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DJI said on its Chinese website that price changes take effect at midnight on 18 November, citing sustained rises in semiconductor, memory and other component costs. The notice does not list affected models, the size of the change, or whether it applies outside China.
JD.com said it completed a EUR 1.34 billion (US$1.5 billion) acquisition of a controlling stake in Ceconomy, owner of MediaMarkt and Saturn. With partner Convergenta, which keeps 25.3%, the two now hold 85.2%. Ceconomy runs over 1,000 stores in 11 European markets, is consolidated from 12 November and stays standalone. A UK outlet cites US$2.5 billion, which conflicts with China Daily.
Lingyi iTech said on the evening of 12 November that it will put RMB 816 million of cash into subsidiary Readore (Limin Da), subscribing RMB 4.37 million of new registered capital and raising its direct stake from 35% to 51%. Readore stays consolidated and an earlier voting-rights delegation ends. The unit makes AI-server liquid-cooling parts.
A brief compiled by AI Weekly says Huawei launched the new Qingyun HM650 desktop on 6 November.
From 4 November Apple Intelligence entered a testing phase in China. TechNode later commented that Apple's Chinese AI partners are not having an easy time.
The phone launched in China on 23 October. Initial supply is limited, and delivery dates for some pre-orders have slipped to late January 2027.
Huawei's consumer business chief said the company has worked with China's supply chain since US export controls took effect.
Surging demand for AI servers has lifted memory costs, and Huawei, OPPO, Xiaomi and Apple have all raised prices on some smartphones.
The new model reportedly no longer forces automated actions and asks for user consent instead; restrictions from individual apps still limit what the agent can do.
At CIOE 2026, Luxshare and its unit Luxvisions displayed several AR-glasses products based on automotive head-up-display technology.
The O3 is in mass production and debuts in the Xiaomi 18 Fold and Pad 9 Pro Max in September. It is reportedly the first phone chip to support LPDDR6, using memory from CXMT; the D100 is expected for commercial use in 2027.