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Rising demand for AI technologies is increasing the cost of producing entry-level smartphones in Africa. Consumers may need to spend more this year for devices that have helped millions access the internet.
Smart bed prices are falling sharply, with many online products now priced at RMB 3,000–4,000 and flagship sets below RMB 10,000. Falling component costs, domestic supply chains, stronger demand, and simplified product configurations are accelerating adoption, while inaccurate sensing and weak adaptive functions remain key concerns.
Hesai CFO Andrew Fan says lidar orders this year are higher than during the same period last year. More Chinese automakers are adding lidar to new vehicle models as they accelerate intelligent-driving development despite a weak overall car market.
A community developer created Qwen3.8-23B-Mini-Me by strategically removing layers from Qwen3.8-27B, reducing the model to approximately 22.7B parameters without severe reasoning degradation. The model is reported to work well for coding, agentic tasks, and multi-turn chats, but it has not yet been benchmarked and struggles more with edge cases and underspecified prompts.
The Pixel Watch 5 refines Google’s smartwatch formula with smarter gym tracking, new health alerts, and offline Gemini support. The review presents it as a meaningful but incremental upgrade at a premium price.
GAC Trumpchi has begun rolling out OTA 3.0 for the Eon S9, upgrading its Huawei ADS V4.1 driving system and HarmonySpace 5 cockpit. The update adds automated cruise parking, side-impact defense, AI-powered in-car assistance, and dual-control parked ventilation.
Mozilla has released the beta of Firefox Smart Window, an AI-focused browser experience. Early testing suggests its features could make Firefox more appealing to people who regularly use AI tools.
Banma Intelligence is shifting its automotive software strategy from traditional smart cockpits toward AI-native vehicles. The company is focusing on on-device omni-models, AI agents, and AI operating systems that could make cars more autonomous and context-aware.
Linkdaze is positioning its smart digital calendar as a tool for managing an entire household rather than simply tracking appointments. Its AI meal planner is included without requiring a paid subscription.
A Wall Street Journal article, adapted from The Valley of Death, claims that CIA-backed funding helped NeXT survive financial difficulties in the 1980s. NeXT’s survival enabled Steve Jobs to return to Apple, while its operating system later became part of the foundation underlying the iPhone.