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Apple weighs flip-style foldable and eyes foldable iPad

Apple is considering expanding its foldable device lineup beyond its first book-style foldable iPhone to include a vertical flip-style model, according to NineToFiveMac, citing a Bloomberg newsletter by Mark Gurman. The flip model remains at an early review stage, with no confirmed launch timing. Gurman is optimistic the first foldable iPhone due in the second half will generate demand. Apple is also weighing an 18-inch-class foldable iPad, which could be delayed until after 2029.

Games & Commerce

Naver to resume news partnership evaluations after 2 years 8 months, new outlets seen joining this year

Naver will resume news partnership evaluations that have been suspended for 2 years and 8 months. Industry officials said the company has sent cooperation requests to related groups and institutions to appoint candidates for its Partnership Review Committee and Operations Evaluation Committee. The previous News Partnership Evaluation Committee paused its activities in May 2023. Naver later launched a news partnership body in July last year and selected 11 policy committee members.

Industry

Ant Group steps up push to popularise AI robots from lab to field

China's Ant Group has drawn attention by open-sourcing its robot AI model for the first time as it seeks to bring robots from the lab into the field. A report said the move could accelerate competition in embodied intelligence, where systems perceive, reason and act in physical environments. Ant said its LingBot-VLA model aims for scalable deployment across industry, while acknowledging limits from real-world robot data and the need for more.