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The U.S. district federal court recently sentenced Google, saying that it monopolized the search and advertising markets and violated the U.S. antitrust law.

Judge Amit P. Mehta said in his ruling that "Google is a monopolist" and said that these actions of Google violated Article 2 of the Sherman Act: it is forbidden for anyone to "monopolize, attempt to monopolize or collude with others to monopolize any part of any trade or business".

Judge Mehta pointed out in a 277-page ruling that Google almost controls 90% of the online search market and 95% of the smartphone market. There are also details of the agreement between Google and those browser developers and mobile device manufacturers, such as how to divide and pre-install Google search as the default engine. Google used these agreements to squeeze the market share of competitors, and the incentives for innovation and investment decreased, and the advertising fees also went up.

At present, it is only a preliminary judgment, which only involves the issue of corporate responsibility and does not involve specific punishment measures. The next decision may require it to stop some business activities, and may even split its search business. In addition, Google is also facing another federal antitrust case about advertising technology, which is expected to be heard in September.

Kent Walker, president of Google’s global affairs, said that he would appeal the ruling. He stressed that Google can dominate because it has built a best and most practical search engine, which is good for consumers and advertisers.

Some people have commented that this is one of the most important antitrust cases in this century, and it is also the beginning of a series of cases to be filed against large technology companies, which may profoundly change the business operation mode of Internet technology giants. This case may have an impact on other countries’ antitrust lawsuits against Google, Apple, Amazon and Meta (the parent companies of Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp).

The last anti-monopoly ruling with such great influence dates back to more than 20 years ago, when the protagonist was Microsoft.

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First, the great victory of the Ministry of Justice, Apple Meta Amazon is also taking a lawsuit.

This ruling is a great victory for the US Department of Justice, because they have been accusing Google of illegal monopoly in the Internet search market.

In 2020, the US Department of Justice and some states took Google to court, accusing it of illegally consolidating its market position and crowding out potential competitors such as Bing and DuckDuckGo by paying huge sums of money to companies such as Apple and Samsung to make Google search the default option on mobile phones and browsers.

"These agreements have given Google an unmatched scale for more than a decade," Judge Mehta wrote.

In September 2023, the case was officially launched in court. Judge Mehta agreed with a part of the view in the lawsuit of the Ministry of Justice: Google did monopolize the "general search service" and "general search text ads". That is to say, through exclusive distribution agreement in the American market, the market monopoly position of general search service and general text advertisement has been established.

Google does invest huge sums of money in browsers such as Apple’s Safari and Mozilla’s Firefox every year to ensure that it can become the default search engine. In 2021, in order to maintain the default status of their search engines, Google paid Apple about $18 billion, and signed similar agreements with Mozilla and Samsung. It also makes the default status of some apps a condition for Android phones to access the Play Store. In addition, an expert witness of Google inadvertently revealed that Google and Apple shared 36% of Safari search advertising revenue.

Kent Walker, president of Google’s global affairs, said that he would appeal this ruling. He said: "Although the court’s ruling recognizes that our search engine is the best, the conclusion seems to mean that we should not let everyone use it so easily. In the process of continuing our appeal, we will still focus on making things that everyone finds useful and convenient to use. "

The CEO of DuckDuckGo stood up against Google in the trial. He supported the ruling, but he also knew that the struggle was far from over. In a statement, SVP Kamyl Bazbaz, who is in charge of public affairs at DuckDuckGo, said, "As we have seen in the EU and other regions, Google will try its best not to change. However, we know that there is a strong demand for alternative search engines in the market, and this ruling will help us provide more choices. "

During the trial, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella expressed his concern about Google’s dominant position in the market. He believed that the relationship between Google and Apple had formed a "Google network", a situation close to "oligopoly". If Google continues to develop without hindrance, it is likely to dominate AI.

This is the first ruling in a series of science and technology monopoly cases filed by the US government in recent years. Legal scholars predict that this ruling will affect the government’s anti-monopoly litigation against other technology giants.

It has been twenty years since the anti-monopoly lawsuit of the Ministry of Justice against Microsoft in 2001 and the next anti-monopoly case against Google.(The Google case was filed in 2020). Since 2020, more similar cases have appeared soon.

At present, Amazon, Apple and Meta are all facing monopoly lawsuits filed by the US government. The Justice Department has sued Apple, accusing it of making it difficult for consumers to give up the iPhone. The FTC sued Meta, arguing that Meta suppressed emerging competitors, and also sued Amazon, accusing them of squeezing sellers in the online market.

Second, if you lose the case, Google may face five penalties.

In the United States, the default search engine for every new mobile phone is almost Google. For users, Monday’s ruling on Google may mean that Google will no longer be the ubiquitous boss in the future.

At present, Judge Mehta needs to make a further ruling on how to deal with Google. He has arranged a hearing in September and will discuss specific punishment measures then.

Next, he may order a major adjustment to the default settings of the new device, requiring users to choose their own default search engine before the first search, and may also ask Google to sell some of its services.

However, because Google has appealed this judgment, the whole legal process may be delayed for many years, and may even never be implemented.

Here are five possible punishments proposed by professionals.

1. It is forbidden for Google to continue to sign exclusive distribution agreements with large companies.

There are three main ways for American courts to solve the monopoly problem: ordering the end of illegal acts, making rules to prevent them from happening again, and taking any necessary additional measures.

In order to meet the first requirement, the most common prediction is that Mehta will prohibit Google from continuing to sign agreements on default engines with companies such as Apple, Samsung and Mozilla.

"At the very least, the Ministry of Justice will ask for an injunction prohibiting Google from engaging in acts that the court considers inappropriate." William Kovacic said that he was a member of the antitrust regulator of the US Federal Trade Commission.

Location is very important. Mehta’s ruling found that even if users can easily change the default settings, most people will not change them.

But some people do prefer Google. Bing is the default search engine for some Microsoft devices, which is why "Google.com" is the most popular search term on Bing.

In the future, users who like to use Google may have to search for "Google.com" in other search engines.

2. Remind users to change Google more frequently.

Mehta can follow the example of the EU. The European Union has been asking Google to provide search engine options on Android devices for years, and recently extended this rule to Chrome browsers.

This regulation in Europe has not made Google’s substitutes popular, because users still recognize Google more than users. The horse has gone out of the stable, but one problem with free choice is that it may not reduce Google’s market share. Herbert Hovenkamp, an antitrust scholar at the University of Pennsylvania, said.

However, if Mehta takes this approach, he should further improve the EU rules, said SVP Kamyl Bazbaz of DuckDuckGo’s public affairs department. Users should see the prompt to choose a search engine regularly, not just once. At the same time, users should not be disturbed by Google pop-ups, and Google can’t pop up from time to time to remind users to switch the default search engine back to Google. When you use another search engine for the first time, you should also be able to set it as the default with one click.

In this way, some people may give up Google more firmly, but various frequent default settings reminders may upset some people.

3. Stripping the search business from Google

In recent years, the judicial department is more inclined to take structural punishment measures, such as requiring companies to divest some businesses. The most famous example is the split of the telephone giant Bell Company in 1980s, after which a number of independent companies including AT&T were created.

However, not all cases will be supported by the court. For example, in the case of Microsoft, they lost the antitrust lawsuit in the 1990s, and it was not split in the end, but Microsoft finally agreed to a series of behavioral adjustments.

Regulators prefer to divest the company’s business once and for all, so that the problem can be solved once and for all, and there is no need to continuously monitor whether the company complies with the regulations.

The difficulty is to determine which business parts should be divested. John Kwoka, an economics professor at Northeastern University, pointed out that the key is to identify the businesses that Google has and "distort its own incentive mechanism". For example, if the search business is divested, Google’s Android system may be allowed to cooperate with more search engines.

Hovenkamp is skeptical about whether stripping off the search business can really increase market competition. After all, this service is very popular. He said, "Even if Google search is sold, it will only give another company the dominant position. I’m not sure what kind of split can really be effective."

Some financial analysts who specialize in Google’s parent company Alphabet are also not optimistic about this practice. Moody’s rating VP Emile El Nems believes that "Alphabet’s large scale, strong execution and stable financial situation have reduced legal risks and the possible financial and business model impact."

Some legal experts have imagined a possible future scenario: search results are provided by Google, but advertising services are handled by a company separated from Google. One possible problem with this arrangement is that the accuracy of advertising may decline and may even become more annoying.

4. Force Google to share data and algorithms with competitors.

Judge Mehta emphasized in his ruling that Google received far more searches than any other search engine, and these data promoted the optimization of their algorithms, so it had a good user experience.

One of the most radical punishments is to ask Google to share data or algorithms with its competitors to make them stronger.

Rebecca Haw Allensworth, a professor at Vanderbilt University, said: "Courts usually don’t like to force competitors to share such data, but judges seem to be very concerned about how Google’s behavior weakens competitors’ competitiveness in the scale of search data." "Compulsory data sharing can directly solve this problem."

Bazbaz Baz of DuckDuckGo mentioned that all the queries users make on Google and all the results they click on are data that may be shared.

However, he needs to provide necessary technical support and customer service to ensure that other applications can also obtain Google’s search results, and can integrate these results into his own service to provide users with a competitive search experience.

Other competitors believe that Google is not doing well enough in this regard at present.

"Only by taking various punishment measures can competitors enter the market and rely on the advantages of their own products for fair competition." Lee Hepner, senior lawyer of the American Economic Freedom Project, said.

Any method involving Google’s sharing of data may cause users’ privacy concerns. If the strength of competitors increases, they will also have a greater chance to get the default settings. This means that those users who prefer to use Google may need to do some extra operations to return to their accustomed Google search.

5. Strengthen supervision to prevent Google from getting worse.

The US Department of Justice will propose possible punishment measures to Judge Mehta, and Google will have the opportunity to refute it. At present, neither side has disclosed their specific requirements.

In some other antitrust cases, Google continues to restrict competition by designing products and changing policies, one of which is to make it difficult for competitors to bear the cost of competition.

Bazbaz Baz of DuckDuckGo judged, "Google will do everything it can to hinder progress." Therefore, he hopes that Judge Mehta can establish a regulatory body to implement these measures and ensure that Google can abide by these regulations.

He also hopes that Google is required to invest in public education programs to let users know the benefits of changing to a search engine. Through these regulatory and public relations measures, users may frequently hear information about Google’s search antitrust case for a long time to come.

Third, if you lose, the worst thing may be Firefox.

Although Google lost the case in Monday’s ruling, the court did not rule that Google should implement the appeal of the Ministry of Justice. It is unlikely that the court will force Apple to abandon Google as a search partner, but it may demand that the terms of the agreement be changed to create a level playing field, such as providing multiple searches instead of becoming the default search.

If Google is asked to withdraw its agreement with Apple, theoretically, after consumers open new devices for the first time, Safari interface will display different options-such as Microsoft Bing, DuckDuckGo, etc., and Google will become a parallel choice.

At the same time, Apple will not be able to get this huge sum of money from Google. This is really a major blow to it. On Monday, Apple’s share price fell by nearly 5%. However, Apple does have diversified businesses and a wide range of income sources, so it will not fall into financial difficulties.

At present, Apple has gradually got rid of its dependence on traditional Internet search engines through artificial intelligence technology.

Apple’s eyes are on AI, improving and enriching Siri’s functions, and introducing OpenAI’s ChatGPT and Google’s Gemini chat bot into Apple’s mobile phone. Future consumers will be guided to Apple’s built-in AI and Siri instead of web browsers.

In the next few months, Apple’s system interface will change. The upcoming Apple Intelligence may change the way people use the iPhone and other devices. Once the new "type into Siri" function is implemented, users can query the AI assistant from anywhere on the iPhone, iPad or Mac interface without talking to Siri.

Apple’s coping strategy actually presents a feature of the struggle between the government and the technology industry. Technology is developing so fast that when the government liquidates it, the industry has entered the next innovation era. Apple will have the opportunity to reach new non-exclusive agreements with artificial intelligence companies such as Google, which will not violate the legal rules of the US government.

In contrast, the situation of another partner of Google is not optimistic.

Mozilla, a non-profit technology organization, is the developer of Firefox browser. After users enter text in Firefox browser and click query, the interface will automatically use Google’s search engine. According to the Mozilla Foundation’s recently published financial statement for 2021-2022, 510 million of the 593 million dollars in revenue came from Google’s search payment. If Google’s $510 million disappears completely, Mozilla will face a major financial crisis.

Mozilla first emerged in the late 1990s. At that time, the Internet Explorer browser developed by Microsoft almost had a monopoly position in the web browser market. As a community-driven project, Mozilla has been trying to break this situation. Monday’s ruling is a new challenge, or a setback, it encountered in the market dominated by giants. Earlier this year, Mozilla laid off about 60 employees and the CEO announced his resignation.

At present, Mozilla is still very brave and has not directly solved the survival problem that the ruling may pose. A spokesperson for Mozilla said, "Mozilla has always supported consumers’ competition and choice, especially in search. We are closely reviewing the court’s ruling, considering its potential impact on Mozilla, and how we can take active actions in the next step … Firefox will continue to provide a series of search options to satisfy users’ preferences and cultivate a competitive market."

Fourth, a lesson from the past: the Microsoft monopoly case finally ended in reconciliation.

The last important U.S. court ruling on science and technology antitrust was the Microsoft case in the 1990s.

In this trial against Google’s monopoly, Google repeatedly tried to explain the difference between this case and the case against Microsoft in that year. Google believes that today’s competition threshold in the search field is far lower than Microsoft’s control over personal computer software.

The current antitrust case against Microsoft has set the tone for the contest between the government and Google. The Ministry of Justice and some states believe that this search giant is following the old path of Microsoft, but the battlefield has shifted to different technology markets.

The general process is as follows:

Litigation: In May 1998, the U.S. Department of Justice, together with 19 states and the District of Columbia, filed an antitrust lawsuit against Microsoft. The main reasons for the prosecution include: Microsoft abused its monopoly position in the operating system market, squeezed out its competitors through improper means, especially bundling Internet Explorer with Windows, and attacked Netscape Navigator of Netscape.

Preliminary judgment: In June, 2000, federal judge Thomas Penfield Jackson ruled that Microsoft violated antitrust and ordered Microsoft to split into two independent entities: one responsible for operating system business and the other responsible for software application business.

Appeal and settlement: Microsoft appealed this judgment. During the appeal, Microsoft continued to argue that their behavior was a legitimate business strategy, not anti-competitive behavior, while trying to reconcile with the government to avoid the company being split up. In June 2001, the court of appeal overturned the order to split the company, but upheld the ruling that Microsoft violated the anti-monopoly law. The case was remanded to a new judge.

Final settlement: After a series of negotiations, in November 2001, the US Department of Justice and Microsoft reached a settlement agreement. The agreement came into effect on November 1, 2002.

The main contents of reconciliation:

The final settlement agreement did not require the separation of Microsoft, which is a major difference from the original judgment.

After the settlement, science and technology critic Cringely wrote in his personal column that it is impossible to split Microsoft. Microsoft has firmly controlled the market, and only major internal mistakes can make it die. "Now the only way for Microsoft to die is to commit suicide."

In the end, the verdict on Microsoft weakened Microsoft’s dominant position in the technology industry and made room for other technology companies (such as Google and Apple) to develop. This case also affected the European Union, which made a similar ruling against Microsoft in 2004.

The US antitrust case against Microsoft also laid the foundation for the competition rules of digital giants at that time.

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CCTV News:Today (May 12th) is the International Nurses’ Day, and the theme of this year’s Nurses’ Day in China is "developing nurses and improving nursing services". Over the past few days, various places have held colorful activities to celebrate the Nurses’ Day and pay tribute to angels in white.

On the eve of the 112th International Nurses’ Day, Chengdu Railway Health School held a ceremony of "passing light and awarding hats" for more than 1,600 graduates who are about to take up nursing posts. In melodious music, seniors put on holy swallow hats for nursing graduates, lit candles in their hands, and held lanterns for the goddess — — Nightingale’s spirit of "burning herself and illuminating others" was passed on to a new generation of nurses.

Xu Che, Class 6, Class 2021, Chengdu Railway Health School:Respecting life and ensuring health is a promise that every medical staff should abide by. In my future work, I will treat every patient with sincerity, love and responsibility.

With the development of society, in recent years, more and more male nurses have joined the nursing team. By the end of 2021, among the more than 5 million nurses in China, the proportion of male nurses accounted for 3%. In the celebration of Nurses’ Day held by the First People’s Hospital of Huai ‘an City, Jiangsu Province, male nurses showed their daily work and elegance through adapted songs and dances.

Xu Keping, Party Secretary of Huai ‘an First People’s Hospital:Male nurses in some special nursing positions, especially in critical care, operating room, ICU and other positions, need not only the rapid response of nursing itself, but also some physical strength sometimes, and male nurses show their superiority in this respect.

In order to improve the level of nursing service, on the eve of Nurses’ Day, Fudan Zhongshan Xiamen Hospital held a nurse skills competition. First of all, the discussion is intravenous indwelling needle puncture, which requires the contestants to choose the best puncture site of vein for puncture and fix it properly. Then the competition is first aid skills, nurses need to judge the patient’s condition, carry out cardiopulmonary resuscitation in time, and cooperate with the use of defibrillator.

Yan Meiqiong, Executive Director of Nursing Department of Fudan Zhongshan Xiamen Hospital:The skills of various specialties and first aid skills have very high requirements for nurses. Through such skill operation training, the nursing technical operation level of hospital nurses is continuously improved, professional knowledge is updated, nursing quality is improved and nursing safety is guaranteed.

Shopping in the mall

An oncoming man

Suddenly bumped into himself.

She has no intention of taking a deep breath.

I actually smelled a special fragrance!

Subsequently, the man was arrested!

This is not a movie.

But a real case that happened recently!

There is a special fragrance coming from the man.

Xiaoyu, a policewoman in the Public Security Department of Wu Tie City, Hubei Province, returned from a business trip for more than 10 days on the morning of June 25th. With the approval of the brigade, she took a half-day leave in the afternoon, so she went to the shopping mall near her unit alone and prepared to buy some daily necessities to go home.

Xiao Yu walked carelessly, and a 40-year-old man hurried head-on and bumped into her. Although it didn’t hurt very much, Xiao Yu subconsciously covered her waist and took a deep breath.

But it doesn’t matter, she actually smelled a strange fragrance on this man.

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"This is the taste of hemp fruit!" Xiao Yu was surprised. Seeing the man’s sorry expression, Xiao Yu looked at each other seriously and said with a smile, "It doesn’t matter."

Caught a big drug dealer at once!

Subsequently, Xiaoyu quietly followed the man and reported to the brigade leader.

In less than 10 minutes, three railway criminal police quickly arrived and stopped the man’s way. When the police identified himself, the man looked frightened. The police conducted an on-site investigation and found more than 400 suspected hemp fruit drugs and a large amount of cash from him.

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The police brought the man back to the team site and the drug urine test was positive. After investigation, the man surnamed Zhang, 41, was a fugitive in drug cases. The police rushed to Zhang’s rental office in a community in Wuchang, Wuhan, and seized more than 2,000 hemp fruits.

Hurriedly fall into a trap.

It turns out that Zhang is a native of Wuhan, engaged in individual decoration. He served 12 years in Anhui for drug trafficking, and was released from prison for less than 3 years, and was infected with drugs.

On the morning of that day, after Zhang smoked hemp fruit, he went to the mall to meet with customers to talk about decoration. Because I felt "dangerous" with hemp fruit on my body, I just wanted to leave quickly. Unexpectedly, I ran into a policewoman against drugs in a hurry and was seen through at a glance!

At present, Zhang has been handed over to the local public security organs by the Wuhan Railway Public Security Bureau.

Maguo is a Thai transliteration, also known as Magu and Magu. It belongs to a new type of drug, and most of its ingredients are methamphetamine, which is highly addictive. Hemp fruit has a strong fragrance. This kind of fragrance is different from the fragrance in ordinary life, which is similar to vanilla, sweet-scented osmanthus or milk fragrance.

Except hemp fruit

Nowadays, many drugs incarnate tens of millions.

Be sure to pay attention

Drugs disguised as milk tea powder

Drugs disguised as pop rocks

Drugs disguised as chocolate

Drugs disguised as cookies and cigarettes

Drugs disguised as coffee partners

A new drug disguised as "BearBiscuit"

Like the female police!

Cherish life and stay away from drugs! (Original title: "The policewoman who was shopping for drugs was hit head-on by a man, and then she smelled a" strange fragrance "…")

　　　　　　 CCTV News:See through the illusion, expose the scam, master the anti-fraud knowledge, and continue to broadcast the "Rule of Law Online Eleventh Special Program": "Scam" today. If in life, we encounter difficulties in work and marriage, or suffer from diseases, how should we deal with them? There is such a so-called master who calls himself a "master" on the Internet. He can change people’s fortune by measuring eight characters, doing things and selling transshipment. Would you believe it? Mr. Xiao, a businessman, believed him.

　　　　　　 Network video: My father has two big coal mines. The coal mines collapsed, and dozens of workers had an accident under the mines. My father made all the money to compensate, and all the garages at home were sold, with tens of millions of debts.

　　　　　　 This is a bizarre story in which a man tells that he was in debt for tens of millions, but later changed his fate. When Mr. Xiao, who lives in Xiangyang, Hubei Province, saw this video, he immediately thought of his own situation.

　　　　　　 Mr. Xiao, the victim: "I am a seafood wholesaler, and my business situation was average in the past few years. The business was actually not very good because I was playing outside with my friends one day, and then I heard from my friends that I saw a fortune teller on the Internet. He felt quite accurate and introduced it to me."

　　　　　　 How did this man change his fate in the video? After reading the next fascinating content, Mr. Xiao was completely attracted.

　　　　　　 Network video: The master first measured the eight characters for me, and gave the improvement method. In two years, I paid off all the debts at home, not only bought the garage by my own ability, but also found a wife who helped me a lot.

　　　　　　 Victim Mr. Xiao: "Then I thought that this year’s business was not very smooth, and then the following comments said that fortune-telling was quite accurate, and then I added that I wanted to give it a try. I just believe in fortune telling, and I believe in such things as fate, when doing business. "

　　　　　　 It is amazing to be able to "change" the video content after pointing out.

　　　　　　 Although there are only some photos of scenery and static objects in this video, the pictures and texts are not consistent, and the specific information has not been disclosed, so the authenticity cannot be verified. But in Mr. Xiao’s mind, he felt that the story was true and credible. Seeing the end of this short video, the hero has made great achievements after being instructed by an expert, and he feels more hopeful in his chest. So I added the so-called high-ranking WeChat left in the video.

　　　　　　 Victim Mr. Xiao: "I added that person, who claimed to be ‘ Baishi mystery ’ And then a fortune teller, and then he kept sending me messages asking me if I needed divination or something. Then I asked him, can you read your palm? He said no problem, so I sent him a photo of my selfie. "

　　　　　　 Mr. Xiao sent the photo of his palm to the so-called master named Baishi Xuanji on WeChat. Soon, the so-called master sent the result of palm reading.

　　　　　　 Victim Mr. Xiao: "The content is average, that is to say, I am strong and brave. Anyway, there are many good things ahead. Later, it is said that my fortune is not very prosperous this year. There will be many twists and turns in doing things, and my wealth has all leaked out."

　　　　　　 The other party sent Mr. Xiao a long piece of palm reading, which said: Mr. Xiao is aggressive and talented, and he has enough food and clothing all his life, and he can do management and business. However, doing things is always counterproductive. I can’t keep my money for a lifetime, my career development is not smooth, and I often consume money to help my relatives and friends. I always get rich and go to wealth. These words make Mr. Xiao feel that the master is very accurate, which is very similar to his own unsuccessful experience and career. He is looking forward to it, and he can get the master’s advice and transshipment like the man in the video.

　　　　　　 Victim Mr. Xiao: "This year’s fortune is not good, and then I really lost a lot of money doing business this year, and then I said that my personality is more like it anyway. Then I asked him what the solution was. The other party told me that if the solution is simple, you need to do a ritual about wealth, so you can solve it. "

　　　　　　 Doing a "ritual" actually costs more than 8 thousand yuan

　　　　　　 The so-called master who claimed to be the mystery of Baishi suggested that Mr. Xiao "open a treasury" so as to improve his business. Mr. Xiao was moved, even though the price list sent to him was a little surprised when he first saw it, it was really not cheap! The so-called open treasury has different grades according to the amount. For example, it costs 1988 yuan to open a small treasury and 3888 yuan to open a middle treasury. If it is a prominent boss, it needs to open a large treasury, 8888 yuan. Although the price is high, Mr. Xiao feels that if he wants to make a lot of money, he has to be willing to invest. This big treasury of 8,888 yuan is in line with his boss’s identity, so he immediately transferred 8,888 yuan to the man who claimed to be the master of Baishi Xuanji, asking him to do a ritual for himself. Soon, he received a video of this practice, and the other party also told him not to tell anyone.

　　　　　　 In the video, Mr. Xiao saw his photos and birthdates appeared, so he was convinced that the so-called master had really done something for himself. Next, he began to look forward to the reversal of his fate. However, contrary to expectations, his so-called fortune did not improve immediately, and his business did not improve. The so-called big treasury that the master promised to open for him did not come true.

　　　　　　 A telecom fraud case leads to a case in progress.

　　　　　　 Here, Mr. Xiao put aside the matter of divination and practice and continued to do business. On the other hand, police in Xiangyang, Hubei Province arrested two suspects while assisting Jiangxi police in handling a telecom fraud case. When the police handling the case interrogated the two suspects, they made an unexpected discovery.

　　　　　　 In January 2018, the police in Xiangyang, Hubei Province assisted the police in Jiangxi and arrested two suspects suspected of telecom fraud.

　　　　　　 Qiu Jun, deputy director of Xiaowan Police Station of Xiangzhou District Public Security Bureau in Xiangyang City, said: "There is a surname Qin and a surname Zhu. These two suspects, the result of our judgment at that time, were in our jurisdiction. After they were arrested, our Jiangxi colleagues confessed to them when they interrogated them. They defrauded a mass in Jiangsu. At that time, they defrauded about 20,000 yuan. "

　　　　　　 The two suspects confessed to the crime of impersonating the public security law for fraud. However, when the police handling the case made an unexpected discovery during the trial. That is, Qin and Zhu are most likely related to another case of using religious superstitions for fraud.

　　　　　　 Qiu Jun, Deputy Director of Xiaowan Police Station of Xiangzhou District Public Security Bureau, Xiangyang City: "In an upscale community in Xiangyang, their boss rented a three-bedroom apartment. I said, what are you doing now? They are in the work area, just doing something to attract some customers on this website, telling their fortune, changing their luck, and wanting to do this. At that time, Qin was a bit faltering, and he couldn’t say. "

　　　　　　 The police investigating the case analyzed that the criminal suspects Qin and Zhu looked flustered and always seemed to hide something. So, the investigator immediately launched an investigation into this clue.

　　　　　　 Li Yongguo, deputy head of the Criminal Investigation Brigade of the Public Security Bureau of Xiangzhou District, Xiangyang City: "We learned about their company structure at that time. There were 6 people in the company at that time, and this Zhu and Qin were 8 people in total. They mainly do some rituals for others and the masses online. "

　　　　　　 Through investigation, the police found that the company’s main sources of income are divination, so-called practices and the sale of so-called transshipment items.

　　　　　　 Qiu Jun, deputy director of Xiaowan Police Station of Xiangzhou District Public Security Bureau, Xiangyang City: "Then their role is to find some materials on the Internet, which is equivalent to a film and television production company. They find some pictures, find some people, and type some content on that video. They want to type his micro-signal."

　　　　　　 A number of websites posted videos to trick people.

　　　　　　 The video content makes the police quite familiar. A man tells the story of changing his fate through an expert when he is down and out. This is exactly the same as the video provided by the victim Mr. Xiao when he called the police. The company posted videos on a number of websites. Once someone added the micro-signal that appeared in the video, it meant that someone was "hooked". After adding WeChat, employees of the company will call themselves "Master" and start a conversation with customers.

　　　　　　 Li Yongguo, deputy head of the Criminal Investigation Brigade of the Public Security Bureau of Xiangzhou District, Xiangyang City: "Your name and date of birth can be used to test your horoscope. After testing the eight characters, I will push you a result of testing the eight characters. This low price is 198 yuan to 398 yuan, or buy some, buy what charms, all kinds of charms to exorcise evil spirits and avoid disasters. Then it will be expensive to do things. If you do a ritual, you will charge 1998 yuan to 8888 yuan. "

　　　　　　 When the customer decides to spend money on the so-called eight-character test or practice, the employee will send the customer information to their online line. A mage who claims to be from Xi ‘an Temple will test the eight-character test. If the customer pays for the practice, this person will also send the video of the practice to the employee, and then the employee will send it to the customer.

　　　　　　 After investigation and police analysis, this company is most likely suspected of using feudal superstition for online fraud.

　　　　　　 Tracing the identity of the "mage", seeking clues and obtaining evidence

　　　　　　 The investigator immediately divided into two ways, one to trace the identity of the so-called mage, and the other to contact those who came to this company to test the eight characters and do things to find clues. They once again found the victim, Mr. Xiao, who spent 8888 yuan, and carefully analyzed the so-called practice video.

　　　　　　 Fei Wang, a policeman of the Criminal Investigation Brigade of the Public Security Bureau of Xiangzhou District, Xiangyang City: "When collecting evidence, I also collected this small video from his mobile phone. It was in a dark state, and it seemed that someone should be burning some such spiritual goods, such as those paper men and ingots."

　　　　　　 This is the video of Mr. Xiao who spent 8888 yuan and asked the master to do a ritual for him. In the whole picture, the so-called mage did not show up. At the same time, another investigator made an important discovery when tracing the identity of this mage.

　　　　　　 Qiu Jun, deputy director of Xiaowan Police Station of Xiangzhou District Public Security Bureau, Xiangyang City: "After some investigation, I found his ‘ Go online ’ The specific location is in a village below Cao County below Binzhou City, Shandong Province. "

　　　　　　 Let others call him a master, that is, the online company involved, claiming to be from a temple in Xi ‘an, but according to police investigations, he was actually located in a village in Cao County, Shandong Province. The police immediately arrested in Xiangyang, Hubei and Caoxian, Shandong.

　　　　　　 Li Yongguo, deputy head of the Criminal Investigation Brigade of the Public Security Bureau of Xiangzhou District, Xiangyang City: "Combined with analysis and judgment, this company is probably a company suspected of online fraud. In the afternoon, all the personnel of this company were controlled, and several computers and six suspects were detained on the spot. "

　　　　　　 Qiu Jun, deputy director of Xiaowan Police Station, Xiangzhou District Public Security Bureau, Xiangyang City, said: "We first found the location where Lanmou did things. It was a temporary bungalow with a row of computers and dozens of mobile phones on the desktop, and a door was opened on the side door, and it was still smoking. At this time, I led the investigators into the room together, and suddenly I found that the room was filled with smoke, all the windows were covered with thick curtains, and there was no electric light, but there were the old gentleman and the original (Tianzun) statues in it. "

　　　　　　 In this room of Lanmou, in addition to statues, offerings, etc., the police handling the case also found a box of photos, all of which were photos and personal information of the victim.

　　　　　　 Qiu Jun, deputy director of Xiaowan Police Station of Xiangzhou District Public Security Bureau, Xiangyang City, said: "All the photos scattered inside are people’s photos, and the names, birth dates and names of the people are written on it, that is, the photos and names of these customers are written on it, and then they are provided on it. Then he has another mobile phone dedicated to shooting videos there. When you open this mobile phone, it’s all the small videos of this fake practice, so the truth comes out. "

　　　　　　 Master’s fortune-telling depends entirely on online software.

　　　　　　 At this point, this criminal gang that used feudal superstition for online fraud was arrested. And their whole crime process was also found out by the police.

　　　　　　 First of all, the company located in Xiangyang, Hubei Province, arranged for employees to make superstitious videos, the content of which was mostly that the ill-fated protagonist turned over after being instructed by an expert, and the video was spread on the Internet, waiting for the victim to take the bait.

　　　　　　 Step 2: Once the victim takes the bait and adds the contact information of the "master" in the video, the employees of the company will call themselves "master" and read the victim’s palm and measure the eight characters, charging 198 to 398 yuan. And the victim’s birthdates was forwarded to the online "Lanmou", and Lanmou used fortune-telling software to calculate and send back the interpretation text.

　　　　　　 In the third step, the employee will inform the victim that the divination is not ideal. If you want to transship, you need to do a ritual, which costs 1988 to 8888 yuan. After the victim paid the money, the online "Lanmou" made a small video of the practice and forwarded it to the victim by the employee.

　　　　　　 Using superstition to trap more than 200 people

　　　　　　 The process of fraud surfaced, and criminal gangs used people’s feudal superstition to set a trap, waiting for the victims to fall into the trap step by step. According to the police investigation, there are more than 200 victims in this case all over the country.

　　　　　　 According to the police investigation, Lu Mou, the head of the company in Xiangyang, Hubei Province, was suspected of conducting Feng Shui fraud from August 2017.

　　　　　　 Li Yongguo, deputy head of the Criminal Investigation Brigade of the Public Security Bureau of Xiangzhou District, Xiangyang City: "In 2017, he did some other businesses of frying red wine online. He didn’t do it for a long time, he couldn’t make money, and his management was not good. His company gradually transformed and turned several times. Gradually turned into this company doing Feng Shui."

　　　　　　 The police investigation found that the victims were numerous and widely distributed, and most of them had feudal superstition, so they were used by criminal gangs.

　　　　　　 Fei Wang, a policeman from the Criminal Investigation Brigade of the Public Security Bureau of Xiangzhou District, Xiangyang City, said: "These victims have many identities, some are in the countryside, some are in the mountains, and some are working in enterprises, so they all have a common feature and are superstitious. Their respective needs are different. Some victims are seeking children, some victims are seeking wealth, and some victims are seeking happiness. "

　　　　　　 Whether seeking children, wealth or happiness, people who are in need and superstitious will become the prey of this criminal gang. When they added the so-called mage’s WeChat, there was already a series of words waiting for them.

　　　　　　 Qiu Jun, deputy director of Xiaowan Police Station of Xiangzhou District Public Security Bureau, Xiangyang City: "That is to say, hello, I am ‘ Baishi Daochang ’ Then some people who don’t know the truth will ask him, this master, I want to see my feelings, want to see your fortune, want to see your career, and so on. "

　　　　　　 At this time, the so-called mage will be mystifying, saying that it is also necessary to pray to the ancestors and ask the gods for shelter. Therefore, it is necessary to pay 198 to 388 yuan for the merits of the Lord, and tell the victim that the house is too small to be reluctant. Since the amount of several hundred dollars is not too much, many victims transferred money to each other.

　　　　　　 According to the members of the criminal gang, they will know what the problem is with the other party through the communication with customers in the early stage, and then they will strike while the iron is hot and tell customers that as long as they do a ritual, they can change their fortune and solve this problem. And guiding the victim to pay the money is their ultimate goal.

　　　　　　 Qiu Jun, deputy director of Xiaowan Police Station, Xiangzhou District Public Security Bureau, Xiangyang City: "It is 1988 yuan to 8888 yuan, and he gives you a price space, and then he will say, this fate, this name, this name? Give more and get more, don’t be reluctant. Oh, now you have completely grasped the psychology of this customer. Your customer, if you want to change it, you will spend more money if you want to change it. "

　　　　　　 Once the victim believes it, he will send his photo to the mage, and after a few days, he will receive a video of how to do it. In the video, the victim can see his own birthdates and his own photos on the altar, which really looks like a ritual done by the mage specially for himself.

　　　　　　 Li Yongguo, deputy head of the Criminal Investigation Brigade of the Public Security Bureau of Xiangzhou District, Xiangyang City: "This Dojo is some statues that Lan bought from Henan. He bought several Buddha statues for his home, and all the rooms were closed, where he burned incense, prayed and did things. In the process of doing things, someone does it specially, and his brother or wife videos him to make this video material. "

　　　　　　 Members of criminal gangs confessed that those who are unhappy in life and blindly expect to change their destiny through the advice of so-called experts often have a low psychological defense line and are easily deceived, so they made use of their weaknesses to tailor the so-called video of changing their destiny for them. Once these victims have the idea of reversing their life through feudal superstition, they will fall into their trap Then, they do a little more tricks on the fortune-telling results, and the victim will be more convinced.

　　　　　　 Ambiguous use of words to interpret divination content is not targeted

　　　　　　 After investigation by the police, it was found that the content of divination used by criminal gangs was ambiguous and not too targeted. For example, some victims’ marriages are not satisfactory, and the interpretation content is "the marriage feelings are not smooth, there are many twists and turns, and there are contradictions after marriage". This sentence is applicable to most people with unsatisfactory marriages. However, if the authorities are fascinated, the victim will have a strong sense of substitution, so he will feel that the interpretation is accurate and there is no doubt when transferring money to criminal gangs. When some victims think that the cost is too high, criminal gangs will use the way of reducing prices and giving away transshipment to attract victims until they get their money.

　　　　　　 On March 18, 2019, the People’s Court of Xiangzhou District, Xiangyang City, Hubei Province held a hearing on this case. The court held that six defendants, including Lan Mou and Lu Mou, fraudulently used the name of "mage", used the Internet to publish false information, adopted the method of fabricating facts and concealing the truth, and used the means of "measuring eight characters" and "doing things" to defraud other people’s property. The amount was huge. In the first instance, the court sentenced six defendants, including Lan Mou and Lu Mou, to fixed-term imprisonment ranging from three years to ten months to three years and fined them.

　　　　　　 Believe in science and get rid of superstition. On the other hand, this so-called superior person does things for people. I don’t know if he has calculated it for himself, and if he has calculated that his life has such a disaster. If you want to change your destiny and live a better life, you should use a reasonable and legal way and a positive attitude. Once there are illegal and criminal acts, then this "robbery" is doomed to be unavoidable.

　　[Original test drive] Speaking of it, I believe that since its listing on November 5 last year, everyone has almost forgotten it. The reason is quite normal, of course. For one thing, it is not in the 4S sales system of SAIC brand, which means you can’t see it in Roewe 4S store. For another thing, it is only sold in the region at present, unless you have relatives with Shanghai household registration and buy it for you, that’s ok. However, all these will not affect the Roewe E50 being put on the market as a pure electric product with great ideas. From the product point of view, I think it is still necessary to bring you a simple test drive article today to see what is extraordinary about this car.

■ Appearance introduction: original two-door design, providing blue/white color matching.

　　From the earliest E1 to the E50 production car in front of us now, everyone who has seen a real car has praised the appearance with "fashion" and "agility". Judging from the body size, Roewe E50 is an out-and-out model with high originality in appearance. The official design calls it "dolphin-style short kiss" body. This design can not only show the sense of science and technology, but also meet the avant-garde that new energy vehicles want to present, which can effectively reduce and improve the utilization rate of interior space.

　　Roewe E50 has a two-door design, which makes it look very foreign, and the interior of the car adopts a 2+2 layout. The nameplate of the model also indicates that this car is only suitable for four people.

　　Considering that there is no internal combustion engine, Roewe E50 does not adopt the traditional front face shape of gasoline model, and the position of fast charging interface is below the huge "E" at the front of the car.

　　The sharp headlight design has a sense of science and technology. The interior is blackened, and the light source is distributed on the outside of the light strip. Although the main headlight is not expected to be used, the far and near integrated lens is still standard.

　　The rear of the car has a strong sense of design. The treatment of C-pillar lines is quite similar to that of the sedan chair in the past, and its shape echoes the headlights. The tailgate is made of integral tempered glass, which is common in this car, but it has more original genes in shape. The disadvantage is that the clearance from the ground is high and it is not convenient to take and put things.

　　For the pure electric E50, the exhaust pipe is unnecessary, so the lower part of the rear of the car echoes the front of the car. The three-point reversing radar is completely sufficient for E50. The dot-matrix reflective safety pieces on both sides are for the sake of improving technology and safety, and the reversing lights and fog lights are distributed on the bottom left and right sides.

　　When the 13-inch blade was first put on the market, it was really avant-garde, but because of its small size, it didn’t look so good after half a year. Jiatong tire with the specification of 175/60 R13 is adopted, mainly considering comfort and energy saving, and the braking system of the front wheel is equipped with a system.

　　　 [Original of Truck House] Some time ago, I saw several netizens retrofitting their vehicles in the forum, in order to improve the purity of intake air and thus improve the service life of the engine. From the post, we also see that some netizens have questioned this behavior. They think that installing air filter will increase the intake resistance of the engine, so it is not good for the engine and will increase the fuel consumption of the vehicle.

　　　 In the end, whether the air filter will affect the engine or not, we don’t make any judgment here. However, whether the air intake will really be blocked as mentioned by netizens can actually be displayed intuitively with a little thing called "maintenance indicator". Let’s talk about its principle and function first.

●　 What is the air filter maintenance indicator?

　

　　　 The big picture above shows the air filter maintenance indicator assembled by trucks in the early days of liberation; The left side of the picture below shows the popular electronic sensor on the truck now; On the right is Isuzu truck air filter maintenance indicator.

　　　 The negative pressure in the air inlet pipeline is directly affected by the slight cleanliness of air filter, and the clean negative pressure is small, otherwise the negative pressure increases. The air filter maintenance indicator is generally installed at the air outlet end of the air filter, and its internal slider changes position due to the change of negative pressure in the air inlet pipeline. Users can intuitively get the answer whether the air filter needs maintenance only through the air filter maintenance indicator.

　　　 We have made a set of demonstration pictures here, which respectively illustrate the display content of air filter maintenance indicator and the maintenance of air filter. From left to right are:

　　　 1. The indicator window is green, indicating that the air intake is smooth and the air filtration is in good condition.

　　　 2. The indicator window is green+yellow, indicating that the air intake is smooth, and the air filter does not need maintenance temporarily.

　　　 3. The indicator window is yellow+red, indicating that the air intake is slightly blocked and the air filter can be maintained.

　　　 4. The indicator window is red, indicating that the air intake is seriously blocked and the air filter must be replaced.

　　　 With the application of EFI technology in vehicles, the air filter maintenance indicator on most vehicles has been changed to inductive type. However, Xiao Bian believes that such an intuitive thing is more reliable. If a friend with an air filter is worried about the excessive intake resistance, he can buy one and install it in his car to check whether the intake resistance of the car is within the normal range. (Text/Figure Huo Jingchun)

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The design of Mercedes-Benz EQE SUV adopts the family-style design language of Mercedes-Benz, and the front face is atmospheric and full of science and technology. The air intake grille adopts a closed design, with the Mercedes-Benz LOGO in the center, which shows its pure electric identity. The body lines are smooth and the overall style is elegant and elegant, which shows the luxury and exquisiteness of Mercedes-Benz brand.

Mercedes-Benz EQE SUV has a body size of 4880*2032*1679 mm and a wheelbase of 3030 mm, giving it spacious seating space. The side lines of the car are smooth and elegant, with a front track of 1649 mm and a rear track of 1662 mm, which ensures the stability and handling of the car. With 19-inch rims, the tyre size is 235/55 R19, which further enhances the dynamic performance and driving experience of the vehicle.

The interior design of Mercedes-Benz EQE SUV is unique and adopts luxurious interior style, which brings the ultimate comfort experience to drivers and passengers. The steering wheel is made of high-quality leather, which supports electric up-and-down and forward-and-backward adjustment to ensure that the driver can maintain the best grip in all driving postures. The central control screen has a size of 12.8 inches, which integrates the functions of multimedia system, navigation, telephone, air conditioning and skylight control, supports voice recognition control system, and improves the convenience of operation. The front seats are made of imitation leather and have heating and ventilation functions. The main and co-pilot seats all support electric adjustment, including front and rear adjustment, backrest adjustment, height adjustment, leg rest adjustment and lumbar support adjustment, which further improves the riding comfort. In addition, the seat also has an electric memory function, which is convenient for drivers and passengers to set the seat position according to their personal preferences. The front row provides three USB interfaces and a Type-C interface, while the back row provides two USB interfaces and a Type-C interface, which meets the daily charging requirements. The front seats are also equipped with wireless charging function, which is convenient for drivers to charge their mobile phones at any time. The rear seats support proportional tilting, providing flexible storage space.

Mercedes-Benz EQE SUV is equipped with a powerful electric engine with a maximum power of 300kW and a maximum torque of 858N·m, which brings strong power output and excellent driving experience to drivers.

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