8:00 36Kr Briefing | Apple has released its first foldable iPhone Duo with a starting price of 15,999 yuan; an Alipay account was fraudulently charged 6,551 yuan by Hello Taxi, and Hello's customer service stated that the maximum compensation is 200 yuan; DeepSeek is preparing for its IPO on the Sci-Tech Innovation Board (STAR Market).
Today's Hot News Overview
Alibaba says the rumor that Wu Zhao returns to work at Alibaba's Qwen team is untrue
Metax: 13.97 million restricted shares will be available for public trading starting from September 17
Wahaha Group has been listed as a person subject to enforcement
Li Auto has introduced its third battery supplier, and CALB's batteries are installed on Li Auto i6
OpenAI claims to have solved the Millennium Prize Problem
TOP3 Major News
Apple Unveils Its First Foldable iPhone Duo: Starting at 15,999 Yuan, with a Top Price of 26,499 Yuan
In the early morning of September 10, Apple held its 2026 Autumn Launch Event, which is the first major event after Apple officially changed its CEO. Apple released its first foldable iPhone Duo. When unfolded, iPhone Duo is the thinnest iPhone in history, equipped with dual cameras. The unfolded iPhone Duo features a 7.6-inch Super Retina XDR display, which is 50% larger than that of iPhone 18 Pro Max. iPhone Duo supports Apple Pencil, which can be used on both the inner and outer screens. It supports dual-screen multitasking, and comes in two color options: Starlight White and Night Sky.
According to Apple's official website in China, the starting price of iPhone Duo is 15,999 Yuan, with four storage versions available: 256GB for 15,999 Yuan, 512GB for 17,999 Yuan, 1TB for 21,499 Yuan, and 2TB for 26,499 Yuan. Pre-orders for the new product will open on October 16, and it will be officially released on October 23. (Red Star News)
Apple Launches Its First Foldable iPhone Duo
Alipay account was fraudulently charged 6551 yuan by Hello Taxi, Hello customer service responded that the maximum compensation is 200 yuan
According to the news on September 9, the topic "A woman's Alipay account was fraudulently charged 6551 yuan by Hello" has aroused widespread public attention. As reported by Qianjiang Video, Ms. Qi from Guangzhou reflected that her Alipay account had been continuously fraudulently charged by Hello Taxi since July 25, involving a total of 109 orders, with a cumulative loss of 6551.34 yuan.
The investigation found that the root cause of the fraudulent charge is the superposition of "secondary reissuance of old mobile phone numbers" and "no-password payment vulnerability": An old mobile phone number that Ms. Qi cancelled two years ago was re-released by the operator, and the new number holder used this number to log in to the old Hello account that was still bound to this mobile number, and directly deducted money through the signed no-password payment function of Alipay. More critically, the real-name authentication information of the Hello account is inconsistent with that of Alipay, but the platform did not carry out secondary verification during the transaction.
Ms. Qi demanded full refund and compensation, while Hello customer service was only willing to compensate 200 yuan, stating that the amount was too large to pay in full, and the processing could only be carried out after the actual rider repaid the money. Alipay stated that once the no-password payment service is signed, the authorization will remain valid unless it is manually closed, and there is no mechanism for regular comparison of real-name authentication information between the platform and the contracted party. (Qianjiang News, Jiemian News)
Insiders Confirm: DeepSeek Prepares for STAR Market IPO, CITIC Securities Has Launched Due Diligence
According to market sources, DeepSeek has entrusted CITIC Securities to prepare for its IPO on the Sci-Tech Innovation Board. The reporter learned from people familiar with the matter that the news is true. At present, CITIC Securities has contacted the DeepSeek side and entered the due diligence stage, but the two parties have not yet signed a formal listing counseling agreement. The reporter's sorting finds that CITIC Securities has formed multiple project pipelines in AI and intelligent hard technology IPOs, covering A-share computing power chips, robots, as well as Hong Kong Stock Exchange 18C autonomous driving, embodied intelligence and other tracks. (CLS)
Apple Launch Event
Apple Unveils iPhone 18 Pro Series, With Appearance Close to iPhone 17 Pro
In the early morning of September 10, Apple officially released the iPhone 18 Pro, which is equipped with the A20 Pro chip, focusing on AI, battery life and professional imaging capabilities. This device offers 4 color options: Deep Black, Silver, Glacier and Wine Red, with an appearance similar to the iPhone 17 Pro. Apple says that the iPhone 18 Pro has seen upgrades in intelligence, performance, battery and camera, and is positioned as an AI mobile phone that provides assistance centered on users' personal needs. Teranus stated that iPhone will combine AI capabilities with the personal context stored on the device, supporting users to call relevant functions at any time when they are on the go.
According to Apple's introduction, the new phone is equipped with a 48Mp variable-aperture main camera, which adopts a six-blade design and supports adjustment of four aperture levels. The aperture will intelligently adjust according to the scene, and the shooting speed of night mode is faster. Meanwhile, the new phone also introduces Pro-level control options, provides a histogram, and supports automatic white balance adjustment. It also introduces an intelligent tracking focus function, which uses the on-device AI model to achieve high-precision focusing.
In addition, Apple has introduced a new generation of vapor chamber heat dissipation design for the iPhone 18 Pro series equipped with A20 Pro. According to Apple, this solution uses a custom package derived from M-series chips, combined with 80% recycled stainless steel and graphite, as well as the nano-twin copper material that is used for the first time in the industry, to improve continuous performance. (IT Home)
Apple Releases A20Pro Chip
36Kr has learned that Apple has launched the A20 Pro chip based on 2-nanometer process technology, which is standardly equipped with a 6-core CPU (20% performance improvement for performance cores) and a 7-core GPU (40% graphics processing performance boost). It is also fitted with two neural engines with a total of 32 cores, which can enhance the on-device artificial intelligence performance.
Apple AirPods 5 Released: Brand New Adaptive Equalization Function with Active Noise Cancellation Support
36 Kr has learned that at the 2026 Apple Autumn New Product Launch, Apple officially unveiled the AirPods 5 earphones at a price of 129 US dollars. The version that comes with a wireless charging case is priced at 149 US dollars. This line of earphones is IP57 certified, features a no-ear-tip design and supports active noise cancellation. The official announcement notes that the noise reduction performance of AirPods 5 is up to 50% better than that of AirPods 4 (which supports active noise cancellation). The earphones also support the adaptive audio function, which can switch between active noise cancellation and transparency mode.
For users with higher demands, the AirPods 5 equipped with a wireless charging case has further greatly improved the overall AirPods experience. For the first time for no-ear-tip earphones, AirPods 5 is fitted with a force sensor that supports the swipe volume adjustment function, allowing users to quickly adjust the volume by swiping up and down the earphone stem.
Apple Unveils Apple Watch Series 12 and Ultra 4
36Kr has learned that at Apple's launch event in the early hours of September 10, Apple officially released the Apple Watch Series 12 and Apple Watch Ultra 4 smartwatches. Both models are equipped with Apple's most advanced health sensors and a brand-new Apple chip. The Heart Rate App and watch face complications have received key upgrades, enabling users to get a more comprehensive view of their health status.
The Apple Watch Ultra 4 is offered in black and natural titanium case finishes, with new color options for the bands. The Apple Watch Series 12 features an all-new deep bronze case, two polished titanium case finishes, and two ceramic case finishes. The starting price of the Apple Watch Series 12 remains unchanged at $399, while the Apple Watch Ultra 4 starts at $799. Both smartwatches will be officially available for sale on September 18.
iPhone 17 price rises by RMB 800, with a new starting price of RMB 6,799
After launching the iPhone 18 Pro series and iPhone Duo, Apple's official website shows that the starting price of the iPhone 17 has been raised to RMB 6,799. The original launch price of iPhone 17 was RMB 5,999, with 256GB as the base storage, and now the starting price has increased by RMB 800. 256GB: original price RMB 5,999, current price RMB 6,799; 512GB: original price RMB 7,999, current price RMB 8,799.
Apple's official website in China has also raised the prices of three storage configurations of the China-sold iPhone Air, with the price hike ranging from RMB 800 to RMB 2,300. The 256GB and 512GB versions both see a RMB 800 price rise, while the 1TB version is increased by RMB 2,300, marking a nearly 20% price surge, which makes it the version with the most notable price change in this round of adjustment. (Sina Tech)
AI Frontiers
GPT-6 Astra Officially Launches on Amazon Web Services Amazon Bedrock
OpenAI's latest flagship model GPT-6 Astra is now officially available on Amazon Bedrock, which means that enterprises across the globe can directly invoke this model under the governance system of Amazon Web Services. It is known that Astra covers scenarios including financial analysis, contract review, code governance and browser operation. In terms of security, Amazon Bedrock provides chip-level zero operator access, full-process encryption, PrivateLink network isolation and CloudTrail compliance audit for each model call. The inference data will not be used for model training, and there is no need to share relevant data with OpenAI.
Zhiyuan Releases Native World-Action Model GE-Act 2.0
36Kr learned that Zhiyuan has released GE-Act 2.0 Native World-Action Model (World Action Model, WAM), which verifies the pre-training and Scaling path of the native world-action model for the first time.
OpenAI Launches Image Generation Model ChatGPT Images 2.5
OpenAI has launched the image generation model ChatGPT Images 2.5, which is now open to all ChatGPT, ChatGPT Work and Codex users, supporting desktop, mobile and web terminals. In addition, the GPT-Image-2.5 Sunburst and GPT-Image-2.5 Flare models are available via API. (Jiemian News)
OpenAI claims to have solved the Millennium Prize Problem
On September 8 local time, the American OpenAI (Open Artificial Intelligence Research Center) announced that it has solved the Navier-Stokes existence and smoothness problem, one of the Millennium Prize Problems. The question of whether smooth three-dimensional fluid motion will "blow up" has remained unsolved for around 90 years. OpenAI stated that this proof is generated by its in-house model, whose capability is significantly stronger than GPT‑6 Astra. The model outputs both analytical proof and Lean formal verification, proving that the dynamic evolution of the Navier-Stokes equations describing fluid motion can form singularities within a finite time. This solution is a vortex, a rotating fluid eddy that spirals inward and is gradually stretched like pasta. OpenAI noted that it does not plan to apply for the Millennium Prize for this achievement. (Jiemian News)
DeepSeek plans to officially release the V4.1 Flash model around September 10
36Kr has learned from DeepSeek that the company plans to officially launch the V4.1 Flash model around September 10, 2026, Beijing Time. After multiple internal and external tests, V4.1 Flash has comprehensively surpassed V4 Pro in all indicators including performance, cost, speed and total latency. Between the official launch of V4.1 Flash and the launch of V4.1 Pro, DeepSeek will route all requests for V4 Pro to V4.1 Flash and charge at the unit price of V4.1 Flash.
Major Companies / Major Events
Alibaba Says Reports of Wu Zhao's Return to Qianwen Office Are Unfounded
36Kr has learned that some media reports claimed that Wu Zhao (Chen Hang), founder of DingTalk, has rejoined Alibaba, with his organizational affiliation placed under the Qianwen Office Division while keeping his original job rank and remuneration unchanged. In response to this, 36Kr verified the situation with Alibaba Group, and the official side of Alibaba exclusively responded that the news is untrue, and Wu Zhao has not returned to the Qianwen Office Division. In June this year, Alibaba announced the management adjustment of DingTalk: Chen Hang stepped down as CEO of DingTalk, and Chen Yusen took over the post. At present, both DingTalk and Qianwen Office are under the administration of the Qianwen Office Division.
Enflame Technology to List on STAR Market Tomorrow
Enflame Technology announced that with the approval of the Shanghai Stock Exchange, the RMB ordinary shares issued by the company will be listed on the STAR Market of the Shanghai Stock Exchange on September 11, 2026. (Jiemian News)
The three major U.S. stock indexes closed lower across the board, with the majority of large-cap technology stocks posting declines
36 Kr has learned that at the close of trading on September 9, the three major U.S. stock indexes fell collectively. The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 0.77%, the Nasdaq Composite fell 0.64%, and the S&P 500 Index declined 0.48%. Most large-cap technology stocks moved lower: Google fell more than 2%, Amazon dropped over 1%, while Netflix, NVIDIA, Microsoft, Apple and Tesla saw slight declines. Meta rose more than 6%, and Intel and Western Digital gained over 1%. Most popular Chinese concept stocks in the U.S. market fell broadly: iQIYI dropped more than 5%, Li Auto fell over 4%, XPeng Inc. declined more than 3%, NetEase, Alibaba, JD.com and NIO fell over 2%, and Pinduoduo, MINISO dropped more than 1%.
Tencent Hunyuan Team Reshuffle: Former OpenAI Researcher Tian Yonglong Appointed Head of Hunyuan Multimodal, Reporting to Yao Shunyu
Tian Yonglong, a former researcher at OpenAI, has joined the Tencent CEO/President's Office, where he takes the position of "Head of Hunyuan Multimodal" and reports directly to Yao Shunyu, the person in charge of Tencent's large model business. (The Paper)
DeepSeek officially announces adjustment to pricing of the flash series models
36Kr learned from the announcement released by DeepSeek Open Platform that it will adjust the pricing of its flash series effective at 12:00, September 10, 2026 Beijing Time: the unit price for input cache hit during off-peak hours is 0.02 yuan, the unit price for input cache miss is 1 yuan, and the unit price for output is 4 yuan; the price during peak hours is twice the price of off-peak hours. Peak hours refer to 9:00-12:00 and 14:00-18:00 from Monday to Friday Beijing Time, and the rest of the time is defined as off-peak hours.
Mu Xi Co., Ltd.: 13.97 million restricted shares will be available for trading on the market starting from September 17
36Kr has learned from the announcement issued by Mu Xi Co., Ltd. that the restricted shares to be listed and circulated this time are the restricted shares from the offline placement tranche of the company's initial public offering, with a total volume of 13.97 million shares, accounting for 3.4906% of the company's total share capital. The lock-up period for the aforesaid shares is 9 months counting from the date when the company completed its initial public offering and went public. The lock-up period of this batch of restricted shares is about to expire, and they will be tradable on the market as of September 17, 2026.
Copper Prices Hit New Record Highs Again
Driven by the market's optimistic expectation for the demand prospect of copper brought by power grid construction, artificial intelligence and data center construction, the LME (London Metal Exchange) copper price has continued to rise since the beginning of this year. On September 8, the LME copper price touched $14,624 per ton during intraday trading, setting a new all-time high. The research report of Orient Securities believes that the copper sector is expected to embrace the dual resonance of earnings upward revision and valuation restoration. In the A-share market, there are 25 listed companies involved in the copper industry chain, whose main businesses are related to copper mines, copper alloys, copper processing and other related fields. In the first half of 2026, the net profit of 19 copper industry stocks increased by more than 15% year-on-year (including those that turned losses into profits). According to the statistics of Data Treasure of Securities Times, among the 19 copper industry stocks with high performance growth mentioned above, 13 stocks have a rolling price-earnings ratio (PE) lower than 30 times. Among the 13 copper industry stocks with low PE ratios, 5 stocks have received more than 5 institutional surveys since the beginning of this year, namely Western Mining, Yunnan Copper, Jintian Co., Ltd., Zangge Mining and Jincheng. (People's Financial News)
Consumer Association Announces that Mammut's Sun Protection Garment Fails to Meet Performance Standards, Official Response Issued
In response to the notification released by the China Consumer Association on August 28 that one of its women's sun-protective jackets failed to meet the UV protection performance requirements, the Mammut brand told Jiemian News that "the company attaches great importance to this issue and has launched further in-depth investigation and follow-up processing". According to the report from the China Consumer Association, the UVA transmittance of the aforementioned women's sun-protective jacket sample, both before washing and after multiple washing cycles, is higher than the 5% national standard limit, which does not conform to the requirements for UV-protective products. Meanwhile, the brand also has the problem of non-standard product labeling, as the graphic symbols for maintenance methods on the durability labels mix the old and new versions of relevant standards. (Jiemian News)
Cross-border Interbank Payment System (CIPS) Signs Agreements with 11 Foreign-funded Banks
On September 8, the Cross-border Interbank Payment System (CIPS) signed agreements with 11 direct participating foreign-funded banks, expanding its coverage to Rwanda, Turkiye, Uzbekistan and other countries for the first time, which further elevates the global service capacity of the RMB cross-border payment system. Following this signing, the scale of the Cross-border Interbank Payment System has been further expanded. As of press time, participants of the Cross-border Interbank Payment System are distributed in 133 countries and regions across the world, with its services covering 192 countries and regions. (CCTV News)
Li Auto introduces its third battery supplier, CALB's batteries will be installed on Li Auto i6
36Kr has learned that Li Auto will introduce a third power battery supplier, CALB. According to Li Auto's preliminary plan, CALB will first supply batteries for Li Auto's pure electric vehicles. Another insider said that the Li Auto i6 is likely to be the first model equipped with CALB's products. The 2026 Li Auto i6 has also appeared in the latest MIIT announcement. The manufacturers of the two battery packs are both Shandong Li Auto Automotive Battery Co., Ltd., and the cell manufacturers are Sunwoda and CALB respectively. The battery suppliers for the 2025 Li Auto i6 are CATL and Sunwoda.
Wahaha Group is listed as a person subject to enforcement
36Kr learned from Tianyancha App that recently, Hangzhou Wahaha Group Co., Ltd. added a new person subject to enforcement record, with the execution target of more than 18,000 yuan, and the executing court is the People's Court of Shangcheng District, Hangzhou. The company was founded in February 1993, with Xu Simin as its legal representative and a registered capital of 530 million RMB. Its business scope includes the production and sales of Wahaha series products, and it is jointly held by Hangzhou Shangcheng Cultural, Business and Tourism Investment Holding Group Co., Ltd., Zong Fuli, and the Joint Committee of Grassroots Trade Unions (Employee Shareholding Association) of Hangzhou Wahaha Group Co., Ltd.
Haidilao falls by over 8%, hitting an intraday low in four and a half years
36Kr has learned that catering consumer stocks on the Hong Kong stock market continued to decline. Haidilao dropped by more than 8% and hit an intraday low since mid-March 2022. As of the close, Haidilao was quoted at HK$10.34, with a decline of 9.14%. Its intraday trading range was HK$10.00 - HK$10.88, with a trading turnover of HK$3.781 billion and a total market capitalization of HK$57.635 billion. Meet Noodle fell by more than 5%, while Jiumaojiu, Green Tea Group, Helens and Guming all dropped by over 4%.
Ricoh Imaging: To Halt Production of Currently Sold K-series DSLR Cameras
36Kr has learned that Ricoh Imaging has announced it will stop producing its currently available K-series DSLR cameras. "The company is re-examining 'the value of photography itself' and advancing product development, hoping to allow more people to enjoy the fun of the very act of 'taking photos'," the company stated. It added that the PENTAX DSLR cameras will move towards a new stage, and the development progress of new products will be announced successively at appropriate times after all relevant information is fully prepared.
Xiaomi Auto: The Pengcheng N90 Max Exploration Edition is classified as a small special passenger vehicle, and private car users are required to undergo on-line inspection before registering the new vehicle for a license plate
36Kr learned that on September 8, in response to the MIIT announcement showing that Xiaomi Pengcheng N90 Max Exploration Edition falls into the category of "plug-in extended-range hybrid cultural and life service vehicle", Xiaomi Auto released a statement pointing out that this is the standard name in the MIIT announcement in accordance with national standard requirements, and the vehicle type belongs to the small special passenger vehicle. For private car users, the only difference in actual use is that the new vehicle needs to undergo on-line inspection at a motor vehicle safety technical inspection agency before registration. The inspection items cover appearance, lighting, exhaust emission, braking, seat structure, tire size, vehicle length and width parameters, weighing, environmental protection and other items. The time required for license plate registration depends on the on-site situation, and the cost is higher than that of ordinary small passenger vehicles due to the added on-line inspection fee. All other policy requirements related to daily use are consistent with those for ordinary small passenger vehicles.
Samsung takes stake in Patsini? CEO Xu Jincheng responds to rumors of trillion-dollar giant shareholder
On September 7, at the Patsini Media Open Day, CEO Xu Jincheng responded that the company did add a new trillion-dollar global consumer electronics semiconductor giant as a shareholder in August this year, but did not disclose the specific name, only stating that there are not many such companies in the world. When talking about the cooperation space with the mobile phone industry chain, Xu Jincheng revealed that Patsini has carried out cooperation related to production line data collection with Foxconn, and the demand volume of mobile phone production lines is larger. He pointed out that the automation rate of mobile phone manufacturing is already relatively high, but links such as final inspection and packaging are still largely labor-dependent. With the improvement of humanoid robots and intelligent technologies, more than 90% of the links in mobile phone and consumer electronics production lines can realize automation. (21st Century Business Herald)
JD Cloud Reaches In-Depth Cooperation with Moore Threads to Build a 100,000-Card Domestic Intelligent Computing Cluster
36Kr has learned that at the 2026 JD Global Tech Explorer Conference, JD Cloud announced that it plans to build a 100,000-card full-featured GPU cluster to create ultra-large-scale domestic intelligent computing infrastructure. Taking Moore Threads full-featured GPUs as the computing power base, the cluster focuses on key fields including large model training, inference and embodied intelligence, and opens its computing power to the whole industry, which marks the first time that domestic GPUs have been deployed in the 100,000-card level core intelligent computing cluster of AI cloud enterprises.
No Fuel Cars Rank in Top 10 Auto Sales in August
In August this year, all the top 10 models in the national passenger vehicle retail sales ranking are new energy vehicles, and no traditional fuel cars made the list again. According to the statistics from DCar, Geely Xingyuan topped the list with a retail sales volume of 39651 units in August, followed by Leapmotor A10 (30652 units), Tesla Model Y (29260 units), BYD Yuan UP (22958 units) and Tesla Model 3 (20787 units) ranking the second to fifth place respectively. Changan Qiyuan Q05 (17349 units) ranked the sixth, followed by Li Auto i6 (16979 units), BYD Dolphin (16829 units), Xiaomi SU7 (16518 units) and Wuling Bingo Pro (14695 units). (Jiemian News)
Iraq seeks to substantially raise its oil production quota during the OPEC+ verification process
According to people familiar with the matter, as the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries and its allies assess the production capacity of each member state to determine each country's oil production ceiling for the next year, Iraq is pushing for a significant increase in its domestic oil production quota. Sources said that as the second-largest oil producer of the organization, Iraq hopes to set its future production target at a baseline of 6 million barrels per day, which is a sharp increase from the current baseline level. The relevant process is still under confidentiality, and the Iraqi Ministry of Oil has not responded to requests for comment. (Sina Finance)
OpenAI Blocks Ads of Competing AI Products From Enterprises Including Adobe on ChatGPT
OpenAI has notified some of its commercial partners that advertising for image and audio generation products, which directly compete with OpenAI's own features, will no longer be permitted on ChatGPT. This new regulation was not previously disclosed to the public and has not been updated on OpenAI's official advertising policy page, taking existing advertisers including Adobe, which sells the aforementioned generative AI products, completely by surprise. If this ban is further expanded to other competing product categories, the new policy may reduce OpenAI's potential advertising revenue. OpenAI previously delivered very aggressive growth forecasts for its advertising business to investors, and advertising is seen as the core method to tap the commercial value of its huge base of non-paying users. (Yicai)
Unionized workers of SK Hynix will hold a revote on the tentative wage agreement next week
According to industry sources revealed on September 9, the unionized workers of SK Hynix will hold a revote next week on a tentative wage agreement that was rejected three weeks ago. Sources said the two-day voting will start next Tuesday. The SK Hynix trade union is scheduled to hold a congress of representatives on the 10th, and it is expected that the adjustments of the new tentative agreement compared with the old version will be disclosed at the meeting. (Sina Finance)
OpenAI says it is cooperating with Samsung to develop next-generation chips and deepen the bilateral partnership
Harrison Kim, General Manager of OpenAI Korea, stated at a press conference on September 9: "One of the most remarkable and widely recognized areas in our collaboration with Samsung Electronics is the joint production and research targeting the next-generation chips we are developing." Kim also noted that Samsung Electronics is "one of the enterprises with the largest ChatGPT application scale around the world", pointing out that the company's employees in South Korea and overseas have used ChatGPT in work scenarios including R&D, marketing and sales. Kim said that as the chip technology required to achieve faster and more complex computing continues to upgrade, the demand for memory chips will keep growing, which makes cooperation with South Korean semiconductor suppliers a priority for OpenAI's local office. (CLS)
OpenAI: Unprecedented Customer Demand for Astra
OpenAI Head of Product Tibo stated: "Customer demand for the new generation flagship model GPT-6 Astra is truly unprecedented. We are leveraging every possible resource to keep up with this surging demand, but so far I have never encountered such a situation, even though we have already experienced extremely rapid growth in the past. Our top priority is always to maintain high-quality services for existing users, but if this situation continues, we may have to temporarily suspend new Pro subscriptions." (Cailian Press)
Probability of Fed rate hike in September is 60.2%
According to CME "Fed Watch": The probability that the Federal Reserve will keep interest rates unchanged by September is 39.8%, and the probability of a cumulative 25-basis-point rate hike is 60.2%. By October, the probability that the Federal Reserve will maintain the current interest rate level is 28.3%, the probability of a cumulative 25-basis-point rate hike is 54.3%, and the probability of a cumulative 50-basis-point rate hike is 17.3%. (The Financial Associated Press)
Anthropic Researcher Resigns Over Fears That AI Could "Run Amok"
An Anthropic researcher has opted to leave the artificial intelligence industry out of deep concerns. He holds the view that the lab and its rivals are racing to develop AI systems that are beyond human control, a sign that security concerns within leading AI enterprises are continuously escalating. Jacob Coxson, a researcher specializing in training new AI models with massive datasets, announced on September 8 that he would leave the company, as he does not want to join the industry-wide race to develop self-iterating AI systems. He worries that such systems could spiral completely out of control and wipe out humanity. (Sina Finance)
Ongoing IPO Progress
Hand Information: Terminates the issuance of H shares and listing on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange
36Kr learned from the announcement of Hand Information that based on the comprehensive consideration of the macroeconomic environment, capital market environment and the company's own development plan, the company has decided to terminate the issuance of H shares and the listing on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange. At present, the company's operating status is normal, and this termination of the H share issuance and listing will not cause a significant impact on the company's business activities and sustainable development.
Large Corporations' Financial Reports
Delta Electronics' August revenue increases by 34.95% year-on-year
On September 9, Delta Electronics announced that its revenue in August reached NT$64.586 billion, up 34.95% year-on-year. The total revenue in the first eight months of this year amounted to NT$474.268 billion, with a year-on-year growth of 41.06%. (Jiemian News)
ASUS' August Revenue Increased by 51.17% Year on Year
ASUS announced on September 9 that the company's revenue in August reached NT$94.956 billion, up 51.17% year on year; the cumulative revenue for the first 8 months of this year hit NT$645.189 billion, representing a year-on-year increase of 42.30%. (Jiemian News)
Investment and Financing
Wuwen Intelligence Technology completes several hundred million yuan of Series A financing
36 Kr has learned that recently, "Wuwen Intelligence Technology" announced the completion of several hundred million yuan in Series A financing. This round of financing is led by Hongtai Fund, with participation from Hongshan Capital, CEC Digital Finance and Lion City Capital. Existing shareholders including Bridge Capital, Lihe Finance, Lihe Zhongke and Chengkai Lingcheng Future Fund have made excess follow-on investments. After the completion of this round of financing, Wuwen Intelligence Technology will continue to increase R&D investment and scaled deployment in the Physical AI infrastructure sector.
"Fengluan Technology" Completes Tens of Millions of Yuan in Angel+ Round Financing
36Kr learned that Fengluan Technology has recently completed tens of millions of yuan in Angel+ round financing, led by Hongruida Investment, with Suzhou Yida Fund and Hexa Capital participating in the follow-on investment. The raised funds will be mainly used for the prototype R&D of the first-generation educational robots, expansion of the technical team and construction of the sales system.
The "laid-off" Fang Taozi, braves her way into the fashion industry
We interviewed Feifeifei, the screenwriter and director of the hit AIGC work *The Laid-off Girl*, to reveal how Fang Taozi, the girl who was "laid off" in the AI world, broke into the real fashion circle, and for the first time publicly shared the exclusive "Burning Code" for behind-the-scenes content creation in the *AI Insiders* column of 36Kr!
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