Xiaomi unveiled its latest flagship smartphone, the Xiaomi 15 Ultra, at Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2025 in Barcelona, reinforcing its expansion into the premium market dominated by Apple. Priced at EUR1,499 (approx. US$1,568), the device underscores Xiaomi’s push into high-end smartphones.

At MWC 2025, Chinese smartphone brand Honor announced its bold shift from a smartphone manufacturer to a global leader in the AI-powered device ecosystem. In a highly anticipated pre-show press conference, Honor not only revealed its ambitious Honor Alpha Plan and introduced the Honor AI Agent but also showcased several cutting-edge products, signaling its full-fledged entry into the AI and smart technology space.

In a historic White House press conference, President Donald Trump joined TSMC Chairman C.C. Wei to announce a monumental US$100 billion investment by TSMC in the United States. The event, attended by US Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick and White House AI and Semiconductor Advisor David Sacks, underscored America’s aggressive push to reassert dominance in the global semiconductor industry. Beyond the staggering financial commitment, the conference revealed the strategic motivations, economic implications, and key personalities shaping this transformative deal.

IBM has recently released the Granite 3.2 series of open-source AI models, enhancing inference capabilities and introducing its first vision-language model (VLM) while continuing advancements in time-series models. Notably, a toggleable reasoning mode is available to help reduce unnecessary computing costs.