**Hot Topics**
**iPhone 17 Series Pre-order Demand Exceeds iPhone 16 Same Period**
Regarding demand for the iPhone 17 series, renowned Apple product analyst Ming-Chi Kuo indicates that pre-order demand is higher than the iPhone 16 series during the same period. Additionally, Kuo mentioned on social media that production volumes for the iPhone 17, iPhone 17 Pro, and iPhone 17 Pro Max in the third quarter of this year are approximately 25% higher than the corresponding three models in the iPhone 16 series. Kuo also revealed that among the iPhone 17 series, the iPhone 17 Pro Max has the highest demand, with production volumes nearly 60% higher than the iPhone 16 Pro Max.
**China AI Native Applications Top 10 List: Doubao, Yuanbao Among Selected**
Domestic third-party data organization QuestMobile released its latest AI application industry report, with Doubao, DeepSeek, Yuanbao, Kimi and others making it into China's AI Native Applications Top 10. Doubao ranked first.
**OpenAI ChatGPT Report: Weekly Active Users Exceed 700 Million**
OpenAI released its first detailed ChatGPT usage survey yesterday (September 15), covering multi-dimensional data including gender, age, geography, and usage purposes. Notably, in June 2025, the proportion of female users exceeded male users for the first time, marking a significant narrowing of the gender gap. Overall, ChatGPT's weekly active users have exceeded 700 million, equivalent to 10% of the global adult population, with user scale continuing to grow across all genders and countries.
**MediaTek's First 2nm Process Chips to Launch by End of Next Year**
According to official MediaTek news, the first flagship System-on-Chip (SoC) using TSMC's 2nm process has successfully completed design tape-out, making it one of the first companies to adopt this technology, with mass production expected by the end of next year. MediaTek stated that TSMC's 2nm process technology uses nanosheet transistor structures for the first time, delivering superior performance, power consumption, and yield.
**Major Companies**
**Rumors Surface About Taobao Launching Mini-Program Within WeChat**
Online rumors suggest that Alibaba and WeChat are negotiating cooperation terms: Taobao would set up mini-programs within WeChat to directly complete transaction loops, and in exchange, Taobao would enable WeChat Pay password-free payments. When contacted for verification, both WeChat and Taobao have not yet responded.
**TikTok VP Responds to "ByteDance Resignation Track"**
Recently, TikTok Group Vice President Li Liang posted on Weibo responding to the "ByteDance resignation track" phenomenon appearing on social media. He stated that the authors actually never worked at ByteDance, and behind this are training institutions using big tech company names to attract traffic and sell courses. Li Liang mentioned that recently, multiple social platforms have seen numerous posts titled "Leaving ByteDance with X10,000 monthly salary," featuring ByteDance logo backgrounds or employee ID card photos. These posts attract significant attention and have gradually formed the so-called "ByteDance resignation track" topic.
**New Products**
**Li Auto i6 to Launch on September 26**
According to official Li Auto news, the Li Auto i6 new-form five-seat SUV will officially launch on September 26. It's understood that the new vehicle adopts an integrated shark-like design with upper and lower two-tone body styling; the car is 4.95 meters long with over 3.3 meters of usable interior longitudinal space; it uses low-drag aerodynamic design for lower energy consumption and excellent range; combined with low center of gravity design, it claims to "drive with perfect control."
**Xiaomi's Big Move: 17 Pro Series Features Industry-Exclusive "Magic Enjoy Back Screen"**
Xiaomi's official Weibo account recently revealed the highly anticipated Xiaomi 17 Pro Max by changing its profile picture. After briefly displaying what appeared to be the new device's avatar before removing it, sparking online discussion, the official account formally released the new avatar, revealing the flagship phone's unique design. The new device features a triple-camera setup, with two larger lenses arranged in the rear camera module and one smaller lens with flash positioned outside the module, with "LEICA" branding on the right side. However, the most eye-catching feature is that the rear camera module isn't a traditional design, but equipped with a full screen-like rear back screen - the "Magic Enjoy Back Screen" - using an embedded form covering the entire rear camera module, capable of displaying time and other information.