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Xiaomi open-sources top-scoring AI models amid Anthropic plagiarism accusations

Xiaomi released MiMo-V2.6 this week, a suite of open-weight AI models that has claimed the top spot among open-weight models on third-party benchmarks — arriving just days after Anthropic publicly accused the company of using Claude to extract training data.

Xiaomi’s MiMo-V2.6-Pro becomes top open-weight AI model

Xiaomi, the Chinese electronics and electric vehicle maker, has released MiMo-V2.6-Pro, which has claimed the top spot among open-weight AI models on the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index with a score of 46 — tying xAI's proprietary Grok 4.7 and leaping…

Xiaomi, Huawei and Apple all launch foldables in one week

Xiaomi on Sunday launched the 18 Fold, a flagship foldable smartphone powered by the company's proprietary Xring O3 system-on-chip, as Chinese tech giants race to stake out the premium foldable market days before Apple entered the arena with its first…

Huawei, Xiaomi unveil foldables days before Apple event

Chinese smartphone makers Huawei and Xiaomi both unveiled premium foldable phones on September 7, setting the stage for a direct confrontation with Apple just two days before its expected iPhone event on September 9, where the company is widely anticipated…

Xiaomi tops 800,000 EV deliveries, eyes Europe launch

Xiaomi announced at IFA Berlin 2026 that its automotive division will begin selling electric vehicles in Europe in 2027, with Germany as its first confirmed market. The company has signed memorandums of understanding with eight German dealership groups, marking a…

Huawei launches Mate XT 2 tri-fold phone as Apple, Xiaomi prepare foldable rivals

Huawei launched its second-generation tri-fold smartphone, the Mate XT 2, on Monday at an event in China, stepping up competition in the premium handset market as both Xiaomi and Apple prepare their own foldable devices.

Xiaomi showcases self-developed 3nm chip at IFA debut

Xiaomi has expanded its in-house semiconductor ambitions with three new processors in its Xuanjie (XRing) family, spanning smartphones, edge AI, and autonomous driving. The chips were first unveiled on August 24 in China and showcased internationally at IFA 2026 in…

Xiaomi signs German dealer deal to bring EVs to Europe in 2027

Xiaomi announced on Thursday at IFA 2026 in Berlin that it has signed a memorandum of understanding with eight German automotive dealer groups, formalizing the first step toward bringing its electric vehicles to Europe in 2027. The company said additional…

Xiaomi debuts 380+ products at IFA, eyes Europe

Xiaomi made its IFA debut this week in Berlin with more than 3,300 square meters of exhibition space — its largest standalone overseas exhibition to date — showcasing over 380 products centered on its "Human × Car × Home" ecosystem.…

Xiaomi, Huawei set Sept. 7 foldable launches ahead of Apple event

The first week of September 2026 is shaping up as a defining moment for foldable smartphones. Both Xiaomi and Huawei have confirmed product launch events for September 7, each headlined by a new foldable device, just two days before Apple…

China’s CXMT begins LPDDR6 mass production, beating Samsung and SK Hynix to market

Chinese memory chipmaker ChangXin Memory Technologies has begun mass production of LPDDR6 DRAM chips and will supply them for Xiaomi's upcoming 18 Fold foldable smartphone, the companies announced Saturday on China's Weibo social media platform. The device, scheduled for release…

Xiaomi unveils XRing O3, first smartphone chip with LPDDR6

Xiaomi on Monday unveiled the XRing O3, its latest in-house flagship processor and what the company claims is the world's first smartphone system-on-a-chip to support next-generation LPDDR6 memory. Built on TSMC's Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited 3nm N3P process node,…

Xiaomi unveils custom 3nm autonomous driving chip for 2027

Xiaomi on Monday unveiled the Xring D100, a custom-designed 3-nanometer autonomous driving chip that the company says has completed development and is scheduled for commercial deployment in 2027. The chip is part of a broader trio of in-house processors the…

Xiaomi unveils three in-house chips for phones, AI and cars

Xiaomi on Sunday launched three in-house chipsets spanning smartphones, artificial intelligence and autonomous driving, marking the company's most ambitious foray yet into custom silicon design.

Chinese AI models claim all five top spots in global usage rankings

For the first time, Chinese-developed large language models occupy all five of the most-used positions on OpenRouter, the world's largest neutral LLM routing platform, marking a milestone in China's rapid ascent as the dominant supplier of open-weight AI models globally.

Xiaomi unveils SkyNomad SUV series, its first hybrid EV line

Xiaomi on Wednesday announced SkyNomad, a new automotive product series focused on extended-range electric vehicles, marking the company's first departure from pure battery-electric cars as it pushes deeper into China's crowded EV market amid mounting pressure on its core smartphone…