9点1氪｜SpaceX市值破2.1万亿美元，马斯克身家达巴菲特7倍；胖东来回应“员工不值这么多钱”等言论；FIFA联名款labubu世界杯销量暴涨30倍
Today's Hotspot Guide
Kimi collaborates with a state - owned bank, and the world's first AI - native credit card is open for reservation.
Hanmi Semiconductor will invest 50 billion won in SpaceX.
SK Hynix responds to the second fire this month.
The price of crayfish in Hangzhou has dropped by over 50%.
The gold price has been falling continuously, and wholesalers are restocking in a concentrated manner.
TOP3 Big News
SpaceX's market value exceeds $2.1 trillion, and Musk's net worth is seven times that of Buffett.
On June 12th local time, the highly anticipated space exploration company SpaceX completed its listing on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange. SpaceX's IPO is the largest in history, with an issue price set at $135, corresponding to a market value of $1.77 trillion. The stock opened at $150, and its intraday gain once exceeded 30%, reaching $176.53. Subsequently, the stock price fluctuated and fell back, closing at $160.99, a gain of 19.22%. It has become the sixth - largest company in the United States by market value, with a total market value of $2.1 trillion. Musk's personal wealth has risen to approximately $1.05 trillion, making him the world's first billionaire with a net worth of over $1 trillion. This is equivalent to Switzerland's annual GDP. According to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index, it is approximately equal to the combined wealth of the world's second - to fifth - richest people and seven times that of "Stock God" Warren Buffett's $145 billion. (Yicai Global)
Fat Donglai: There has never been any decision to cut salaries.
On June 12th, in response to a large number of online discussions about topics such as "Fat Donglai significantly cuts salaries and will adjust employees' compensation", "Employees are not worth that much money", and "An employee's income of 6,000 is already very good", Fat Donglai issued a statement, saying, "Please don't misinterpret." Fat Donglai stated that there has never been any decision to cut salaries. The compensation policy is to ensure that compensation income matches the value created on the basis of fairness and justice, and the purpose is also to cultivate and achieve people. (Caixin)
The sales of the FIFA - co - branded Labubu World Cup products have soared 30 times.
According to a report from Kuaikeji on June 12th, at the opening ceremony of the 2026 FIFA World Cup in the United States, Canada, and Mexico, the Chinese original trendy toy IP Labubu quickly became popular and became a phenomenon - level best - selling product. The popularity of related co - branded products has reached an unprecedented high. As the first Chinese trendy toy image to appear on the World Cup stage, two cute Labubu dolls received a standing ovation at the opening ceremony. After the relevant pictures spread on the domestic Internet, a buying frenzy immediately ensued.
The FIFA - co - branded Labubu plush toys launched by Pop Mart are priced at $599. To cope with the buying frenzy, the platform has set a purchase limit rule, allowing each account to buy a maximum of two pieces. After the World Cup opened, the search volume for this product soared, and the overall sales increased by more than 30 times month - on - month. The sales of many e - commerce stores easily exceeded 10,000 pieces, and the sales of some platforms were even close to 20,000 pieces. (Kuaikeji)
AI Frontier
OpenAI is sued for alleged design flaws leading to suicide.
On June 11th, a Canadian woman filed a lawsuit against OpenAI and its CEO Sam Altman in California, USA, claiming that the design flaws of the chatbot ChatGPT led to the suicide of her daughter, Alice. The lawsuit states that about a year and a half before her suicide, Alice repeatedly expressed her suicidal thoughts and confided her emotional problems to ChatGPT, but the chatbot's safety system did not activate or intervene, nor did it notify the crisis management agency or Alice's family. In addition, ChatGPT's design prioritizes user engagement over safety and provides continuous emotional support during chats, which may lead some people to become overly dependent on the chatbot. In response, an OpenAI spokesperson said that this incident is heart - breaking, and the company is strengthening its ability to handle sensitive situations. According to the plaintiff's lawyer, OpenAI is currently facing multiple similar lawsuits, all filed by the families of suicide or attempted - suicide victims. (CCTV News)
SK Hynix is considering introducing external AI services such as ChatGPT.
According to industry insiders on June 12th, following Samsung Electronics, SK Hynix is also considering more widely adopting artificial intelligence technology to transform its work processes. Sources said that SK Hynix CEO Kwak No - jung said at a meeting that the company is seeking to balance the protection of industrial technology and the expansion of AI applications, and is also evaluating the possibility of introducing external generative AI models. Kwak No - jung said, "We are considering adopting Microsoft 365 and CoPilot, and are also evaluating the potential application of ChatGPT within the company from the perspectives of security and system architecture." (Sina Finance)
Google announces an additional investment of $50 million to train American technicians to meet the demand for AI infrastructure construction.
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 technical workforce. On June 11th local time, Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai announced that Google will invest an additional $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. (Sina Finance)
Kimi collaborates with a state - owned bank, and the world's first AI - native credit card is open for reservation.
According to 36Kr, on June 12th, Kimi announced that the world's first AI - native credit card, the Kimi Credit Card, is officially open for reservation. This is the first physical credit card that incorporates AI services into its core benefit system. Each consumption of cardholders can be converted into AI computing power quotas, which can be directly exchanged for Agent usage quotas and premium features. It is understood that Kimi has collaborated with a large - scale state - owned bank and an international card organization to explore a new financial paradigm where Tokens and credit card points can circulate with each other. Consumption points can be exchanged for computing power quotas, and cardholders can also participate in the internal testing of the latest models first.
Tencent Cloud: Reduces the prices of MiniMax - M3 and Hy - MT2 - Pro models.
According to 36Kr, Tencent Cloud announced that the TokenHub, a large - model service platform, will reduce the price of the MiniMax - M3 model starting from June 15th, 2026, Beijing time. The fees for inference input, inference output, and cache hits will all be reduced by 50%. The TokenHub will also reduce the price of the Hy - MT2 - Pro model starting from June 12th, 2026, Beijing time. The input price will be reduced by 66.67%, and the output price will be reduced by 55.56%.
Big Companies/Big Events
Alibaba plans to invest $1.5 billion to bid for the Chinese fresh - food e - commerce platform "Pubu Supermarket".
Alibaba is investing $1.5 billion to acquire the Chinese fresh - food delivery platform "Pubu Supermarket". People familiar with the matter revealed that the price proposed by Alibaba is more than twice the previous offer from Gao Xin Retail. (Sina Finance)
Hanmi Semiconductor will invest 50 billion won in SpaceX.
According to the company's statement, Hanmi Semiconductor will spend 50 billion won to purchase shares in SpaceX. This investment is a strategic move for early - stage layout, driven by SpaceX's growth and the Terafab project. (Sina Finance)
"Didi Chuxing" is renamed "Didi".
At 9 a.m. on June 12th, Jiemian News searched for the Apple software App and learned that the 8.0 version of the Didi Chuxing App was officially launched on the 11th. The name of the App has been officially changed from "Didi Chuxing" to "Didi". According to Didi's official introduction, the page structure of the updated App has been comprehensively upgraded. A top navigation bar has been added, and "Messages" and "Trips" entrances have been added at the bottom, covering multiple usage scenarios such as travel, delivery, tourism, and car - owner services, making the operation smoother. Users can use AI to book a ride by voice. The "Delivery" service integrates large - item delivery, express delivery, and moving services. The "Travel" service provides car rental, air ticket, hotel, and train ticket booking, as well as "Didi Private Tour Group" travel services. (Jiemian News)
SpaceX will be included in the Hang Seng Hong Kong and US Technology Index.
The Hang Seng Index Company announced on June 12th that SpaceX was listed on June 12th, 2026. Therefore, the calculation method of the Hang Seng Hong Kong and US Technology Index will add the space exploration technology company ("SpaceX", stock code: SPCX.O) to the list of designated US constituent stocks (currently: the Big Seven Tech Giants). The weights of the eight US - listed constituent stocks will be recalculated to equal weights after the market closes on June 23rd, 2026 (the 7th trading day of SpaceX). The new constituent stocks and the updated constituent stock weights will take effect on June 29th, 2026 (the 11th trading day of SpaceX). (Jiemian News)
SK Hynix responds to the second fire this month.
At around 9:50 a.m. local time on June 12th, a fire broke out in the gas room on the second floor of Building M15X in SK Hynix's Cheongju No. 4 Campus. This is the second fire accident this month. According to reports, there has been no gas leakage or casualties so far. Since the automatic sprinkler fire - fighting system installed inside the factory was immediately activated, the fire did not spread rapidly. Regarding the latest situation and impact, SK Hynix told reporters that it has completed the initial control and is investigating the specific situation. Currently, the production equipment is operating normally. (Caixin, Securities Times)
Three associations issue a notice to rectify the chaos of "role - ranking disputes" in actors' signatures, with signatures arranged by the number of strokes of surnames and no stage names used alone.
On June 12th, three associations issued a notice to standardize the signatures of TV drama actors. The "Notice" clearly states that the signatures of actors shall be managed in a classified manner. According to the nature of the role, the amount of screen time, and the actual participation, the three titles of "Leading Actor/Actress", "Special Appearance", and "Appearance" shall be used in a standardized manner, and no other names shall be modified or added at will. It should be noted that the above categories only apply to actors with clear role - corresponding relationships. The "Notice" emphasizes that on the basis of classification, the signatures of actors shall be arranged in ascending order of the number of strokes of their legal surnames (for double - surnames, the number of strokes of the first character shall be calculated; for ethnic minorities, the number of strokes of the first Chinese character in the name registered on the ID card shall be calculated). If the number of strokes is the same, the number of strokes of the second and third characters of the name shall be compared in turn until a unique ranking is formed. (CCTV News)
Fuel price hikes drive up the price of South Korean seafood.
Affected by factors such as the rising oil price caused by shipping disruptions in the Strait of Hormuz and climate change, the price of South Korean seafood has risen significantly recently, and the fishery industry is facing severe challenges. According to a report from South Korea Business Wire on June 11th, data from the Noryangjin Fisheries Market in Seoul shows that in the last week of May, the auction prices of many popular seafood products increased significantly. The price of king crabs soared by 56.4% compared with the previous week, the price of hairtail increased by 29.1%, and the prices of snow crabs and octopuses increased by 28.2% and 24.7% respectively. The prices of fish that can be made into sashimi also increased significantly. The price of wild flounder increased by more than 30%, and the prices of farmed flounder, wild sea bass, and farmed red sea bream all increased by double - digits. (Xinhua News Agency)
OpenAI CEO Altman postpones his visit to South Korea.
According to reports, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman 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 leaders of companies such as Samsung Electronics, Kakao, and NAVER. (Jiemian News)
The price of crayfish in Hangzhou has dropped by over 50%.
In June, the supply of crayfish from Qianjiang, Hubei has gradually decreased. During a visit, it was found that the origin of crayfish in the Hangzhou market has been changed. More crayfish are now from Jiangsu, Anhui, and Zhejiang, and the supply is sufficient. The price of crayfish has also dropped significantly. Many citizens said that they have achieved "crayfish freedom". Currently, the wholesale price of medium - sized crayfish is $12 per catty, and that of large - sized crayfish is $16 per catty. Compared with the prices when they were first launched in February and March this year, the price drop is more than 50%. In addition, the vast overseas market has opened up a profit - growth space for crayfish. This year, the export volume and value of crayfish in many places have both increased, and they are exported to Europe, America, and Southeast Asia. (CCTV Finance)
Yangtze Securities: Chen Jia resigns as vice - chairman.
According to 36Kr, Yangtze Securities announced that the company's board of directors received a written resignation report from vice - chairman Chen Jia. Due to personal reasons, Chen Jia applied to resign from his positions as director and vice - chairman of the company. Chen Jia's resignation report took effect immediately upon delivery to the board of directors, and he will no longer hold any position in the company after resignation.
The gold price has been falling continuously, and wholesalers are restocking in a concentrated manner.
After reaching a record high at the beginning of the year, the international gold price has been falling for several consecutive trading days recently, and the price of domestic gold jewelry has also dropped significantly. At 3 p.m. on a weekday, there were still many consumers in front of the major gold counters in Shuibei, Shenzhen. During a visit by a CCTV Finance reporter, it was found that for consumers with rigid needs such as weddings, the falling gold price is particularly attractive. Salespeople from many stores said that the number of consumers coming to Shuibei this week has increased significantly. As the gold price has adjusted, many wholesalers who were previously on the sidelines have also started to restock in a concentrated manner, and the purchasing activity has significantly rebounded. In addition, in a gold sales store in Xicheng District, Beijing, there was a large crowd in front of the investment - gold counter, and there was a long queue in front of the checkout counter for gold bars. The reporter found during the visit that recently, most new investors are mainly optimistic about the future trend of the gold price and the long - term investment value of gold, and choose to buy in small amounts at the time when the gold price drops. (CCTV Finance)
The Hyundai Motor Workers' Union says the salary negotiation has not reached an agreement, and a vote will be held on the 25th to decide whether to go on strike.
According to reports, the Hyundai Motor Workers' Union said on June 12th that the salary negotiation had not reached an agreement, and a vote will be held on the 25th to decide whether to go on strike. (Jiemian News)
Going Public
Zhongqing Robot is reported to submit an IPO application to the Hong Kong Stock Exchange.
Zhongqing Robot is reported to submit an IPO application to the Hong Kong Stock Exchange. (Sina Finance)
The IPO review status of Changxin Technology Group Co., Ltd. has been changed to registration effective.
According to 36Kr, according to the official website of the Shanghai Stock Exchange, the