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Thursday 24 September 2026
Microsoft to invest US$10B in Middle East AI infrastructure, despite war risks
Microsoft announced that it will invest US$10 billion in expanding AI infrastructure in the Middle East by 2030. The commitment directs funding to a region facing threats from the...
Thursday 24 September 2026
Honda eyes Ohio hybrid plant amid pivot to North America
Honda Motor Co. is planning to invest JPY300 billion to JPY400 billion (about US$1.9 billion to US$2.5 billion) in a new hybrid electric vehicle plant in Ohio, with production targeted...
Thursday 24 September 2026
AI drives Episil GeSi, PMIC growth

Semiconductor epitaxy maker Episil Precision said on September 22 that rising demand from AI data centers has created two main growth...

Thursday 24 September 2026
China AI's new moat: low-cost models meet a rapidly localising hardware stack
China's AI industry is moving beyond policy-driven technological catch-up into a new phase centered on commercialization and ecosystem competition. Localization is no longer confined...
Thursday 24 September 2026
Yusin Malaysia plant to fully ramp up by 4Q26

Brake system parts maker Yusin said at an investor conference on September 23 that key equipment at its new Malaysia plant is expected...

Thursday 24 September 2026
Nscale's biggest customer: a Singapore unit with US$1,000 in capital, owned by ByteDance's AI brand holder
Nscale, the UK AI cloud company preparing a US listing at a reported US$35 billion valuation, got nearly three-quarters of its 2025 sales from a Singapore company. Singapore and US...
Thursday 24 September 2026
South Korea chip, panel lines stay on as AI, iPhone demand surges

South Korea's major semiconductor, display, and electronics parts factories are staying open through the Chuseok holiday as AI-driven...

Thursday 24 September 2026
Xi-Trump summit masks AI rift as Chinese AI leaders stay away
Chinese President Xi Jinping is set to make his first state visit to the US since 2015, with the Trump administration rolling out high-level welcoming ceremonies, a state dinner and...
Thursday 24 September 2026
Huawei founder Zhengfei Ren reappears in Shenzhen — Dongfeng smart vehicle alliance moves into focus

Huawei founder Zhengfei Ren made a public appearance in Shenzhen on September 22 for talks with Dongfeng Motor general manager Changjun...

Thursday 24 September 2026
Skoda's top earner CEO jumps to Volvo, rattling Volkswagen Group

Skoda CEO Klaus Zellmer, long seen as one of Volkswagen Group's top-performing brand executives, will leave the company and become president...

Thursday 24 September 2026
Anthropic joins OpenAI, Google DeepMind in Singapore

Anthropic will open its Singapore office in October, making it the company's fifth office in the Asia-Pacific region after Tokyo, Bengaluru,...

Thursday 24 September 2026
Taiwan's Yusin pivots China OE brake pad business from BYD to JV automakers
Taiwan-listed Yusin Holding Corp. said on September 23 that its Chinese subsidiary Fuzhou Assured Brake Systems is reducing its reliance on BYD and shifting its China original-equipment...
Thursday 24 September 2026
Anthropic brings in Accenture to audit AI safety

Anthropic has announced a third-party on-site evaluation program, bringing in staff from Faculty, the AI company owned by Accenture,...

Thursday 24 September 2026
Qualcomm adopts 'offset PoP' packaging to cool new flagship phone SoC
Qualcomm unveiled two flagship mobile platforms at the Snapdragon Summit 2026, including the Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6, which changes its packaging approach to improve heat...
Thursday 24 September 2026
Xi's US visit stirs alarm over a possible Chinese auto push into America

Chinese President Xi Jinping's visit to the US is heightening anxiety across the global auto industry, where suppliers, dealers, and...