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Wednesday 5 August 2026
Mitsubishi Electric, Daikin expand US production to meet data center cooling demand

Mitsubishi Electric is establishing a cooling-equipment production company in Ohio, joining Daikin Industries in bringing manufacturing...

Wednesday 5 August 2026
China halts US-based factory audits for CCC certification amid raging tech feud

The US-China technology and supply chain conflict has spread to product certification, opening a new front beyond semiconductors and...

Wednesday 5 August 2026
China launches 15th Five-Year 'leader' awards on low-carbon credentials

China's State Council has launched a new recommendation program for "leader" companies in energy efficiency and carbon efficiency,...

Wednesday 5 August 2026
LG Electronics posts strong second quarter as new businesses drive growth
LG Electronics reported consolidated revenue of KRW23.83 trillion (US$16.7 billion) and operating profit of KRW1.58 trillion (US$1.1 billion) in the second quarter of 2026 as AI cooling,...
Wednesday 5 August 2026
Fanuc raises fiscal 2026 outlook as costs and supply bottlenecks weigh on profits
Fanuc said first-quarter orders for fiscal 2026 surged 37% year-on-year to a record JPY281.9 billion, even as the industrial robot maker drew market concern for raising its full-year...
Wednesday 5 August 2026
Naver taps Brookfield for up to US$9 billion in data center financing

Naver is considering an asset-light structure for a US$10 billion data center expansion under which a Brookfield-led investment vehicle...

Wednesday 5 August 2026
Samsung, SK Hynix expansion puts Korea's chip supply chain to the test

Daeduck Electronics plans to invest KRW497 billion(US$349.50 million) in semiconductor production facilities through 2027, its second...

Wednesday 5 August 2026
SK Hynix to hold late-August groundbreaking for US$3.9 billion Indiana chip packaging plant
SK Hynix plans to hold a formal groundbreaking ceremony in late August for its US$3.9 billion advanced chip packaging facility in West Lafayette, Indiana, as the memory maker expands...
Wednesday 5 August 2026
Analysis: Musk's empire closes in on China — from orbit to the factory floor

SpaceX's rapid growth in AI, satellite connectivity, and space infrastructure is widening the strategic challenge for China beyond...

Wednesday 5 August 2026
Samsung, SK Hynix reportedly test AMEC tools to guard against tighter US curbs
Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix reportedly began testing etching equipment from China's Advanced Micro-Fabrication Equipment (AMEC) about two years ago for possible use at their Chinese...
Wednesday 5 August 2026
Huawei's 18-tier pagoda challenges Nvidia's chip-scaling playbook

Huawei is arguing that the next phase of semiconductor performance will depend less on transistor shrinkage and more on system architecture,...

Wednesday 5 August 2026
CXMT-SK Hynix LPDDR6 race shifts to yields, customers and capacity

China's CXMT is preparing limited production of LPDDR6 smartphone memory around the end of 2026, narrowing a technology gap with Samsung...

Wednesday 5 August 2026
US reportedly expands AI infrastructure security push with planned restrictions on Chinese optical transceivers

The Trump administration is preparing new restrictions on Chinese-made optical transceivers used in AI data centers, broadening Washington's...

Wednesday 5 August 2026
China steps up challenge to Starlink: targets annual satellite output of 7,360 in major ramp-up of commercial space industry

China's commercial space ambitions are entering a new phase as Beijing accelerates efforts to build an integrated space industry capable...

Wednesday 5 August 2026
US dominates world's largest AI data centers as China places three in global top 60
The global race to build AI data centers is accelerating. According to Epoch AI's latest AI Data Centers report, more than 60 hyperscale AI data centers have either entered operation...