Xiaomi

Xiaomi released MiMo-V2.5-Pro, an open-weight AI model designed to compete with Claude Opus through hours-long autonomous coding capabilities. This matters to technologists as open-weight models could reduce dependency on proprietary AI services for software development tasks.

Xiaomi has launched three MiMo AI models designed to power agents, robots, and voice applications. This represents a significant expansion of AI capabilities beyond smartphones into robotics and autonomous systems, creating new market opportunities for hardware manufacturers and AI developers.

Xiaomi launched its flagship smartphone series with the Xiaomi 17 starting at €999, maintaining pricing despite memory cost surges. Rising memory prices threaten smartphone sales margins as manufacturers face AI-driven supply constraints.