Krypton Evening News | Huawei Launches First HarmonyOS AI Glasses; Tianqi Lithium: Q1 Net Profit Expected to Increase by 1530.31% - 1818.01% Year-on-Year

Large companies:

Tianqi Lithium: Net profit in the first quarter is expected to increase by 1530.31% - 1818.01% year-on-year

36Kr learned that Tianqi Lithium disclosed its performance forecast, expecting the net profit attributable to shareholders of the listed company in the first quarter of 2026 to be between 1.7 billion yuan and 2 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 1530.31% - 1818.01%.

ShengTun Mining: Net profit in the first quarter was 1.02 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 250.4%

36Kr learned that ShengTun Mining disclosed its first-quarter report. In the first quarter of 2026, the company achieved an operating income of 9.354 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 65.08%; the net profit attributable to shareholders of the listed company was 1.02 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 250.40%.

Wuchan Zhongda Energy & Environment: Net profit in the first quarter was 173 million yuan, a year-on-year increase of 11.73%

36Kr learned that Wuchan Zhongda Energy & Environment released its first-quarter report. In the first quarter of 2026, the company achieved an operating income of 7.79 billion yuan, a year-on-year decrease of 21.7%; the net profit attributable to shareholders of the listed company was 173 million yuan, a year-on-year increase of 11.73%. The basic earnings per share were 0.31 yuan.

Skyworth Digital: Net profit in the first quarter was 82.8834 million yuan, a year-on-year increase of 1455.79%

36Kr learned that Skyworth Digital disclosed its first-quarter report. In the first quarter of 2026, the company achieved an operating income of 2.494 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 38.67%; the net profit attributable to shareholders of the listed company was 82.8834 million yuan, a year-on-year increase of 1455.79%.

CECEP Environmental Protection: Net profit in the first quarter was 26.8984 million yuan, a year-on-year decrease of 8.15%

36Kr learned that CECEP Environmental Protection disclosed its first-quarter report. In the first quarter of 2026, the company achieved an operating income of 182 million yuan, a year-on-year increase of 4.35%; the net profit attributable to shareholders of the listed company was 26.8984 million yuan, a year-on-year decrease of 8.15%.

Dazu CNC: Net profit in the first quarter was 323 million yuan, a year-on-year increase of 176.53%

36Kr learned that Dazu CNC disclosed its first-quarter report. In the first quarter of 2026, the company achieved an operating income of 1.955 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 103.69%; the net profit attributable to shareholders of the listed company was 323 million yuan, a year-on-year increase of 176.53%.

Toyota and CATL are reported to cooperate in producing hybrid vehicle batteries in Indonesia

Indonesian local news website Detik reported, citing an executive of Toyota Motor Manufacturing Indonesia, that the company is cooperating with CATL to produce hybrid vehicle batteries in this Southeast Asian country. The report also said that the investment scale of this project will reach 13 trillion Indonesian rupiahs. The production will be arranged at CATL's factory in Karawang, West Java. The production of parts for battery cells and modules is planned to start in the second half of this year. (Caixin)

OPPO Expands to Two More Overseas Markets, and the Find X9 Ultra Series Makes Its Debut Abroad

36Kr learned that recently, OPPO has made new progress in its overseas market. In addition to successfully opening up two new markets in Austria and Mongolia, the Find X9 Ultra series will also make its first foray outside the Chinese market and officially land in 26 countries and regions around the world, including Spain, Italy, the UK, France, Sweden, and Singapore.

Investment and Financing:

"Dongli Retirement Club" Completes a New Round of Hundreds of Millions of Yuan in Series B Financing

36Kr learned that recently, "Dongli Retirement Club" completed hundreds of millions of yuan in Series B financing, led by Hengxu Capital with Detong Capital participating. The funds from this round will be used to expand diversified silver-haired service scenarios, strengthen cooperation with upstream supply chains, and promote the upgrade of AI technology and the data center platform.

"Sunrise" Completes a New Round of Financing Exceeding 1 Billion RMB

36Kr learned that "Sunrise", a domestic full-stack self-developed AI inference GPU enterprise, announced the completion of a new round of financing exceeding 1 billion RMB. So far, Sunrise, which has been spun off and independent for just over a year, has completed a total of seven rounds of financing, with a total financing amount of approximately 4 billion RMB, becoming the first pure inference GPU unicorn in China with a valuation exceeding 10 billion. The funds from this round of financing will be mainly used for the large-scale mass production and delivery of the new-generation S3 inference GPU, the construction of a full-stack software ecosystem, and the R & D iteration of the subsequent S4/S5 chips.

New Products:

Huawei Releases Its First HarmonyOS AI Glasses

On April 20th, Huawei officially launched its first HarmonyOS AI glasses. It is equipped with a 12-megapixel ultra-sensitive camera, supports AI composition correction, and features a super-clear AI flash photo function within 0.7 seconds. It has the built-in Xiaoyi intelligent agent, which can provide real-time AI video interaction, and supports Alipay payment with the "Take a look" feature. (Securities Times)

All models of Huawei's first large-foldable phone are equipped with the Kirin 9030 Pro

36Kr learned that on April 20th, Huawei officially launched its first large-foldable phone, the Huawei Pura X Max. All models of this phone are equipped with the Kirin 9030 Pro chip and the HarmonyOS 6.1 operating system, featuring a Lingxi CPU paired with the Ark Memory Engine.

Alibaba Releases Preview Version of Qwen 3.6-Max

36Kr learned that Alibaba has released the Qwen 3.6-Max-Preview. It is understood that this model is an early preview of the new-generation Qianwen flagship model, with stronger world knowledge and instruction-following capabilities, as well as significantly improved agent programming performance on multiple benchmarks.

Today's Views:

IDC: Global shipments of humanoid robots will exceed 510,000 units in 2030, with a compound annual growth rate of nearly 95%

36Kr learned that the latest report from IDC predicts that global shipments of humanoid robots will exceed 510,000 units in 2030, with a compound annual growth rate of nearly 95%. Among them, wheeled humanoid robots will start to be applied in 2025. With higher stability and reliability, they can be quickly adapted and operated in indoor and semi - structured environments. It is expected to achieve rapid development with a compound annual growth rate of about 120% by 2030; full - size bipedal humanoid robots rely on all - round flexibility to be implemented in a wider range of scenarios, and the compound annual growth rate is expected to exceed 95%.

Other news worthy of attention:

US Rare Earth to Acquire Brazilian Rare Earth Developer Serra Verde for $2.8 Billion

US Rare Earth announced on April 20th that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire 100% of the equity of Brazilian rare earth developer Serra Verde. Serra Verde owns the Pela Ema rare earth mine and processing plant in Goiás, Brazil. The consideration for this transaction includes $300 million in cash and 126.849 million newly issued USAR common shares. Based on the closing price of USAR at $19.95 per share as of April 17, 2026, the valuation of Serra Verde in this transaction is approximately $2.8 billion. The acquisition is expected to be completed in the third quarter of 2026. (Jiemian)

Apple Refuses to Submit Data in Indian Antitrust Case, Regulator Sets Final Hearing

An official document shows that after an investigation found that the US company had abused its market dominance in the iPhone app market, Apple did not submit relevant data as required by the Indian antitrust regulator. This has prompted the regulator to speed up the penalty decision - making process, and a final hearing is scheduled for next month. The Competition Commission of India (CCI) said in an order on April 8 that since October 2024, Apple has never submitted its financial details and its opinions on this investigation. Instead, it cited an ongoing case in the Delhi High Court, in which Apple challenged the entire Indian antitrust penalty - related law. (Sina Finance)