Weekly Tech Roundup: Tesla FSD, Huawei HarmonyOS, Smartphone Market, AI Developments, and Security News

Tesla FSD entry into China remains unapproved, though Elon Musk sought access to partial video data for training.

Huawei announced a native HarmonyOS night and full-scene new product launch on October 22, with the Mate 70 series expected to offer a dual‑framework (pure HarmonyOS and Android‑compatible) version.

In Q3 2024 global smartphone shipments grew 5%; Samsung led with 18% share, narrowly ahead of Apple’s 18%, while Xiaomi ranked third at 14%.

IDC’s 2023 China collaborative robotics report shows market size over 1.48 billion RMB and shipments exceeding 30,000 units, with a strong future adoption outlook.

Lenovo and Meta unveiled AI Now, a PC‑based personal AI agent built on Llama large models, aiming to make PCs more intelligent and personalized.

Rumors indicate the Huawei Mate 70 series will support both pure HarmonyOS and Android‑compatible frameworks, featuring a 1.5K LTPO display, 50 MP main camera with variable aperture, and a 5000‑6000 mAh silicon‑negative battery.

NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang envisions a future with 50,000 employees and 100 million AI assistants deployed across departments to boost productivity without layoffs.

Xiaomi’s Lei Jun urged continued technological innovation to become a global benchmark in technology and quality, outlining four initiatives at the World Intelligent Connected Vehicles Conference.

The iPhone 16 Pro’s reported inability to connect to Huaqiangbei earphones was attributed by Apple customer service to possible firmware‑iOS 18 incompatibility, not a deliberate block on third‑party accessories.

OpenHarmony’s four‑year open‑source effort has produced over 110 million lines of code from 8,060 contributors and 70+ partner organizations, supporting more than 780 software‑hardware products across finance, power, education, transport, medical, aerospace and other sectors.

China’s Cyber Security Association warns of frequent Intel vulnerabilities, including the Downfall CPU flaw and risky IPMI specification issues, urging a security review of Intel products sold in China.