Krypton Evening News | Boeing Defense Unit Halts Talks with Striking Machinists; Spring Airlines Enters "Civil Aviation Version of 12306"; SpaceX's Starship Successfully Splashes Down, Completing 10th Test Flight
Large Companies:
Spring Airlines Enters the "Civil Aviation Version of 12306"
The "Civil Aviation Official Direct Sales Platform" of Hanglv Zongheng, known as the civil aviation version of 12306, recently connected to the direct - ticket sales of Spring Airlines. As the largest low - cost airline in China, Spring Airlines has always mainly sold its tickets through its own channels. Currently, the "Civil Aviation Official Direct Sales Platform" has integrated the direct - ticket sales resources of 39 domestic airlines, and the fares are directly released and operated by the airlines. The platform revealed that it will soon launch Spring Airlines' low - price special product "Super Value Flight".
SpaceX's "Starship" Successfully Splashes Down, Completing the Tenth Test Flight
SpaceX's new - generation heavy - lift launch vehicle, the "Starship", took off from Texas at 18:30 Central Time in the United States on August 26 (07:30 Beijing Time on the 26th) for its tenth test flight. The key objectives of this mission included deploying simulated satellites by the spacecraft and conducting engine reignition tests in space. Currently, SpaceX has confirmed that the "Starship" has successfully splashed down, and this test flight has been successfully completed.
Faraday Future announced on August 27 that Jia Yueting, the company's founder and global Co - CEO, and Jerry Wang, the global president, have, for the first time, executed the purchase of the company's common stock under the previously signed 10b5 - 1 trading plan. On August 25, Jia Yueting increased his stake in FF common stock by about $200,000, and Jerry Wang purchased about $25,000 worth of FF common stock. Jia Yueting will gradually complete the purchase of the remaining shares under the plan in the next three weeks, and Jerry Wang's next stock purchase under the plan is expected to be carried out in a month.
Report: Volkswagen CEO Blume to Resign from Porsche Leadership Position
According to a report by German weekly WirtschaftsWoche on Wednesday, Porsche has started looking for a successor to CEO Oliver Blume, who will resign from his position at Porsche to focus on his leadership role at its parent company, Volkswagen Group.
JD Group's Subsidiary Plans to Establish a $1 Billion REIT in Singapore
Two people familiar with the matter said that JD Smart Industrial Real Estate Co., Ltd., the real - estate investment arm of JD Group, along with Partners Group and EZA Hill Property, plan to launch a real - estate investment trust (REIT) based in Singapore, with an asset value that could exceed $1 billion. This REIT may be listed on the Singapore Exchange as early as next year, and the establishment of the REIT is planned to be completed no later than October. JD, JD Industrial, Partners Group, and EZA Hill have not commented.
Boeing's Defense Unit Halts Negotiations with Striking Machinists
The International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM) said on Tuesday that Boeing Defense notified the union that the company would not resume negotiations in St. Louis until after the Labor Day holiday, and there is no plan to set a negotiation date. Boeing did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
Tesla Expands Robotaxi Service Area in Austin, Increases Fleet Size by Half
On Tuesday local time, Tesla announced on social media platform X that it would expand its operations in Austin. The company said in a post, "The service area has increased from 91 square miles to 173 square miles." The company also added that it had increased the size of its Robotaxi fleet in Austin by "50%".
New Products:
Meitu Launches "All - in - One Repair" Function
36Kr learned that recently, Meitu Inc. announced multiple upgrades to its AI image - quality repair technology, covering images, videos, and multiple vertical scenarios, further improving the image restoration effect and processing efficiency. Currently, the relevant technology has been widely applied in Meitu's products.
Google Officially Launches Image Generation Model Gemini 2.5 Flash Image
36Kr learned that on August 26 local time, Google officially launched its most advanced image generation and editing model, Gemini 2.5 Flash Image, codenamed "nano banana". This model currently ranks first among AI image - editing models in the LMArena benchmark test. It has the capabilities of maintaining character consistency, precise photo - editing with natural language, and multi - image fusion, and uses Gemini's world knowledge to enhance its intelligent performance. Currently, users can access it through the Gemini App, API, etc., and the API is priced at $30 per million output tokens.
Investment and Financing:
"Hangmo Technology" Secures Angel - Round Financing in the Tens of Millions of Yuan
Recently, "Hangmo Technology", a company developing intelligent modular joints, announced that it has received angel - round financing in the tens of millions of yuan from institutions such as Xianfeng Changqing, with the Zhongguancun Industrial Research Institute serving as the long - term transaction advisor. This round of financing will mainly be used for product iteration preparation and the establishment of a technology R & D team, and in the future, it will continue to focus on the technology of robotic bionic intelligent joints. It is understood that Hangmo Technology is currently in the process of a new round of financing.
Today's Views:
36Kr learned that on August 27, at Anta Sports' earnings communication meeting, Lai Shixian, the executive director and co - CEO of Anta, said that in the second half of the year, the group's two major brands, Anta and FILA, will continue to focus on their "must - win battles". The Anta brand needs to break through the new retail format and incubate different vertical stores. FILA needs to continue its high - quality growth, deeply cultivate the tennis and golf fields, and consolidate its core competitiveness. Regarding the recently acquired Jack Wolfskin, Lai Shixian said that the group has established a joint management team and will formulate a revival plan for the next 3 - 5 years within the year to reshape the product and brand system.
Other Noteworthy News:
US President Trump's threat to raise tariffs on Indian imports to 50% has become a reality. This move may endanger the relationship between the US and India and drive up consumer prices. Just a few weeks ago, Trump imposed a new baseline tariff of 25% on Indian goods. The tariffs imposed on India, the world's fifth - largest economy, have become the highest level of tariffs imposed by the US on any country.
China's Digital Publishing Industry Sets a New Record in Overall Scale
During the 15th China International Digital Publishing Expo, the "Annual Report on China's Digital Publishing Industry (2024 - 2025)" was released in Zhengzhou, Henan on August 27. The report shows that in 2024, the revenue of China's digital publishing industry continued to grow, and the overall revenue scale reached 1.748536 trillion yuan for the whole year, setting a new record, an increase of 8.07% compared with the previous year. The digital revenue of books, newspapers, and periodicals increased steadily, and the emerging sectors still maintained strong development momentum. The revenue scale of the three sectors of online games, online education, and online animation increased significantly.
Trade Volume between China and SCO Member States Reaches a Record High of $512.4 Billion
This afternoon (August 27), at a special briefing on economic and trade cooperation of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization held by the Ministry of Commerce, relevant officials introduced that the trade volume between China and SCO member states has reached a record high. In 2024, the trade volume between China and other member states was about $512.4 billion, a year - on - year increase of 2.7%.