Morning Briefing: Pikachu Visits Apple to Meet Cook and Ternus; WeChat Responds to Dialect Collection Controversy; HarmonyOS Ecosystem Devices Exceed 80 Million
WeChat's Collapsible Image Feature Turned by Netizens into an Online 'Fitting Room'
Italy Proposes 75 Euro Fine for Pedestrians Using Phones While Crossing the Street
People's Daily Comments on Xiaomi's Xuanjie Chips, Lei Jun Responds: 'Keep Working Hard'
Electric Heavy Truck Sales Rise, but Commercial Insurance Becomes a Roadblock
Executives from OpenAI, Nvidia, and SpaceX to Attend G20 Tech Meeting
NDRC: Robot Industry Must Prevent Blindly Following Trends and Rushing in En Masse
HarmonyOS Ecosystem Devices Exceed 80 Million, Targeting 100 Million by Year-End
WeChat Responds to Dialect Collection Controversy: Abnormal Texts Have Been Cleared
SF Holding's H1 Revenue Grows 5.89%, Net Profit Down 4.1%
Dexterous Manipulation Robot Company Sharpa Completes Over 4.5 Billion Yuan in Funding
UBTECH's H1 Revenue Reaches 1.27 Billion Yuan, Adjusted EBITDA Loss Narrows
BYD's H1 Revenue Drops 7.13%, Net Profit Attributable to Parent Down 20.54%
Zhipu Open-Sources GLM-5.3: Commercial Use of 10-Billion-Parameter Model Providers Subject to Prior Security Review
Ruan Yifeng: To Understand AI Answering Questions, First Distinguish Between Parameters, Reasoning, and Web Connectivity
Tencent Releases and Open-Sources Hy4 Preview, Context Length Reaches 1M
Ant Group Releases Financial Enhanced Model Ling-3.0-flash-Fin, Weights to Be Open-Sourced Next Week
Meta Beta Tests Personal AI Agent Hatch, Capable of Handling Shopping and Bookings in the Background
MINISO's H1 Revenue Grows 22.4%, Net Profit Margin Drops to 8.3%
Meituan's Q2 Adjusted Net Profit Reaches 2.16 Billion Yuan, Turning Profitable Quarter-over-Quarter
Apple TV US Monthly Fee Rises to $14.99, Apple One Individual Plan Sees Synchronous Price Hike
News Worth Reading Over the Weekend
WeChat's Collapsible Image Feature Turned by Netizens into an Online 'Fitting Room'
WeChat recently launched an image collapsing display feature. By sending three or more images at once and checking 'Merge for display after sending,' multiple images will collapse into a single group in the chat window, only viewable one by one when clicked.
Netizens quickly adapted this minor tweak into an online 'fitting room': placing different outfits, hairstyles, or color combinations of the same person into one group allows recipients to swipe through and compare them continuously without a long string of large images flooding the group chat. Originally intended just to tidy up the chat interface, it unexpectedly evolved into a more convenient way to share outfit photos.
Italy Proposes 75 Euro Fine for Pedestrians Using Phones While Crossing the Street
A new road safety bill proposed by the Italian government would impose fines of up to 75 euros on pedestrians using mobile phones or other electronic devices while crossing the street. The draft targets usage that obstructs vision or distracts attention, with exceptions for emergency calls and similar situations.
According to the Automobile Club d'Italia (ACI), pedestrians will still have the right of way at zebra crossings, but the new rules also require them to confirm the distance and speed of vehicles before entering the roadway. The bill still needs to be reviewed by parliament, and the final text and effective date have yet to be determined.
People's Daily Comments on Xiaomi's Xuanjie Chips, Lei Jun Responds: 'Keep Working Hard'
In its 'People's Commentary' column yesterday, People's Daily featured Xiaomi's recently released three Xuanjie chips as a case study in systematic breakthroughs. The article noted that the release covers high-bandwidth computing, smart driving, and smartphone domains, backed by collaborative efforts among over 20 enterprises and research institutions.
The article cited examples such as Xiaomi working with wafer fabs to jointly adjust parameters like wafer rotation speed, blade direction, and cutting speed. After multiple rounds of trial and error, they overcame the challenge of ultra-high-density advanced packaging for multi-layer wafers in the 6-nanometer process. The article evaluated this collaboration as 'paving a new path for the industry.
' Lei Jun subsequently forwarded the related report, stating, 'Thank you everyone, we will keep working hard.
Electric Heavy Truck Sales Rise, but Commercial Insurance Becomes a Roadblock
A The Paper investigation found that as electric heavy truck sales accelerate, difficulty in securing commercial insurance has gradually become a widespread industry issue. A logistics company executive purchased 13 electric heavy trucks but could not directly insure them after purchase, relying instead on dealers to handle it; one dealer stated that at least 80% of clients need channel assistance to complete commercial insurance coverage.
Insurers' concerns stem from high payout rates and pricing difficulties. Among the 59 scale vehicle series of new energy trucks in 2025, 37 had a payout rate exceeding 100%, accounting for 62.7%; among the 22 series with payout rates reaching 150% or more, 19 were trucks.
The high-intensity operations of heavy trucks, battery repair costs, and the lack of real operational data have collectively driven up underwriting risks.
Compulsory traffic insurance is a mandatory legal business, but vehicle damage, third-party liability, and driver/passenger coverage rely primarily on commercial insurance. Industry insiders suggest that OEMs, logistics fleets, and insurance companies need to share data on vehicle conditions, routes, and driving behaviors to shift from uniformly cautious pricing to tiered pricing based on actual risk.
Executives from OpenAI, Nvidia, and SpaceX to Attend G20 Tech Meeting
According to Reuters, Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, SpaceX CEO Elon Musk, Meta's Dina Powell McCormick, and investor David Sacks will attend the G20 tech ministers' meeting held in the US next week, with some guests participating via video link.
The US plans to push member countries to sign a non-binding agreement, advocating for a more moderate AI regulatory path, avoiding the creation of new regulatory bodies, and having governments and private enterprises jointly test new technologies. Altman will also hold a conversation with US Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick to discuss the next phase of AI technology progress.
This meeting is one of a series of ministerial events leading up to the G20 Leaders' Summit in Miami in December, with topics including AI and other emerging technologies.
NDRC: Robot Industry Must Prevent Blindly Following Trends and Rushing in En Masse
The National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC)...