8:00 am, 1st Kr.｜Xibei confirms that it's true that a one-year-old child learned to eat at Xibei; Elon Musk responds to his appearance in documents related to Jeffrey Epstein; Nezha Auto undergoes restructuring, and only one potential investor meets the application requirements.

Today's Hotspot Guide

• Trump: The US May Change the World Cup Host
• Leapmotor Responds to Enforcement Order: It's a Contract Dispute and All Payments Have Been Made
• Nezha Auto Restructuring: Only One Potential Investor Meets the Application Requirements
• McDonald's Store Responds to $8.1 per Bottle of Mineral Water: Pricing Is Set by Coca - Cola and the Company, and Stores Cannot Modify It
• IPC: Fully Restores Russia's Membership

Top 3 Big News

Xibei Confirms the Truth of a One - year - old Child Learning to Eat at Xibei

Recently, Xibei's official account "Xibei Taste Morning Read" released a video stating that a mother shared the story of her nearly one - year - old child refusing to eat and then learning to eat at Xibei, which deeply encouraged and even made Xibei's chairman Jia Guolong shed tears. However, the video is no longer available at present. On the morning of September 27, a journalist contacted Xibei's official customer service, and the other party said that "Xibei Taste Morning Read" is an internal learning channel of the company, and the stories shared on it actually happened. "Some videos or articles were deleted because customers and employees were subjected to online violence, so they were taken offline."

It is understood that the introduction of the official account "Xibei Taste Morning Read" says that it is a communication platform for Xibei employees and a window to showcase Xibei's features. As of September 27, 2025, it has published 1,952 original articles. Meanwhile, there is also a video account named "Xibei Taste Morning Read", but this account has been set as a private account, and users need the account owner's approval to view its content. (Dawan News)

Elon Musk Responds to Appearance in Epstein-Related Documents: It's Fake

According to U.S. media reports on September 26 local time, new documents handed over by the estate administrator of the late U.S. billionaire Jeffrey Epstein to congressional investigators show that the convicted sex offender had "connections" with U.S. billionaire Elon Musk in the last few years of his life.

The reports said that these documents were received by the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform and made public by the Democrats on the committee on September 26. In one of the documents, a "suspected Epstein itinerary," it was recorded that Musk had planned to visit Epstein's private island in the U.S. Virgin Islands on December 6, 2014. Musk responded on the social platform X later on the 26th local time, saying, "This is fake," but did not give further explanations. (CCTV News, Sina Technology)

Nezha Auto Reorganization: Only One Potential Investor Meets Application Requirements

On September 27th, the administrator of Nezha Auto's reorganization announced that as of the application deadline, only one potential reorganization investor had submitted complete application materials as required and paid a RMB 50 million application deposit. However, this potential reorganization investor must submit a written reorganization investment plan that complies with legal regulations and requirements and is practically operable to the administrator before being confirmed as the final reorganization investor.

Previously, after Nezha Auto initiated the recruitment of potential reorganization investors, there were numerous applicants. In response, the administrator raised the application threshold in early August, requiring applicants to pay a RMB 50 million deposit. (Yicai Global)

Large Companies/ Major Events

McDonald's Store Responds to 8.1 Yuan per Bottle of Mineral Water: Pricing is Determined by Coca - Cola and the Company, and Stores Cannot Modify It

Recently, many netizens have posted messages complaining about McDonald's pricing. The menus of multiple McDonald's stores in Chongqing show that the single - bottle price of HunYue mineral water is 8 yuan, and the product information indicates that it is all mineral water. In stores in Xi'an and Shanghai, the same water is sold for 7.5 yuan. In the official flagship store of Coca - Cola on an e - commerce platform, a whole case of 12 bottles of the same - specification HunYue water is sold for 17.5 yuan, which means the price per bottle is about 1.46 yuan.

Regarding the price difference, a staff member of a McDonald's store in Chongqing said that this mineral water is supplied through a special channel by Coca - Cola and is not much different from the products sold in the market. However, "the pricing is determined by Coca - Cola and the company, and the store cannot modify it." Customers can choose other beverages. (Kuaikeji)

Trump: The US May Change the World Cup Venue

According to CCTV News, on September 25 local time, US President Trump said that if any city hosting the 2026 FIFA World Cup is considered unsafe, the event will be moved to another city. When talking about Seattle and San Francisco, the cities that will host World Cup matches, Trump said that these two cities are "run by radical leftists who don't know what they're doing." He said, "We will ensure they will be safe." (CCTV News)

Leapmotor Responds to Being Enforced: It's a Contract Dispute and All Payments Have Been Made

On September 27th, Leapmotor issued a statement saying that the company has noticed reports about it being enforced due to a business dispute, which is a contract dispute between Leapmotor and Guangzhou Shouqi Automobile Service Co., Ltd. Leapmotor fully paid the entire amount of 3,618,085.25 yuan within the performance period specified in the mediation agreement on June 25th, 2024. Regarding the unresolved vehicle transfer matters, Leapmotor is actively negotiating with Guangzhou Shouqi Automobile Service Co., Ltd. to promote a proper solution. Leapmotor stated that everything is currently operating normally. (Yicai Global)

Fox Host Apologizes for 'Blow Up the UN' Remark

On September 26, the UN spokesperson revealed that Jesse Watters, a host of the US Fox News Network who once said in a program that the UN should be "blown up", has apologized for his remarks. UN spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric said that the UN contacted Fox News Network regarding Watters' remarks, and Watters later privately apologized to Melissa Fleming, the UN Under - Secretary - General for Global Communications. Dujarric mentioned several incidents where UN agencies were attacked, resulting in significant casualties, and emphasized that remarks about "blowing up this building (UN headquarters), gassing it or destroying it" were "not funny" and "unacceptable". (Xinhua News Agency)

The core assets of GAC Fiat Chrysler are about to start their 6th auction

On the evening of September 27th, the administrator of GAC Fiat Chrysler issued an important notice on the asset disposal plan for the company's bankruptcy liquidation case. There are two key points. Firstly, it is proposed to change the disposal method of the core assets of GAC Fiat Chrysler from a bundled overall disposal to public online disposal in two asset packages. One asset package mainly consists of land and buildings (the starting bid price is tentatively set at around 600 million yuan); the other asset package mainly includes production equipment, etc. (the starting bid price is tentatively set at around 200 million yuan). As the boundaries of the assets need to be determined, the specific details shall be subject to the public online announcement. The total starting bid price of the two asset packages shall not be less than 80% of the fifth failed auction price of the previous overall asset auction.

Over the past two years, although the core assets of GAC Fiat Chrysler have been auctioned as a whole in a bundled manner five times, there have been no investors in the automotive industry with definite intentions to sign up. (Yicai Global)

Game Science Apologizes for Long Queues and Severe Stock Shortages at Official Merchandise Retail Stores

On September 26th, in response to the complaints from some players on social platforms regarding the queuing issues at the Black Myth retail stores, the official channel of "Black Myth BLACKMYTH," a merchandise brand launched by Game Science, posted an apology, stating that they failed to provide proper service during the trial operation and would optimize the queuing experience and in - store merchandise preparation in the future.

On September 25th, when a reporter from N Video of Southern Metropolis Daily visited the Black Myth offline retail store, it was learned that some players started queuing up an hour and a half before the official opening. The queue on - site often only advanced 3 meters in half an hour, indicating its high popularity. When the reporter from N Video of Southern Metropolis Daily entered the store in the afternoon of that day, it was found that many products were out of stock. The store clerk said that the Xiangfei Gourd Glass collectibles were sold out within an hour after the store opened, and the restocking time was still undetermined. (Southern Metropolis Daily)

International Paralympic Committee: Fully Restore Russia's Membership

The International Paralympic Committee made a decision at a conference held in Seoul on the 27th local time to fully lift some of the suspension measures imposed on Russia and Belarus since the outbreak of the Russia-Ukraine conflict and restore the full membership of the Paralympic committees of the two countries. The International Paralympic Committee said in a statement that it will maintain close cooperation with the above two member organizations and "take practical follow-up measures as soon as possible."

This move paves the way for disabled athletes from Russia and Belarus to participate in the 2026 Winter Paralympics in Milan and Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy, under their national flags. The event will be held from March 6th to 15th, 2026. (Southern Metropolis Daily)

Precise Burial Dates of Sanxingdui Sacrifice Pits Announced: Equivalent to the Late Shang Dynasty

On September 27, the 2025 Sanxingdui Forum was held in Deyang, Sichuan. Ran Honglin, the head of the Sanxingdui Site Workstation of the Sichuan Provincial Institute of Cultural Relics and Archaeology and the deputy curator of the Sanxingdui Museum, announced on - site that through a joint study by the Sichuan Provincial Institute of Cultural Relics and Archaeology and Peking University, carbon - 14 dating showed that there is a 95.4% probability that the burial dates of Sacrifice Pits 3, 4, 6, and 8 fall between 1201 BC and 1012 BC, equivalent to the late Shang Dynasty. The discovery of matching fragments of the same artifacts in Pits 1, 2, 3, 4, 7, and 8 indicates that they were buried at the same time. This achievement provides important evidence for clarifying the dates of the sacrifice pits and constructing a detailed chronological framework for the site. (Cover News)

Colombian President Responds to US Revoking His Visa, Saying "I Don't Need It"

On September 27 local time, Colombian President Gustavo Petro posted on social media in response to the US revoking his visa to enter the United States. He emphasized that freedom of speech should not be convicted, called on the world to pay attention to the humanitarian crisis in Gaza, and warned that "killing innocent babies won't make the US great." At the same time, he said that he "doesn't need a US visa." One day earlier, the US State Department announced on social media that it would revoke Colombian President Petro's visa to enter the United States. The US side said that this move was based on Petro's "reckless and inciting" behavior in New York that day. According to reports, when Petro participated in a protest in support of Palestine on the streets of New York that day, he gave a speech to a group of US soldiers, calling on them to "not follow Trump's orders, but follow the orders of humanity." (CCTV News)

Credit card overdraft interest rates of multiple banks drop to as low as 0%

Recently, multiple banks have adjusted their credit card overdraft interest rate standards, breaking the previous standard of 0.05%. An announcement recently issued by China Everbright Bank shows that the bank has adjusted the collection standard of credit card overdraft interest rate from "a daily interest rate of 0.035% - 0.05% (annual interest rate of 12.7750% - 18.2500%)" to "a daily interest rate of 0% - 0.05%, with the approximate annual interest rate calculated by the simple - interest method being 0% - 18.25%". This optimized adjustment will officially take effect on September 29.

This means that under extreme circumstances, high - quality credit card users are expected to obtain an overdraft interest rate as low as 0%. A senior credit card expert revealed that in this round of adjustment, at least six banks have optimized their credit card overdraft interest rate standards through public disclosure channels or credit card application agreements. (Cailian Press)

International coffee futures prices remain high, leading to a simultaneous increase in both the volume and price of Yunnan coffee exports

Yunnan is the province with the largest coffee - growing scale in China, with a coffee - planting area of over 1.2 million mu. In the past two years, affected by factors such as the production cuts in major producing countries like Brazil, international coffee futures prices have remained high. While the export volume has been growing rapidly, the export price of Yunnan coffee has also been rising. Since the beginning of this year, international coffee futures prices once hit a 50 - year high. Domestic and foreign buyers often price Yunnan coffee beans with reference to international coffee futures prices, which has driven up the trading price of Yunnan green coffee beans. The price was quoted at 40 yuan per kilogram at the end of last year, and reached about 66 yuan per kilogram at its peak in May this year. (CCTV Finance)

Latest Developments in the Suicide Case of Boeing's "Whistleblower": Boeing Agrees to Pay at Least $50,000 to Settle the Lawsuit

Boeing has recently agreed to pay at least $50,000 (approximately 357,000 Chinese yuan) to settle a wrongful death lawsuit filed by the family of well - known "whistleblower" John Barnett. According to a report by Cailian Press, on March 9 last year, Barnett, who had worked at Boeing for 32 years and repeatedly exposed the company's quality control issues, was found dead in his car in the parking lot of the hotel where he was staying. He was 62 years old. (Star Market Daily)

Online Rumor of License Plate Restrictions for New Energy Vehicles in Tianjin Denied by Authorities

36Kr learned that, according to the WeChat official account "Tianjin Rumor Refutation", recently there have been online rumors about the "adjustment of the traffic restriction policy for new energy passenger cars in Tianjin", claiming that "Tianjin will implement traffic restrictions on plug-in new energy vehicles with green license plates". After verification with the Tianjin Public Security Traffic Management Department, the relevant content is all false information. According to the "Announcement on Continuing to Implement Traffic Restriction Measures for Motor Vehicles" issued by the Tianjin Public Security Bureau on March 21, 2025, new energy passenger cars (based on vehicle registration information) are not subject to the restrictions on the last digit of license plates and the peak - hour traffic restrictions for passenger cars with out - of - town or regional license plates.

Going Public in Progress

Hefei Youai Zhihé Robotics Co., Ltd.

On the evening of September 27, the official website of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange showed that Hefei Youai Zhihé Robotics Co., Ltd. submitted a listing application to the Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited. It plans to be listed on the main board of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange under Chapter 18C, with China International Capital Corporation Limited acting as the sole sponsor. According to the prospectus, Youai Zhihé is one of the world's earliest robot manufacturers to explore embodied intelligence technology and be the first to achieve large - scale application. Its business mainly focuses on mobile manipulation robots. If the listing is successful, Youai Zhihé will become the "first stock of mobile manipulation robots" in the Hong Kong stock market. (NBD)

The Forefront of AI

Unified Open - Source Large - Model System Software Stack FlagOS 1.5 Released

On September 26, the 2025 Artificial Intelligence Computing Conference was held in Beijing. At this conference, the Beijing Academy of Artificial Intelligence, in collaboration with global ecological partners, officially released the "Open - Source Full - Stack Technology Foundation for Large Models, FlagOS 1.5" (abbreviated as "FlagOS 1.5"). It is understood that FlagOS is an "operating system" for artificial intelligence large models. It provides unified, open, and efficient computing support for artificial intelligence models. Especially in heterogeneous computing power environments, it solves the problem of the difficulty in compatibility of different AI chips and the challenge of the fragmented AI hardware ecosystem, enabling large models to run efficiently on various hardware. The release of FlagOS 1.5 marks that the global AI underlying technology ecosystem is entering a new stage of collaborative innovation centered around the core concept of "open computing". (Shell Finance)

Google Launches Its Most Advanced Robotic Embodied Reasoning Model - Gemini Robotics-ER 1.5

Recently, Google launched its most advanced robotic embodied reasoning model - Gemini Robotics-ER 1.5. This is the first Gemini robotic series model that is widely open to all developers, and it will serve as the advanced reasoning brain for robots.

It is understood that Gemini Robotics-ER 1.5 is a vision-language model (VLM) that can introduce Gemini's agent capabilities into the field of robotics. Although Gemini Robotics-ER 1.5 is similar to other Gemini models, it is specifically built to enhance the robot's perception ability and real-world interaction ability. It provides advanced reasoning functions to solve physical problems in the following ways: interpreting complex visual data, performing spatial reasoning, and planning actions based on natural language commands. In terms of operation, Gemini Robotics-ER 1.5 is designed to work with existing robot controllers and behaviors. It can call the robot's APIs sequentially, enabling the model to orchestrate these behaviors so that the robot can complete long-term tasks. (Cambricon)

Cool Products

Chinese Scientists Make Significant Research Progress in Solid-State Batteries

Recently, a team led by Professor Zhang Qiang from the Department of Chemical Engineering at Tsinghua University has made significant progress in the research field of lithium battery polymer electrolytes. The team has successfully developed a new type of fluorinated polyether electrolyte. Through the thermal-initiated in-situ polymerization technology, this electrolyte effectively enhances the physical contact and ion conduction ability of the solid-state interface. It provides new ideas and technical support for the development of practical solid-state lithium batteries with high safety and high energy density. The relevant research results have been published online in Nature. (Daily Economic News)

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Compiled | Chi Yu