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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...

Monday 22 June 2026

How physical AI and ADAS-cockpit fusion are rewiring China's smart driving supply chain

Physical AI and ADAS-cockpit integration have become the two main forces driving upgrades in China's autonomous driving and smart cockpit...

Monday 22 June 2026

Anthropic joins US$915 million Frontier push to scale carbon removal

Anthropic joined Frontier, the carbon removal procurement coalition, becoming the first AI startup to participate as surging power demand from AI data centers made corporate climate...

Monday 22 June 2026

Taiwan auto parts makers forecast 2H26 recovery as tariff and geopolitical risks ease

Major Taiwan auto parts makers said they expected market conditions to improve in the second half of 2026 as tariff and geopolitical uncertainties eased, executives announced during...

Monday 22 June 2026

Google loses Gemini co-lead as engineering VP joins OpenAI to research model building

Google Vice President of Engineering and Gemini model co-lead Noam Shazeer has left the company to join OpenAI, where he will focus on research into model-building methods, executives...

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