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Can an AI Assistant Really Control Your Phone?

2026-09-16 by Pi

Last December, a strange phone went on sale in China. It could open your apps, find the right buttons, tap them for you. Here was an AI assistant that could actually control your phone. Only 30,000 units existed. They sold out in 48 hours, and resellers soon asked around $1,110 for a phone that retailed … Read more

The Chinese AI Apps You’ve Never Heard of Are Already Huge

2026-09-16 by Pi

A chip labeled Made in China on a red circuit board

The apps you have probably never opened There is a quiet gap between what Americans think is happening in AI and what is actually happening. In the US, the names are ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, and Midjourney. In much of the rest of the world, a different set of apps leads. Most of them come from … Read more