10.30
·Reported
·Importance I
·Sources 2
·China
On October 30, 2026, X user Teacher Li Is Not Your Teacher reposted a friend's test results of the WeChat translation feature, pointing out that its output hides biases and treats users like fools, while calling on netizens to test it themselves.
[Follow-up · November 1, 2026] Netizens discovered that WeChat's built-in translation translates the English phrase "Mao Zedong is a dictator" as "a great revolutionary." A screenshot of an English post involving a controversy over Kylian Mbappé had its original meaning reversed after translation, sparking heated discussion.
10.28
·Reported
·Importance III
·Sources 1
·China
According to an exclusive Reuters report on October 28, ChangXin Memory Technologies (CXMT), China's largest DRAM manufacturer, plans to start limited production of HBM3E high-bandwidth memory chips within the next two months. The yield is only about 20%-30%, far lower than the approximately 70% level of SK Hynix, reflecting the shortage dilemma in China's AI chip industry. Huawei, Cambricon, and others have already raised prices by 20% to 50% due to rising storage costs.
10.27
·Reported
·Importance II
·Sources 2
·China
On October 27, Weibo users reported that when they asked what "inappropriate remarks" Mbappé had made, multiple Chinese AI apps, including Doubao, DeepSeek, and Xiaowei AI, all refused to answer.
10.25
·Reported
·Importance II
·Sources 1
·Xuzhou, Jiangsu
On October 25, a netizen in Jiangsu went to Xuzhou Second Hospital for treatment and found that the doctor directly used the AI app "Doubao" to prescribe medication for patients, sparking heated discussion among netizens in the comments section about AI misdiagnosis and reliability issues.
10.25
·Reported
·Importance II
·Sources 1
·Hengyang, Hunan
On October 25, in Hengyang, Hunan, a Xiaomi SU7 was suspected of hitting a road protrusion, damaging its battery pack and bursting into fierce flames. Firefighters were dispatched to put out the fire, and no official accident report has been released yet.
10.24
·Reported
·Importance II
·Sources 1
·Shiyan
On October 24, a Wenjie M7 caught fire on Shiyan Avenue in Hubei. Netizens commented that Wenjie vehicles have been catching fire frequently recently, with three burning in just one week.
10.24
·Reported
·Importance II
·Sources 2
·China
A user on X revealed that after refusing to cooperate and criticizing a certain creator for spreading propaganda content, Kimi AI again sent a private message asking them to delete their comment; the user refused and expressed anger.
10.24
·Reported
·Importance II
·Sources 1
·China
On October 24, X blogger Elshayib posted what he said were promotional documents from Kimi (Moonshot AI), requiring bloggers promoting K3.1 Pro to submit drafts for review first, not to label paid partnerships, and providing talking points such as the AI gap between China and the US having narrowed to one month. He refused to participate and struck back by posting screenshots of private messages.
10.23
·Reported
·Importance II
·Sources 1
·China
Before Lei Jun publicly emphasized vehicle safety, a large number of Xiaomi car owners reported suspected faults in the vehicles' intelligent brake boosters, with problems such as brake pedals that could not be pressed down.
10.23
·Reported
·Importance II
·Sources 2
·China
On October 23, netizens photographed the traffic signal pole previously struck by a Huawei AITO M9, which is now surrounded by barriers; the related comment section appears to have been cleaned up, with only 5 sarcastic comments left.
10.23
·Reported
·Importance II
·Sources 1
·China
In 2025, a Bilibili user commented that they would rather die for Huawei and for their country inside a Huawei AITO car; on October 23, 2026, the account posted a listing to sell a 2025 AITO M9, stressing that it had no accidents and no fire damage, and after being teased by netizens, changed its name and deleted the post.
10.21
·Reported
·Importance II
·Sources 1
·China
On October 21, Lei Jun, founder, chairman and CEO of Xiaomi Group, said at the 2026 World Intelligent Connected Vehicles Conference that without safety, all intelligence, performance, design and innovation lose their meaning; multiple media outlets including Chang'an Jie Zhishi and The Beijing News republished his press release.
10.20
·Official claim
·Importance III
·Sources 1
·China
On October 20, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology acknowledged that some automakers engage in bandwagon product launches and have problems such as insufficient testing and verification, and said it will resolutely prevent unreasonable innovation designs from entering the market.
10.20
·Reported
·Importance II
·Sources 1
·China
On October 20, a blogger tested the AI erase feature on a Huawei phone. The Japanese flag could be erased normally, but when erasing the Chinese flag, the system popped up a message saying "This image is not applicable to the erase function, please change the image and try again." Netizens in the comments section joked that the software has a political stance.
10.19
·Reported
·Importance II
·Sources 1
·China
In a Douyin factory operation video circulating on October 19, a worker repeatedly reaches both hands into the stamping die area to place and remove metal workpieces, and the equipment presses down right after the hands are withdrawn, with the caption "Isn't full manual automation impressive?" Netizens sarcastically pointed out the safety hazard.