Krypton Evening News | Meizu's Mobile Phone Business "Disintegrates": Focus on In-Car Infotainment Systems, AI, or Exit; Wang Puzhong of Meituan: Build the AI Foundation for the Physical World to Help Every Merchant Use Their Own AI Assistant
Large companies:
Patent for gait adjustment of XPeng's robot vehicle announced
36Kr learned that according to the Aiqicha App, recently, Guangzhou XPeng Motors Technology Co., Ltd. announced an invention patent titled "Gait adjustment method, device, equipment and storage medium for robots". The patent abstract shows that the invention relates to the field of intelligent robots and discloses a gait adjustment method, device, equipment and storage medium for robots. The method includes: obtaining the target sampling points of the feet of the humanoid robot, as well as the corresponding coordinate values and terrain elevation data of each target sampling point; calculating the landing point return value of the humanoid robot based on the coordinate values and terrain elevation data corresponding to each target sampling point; obtaining the maximum value of the terrain elevation data of each target sampling point within a preset radius, and calculating the stair - kicking return value of the humanoid robot based on the coordinate values and the maximum value of the terrain elevation data; adjusting the gait of the humanoid robot based on the landing point return value and the stair - kicking return value. By obtaining the coordinates of the target sampling points and the terrain elevation data, the invention calculates two types of return values, namely the landing point return value and the stair - kicking return value, so as to guide the humanoid robot to perform precise gait adjustment, and improve the autonomous movement adaptability and stability of the robot in complex terrains such as stairs.
Meizu Phones "Disintegrate": Focus on In-vehicle Systems, AI, or Leave
36Kr exclusively learned from insiders that Meizu recently announced a major adjustment. More than 50% of its employees, around 400 people, are about to leave. These employees have three destinations. Some of them will receive "N + 2" compensation. Meizu's "PANDAER" trendy brand team will be spun off to operate independently. Part of Meizu's AR glasses team will be absorbed by the AR glasses company "Thunderbird Innovation". After the adjustment, there are only about 400 remaining employees in Meizu's mobile phone division. They have two future destinations. Some will be integrated into Meizu's Flyme in-vehicle system team, and the others will explore the direction of AI software. Regarding the above news, Meizu stated that in the future, Meizu will take the Flyme open ecosystem as the core foundation to build a sustainable and healthy business closed-loop. The reasonable changes in organizational personnel based on strategic transformation are normal phenomena in the industry development process. Please rest assured. Except for suspending the domestic self - developed new mobile phone hardware projects, all business operations are progressing steadily. The overseas mobile phone business, AI glasses intelligent hardware business, and PANDAER trendy technology brand business are all operating normally. Regarding the information about "Thunderbird absorption", Meizu said that the news is untrue.
Didi's order volume in Q4 increased by 13.5% year-on-year, with the average daily order volume rising to 52.65 million
On March 13th, Didi released its financial results for the fourth quarter and the full year of 2025 on its official website. In the fourth quarter, the order volume of Didi's core platform (China Mobility and International Business) increased by 13.5% year-on-year to 4.844 billion, and the average daily order volume rose to 52.65 million. Among them, the order volume of China Mobility increased by 10.1% year-on-year to an average of 38.9 million per day, and that of the International Business increased by 24.5% year-on-year to an average of 13.75 million per day. During the same period, the Gross Transaction Value (GTV) of the core platform increased by 19.9% year-on-year to 123.8 billion yuan. The GTV of China Mobility and International Business increased by 11.2% and 47.1% year-on-year to 87.2 billion yuan and 36.6 billion yuan respectively. Didi achieved an adjusted net profit of 530 million yuan in the fourth quarter. For the full year of 2025, the order volume of Didi's core platform increased by 14% year-on-year to 18.24 billion. The annual GTV of the core platform increased by 14.8% year-on-year to 450.8 billion yuan. Didi achieved an adjusted EBITA profit of 3.67 billion yuan in 2025.
Meituan's Wang Puzhong: Build the AI foundation for the physical world to help every merchant use their own AI assistant
On March 13th, Meituan held a management communication meeting in 2026. Regarding the development of AI, Wang Puzhong, the CEO of Meituan's core local business, said that Meituan will continue to increase investment. One aspect is to invest in the R & D of logistics, robotics and other related technologies, such as drones and unmanned vehicles; the other aspect is to build rich physical - world information and real evaluations, capture real - time dynamic information for the model and C - end agents. "Helping merchants understand and transform the physical world is our very clear strategy," Wang Puzhong said. Meituan will help every merchant use their own AI assistant.
Fuxing Group's Shangmeng Technology Increases Capital to Approximately 210 Million Yuan
36Kr learned that according to the Aiqicha App, recently, Zhejiang Shangmeng Technology Co., Ltd. underwent industrial and commercial changes. Zhejiang Fuxing Commercial Development Co., Ltd., a subsidiary of Fuxing Group, was added as a new shareholder. The registered capital increased from approximately 100 million yuan to approximately 210 million yuan, an increase of about 104%. Wu Xiaoyan stepped down as the legal representative, chairman, and general manager, and Zhang Zhen took over as the legal representative, chairman, and manager. Zhejiang Shangmeng Technology Co., Ltd. was established in August 2009. Its business scope includes information system integration services, information system operation and maintenance services, network technology services, etc. Shareholder information shows that the company is now jointly held by Yadong Xingchen Venture Capital Co., Ltd., Ningbo Meishan Bonded Port Area Tongfu Enterprise Management Partnership (Limited Partnership), and the above - mentioned new shareholder.
Dreametech Plans to Launch Its First Space Computing Power Satellite Next Week
It was learned from the Dreametech booth at the AWE (China Appliance & Electronics Show) that Dreametech is expected to launch its first space computing power satellite next week. Previously, the company said it plans to launch 2 million space computing power satellites in the future to build a computing power networking system. Currently, this part of the business is handled by Xinji Chuanyue, a subsidiary of Dreametech. (Jiemian)
Meta Delays Release of Latest AI Model, Performance Lags Behind Peers
Some media reported that Meta had been developing a text-based artificial intelligence model codenamed "Avocado" since December last year and planned to launch it in the first quarter. However, the latest news indicates that Meta has postponed the release of the code for the "Avocado" AI model from March to at least May. According to people familiar with the matter, Meta spent several months developing this AI model, but its performance in internal inference, coding, and writing tests was inferior to that of leading AI models from competitors such as Google, OpenAI, and Anthropic. (Caixin)
NIO CEO Li Bin: The cost of the second Shenji chip is 1/3 to 1/2 lower
36Kr learned that Li Bin recently revealed at a communication meeting that the cost of the second Shenji chip is 1/3 to 1/2 lower. It is understood that the computing power of the second Shenji chip is equivalent to that of three ORIN-X chips. It was successfully taped out a few months ago, and many industry customers are conducting preliminary tests and making contacts. It is currently in the mass production process.
NetEase Youdao Releases the Industry's First Simultaneous Interpretation Agent
36Kr learned that NetEase Youdao has taken the lead in launching the industry's first "Simultaneous Interpretation Agent", accelerating the implementation of Agent again after open-sourcing the first domestic "Lobster". Currently, users can experience it on the home page of Youdao Dictionary/Youdao Translate. In this upgrade, Youdao's Simultaneous Interpretation Agent has also added a voice recording transcription function, and has continuously optimized the recognition scope, accuracy, and adaptability to complex scenarios, providing users with professional and accurate results in real scenarios. At present, this function supports real-time recognition of 71 languages and 125 accents, covering not only mainstream general languages but also common distinctive accents such as Cantonese and Indian English to adapt to a more diverse international communication environment.
Investment and Financing:
XPeng HT Secures Nearly $200 Million in Equity Financing
36Kr learned that XPeng HT announced the completion of a new round of equity financing of nearly $200 million recently. The investment institutions include Hillhouse Venture Capital, Sequoia China, Gaorong Capital, Fortune Capital, etc. Among them, Hillhouse Venture Capital and Sequoia China continued to increase their investments after the Series A financing. After this round of financing, the total historical equity financing of HT is approximately $1 billion.
New Products:
Roborock Unveils Full Range of New Products in Three Categories at AWE
36Kr learned that Roborock showcased its flagship products across three major categories - floor cleaning robots, floor scrubbers, and washing machines - at AWE 2026. Among them, the wheel-legged floor cleaning robot G-Rover can overcome obstacles on multi-story floors; the G30S Pro can surmount obstacles up to 8.8 cm in height. According to the IDC report, in 2025, Roborock held a 17.7% share in the global cleaning robot market and a 27.0% share in the floor cleaning robot category, ranking first globally in terms of both sales volume and revenue.
Alibaba Cloud Launches Mobile "One-Click Shrimp Farming" Product JVS Claw
36Kr learned that on March 13th, Alibaba Cloud launched the "One-Click Shrimp Farming" platform - JVS Claw. Consumers don't need to have any coding knowledge. By simply performing three steps on their mobile phones, they can have an AI intelligent agent "Lobster" that is ready to use, intelligently evolvable, and safe and controllable. There is no need to configure nodes and large model API keys throughout the process, nor is it necessary to bind IM tools such as WeChat or Feishu.
Hualala Announces the Launch of Porter and Cleaning Services
36Kr learned that Hualala has officially announced the launch of two new service categories, "Porter" and "Cleaning". In addition to regular moving services, the "Porter" service can also provide various services such as dog - walking and queuing on behalf of customers. The "Cleaning" service is first launched in Shenzhen, covering scenarios such as home appliance cleaning, daily cleaning, and deep cleaning.
Today's Viewpoint:
Wang Xing: The digitalization of the physical world will be a very important foundation for AI
36Kr learned that at Meituan's management communication meeting in 2026, Meituan CEO Wang Xing said, "The impact of AI Agent on me is greater than that of ChatGPT. We have experienced the change from the Internet to the mobile Internet. It is certain that the changes brought by AI will be much greater than those brought by the entire Internet. It is destined to create huge productivity and will definitely bring great changes to organizations and work models." Wang Xing said that for Meituan, the digitalization of the physical world will be a very important foundation for AI. "Although large models are becoming smarter and smarter, we can imagine that even if Einstein were a secretary and was asked to book a restaurant, he still wouldn't know if there were any seats in that restaurant. This is not a matter of intelligence but a matter of information."
Other news worthy of attention:
The General Offices of the CPC Central Committee and the State Council: Optimize the urban layout in old revolutionary base areas, and support eligible cities in building sub - provincial central cities and regional central cities at provincial borders
36Kr learned that the General Offices of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and the State Council issued the "Opinions on Accelerating the Revitalization and Development of Old Revolutionary Base Areas", proposing to improve the level of new - type urbanization. Optimize the urban layout in old revolutionary base areas, and support eligible cities in building sub - provincial central cities and regional central cities at provincial borders. Promote the concentration of population and industrial agglomeration in county - level cities. Cultivate a number of strong agricultural counties, large industrial counties, famous tourist counties, etc. based on actual conditions. Strengthen the construction of relatively large central towns to promote the urbanization of rural migrant workers in nearby areas. Step up efforts to renovate old urban residential areas and build infrastructure such as urban drainage and flood prevention, sewage collection and treatment, and optimize the layout of public charging networks in cities.