Sony Group lifted its operating profit forecast for fiscal 2025 to JPY1.43 trillion (approx. US$9.3 billion) from JPY1.33 trillion, beating the average estimate of JPY1.423 trillion from 22 analysts. Bloomberg and Nikkei attributed the upward revision to stronger semiconductor and music earnings and lower tariff-related costs
Unicomp Technology Group, a Wuxi-based industrial inspection equipment maker, said its wholly owned unit, Ray Tech Singapore, will acquire a 66% stake in Singapore's SCPL Semiconductor Test & Inspection (SSTI) for SGD48.9 million (approx. US$37.54 million). Once the deal closes, SSTI will become a majority-owned subsidiary and be included in Unicomp's consolidated financial results
At a rare public appearance, Chinese artificial intelligence (AI) startup DeepSeek issued a stark warning: the long-term advance of AI could upend jobs and disrupt social structures, and companies must act by openly disclosing which professions are likely to disappear
South Korean AI chipmaker Rebellions announced on November 10, 2025, that it has closed an expanded US$250 million Series C round after securing new funding from prominent Silicon Valley investors
Following back-to-back price increases for DRAM and NAND, NOR flash has become the next segment to spike. Prices are up by at least 10% this quarter, with certain models surging over 30% in under a month, signaling a new round of broad-based memory price escalation
