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Lenovo unveils full-stack AI vision to drive enterprise productivity｜MWC Shanghai 2025 by Jessie Wu

At the opening of MWC Shanghai 2025 on Wednesday, Liu Jun, president of Lenovo China, delivered a keynote speech entitled Full-Stack AI Empowering Enterprise Productivity, outlining the company’s strategic vision and practical efforts in the AI era.

“We are currently in the midst of the fourth industrial revolution triggered by AI, where the capabilities of intelligent agents are doubling every few months,” Liu said. He added that artificial intelligence is no longer a mere tool, but is rapidly becoming a core productivity engine for businesses and society.

Qualcomm bets on on-device AI as new interface | MWC Shanghai 2025 by Shuang Jing

At the opening day of the Mobile World Congress (MWC) Shanghai 2025, chipmaker Qualcomm laid out its roadmap for shifting AI development from cloud to edge devices, citing evidence that future AI experiences will take place primarily on smartphones, PCs, cars, and other consumer devices.

Speaking at the event’s Agentic AI Summit on Wednesday, Vinesh Sukumar, Qualcomm’s vice-president of AI product management, said the company sees a paradigm shift as AI evolves from generative models to intelligent agents that act autonomously based on user intent. “AI is becoming the new UI (user interface),” he said.

Huawei unveils HarmonyOS 6 beta at HDC 2025, Mate 80 series likely to feature it in Q4 by Jessie Wu

From June 20 to 22, Huawei hosted its annual Developer Conference (HDC 2025) at Songshan Lake in Dongguan, under the theme “Cloud for Everything, Intelligence for the Future.” The event unveiled the company’s progress in developing its HarmonyOS, including expanded device adoption, the launch of the Harmony Intelligence Framework, and the upcoming HarmonyOS 6 developer beta.

Beijing orders EV quality checks in price war crackdown by Jill SHEN

Chinese authorities recently called upon the country’s new energy vehicle (NEV) makers to step up efforts to ensure the reliability of their vehicles and ordered enhanced inspections against the backdrop of a relentless price war across the industry that has raised concerns about quality issues.

Insta360 goes public a decade after founding, eyes global growth and innovation push by Jessie Wu

On June 11, panoramic and action camera company Insta360 went public on China’s STAR (Science and Technology Innovation Board) Market, becoming the seventh company to list on the board in 2025. The IPO marks the company’s transition from a startup to a global tech firm nearly a decade after its founding, and unlocks new capital to support long-term growth.

Meituan expands instant retail, scales back community group-buying in unprofitable areas by Shuang Jing

Meituan announced on June 23 that it will fully expand its instant retail business while retreating from loss-making regions in its community group-buying unit, Meituan Youxuan. The company will reallocate resources to strengthen its competitive edge in instant delivery, with a focus on growing its Flash Buy service and XiaoXiang Supermarket’s warehouse-based delivery.