Krypton Evening News | Meta announced that it has reached a strategic cooperation with BlackRock to develop a data center in El Paso; "Guoke Superconducting" has completed financing of more than 100 million yuan; China has launched a special action to enhance the IPv6 capability of large artificial intelligence models.
Big Companies:
On July 27, US streaming platform YouTube and media giant NBCUniversal announced the deepening of strategic cooperation. According to the agreement reached by the two parties, starting from early 2027, YouTube Premium subscribers in the United States will directly obtain the membership rights of Peacock Premium, the streaming platform under NBCUniversal, without paying additional fees. (Sina Finance)
Meta Announces Strategic Cooperation with BlackRock to Develop Data Center in El Paso
On July 28, Meta and BlackRock announced the establishment of a joint venture to develop and own a data center campus in El Paso, Texas. Among them, funds managed by BlackRock will hold 80% equity of the joint venture, and Meta will hold the remaining 20% ownership. The two parties have committed to contributing funds in their respective proportions to cover all development costs of the campus buildings and long-term power, cooling and connection infrastructure, with a total amount of about 14 billion US dollars. In addition, Meta will sign a lease agreement with the joint venture to rent the entire data center campus. The initial term of the lease is four years, and it includes four renewal options, providing Meta with long-term flexibility of up to 20 years. (jiemian.com)
According to people familiar with the matter, Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI, is expected to return to Washington on Wednesday and Thursday local time to hold talks with the White House and other US government officials, as well as bipartisan members of Congress, to discuss artificial intelligence-related policies. One of the sources revealed that Altman is expected to meet with US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent; two other sources said that he will also meet with US Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick. Altman's visit comes at a critical juncture, which is not only related to OpenAI, but also to all artificial intelligence enterprises with cutting-edge models. At present, US members of Congress and regulators are struggling to strike a balance: on the one hand, to prevent harm caused by the abuse of cutting-edge models, and on the other hand, to ensure the vigorous development of innovation. (Sina Finance)
Improper Seat Installation: The US Plans to Inspect 453 Boeing Passenger Planes
The US Federal Aviation Administration said on the 27th that it plans to require the inspection of 453 Boeing 737 MAX series airliners registered in the United States to confirm whether some passenger seats are correctly installed on the seat tracks. The FAA released a draft airworthiness directive on the same day, which applies to some Boeing 737 MAX 8, MAX 9 and MAX 8200 airliners. The agency said that it had previously received reports that some seat components of these airliners were improperly installed, and the rear fixing devices of the seats were not fully lowered and engaged with the tracks. (Xinhua News Agency)
Nvidia Reportedly Signs a Texas Data Center Lease Agreement Worth Up to 50 Billion US Dollars
On July 28, it was reported that Nvidia signed a lease commitment with data center developer Hut8, planning to lease a super-large data center with a capacity of 1 gigawatt (GW) in Texas, with the total rent scale reaching up to 50 billion US dollars. The core details of the transaction show that the initial 15-year lease contract is worth about 19.6 billion US dollars; if the subsequent 30-year renewal option is included, the total value will rise to 50 billion US dollars. (jiemian.com)
Japanese cloud service enterprise SAKURA internet announced on July 28 that its board of directors has approved an investment of about 26 billion yen for the procurement of GPU servers and related equipment required for generative artificial intelligence services. This investment will be used to procure server rack systems equipped with Nvidia HGX Rubin NVL8 GPU, as well as network equipment, storage equipment, etc., to enhance the generative AI service capability and market competitiveness. SAKURA internet said that the investment funds are expected to be mainly raised through loans from financial institutions, and the equipment is planned to be delivered in January 2027, and the specific time for putting into use has not yet been determined. (jiemian.com)
New Products:
Microsoft Launches Rival to Mythos: Self-Developed New AI Dedicated to Cybersecurity
Microsoft released a new artificial intelligence security product "Project Perception" on Monday, which is driven by a number of self-developed AI models specially built for cybersecurity scenarios. Microsoft positions this product as a cost-effective alternative to Anthropic's Mythos model. Mythos also relies on artificial intelligence to automatically identify software vulnerabilities. (Sina Finance)
Investment and Financing:
"Changyu Pharmaceutical" Completes 250 Million Yuan Series D Financing
36Kr learned that according to news from Qidi Capital, "Changyu Pharmaceutical" announced the completion of 250 million RMB Series D financing. This round of financing is jointly led by Yifeng Capital and Good Health Capital, with other institutions including Jiaxing Yuanfan, Real Capital Global and others participating together. Qidi Capital serves as the exclusive financial advisor for this round. The funds from this round of financing will be mainly used for the Phase III acute pain clinical research of Changyu Pharmaceutical's first product XG005 in the United States, and support the continuous development of the company's core product pipeline and its global promotion.
"Guoke Superconductor" Completes Financing of Over 100 Million Yuan
36Kr learned that recently, "Guoke Superconductor" has completed a new round of financing of over 100 million yuan. This round of financing is led by Sinovation Ventures, with old shareholders including Zhongguancun Capital, Shunxi Fund, Dingfeng, Shuimu Qinghua Alumni Seed Fund and others continuing to increase their investment, and many institutions including Dongheng Petroleum, Beijing Kechuang Yizhuang Direct Investment Fund, Orient Securities, Zhongke Shenguang, Zhongying Venture Capital, Nazhen Investment and others participating together. The funds from this round of financing will be mainly used for the performance breakthrough of iron-based high-temperature superconducting materials, the construction of pilot production lines and capacity ramp-up, the verification and expansion of downstream application scenarios, and the expansion of core post talent echelons.
Other Noteworthy News:
China Launches Special Action to Improve IPv6 Capability of Artificial Intelligence Large Models
The reporter learned from Xiongan New Area today (July 28) that the "Special Action to Improve IPv6 Capability of Artificial Intelligence Large Models" was jointly launched in Xiongan New Area by the Cyberspace Administration of China in conjunction with the cyberspace administrations of Beijing, Shanghai, Zhejiang and Shenzhen, together with 5 leading large model enterprises, to promote generative large model applications to fully support IPv6 and build a solid network foundation for the intelligent era. The Xiongan New Area IPv6 Single-Stack Deployment Action was also officially launched today. Xiongan New Area will fully promote the deployment of single-stack IPv6, make coordinated efforts from four dimensions: consolidating the foundation, extensive empowerment, strengthening key technologies, and fostering the ecosystem, and realize the large-scale operation of IPv6 single-stack in all new districts by 2030. (CCTV News)
He Shaojun, Deputy Director-General of the Department of Foreign Trade of the Ministry of Commerce, said at a press conference held by the State Council Information Office on the 28th that according to customs statistics, in the first half of this year, the export performance of China's artificial intelligence-related products such as industrial robots and 3D printers was outstanding, with year-on-year growth of 18.6% and 109.3% respectively, becoming the "new business card" of China's foreign trade. (Xinhua News Agency)
Austria Plans to Introduce a Bill to Restrict the Use of Social Media by People Under 14 Years Old
According to reports from Austrian media, the Austrian government announced on July 27 that the draft bill on restricting children and adolescents under the age of 14 from using some social media has been completed, and the public consultation procedure has been launched. The relevant draft will also be submitted to the European Commission for the notification procedure. The draft requires relevant platforms to verify the age of users. Children and adolescents under the age of 14 will be restricted from using social media platforms with addictive designs, and instant messaging services mainly used for direct communication are not within the scope of restrictions. (CCTV International News)
36Kr learned that the Ministry of Finance and the State Taxation Administration issued an announcement stating that starting from September 1, 2026, urban land use tax will be exempted for land owned by enterprises or obtained through leasing, free use and other methods for the following purposes: including land for fire protection, flood control and drainage, wind prevention and sand prevention facilities within industrial and mining areas of oil and gas (including shale gas and coalbed methane) production enterprises, special railway lines and land for highways outside factory areas (including production, office and living areas); land for oil and gas long-distance pipeline lines and temporary construction land; land for power transmission lines (including tower foundations) of power supply enterprises and their temporary construction land, etc.