The iPhone 13 mini is still seen as an outstanding compact smartphone, but its role as a main device is effectively ending as battery and charging conditions change, an assessment has said. The Verge noted that real-world usability is becoming less favorable even as its strengths remain in a market reshaped around larger phones. Battery endurance and the Lightning port are cited as key constraints, alongside the broader decline of the small-phone segment.

Questions over business expansion and possible governance changes at Kakao Mobility have surfaced at the same time. As talk emerges of Uber taking management control, Kakao Mobility has continued a profitability improvement trend with operating profit rising for a third straight year. Uber Taxi launched its Premier Van service to target demand for large-vehicle ride-hailing. Tesla is strengthening its push across products, software and services, including introducing a long-wheelbase, three-row six-seat Model Y L in South Korea.