China is coming for mirrorless cameras

This week Insta360, DJI and other Chinese brands are rumored to start making mirrorless cameras and DSLRs, Leica is being sold, Firefox adds an AI kill switch and we get rumors for the iPhone fold and MacBooks.

Episode 288

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Insta360 CEO posts: https://weibo.com/2955878834/5257251277507605

DJI rumors: https://www.mirrorlessrumors.com/the-camera-industry-revolution-is-coming-insta360-camera-with-ft-sensor-and-new-dji-cinema-camera/

Leica sale: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-01-23/blackstone-backed-leica-camera-weighs-1-billion-sale

Xiaomi Micro 4/3 lens: https://www.gsmarena.com/xiaomis_detachable_micro_fourthirds_camera_module_reportedly_enters_mass_production-news-71400.php

Vivo camera: https://www.gsmarena.com/vivo_is_working_on_a_vlogging_camera_to_compete_with_the_dji_osmo_pocket-news-71410.php

iPhone lens kickstarter: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/pgytech/pgytech-retrova-vintage-imaging-kit/

Firefox AI kill switch: https://blog.mozilla.org/en/firefox/ai-controls/

iPhone Fold battery: https://www.gsmarena.com/iphone_fold_to_pack_apples_biggest_smartphone_battery_yet_heres_how_large_it_will_be-news-71370.php

MacBook rumors: https://9to5mac.com/2026/02/03/all-new-macbook-pro-design-reportedly-set-to-launch-in-final-quarter-this-year/

ASUS ProArt mouse: https://www.asus.com/accessories/mice-and-mouse-pads/proart/proart-mouse-md301/

Sony earbuds: https://thewalkmanblog.blogspot.com/2026/02/sony-wf-1000xm6-leaked-by-retailer.html

Samsung earbuds: https://www.sammobile.com/news/samsung-galaxy-buds-4-and-buds-4-pro-renders/

Pixel 10a: https://9to5google.com/2026/02/04/pixel-10a-announcement/

Exynos 2600 benchmarks: https://www.gsmarena.com/korean_galaxy_s26_with_exynos_2600_also_runs_geekbench-news-71364.php

SpaceX xAI merger: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/02/technology/spacex-xai-deal.html

Epstein Steven Sinofsky emails: https://www.justice.gov/epstein/files/DataSet%2011/EFTA02572388.pdf

Epstein Elon Musk & Kimbal Musk: https://electrek.co/2026/02/04/two-tesla-board-members-are-all-over-the-epstein-files-what-happens-next/

Epstein Bill Gates: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/31/us/epstein-trump-gates-musk-tisch-andrew.html

Epstein investments: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/05/business/epstein-investments-palantir-coinbase-thiel.html

Sunrise Wind: https://electrek.co/2026/02/02/us-offshore-wind-backlash-grows-as-empire-revolution-wind-sue-trump-admin/

Russian spy satellites: https://arstechnica.com/space/2026/02/russian-spy-satellites-have-intercepted-eu-communications-satellites/

Chinese door handle ban: https://arstechnica.com/cars/2026/02/china-bans-all-retractable-car-door-handles-starting-next-year/

Google Alphabet earnings: https://9to5google.com/2026/02/04/alphabet-q4-2025-earnings/

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Writing & Research: Tristan Rayner

Music by Edemski: https://soundcloud.com/edemski

Stock assets: Getty Images

0:00 Intro

0:24 Insta360 & DJI cameras

5:28 Firefox AI kill switch

7:15 Apple rumors

2:21 Release Monitor

0:21 The Brief

0:00 Q&A