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Thursday 22 October 2026
Analysis: Musk's thrusting Roadster takes off, but questions remain up in the air
Tesla unveiled its new Roadster, equipped with rocket-style thrusters, on October 15 and announced plans to begin production in 2028, more than a decade after the second-generation...
Thursday 22 October 2026
Tesla's Megapack boom meets AI power crunch, but margin gains raise questions
While Tesla is expanding its ambitions in autonomous transportation and embodied AI, developments in its energy-storage business are drawing attention following a mixed set of financial...
Thursday 22 October 2026
Texas Instruments posts rising Q3 sales across data centers, cars, industry
Texas Instruments reported strong revenue growth in its third-quarter earnings call due to strong demand across its industrial, automotive, and data center businesses. The company...
Thursday 22 October 2026
China's L3 autonomous driving adoption tipped to top 35% by 2030, raising stakes for automakers
Level 3 (L3) autonomous driving penetration in China is forecast to exceed 35% by 2030, supported by falling sensor costs, advances in AI models, and tighter safety regulations. The...
Thursday 22 October 2026
OpenAI acquires Orchestra Bio to advance AI drug development
OpenAI has acquired biotech startup Orchestra Bio and will integrate its team and technology into its life sciences research platform, Rosalind, expanding AI applications in drug development...
Thursday 22 October 2026
Inside Nvidia DSX POD: How a factory-built AI data center could go live in 14 days
Nvidia used its first GTC conference in Berlin to present a factory-style approach to AI, framing AI production as an industrial process. CEO Jensen Huang introduced the DSX full-stack...
Thursday 22 October 2026
Japan sets execution plan for 17 growth strategies
Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi will finalize a five-year plan by the end of 2026 outlining an investment blueprint for 17 strategic sectors. The plan will prioritize semiconductors...
Thursday 22 October 2026
BOS, LG, and HANA Micron team up on Korean automotive chiplets
BOS Semiconductors is partnering with LG Electronics and HANA Micron to develop and commercialize chiplet-based automotive semiconductors in South Korea, connecting domestic AI chip...
Thursday 22 October 2026
Amazon spends US$220B on AI as power delays squeeze cash flow
Amazon plans about US$220 billion in capital expenditure in 2026, mainly for cloud and AI infrastructure, but delays in data center power and construction are causing server racks...
Thursday 22 October 2026
Analysis: Why Tesla needs to manufacture Optimus robots before its humanoid AI is ready
Tesla's move into early production of its Optimus humanoid robot has exposed an unusual challenge in scaling embodied artificial intelligence (AI): the company may need to manufacture...
Thursday 22 October 2026
Amazon to invest over EUR160B in Germany for AI, cloud and logistics
Amazon will invest more than EUR160 billion (about US$17.9 billion) in Germany in 2027 to expand its cloud computing, artificial intelligence (AI), low-Earth-orbit (LEO) satellite...
Thursday 22 October 2026
Hyundai rethinks AAM strategy as Tesla Roadster sparks flying-car buzz
Tesla's unveiling of a redesigned Roadster with rocket-style thrusters has intensified interest in flying cars, while an internal report calls on Hyundai Motor Group to reconsider...
Thursday 22 October 2026
Meta says compute, not demand, now limits Muse; pushes shared standard for AI shopping agents
Meta Platforms is limiting the Muse personal AI agent to the US and Canada for now, saying that compute costs are the main reason it hasn't gone global.
Thursday 22 October 2026
Tesla's Robotaxi test enters harder phase: turning autonomous miles into transport business
Tesla's Robotaxi expansion is entering a new phase as the company increases unsupervised autonomous mileage, deploys its purpose-built Cybercab and works to expand fleet operations...
Thursday 22 October 2026
Nvidia becomes AI's central bank as cloud startups face mounting pressure
As Nvidia expands its chip business beyond technology giants into emerging AI markets such as new cloud providers, it has become a "central bank" helping these companies expand by...