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Wednesday 7 January 2026

CES 2026: Nvidia CEO spotlights humanoid robots, supply chain cites training gaps

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang used his CES 2026 keynote to focus on agentic AI and Physical AI, outlining how the company is extending AI...

Wednesday 7 January 2026

China's auto market in 2025: million-unit clubs and a reshaped race

As China's auto market wrapped up 2025, disclosures from leading carmakers confirmed another milestone year. Vehicle exports are expected to surpass 7 million units, ranking first...

Wednesday 7 January 2026

CES 2026: Musk dismisses Nvidia's autonomous driving 'ChatGPT moment'

CES 2026 has become a muscle-flexing arena for advanced autonomous driving. Nvidia's CEO, Jensen Huang, used the stage to unveil a new "Vision-Language-Action" (VLA) model, Alpamayo...

Wednesday 7 January 2026

Nvidia-backed xAI raises US$20 billion in Series E to scale AI infrastructure and Grok models

xAI, Elon Musk's artificial intelligence company, has raised US$20 billion in an upsized Series E funding round, surpassing its original US$15 billion target, with Nvidia joining...

Wednesday 7 January 2026

Nvidia CEO downplays memory supply concerns, highlights exclusive use of HBM4

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang addressed concerns regarding recent memory supply shortages during a press conference at CES 2026, stating that Nvidia will be the exclusive consumer of sixth-generation...

Wednesday 7 January 2026

H200 shipments to China set to start with low-profile approach, says CEO Jensen Huang

Nvidia has expressed optimism about resuming sales of its H200 AI chips to China, while stressing that any return to the market will proceed quietly, without public announcements...

Wednesday 7 January 2026

Tesla rolls out five-year zero-interest push in China as BYD widens EV lead

As 2026 opens, the global electric vehicle (EV) market is entering a pivotal phase. Tesla China has rolled out a five-year, zero-interest financing program covering its core models...

Wednesday 7 January 2026

CES 2026: Auto industry racing toward software but struggling with costs

The lights at the 2026 Consumer Electronics Show (CES 2026) still blaze as brightly as ever. However, for the global auto industry, CES...

Wednesday 7 January 2026

CES 2026: Nvidia and AMD deliver underwhelming speeches

The day before the opening of the 2026 Consumer Electronics Show (CES 2026) in Las Vegas, Nvidia and Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) each held keynote speeches. Like Computex, Nvidia...

Wednesday 7 January 2026

CES 2026: Boston Dynamics and Google DeepMind partner to bring Gemini AI models to humanoid robots

Boston Dynamics and Google DeepMind announced a new AI partnership at CES 2026 in Las Vegas, aiming to integrate advanced AI foundation models into humanoid robots and accelerate...

Wednesday 7 January 2026

Mobileye strikes deal with top US automaker for next-gen ADAS chips

Mobileye, the Israeli autonomous driving technology company, said on January 5, 2026, that it had reached a partnership with a US automaker ranked among the world's top 10 to integrate...

Wednesday 7 January 2026

CES 2026: ProLogium Technology and Germany's FEV Group unveil advanced solid-state battery module

ProLogium Technology said it will co-exhibit with engineering services provider FEV Group at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas in January 2026, where the two companies...

Wednesday 7 January 2026

Taiwan's Fulltech moves to capture the high-margin glass fiber market due to shortages

As demand for high-end applications such as artificial intelligence and 5G communications continues to build into 2026, concerns are mounting over persistent shortages of glass fiber...

Wednesday 7 January 2026

Column: US political economy enters new era of industrial revival and strategic decoupling

The global economic landscape underwent three major transformations in 2025: the Great Rebalancing, the evolution of the AI supercycle, and a US industrial revival driven by national...

Wednesday 7 January 2026

Johor seeks to attract Gotion High-tech for EV battery manufacturing hub

Johor, Malaysia, is pursuing a deal with Chinese battery manufacturer Gotion High-tech to build a lithium battery factory, aiming to establish itself as a key center for electric...

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