Krypton Evening News | SpaceX sets offering price, raising $75 billion to create the largest IPO in history; OpenAI CEO Sam Altman postpones his visit to South Korea; The Reporting Center of the Central Cyberspace Administration of China launches a "Special Reporting Zone for Chaos Related to AI Applications"
Large Companies:
OpenAI CEO Altman Delays South Korea Visit Plan
It is reported that Sam Altman, the CEO of OpenAI, has postponed his visit to South Korea due to personal reasons. Altman was originally scheduled to visit South Korea from the 14th to the 15th to meet with the heads of companies such as Samsung Electronics, Kakao, and NAVER.
Waymo, an Autonomous Driving Company Under Alphabet, to Launch a $30 Monthly Membership Plan
On June 11th local time, Waymo, an autonomous driving company under Alphabet, announced that it will launch a $30 monthly membership plan called Waymo Premier, which is only open to invited users. Members can enjoy benefits such as priority pick - up and drop - off, a 10% cashback on each ride (in the form of ride credits), priority access to Waymo services in new cities, and up to five free ride cancellations per month. Waymo said that initially, it will send invitations to tens of thousands of eligible passengers in San Francisco, Los Angeles, and Phoenix in the United States through the app and email, and plans to eventually expand the membership plan to other cities covered by the Waymo app.
SK Hynix Considers Introducing External AI Services such as ChatGPT
According to industry insiders on Friday, following Samsung Electronics, SK Hynix is also considering more extensive use of artificial intelligence (AI) technology to transform its workflow. A source said that SK Hynix CEO Koo Ro - jung said at a meeting on Thursday that the company is seeking to strike a balance between protecting industrial technology and expanding AI applications, and is also evaluating the possibility of introducing external generative AI models. Koo Ro - jung said, "We are considering adopting Microsoft 365 and CoPilot, and are also evaluating the potential internal application of ChatGPT from the perspectives of security and system architecture."
According to informed sources, global banks are limiting the leveraged bets of hedge funds on top Asian chip manufacturers, including SK Hynix and Samsung Electronics, after the sharp rise this year has raised concerns about a possible correction. The sources said that brokers including Citigroup, JPMorgan Chase, and Goldman Sachs have increased the financing costs for hedge funds to bet on the stocks of SK Hynix and Samsung Electronics through swaps. Banks have tightened the scale of new transactions and which companies they offer transactions to. Some banks have even rejected new swap transaction requests from clients or evaluate them on a case - by - case basis. Similar measures have also been taken against TSMC.
With the booming development of artificial intelligence, the demand for data centers and infrastructure has reached an unprecedented high. Google, a subsidiary of Alphabet, is increasing its investment in the American skilled worker workforce. On Thursday local time, Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai announced that Google will make an additional investment of $50 million to help more than 300,000 Americans in more than 20 states in the United States prepare for careers in the technology industry. According to Google, this new investment is part of a larger - scale plan. Since 2022, the company has invested more than $1 billion globally in training and skills - improvement programs, helping more than 100 million people master digital and AI - related skills.
SK Hynix Responds to Factory Fire: Initial Control Achieved, Production Equipment Operating Normally
On June 12th, news showed that a fire broke out in the fourth campus of SK Hynix in Cheongju, South Korea. Regarding the latest situation and impact, SK Hynix told reporters that initial control has been achieved and a detailed investigation is underway. Currently, the production equipment is operating normally.
New Products:
36Kr learned that recently, the Shanghai FINE 2026 Future Industry New Materials Expo kicked off. Jinghe Energy launched the world's first high - performance solid - state battery customized for robot scenarios and won the "2026 Leading Golden Globe Award for Solid - State Batteries".
Investment and Financing:
"Carbon Creates All Things" Completes Series A Financing
36Kr learned that according to Gaorong Venture Capital, recently, "Carbon Creates All Things" announced the completion of Series A financing. This round of financing was jointly led by Yellow River Delta Investment, Gaorong Venture Capital, and Boyuan Capital. At the same time, new shareholders such as CATL, Sungrow, and Yifeng Capital were introduced, and many old shareholders continued to follow - up invest. The funds from this round of financing will be used for the construction of the company's thousand - ton - scale DAC (Direct Air Carbon Capture) project to produce e - SAF (Sustainable Aviation Fuel) in Ningxia, process scaling, core technology iteration, and the introduction of top global talents.
SpaceX Sets IPO Price, Raising $75 Billion in the Largest IPO in History
According to a statement released by SpaceX on its official website on Thursday, the company will issue 555.6 million shares in this IPO at a price of $135 per share, with a total fundraising of $75 billion. The fundraising scale of SpaceX's IPO is more than twice the $29.4 billion listing record set by Saudi Aramco in 2019. The statement shows that SpaceX also grants the underwriting banks an over - allotment option to purchase an additional 83.3 million shares at the issue price. If this option is fully exercised, the IPO financing scale will increase to approximately $86 billion.
Today's Views:
It is reported that European Central Bank Governing Council Member Nagel said that the European Central Bank will keep all options open in July and is ready to respond again if necessary.
Other Noteworthy News:
"Token Cloud Service Quality Improvement and Empowerment Evaluation Plan" Officially Launched
36Kr learned that the China Academy of Information and Communications Technology organized a seminar on June 10, 2026, with the theme of "Trusted Token Cloud Service". Academician Zheng Weimin of the Chinese Academy of Engineering, Chief Engineer He Baohong of the China Academy of Information and Communications Technology, and Deputy Director (in charge) Li Wei of the Cloud Computing and Digitalization Research Institute of the China Academy of Information and Communications Technology attended and spoke. At the meeting, the China Academy of Information and Communications Technology, together with more than a dozen enterprises such as China Telecom Cloud, Alibaba Cloud, Huawei Cloud, JD Cloud, Lenovo, Jieyue Xingchen, Kingsoft Office, and Qingcheng Jizhi, launched the "Token Cloud Service Quality Improvement and Empowerment Evaluation Plan" and released a number of achievements.
36Kr learned that in order to cooperate with the special campaign of "Cleaning Up AI Application Chaos" and further standardize AI services and applications, promote the healthy and orderly development of the industry, and effectively protect the legitimate rights and interests of citizens, the Reporting Center of the Cyberspace Administration of China has launched a "Reporting Area for AI Application Chaos" since June 2026 to specifically accept public reports. The scope of acceptance mainly includes 14 types of problems such as the failure to implement the identification of generated and synthesized content, the production and release of false, untrue, violent, and vulgar information.
This afternoon (the 12th), the largest semi - submersible comprehensive cage aquaculture platform in China will be officially put into production in Sanya, Hainan, and the first batch of fish fry will be released. The total aquaculture water volume of the platform reaches 64,000 cubic meters, equivalent to the water volume of about 20 standard Olympic swimming pools. It can produce 4 million catties of fish throughout the year and can also develop new forms of integration of agriculture and tourism such as recreational fishing and sightseeing.