The company says it will give users the option to enable or decline the hands-free “wake word” feature when they launch the updated app, in addition to allowing them to turn the feature on or off in the Alexa app settings. Default settings and user choice are hot-button issues when it comes to voice assistants, because of potential privacy problems.
The competition among online retailers will focus on logistics, supply chains and new technologies, Cao said, adding e-commerce players should expand their offline consumption offerings and apply more cutting-edge technologies.
The company said the pipeline, which has annual installed transportation capacity of 6 billion cubic meters of gas, will help ensure diversification of the nation's gas supplies.
The company's first test launch took place on May 25, 2017, reaching space but not achieving orbit. It was the first orbital-class rocket launched from a private launch site in the world.
The company's net profit increased 8.4 percent to 7.87 billion yuan in the first half of 2017, compared with the same period of the previous year, due to the improved infrastructure construction business. Its revenue grew 3.8 percent to 189.28 billion yuan for the reporting period. Basic earnings per share increased to 0.43 yuan, compared to 0.4 yuan for the corresponding period of 2016.
The company is filing additional suits seeking restraints on Apple Inc's latest XS, XS Max and XR models, Jiang Hongyi, a lawyer at Lexfield Law Offices which is representing Qualcomm in its patent suit, told the Financial Times.
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The company hopes to accelerate its global expansion more quickly and efficiently, even though it is facing severe challenges from domestic internet giants in the overseas market, Sun said.
The company in November posted a third, straight quarter of profit growth as its data center unit posted much-reduced losses of million, allowing it to say it was on track to be a "sustainable, profitable growth engine."
The company made the decision after recognizing the importance of China in global investment portfolios and the evolution of its markets over the last decades especially since China's reform and opening-up.
The company pledged more than 6.6 million square meters of the land as security for a loan of 300 million yuan from a bank, but more than 250 million yuan was not returned until the expiration, it said.