Krypton Evening News | Funds under Moutai, CITIC Securities Investment, etc. invest in Leju Robot Company; SHEIN: More than 170 lean tools have been developed in total; Aeroflot cancels 42 flights due to information system failure.
Large Companies:
Stocks in ASML and other European chip equipment sectors rose as their major customer, Samsung, won a contract to produce artificial intelligence chips for Tesla. Meanwhile, the EU and the US reached a trade agreement, alleviating concerns about a trade war and providing an additional boost to the industry after two consecutive weeks of decline. (Sina Finance)
36Kr learned that on July 26, the SAIL Award for Outstanding AI Leaders at the 2025 World Artificial Intelligence Conference was announced. Marco, Alibaba International's cross - border e - commerce AI solution, won the SAIL Star Award this year, becoming the first recipient in this field. It is understood that through technology sharing, Alibaba International has provided AI services to external ecosystem partners. Currently, leading cross - border ERP service providers, large cross - border sellers, and cross - border procurement agents have all connected to Alibaba International's AI services, including Miaoshou, Dianxiaomi, Tongtu, Dianxiaobao, Wangxiaowang, and Santai. In 2025, the AI call volume of external ecosystem partners increased by 23 times.
SHEIN: More than 170 Lean Tools have been Developed in Total
36Kr learned that at SHEIN's Second Ingenious Tools Day event held recently, SHEIN showcased more than 60 technological tools and intelligent devices developed to solve production pain points to its suppliers. The latest data shows that since the establishment of the Apparel Manufacturing Innovation Research Center in 2023, SHEIN has developed more than 170 innovative tools in total and delivered nearly 6,000 units to suppliers. These lean tools can increase the efficiency of relevant processes by an average of 80%.
South Korea's Registrations of Environment - friendly Vehicles Exceed 3 Million for the First Time
Data released by the South Korean government on Monday showed that driven by the growing demand for hybrid and electric vehicles, the number of registered environment - friendly vehicles in South Korea exceeded the 3 - million mark for the first time. According to data from the South Korean Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport, as of the end of June, the total number of registered vehicles nationwide was 26.41 million, an increase of 110,000 from the end of last year, a growth rate of 0.4%. In contrast to the increase in environment - friendly vehicle registrations, the number of registered internal combustion engine vehicles was 23.12 million, a decrease of 249,000. (Sina Finance)
Aeroflot Cancels 42 Flights due to Information System Failure
According to information released by Aeroflot on the 28th, due to a failure in the company's information system, the company was forced to cancel 42 flights. The expert team is working hard to minimize the risk of flight plan adjustments and resume normal operations as soon as possible. (CCTV News)
Investment and Financing:
Funds under Moutai, CITIC Securities Investment, etc. Invest in Leju Robot Company
36Kr learned that according to the Aiqicha App, recently, there was an industrial and commercial change in Leju (Shenzhen) Robot Technology Co., Ltd. New shareholders such as Guangdong Dongfang Seiko Technology Co., Ltd., CITIC Securities Investment Co., Ltd., and Moutai Jinshi (Guizhou) Industrial Development Fund Partnership (Limited Partnership) under Moutai were added. The registered capital increased from approximately 1.9 million yuan to approximately 2.27 million yuan, and some senior executives also changed. The company was established in March 2016, with Leng Xiaokun as the legal representative. Its business scope includes technology R & D and consulting in the fields of toys, intelligent robots, etc. Currently, it is jointly held by Leng Xiaokun, Chang Lin, and the above - mentioned new shareholders.
36Kr learned that the first - round financing of "Times Intelligence" will be completed. According to people familiar with the matter, this round of financing is led by market - oriented investment institutions, supported by new energy industry capital and state - owned capital, and the post - investment valuation will exceed 10 billion yuan. Combining with the recent business progress information released by Times Intelligence, the funds from this round of financing may be used for the mass production of its skateboard chassis project models and the R & D of new technologies for new scenarios such as RoboX.
"Tangshangtang" Completes Pre - A Round of Financing of Several Million Yuan
36Kr learned that the bun chain brand "Tangshangtang" recently completed a Pre - A round of financing of several million yuan. The investors are Hefei Jiantou Capital, a local state - owned capital, and old shareholder Tomato Capital. Zhu Chao, the founder of Tangshangtang, said that the funds from this round of financing will be used for key aspects such as supply chain construction and talent team building.
LANTU Automobile Increases its Capital to Approximately 3.67 Billion Yuan
36Kr learned that according to the Aiqicha App, recently, there was an industrial and commercial change in Lantu Automobile Technology Co., Ltd. The original shareholders Jiangxi Ganfeng Lithium Group Co., Ltd. and Dongfeng Jiaoyin Yuanjing Automobile Industry Equity Investment Fund (Wuhan) Partnership (Limited Partnership) withdrew, and Dongfeng Asset Management Co., Ltd. was added as a new shareholder. The registered capital increased from approximately 3.09 billion yuan to approximately 3.67 billion yuan, an increase of approximately 19%. At the same time, several senior executives also changed. The company was established in June 2021, with You Zheng as the legal representative. Its business scope includes engineering and technology research and experimental development, investment activities with self - owned funds, and the sales of new energy vehicle complete vehicles. Currently, it is jointly held by Dongfeng Motor Group Co., Ltd., Wuhan Woya Enterprise Management Consulting Partnership, etc.
New Products:
36Kr learned that at the "2025 Bionic Robot and Bionic Intelligence Conference and the Inauguration Ceremony of the International Bionic Academy", Fuwei Co., Ltd. reached a strategic cooperation with Yuequan Bionics and established the "Fuwei - Yuequan Robot Application Laboratory". Fuwei Co., Ltd. and Yuequan Bionics will cooperate with industrial chain enterprises and institutions such as Beijing Future Science Park, Xingwang Yuda, Zidong Taichu, Lingyun Optics, FAW Mold, and Jilin Capital to integrate superior resources and explore the innovative application and industrialization of bionic robot and bionic intelligence technology in industrial manufacturing, especially in the field of automobile manufacturing.
New Wearable Device can Monitor Blood Sugar and Drug Concentration in the Body in Real - Time
The Technion - Israel Institute of Technology recently issued a bulletin saying that its researchers, in collaboration with their peers, have developed a new wearable device that can monitor the blood sugar level and drug concentration in the body of diabetes patients in real - time. The research results have been published in the British journal "Nature Communications". The bulletin said that this system is not only applicable to diabetes but can also be extended to the treatment and management of other chronic diseases with strict drug dosage requirements. It can be adapted to different diseases by adjusting the sensing chemical mechanism. (Xinhua News Agency)
Coosa Intelligence successfully won the bid for Honor's AI NAS photo frame project in May 2025 and became the R & D and production partner for this project. In June, a project kick - off meeting was held to officially start the strategic cooperation. In this project, Coosa Intelligence is responsible for the full - chain services of product design, solution selection, structural optimization, and production manufacturing, and completes the end - to - end quality closed - loop management. Honor focuses on market demand and is responsible for order management and information communication, forming an efficient collaborative closed - loop of "R & D - Production - Market". Currently, this AI photo frame has entered the trial - production stage and is expected to be mass - produced in the fourth quarter of 2025.
It was learned from Bristol Myers Squibb that its Opdivo (nivolumab injection) combined with Yervoy (ipilimumab injection) regimen has been approved by the National Medical Products Administration (NMPA) for the first - line treatment of metastatic non - small cell lung cancer in patients with negative epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) gene mutations and negative anaplastic lymphoma kinase (ALK) mutations, as assessed by NMPA - approved tests with a programmed death - ligand 1 (PD - L1) tumor proportion score (TPS) ≥1%. This combination therapy is the first approved dual - immunotherapy for lung cancer in China, providing a new chemotherapy - free long - survival option for patients with the aforementioned indications. (Jiemian)
Today's Views:
At the "Artificial Intelligence +" Strategic Leading Talents and Innovation Development Forum of the 2025 World Artificial Intelligence Conference, Wang Qizhou, the co - founder and deputy general manager of well - known robot company Unitree Technology, pointed out that humanoid robots are facing the "pseudo - intelligence" dilemma. For example, the dance movements of humanoid robots are pre - set and pre - trained, and they do not have the decision - making ability in real scenarios. "The core defect is mainly the fragmentation of environmental perception, including the lack of action coherence and the insufficiency of multi - task generalization ability." (The Paper)
Other Noteworthy News:
Shanghai: Issue 300 Million Yuan in Model Vouchers and 100 Million Yuan in Corpus Vouchers
36Kr learned that the Shanghai Municipal Commission of Economy and Informatization issued the "Several Measures for Further Expanding the Application of Artificial Intelligence in Shanghai". It proposed to expand the application of artificial intelligence large models. Issue 300 million yuan in model vouchers to provide subsidies of up to 50% of the approved contract amount, with a maximum of 5 million yuan, to entities that call third - party large - model APIs deployed on cloud platforms or adopt the private deployment method of third - party large models to promote the vertical application of large models. Support the procurement of high - quality corpora. Issue 100 million yuan in corpus vouchers, strengthen the construction of the corpus public service platform, and provide procurement subsidies of up to 30% of the approved contract amount, with a maximum of 5 million yuan, to entities that purchase non - affiliated corpora for the R & D and application of large models, vertical applications, and intelligent agents.
The Malaysian central bank said on Monday that the country's economy is expected to grow by 4% to 4.8% in 2025, lower than the previous forecast of 4.5% to 5.5%, and warned that trade and tariff uncertainties may affect global growth. The Malaysian central bank said in a statement that the overall inflation rate is expected to average between 1.5% and 2.3% this year. The bank said that the global economic growth outlook is affected by changes in trade policies and tariff uncertainties, and Malaysia's "updated growth forecast takes into account various tariff scenarios, from continuously increasing tariffs to more favorable trade negotiation results." (Sina Finance)