Multiple Tech Firms Announce New Products and Updates; Tesla FSD China Launch Delayed Again

iQiyi responded to user complaints regarding controversial anti-drug-themed ads popping up on pause screens, stating it immediately removed the related advertisements and launched an internal review. The company pledged to strengthen its content moderation mechanisms going forward. Tesla has once again delayed the full commercial rollout of its Full Self-Driving (FSD) feature in the Chinese market, failing to fulfill earlier rumors that FSD would officially launch in China on April 22. DeepSeek announced the release and open-sourcing of the preview version of its new model, DeepSeek-V4. Featuring a context window capable of handling up to one million tokens, the model comes in two variants—Pro and Flash—and demonstrates strong performance in agent capabilities, knowledge coverage, and reasoning. Douyin (TikTok’s Chinese counterpart) published an AI content governance announcement, revealing that since 2026, it has taken down over 538,000 AI-generated infringing videos and penalized more than 4,000 violating accounts. The platform specifically addressed over 30,000 pieces of AI-generated content featuring “domineering CEO” personas designed to manipulate interactions from middle-aged and elderly users, along with over 1,300 associated accounts. Douyin strictly prohibits AI-powered face-swapping, unauthorized use of likenesses or voices, and the creation of defamatory, parody, or misleading content. In its latest earnings report, Tesla disclosed a $2 billion investment in SpaceX. The two companies plan to deepen collaboration on the “Terafab” (Terabyte-scale fab) project, aiming to build the world’s largest semiconductor manufacturing facility integrating logic chips, memory chips, and advanced packaging capacity. Intel released its Q1 2026 financial results, reporting revenue of $13.577 billion—an increase of 7% year-over-year, though slightly down quarter-over-quarter. Its GAAP gross margin stood at 39.4%, up 2.5 percentage points year-over-year. Leapmotor unveiled the Lafa5 Ultra at the 2026 Beijing Auto Show, positioning it as a stylish sports sedan priced between RMB 118,800 and RMB 124,800. Building upon the standard version, the Ultra variant adds exclusive sporty styling elements and upgrades in powertrain, chassis tuning, and intelligent features. According to media reports, Apple is developing six entirely new product categories: AI-enhanced AirPods, smart glasses, wearable pendant devices, smart displays, desktop robots, and security cameras. While the AI AirPods represent an evolution of an existing product line, the other five categories mark entirely new territories for Apple.