vivo unveiled the X500 series on Sept. 21. The standard X500 ships with OriginOS 7 and a Pro-grade main camera upgrade. The X500 Pro is the first to ship with MediaTek’s 2 nm Dimensity flagship SoC, featuring a dual ultra-large-core CPU architecture, and uses a BOE 6.85-inch large display.

Per the China Maritime Safety Administration website, the Zhuhai Maritime Safety Administration issued a navigation warning that live-fire exercises will take place in parts of the South China Sea from 08:00 to 13:00 on Sept. 21; entry is prohibited.

The International Federation of Robotics (IFR) will publish on the 24th data showing roughly 7,000 humanoid robots were sold worldwide in 2025, covering only industrial and professional-service humanoids and excluding consumer, military and medical units. The IFR, which has compiled industrial and service-robot market data for almost 30 years, will for the first time report a separate humanoid-sales figure. Under the IFR definition a humanoid must be human-shaped (legs optional) and capable of autonomous operation in environments designed for humans. IFR secretary-general Susan Biller said many 2025 humanoids are not performing productive work but are being used by research institutes and companies to generate data to refine AI models. Refinitiv reported on the 21st.