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DJI Disrupts Creator Audio Market With Sub-$50 Mic Mini 2

Shenzhen-based drone and camera manufacturer DJI is aggressively undercutting global audio competitors with the launch of its DJI Mic Mini 2 series, priced at a disruptive RMB 329 (US$47.68). The ultra-budget pricing strategy marks a definitive pivot for the hardware giant as it seeks to consolidate

Nio ES9 Showcases SkyOS Edge in EV Software Race

Nio is leveraging its proprietary Sky·OS architecture to transform the ES9 SUV into a highly integrated hardware-software ecosystem, signaling a broader industry shift toward centralized vehicle computing in 2026. Building on the foundation laid by the ET9 delivered last year, the ES9 introduces a refined "5D immersive

Honor Unveils YOYO Claw PC to Disrupt Edge AI Market

Chinese consumer electronics maker Honor has fundamentally restructured the deployment of artificial intelligence on personal computers, integrating the complex OpenClaw framework directly into its new MagicBook Pro 16 to bypass cloud-computing bottlenecks. Three years after the generative AI boom triggered by ChatGPT, the hardware industry has struggled to move

Huawei Revamps Premium Strategy With Flat-Screen Pura 90 Series

Huawei Technologies Co. shifts its premium smartphone strategy for 2026 by entirely abandoning curved displays and consolidating its high-end lineup with the launch of the flat-screen Pura 90 series, starting at RMB 4,699 (US$681). The Shenzhen-based technology giant announced the structural overhaul on Tuesday, officially

Geely Aggressively Expands HEV Footprint as Xingrui and Xingyue L i-HEV Debuts

Geely Auto has sharply intensified the ongoing price war in China's hybrid vehicle market, launching its latest Xingrui and Xingyue L i-HEV models with a highly aggressive starting price of RMB 102,700 (US$14,884). This strategic pricing move in early 2026 signals a calculated effort

DeepSeek’s DeepGEMM Overhaul Signals Nvidia Blackwell Integration Amid Compute Squeeze

Chinese artificial intelligence developer DeepSeek has restructured its core computing library to radically optimize Mixture-of-Experts (MoE) architectures, deploying a "Mega MoE" framework that strongly indicates the company is leveraging Nvidia Corp.’s advanced Blackwell hardware despite ongoing semiconductor export restrictions. The quiet update to the open-

TSMC Faces 3nm Capacity Squeeze on AI Boom, Outlines Global Expansion Plan

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing is wrestling with severe capacity constraints at its cutting-edge 3-nanometer (N3) node, propelled by an unprecedented surge in global artificial intelligence chip demand. During its latest 2026 earnings call, the foundry giant detailed an aggressive strategic roadmap to alleviate current supply bottlenecks. Management confirmed that

ChinaBiz Briefing | CATL Mining Push, Huawei Regains Crown, Alibaba AI App Layer, MiniMax Agents

China’s tech and industrial ecosystem is moving deeper into a phase defined by resource control, AI commercialization and platform competition. CATL is expanding upstream to secure raw materials, while Alibaba and MiniMax are pushing into the AI application and agent layers. At the same time, smartphone competition is reshuffling,

DJI’s RMB 2,799 Avata 360 Undercuts Action Cameras With 8K Aerial Imaging

Shenzhen-based drone manufacturer DJI has aggressively lowered the barrier to entry for panoramic aerial photography in 2026 with the release of the Avata 360, a move that directly pressures action-camera competitors by pricing advanced 8K flight capabilities at just RMB 2,799 (US$405). The strategic pricing places

MiniMax Launches MaxHermes, a Cloud-Based Self-Evolving AI Agent

MiniMax has launched MaxHermes, which it describes as the world’s first cloud-based “sandbox” for the Hermes Agent, positioning the product as a long-running AI assistant that improves through continuous use. MaxHermes is built around a learning loop designed to turn completed complex tasks into reusable “Skills.” The