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Friday 21 November 2025

Foxconn outlines battery strategy as part of long-term industrial expansion

Foxconn is accelerating its push into electric vehicles and energy storage batteries, launching its Foxtron plant in Kaohsiung and investing in talent, automation, and supply chain...

Friday 21 November 2025

OpenAI and Foxconn partner to boost US manufacturing of next-generation AI infrastructure hardware

OpenAI and Hon Hai Technology Group (Foxconn) announced a collaboration aimed at designing and preparing US-based manufacturing for next-generation AI infrastructure hardware. The...

Friday 21 November 2025

Toyota and Volkswagen quietly wage an invisible robot war

Global attention is currently fixated on the humanoid robots unveiled by upstart automakers: Tesla's Optimus and BMW-backed Figure 02...

Friday 21 November 2025

'Qianwen': Alibaba's answer to ChatGPT

Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. has formally entered the global consumer-facing AI market, announcing the public beta launch of the Qianwen App, a personal AI assistant built on the company's...

Friday 21 November 2025

Alibaba rebrands AI app as Qwen to challenge ChatGPT

Alibaba has revamped its AI mobile application under the new name "Qwen," aiming to compete head-to-head with OpenAI's ChatGPT by combining shopping, maps, and other functionalities...

Friday 21 November 2025

Yann LeCun leaves Meta and launches new AI startup

Yann André LeCun, the prominent AI pioneer who leads one of Meta's core research labs and serves as its Chief AI Scientist, plans to leave the company to launch a new venture...

Friday 21 November 2025

From cars to robots: How automakers are using industrial scale to dominate humanoid AI

Roughly 20 automakers worldwide have now announced plans to enter the humanoid-robot arena—from Tesla and Germany's automotive...

Friday 21 November 2025

Humanoid robots enter carmakers' factories, but key barriers slow wider adoption

The global race to deploy humanoid robots in the automotive industry has moved decisively from the laboratory into commercial reality in 2025. Yet behind high-profile demonstrations—from...

Thursday 20 November 2025

Trump reportedly prepares 'Genesis Mission' as White House drafts order to curb State AI laws

US President Donald Trump is reportedly preparing to sign an executive order on Nov. 24 to launch a national artificial intelligence (AI) initiative...

Thursday 20 November 2025

Musk eyes in-house chip fab, citing TSMC, Samsung fail to keep up with Tesla's AI ambitions

Tesla CEO Elon Musk has revealed intentions to construct an in-house wafer fabrication facility, or TeraFab, to meet soaring AI chip demand that surpasses current industry manufacturing...

Thursday 20 November 2025

Research insight: Horizon Robotics leads China's push for autonomous driving independence

China's self-driving car market is surging, with advanced driver-assistance systems (ADAS) now installed in over 60% of new vehicles. Yet the high-end autonomous driving chip market...

Thursday 20 November 2025

Yulon addresses Luxgen sale rumors, confirms N5 launch will follow customer schedule

Yulon Motor held an online earnings call on November 19, 2025, after which it responded to market speculation regarding the potential sale of its Luxgen brand and whether the launch...

Thursday 20 November 2025

GMI Cloud's US$500 million project positions Taiwan as Asia's AI infrastructure hub

Driven by the expansion of AI computing centers and semiconductor fabs, high-safety lithium iron battery UPS and energy storage systems are becoming key to power infrastructure upgrades,...

Thursday 20 November 2025

Foxtron’s expected Luxgen acquisition looms over investor briefings

The Yulon Group is set for a high-stakes week, with a string of online investor briefings scheduled from November 19 to 20 by Yulon Motor,...

Thursday 20 November 2025

US approves advanced chips for Saudi Arabia to foster global AI hub

After months of negotiations, the US has approved the export of up to 70,000 advanced AI chips to Emirati firm G42 and Saudi Arabia's Humain, marking a major milestone for both Gulf...

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