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PANews reported on July 5th that, according to Sina Finance, the revised A-share trading rules simultaneously issued by the Shanghai, Shenzhen, and Beijing stock exchanges will officially take effect on July 6th, 2026, covering several optimizations to the trading mechanism. The core adjustments made by the three exchanges according to the revised trading rules are as follows: 1. Shanghai Stock Exchange's key revisions: First, the scope of securities applicable to after-hours fixed-price trading has been expanded from STAR Market stocks to all A-shares and exchange-traded funds (ETFs); second, the trading method for funds at the closing stage has been changed from continuous bidding to closing call auction, with the closing price generated through the call auction; third, the price fluctuation limit for main board risk-alert stocks has been adjusted from 5% to 10%. In addition, adaptive revisions have been made based on rule changes and business needs, including optimizing disciplinary provisions and improving the wording of some rules.
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According to a report by the Wall Street Journal on July 7th, as reported by Mars Finance, AI companies such as OpenAI and Anthropic are offering substantial free computing power and discounts to startups to compete for enterprise customers. The report states that Silicon Valley startup founders are receiving computing credits, token usage limits, and auction-style discounts from AI model companies. Some early-stage companies have received over $3 million in cloud computing and token credits, approaching the median of seed funding in the US according to PitchBook. AI companies hope to acquire customers in the early stages of startups, making their tools an integral part of their business as these companies grow. Cursor offered a 75% discount until July 5th; Google Cloud offered up to $500,000 in cloud computing credits to some startups, along with early access to the Gemini model and, in some cases, support from DeepMind engineers. Microsoft and Amazon Web Services also offer special privileges to startups. OpenAI and Anthropic have recently been particularly focused on Y Combinator startups. In May, Sam Altman announced that OpenAI would offer $2 million in tokens to each startup participating in its accelerator program in exchange for equity. Around the same time, Anthropic increased its free token allocation to Y Combinator startups from $30,000 to $500,000, without requiring equity. OpenAI subsequently adjusted its offer, providing startups with $500,000 in free tokens, without requiring equity, and offering the option to exchange equity for an additional $1.5 million in tokens. These offers reflect the fierce competition among model providers for future large clients. Y Combinator runs four cohorts annually, with recent cohorts featuring approximately 200 companies each, meaning that OpenAI and Anthropic could potentially offer a combined $800 million in AI tokens over the next year. Christopher Acker, co-founder of SuperPenguin, stated, "The AI world is being driven by OpenAI and Anthropic because they are giving startups money to pay for usage costs."