Krypton Evening News | Amazon and Google Join Forces to Establish High-Speed Cloud Link; China's Annual Express Delivery Volume Exceeds 180 Billion Pieces for the First Time; China Chang'an Automobile Group Takes a Stake in Chenzhi Automobile Group, with Multiple Senior Executives of the Latter Changing
Large Companies:
36Kr learned that according to the Aiqicha App, recently, industrial and commercial changes have occurred in Chenzhi Automobile Technology Group Co., Ltd. The original shareholder, China National Ordnance Equipment Group Co., Ltd., withdrew, and China Chang'an Automobile Group Co., Ltd. became the new wholly - owned shareholder. Zhao Fei stepped down as the legal representative and chairman, and was succeeded by Chen Wei. At the same time, multiple senior executives changed. Chenzhi Automobile Technology Group Co., Ltd. was established in December 2005, and its business scope includes the design, development, manufacturing, and sales of automobiles, motorcycles, automobile and motorcycle engines, and automobile and motorcycle parts.
Taobao Flash Sale data shows that as the order volume breaks through, it effectively promotes the income increase and the number growth of riders. In the third quarter of 2025, the number of active riders on the platform increased significantly, with a year - on - year growth of more than 200%, creating over one million new jobs. At the same time, Taobao Flash Sale continuously strengthens rider protection. Through a series of measures such as free new uniforms covering one million riders, increased investment in the Orange Care Program, and full coverage of endowment and medical insurance, the rider incentive and protection system is comprehensively upgraded. Next, Taobao Flash Sale will continue to increase investment in logistics construction, conduct refined operations, and meet consumers' compound needs for product diversity and delivery timeliness.
Amazon and Google Join Hands to Establish a High - Speed Cloud Link
Amazon and Google will jointly launch a jointly developed multi - cloud network service on December 3. The two companies said in a statement that this move aims to meet the growing market demand for reliable connections. According to the announcements of the two cloud service providers, the new service combines AWS's Interconnect multi - cloud interconnection and Google Cloud's cross - cloud interconnection technology to improve network interoperability.
HSBC Reaches a Cooperation with Mistral AI to Accelerate the Application of Generative AI
On December 1, HSBC and French artificial intelligence startup Mistral AI announced the establishment of a strategic partnership to enhance and accelerate the application of generative AI across the bank, enabling all bank employees to use it for various tasks from financial analysis to translation. The statement said that future key areas will include customer - facing innovation, such as improving credit and loan processes and strengthening fraud and anti - money laundering checks.
Airbus: "The Vast Majority" of Planes Affected by Software Issues Have Been Repaired
Airbus issued a statement on December 1, saying that the vast majority of about 6,000 A320 planes affected by software issues have completed the necessary modifications. Airbus said it is working with airline customers to support the repair of the remaining less than 100 planes to ensure they can resume operations. On November 28 local time, an Airbus spokesperson said that about 6,000 Airbus A320 planes need to urgently replace a flight control software vulnerable to solar radiation. Previously, an incident involving a JetBlue Airways plane at the end of October prompted Airbus to take action.
HarmonyOS Smart Mobility Delivered 81,864 Vehicles in November
36Kr learned that according to HarmonyOS Smart Mobility, in November 2025, HarmonyOS Smart Mobility delivered 81,864 new vehicles in total, a year - on - year increase of 89.61%, setting a new monthly delivery record.
The Box Office of "Zootopia 2" in Mainland China Exceeds That in North America
36Kr learned that according to Maoyan Professional Edition data, as of November 30, in the first week of its release, "Zootopia 2" grossed $274 million at the box office in mainland China, surpassing its box - office performance in North America and becoming the film's largest global box - office market.
New Products
Yuanfudao's AI Agent "Teacher Flying Elephant" Officially Launched
36Kr learned that on December 1, Yuanfudao's AI Agent "Teacher Flying Elephant" was officially launched, which is the first AI tool exclusive for teachers in China. Relying on more than a decade of educational large - scale models and tens of billions of knowledge data, teachers can generate professional interactive animations and gamified courseware by inputting a single sentence, which is deeply adaptable to multiple subjects such as mathematics, Chinese, English, and science. Currently, the product is available for free registration by teachers across the country for a limited time.
Elon Musk Predicts: AI Will End the US "Debt Crisis" in Three Years
In a podcast program broadcast last Sunday, Elon Musk said that there is only one way out for the US debt problem: artificial intelligence. Musk further pointed out that artificial intelligence has not yet increased productivity enough to drive economic output growth to exceed inflation, but this situation is about to change. "I estimate that within three years or less, the output of goods and services will exceed the inflation rate," he added.
Investment and Financing:
36Kr learned that the trading volume of the Shanghai and Shenzhen stock exchanges exceeded 1 trillion yuan for the 127th consecutive trading day, with a trading volume increase of about 21.9219 billion yuan compared with the same time of the previous trading day.
Today's Views:
On Sunday local time, Google CEO Sundar Pichai called on the US to formulate national - level artificial intelligence (AI) regulatory regulations, saying that the US must "strike a balance" in AI regulation, otherwise it may lag behind in the AI competition. Pichai pointed out in an interview that currently, more than 1,000 AI - related bills are being reviewed by state legislatures across the US, which may lead to regulatory chaos and put US companies at a disadvantage in global competition.
SoftBank Group CEO: There Are No Obstacles to Achieving Artificial General Intelligence (AGI)
The CEO of SoftBank Group said that there are no obstacles to achieving artificial general intelligence (AGI).
Other Noteworthy News:
China's Annual Express Delivery Volume Exceeds 180 Billion Pieces for the First Time
Reporters learned from the State Post Bureau that since the beginning of this year, China's express delivery volume has exceeded 180 billion pieces for the first time, setting a new historical record, reflecting the strong pulse of China's continuous economic improvement. The latest data from the State Post Bureau shows that as of November 30, China's express delivery volume this year has exceeded 180 billion pieces, surpassing the 175.08 billion pieces of express delivery volume in the whole year of 2024.
Today (December 1), the large - scale railway maintenance construction train sets exported by China to Thailand and Uzbekistan were successfully off the production line and accepted in Kunming, Yunnan. Among them, it is the first time that a complete set of large - scale railway maintenance construction train sets has been exported to Thailand. There are a total of 4 pieces of equipment exported to Thailand, including one main - line tamping vehicle, one turnout tamping vehicle, one stabilizer vehicle, and one ballast - distributing vehicle. They are mainly used for the precise correction, structural shaping, and strength reinforcement of railway lines, which can greatly improve the efficiency and quality of line maintenance and are an important guarantee for railways, especially high - speed and heavy - haul railways, to maintain high safety and high smoothness.