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Monday 9 February 2026

Taiwan posts fastest growth in 15 years as AI boom drowns out hollowing-out fears

Taiwan's economy expanded 8.63% in 2025, its strongest growth in 15 years, as the island's semiconductor-driven supply chain continued to underpin global demand for AI computing. Minister...

Monday 9 February 2026

South Korea bets on AI and electric powertrains to shape cars of future

The South Korean government announced plans to invest KRW464.5 billion (approximately US$316 million) in the automotive sector in 2026,...

Monday 9 February 2026

US tariffs force German carmakers to choose between localization and brand power

After the United States formally imposed a 15 percent import tariff on European automobiles, Germany's three largest carmakers—Volkswagen,...

Monday 9 February 2026

Musk predicts space computing shift in 36 months as terrestrial power limits bite

Elon Musk said artificial intelligence computing could become more cost-effective to deploy in space than on Earth within the next 30 to 36 months, arguing that power generation and...

Monday 9 February 2026

Musk flags manufacturing bottlenecks, floats 'TeraFab' as chip supply strains

Elon Musk said the rapid expansion of artificial intelligence is running up against hard limits in global manufacturing capacity, as chip production, power equipment and industrial...

Monday 9 February 2026

China tightens regulations on EV battery recycling with digital ID system

As the global electric vehicle market grapples with mounting concerns over collapsing resale values, China—the world's largest and...

Monday 9 February 2026

China pulls the plug on EV door-handle futurism

A single regulatory notice issued recently by China's Ministry of Industry and Information Technology has made the country the first in...

Sunday 8 February 2026

AI startups capture majority of global venture capital in 2025, Best Brokers analysis shows

Artificial intelligence startups drew more than half of global venture capital funding in 2025, marking a significant shift in investor focus toward AI and machine learning companies,...

Sunday 8 February 2026

Record Japan blizzard threatens AI chip supply chains

A record-breaking blizzard driven by extreme weather has battered Japan's northern Aomori Prefecture, dumping snow at more than two and a half times the historical average. The storm...

Sunday 8 February 2026

Nvidia and Dassault Systèmes deepen partnership to bring AI into the physical world

Dassault Systèmes announced that it will undertake its largest-ever technology integration with Nvidia, deepening a partnership that spans more than 25 years. Under the expanded...

Sunday 8 February 2026

Musk: speed, not ambition, will shape next phase of AI expansion

Elon Musk said the pace of artificial intelligence expansion will be determined less by ambition than by how quickly AI developers and infrastructure builders can identify and remove...

Sunday 8 February 2026

Shanghai's AI chip boom powers China's homegrown computing future

In 2025, Shanghai's domestic AI chip sector surged alongside capital market activity. MetaX reported CNY740 million (US$106 million) in revenue in 2024, rising to CNY915 million in...

Sunday 8 February 2026

Chicony Power looks beyond PCs as it bets on AI and low-carbon platforms

Chicony Power, a Taiwanese power and energy management company, is accelerating a strategic shift away from its traditional reliance on PC and notebook power supplies, expanding into...

Sunday 8 February 2026

SpaceX seeks approval for a vast orbital data center in space

SpaceX has filed an application with the Federal Communications Commission seeking approval to deploy as many as one million satellites,...

Sunday 8 February 2026

Google named Apple's preferred cloud provider as AI partnership details remain unclear

Alphabet executives have confirmed that Google is Apple Inc.'s "preferred cloud provider," renewing market speculation over the scope of their collaboration in artificial intelligence,...

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