As of Aug 2026 China had 42,900 ice-related companies. In 2025, 11,900 new firms registered, up 62.08% YoY and the highest annual total in a decade. Strong cooling and cold-chain preservation demand have pushed the industry into a production peak with many plants running at full capacity. In Jiashan, Zhejiang, an automated ice plant supplying East China supermarkets, convenience stores and new-tea chains commissioned a new line this year that produces ice spheres with roughly three-hour melt tim

The Wall Street Journal reports ANTHROPIC is meeting potential investors to shore confidence ahead of a possible September or early-October IPO that could be the largest on record; the company is said to be valued at about $965bn. Investors raised concerns about the rise of low-cost AI systems, tensions with the Trump administration and growing local opposition to data center construction; sources said ANTHROPIC executives downplayed the competitive threat and stressed a focus on cutting-edge models. The company told some investors it plans to expand further into healthcare and biology AI applications; no pricing or firm timetable has been disclosed.

美国总统特朗普：正在调查联邦政府是否有权阻止曼达尼在纽约市征收“第二住所税”。