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Saturday 30 August 2025

Germany’s car industry buckles under EV shift and trade shocks

Germany's once-dominant automotive sector is facing its most profound reckoning in decades, shedding over 52,000 jobs — a 6.7%...

Saturday 30 August 2025

As Nissan struggles, Foxconn offers a manufacturing lifeline

Hon Hai Precision Industry, better known as Foxconn, is signaling a strategic shift toward electric vehicles through partnership rather...

Friday 29 August 2025

VeriSilicon to buy RISC-V pioneer Nuclei, shares halted in Shanghai

VeriSilicon Microelectronics (Shanghai), China's top semiconductor IP and custom chip design service provider, said on August 28 that it will acquire Nuclei System Technology, a Shanghai-based...

Friday 29 August 2025

India-based boAt, HrdWyr unveil indigenously designed chip with Tata Electronics support

boAt has partnered with semiconductor startup HrdWyr to launch the HrdWyr Indus 1011, a high-volume chip fully designed in India, with assembly, packaging, and testing enabled by...

Friday 29 August 2025

Samsung reportedly explores BOE's WOLED panels for its gaming monitors

BOE Technology is reportedly in talks with Samsung Electronics and other manufacturers to supply white OLED (WOLED) panels for monitors,...

Thursday 28 August 2025

EU seeks US tariff cuts, but may come with regulatory price

The European Union (EU) is seeking to reduce tariffs on vehicles exported to the US, aiming to lower the rate to 15%. However, to secure...

Thursday 28 August 2025

Xiaomi vs. Gree: How a US$140m bet turned into China's biggest appliance showdown

In 2013, at China's Annual Economic Person of the Year awards, Xiaomi founder Lei Jun publicly wagered with Gree Electric Appliances chairwoman Dong Mingzhu that if Xiaomi's revenue...

Thursday 28 August 2025

Cross-industry rivalry heats up as DJI, Insta360, and Dreametech diversify product portfolios

As the consumer electronics market matures, leading companies are exploring new growth by entering each other's sectors. Recently, DJI Technology, Insta360, and Dreametech have expanded...

Thursday 28 August 2025

Hesai wins CSRC approval for Hong Kong IPO after turning quarterly profit

Hesai Group, the world's top LiDAR maker, has filed with China's securities regulator to pursue a secondary listing in Hong Kong. The...

Wednesday 27 August 2025

BYD to open first Malaysian electric vehicle assembly plant in Tanjong Malim

Chinese electric vehicle manufacturer BYD Auto plans to establish its inaugural assembly plant in Malaysia, situated in Tanjong Malim, Perak. The facility is slated to begin operations...

Wednesday 27 August 2025

With Section 232 set to return, global auto supply chains face new disruptions

The implementation of US tariffs on automobiles and auto parts has already delivered a significant blow to global carmakers. Despite...

Wednesday 27 August 2025

Apple to unveil iPhone 17 lineup and slimmer model at September 9 launch

Apple will host its annual fall product event on September 9, where it is expected to debut its iPhone 17 lineup, including a new, thinner version of the device, alongside updated...

Wednesday 27 August 2025

LED industry sees profit decline in 2Q25 amid currency challenges

The LED industry experienced notable profit declines in the second quarter of 2025, mainly due to exchange rate effects. Everlight Electronics reported a 44.7% drop in net income...

Tuesday 26 August 2025

Samsung unveils new 37- and 40-inch gaming monitors to expand market presence

Samsung Electronics announced on August 25 that it will launch new 37-inch 16:9 UHD and 40-inch 21:9 WUHD gaming monitors, aiming to capitalize on growing demand and strengthen its...

Tuesday 26 August 2025

As AI transforms auto industry, Germany struggles to keep pace

As artificial intelligence (AI) reshapes the global auto industry, Germany—the historic heart of automotive excellence—finds...

Apple's HomePod mini is the newest addition to the HomePod family. At just 3.3 inches tall, the HomePod mini comes with technologies and advanced software that together enable computational audio to deliver breakthrough audio quality. The HomePod mini is designed to work with Apple Music, podcasts, radio stations and in the coming months, popular music services including Pandora and Amazon Music. Multiple HomePod mini speakers work together to stream music or podcasts to multiple rooms. By placing two HomePod mini speakers in a single room, a stereo pair can be created.

Apple has updated the 13-inch MacBook Pro with the new Magic Keyboard for an improved typing experience and doubled the storage across all standard configurations. The new lineup offers Intel 10th-generation processors for up to 80% faster graphics performance and makes 16GB of faster 3733MHz memory standard on select configurations. It comes with quad-core processors, a Retina display, Touch Bar and Touch ID, immersive stereo speakers, all-day battery life, and the power of macOS. The Magic Keyboard features a redesigned scissor mechanism with 1mm of key travel, while the new inverted-T arrangement for the arrow keys makes them easier to find. Magic Keyboard also features a physical Escape key, along with Touch Bar and Touch ID.

Apple's new iPad Pros comes with the latest A12Z Bionic chip, an ultra-wide camera, studio-quality mics and a LiDAR scanner that delivers depth-sensing capabilities. The LiDAR scanner, along with pro cameras, motion sensors, pro performance, pro audio and the Liquid Retina display, enhances iPad Pros' augmented reality (AR) applications. With iPadOS 13.4, Apple brings trackpad support to iPad, giving customers an all-new way to interact with their iPads. As users move their finger across the trackpad, the pointer transforms to highlight user interface elements. Multi-touch gestures on the trackpad make it fast and easy to navigate the entire system without users lifting their hand, according to Apple.