Krypton Evening Post｜Didi issues travel safety reminders for the Spring Festival travel rush, and offers subsidies to over 400 million drivers to pay tribute to them; Baidu upgrades and releases the biological computing large model tool HelixFold 3; Ministry of Commerce: From January 20, new purchase subsidies for digital products such as mobile phones will be gradually implemented across the country.
Big Companies:
36Kr has learned that recently, there are rumors that Meituan is testing the "Raccoon Canteen" assured takeout store business. In response, 36Kr contacted Meituan and learned that the "Raccoon Canteen" is an "Internet + Visible Kitchen" model that Meituan invests funds and manpower in, deeply participating in the exploration of the upstream and downstream construction of the catering industry. The goal is to build a catering takeout supply that earns more consumer trust, allowing consumers to place orders with more confidence. There is an entrance to the "Raccoon Canteen" in the top area of the Meituan Takeout homepage. Relevant personnel from Meituan said that the "Raccoon Canteen" has high requirements in terms of access and on-site management. Merchants that settle in are managed on-site by full-time staff of the Raccoon Canteen to implement various food safety supervision requirements. From the front-end page, currently, brands such as Quanjude, Laoxiangji, and Yunhaiyao have settled in the Raccoon Canteen.
Genki Forest's Smart Cabinet Business Achieves Annual Profit in 2024
36Kr has learned that Genki Forest today disclosed the three-year performance report of its smart cabinet business. In 2024, Genki Forest's smart cabinet once again achieved annual profit. It is understood that in 2024, Genki Forest's smart cabinet added 85 new strategic cooperation brands, and the commodity PSD increased by 10% year-on-year. Genki Forest's smart cabinet has become the group's standard testing channel for new products. In 2024, it accumulated more than 30 new product tests, and the test accuracy rate reached 95%. In 2025, it plans to add more than 150 new strategic cooperation brands and create independent packaging for smart cabinets for different scenarios such as campuses, gyms, and high-quality enterprises.
Starting from January 14, the 40-day 2025 Spring Festival travel rush has begun, with concentrated demands for returning home and traveling. In order to implement the decision-making and deployment of the Party Central Committee and the State Council on the Spring Festival travel rush and the work requirements of the Ministry of Transport, the Ministry of Public Security and other competent departments, Didi has fully launched the Spring Festival travel safety guarantee work, proactively starting risk identification and hidden danger investigation, organizing safety emergency drills, upgrading safety functions, optimizing service experience, and strengthening the protection of drivers' rights and interests to ensure the safety of passengers' travel. During the Spring Festival, Didi will also issue over 400 million yuan in driver subsidies, launch activities such as commission-free cards, flow acceleration cards, and completion awards. Didi Taxi has launched multiple rewards such as a service fee waiver card, a fare advance card, and a worry-free pick-up card.
Smart Reaches Strategic Cooperation with DeepRoute.ai to Layout Intelligent Driving AI Large Model
36Kr has learned that recently, smart and the artificial intelligence enterprise DeepRoute.ai announced a strategic cooperation. The AI large model technology jointly developed by the two parties will empower the new generation of intelligent driving systems. This system applies an end-to-end algorithm model, supports intelligent driving functions from parking space to parking space, and can handle complex driving scenarios such as roundabouts, acute-angle turns, congested narrow roads, and roads without lane lines.
36Kr has learned that Tencent Cloud has announced the achievements of its industrial ecosystem construction. In the past year, it has united 11,000 partners to serve more than 2 million customers. The industrial ecosystem revenue has achieved double-digit growth, and the partner contribution revenue has accounted for one-third of Tencent Cloud's overall market, with the integrated revenue increasing by 60% year-on-year. It is also understood that Li Qiang, Vice President of Tencent Group and President of the Government and Enterprise Business, said that Tencent's industrial ecosystem will further consolidate and strengthen the scale of the public cloud market, and use Tencent's sharp product and new dealer model to increase the penetration of the private cloud. In addition, it will fully open the large model intelligent toolbox and work with partners to accelerate the implementation of the large model.
36Kr has learned that on January 15, Zhouheiya International Holdings Limited and Thailand's IMCOCO Group held a strategic cooperation signing ceremony at the Zhouheiya headquarters in Wuhan and jointly launched the natural coconut water brand "Yaya Coconut". As Zhouheiya's exclusive beverage brand, "Yaya Coconut" will be fully launched in Zhouheiya's retail stores and cooperative channels. This cooperation marks the opening of a new "Braised Food + Beverage" consumption scenario for Zhouheiya.
New Products:
Baidu Upgrades and Releases the Biological Computing Large Model Tool HelixFold 3
36Kr has learned that on January 15, Baidu Intelligent Cloud held the Qianfan Thought Sharing Session - Life Science Special. At the meeting, the biological computing large model tool HelixFold 3, jointly created by Baidu's PaddleHelix team and Baidu Intelligent Cloud's "Cloud High-Performance Computing Platform CHPC" team, was significantly upgraded and released. The upgraded HelixFold 3 will achieve higher accuracy in complex scenarios such as RNA structure prediction, covalent modification, antigen-antibody, etc., bringing more accurate, efficient, and convenient solutions to R & D work.
36Kr has learned that DeepBlue Technology today announced the launch of the first domestic intelligent agent for personal user memory management - the Good Memory Cat App. Good Memory Cat focuses on core functions such as multimodal recording, intelligent Q & A, AI diary generation, and memory retrieval, helping users efficiently manage personal knowledge and data.
Tianchuang Robot Launches the World's First Explosion-Proof Humanoid Robot "Tiankui 1"
36Kr has learned that Tianchuang Robot has launched the world's first explosion-proof humanoid robot "Tiankui 1". This product is an important foundation for building a capability closed loop from problem discovery to problem-solving in the field of industrial intelligent operation and maintenance. Based on modular designs such as humanoid arms and a large-load four-wheel eight-wheel drive wheeled mobile platform, it provides contact-type multi-category operation solutions for complex and dangerous industrial scenarios.
Investment and Financing:
"Super Leopard Technology" Completes Several Hundred Million Yuan B Round Financing
36Kr has learned that according to Huaxing Capital, recently, the new energy heavy truck new force company "Super Leopard Technology" has completed a several hundred million yuan B round financing. This round of financing is jointly invested by Yumei Fund and Yuyang District.
Zhicheng Power Obtains Several Ten Million Yuan Strategic Investment from Ecovacs
36Kr has learned that recently, Zhicheng Power (SMOROBOT) announced that it has obtained a several ten million yuan strategic investment from the cleaning robot enterprise Ecovacs. In the future, the two sides will carry out a series of in-depth cooperations in product research and development, production, and sales. It is introduced that Zhicheng Power is a high-tech enterprise focused on the research and development, production, and sales of pool cleaning robots. Through the investment in Zhicheng Power, Ecovacs has extended its layout of courtyard robots to the pool cleaning field.
Today's Views:
On the afternoon of January 16, the Information Office of the Shanghai Municipal People's Government held a press conference on the municipal government's economic theme. Gu Jun, Deputy Secretary-General of the Municipal Government and Director of the Municipal Development and Reform Commission, said that in 2025, the focus will be on highlighting key points and making good use of policies, strengthening the reserve and promotion of major projects, and continuously improving the quality and efficiency of investment. The annual investment plan for major municipal projects is 240 billion yuan, and efforts will be made to accelerate the construction of major projects and improve their efficiency. The long-term mechanism for private enterprises to participate in the construction of major projects will be improved, the new mechanism for the implementation of government and social capital cooperation will be standardized, and investment projects will be actively promoted to social capital. Through active and effective policy measures, more private enterprises will be encouraged to participate in the construction and operation of projects in areas such as urban renewal, people's livelihood development, and industrial agglomeration. (Shanghai Observer)
Other News Worth Noting:
This afternoon (January 16), the Ministry of Commerce held a special press conference. Relevant units introduced the situation regarding the purchase new subsidy for mobile phones, tablets, smart watches (bracelets) and the policy of trading in old home appliances for new ones. The relevant person in charge of the Ministry of Commerce introduced that according to the current work scheduling, the purchase new subsidy for digital products such as mobile phones will be gradually implemented across the country starting from January 20. The specific implementation time is subject to the local notice. (CCTV News)
It is learned from the ongoing two sessions in Beijing that this year, Beijing will continue to promote the high-level planning and construction of the urban sub-center, and the investment intensity will still remain above 100 billion yuan. A number of major infrastructure projects will be completed and put into operation. The Management Committee of the Beijing Urban Sub-Center said that in 2025, the urban sub-center plans to centrally promote more than 400 key projects. (CCTV News)
Shanghai: Pilot and Expand the Opening-Up of Value-Added Telecommunications
36Kr has learned that the General Office of the Shanghai Municipal People's Government has issued the "Implementation Plan for Promoting High-Quality Development of Digital Trade and Service Trade in Shanghai". It is mentioned that the expansion of the opening-up of value-added telecommunications will be piloted. Taking advantage of the digital infrastructure advantages of Lingang New Area and Pudong New Area, efforts will be made to promote the landing of wholly foreign-owned Internet data centers, content distribution networks, and application stores. Foreign investment will be attracted to carry out Internet access services, online data processing and transaction processing, and information protection and processing services.