are fast-moving consumer goods/professional retail, insurance/banking/securities, and mechanical manufacturing/industrial equipment.
Over the past year, there have also been changes in popular positions. In 2023, the most popular job positions among graduates were in the product and technology research and development sectors, while in 2022 and before, they were in sales positions.
Multiple regions continue to introduce housing purchase support policies
Recently, many regions have continued to introduce housing purchase support policies! On July 19th, Xiangtan, Hunan continued to optimize and stabilize the real estate market measures, including implementing the first home loan policy for families who own one property and have already paid off their loans, in order to improve their living conditions and apply for loans to purchase a house again; Increase the amount of housing provident fund loans; Implement housing subsidies; Expand the scope of talent housing subsidies, etc. On July 18th, Hainan Province released a draft for soliciting opinions, proposing to support the withdrawal of housing provident fund to pay the down payment for purchasing a house. On the same day, Kunming, Yunnan issued a new policy to stabilize the real estate market, consisting of 24 measures in 5 aspects. Among them, six measures have been proposed to promote residential consumption, including providing subsidies for purchase deed tax, increasing the maximum amount of housing provident fund loans for families with multiple children, and conducting pilot projects for "mortgage transfer" housing provident fund loans.
Is the charging cost of multiple charging stations increasing? Fast forward until charging is not affordable?
According to the Urban Express Orange Persimmon Interactive, recently some netizens reported that the charging prices of public charging stations in Shanghai have increased, especially in the mid afternoon and afternoon, with some increasing by 60-70 cents. Previously, it was 1.15 yuan, but now it has risen to 2.05 yuan, which is really unaffordable. In addition, Zhengzhou charging stations have also collectively increased their prices. The valley price electricity and service fees from 23:00 to 7:00 the next day have increased from the original 0.45 yuan to 0.73 yuan, an increase of 62%.
The minimum hourly wage in South Korea will increase to 56 yuan
According to Yonhap News Agency on July 19th, the South Korean Minimum Wage Committee held its 15th plenary session from the evening of July 18th to the early morning of July 19th, and finalized the minimum hourly wage for 2024 to be 9860 Korean won, an increase of 2.5% compared to this year.
The committee held its 14th plenary meeting at 3 pm on the 18th. However, due to fierce confrontation between labor and management, an agreement could not be reached. The 15th plenary meeting was held at midnight on the same day, and the conclusion was finally reached at around 6 a.m. This salary negotiation took 110 days, setting a record for the longest time since the current system was implemented in 2007.
Thousands of writers demand that AI chatbot owners pay for the use of their works
On July 18th, The Wall Street Journal reported that over 8000 writers including Margaret Atwood, James Patterson, and Jonathan Franson signed a letter demanding that leaders of companies such as Microsoft, Meta Platforms, and Alphabet not use the works of these writers to train AI systems without permission or payment.
This letter was published by the professional organization Writers Association and addressed to the CEOs of OpenAI, IBM, Stability AI, and several technology companies that operate AI models and chatbots such as Bard, ChatGPT, and Llama.
This letter states that the AI system "imitates and imitates our language, story, style, and ideas.". The letter said, "Millions of copyrighted books, articles, essays, and poems provide 'food' for AI systems, and these endless' meals' have no bills. You have spent billions of dollars developing AI technology. You should pay compensation for using our works, which is fair. Without these works, AI would be mediocre and very limited."
The Writers Association stated that in the past decade, the income of writers has decreased by 40%. According to a survey by the organization, the median income of full-time writers in 2022 was $22330. The letter stated that AI has saturated the content generated by AI in the market, further threatening the industry.
"The output of AI is inherently always derivative. Our works cannot be used without permission, authorization, or compensation. All three are indispensable," said Maya Shanbang Lang, President of the Writers' Association, in a statement