Inkstone Evening News | ZHIYUAN ROBOTICS will host the world's first large-scale robot gala, "Robot Magic Night"; Gold once plummeted by $1,000, and the industry warns of the risks of bottom-fishing; The Communist Party of China Central Committee and the State Council: Foster an innovation triangle in the Beijing-Tianjin-Xiong'an area
Large Companies:
Tesla Achieves Large - Scale Production of Dry Electrode Batteries
Elon Musk said on a social platform, "Achieving large - scale production of the dry electrode process is a major breakthrough in lithium - battery production technology and extremely difficult. Congratulations to the Tesla engineering, production, and supply - chain teams and our strategic partner suppliers for their outstanding achievements." Tesla responded that the dry electrode manufacturing process can reduce costs, energy consumption, and factory complexity while significantly improving scalability. (Caixin)
ZhiYuan Robotics to Host the World's First Large - Scale Robot Gala "Robot Fantastic Night"
According to people familiar with the matter, ZhiYuan will not participate in the 2026 Spring Festival Gala. The reason is that with a limited budget, ZhiYuan gives priority to the funds for R & D of embodied intelligence technology and products. Another person familiar with the matter revealed that ZhiYuan Robotics is rehearsing the world's first large - scale robot gala "Robot Fantastic Night". The gala will be dominated by hundreds of various robots and feature a variety of programs such as singing, dancing, skits, and fashion shows, and will be live - streamed soon. (Caixin)
Tokyo Electric Power Company Launches Reorganization and Publicly Seeks Alliance Partners
Tokyo Electric Power Company, a Japanese utility, said on Monday that as part of its reorganization efforts to improve its financial situation and seek growth, it has started looking for potential alliance partners. The period for seeking partners will last until March 31. According to local media reports, this cooperation may lead to a major reorganization of TEPCO. TEPCO is the operator of the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant and is facing increasing costs for nuclear power plant decommissioning, cleanup operations, and compensation. TEPCO previously said that it plans to cut about 31 trillion yen ($20 billion) in costs over the next 10 years through reorganization while seeking alliances to promote reform and seize the demand brought by data centers. (Caixin)
From January 30th to 31st, the Data×AI Super Company Annual Meeting and the 3rd Data Alumni Association were held in Hangzhou. The event was jointly initiated by Lingyang and the Data Governance Research Center of Tsinghua University and received academic guidance from the People's Data Research Institute. More than 80 CEOs, CIOs, CMOs, and core business leaders from well - known enterprises such as Procter & Gamble, Coca - Cola, BYD, and Starbucks conducted in - depth closed - door discussions for two days. Peng Xinyu, the CEO of Lingyang under Alibaba Cloud Intelligence Group, said at the meeting, "In the AI era, the sign of a company's advancement is the consumption of Tokens, and the unit for measuring productivity is the proportion of AI employees."
36Kr learned that on February 2, Xiaohongshu officially announced that it had become the exclusive real - user note interactive community for the "2026 Spring Festival Gala" of China Media Group.
36Kr learned that Han Xinyi, the CEO of Ant Group, sent an email to all employees, announcing the launch of the "AI Credit" special incentive program. For teams and individuals that have made groundbreaking contributions in the AI field and have been initially recognized by the market, Ant will provide additional incentives on top of the existing performance incentives. If the relevant business effectively increases the company's value in the next two years, they can exchange the incentives for SERs (Economic Benefit Rights); otherwise, they cannot. Han Xinyi said in the email that Ant is making significant investments in the exploration of AGI frontiers and application innovation, promoting the in - depth application of AI technology in core business scenarios, and focusing on health as a key area for breakthroughs to build a new strategic fulcrum for the next decade. On this basis, he put forward the goal of "full AI - integration of business and organization" for Ant.
On February 2, it was reported that Vietnamese electric vehicle manufacturer VinFast announced that it would accelerate the global expansion of its electric motorcycles. In the first phase, it plans to enter five markets: the Philippines, Indonesia, India, Thailand, and Malaysia. The company said that it will launch multiple battery - swap electric motorcycle models, including the VinFast Flazz, Evo, Feliz II, and Viper series, and will continue to add new models. (Jiemian)
Investment and Financing:
"Fengshi Technology" Receives 30 Million Yuan in Strategic Investment
Recently, Fengshi Technology, a national specialized and sophisticated "little giant" enterprise and the company with the highest sales of krill oil globally for two consecutive years, received 30 million yuan in strategic financing from the Qingdao Science and Technology Innovation Mother Fund. The funds raised will be mainly used for the high - value utilization of Antarctic krill and the development of krill phospholipid medicine, and will also be used to expand the intelligent production line to support global market development.
"Linghou Robotics" Completes Over 100 Million Yuan in Pre - B Round of Financing
36Kr learned that "Linghou Robotics" announced the completion of over 100 million yuan in Pre - B round of financing. This round of financing was led by NIO Capital. At the same time, several new institutions were introduced, including the Huayu Transformation and Upgrading Fund under CRRC Capital, Frontier Investment, and Qiadao Investment. Old shareholders Boyuan Capital and Jinding Capital continued to increase their investments.
Today's Views:
Gold Plunges by $1000 at One Point, Industry Warns of Bottom - Fishing Risks
Gold prices dropped significantly. The price of London spot gold fell by more than $1000 per ounce from its high on January 29. After a nearly 20% up - and - down fluctuation, where will the market go next? Industry insiders believe that gold will experience significant fluctuations in the short term. They suggest that investors should not rush to bottom - fish. After the market volatility decreases, products such as gold ETFs will be more stable than gold - mining stocks. Currently, the long - term investment logic for gold remains, but attention should also be paid to how the new Federal Reserve Chairman will cooperate with President Trump's policy changes. (Yicai)
Other Noteworthy News:
The Communist Party of China Central Committee and the State Council approved the "Spatial Coordination Plan for the Modern Capital Metropolitan Area (2023 - 2035)". It proposes to promote the combination of Beijing's central urban area and the sub - center, the coordinated development of Tianjin's "Jincheng" and "Bincheng", and the linked development of the Xiongan New Area in Hebei and the central urban area of Baoding to cultivate an innovation triangle in the Beijing - Tianjin - Xiongan region. The Beijing - Tianjin Corridor will be built into a comprehensive innovation corridor with dense intellectual resources, high - level opening - up, and connection to both domestic and international dual - circulation. The Beijing - Xiongan Corridor will be built into a high - quality development corridor for function dispersion and reception, technological innovation, and institutional innovation. The industrial coordination circle should implement the main - function area strategy in depth, strengthen division of labor and cooperation, promote the two - way flow of urban and rural elements, and build a multi - level coordinated opening - up pattern facing the whole country and even the world. (Xinhua)
Reporters learned today that the State Administration for Market Regulation, together with ten departments including the Central Air Traffic Control Office and the National Development and Reform Commission, jointly issued the "Guidelines for the Construction of the Low - Altitude Economy Standard System (2025 Edition)". It focuses on five core areas: low - altitude aircraft, low - altitude infrastructure, low - altitude air traffic management, safety supervision, and application scenarios, and establishes a "four - dimensional integration" standard supply system that integrates technical standards and management specifications, domestic standards and international rules, mandatory standards and recommended standards, and basic standards and scenario - specific standards. (CCTV News)
Shanghai Launches the Work of Purchasing Second - Hand Housing for Affordable Rental Housing
The work of purchasing second - hand housing for affordable rental housing projects in Shanghai has been substantially launched. A relevant official from the Shanghai Municipal Housing and Urban - Rural Development Commission said at the signing event that Shanghai's work of purchasing second - hand housing for affordable rental housing is a powerful measure to precisely meet the rental needs of new urban residents, young people, college graduates, and various talents, and to help build a youth - friendly city. Reporters learned at the signing event that Pudong New Area, Jing'an District, and Xuhui District in Shanghai are the first batch of pilot areas. The first batch of housing to be purchased will feature well - matched room types, reasonable layouts, mature supporting facilities, and convenient transportation, aiming to precisely meet the "job - housing balance" needs of talents in various fields and provide high - quality housing options for more young people, thus strengthening the talent support for the development of the city's core industries. (Xinhua)