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Friday 26 September 2025

China exceeds EV goals ahead of schedule amid looming market shakeout

As China nears the conclusion of its 14th Five-Year Plan in 2025, one of its standout industrial success stories — electric vehicles — now faces a turning point. After...

Friday 26 September 2025

Global chip sector faces 2026 slowdown: AI growth meets consumer market chill

The semiconductor sector is preparing for a muted rebound in consumer electronics in late 2025. What was once a reliable seasonal upswing now appears absent, with third-quarter order...

Thursday 25 September 2025

Alibaba Cloud rolls out Qwen3 series, eyes AI OS future

Alibaba Cloud opened the 2025 Apsara (Yunqi) Conference in Hangzhou with a broad rollout of large models and AI products, underscoring its ambition to reshape the global AI landscape...

Thursday 25 September 2025

Micron joins forces with TSMC for HBM4E memory, targeting 2027 launch

Micron Technology is partnering with TSMC to develop its next-generation HBM4E memory, targeting a market debut in 2027. The US chipmaker confirmed the plan during its fiscal fourth-quarter...

Thursday 25 September 2025

Foxconn set to gain from US$400b data center expansion in US by big names

Tech giants OpenAI, Oracle, and SoftBank on September 23 have announced a US$400 billion plan to build five new artificial intelligence data centers across the US, a massive infrastructure...

Thursday 25 September 2025

Alibaba eyes artificial superintelligence as ultimate goal, says CEO

At the 2025 Apsara Conference, Alibaba CEO Eddie Wu argued that artificial general intelligence (AGI) is merely the starting line. The company's true destination, he said, is artificial...

Thursday 25 September 2025

Alibaba Cloud, Nvidia join forces to speed physical AI applications

Alibaba Group kicked off its three-day Apsara Conference in Hangzhou by announcing a partnership between Alibaba Cloud and Nvidia in Physical...

Thursday 25 September 2025

Alibaba stakes out AI chip ecosystem, setting up a clash with Huawei

Alibaba is steadily building a vertically integrated chip ecosystem that spans cloud computing, AI chip design, and advanced packaging. People's Daily recently revealed a...

Thursday 25 September 2025

Memory shortage drives BT substrate orders, boosting 4Q25 growth momentum

The memory market shortage has reignited a new wave of price increases. As supply tightens for NAND flash storage memory, traditional hard disk drives (HDD) and solid-state drives...

Thursday 25 September 2025

Philippines’ pro-US pivot draws Taiwanese network suppliers

Amid changing geopolitical dynamics, Southeast Asia is becoming a key expansion area for Taiwanese manufacturers. The Philippines' shift from pro-China to pro-US, coupled with its...

Thursday 25 September 2025

Commentary: Nvidia’s US$5B Intel deal revives memories of Microsoft’s 1997 Apple lifeline

In a move echoing one of the most famous tech partnerships in history, chip giant Nvidia has made a US$5 billion investment in rival Intel, sparking a debate over whether the struggling...

Thursday 25 September 2025

Xiaomi’s massive EV recall signals end of China’s free-wheeling smart-car boom

China's EV race has entered a new phase, placing Xiaomi squarely in the spotlight. Once lauded for leveraging its smartphone expertise and positioned alongside Huawei as a key force...

Thursday 25 September 2025

Apple CEO visits Japan amid critical challenges in the market

Apple CEO Tim Cook arrived in Japan on September 23, 2025, marking his first official visit since December 2022. During this trip, Cook is expected to visit the newly renovated Apple...

Thursday 25 September 2025

Regulatory pressure fuels Europe’s rapid EV uptake

After months of sluggish demand, Europe's car market finally posted a sign of recovery in August 2025 — a hopeful signal driven...

Thursday 25 September 2025

XPeng Motors enters South Korea as EV market competition intensifies

Chinese electric vehicle (EV) manufacturer XPeng Motors has officially announced its entry into the South Korean market and completed the establishment of a local subsidiary.

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