36Kr 8 o'clock Exclusive | 7-Eleven was exposed that its employees paid out of their own pockets to make "exchange purchases" to meet performance targets; the Doubao smartphone will be officially released on September 16; "storage industry leader" Longsys is listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange today.

Today's Hotspot Overview

• Jensen Huang posted a message to congratulate OpenAI
• The Supreme People's Court issued a document clarifying the adjudication rules for cases involving "AI face swapping and voice cloning" and other related cases
• Jaguar Land Rover China responds to the rumors of global layoffs
• Xiaomi Pengcheng N70Pro is released at a price of 209,900 yuan
• Tesla launches a limited-time preferential policy, customers who purchase in-stock Model 3/Y can enjoy cash incentives starting from 5,000 yuan

TOP 3 Major News

7-Eleven Exposed That Employees Spend Their Own Money to "Redeem Purchases" to Meet Targets

On September 6, a consumer found that two extra bottles of Coke were printed on the shopping receipt after shopping at the 7-Eleven (Beixinqiao Store), stating that he did not buy these two products and suspected that the store staff had privately charged the customer's money and embezzled the goods. On September 7, the staff of the involved store responded that the company has a daily "redemption purchase task". The involved employee failed to meet the target, so she added the Coke as a "redemption purchase" when the customer checked out, but did not deduct money from the consumer, "she bought it with her own cash." The staff also said that all 7-Eleven convenience stores are under assessment pressure, the superior has given greater pressure recently, and targets have been set for promotional activities. The involved employee arbitrarily added extra goods to the consumer's order near off-duty time to complete the assessment target. (Jiemian News)

The world's first AI Agent smartphone will be officially released on September 16

36 Kr has learned from ZTE's announcement that on September 7, ZTE Nubia announced that the new mass-produced flagship Nubia NaviX Ultra equipped with the Doubao mobile assistant will be officially launched on September 16. As introduced, as the world's first AI Agent smartphone, the Nubia NaviX Ultra has reconstructed the human-computer interaction mode, realizing that with just one sentence, the mobile phone can evolve from a tool that "requires users to perform manual operations" to an intelligent assistant that "can handle tasks on behalf of users".

Longsys: Hong Kong Public Offering is 40.32 Times Oversubscribed, Final Offering Price Set at HK$236

Today, Longsys (301308.SZ), the leading well-known storage module manufacturer, will be officially listed on the Main Board of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, with the stock code 09976.HK and an offering price of HK$236 per share, which formally forms an "A+H" dual-listing structure. 36Kr learned from the allotment result announcement released by Longsys on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange that the Hong Kong public offering was 40.32 times oversubscribed, and the international offering was 3.88 times oversubscribed. The final offering price is HK$236.00, with net proceeds of HK$6.8032 billion, and its H shares will start trading on the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong on September 8, 2026. (CLS, 36Kr)

AI Frontier

Jensen Huang Congratulated OpenAI in a Post: GPT-6 Astra Was Trained With 100,000 NVLink 72 Chips, Marking the Official Arrival of AGI

Jensen Huang posted on September 6 local time that OpenAI's GPT-6 Astra model was trained on a cluster of more than 100,000 NVIDIA Grace Blackwell NVLink72 chips. He also congratulated the OpenAI team on social media, stating outright that "AGI has arrived". In addition, Jensen Huang mentioned that the journey from ChatGPT to o1 and then to Astra has lasted for 4 years. He also revealed that the next batch of 400,000 GPUs will be launched soon, implying that the computing power arms race is still accelerating. (Cailian Press)

Qianwen Office Launches "Multi-Person Workbench"

36Kr has learned that recently, "Qianwen Office", an Agent product under Alibaba, has rolled out the industry's first "multi-person workbench". Users can generate and publish a web page that supports up to 100 people collaborating online simultaneously to carry complex business processes simply by describing their demands. This function applies to scenarios such as event organization, home-school collaboration and enterprise collaboration, and can solve the pain points of high SaaS software procurement cost and long time consumption of custom software development.

Tencent Hunyuan: Specialized optimizations have been made for issues of Hy4 preview such as "long reasoning under complex tasks and excessive self-verification"

36Kr learned that the Tencent Hunyuan & WorkBuddy joint team has released an announcement on the upgrade of the Hy4 preview model. Since Hunyuan Hy4 preview was first connected to WorkBuddy, it has received active experiences and enthusiastic feedback from a large number of users and developers. Targeting issues including "long reasoning under complex tasks and excessive self-verification", the team has carried out specialized optimizations and fully launched the new version. Through dual monitoring of Bench indicators and manual evaluation, the optimized version significantly reduces task rounds and input and output token consumption without compromising task performance.

Major Companies / Major Events

CXMT Responds to the Alleged "Cooperation with Apple", Discloses Higher Product Contribution from the Server Business in the First Half of the Year

On September 7, CXMT held its 2026 interim performance briefing. Earlier, market rumors spread that Apple had started testing chips produced by CXMT. Zhao Lun, General Manager of CXMT, responded that the company stays open to exploring cooperation opportunities with high-quality customers across the globe, and its products have already had the capability to compete with leading international players in performance, quality and supply stability. Regarding the progress in the HBM (High Bandwidth Memory) field, Zhao Lun said that the company will keep iterating its products and manufacturing processes following the established technical roadmap and business plan. Zhao Lun pointed out that the server market boasts robust demand. In the first half of the year, the company kept expanding its footprint in this sector, and pushed by factors including growing downstream demand, the contribution of the company's server-oriented products has risen. As for the import and verification of domestic DUV lithography machines, CXMT said that the company has rolled out a series of measures targeting supply chain construction, focusing on the development and verification of the domestic supply chain to drive the coordinated development of core industrial chain links such as semiconductor equipment. (Yicai)

Moore Threads responds to 20% limit down: 25 million shares lifted from trading ban, please treat it rationally

On September 7, about 25.7745 million restricted shares from the offline placement of Moore Threads' initial public offering were listed for circulation, accounting for 5.48% of the total share capital. These shares come from offline institutional investors including public funds, social security funds and insurance institutions that participated in the new share subscription at the time of listing, with a lock-up period of 9 months, which has now expired. Estimated based on the closing price of the previous trading day, the market value of the lifted shares is about 13.4 billion yuan. The lifting of restricted shares triggered a 20% limit down, at a price of 415.49 yuan per share, with a total market value of 195.3 billion yuan. According to the response from the company's securities business personnel, September 7 is the node for the lifting of the ban on the company's initial public offering offline placement shares. A total of more than 25 million restricted shares are listed for circulation. The shares mainly come from public funds and offline institutional investors that participated in the new share subscription during the listing stage, which is a normal capital time node after listing. Relevant persons of the company stated that this is the lifting of the ban on large-scale offline institutional placement shares. In the face of market fluctuations caused by the expansion of the tradable share volume, the company calls on the majority of investors to handle rationally and view the stock price changes brought by this share lifting rationally. (Sina Tech)

Intel CPUs are rumored to raise prices by another 10%, Qualcomm and MediaTek seize the gap to expand into IPC and IoT sectors

According to reports, sources from the supply chain revealed that Intel's CPUs for PCs have continued to raise prices since the end of 2025. On October 5, 2026, it was further rumored that Intel's PC CPUs are expected to "raise prices by another 10%". Meanwhile, the Small Core product line with low gross profit margin is likely to enter EOL (End of Life), which is a strategic adjustment by Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger to improve overall profitability by cutting low-margin products. The industry also estimates that Qualcomm and MediaTek from the Arm ecosystem will have the opportunity to enter the industrial PC (IPC) and Internet of Things (IoT) chip sectors. Supply chain practitioners stated that due to the rising overall supply chain costs and strong demand for some products, Intel's PC CPUs have raised prices successively since the end of 2025, with a roughly 10% price hike in the first quarter of 2026, and another price adjustment for some consumer-grade and server-grade CPUs in July, with the increase ranging from tens of US dollars to over a thousand US dollars. (Sina Finance)

Xiaomi 18 Fold pricing announced, starting at 10,999 yuan

36Kr has learned that the price of the Xiaomi 18 Fold foldable smartphone has been officially announced, with a starting price of 10,999 yuan. It is reported that this product is the first to be equipped with Xuanjie O3, and the first to carry Changxin LPDDR6 memory, with a bandwidth of up to 113.8GB/s and a battery capacity of 6000mAh.

Xiaomi Pengcheng N70Pro Released, Priced at 209,900 Yuan

36Kr has learned that at the Xiaomi Autumn Launch Event, the Xiaomi Pengcheng N70Pro was officially released with a starting price of 209,900 yuan; the N70 Max starts at 239,900 yuan. The Xiaomi Pengcheng N70 is positioned as a mid-to-large 5-seat extended-range SUV, with full-configured assisted driving as standard across the entire lineup, and is equipped with the 700TOPS NVIDIA Thor chip.

Lei Jun: Xuanjie O100 and Xuanjie D100 will be officially commercialized next year

36Kr learned that on September 7, Xiaomi's autumn flagship new product launch event was held in Beijing. Lei Jun, founder, Chairman and CEO of Xiaomi Group, officially released two flagship products equipped with Xuanjie O3: Xiaomi 18 Fold and Xiaomi Pad 9 Pro Max. Xiaomi 18 Fold is equipped with the self-developed and designed Xuanjie O3 AI flagship processor by Xiaomi, Xiaomi HyperOS 4 and Xiaomi MiMo on-device large model, which marks the first time that Xiaomi's three self-developed technologies of chip, AI and OS are integrated on one terminal. Lei Jun also disclosed that Xuanjie O100 and Xuanjie D100 will be officially commercialized next year.

Unitree Robotics: Achieves Fully Autonomous Humanoid Robot Combat for the First Time

36Kr has learned that Unitree Robotics released a video stating that UnifoLM-X2-1.0 has broken through bottlenecks including the instantaneous planning, decision-making and dynamic interactive execution of the world-action large model, realized high dynamics, strong interaction and real-time future prediction and planning, and achieved fully autonomous combat of humanoid robots. It verifies the basic feasibility of large-scale landing and deployment of humanoid robots driven by world models.

CICC: The merger by absorption of Dongxing Securities and Cinda Securities has been approved by the China Securities Regulatory Commission, and trading will be suspended from September 15

36Kr learned from the announcement of CICC that the company previously planned to issue A-shares to merge Dongxing Securities and Cinda Securities through share swap. On September 7, 2026, the China Securities Regulatory Commission approved the registration and the proposed merger by absorption. CICC plans to issue 3.104 billion new shares; it has approved China Orient Asset Management and China Cinda Asset Management to become major shareholders of CICC, holding 637 million shares and 1.329 billion shares respectively, accounting for 8.03% and 16.76% of the total shares after the issuance.

Central Bank: Gold Reserves Rise to 76.73 Million Ounces at the End of August

According to a report from CLS on September 7, data from the central bank shows that China's gold reserves rose to 76.73 million ounces at the end of August, marking the 22nd consecutive month of expansion in gold reserves. (CLS)

Xingyu Co., Ltd.: General Manager Zhou Xiaoping has her salary deducted for 12 months, and the Human Resources Director is removed from the post

Changzhou Xingyu Automotive Lighting Systems Co., Ltd. has issued a penalty decision, stating that in view of the significant impact caused by the improper handling of the matters related to some newly recruited college students in early August, upon the resolution of the company's manager's office meeting, the company's General Manager Zhou Xiaoping who bears management responsibility is given a penalty of 12 months' salary deduction; Li Shujun, Deputy General Manager who bears direct leadership responsibility, will have his work responsibilities adjusted, will no longer be in charge of human resources, and is given a penalty of 6 months' salary deduction; Yu Zhiming, Human Resources Director, is removed from his post; Li Mei, head of the Human Resources Department, is given a penalty of demotion and post transfer. It is also learned that the local official authority in Changzhou will soon release the penalty for Xingyu Co., Ltd. (The Paper)

Will Amap launch the "Mine Sweeping List"? The company's customer service responds to the issue

Recently, according to a source familiar with the matter cited by Blue Whale News, Amap plans to release a "mine sweeping" product developed relying on AI and big data capabilities on September 10. Jiemian News has learned that multiple screenshots of Amap's new feature have appeared on social platforms recently. Some netizens stated that Amap is conducting internal tests on the "Mine Sweeping List", which covers diverse consumption scenarios including catering, tourist attractions, hotels, parking and shopping malls. This function will include catering stores, scenic spots, parking lots and hotels into negative lists such as queue avoidance, bad experience avoidance and hygiene risk avoidance based on user reviews. Jiemian News consulted Amap customer service about this matter, and the representative responded: "There is no relevant information at present." (Jiemian News)

China's First Office Agent User Behavior Report: Top 20% of Users Consume Nearly 90% of Computing Power, With Obvious "Head Effect"

36Kr has learned that the first domestic Incomplete Report on Office Agent User Behavior in China has been released. According to the real user data of LobsterAI, the use of office Agents presents an obvious "head effect": the top 20% of users consume 87.4% of the computing power, among which the top 5% of users exclusively account for 53.5% of the total token consumption. At the same time, paid users show extremely high user stickiness, and their token consumption, task volume and monthly active days are 6.2 times, 5.2 times and 3.0 times that of free users respectively. Heavy usage is the core driving factor for user payment. Apart from simple question-and-answer scenarios, users have begun to entrust more complex, long-cycle in-depth work to Agents. The data shows that the scale of a single task has increased by 3.1 times within 5 months, with the month-on-month growth rate hitting as high as 53% in August.

Supreme People's Court issues document to clarify adjudication rules for cases involving "AI face swapping and voice cloning" and other related issues

The Supreme People's Court released the Opinions on Legally Trying Artificial Intelligence-Related Dispute Cases on September 7, to strengthen the judicial protection of civil rights and interests in the digital era and promote the healthy and orderly development of artificial intelligence. The Opinions cover 24 provisions in 5 sections, precisely targeting issues of public concern including infringements caused by "AI face swapping and voice cloning", "AI hallucinations", "online doxxing", "big data-enabled price discrimination against existing customers", autonomous driving, AI model training, open-source software, intellectual property protection and other relevant issues, and specifically clarify the substantive adjudication rules and litigation procedure rules for artificial intelligence-related cases. (Xinhua News Agency)

MetaX Inc.: The Xiyun C700 product is being advanced in an orderly manner

On September 7, executives of MetaX Inc. stated at the company's 2026 semi-annual performance presentation that the Xiyun C600 had achieved mass production in May 2026 and passed the national security and reliability assessment jointly conducted by China Information Technology Security Evaluation Center and National Secrecy Science and Technology Evaluation Center, with relatively guaranteed production capacity. The Xiyun C700 series is the next-generation general-purpose GPU chip developed based on domestic advanced processes with higher performance. The project was approved in April 2025, and is currently in the design and development stage, most of the core design and functional verification of the chip have been completed, and more in-depth performance optimization is in progress. The company will advance the project in accordance with the process of design, verification, tape-out, software adaptation, customer testing and mass production introduction. (Securities Times)

More than 100,000 credit cards are quietly removed from the market on average per day in the second quarter, as the industry accelerates transformation and prioritizes quality

According to the latest data released by the central bank, by the end of the second quarter, a total of 677 million credit cards and integrated credit and loan cards had been opened nationwide; compared with 687 million at the end of the first quarter, the number decreased by about 10 million in the second quarter alone. This means that in the second quarter of 2026, more than 100,000 credit cards "disappeared" from the market on average every day. Meanwhile, the 2026 semi-annual reports recently disclosed by 42 A-share listed banks show that the credit card issuance scale and credit balance of many banks have declined year on year. Industry insiders pointed out that under the overall trend of expanding revenue amid stable operation and reducing non-performing assets, commercial banks have completely abandoned the past "wide net casting" strategy of grabbing market share for credit card business, and instead taken the initiative to reduce volume, upgrade operation methods, and launch targeted attacks on scenarios such as high-quality customers and high-frequency transactions. (Securities Times)

Jaguar Land Rover China Responds to Global Layoff Rumors

In response to recent reports that Jaguar Land Rover will cut 4,000 jobs across the globe, Jaguar Land Rover China responded that there is no corresponding organizational optimization and adjustment plan in the Chinese market at present. The business operation of Jaguar Land Rover China is normal, and its sales, after-sales services and dealer network are all operating normally. (Yicai)

After a 6-year interval, Huawei releases new high-performance chips again

On the 7th, Huawei launched the Mate XT 2 tri-fold smartphone in Guangzhou, equipped with the latest Kirin 9050 Pro chip, which is the first high-performance chip adopting logic folding technology. It is understood that the Kirin 9050 Pro arranges logic units in layers inside a single chip, just like upgrading from a flat floor to a duplex, with additional vertical interconnection channels built inside, which is similar to installing an "elevator", making the signal transmission path shorter, the latency lower and the performance better. This is also the brand new Kirin chip launched by Huawei at its flagship launch event after a six-year interval following the global launch event of Huawei Mate40. (CLS)

Pricing of New Apple Devices Leaked: Foldable iPhone Ultra May Exceed 13,000 Yuan

On September 7, according to reports from foreign media GSMArena, as Apple's autumn new product launch event scheduled for September 9 is approaching, the backend price tags of overseas operator Vodafone in Egypt and Australia were accidentally disclosed, revealing the estimated regional selling prices of iPhone 18 Pro, iPhone 18 Pro Max and the first foldable iPhone Ultra, and the price increase of the foldable model is particularly notable. The leaked information shows that in the Egyptian market, the iPhone 18 Pro is priced at 98,000 Egyptian pounds (about 12,936 yuan), and the iPhone 18 Pro Max is priced at 105,000 Egyptian pounds (about 13,860 yuan), with an increase of around 10% compared with the local iPhone 17 Pro series. The pre-listed price of the foldable iPhone Ultra reaches 155,750 Egyptian pounds (about 20,559 yuan), which is a roughly 70% price surge compared with the previous generation Pro models. Leaks from Australian distribution channels show that the iPhone Ultra offers three storage versions of 256GB, 512GB and 1TB, with a corresponding starting price of 3699 Australian dollars (about 17,881 yuan). Industry insiders estimate accordingly that the starting price of the US version of iPhone Ultra may be around 2000 US dollars (about 13,425 yuan). (Global Network)

AI long-form dramas drive the prosperity of the film and television sector, and there are only 7 high-quality potential stocks that have been intensively researched by institutions

Recently, the film and television sector in the A-share market has performed actively, and a number of AI film and television concept stocks have risen sharply. In terms of news, a relevant person in charge of Bona Pictures recently stated that *Sanxingdui: Past Events from the Future*, the Eastern ultra-realistic intelligently co-created full-length film produced by Bona, is about to be released in cinemas nationwide. It will be the first domestic ultra-realistic animated feature film for theatrical release with in-depth AI participation in production. In terms of research statistics, as of September 4, nearly 30 AI video concept stocks have received institutional research since the beginning of this year, 23 of them have been researched by 10 or more institutions, and 6 concept stocks including Luster, ChineseAll, 37 Interactive Entertainment have been researched by more than 100 institutions. Further analysis shows that among the 23 aforementioned concept stocks, only 7 stocks, including Shengti Networks, Luster, Giant Network, etc., are unanimously predicted by institutions to achieve a net profit growth rate of over 30% in 2026. (Securities Times)

Huawei and Apple go head-to-head, the foldable smartphone market is set to usher in a "72-hour showdown"

From the afternoon of September 7 to the early morning of September 10, Huawei, Xiaomi and Apple will successively release their respective flagship foldable smartphones within 72 hours. This is the first time that Huawei and Apple have competed head-to-head in the foldable phone track, with Xiaomi also joining the competition at the same time. The three major brands are engaging in direct confrontation in the same week, for the same product category and at the same price range, a situation that has never occurred in the seven years since the foldable phone category was launched. (Shanghai Securities News)

Personal pension fund expansion adds the new "fixed income plus" track

The product spectrum of personal pension funds is expected to see further expansion. Recently, it was learned from the industry that a number of fund companies have received the Notice on Properly Promoting the Inclusion of Equity-Contained Secondary Bond Funds and Partial-Bond Mixed Funds into the Personal Pension Fund Product List issued by the regulatory authority, and will soon push eligible equity-contained secondary bond funds and partial-bond mixed funds to be included in the personal pension fund product list. Equity-contained secondary bond funds, partial-bond mixed funds and similar products are usually categorized by the market into the broad "fixed income plus" product scope. Such products take fixed income assets as the underlying position, and enhance returns through assets including stocks, convertible bonds and partial-equity funds, forming a relatively rich risk-return gradient between pure bond funds and equity funds. As such products enter the personal pension fund product pool, the product options for personal pension investors are expected to be further enriched. (Securities Times)

Li Auto: Self-developed Batteries Will Be Fully Equipped Across All Vehicle Models

36Kr has learned that Li Auto has released an update on the progress of "Li Auto will deploy self-developed batteries across its entire product lineup". At present, the self-developed batteries of Li Auto have already been installed on Li Auto L8, Li Auto L6 and Li Auto i8. In the subsequent stage, the self-developed batteries of Li Auto will be fully applied to all its vehicle models.

Samsung and SK Hynix's Inventories Have Dropped to Less Than 10 Days of Usage

The storage semiconductor inventories of Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix have fallen to less than 10 days of supply, and the market is worried that available inventories may be exhausted next year. Analysts said that as artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure investment expands at an unprecedented rate, the memory chip market is about to face a severe supply shortage. (Sina Finance)

Tesla launches a limited-time preferential policy, and customers who purchase in-stock Model 3/Y can enjoy cash incentives starting from 5,000 yuan

36Kr learned from Tesla's official announcement that for orders placed and vehicles picked up from now to September 30, 2026 (inclusive), all in-stock Model 3 trims are eligible for a 5,000-yuan cash incentive, and all in-stock Model Y trims are eligible for a 10,000-yuan cash incentive. Meanwhile, some Model 3 variants can also apply for an 8,000-yuan insurance subsidy. After enjoying all the preferential policies, the starting price of Model 3 is 222,500 yuan; the starting price of Model Y is 253,500 yuan.

SpaceX competitor completes historic maiden flight, says industry is "urgently craving" more rocket capacity

German rocket enterprise Isar Aerospace successfully realized orbit insertion for the first time last weekend, setting a milestone for the European commercial aerospace industry. The company plans to increase launch frequency to meet the booming market demand in its description. The company's Chief Commercial Officer Stella Gielen said in an interview on Monday that the current priority of the enterprise is to expand production scale; the aerospace industry is "urgently craving" more launch capacity, and Isar Aerospace holds a backlog of reserved projects worth more than 10 billion euros (equivalent to 11.6 billion U.S. dollars). (Sina Finance)

The labor-management game has not ended after Volkswagen's restructuring was approved, as the union opposes "unfettered layoffs"

Labor union leaders at Volkswagen warned CEO Oliver Blume that the restructuring agreement reached last week does not mean the management has been granted authorization to push forward reforms without restriction, indicating that debates over jobs and the future of factories will continue. The union stated the above position in a statement released on Volkswagen's intranet on Monday. This highlights the challenge Blume is facing: he is shifting from securing broad support for the restructuring plan to finalizing the specific implementation details of each factory and project. Although the supervisory board has endorsed his overall reform direction, many of the most controversial measures still need detailed plans to be formulated, further approval to be obtained, and negotiations to be held with powerful employee representatives. (Sina Finance)

Average gasoline price hits $4 for the first time over the U.S. Labor Day weekend, setting a new holiday record

As the 2026 Labor Day weekend kicks off, U.S. gasoline prices have once again become the focus of the market. Data from the American Automobile Association shows that the national average price of regular unleaded gasoline is approximately $4.14 per gallon, with some statistical calibers reaching $4.15 on September 6, and the association's data on September 7 putting the figure at around $4.147 per gallon. This is the first time in recorded history that the national average price of regular gasoline in the U.S. has exceeded the $4 threshold during the Labor Day period, surpassing the previous holiday record of $3.82 per gallon set on September 3, 2012. The average price in the same period last year was only about $3.19 to $3.20, meaning the price has risen by nearly $1 per gallon within a year. (Sina Finance)

IPO in the Pipeline

Enflame Technology Announces the IPO Results on the Sci-Tech Innovation Board

On September 7, Enflame Technology released an official announcement stating that the results of its initial public offering of shares and listing on the Sci-Tech Innovation Board have been made public. The offering price is 142.18 yuan per share, and the total number of shares to be issued is 43.035173 million. After the claw-back mechanism is launched, the final number of shares issued offline is 24.099639 million, the final number of shares issued online is 10.3285 million, and the final online lot-winning rate is 0.02455315%. Online investors abandoned the subscription of 16,874 shares, while no offline investors gave up their subscription. All the unsubscribed shares are fully underwritten by the sponsor (joint lead underwriter), with the total underwriting amount reaching 2.3991 million yuan, accounting for approximately 0.04% of the total scale of this offering. The total expenses of this offering amount to 309 million yuan. (Jiemian News)

Aotuo Technology's STAR Market IPO has been approved by the Listing Committee meeting

36Kr learned that the 49th deliberation meeting of the Listing Examination Committee of the Shanghai Stock Exchange in 2026 was held on September 7, 2026. The deliberation result shows that the initial public offering of Aotuo Technology Co., Ltd. meets the requirements for issuance conditions, listing conditions and information disclosure.

Investment and Financing

Helium Starlink completes over 500 million yuan in Series A2 financing

36Kr has learned that recently, Helium Starlink officially announced the completion of its Series A2 financing, with a total financing amount of more than 500 million RMB, refreshing the record of single financing in China's space laser communication track, and its cumulative financing within 2026 has exceeded 700 million yuan. This round of financing is jointly led by Xiongan Science and Technology Innovation Growth Equity Investment Fund and Wuhan Optics Valley Science and Innovation Industrial Investment Fund, with co-investment from institutions including Changzhou Yiling Zhixing, Qingdao Yuhu Gravity No.7, and Satellink Holdings Co., Ltd. The raised funds will be mainly invested in the R&D of ultra-high-speed laser communication networking products, production capacity expansion and application scenario expansion.

"Zhongke Shitong Hengqi" completes nearly 500 million yuan in Series B financing

36Kr has learned that "Zhongke Shitong Hengqi", an intelligent decision-making infrastructure service provider, recently announced the completion of nearly 500 million yuan in Series B financing. This round of financing is jointly invested by institutions including Nanfang Demao Fund under China North Industries Group Corporation, Beijing Information Industry Fund, China Unicom Venture Capital, Houji Capital, Taiping Science and Technology Innovation Fund, GF Xinde, Sineng Venture Capital and other institutions, and the existing shareholder L Capital has increased its capital contribution for three consecutive times. The funds raised in this round will be mainly used for the R&D of core AOS technologies, the upgrade of the "Shitong Lingjing" product system, the construction of industrial ecology and the expansion of key markets, so as to promote the replication of the company's business from high-trust scenarios such as national defense to key industries including operators, finance, energy and power, and government governance.

"Afalon" recently completed a Series B financing of over 100 million RMB

36Kr learned that "Afalon" recently announced the closure of its Series B financing of more than 100 million RMB. This round was led by existing shareholder Plum Ventures, with Deyang State Capital and Ningbo State Capital participating in the follow-on investment. The funds will be mainly used for the R&D breakthrough of large field-of-view optical waveguide chips, capacity expansion of the mass production base in Deyang, Sichuan, and the industrial implementation of the optical communication device business.

"Zichuang Intelligent Machinery" Completes Tens of Millions of Yuan in Financing

36Kr learned that Zichuang Intelligent Machinery (Shanghai) Technology Co., Ltd. has announced the completion of a financing of tens of millions of yuan. The investors include Yida Capital and leading industrial players, and multiple industrial parties in the industry are also in the process of follow-up and transaction closing. At present, Zichuang Intelligent Machinery has reached strategic cooperation with XCMG Hancloud and Shantui Co., Ltd., deeply integrating embodied intelligent software capabilities with main engine resources, to jointly promote the R&D and landing of products such as intelligent loaders and intelligent excavators.

Cool Products

Richard Yu: The Mate XT 2 tri-fold smartphone starts at 19,999 yuan

36Kr learned that on September 7, Richard Yu, Executive Director of Huawei, announced at the new product launch event that the Mate XT 2 Ultimate Master tri-fold smartphone is equipped with the latest Kirin 9050 Pro chip, with a starting price of 19,999 yuan.

HarmonyOS 7 Officially Released

36Kr has learned from Huawei Device's announcement that HarmonyOS 7 is officially released. As introduced, this system has realized evolution in the underlying architecture, and achieved upgrades in five dimensions including spatial aesthetics, intelligence, performance, security and interconnection. The voice assistant Celia has also been upgraded to a system-level intelligent agent.