Krstar Evening News | China's first power generation project using residual pressure from a high-pressure natural gas long-distance pipeline is officially put into operation; AliExpress Brazil sets a single-day transaction record; China successfully launches Shijian-30A, Shijian-30B, and Shijian-30C satellites.
Large Companies:
36Kr learned that recently, a set of data released by Maimai's enterprise account shows that the salary gap between China and the United States is about twice, which is less than the exchange - rate difference and far lower than the seven - fold gap for ordinary programmers. At the same time, AI startups in the United States have a serious overtime problem, with working 80 - 100 hours a week becoming the norm, while about two - thirds of Chinese AI practitioners work less than 60 hours a week. In September 2025, the number of newly issued AI - related jobs in China increased by more than 11 times compared with the same period last year. More than 1,000 AI companies posted more than 72,000 high - paying jobs on Maimai, including AI software development, AI application R & D experts, AI algorithm engineers, etc. The annual salary of some positions can reach up to 1.4 million yuan.
NIO's intelligent driving chip is supplied with technology externally for the first time
NIO's self - developed high - order intelligent driving chip "Shenji NX9031" has started to supply technology externally, providing technology authorization to an automotive chip company. Some chip industry insiders said that different authorization methods correspond to different contract values. If it is a single IP authorization, the cooperation fee is usually in the millions of dollars; if it is a system - level SoC technology authorization, the order value may reach hundreds of millions of dollars.
Maogeping established a new trading company in Hainan
36Kr learned that according to the Aiqicha App, recently, Maogeping (Hainan) Trading Co., Ltd. was established. The legal representative is Mao Niping, and the registered capital is 10 million yuan. Its business scope includes wholesale of daily necessities, sales of general merchandise, retail and wholesale of cosmetics, sales of daily chemical products, sales of luggage, etc. Shareholder information shows that the company is wholly owned by Maogeping Cosmetics Co., Ltd.
Germany's natural gas storage capacity utilization rate is only 75%, falling short of expectations
Data released by the German Energy Storage Initiative Association on November 18 shows that Germany's natural gas storage capacity utilization rate reached only 75% of the total capacity at the beginning of this heating season, falling short of expectations. According to Deutsche Presse - Agentur, previously, it was expected that Germany's natural gas storage capacity utilization rate at the beginning of November should have reached 81%. The current actual storage capacity utilization rate is significantly lower than the same period in previous years. For example, in early November 2024, the storage capacity utilization rate was 98%.
Lei Jun: The in - car ETC of Xiaomi SU7 Ultra and YU7 will be activated for free
36Kr learned that Lei Jun posted on Weibo today, saying that the Xiaomi SU7 Ultra and YU7 launched this year are equipped with in - car ETC functions, which will be activated for free.
It is reported that Paramount Skydance is cooperating with the Saudi Public Investment Fund, the Qatar Investment Authority, and the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority to acquire Warner Bros. Discovery for $71 billion. A Paramount spokesman responded: "This information is completely inaccurate. This is a confidential process, and we respect this process, so we will not comment until the process is over."
Er Gaosong, vice - president of Intel: The next - generation AI PC platform is under development
At the Intel Technology Innovation and Industrial Ecosystem Conference, Er Gaosong, vice - president of Intel and general manager of the Software Engineering and Client Product Division in China, said that the new Angstrom era of the PC industry has arrived. "Previously, Intel released the next - generation AI PC platform codenamed Panther Lake. This is the first client SoC based on the latest Intel 18A process technology. The Intel 18A process will become the cornerstone of the next three generations of PC and data - center products. We have also started to develop more advanced process technologies, such as Intel 14A." He revealed that the next - generation AI PC platform is also under development. Panther Lake will be officially launched at CES in January next year.
AliExpress Brazil sets a single - day transaction record
36Kr learned that on November 11, the opening day of the overseas Double 11 sales, AliExpress Brazil set a single - day transaction record since its launch in 2013 and topped the shopping app list on the Apple App Store in Brazil on November 17. Platform data shows that as of November 17, the sales of AliExpress Brazil's brand merchants during the Double 11 increased by more than 300% compared with the August promotion.
It is rumored that Manner will go public in Hong Kong next year. Manner: No comment
On November 18, foreign media quoted people familiar with the matter as saying that Manner Coffee in China is considering going public in Hong Kong as early as 2026. People familiar with the matter revealed that the coffee chain has been in talks with investment banks about the listing and may seek to raise hundreds of millions of dollars, with a valuation of up to $3 billion. Regarding the above news, Manner's official said: "No comment."
New Products:
36Kr learned that recently, Lenovo and the Chinese Football Association jointly launched a full - stack AI general command center and released the first L3 - level event intelligent agent "Resourceful AI" in the Chinese football industry. This intelligent agent uses Lenovo's Baiying Intelligent Agent 2.0 as the core technical base, integrates L3 - level AI capabilities, and covers the entire chain of data resources from "competition - operation - youth training".
Investment and Financing:
The Greek Public Power Corporation plans to invest 10.1 billion euros in the next three years
On November 19, the Greek Public Power Corporation (PPC) announced that it plans to invest about 10.1 billion euros in Southeast Europe in the next three years, focusing on renewable energy, flexible power generation, power grid expansion and upgrading, and user service areas.
Today's Views:
Hunan Yueneng: Optimistic about the future growth prospects of the phosphate cathode material market
36Kr learned that Hunan Yueneng said in a conference call that the company is firmly optimistic about the future demand growth prospects of the phosphate cathode material market. In the field of power batteries, new - energy vehicles are accelerating their penetration, the electrification process of sub - markets such as commercial vehicles is accelerating, the average battery capacity per new - energy vehicle is gradually increasing, and the power - battery market is expected to continue to grow. In the energy - storage field, multiple positive factors are jointly driving the energy - storage market into a high - speed development path. As a key link in the lithium - battery industry chain, the market demand for phosphate cathode materials is expected to continue to maintain a strong growth trend driven by both power batteries and energy - storage batteries.
Other Noteworthy News:
China successfully launches Shijian 30A, 30B, and 30C satellites
At 12:01 on November 19, Beijing time, China used a Long March 2C carrier rocket at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center to successfully launch the Shijian 30A, 30B, and 30C satellites into space. The satellites successfully entered the predetermined orbit, and the launch mission was a complete success. These satellites are mainly used for space - environment detection and related technology verification. This mission is the 608th flight of the Long March series of carrier rockets.
On November 18 local time, "Portrait of Elisabeth Lederer" by Austrian symbolist painter Gustav Klimt was sold at Sotheby's for $236.4 million (including commission), becoming the second - most expensive art piece in auction history and the most expensive modern art piece in auction history.
Reporters learned from the National Pipe Network today (November 19) that China's first power - generation project using residual pressure from a high - pressure natural - gas long - distance pipeline, the natural - gas residual - pressure power - generation project at Haimen Station, was officially put into operation in Nantong, Jiangsu. The project has achieved efficient utilization of residual - pressure resources during high - pressure natural - gas transportation, marking a breakthrough in the field of comprehensive energy utilization of long - distance pipelines in China.