Apple rises to second in China as smartphone shipments fall to 14-year low
Counterpoint Research put Apple's shipment share at 19.5% in Q3 2026, behind Huawei's 21.3%, as the overall market contracted 10%.
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Moonshot launches Kimi K3.1 Pro with limits on cyberattack training
The Chinese AI lab plans to publish the model’s full weights by 4 November. Its performance claims have not been independently verified.
Wayve, Stellantis and Nvidia partner with France on self-driving rollout
The companies have not specified launch timing, fleet size or locations. France’s transport minister said regulatory changes would retain safety and data sovereignty requirements.
Cambricon revenue misses forecasts as chip supply limits production
The Chinese AI chipmaker retained its 2026 revenue target of at least 13.5 billion yuan despite quarterly sales falling below analysts’ expectations.
OpenClaw creator puts one month's AI token spending at about US$10 million
Peter Steinberger said not all of that usage was useful and described using a second AI agent to limit permissions.
MIT researchers build swimming robot driven by living muscle
Light-controlled muscle cells power two fins, allowing the thin device to steer through an underwater maze.
Nearly 2,000 AI agents analyze mouse brain gene data in 32 minutes
OpenAI and its research partners say the approach reproduced earlier findings and generated new leads, but the results have not been peer-reviewed.
Eka Robotics raises US$150 million for touch-guided robots
Andreessen Horowitz and F-Prime led the Series A round, with funding intended to expand model training and accelerate customer deployments.
UK to create AI wildfire unit and equip military aircraft to fight fires
The package includes up to £45 million for specialist firefighting teams and equipment, plus £25 million for peatland restoration in England.
Maxinsights raises US$30 million for robot training data
The startup also introduced video-checking software and a sensor glove as it expands its collection of footage showing people performing everyday tasks.
