Agibot’s 2026 Mid-Year Surge: Full Extra Month’s Salary Paid to All Qualifying Staff, Including Ex-Employees
July 31, 2026 –Chinese humanoid robotics pioneer Agibot Innovation has rolled out a surprise mid-year bonus package for all eligible full-time staff, including former employees, as the firm notched over-target performance in the first half of 2026. The special performance incentive, unveiled at the company’s all-staff mid-year meeting on July 30, grants each qualifying employee…
Memory Costs Surpass Processors: Global Smartphone SoC Shipments Plunge 15% YoY in H1 2026, MediaTek and Qualcomm Both See 25%+ Drops
July 31, 2026 –A sharp 15% year-over-year drop in global smartphone SoC shipments marked the first half of 2026, according to fresh findings from Counterpoint Research, signaling one of the mobile chip industry’s steepest downturns in recent memory. The firm projects the full-year 2026 decline will land at 14%, as skyrocketing memory prices ripple through…
Tesla China Expands Local AI Ecosystem: Qwen Under Deep Vehicle Testing After Doubao Rollout
July 31, 2026 –Alibaba’s Qwen large language model has entered deep in-vehicle testing for Tesla’s China-market infotainment systems, with a public rollout on the near horizon, multiple people familiar with the matter have confirmed. The model has already completed extensive validation work on real Tesla production hardware, with a full feature roadmap that covers voice…
Volvo Abandons Lidar for EX90/ES90 Flagships Entirely — Musk’s “I Told You So” Moment Goes Viral
July 31, 2026 – Volvo Cars has officially pulled the plug on all lidar-powered advanced driver assistance features for its flagship EX90 and ES90 electric models, scrapping years of planned high-end autonomous driving capabilities that were once positioned as a cornerstone of the brand’s next-generation safety architecture. The unexpected move sent ripples across the global…
Cook’s Final Earnings Bow: Apple Stretches $100B Quarterly Revenue Streak to Four Straight Quarters
July 31, 2026 – Apple has closed out its fiscal 2026 third quarter with a historic revenue haul of 109.42billion,markinga16109.42billion,markinga16100-billion-plus quarterly top lines to four consecutive periods. Every segment of Apple’s global footprint delivered double-digit revenue growth, with each regional market notching its own record-breaking June-quarter performance. Hardware sales surged 17% year over year, while…
Leapmotor Chairman Zhu Jiangming: Our Financial Health Outperforms Many Top EV Players – No Paid Trolls, No Underhanded Tactics
July 31, 2026 – The full-length in-depth conversation video between Luo Yonghao and Zhu Jiangming, Chairman of Leapmotor, has officially premiered on the talk show Luo Yonghao’s Crossroads. The discussion spans a decade of EV-building journeys, automakers’ financial health, cutthroat industry competition, full-stack R&D strategies, and the ongoing new-energy vehicle shakeout trajectory. During the dialogue,…
ByteDance Unveils Seedance 2.5: 30-Second One-Tap AI Video Generation That Cuts the “Overprocessed” Visual Glitch
July 31, 2026 – ByteDance has officially rolled out its next-generation AI video creation model, Seedance 2.5, with gradual deployments underway across its in-house platforms including Dreamina AI and Doubao Pro, while its public API service is scheduled to go live on Volcano Ark in the near future. Breaking the previous 15-second native generation limit…
Memory Crunch Bites Global Smartphone Market: Q2 2026 Shipments Dip 6% as Samsung, Apple and Xiaomi Top the Rankings
July 31, 2026 –Global smartphone shipments in Q2 2026 hit 272 million units, marking a 6% year-over-year dip as the broader market faces persistent headwinds, per fresh figures from market research firm Omdia. Sky-high memory prices have thrown the entire industry’s supply chain out of balance, with surging component costs forcing nearly every major smartphone…
Elon Musk Denies Reports That Tesla Is Considering Selling or Spinning Off Its China Business
July 31, 2026 – Rumors suggesting that Tesla could divest or spin off its China operations have been firmly rejected by CEO Elon Musk, who described the claims as entirely false shortly after they gained traction across financial markets. The speculation, first reported by The Wall Street Journal citing people familiar with the matter, alleged…
HarmonyOS Gains Momentum as Huawei Completes Its Decade-Long PC Lineup
July 31, 2026 – Huawei has officially revealed the complete specifications of its new MateBook Pro S during a dedicated media briefing held on July 30, highlighting the device as the lightest laptop in the world. Weighing just 798 grams, the notebook has received official recognition for setting a new benchmark in ultra-light PC design….