Krypton Evening News | Tesla Plans to Produce Humanoid Robots in Shanghai; TSMC CEO: Full-capacity Expansion Still Can't Meet Strong AI Demand; Audi Executives Reveal Third China-exclusive Model to Be Launched Next Year

Large Companies:

Amazon's First Global Warehousing and Distribution (GWD) Hub in Shenzhen Officially Opens to Sellers

36Kr learned that Amazon announced today that the world's first Amazon Global Warehousing and Distribution (GWD) hub in Shenzhen has officially opened to all sellers. Currently, the Shenzhen GWD warehouse supports shipping to Amazon's Fulfillment Centers in the US.

JD.com Releases a Panoramic View of the Robot Industry Service

36Kr learned that on April 15th, JD.com released a "Panoramic View of the Robot Industry Service". The panoramic view focuses on three core aspects: collaborating with over 200 brands with a goal of achieving sales of over 10 billion yuan by 2026; building the world's largest embodied data collection center and providing after - sales maintenance services for JD.com robots in over 50 cities within 3 years, relying on its super - supply chain; and accelerating the opening of the JoyInside embodied intelligent interaction capabilities based on the JoyAI large - model to inject a "smart brain" into robots.

Samsung Requests Court to Ban Illegal Strike Activities by Union

A spokesman said that Samsung Electronics filed an application with the court on Thursday to ban its South Korean union from carrying out illegal activities during the planned strike. The current salary dispute may disrupt the production and operation of the world's largest memory chip manufacturer. Samsung did not elaborate on the specific details of this legal action. The union called this move a "declaration of war" and accused the company of violating the legally protected right to strike.

Tesla Plans to Produce Humanoid Robots in Shanghai

It is reported that Tesla revealed on the 14th that it is considering producing humanoid robots at its Shanghai Gigafactory. The Shanghai factory has been producing electric vehicles since 2019 and started producing large - scale energy - storage batteries in 2025. This plan to further expand the manufacturing project to humanoid robots aims to maintain its growth momentum in the Chinese market.

Hyundai Motor's US Sales Vice - President Resigns

On April 16th, it was reported that Michael Orange, the vice - president of sales at Hyundai Motor America, resigned on April 14th. Claudia Marque, the company's chief operating officer, has taken over the sales business and is looking for a successor.

Elon Musk Asks Suppliers to Advance the Terafab Project at "Light Speed"

It is reported that Elon Musk's team has contacted suppliers in the chip industry regarding its Terafab project, seeking quotes and delivery times for chip - manufacturing equipment. The Terafab team has contacted several companies, including Applied Materials, Tokyo Electron, and Samsung Electronics, and invited Intel to join the project.

New Products:

Audi Executive Reveals Third China - Exclusive Model to Be Launched Next Year

It is reported that Sonnera, the CEO of German automaker Audi, said that to regain market share in China, Audi plans to jointly launch a third China - exclusive model with its Chinese partner SAIC Group next year, which is positioned as a high - end sports sedan. Sonnera emphasized that the model has entered the development stage and continues the strategy of "prioritizing Chinese needs".

StepAudio Releases New - Generation Speech Generation Model StepAudio 2.5 TTS

36Kr learned that on April 16th, StepAudio released a new - generation speech generation model, StepAudio 2.5 TTS. It is introduced that this model has been upgraded in terms of global context control, in - text context control, zero - shot replication, and full - timbre control, and is mainly targeted at scenarios such as character dubbing, audio - content creation, and intelligent voice interaction. StepAudio 2.5 TTS supports synthetic control using natural language. Currently, StepAudio 2.5 TTS has been fully launched on the "StepAudio Star Open Platform" and Step Plan.

Investment in SpaceX Expected to Bring $100 Billion Return to Alphabet

New documents show that an early investment in SpaceX is expected to bring a return of tens of billions of dollars to Alphabet. According to a new disclosure document filed by SpaceX in Alaska this week, as of the end of 2025, Google holds 6.11% of the shares in Musk's company. In Alaska, companies must disclose shareholders with a shareholding ratio of 5% or more. SpaceX hopes to conduct an initial public offering (IPO) at a valuation of over $2 trillion. If calculated at $2 trillion, this shareholding would be worth $122 billion.

Investment and Financing:

Xiamen Semiconductor Investment Group Increases Capital to Approximately 6.86 Billion Yuan

36Kr learned that the Aiqicha App shows that recently, Xiamen Semiconductor Investment Group Co., Ltd. underwent industrial and commercial changes, and its registered capital increased from approximately 5.86 billion yuan to approximately 6.86 billion yuan, an increase of approximately 17%. The company was established in December 2016, with Wu Wen as the legal representative. Its business scope includes investment activities with self - owned funds, asset management services for self - owned funds investment, manufacturing of semiconductor discrete devices, engineering and technology research and experimental development, and technology promotion services. It is jointly held by Xiamen Haicang Development Group Co., Ltd. and Xiamen Haicang Investment Group Co., Ltd.

Today's Views:

TSMC CEO: Full - Scale Expansion Still Can't Meet Strong AI Demand

On Thursday afternoon this week, TSMC executives announced at an earnings conference that the company's capital expenditure is expected to be close to the upper end of the range of $52 to $56 billion in 2026. When asked about the source of confidence for this capital expenditure, TSMC Chairman and CEO C.C. Wei replied, "The answer is simple: the demand is extremely strong, especially for high - performance computing and artificial intelligence applications. We are accelerating at full speed and purchasing equipment in advance, but the supply is still tight, and the demand continues to grow. That's why the capital expenditure is pointing to the upper end of the range."

BNP Paribas: US Investors Start to Return to the Chinese Stock Market

BNP Paribas strategist William Bratton wrote in a report that recent capital inflow data shows that "the sentiment of US investors towards Chinese mainland/Hong Kong stocks has significantly changed." The $14 billion capital inflow from December to February is the largest three - month total in more than three years. It is estimated that these capital inflows will bring the total holdings of Chinese mainland/Hong Kong stocks by US investors to a record $466 billion.

Other Noteworthy News:

National Internet Information Office Continues to Rectify Online Financial Information Chaos

Recently, the National Internet Information Office, together with relevant departments, has disposed of a number of accounts that publicly recommend individual stocks, induce people to join groups for stock - recommendation, and sell illegal stock - recommendation software. Accounts such as "Zhang Ge's Snowball" publicly recommend individual stocks and incite follow - up operations. Accounts such as "Go Research" induce netizens to join groups for illegal stock - recommendation. Accounts such as "Windfall Hunter" sell illegal stock - recommendation software with exaggerated and false publicity. The National Internet Information Office reminds netizens to establish a rational investment concept, enhance risk - prevention awareness, strengthen the discrimination of financial information, stay away from and resist all kinds of illegal financial activities, and effectively protect their own property safety.

Trump: Will Fire Fed Chairman Powell if He Remains in Office After His Term Expires

It was learned on the 15th local time that US President Trump said that if Federal Reserve Chairman Powell remains in office after his term expires, he will fire him. According to the arrangement, Powell's term as chairman will end on May 15th. Trump said in an interview, "If he doesn't leave, then I'll have to fire him." It is reported that Kevin Warsh, the successor nominated by Trump, has not been confirmed by the Senate, which means that during the transition period, Powell may continue to serve as the "interim chairman". Powell also said before that if the successor is not confirmed, he will continue to stay in office in accordance with the law.