Musk: Grok can now generate four images at the same time and render them step by step.It is reported that Canada is considering imposing export taxes on commodities such as uranium and oil to counter Trump's tariff threat. Canada is studying the imposition of export taxes on major commodities exported to the United States, including uranium, oil and potash, in the case that Trump fulfills the comprehensive tariff threat. Officials familiar with the internal discussions of Canadian Prime Minister Trudeau's government said that the export tax would be Canada's last resort. According to people familiar with the matter, retaliatory tariffs on goods made in the United States and export controls on some Canadian products are more likely to come first. However, these officials said that if Trump decides to launch a full-scale trade war, the commodity export tax is a practical option, which will push up the costs of American consumers, farmers and enterprises. They said that the Trudeau government may also propose to expand its export control power in the latest report on the country's financial and economic situation scheduled to be released on Monday. It is reported that Canada is currently the largest external oil supplier in the United States. Some refineries rely on cheaper Canadian heavy crude oil, and there are few other options. The impact of rising costs is particularly severe in the Midwest of the United States, where nearly half of the crude oil used by fuel producers to produce gasoline and diesel comes from Canada.From January to October, the total output of lithium batteries in China increased by 16% year-on-year. According to the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, China's lithium-ion battery industry continued to grow from January to October 2024. According to the announcement of lithium battery industry norms, enterprise information and industry associations, the total output of lithium batteries in China from January to October was 890GWh, up 16% year-on-year. According to the data of the National Bureau of Statistics, the profit of China's lithium battery manufacturing industry increased by 39.4% from January to October. In the battery sector, the output of energy storage lithium batteries exceeded 200GWh from January to October. The loading capacity of power lithium batteries for new energy vehicles is about 405GWh. From January to October, the total export of lithium batteries in China reached 350.2 billion yuan, down 9.2% year-on-year, and the decline was 3.3 percentage points narrower than that in January-June.
Shen Wanhongyuan: "Vigorously boosting consumption" is the first task of economic work next year. The Central Economic Work Conference was held in Beijing from December 11th to 12th. Shen Wanhongyuan released a research opinion saying that in this Central Economic Work Conference, it can be seen that boosting consumption has once again become the top priority in 2025. The "two innovations" and "two heavyweights" in 2024 are important points of economic work. "Two Innovations" means to promote a new round of large-scale equipment renewal and trade-in of consumer goods, and "Two Innovations" means to implement major national strategies and build safety capacity in key areas, and continue to pay attention to the efforts of fiscal policies including extra-long special national debt in this field.Tesla China will launch advanced intelligent summoning ASS function for vehicles with EAP or FSD. On December 13th, Tesla China official website launched a brand-new vehicle function-Actually Smart Summon. This function is suitable for Tesla vehicles with EAP (enhanced automatic driving assistance function) or FSD (full automatic driving capability). Tesla owners can automatically park the vehicle from the parking space and drive to the owner's side or the location designated by the owner on the mobile phone by operating on the Tesla application of the mobile phone, and the vehicle needs to be kept within the owner's sight during the moving process. It is reported that this function will be pushed to the owner through OTA remote software update function.According to TASS news agency, Turkish President Erdogan said that if national security is threatened, Turkey will take action against Syrian terrorists.
20% of the wildfires in California, which have burned more than 1,600 hectares, have been initially controlled. On December 12, local time, it was learned that 20% of the wildfires in Malibu, a coastal city in Los Angeles County, southern California, have been initially controlled, and local officials lifted some mandatory evacuation orders on the same day and allowed a certain number of people to return home. The wildfire has burned about 1,664 hectares of land, causing about 6,300 people to evacuate and about 22,000 people to be affected by the fire. Local officials said that wildfires also destroyed four houses, and another six houses were damaged. The California Fire Department said that nearly 2,000 firefighters are protecting buildings in the fire area and strengthening fire boundary control. (CCTV News)According to the data released by Shanghai Steel Union, the price of battery-grade lithium carbonate (in early trading) dropped by 100 yuan compared with the previous day, with an average price of 76,350 yuan/ton.The People's Procuratorate of Fujian Province decided to arrest Lou Wenlong according to law. The case of Lou Wenlong, former member of the Party Committee and vice president of Agricultural Bank of China, was investigated by the National Supervisory Commission (NSC) and transferred to the procuratorate for examination and prosecution. A few days ago, the Fujian Provincial People's Procuratorate made an arrest decision on Lou Wenlong on suspicion of accepting bribes. The case is being further processed. (highest inspection)