Krypton Evening News | DeepSeek has increased its registered capital by 65% this year; Elon Musk: FSD is the core driving force boosting Tesla's vehicle demand.
Large Companies:
DeepSeek has increased its registered capital by 65% this year
36Kr learned that according to media reports, the transcript of a 4-hour closed-door investor meeting by Liang Wenfeng, founder of DeepSeek, has gone viral in the technology and venture capital circles recently. He explicitly stated that "DeepSeek has only one main line, which is to advance towards Artificial General Intelligence (AGI)", and the related topic has drawn widespread attention. According to Tianyancha App, Hangzhou DeepSeek, the affiliated company of DeepSeek, was founded in July 2023, with Pei Tian as its legal representative. Its business scope includes engineering and technology research and experimental development, software development, artificial intelligence application software development, etc., and is jointly held by Liang Wenfeng, Ningbo Chengen Enterprise Management Consulting Partnership Enterprise and other entities. The change records show that the company has carried out two capital increases this year, with the registered capital rising from 10 million RMB to approximately 16.45 million RMB.
Negotiations over the merger between Temasek's CapitaLand Investment and Mapletree are reportedly stalled
On July 23, according to reports, the merger negotiations between two major real estate asset management firms backed by Temasek Holdings, CapitaLand Investment and Mapletree Investments, have hit a stalemate, with the two sides holding differences over issues such as valuation. After months of discussions, both parties have slowed down the advancement of the potential merger deal, and other differences also include the management arrangement of the post-merger company, personnel adjustment plans, and the weak performance of some businesses. Nevertheless, the two sides may still resume negotiations in the future. (Jiemian)
Alibaba Cloud: Zhenwu Chip Supernode Has Been Successfully Adapted to Qwen3.8, Launched on Bailian to Provide Inference Services
36 Kr learned that on July 23, the Alibaba Zhenwu M890 supernode has been successfully adapted to Qwen3.8, and launched on the Alibaba Cloud Bailian platform to provide model inference services. This is the first supernode in China that successfully runs large models with over 2 trillion parameters.
Nestlé's first-half sales reach 43.1 billion Swiss francs
36Kr has learned that Nestlé Group officially released its 2026 first-half performance financial report. In the first half of the year, Nestlé Group recorded sales of 43.1 billion Swiss francs, with an actual internal growth rate of 1.5%, net profit of 3.5 billion Swiss francs, basic earnings per share (EPS) of 1.35 Swiss francs, and free cash flow of 3.4 billion Swiss francs.
Midea and Other Investors Acquire Equity in Junduo Robotics
36 Kr has learned from Tianyancha App that Suzhou Junduo Robotics Co., Ltd. recently underwent industrial and commercial registration changes, adding Midea Investment Co., Ltd., Meike Zhizhen (Suzhou) Venture Capital Partnership (Limited Partnership) and other entities as new shareholders. Meanwhile, its registered capital increased from about RMB 10.752 million to about RMB 12.354 million. Founded in January 2018, the company's legal representative is Jie Dangyang, and its business scope covers the R&D, manufacturing, sales, installation, leasing and maintenance of robots and automated equipment. It is now jointly held by Jie Dangyang, Dong Yan and the aforementioned new shareholders.
ByteDance Establishes New Technology Company in Zhongwei with Registered Capital of 2.2 Billion RMB
36Kr learned from Tianyancha App that Zhongwei Saishamingsha Technology Co., Ltd. was recently founded, with Tian Kai as its legal representative and a registered capital of 2.2 billion RMB. Its business scope includes information technology consulting services, software development, information system integration services, retail of computer software, hardware and auxiliary equipment, etc. Shareholder information shows that this company is wholly owned by Beijing Zitiao Network Technology Co., Ltd.
China Literature Launches Cultural and Creative AI Agents "Buddy Series"
36Kr learned that recently, China Literature has released the Buddy Series of vertical AI agents for the cultural and creative industry, upgraded three products including the writer assistant NovelBuddy, comic and drama adaptation assistant DramaBuddy, and copyright assistant IPBuddy, forming an integrated AI tool matrix covering content creation, IP adaptation and copyright development.
Affiliates of Ant Group and other investors take stakes in Lexiang Intelligence
36 Kr learned from Tianyancha App that Suzhou Lexiang Intelligent Technology Co., Ltd. recently underwent industrial and commercial registration changes, adding Shanghai Yunyang Enterprise Management Consulting Co., Ltd. under Ant Group, Anhui Taiyun Investment Management Co., Ltd. and other entities as new shareholders. Meanwhile, its registered capital increased from approximately RMB 1.965 million to approximately RMB 2.173 million. Founded in December 2024, the company has Guo Renjie as its legal representative, with business scope covering R&D of intelligent robots, development of artificial intelligence application software and other related sectors. It is now jointly held by Guo Renjie, Suzhou Lingma Technology Partnership Enterprise and the aforementioned new shareholders.
Investment and Financing:
"LingShuo Intelligent" Secures Tens of Millions of RMB in Additional Series A Financing
36Kr has learned that LingShuo Intelligent has announced the completion of its additional Series A round, with the additional investment reaching the order of tens of millions of RMB, jointly participated by Lushi Investment and Dynamic Balance Capital. Earlier, LingShuo Intelligent had closed its Series A financing round, with participation from CITIC Construction Investment Capital and Xi'an Finance Capital.
"Deeplore" recently completed a seed round financing of tens of millions of yuan
36Kr has learned that "Deeplore", an underwater AI nature exploration technology company, recently closed a seed round financing of tens of millions of yuan, with joint investment from 5Y Capital and Shunwei Capital. The funds will be primarily allocated to expanding the R&D team and deepening the research of underwater AI technology, accelerating the launch and iteration of its first-generation AI diving mask, and building the technical foundation for the intelligent platform dedicated to underwater nature exploration.
New Products:
Feishu Agent Product Feishu aily Upgraded, Supporting Autonomous Work and Team-Shared Agents
36Kr learned that on July 23, Feishu aily, the Agent product embedded in Feishu, has been fully renewed. Within the scope of user authorization, the new version of Feishu aily can work based on information from Feishu messages, documents, calendars, meetings, tasks, multidimensional spreadsheets and other modules, follow up on tasks proactively, and cooperate with team members or other agents through labor division.
Weimob Launches Internal Test for "Weimob Starverse" AI-Native Product
36Kr has learned that Weimob WAI will soon be upgraded to "Weimob Starverse", an AI-native intelligent operation system tailored for the e-commerce retail sector. The "AI-native" feature of Weimob Starverse is embodied in two dimensions: on the interaction side, it transforms from the traditional GUI graphical interface to LUI language interaction, allowing merchants to start business operations through natural language conversations; on the capability side, Weimob breaks down the industry know-how accumulated from serving thousands of retail brands into standardized, independently callable and freely combinable Skill modules, enabling the Agent to have task decomposition and Skill scheduling capabilities, and realize the "operation via conversation" scenario.
Today's Viewpoint:
Elon Musk: FSD is the core driving force boosting Tesla's vehicle demand
After market hours on Wednesday Eastern Time, Tesla CEO Elon Musk stated during the earnings call that the fundamental demand for Tesla remains strong, and FSD is the core driving force driving demand. "In regions where FSD full self-driving has been approved for deployment, the optional installation rate is extremely high. Many customers essentially purchase the vehicle specifically for FSD, which is equivalent to getting a car as a free bonus when buying an FSD package. As FSD is successively approved in countries around the world, we expect similar explosive growth in demand across all regions, and the prospects for this segment are very optimistic." (Sina Finance)
Other Noteworthy News:
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Approves New Rule, Nasdaq to Accelerate Delisting of Micro-Cap Listed Companies
Nasdaq Group will revise its listing rules to speed up the delisting of enterprises with continuously deteriorating operating conditions. Previously, regulators have been continuously focusing on the frequent sharp price fluctuations and market manipulation allegations in the trading of micro-cap stocks. The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) approved a new rule on Wednesday: if the market value of the listed securities of a Nasdaq-listed company falls below 5 million US dollars for 30 consecutive days, the company's stock will be immediately suspended from trading and the delisting process will be initiated, with appeal channels significantly narrowed. This stricter listing standard is expected to fully impact the micro-cap and low-priced penny stock markets. (Sina Finance)