8:00 am, Yi Krypton News | India promises to release the air crash investigation report within three months; The company behind Romoss power banks apologizes after "multiple universities ban its products"; Some Apple Mac Minis have quality issues: they fail to boot up.
India Promises to Release Plane Crash Investigation Report within 3 Months
On the 12th local time, a plane crash occurred near the Ahmedabad Airport in Gujarat, India. Currently, the death toll from the plane crash has risen to 279, with one passenger surviving. The victims include 241 people on the plane and 38 people on the ground. The Indian government held a press conference for the first time regarding this plane crash on the 14th.
Indian officials said at the press conference that the government has established two independent investigation committees to conduct investigations on technical issues and other possible factors respectively, and will release the investigation report on the plane crash within 3 months. Currently, DNA sampling is being carried out to confirm the identities of the victims, and the identities of 11 victims have been confirmed. However, a large number of victims' families are still anxiously waiting to find the bodies of their loved ones as soon as possible. (Beijing News)
ROMOSS Apologizes for the Recent Incident of Multiple Universities in Beijing Banning ROMOSS Power Banks
On June 14th, ROMOSS issued a statement saying that regarding the recent discussions about the incident of multiple universities in Beijing banning ROMOSS power banks, the company sincerely apologizes for the troubles brought to teachers, students, and the public. Here, we solemnly promise that for any ROMOSS products identified as defective by authoritative institutions, we will bear full legal responsibility. At the same time, the company attaches great importance to this matter and immediately launched an investigation. We have communicated with relevant departments such as the Beijing Municipal Education Commission. As of the release of this announcement, we have not received any risk notifications from the Beijing Municipal Education Commission. There were deviations in the dissemination of relevant information, leading to public misunderstandings. The company will notify everyone of the subsequent progress of this incident through official channels in a timely manner.
On June 13th, according to Zhengzai News, recently, students from multiple universities in Beijing posted online that the security departments had issued notices: Reminded by the superior authorities, it was recently found that compared with chargers of other brands and models, 20,000mAh ROMOSS chargers are more likely to explode during charging. If you own or use such chargers, it is recommended to discard them immediately to prevent potential dangers. (Jiemian News, Zhengzai News)
Some Apple Mac Minis Have Quality Issues and Fail to Boot
On June 13th local time, Apple published a blog post stating that a very small number of Mac mini (2023 models) equipped with the M2 chip may no longer boot. The production dates of the affected devices are between June 16th, 2024, and November 23rd, 2024. If users' Mac minis encounter the above - mentioned problem, they can use the serial number lookup tool to check if their devices are eligible for the repair program. If eligible, Apple or an Apple - authorized service provider will offer free repair services. Other Mac mini models are not covered by this service program. Apple also added that if there is any damage to the Mac Mini that affects the completion of the repair, the issue must be resolved first before the user can enjoy the free repair service. (Jiemian News)
Zhang Chaoyang's Returned Labubu Toy Was Exchanged for a Car
On June 15th, Rupert Hoogewerf, the founder of the Hurun Rich List, released the latest video about gift exchanges. The video shows that the limited - edition signed Labubu toy previously returned by Zhang Chaoyang, the founder of Sohu, was given to Peng Jun, the founder of Pony.ai. In exchange, Peng Jun gave Rupert Hoogewerf the company's first self - driving car that drove on public roads. According to Peng Jun, this car is worth over 300,000 yuan. Previously, Zhang Chaoyang reposted news about a Labubu auction on his news feed and said, "I regret sending back the Labubu that Rupert Hoogewerf gave to me."
Wimbledon Prize Money Hits New High in 2025, Singles Champions to Take Home £3 million (Approx. RMB 29.23 million)
The official of the Wimbledon Tennis Championships recently announced that the total prize money for the 2025 tournament will reach a new high, amounting to £53.5 million (approximately RMB 520 million). The men's and women's singles champions will each take home £3 million (approximately RMB 29.23 million). The main draw of the 2025 Wimbledon will start on June 30th, with the finals scheduled for July 12th and 13th. The doubles finals on that day will begin at 1 p.m. local time (around 8 p.m. Beijing time), and the singles finals will start at 4 p.m. (around 11 p.m. Beijing time). (Jimu News)
Boeing Lowers Forecast for Global New Aircraft Demand in Next 20 Years
According to a report by Cailian Press, based on Boeing's "Commercial Aircraft Demand Forecast for the Next 20 Years," it is estimated that by 2044, the demand for new aircraft deliveries will be 43,600. Last year, Boeing had predicted that 43,975 new aircraft would be delivered by 2043. Boeing forecasts that about 51% of the new aircraft demand in the next 20 years will come from growth rather than the replacement of old aircraft. Specifically, Boeing plans to deliver nearly 33,300 single - aisle airliners, more than 7,800 wide - body airliners, 955 freighters, and 1,545 regional aircraft. Among them, single - aisle airliners account for 80% of the total deliveries. In this forecast report, Boeing has lowered its forecast for passenger traffic growth in the next 20 years from 4.7% to 4.2%, the global economic growth forecast from 2.6% to 2.3%, and the air cargo volume growth forecast from 4.1% to 3.7%. (Cailian Press)
Another plane crashes in India, all 7 on board killed
According to a report by India's ANI news agency on June 15 from China News Service, a helicopter carrying 7 people crashed in the state of Uttarakhand in northern India on the 15th local time. It is reported that the accident occurred at around 5:20 a.m. local time on the 15th. There were 6 passengers on board (including a child) and a pilot. All those on board were killed, the report said.
According to another report by India's New Delhi Television (NDTV), the helicopter crashed between the Gaurikund area in Uttarakhand and the village of Sonprayag in Rudraprayag district. Pushkar Singh Dhami, the chief minister of Uttarakhand, said on social media that the National Disaster Response Force, local governments and other rescue teams have begun rescue operations. (China News Service)
Japan Demands Inspections of Boeing 787 Airliners; Indian Plane Crash May Affect Japanese Component Manufacturers
After the crash of an Air India Boeing 787 airliner, Japan's Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism on June 13 demanded that domestic airlines in Japan inspect the same model of aircraft. It is reported that more than 10% of the Boeing 787 airliners in global operation are in Japan. On the other hand, as the largest supplier of Boeing components outside the United States, Japanese companies are responsible for manufacturing 35% of the components of the Boeing 787 fuselage. The Boeing 787 is also known as a "quasi-Japanese-made" aircraft in Japan. Regarding the Indian plane crash, Japanese media pointed out that if the final investigation results show that the cause of the crash is a fuselage defect, not only will Boeing's business be affected again, but the relevant component manufacturers may also be affected. (CCTV Finance)
Douyin Responds to the Handling Process of Accounts Related to the "Shoulder Pole Girl", Disposing of a Total of 26 Counterfeit Accounts
Recently, a video of Liu, a student from the Second High School in Guanyang County, Guilin City, Guangxi, carrying her luggage home on a shoulder pole after the college entrance examination has attracted wide attention. On June 15, Douyin's official account published a post stating that on June 13, the platform noticed that there were multiple accounts on the site that set relevant information such as the "Shoulder Pole Girl"'s name and profile picture as their personal information, explicitly or implicitly suggesting that they were Liu herself. On the same day, the platform tried to contact the person involved to confirm the account situation. At the same time, to prevent counterfeit accounts from infringing on others' rights and inappropriately profiting from the popularity during the verification period, the platform first dealt with all suspected counterfeit accounts, reset user profiles, restricted profile modifications, and added new strategies to intercept counterfeiting. If a genuine account is mistakenly affected, it will be restored after verification. On June 14, the person involved spoke out through the media, stating that she did not have any social media accounts. As of June 15, the platform has disposed of a total of 26 accounts counterfeiting Liu, and will continue to conduct retroactive checks and intercept relevant counterfeiting behaviors. (Observer.com)
Pop Mart Korea Suspends Offline Sales of LABUBU Plush Dolls
On June 14, Pop Mart Korea issued an announcement stating that due to concerns about potential safety accidents at recent offline sales sites, the company has decided to temporarily suspend the offline sales of all products in the LABUBU plush doll and LABUBU plush keychain series. The company will make every effort to resume sales with more satisfactory services. (Jiemian News)
Chinese Airlines Resume Taking Delivery of Boeing 787 Wide-Body Aircraft
Recently, Boeing delivered a brand-new 787-9 aircraft to Juneyao Airlines. This is the first time in a long while that Boeing has restarted aircraft deliveries to Chinese airlines at its U.S. headquarters. Prior to this, affected by the China-U.S. tariff trade war, Chinese airlines suspended taking delivery of Boeing aircraft. (Yicai Global)
Giants Network: The current business situation is normal, and there are no major matters that the company should disclose but has not disclosed.
36Kr learned that on June 15th, Giants Network (002558.SZ) announced that the cumulative deviation of the closing price increase of the company's stock exceeded 20% within three consecutive trading days from June 11th to 13th, 2025, which belongs to the situation of abnormal fluctuations in stock trading. After verification, there is no need to correct or supplement the information previously disclosed by the company. Recently, the company's business situation has been normal, and there have been no significant changes in the internal and external business environment. There are no major matters that the company, its controlling shareholder, and the actual controller should disclose but have not disclosed, or major matters in the planning stage. During the period of abnormal stock fluctuations, the controlling shareholder and the actual controller did not buy or sell the company's stock.
Transsion may have established a mobility division to enter the two-wheeled electric vehicle market
It is learned from an informed source that Transsion Holdings has established a mobility division to explore related businesses such as two-wheeled electric vehicles. The source revealed that Transsion Holdings is currently rapidly expanding its two-wheeled electric vehicle business in Africa and other developing countries. Transsion Holdings has not commented on this matter. However, Transsion Holdings is indeed recruiting for multiple positions related to the mobility business. (Sina Tech)
Starting from November this year, Chinese citizens holding valid Australian visas can enter New Zealand visa-free
On June 15, the official website of the New Zealand government issued a statement indicating that starting from November 2025, Chinese passport holders entering from Australia and holding valid Australian tourist, work, student, or family visas will be allowed to enter New Zealand visa-free for a maximum stay of three months. (CCTV News)
NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang Responds to Ren Zhengfei's Latest Speech
NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang recently expressed his views on Ren Zhengfei's speech. He said, "(Although) our technology is one generation ahead of theirs, it's important to remember that AI at the technical level is a parallel problem. If the performance of each computer is not strong enough, then use more computers. What he's saying is that China has abundant energy and they will use more chips. So in many ways, he's saying that China's technology is good enough for China. If the United States doesn't want to participate in the Chinese (market), Huawei can meet the needs of the Chinese market and also cover all other regions." On June 10, Huawei founder Ren Zhengfei said that there's no need to worry about the chip issue. Using methods such as stacking and clustering, the computing results are comparable to the most advanced level. (Yicai Global)
Trump's Annual Financial Disclosure Report: Earned Over $57 Million in Profits from Holding Shares in a Cryptocurrency Platform
On the evening of June 13th local time, US President Trump submitted his first public financial disclosure report during his tenure. According to documents released by the US Office of Government Ethics, Trump continues to earn income from dozens of luxury real - estate and business projects, many of which are worth tens of millions of dollars. This 2025 annual financial disclosure report consists of 234 pages, with 145 pages dedicated to stock and bond investment records. The report shows that one of Trump's main sources of income is the approximately $57.36 million in profits he earned from holding shares in World Liberty Financial. This cryptocurrency platform was launched last year, and the sales of digital tokens have brought substantial profits to Trump and his family. (Jiemian News)
The sales volume of Nezha derivatives is expected to exceed 100 billion yuan, and the final overseas box office of Nezha 2 is estimated to exceed $100 million
According to a report by Cailian Press, on June 15th, Wang Changtian, the chairman of Enlight Media, was asked about "the income from Nezha other than the box office" at the opening forum of the 27th Shanghai International Film Festival Golden Goblet Film Forum. He said, "Among the products we licensed, the sales volume of one category exceeded 10 billion yuan. The developers, producers, and sellers of Nezha-related derivatives have reaped great market dividends, and the total sales volume of derivatives is expected to exceed 100 billion yuan in the end."
According to a report by Shanghai Securities News, Wang Changtian said, "It is an inevitable choice and trend for Chinese films to go global. Currently, Chinese products and services are gradually opening up markets around the world, and foreign audiences have a demand to understand Chinese culture, which brings opportunities for Chinese films to go global." "We estimate that the final overseas box office of Nezha 2 will exceed $100 million. This is already the highest level of overseas box office for Chinese films in the past 20 years," said Wang Changtian. (Cailian Press)
Luoyonghao's Digital Human's Debut Live Stream on Baidu E-commerce: Over 13 Million Views and GMV Exceeding 55 Million Yuan
36Kr learned that on June 15th, Luoyonghao's digital human completed its first live stream on Baidu e-commerce, attracting over 13 million views. Among them, the GMV exceeded 55 million yuan. The sales volume of some core categories such as 3C products and food exceeded the data of Luoyonghao's real - person debut live stream in May, setting a new record for digital human live - streaming with goods. It is understood that during the entire live stream, the AI accessed the knowledge base 13,000 times, generating 97,000 words of product explanation content, and the two digital human partners made over 8,300 actions.
The first official store of popop, a jewelry brand under Pop Mart, opened in Beijing
On June 15th, Pop Mart announced that the first official store of popop in Beijing officially opened at China World Mall in Beijing on June 14th. It is understood that "popop" is an independent jewelry brand under Pop Mart.
All three major U.S. stock indexes closed lower, and most large technology stocks declined
36Kr learned that at the close on June 13, all three major U.S. stock indexes fell. The S&P 500 index dropped 1.13%, the Dow Jones Industrial Average declined 1.79%, and the Nasdaq Composite Index decreased 1.3%. Most large technology stocks declined. Intel fell more than 3%, NVIDIA dropped more than 2%, Meta and Apple declined more than 1%, and Microsoft, Google, Amazon, and Netflix had slight drops; Tesla rose nearly 2%. Most popular Chinese concept stocks fell. iQiyi and XPeng Motors dropped more than 5%, Li Auto, Alibaba, Bilibili, and NIO declined more than 3%, and Pinduoduo, NetEase, JD.com, and Futu Holdings dropped more than 2%.
Shiok Burger Completes Pre-A Round of Financing
36Kr learned that Shiok Burger, a Southeast Asian local fusion burger brand, announced that it has successfully completed a Pre-A round of financing. This round was led by Southeast Asian venture capital firm AC Ventures. Existing shareholders CFF Fund, SPIRAL RISE Capital, and a large listed Chinese food group continued to follow-on invest and increase their stakes, with the original shareholders making high - proportion additional subscriptions. The financing funds will be used for the expansion of the central kitchen to support the operation of over 30 stores, the expansion of new stores and the upgrade of the digital system, the recruitment of core talents, and the construction of the franchise support system.
Egypt Signs $600 Million Financing Agreement for Solar Project
Minister of International Cooperation Rania Al-Mashat said in an interview with Bloomberg that a financing agreement has been signed for the 1-gigawatt solar power plan and 200-megawatt-hour battery energy storage project being built by Norway's Scatec. The project investment amounts to $600 million. In addition, a power purchase agreement for the 900-megawatt Shadwan wind power project has also been signed. (Sina Finance)
Apple Sets Internal Tone: AI Version of Siri to Launch in 2026
Apple has internally set the postponed upgrade time for Siri to spring 2026, which will be an important turning point in the company's artificial intelligence strategy. According to people familiar with the matter, Apple's Siri team is planning to launch a newly upgraded voice assistant through the iOS 26.4 system update. This long - awaited improvement will enable Siri to access users' personal data and screen activity information, and respond to users' needs more accurately. (Sina Finance)
Zuckerberg Acquires AI Startup for $15 Billion, 28-Year-Old Chinese-American Prodigy Joins Meta
This week, Meta completed a major acquisition worth nearly $15 billion, marking the second-largest deal in the company's history. The target of Meta's acquisition this time is Scale AI, an artificial intelligence startup founded by the Chinese-American "prodigy" Alexandr Wang.
Meta will acquire 49% of Scale AI's non-voting shares for up to $14.8 billion. As a core part of the deal, Alexandr Wang will join Meta and is expected to lead Meta's "Super Intelligence" division. This 28-year-old Chinese-American "genius" is also the main target of the Silicon Valley tech giant's acquisition of Scale AI. (Yicai Global)
Compiled | Chi Yu