iPhone X looks to do well in China, Samsung trolls Apple on iPhone X launch weekend, and SoftBank sidles up closer to Sprint. All that and more in The Daily Crunch for November 6, 2017.

1. iPhone X demand in China should be high

Analyst firm IDC predicts that demand for iPhone X in China will be high, which is great news for the iPhone maker. The pricing was thought to be an issue according to prior predictions, but IDC doesn't think that will hurt it.

Launch interest seems very high, based on stock availability at Apple and partners (that's broadly reported and I phoned around this morning local here in Toronto to check). There's a reason: This phone is amazing, based on my first few days of ownership.

2. Samsung tries to undermine every iPhone ever

Listen Samsung, you make good phones, but taking jabs at Apple like this honestly just looks petty. Own your own thing, rather than revealing your insecurities. Still, kinda funny.

3. SoftBank will up its stake in Sprint

Japanese carrier and super tech giant SoftBank will increase its ownership stake in Sprint after the deal to merge Sprint and T-Mobile fell through – again. It's a sign of renewed interest in a U.S. presence by SoftBank, which could be great news for Sprint overall.

4. Twitter is having trouble threading the needle on community moderation

Yes, this is kind of hard, Twitter: Getting community moderation right when you're moderating millions of humans is tricky. But blocking the search term "bisexual" seems like a rookie mistake, not the effort of a company that's been at this for a long time.

5. U.S. EV tax credit gets strong defenders

Trump's government seems to want to kill EV tax incentives for consumers, but automakers are lobbying hard to help ensure that never happens. They need this to help bridge the profitability gap between internal combustion engines and scaling their electric motor operations.

6. Up close with iPhone X's Face ID tech

Personally, I love Face ID on the new iPhone X. But it's worth taking a look at how it works, and what technologies enable it. Some of those technologies (though not Face ID itself) are available to third-party developers, and it's definitely worth being eyes-open about that as a user.

7. littleBits' path to a galaxy far, far away

LittleBits went from being a side-hustle with an outlier appeal, to something that produces Star Wars tie-in merch. Founder Ayah Bdeir talks to Brian Heater about how that happened.