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Global automakers' profits decline as Chinese exports expand and electrification costs mount EU steps up pressure on Chinese EVs through countervailing duties and local sourcing requirements Hyundai and Tesla expand humanoid robot deployment in the race to cut production costs

UK courts and businesses increasingly restrict the entry, use and recording functions of smart glasses Risks extend beyond privacy violations to exam cheating and leaks of sensitive information Meta responds with stronger safeguards and a new camera-free model

World Labs acquisition secures spatial intelligence technology, broadening AMD’s AI business Chips combined with models and software to develop systems for robotics and autonomous driving From robot training to autonomous driving validation, AI applications expand into the physical world

LLM token prices fall, yet overall costs continue to rise Companies that once pushed for wider AI use shift toward tighter controls Spread of AI agents makes cost management increasingly urgent The price of tokens used to run artificial intellig

Weak domestic demand drives China’s low-cost exports, pressuring South Korean and Japanese chemical and steel markets Japanese producers face falling sales and profits as tariffs aim to protect domestic industry Chinese alternative steel products enter South Korea, challenging local producers’ pricing power

Hand assembly errors and inconsistent component quality slow Optimus production Production delays compound the days needed to learn basic tasks, limiting factory deployment Heat dissipation and battery drain raise doubts about sustained operation

Boston Dynamics opens RMAC to train and validate Hyundai’s Atlas Hyundai plans to deploy 25,000 Atlas robots and expand production capacity Can lower manufacturing costs help Hyundai catch up with Chinese EV makers? Hyundai Motor Group is pr

Chinese e-commerce platforms see payments decline despite user growth in South Korea Coupang maintains momentum, locking in consumers with robust proprietary logistics network Fast-growing content commerce offers little respite as C-commerce remains dogged by counterfeit stigma

CXMT Establishes Fifth-Generation DRAM Process With DUV Multipatterning DUV Deployment and EUV Development Accelerate Amid Disruptions to ASML Equipment Imports Lithography Technology Gap Remains Wide, but Clear Growth Emerges Across Other Segments

Samsung Electronics Co-Leads Euclyd’s Series A Funding Round Euclyd Targets Inference Efficiency Through Processor-Memory Co-Design AI Chip Competition Intensifies, Raising Questions Over the End of NVIDIA’s Monopoly Era Samsung Electronics has

Apple Equips iPhone 18 Pro With In-House A20 Pro Processor Strong Benchmark Performance Outpaces Mac and Mainstream Desktop Processors Focus on Chip Design and On-Device AI Competitiveness Over Data Center Spending Apple’s efforts to internalize semiconductor d

Trump administration raises barriers to imports and installation of foreign-made power equipment U.S.

Slowing Chinese Demand and Steep Tariffs Drive BYD’s European Production Expansion Three Vehicle Plants and One Battery Plant to Accelerate Push into Local Market High Wages, Carbon Costs and Labor Rules Expected to Compound European Production Burden

Mass-production speed and cost advantages secure confidence among global buyers Reconfiguration of existing platforms gains pace in response to customer-country requirements Proof of technological maturity set to determine long-term program outcomes

US EV and battery projects scrapped as market demand weakens Focus shifts to next-generation battery technology, but tangible payoff remains uncertain Chinese EV makers dominate global market and make inroads into US supply chains Investment in U

AI data center and power grid investment surges, fueling explosive copper demand Protracted mine development stalls production growth, deepening supply-demand imbalances Price gap with nickel narrows sharply, raising prospect of first-ever crossover

AWS suffers permanent loss of Gulf data center records following Iranian attacks Gulf states seek to become AI hubs on cost competitiveness and government support Iran war erodes existing advantages, sharply increasing burdens on investors

Six Chinese groups among top 10, with 62.3% global market share Two decades of policy support and early control of critical-mineral and battery supply chains Mass-production cost advantages accelerate sales offensive across Europe and emerging markets

Samsung Electronics and SK hynix poised for further operating-profit growth on AI-driven demand “From HBM to commodity DRAM”: SK hynix’s competitive advantage faces partial erosion China’s CXMT-led pursuit intensifies as the HBM technology gap steadily narrows

AI emerges as a core technology of national power as the US-China battle for leadership intensifies Leaders of both countries reject calls to slow development amid fears of ceding the first-mover advantage Europe joins the large-scale investment race, leaving little prospect of an AI slowdown becoming reality