I noticed a slightly strange news story today — Chinese authorities warned 7 ticket-selling platforms against using bots to buy train tickets in bulk 😅. They said it clearly: no bots, no disruption to platform 12306, or there will be very severe penalties. The companies mentioned, such as Ctrip and Meituan, and others, understood the message.

On the same day, I also came across a funny story — Zhang Shui sold a duplicate racing car version for 5 million yuan in less than a minute during a live broadcast! The winner was an employee at a Chinese beauty company, and the money went to a children’s hospital.

Amazon was busy denying rumors — they said, no, there will be no layoffs of 14,000 employees in May. The rumors claimed that AWS and the human resources side were the ones affected, but Amazon said: the information is incorrect.

Your news day summary: ticket platforms are under scrutiny, luxury cars are selling at lightning speed, and tech companies are denying the rumors 🤷