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Oppo shifts to premium strategy in Europe to challenge Apple and Samsung

Chinese smartphone maker Oppo is taking aim at Europe’s premium smartphone market dominated by Apple and Samsung Electronics, seeking to expand its share with a higher-end strategy focused on camera and AI technology rather than budget models. Oppo’s Europe CEO Elvis Zhou said consumers may want a third choice. Global shipments fell to the lowest third-quarter level in 14 years, Counterpoint Research said, while Oppo’s Europe share remains 1 to 4 percent.

AI & Enterprise

U.S. big tech targets open-weight AI models as Meta steps up offensive after Nvidia

U.S. big tech companies are moving into open-weight AI models long led by Chinese firms, putting the competitive landscape in focus. Meta unveiled its 816 billion-parameter Muse Spark Open model, describing it as the best U.S. open-weight model to date. The model supports up to 1 million tokens of context and takes text, images, video and audio as input. Meta outlined local deployment using two Mac Studio systems. Nvidia is also weighing further investment in or an acquisition of ReflectionAI, the Financial Times reported.

Telecommunications & Media

iPhone Duo vs Xiaomi 18 Fold in foldable showdown as screens look similar but strengths differ

Apple’s first book-style foldable smartphone, the iPhone Duo, is up against Xiaomi’s 18 Fold with a similar passport-like design and matching 7.6-inch inner and 5.4-inch outer displays. Differences emerge in brightness, materials and durability, weight, chips, memory, cameras, charging and software features. Xiaomi emphasises hardware specifications and a lower starting price, while Apple highlights durability, display design and iOS-based experience. Xiaomi’s availability remains limited to China.