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Tuesday 22 July 2025
US copper tariffs send prices soaring, but AI server demand boosts Taiwan's CCL makers
As the US prepares to impose steep tariffs on imported copper, global copper prices have rebounded, raising concerns about rising costs across copper-intensive industries. Among the...
Tuesday 22 July 2025
Waymo leads robotaxi race but faces Tesla challenge on cost and scale

Waymo, Alphabet's self-driving unit, has pulled ahead in the robotaxi race, reporting a fivefold surge in rides over the past year to...

Tuesday 22 July 2025
China's AI adoption rises as DeepSeek challenges Meta's open-source dominance
A recent report from Artificial Analysis reveals that 55% of respondents are willing to adopt Chinese AI providers' models, provided the model hosting is outside China. In the open-source...
Tuesday 22 July 2025
South Korea's Solar Pro 2 takes global stage, surpassing GPT-4.1 & DeepSeek V3
South Korean generative AI startup Upstage has launched its next-generation large language model (LLM), Solar Pro 2, achieving elite performance levels and sparking the attention...
Tuesday 22 July 2025
Samsung powers the next Maybach experience with seamless tech integration
Samsung is strengthening its partnership with Mercedes-Benz on two strategic fronts—melding cutting-edge display technology with mobile-powered vehicle access—signaling...
Tuesday 22 July 2025
Beijing reins in EV chaos: regulators tighten screws on auto market
Beijing is stepping up efforts to contain a worsening price war in China's electric vehicle (EV) industry, as destructive discounting threatens market stability and broader economic...
Tuesday 22 July 2025
Aurotek reveals robotic partnerships with top players from China, the US, Japan, and Germany
The booming robot market has seen Aurotek keenly pivot from automated equipment manufacturing to smart robot integration solutions, riding the current wave of industry growth. Departing...
Tuesday 22 July 2025
Beijing's law of evolution: China moves to crash EV price war amid mounting cash crunch
China has revived price controls and capacity discipline mechanisms across its clean energy sectors, triggering a solar industry price recovery. The government now extends similar...
Tuesday 22 July 2025
The battery split: Tesla distances from China, one cell at a time
In a significant shift within Tesla's supply chain, the electric vehicle maker is expected to adopt high-energy nickel-cobalt-manganese (NCM) batteries from South Korea's LG Energy...
Tuesday 22 July 2025
Taiwan importers sidestep car taxes with assembly workaround
Taiwan's auto importers are using local assembly tactics to reduce crushing tax burdens that can push levies above 50% on foreign vehicles.
Tuesday 22 July 2025
Jensen Huang's blueprint: CoWoS, CPO, GAA key to AI's next 20 years
During the 3rd China International Supply Chain Expo (CISCE), Nvidia founder and CEO Jensen Huang spoke with Jian Wang, director of the Zhejiang Lab and founder of Alibaba Cloud....
Tuesday 22 July 2025
Foxconn eyes robotaxi market with scalable manufacturing strategy
As cars become increasingly electric and intelligent, fully autonomous vehicles—designed to free the driver's hands—are rapidly emerging as a central force shaping the...
Tuesday 22 July 2025
Foxconn-Google tie-up rumors swirl as key meeting looms
Alphabet, Google's parent company, will hold a Made by Google hardware event on August 20, 2025, in New York. The event will feature new products and is expected to include a key...
Tuesday 22 July 2025
NXP signals soft outlook; TI may strike similar tone as auto, industrial chip markets struggle
NXP Semiconductors posted a second-quarter revenue decline and cautious guidance for the third quarter, reinforcing concerns over lingering weakness in the automotive and industrial...
Tuesday 22 July 2025
NXP posts soft 2Q25, guidance fails to impress as growth headwinds persist
NXP Semiconductors reported a steeper-than-expected year-on-year revenue decline in the second quarter and issued a lukewarm third-quarter forecast, underscoring ongoing weakness...