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Tuesday 23 June 2026

SK Hynix Cheongju plant accidents raise HBM expansion safety concerns

SK Hynix's semiconductor production base in Cheongju, South Korea, has seen a string of accidents since 2026, prompting questions over...

Tuesday 23 June 2026

IBM and OpenAI partner to bring frontier AI to enterprise cyber defense

IBM has announced a partnership with OpenAI aimed at helping enterprises defend against increasingly sophisticated cyber threats by integrating...

Tuesday 23 June 2026

SpaceX expands AI infrastructure business with US$6.3 billion Reflection AI deal

SpaceX has signed a major computing infrastructure agreement with open-source AI startup Reflection AI, underscoring the growing value of AI compute as one of the industry's most strategic...

Tuesday 23 June 2026

LTO Batteries power up industrial electrification: Taiwan and South Korea players widen global deployments

Lithium titanate oxide (LTO) batteries are emerging as a promising solution for industrial electrification and critical energy infrastructure, where safety, rapid charging and long...

Tuesday 23 June 2026

LG Magna turns profitable in 1Q26 on EV motor push

LG Magna e-Powertrain returned to profit in the first quarter of 2026 as higher utilization at its Mexico plant lifted performance. Facing the rapid rise of China's electric vehicle...

Tuesday 23 June 2026

GM robot rollout after 1,000 layoffs fuels UAW complaint and labor tensions

General Motors' move to install collaborative robots at its Factory Zero plant has sharpened concerns about automation, jobs, and worker safety, while also signaling a broader shift...

Tuesday 23 June 2026

Laster Tech secures Mexico orders through 2029 and moves into AI robot supply

Laster Tech said its new Mexico plant already has order visibility through 2029, underscoring how automakers are reshaping supply chains across North America and beyond. The LED automotive...

Tuesday 23 June 2026

Midjourney launches full-body ultrasound scanner and plans wellness spas with aggressive scale targets

Midjourney is moving into medical devices with a full-body ultrasound scanner and a companion wellness business, a shift that could affect how health data is collected and used worldwide...

Tuesday 23 June 2026

Japan puts robotics at heart of US$2.3 trillion chip revival

Japan is preparing a sweeping public-private investment strategy totaling more than JPY370 trillion (US$2.3 trillion) by fiscal 2040,...

Tuesday 23 June 2026

Commentary: Google defines AI path to ASI, validates chip boom

Google released a 30,000-word AI roadmap on June 14 that, for the first time, clearly defines AI having the capability of 100 million humans as a key milestone on the path to artificial...

Tuesday 23 June 2026

High-end fiberglass cloth supply tightens; shortages to persist through 2027

Demand for high-end fiberglass cloth is surging on the AI boom, and orders from copper-clad laminate (CCL) customers are leaving the...

Tuesday 23 June 2026

Gogoro to unveil upgraded in-wheel motor scooter as Taiwan EV demand recovers

Gogoro is preparing to launch a new electric scooter on June 23, 2026, that industry supply-chain sources said will feature an in-wheel motor, dual batteries and upgraded performance...

Monday 22 June 2026

AI demolishes traditional tech: how NPUs and AI RAN are rewriting European infrastructure

AI is no longer a localized software novelty. It is now aggressively wiping out traditional hardware infrastructure across Europe....

Monday 22 June 2026

China launches 2026 NEV rural promotion campaign to accelerate EV expansion into county-level markets

China's Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT), Ministry of Commerce, and three other government departments announced on June 18 the launch of a new round of the 2026...

Monday 22 June 2026

MW-level flash charging competition escalates as BYD, Geely, CATL compete for industry influence

In China's new energy vehicle (NEV) market, industry leader BYD introduced megawatt-level (MW) flash charging technology more than a year ago and further enhanced its fast-charging...

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