Product
1 storyQualcomm announces Snapdragon 6 Gen 5 and 4 Gen 5 chips with Smooth Motion UI
The Snapdragon 4 Gen 5 delivers 77% faster GPU performance and 90fps gaming on 4nm process, while the Snapdragon 6 Gen 5 adds Wi-Fi 7 and 100x zoom AI camera capabilities. Qualcomm targets affordable smartphone segment with H2 2026 device launches from Oppo, Realme, Redmi, Honor, and Vivo.
Funding & M&A
1 storyByteDance raises 2026 AI infrastructure spending 25% to 200 billion yuan
The increase from an initially planned 160 billion yuan reflects rising memory chip costs and ByteDance's expanded AI ambitions, according to the South China Morning Post. The company is shifting a larger allocation toward domestic AI chips to reduce geopolitical exposure and align with Beijing's technology directives.