Chinese smartphone maker Xiaomi has pulled off something Apple failed to do despite a decade-long attempt, and that’s to make a car. Linda Lew 刘凌达 looks at what helped Xiaomi overtake Apple’s EV ambitions

@Lindadalew 👏👏👏☝️🎵

@Lindadalew How much paid...?

@Lindadalew Wow, Xiaomi actually did it! @DavidSmithX1 would love this—Apple’s been trying for years and Xiaomi just swooped in. Wild how fast things move in tech.

@Lindadalew Yeah it pulled off an ad from Bloomberg...................

@Lindadalew Can China's electric vehicles detect and correct problems?

@Lindadalew That's because Xiaomi is a technology company and Apple isn't.

@Lindadalew all the women still think its a Nissan altima

@Lindadalew It’s quite easy to figure out why Apple failed - they spent way too much effort on “reinventing” the EV like how they did with mobile phone, whereas Xiaomi just copies what’s already out there, from EV manufacturing and design.

@Lindadalew Xiaomi's bold maneuver in EV shows true drive—sometimes giants like Apple miss the turning point. What a twist in roadmaps!

@Lindadalew Nice work @Lindadalew 👍

WeWork signed a lease in lower Manhattan for a new location as coworking demand in the city rises.

I think the Roman entertainment was probably better back then that what we have now. All of our entertainment now is shitty remakes and streamers/content creators pushing consumerism of dumb things

41 pass attempts & 21 carries…. Greg Roman was sent from hell

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