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Wednesday 23 July 2025
Nvidia's Jensen Huang holds private talks with founder of Chinese AI startup MiniMax during Beijing visit
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang met privately with Yan Junjie, the founder of Chinese AI startup MiniMax, during his recent visit to Beijing, marking a rare and closely watched interaction...
Wednesday 23 July 2025
Oracle to supply OpenAI with 2 million AI chips for data centers
OpenAI and Oracle Corp. announced they will develop 4.5 gigawatts of additional US data center capacity in an expanded partnership, furthering a massive plan to power artificial intelligence...
Wednesday 23 July 2025
TI notes slower growth in automotive market, reaffirms 2025 capex plan
Texas Instruments' management struck a cautious tone during its second-quarter 2025 earnings call, highlighting signs of cyclical recovery across most end markets while acknowledging...
Wednesday 23 July 2025
US, Japan announce trade deal setting tariffs at 15%; auto levy exemption remains unclear
President Donald Trump announced on Tuesday that the US and Japan have reached a trade agreement, setting reciprocal tariffs at 15% for Japanese exports to the US. This rate is notably...
Wednesday 23 July 2025
Beyond racing: 'F1' showcases the evolution of automotive technology
Since its release, F1 has burned rubber at the box office, not only becoming a major success for Apple but also accelerating as an important and exciting reference in the history...
Wednesday 23 July 2025
Taiwan VP weighs in on US tariff threat
Taiwanese Vice President Bi-khim Hsiao has expressed her stance on the US imposition of Section 232 tariffs for the first time, pointing out that the US and Taiwan ultimately have...
Tuesday 22 July 2025
US copper tariffs send prices soaring, but AI server demand boosts Taiwan's CCL makers
As the US prepares to impose steep tariffs on imported copper, global copper prices have rebounded, raising concerns about rising costs across copper-intensive industries. Among the...
Tuesday 22 July 2025
Waymo leads robotaxi race but faces Tesla challenge on cost and scale

Waymo, Alphabet's self-driving unit, has pulled ahead in the robotaxi race, reporting a fivefold surge in rides over the past year to...

Tuesday 22 July 2025
China's AI adoption rises as DeepSeek challenges Meta's open-source dominance
A recent report from Artificial Analysis reveals that 55% of respondents are willing to adopt Chinese AI providers' models, provided the model hosting is outside China. In the open-source...
Tuesday 22 July 2025
South Korea's Solar Pro 2 takes global stage, surpassing GPT-4.1 & DeepSeek V3
South Korean generative AI startup Upstage has launched its next-generation large language model (LLM), Solar Pro 2, achieving elite performance levels and sparking the attention...
Tuesday 22 July 2025
Samsung powers the next Maybach experience with seamless tech integration
Samsung is strengthening its partnership with Mercedes-Benz on two strategic fronts—melding cutting-edge display technology with mobile-powered vehicle access—signaling...
Tuesday 22 July 2025
Beijing reins in EV chaos: regulators tighten screws on auto market
Beijing is stepping up efforts to contain a worsening price war in China's electric vehicle (EV) industry, as destructive discounting threatens market stability and broader economic...
Tuesday 22 July 2025
Aurotek reveals robotic partnerships with top players from China, the US, Japan, and Germany
The booming robot market has seen Aurotek keenly pivot from automated equipment manufacturing to smart robot integration solutions, riding the current wave of industry growth. Departing...
Tuesday 22 July 2025
Beijing's law of evolution: China moves to crash EV price war amid mounting cash crunch
China has revived price controls and capacity discipline mechanisms across its clean energy sectors, triggering a solar industry price recovery. The government now extends similar...
Tuesday 22 July 2025
The battery split: Tesla distances from China, one cell at a time
In a significant shift within Tesla's supply chain, the electric vehicle maker is expected to adopt high-energy nickel-cobalt-manganese (NCM) batteries from South Korea's LG Energy...