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After months of leaks and speculation, Qualcomm has officially confirmed that its next-generation chipset, the Snapdragon 8 Gen 5, will be revealed on 26 November 2025 in China. This announcement was made via a Weibo post from Qualcomm.

In stepping towards advancing environmental sustainability in Malaysia, Samsung Malaysia Electronics and Maybank have announced a strategic partnership focused on integrating AI-powered, energy-efficient technologies with sustainable financing solutions. The collaboration aims to support Malaysian households and businesses (including SMEs) in transitioning to greener lifestyles and operations.

OPPO is the latest smartphone maker to promise its customers four years of Android updates. The brand announced that the new policy will get implemented on select flagship smartphones starting in 2023.

Qualcomm launched a new chip without making any big waves. The Snapdragon 782G arrives as the company's latest 6nm processor. Oddly, it doesn't follow the new naming strategy, as it's said to be just a minor upgrade over last year's Snapdragon 778G Plus.

Over the weekend, the Board of Directors of Digi.Com Berhad and Axiata Group Berhad announced the companies' shareholders had approved the proposed merger of Digi and Celcom's operations at its Extraordinary General Meeting (EGM). A formal filing on the outcome of the EGM will be made to Bursa Malaysia once the market reopens in the coming week.

Meta is about to follow Twitter's footsteps to have a big-scale employee layoff. Recently, CEO Mark Zuckerberg shared that the company would cut off about 13% of employees, around 11,000 jobs, through a blog post.

Apple's first mixed reality (XR) headset could see the light sooner than we thought. According to the latest report, the device would enter mass production in March 2023, with the launch scheduled for April.

MediaTek has announced its latest-gen flagship chip, the Dimensity 9200. The new chip based on the 2nd generation TSMC 4nm process (N4P) arrives with some firsts in the industry. Now, let's continue reading to find out what it serves!

Big Apple news alert! At 8 pm today, Apple CEO Tim Cook posted a teaser on Twitter confirming the imminent arrival of new iPads. With the caption "The possibilities are endless" and the hashtag "TakeNote", Cook also shared a video showing fingers zooming in continuously on a painting displayed on a tablet-like device. In the end, Apple Pencil made an appearance too.

Sony and Honda have announced a joint venture for electric vehicles. Named Sony Honda Mobility Inc. (SHM), the company will start accepting pre-orders for the first electric vehicle model in the first half of 2025 and start deliveries in the United States by the spring of 2026.