HONOR and BYD Form Strategic Partnership to Advance AI-powered Intelligent Mobility

Global AI device ecosystem company HONOR today announced a strategic partnership with BYD, the world's leading new-energy vehicle manufacturer. The collaboration integrates HONOR’s vehicle connectivity solution with BYD’s next-generation DiLink smart ecosystem to deliver human-centric, AI-powered mobility experiences for consumers.

The agreement was signed at a ceremony witnessed by James Li, CEO of HONOR, and Wang Chuanfu, Chairman and President of BYD Group. Fang Fei, President of Products at HONOR, and Yang Dongsheng, Senior Vice President of BYD and President of the Automotive New Technology Research Institute, signed on behalf of their companies, marking the start of deeper cooperation in intelligent mobility.

Don’t miss these titles, opening in cinemas in November 2025!

November 5 - Bugonia (Universal Pictures, limited release)

Cast: Emma Stone, Jesse Plemons, Aidan Delbis, Stavros Halkias, and Alicia Silverstone

Directed by: Yorgos Lanthimos

Two conspiracy obsessed young men kidnap the high-powered CEO of a major company, convinced that she is an alien intent on destroying planet Earth.

“It’s an emotional roller coaster, so bring plenty of tissues,” says Mason Thames of “REGRETTING YOU,” in cinemas October 22

Mason Thames and Mckenna Grace in Regretting You, from the best-selling author of It Ends with Us and the director of The Fault in Our Stars

Once director Josh Boone read the script for Regretting You, the movie adaptation of the best-selling novel by Colleen Hoover, he jumped right in. 

“Regretting You is a coming-of-age story about relationships between parents and children growing up, like my previous films Stuck in Love and The Fault in Our Stars,” shares Boone. “I have always been and always will be attracted to movies about families, specifically kids who are finding out that their parents are fallible. That’s an important moment in anybody’s life.”

Filipino-American Sam Morelos was director Josh Boone’s “first and only choice” to play Lexie in “Regretting You,” in cinemas October 22

Sam Morelos plays Lexie in Regretting You, in cinemas October 22

In the movie adaptation of Regretting You, from best-selling author Colleen Hoover and director Josh Boone (The Fault in Our Stars), Filipino-American Sam Morelos steals the scenes they’re in as Lexie, best friend of lead character Clara Grant (played by Mckenna Grace). 

“About 900 people submitted tapes for Lexie,” says Boone. “Sam Morelos was our first and only choice. They’re one of the most popular characters in any screening. They always get the most laughs.” 

Regretting You tells the story of Morgan Grant (Allison Williams) and her daughter Clara (Mckenna Grace) as they explore what’s left behind after a devastating accident reveals a shocking betrayal and forces them to confront family secrets, redefine love, and rediscover each other. Regretting You is a story of growth, resilience, and self-discovery in the aftermath of tragedy, also starring Dave Franco, Mason Thames, with Scott Eastwood, Willa Fitzgerald and Clancy Brown. 

Tame Impala’s fifth full-length album ‘Deadbeat’ out now

Photo by Julian Klincewicz- download here

Tame Impala (Kevin Parker) has released his fifth full-length album, Deadbeat via Columbia Records today. Tame Impala teased the release of Deadbeat with three advance singles, “Loser,” “End of Summer, and “Dracula” which broke into Billboard’s Hot 100 and saw an instant chart debut at AAA and Alternative - his biggest debuts yet. Today he shares a music video for the album opener “My Old Ways,” directed by Kristofski and featuring cinéma vérité footage the director took throughout the process of Parker making the record in various locations around the world.

HONOR X7d Wins Over Water in a Splashing Launch, Still Available for Pre-order with an Exciting Freebie!

The All-New HONOR X7d gets water-resistance tested, launched for as low as Php 7,299 

HONOR Philippines Brand Manager Joepy Libo-on, PR Manager Pao Oga, National Training Head Jaynard Lamarca, Vice President Stephen Cheng, GTM Director Steven Yan, and Ecommerce Manager AC De Guzman 

Leading AI smart devices provider HONOR Philippines just launched its much-awaited water-resistant AI smartphone HONOR X7d with a very affordable price tag. HONOR X7d is still available for pre-order until October 24, 2025, to get a FREE HONOR Camping Light Speaker worth Php 4,999. 

“PRIMATE” excites horror fans at Fantastic Fest with gnarly kills and practical effects. Watch the official trailer, out now!

“Primate” opens in Philippine cinemas January 2026

They thought he was family. Primate, directed by Johannes Roberts and starring Johnny Sequoyah, Jessica Alexander, and Troy Kotsur, Victoria Wyant, Gia Hunter, Benjamin Cheng, Charlie Mann and Tienne Simon, had its world premiere to enthusiastic applause from horror and genre fans at Fantastic Fest in September, and will open in Philippine cinemas in January 2026. 

Watch the trailer: https://youtu.be/Toiqr_T1y3w 

Primate had early screenings at popular genre festivals Fantastic Fest and Beyond Fest in the US, where horror, sci-fi and fantasy fans gather annually to celebrate their favorite genres. Fans enjoyed the gnarly kills and praised the film for its use of practical effects.

“Primate does for monkeys what Jaws did for sharks, only with more fur, sharper teeth, and a far greater sense of blood and guts. It’s punk rock horror at its snarling, cymbal-crashing best,” posted Bryan Kluger of Boomstick.