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A proposed class action lawsuit filed in the US District Court for the Central District of California alleges that software updates from Roku and TCL have rendered certain television models unusable. The plaintiff claims the companies failed to test software properly and ignored user complaints. A Roku spokesperson stated the company believes the allegations are without merit.

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<a href="/company/huawei">Huawei</a> updated its HarmonyOS 6.1 assistant with new identity verification and content synchronization features. The update requires identity verification to access sensitive information and enables automatic syncing of saved content for centralized management, including <a href="/industry/ai">AI</a>-powered summaries and Q&amp;A.

<a href="/company/xpeng">Xpeng</a> announced that its GX SUV successfully navigated 49 consecutive hairpin turns on a five-kilometer mountain road in Yunnan. The vehicle features a 5.4-meter turning radius and a minimum 0.6-turn steering ratio at low speeds. The full-size SUV, which debuted on April 15, starts at RMB 399,800.

Meitu reached 17.9 million global paid subscribers in Q1 2026, a 30.2% YoY increase. Revenue from its imaging and design products rose 34.3% to RMB 852 million. The company also disclosed that its AI productivity application's ARR reached RMB 580 million, up 56.2% YoY, as it expands its subscription and AI compute business models.

T3 Chuxing has filed for an IPO on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange. As of late 2025, the company operated in 194 cities and had over 234.5 million registered users. It reported a 2025 profit of RMB 7.44 million on revenue of RMB 17.11 billion, though it faces increasing reliance on third-party ride-hailing aggregators for order volume.

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<a href="/company/bytedance">ByteDance</a> has introduced a paid subscription model for Doubao with standard, enhanced, and professional tiers priced between RMB 68–500 per month. The move follows the platform reaching 345 million monthly active users in Q1 2026, as the company seeks to manage high inference costs and shift its user base toward productivity-focused features.

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