News & Perspective
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Apple needs the iPhone 16e to be a hit. Here’s why it has a chance
Apple’s iPhone 16e debut was surprising for two reasons: First, the company shifted away from the “SE” branding after nearly a decade. Then it priced the budget phone higher than expected at $599 — a…
Tencent testing DeepSeek to add China’s hottest AI technology to its Weixin super app
Tencent testing DeepSeek to add China’s hottest AI technology to its Weixin super app Tencent Holdings said it is testing the integration of DeepSeek‘s service on Weixin, as the operator of China’s most popular super…
FOX will charge a whopping $8 million for an advertisement during Super Bowl LIX
With much anticipation that Super Bowl LIX holds for all viewers, the viewership record of Super Bowl LVIII is expected to be crossed this year. Last year’s record was around 124 million viewers. To make…
China’s 2025 Spring Festival movie pre-sales surpass 169m yuan on day 1, boosted by rising enthusiasm of filmgoers
Pre-sales for China’s 2025 Spring Festival movies began on Sunday and surpassed 169.8 million yuan ($23.2 million) as of 12 pm on the same day, according to statistics from film data platform Beacon. 100…
Al s recovery efforts in LA move forward, powerfunew winds threaten progress
While Los Angeles officials are making progress in fire containment and search and recovery efforts, extreme fire danger threatens LA and Ventura counties over the next few days. Strong winds — reaching gusts of…
‘An old friend’: Former US President Jimmy Carter remembered in China for establishing diplomatic ties
Former US President Jimmy Carter, who died Sunday at the age of 100, is remembered in China for bringing an end to decades of hostility and establishing diplomatic relations with Beijing. On January 1, 1979,…
