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Sunday 6 July 2025

Tesla launches US production of LFP batteries as trade policies shift

Tesla CEO Elon Musk has confirmed that the company's first LFP battery plant in the US—located in Sparks, Nevada—is nearing...

Sunday 6 July 2025

Baidu, Huawei spark open-source AI arms race

Baidu and Huawei announced the open-sourcing of their proprietary large language models (LLMs) on June 30, 2025, signaling a strategic shift in China's AI landscape. The move reflects...

Sunday 6 July 2025

China's humanoid robots cut out US chips, and 90% of the supply chain is now local

As US President Donald Trump intensifies rare earth export negotiations with China, Beijing is countering with a media blitz to highlight its rising independence from US semiconductor...

Friday 4 July 2025

Big screens, bigger stakes: LG and Samsung compete in the SDV display market

The global automotive industry is rapidly pivoting toward software-defined vehicles (SDVs), fueling a parallel surge in demand for large...

Friday 4 July 2025

With d-Mode GaN, Renesas seeks edge in high-power semiconductor market

Following its acquisition of US-based GaN pioneer Transphorm, Renesas Electronics is ramping up its ambitions in the wide-bandgap power semiconductor space. With a bold pivot away...

Friday 4 July 2025

Tesla halts Optimus robot production plans as hardware woes mount

Tesla has reportedly paused procurement and production plans for its humanoid robot, Optimus, due to unresolved hardware challenges, according to sources within China's supply chain...

Friday 4 July 2025

OpenAI's chip strategy remains unclear as demand for customized functions stays vague

Amid speculation about its chip strategy, OpenAI has denied plans for large-scale use of Google's TPUs, saying it is only experimenting. The company aims to develop its own chips,...

Friday 4 July 2025

Malaysia-Singapore Special Economic Zone builds cross-border AI ecosystem amid sovereign tech race

As the global race to build "sovereign AI" gains momentum, Southeast Asia is carving out a strategic role in the next wave of digital infrastructure,...

Friday 4 July 2025

Acer Medical wins Singapore approval for AI bone density screening software

Acer Medical, a smart healthcare subsidiary of Acer Group, has secured market approval from Singapore's Health Science Authority (HSA) for its AI-assisted diagnostic software, VeriOsteo...

Friday 4 July 2025

Intel's new AI accelerator may adopt HBM4? SK Hynix stresses no confirmed details

Intel recently held its AI Summit in South Korea, sharing the latest trends in artificial intelligence (AI) technology and innovative applications across various industries. The event...

Friday 4 July 2025

Is Apple repeating Nokia's mistake over AI stumble?

The US tech sector is deep into an AI arms race, with firms scrambling to secure Nvidia and AMD's advanced GPUs while fast-tracking their custom chips and AI compute infrastructure...

Friday 4 July 2025

Taiwan auto market declines in 1H25 amid US tariff concern and consumer caution

The Taiwan automotive market showed limited growth in the first half of 2025, with consumer caution fueled by ongoing uncertainty related to US tariffs. June vehicle registrations...

Thursday 3 July 2025

ProLogium's Taoyuan Hi-Tech Industrial Park plant drives lithium ceramic battery shipments past 2.4M units

Next-generation lithium ceramic battery manufacturer ProLogium announced that its cumulative shipments have officially surpassed 2.4 million units as of the first half of 2025, marking...

Thursday 3 July 2025

BYD's Mexico factory on hold due to trade uncertainty and geopolitical concerns

Facing rising geopolitical tensions and uncertainty surrounding US trade policy under President Donald J. Trump, Chinese EV maker BYD has put plans for a large-scale factory in Mexico...

Thursday 3 July 2025

Apple AI falls from grace: Claude in, engineers out, strategy in flux

Apple is reportedly reevaluating its artificial intelligence (AI) roadmap, exploring the integration of external large language models (LLMs) from OpenAI and Anthropic to power future...

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