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Li Bin Warns: 20% Increase in Vehicle Weight Doubles Road Damage 
李斌警告车重增两成路面损耗增2倍 #NIO #EVs #WIC2026

At the Auto Night Talk forum during the 2026 World Internet Conference (Wuzhen Caffee) on November 5, William Li, founder, chairman, and CEO of NIO, engaged in a joint dialogue with Li Shufu, chairman of Geely Holding Group. This marked their first public dialogue together since reaching a comprehensive strategic cooperation on charging and battery swapping on September 28.

During the forum, Li revisited the issue of vehicle kerb weight. "Some vehicles are equipped with 120 kWh battery packs weighing 700 to 800 kilograms. While weight isn't much of an issue for the vehicle itself, has anyone calculated its impact on the roads?" Li noted. "At 1.2 times the vehicle weight, the damage to roads increases to 2.07 times." 

Previously, during a livestream on July 6, 2025, Li pointed out that while blindly expanding battery capacity yields range gains, "heavier vehicles cause greater damage to roads—which is why many countries base their vehicle taxes on weight." The topic quickly trended on social media platforms.

Hidden Camera Industry Exposed: Over 100,000 Women Filmed in Restrooms; Footage of Minors Sells for 5–10x More; Perpetrators Include Women, Highly Educated Professionals, and Executives
偷拍产业链曝光，超10万女性厕所被偷拍，未成年偷拍售价为成人5到10倍，偷拍者也有女性、高知、公司高管

Inside an ordinary public women's restroom, women walk in one after another, unaware that a hidden camera concealed in the corner has captured everything... Several terabytes of such voyeuristic footage sit stored on the hard drives of anti-surveillance volunteer Zhou Ninghe.

Over the past year or so, Zhou has gathered leads on social media and assisted police in filing reports. To date, police have solved 18 secret filming cases based on his tips, two of which involved minors. According to his statistics, voyeuristic filming cases exist across all 34 provincial-level administrative regions in China, with an estimated 140,000 victimized women, including primary school students.

Zhou pointed out that perpetrators do not all fit the stereotypical "creepy man" image. "In fact, some perpetrators are women, and some act together as couples. Professionally, many are elites, highly educated individuals, and corporate executives," he said. "Filming purely for desire doesn't last long—being able to profit from it is the real drive behind continuous operation."

Investigations reveal that this illicit industry has formed a complete underground supply chain: e-commerce platforms sell cameras disguised as everyday items using vague search terms, with sellers instructing buyers to "wear gloves during installation"; encrypted messaging groups recruit members through "pledge of loyalty" submissions; and after videos leak to online forums, perpetrators monetize them via paid subscriptions on fringe cloud storage sites. Distressingly, footage of minors commands prices 5 to 10 times higher than that of adult women. To date, two cases involving minors handled by Zhou have resulted in the successful arrest of suspects. (Elephant News)

Huawei Launches First Computer with 100% Localization Rate
华为发布首个国产化率100%的电脑

At the HarmonyOS Office Industry Summit, Zhu Dongdong, President of Huawei's Tablet and PC Product Line, announced that shipments of HarmonyOS computers have surpassed 1 million units. Meanwhile, Huawei officially unveiled the Huawei Qingyun HM650, a HarmonyOS desktop PC. This marks the first computer to achieve a 100% localization rate, realizing full domestic independence across both hardware and software, including its chips, operating system, and AI technology.

Apple Intelligence Officially Launches in China
苹果智能登陆中国市场

Early in the morning of November 4 (Beijing Time), Apple Intelligence officially arrived in the Chinese market as public testing opened with the latest iOS Developer Beta release.
In this latest iOS Developer Beta version, users can directly leverage Qwen's text and image understanding, content generation, and other capabilities within Siri, Writing Tools, and Visual Intelligence. Users have the option to enable or disable the Qwen integration. Once enabled, they can log in via Sign in with Apple or use their own Qwen App account to access Qwen across Siri, Visual Intelligence, and Writing Tools.
Reportedly, Apple Intelligence relies on Alibaba's Tongyi Qwen LLM for complex tasks, with plans for an official rollout to domestic users alongside the stable release of iOS 27.3 in December.
However, public reports indicate that multiple testers on iPhone 15 Pro Max and iPhone 16 Pro models observed persistent device heating caused by background AI indexing tasks after completing the model package download. Battery consumption during daily standby and light usage scenarios was noticeably higher than on the stable release of iOS 27.2. Additionally, testers noted recurring random bugs, including third-party app crashes, brief input method lag, and temporary disappearances of AI feature entry points.
Apple officially advises that Beta software should only be installed on devices dedicated to development and testing, rather than primary daily-driver devices, and strongly urges users to back up their data prior to installation.
Looking back, the rollout of Apple Intelligence in China took over two years. Apple first unveiled Apple Intelligence in June 2024. On October 31, 2026, Apple officially announced the upcoming launch of Apple Intelligence for China-spec devices, confirming a partnership with Alibaba to integrate the Tongyi Qwen LLM into the local Apple Intelligence system, where cloud-based capabilities for complex generation and multimodal comprehension will call upon Qwen.
Regarding the impact of Apple Intelligence entering China, Zhong Xiaolei, a Senior Analyst at Omdia, told reporters that while this initial release covers relatively basic AI features, it represents a solid start. According to Omdia estimates, the installed base of iOS devices in mainland China will reach around 350 million in 2025, which could make a larger contribution to Apple's service revenue as the ecosystem matures. He noted that overseas Siri AI capabilities are currently bundled with iCloud+ subscriptions, a model that has not yet launched in China.
Apple's recently released earnings report shows that for fiscal year 2026, total annual revenue reached $478.834 billion, up 15% year-on-year. Full-year net income stood at $132.175 billion, with diluted earnings per share (EPS) at $8.98. Product revenue for the year totaled $355.533 billion, while Services revenue reached $123.301 billion, with both major business segments achieving double-digit year-on-year growth.
Notably, in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2026, Apple's R&D expenditure climbed sharply to $11.730 billion, up from $8.866 billion in the same period last year. Total R&D spending for fiscal 2026 reached $45.765 billion, a significant increase from $34.550 billion in the previous fiscal year. This heavy investment was primarily funneled into on-device artificial intelligence, new hardware form factors, and foldable iPhones.
Additionally, Apple's performance in Greater China drew significant attention. According to the financial report, revenue from Greater China in Q4 of fiscal 2026 was $17.539 billion, a 21% year-on-year increase, though falling short of the market consensus estimate of $18.75 billion. For the full fiscal year 2026, revenue from Greater China totaled $82.378 billion, representing a marked improvement from $64.377 billion in the previous fiscal year.

Apple CEO John Ternus Responds to iPhone Duo Screen Issues
苹果CEO特努斯回应iPhone Duo屏幕问题 $AAPL

Apple delivered its first earnings report since John Ternus took over as CEO in September, posting record-high revenue and profit metrics across several categories for both the fourth quarter of fiscal 2026 and the full fiscal year. However, performance in Greater China fell short of Wall Street's consensus expectations.

During the earnings call, addressing user reports regarding screen issues on the iPhone Duo, Ternus stated that affected devices represent only a "very small percentage" and confirmed that Apple is providing replacement services for impacted users.