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Tuesday 9 September 2025
Tesla to open new research and development center in Kopenick, Berlin
Tesla has announced plans to establish a new R&D center in Kopenick, Berlin, Germany. Positioned between Tesla's existing Gigafactory in Grunheide, Brandenburg, and central Berlin,...
Tuesday 9 September 2025
Microsoft signs US$19.4 billion deal with Nebius amid surging AI cloud demands
The artificial intelligence (AI) boom continues to drive unprecedented computing power demands. Microsoft has signed a five-year AI cloud computing agreement with Nebius valued at...
Tuesday 9 September 2025
Kakao to integrate ChatGPT into KakaoTalk in strategic partnership with OpenAI
South Korean internet giant Kakao has announced a partnership with OpenAI to embed the ChatGPT chatbot into its messaging app, KakaoTalk. The integration aims to provide seamless...
Tuesday 9 September 2025
Asia-Pacific countries lead in AI application despite lagging in development, studies show
Concerns have emerged that AI development concentrated in major powers like the US and China could widen global wealth gaps. However, recent reports indicate that Asia-Pacific countries...
Tuesday 9 September 2025
Chip, cloud, and AI firms unite to break Nvidia's stranglehold
AMD will launch new products in 2025 and 2026, with OpenAI set to adopt them. OpenAI and Broadcom are targeting mass production in 2026. Interest in diverse AI chip solutions is growing,...
Tuesday 9 September 2025
CATL unveils Shenxing Pro battery, expands EU capacity with US$8.6 billion Hungary plant
CATL, the world's largest electric vehicle (EV) battery manufacturer, unveiled a major technological breakthrough in Munich on September 7, 2025, introducing its NP3.0 (No Propagation...
Tuesday 9 September 2025
China's first open AI computing architecture: Sugon, Lenovo, Moore Threads come together to challenge Nvidia CUDA
Dawning Information Industry Co. (Sugon) has partnered with more than 20 Chinese firms across AI chips, large models, and system integration to roll out a new open AI computing architecture...
Tuesday 9 September 2025
VinFast enters India with locally made EVs as first foreign pure-play manufacturer
Vietnamese automaker VinFast has officially entered India with the launch of its VF 6 and VF 7 electric SUVs, betting on local manufacturing and ecosystem partnerships to gain a foothold...
Tuesday 9 September 2025
Research Insights: Global auto market forms multi-track pattern
The global automotive market reached total sales of 44.42 million units in the first half of 2025, marking a year-over-year increase of 2.7%. Among these, the combined sales volume...
Tuesday 9 September 2025
Google's Nano Banana AI tool surges to 200M images, testing cloud infrastructure limits
Google's new AI image generator, codenamed Nano Banana, has drawn massive global uptake, generating or editing more than 200 million images in under two weeks. The speed of adoption...
Tuesday 9 September 2025
CATL procurement staff visits South Korea, reportedly seeking key equipment and manufacturing technologies
Contemporary Amperex Technology (CATL), the largest China-based battery maker, has recently dispatched procurement managers and engineers on a large-scale visit to South Korea, with...
Monday 8 September 2025
Emerging technologies in US national defense, Part 1: Space domain awareness (SDA)
A number of offices under the US Department of Defense, defense industry companies, and civilian military research institutions have proposed key emerging technologies that the US...
Monday 8 September 2025
Commentary: Hyundai-LGES Georgia plant raid threatens to unravel South Korea's US$350 billion EV bet
A major immigration raid at Hyundai Motor Group and LG Energy Solution's (LGES) battery plant in Georgia has exposed the labor and visa hurdles facing South Korean firms in the US...
Monday 8 September 2025
China's auto-chip push hits reliability roadblock
China's push for semiconductor self-sufficiency is gaining momentum, but automotive-grade chips present a unique challenge. Local automakers remain cautious about adopting untested...
Monday 8 September 2025
SEMICON Taiwan to feature Infineon and NXP CEO, highlighting Europe's view on Taiwanese supply chain
The CEOs of Infineon and NXP are scheduled to deliver keynote speeches at the upcoming SEMICON Taiwan 2025 this week.