China Tech Daily Briefing (Dec 26)

1. Mobike denies 30% layoffs, calls the move 'rationalisation'.

2. Online job portal Lagou plans 2019 US IPO.

3. Beijing regulators shuts 110K contentious self-media accounts in Weibo, Toutiao and Tencent.

4. TikTok rubbishes live streaming app rumours.

5. Oppo develops 10x optical zoom for smartphone cameras.

6. Shanghai Consumers Council finds Xiaomi's air purifiers subpar.

7. Autonomous driving startup AutoBrain to open Level-3 car sales in 2020.

(Reported by Mengjuan Li, an intern with the Passage.)