Technology: Apple began testing Apple Intelligence in mainland China on November 4 with the iOS 27.3 developer beta, ahead of a planned public release in December. According to TechNode, Alibaba's Qwen model is integrated into Siri, Writing Tools and Visual Intelligence. The next-generation Siri and other features announced at WWDC 2026 are not included.
Geopolitics: The European Commission on November 3 conditionally approved JD.com's $2.5 billion acquisition of German electronics retailer Ceconomy (MediaMarkt and Saturn). According to TechNode, the review ran under the Foreign Subsidies Regulation, and JD.com committed to deal with Ceconomy on market terms and to open its warehousing and logistics services to other retailers.
Robotics: Xiaomi released a video of humanoid robots working an eight-hour shift in its EV factory, sorting console parts, and says they detected and fixed problems on their own. According to Electrek, the company did not say how many parts were sorted, what the success rate was, or how often a human had to step in.
Business: Markets outside China now account for half of the revenue from ByteDance's Seedance video model, according to a 36Kr report cited by TechNode, with overseas revenue up nearly fivefold in six months. Tencent is among the model's top three customers in China. Absolute revenue was not disclosed.
