Krypton Evening News | Meta announced that it will invest an additional US$40 billion in Louisiana data centers; Byte explores autonomous driving, and the Seed world model team is in charge; "The 15th Five-Year Plan to Expand Consumption": Optimize the inbound consumption environment and steadily expand the scope of visa-free countries

Large companies: Qiaqia Food: Net profit in the first half of the year is expected to increase by 170.75% - 198.96% year-on-year. 36 Krypton learned that Qiaqia Food disclosed a performance forecast and estimated that the net profit attributable to shareholders of listed companies in the first half of 2026 will be 240 million yuan - 265 million yuan, a year-on-year increase of 170.75% - 198.96%. Haoshanghao: Net profit in the first half of the year is expected to increase by 301.65% - 376.03% year-on-year. 36 Krypton learned that Haoshanghao has disclosed a performance forecast. It is expected that the net profit attributable to shareholders of listed companies in the first half of 2026 will be 135 million yuan - 160 million yuan, a year-on-year increase of 301.65% - 376.03%. Meta announced that it will invest an additional US$40 billion in the Louisiana data center. On July 13, Meta announced that it will invest an additional US$40 billion in the Louisiana data center. The Louisiana data center is Meta's largest project. (Interface) Beidou Star: Net profit in the first half of the year is expected to increase by 2368.27%-3426.09% year-on-year. 36 Krypton learned that Beidou Star disclosed its performance forecast and estimated that the net profit attributable to shareholders of listed companies in the first half of 2026 will be 35 million yuan-50 million yuan, a year-on-year increase of 2368.27%-3426.09%. ByteDance is exploring autonomous driving, and the Seed world model team is in charge. 36Kr learned from many industry insiders that ByteDance is exploring the field of autonomous driving. This project is currently in charge of Zhou Chang’s world model team under Seed. It is understood that Seed not only has Zhou Chang’s multi-modal model, world model and other teams, but also has a large language model direction. The technical routes of autonomous driving and world models overlap. Another source told 36Kr that in terms of business direction, the autonomous driving scenario that Byte intends to lay out includes unmanned logistics. This business belongs to Byte's Volcano Engine Automotive Industry Line. Some people close to Byte said that the Byte team has previously conducted business discussions and exchanges with some leading autonomous driving teams, and Byte's autonomous driving project has entered an early stage of preparation. Byte has sent invitations to many head-assisted driving or autonomous driving talents, and some are promising