China officially opens offshore wind-powered underwater data center off Shanghai coast Other countries including South Korea and the United States also pursue subsea AI infrastructure projects Private-sector companies turn their attention to offshore data centers as early-stage competition intensifies

Central Banks Reduce Dollar Exposure, Increase Gold Holdings China Accelerates Yuan Internationalization Amid Global Financial Market Turbulence Euro's Position Weakens as Cracks Emerge in Bretton Woods 2.0 Central banks around th

Sweden’s state-owned Vattenfall to source SMRs from the U.K.’s Rolls-Royce GE Vernova entered the competition as an established operator with extensive experience and technological capabilities Rolls-Royce, despite lacking commercial operating experience, benefits from Europe-first momentum

CXMT Targets Mega-IPO, With Valuation Expected to Exceed $139 Billion Backed by Hefei Government Investment, Company Survived Industry Downturn and Benefited From Semiconductor Supercycle “Foil to the Big Three” vs.

DeepSeek V4 Pro usage surges after 75% price cut Other Chinese AI firms recalibrate pricing strategies on the back of domestic chips China’s rapidly expanding indigenous AI chip supply chain narrows Nvidia’s room to maneuver China’s generative a

Government pours funding into semiconductor resurgence Growing wave of investment centered on HBM and foundry manufacturing Production-line realignment targeting Samsung Electronics and TSMC gathers momentum The Japanese governme

Rising demand for solutions to post-weight-loss side effects Restaurant industry begins overhauling its strategies GLP-1 effects extending into behavioral change GLP-1-based obesity medications are reshaping the broader consumer economy far beyond th

Kuwait airport struck again by Iran just two days after resuming international flights Saudi Arabia and the UAE carry out covert retaliation against Iran after civilian infrastructure is damaged Global investors abandon the Middle East, while Dubai’s status as a financial hub comes under pressure

EU unveils IAA draft tightening restrictions on Chinese EVs Chinese automakers expand European production footprint to circumvent sanctions barriers U.S.

Huawei unveils advanced chip production technology excluding ASML semiconductor equipment China’s rapidly expanding AI sector wagers aggressively on price competition to secure global dominance Profitability deteriorates amid excessive competition, while allegations emerge over imitation of Western AI technologies

Soaring Jet Fuel Prices Amid Iran War Put LCCs Worldwide on Emergency Footing Middle East Crude Production Facilities and Logistics Networks Unlikely to Normalize Quickly Higher Refining Margins Drive Jet Fuel Supply Growth Outside the Middle East

Google unveils Gemini 3.5 Flash model with dramatically lower token costs AI market strained by soaring token-processing expenses, weighing on providers and customers alike “Price now matters more than performance” — Google seen gaining momentum in market-share race as public-sector adoption broadens

Trump delays anti-Iran military operation following mediation by Gulf states Military tensions persist as divisions over nuclear program remain unresolved “Priority for now is economic and security stability” as ceasefire talks shift in emphasis

China Sharpens Missile Production Capacity Amid Aggressive Expansion Drive U.S. Missile Stocks Depleted by Iran War, Fueling Alarm in Washington Taiwan Strait Faces Greater Volatility as U.S.

U.S.-China summit unlikely to produce comprehensive trade agreement Core issues between the two countries remain misaligned, with tensions over Middle East conflict also unresolved Wide differences persist over Taiwan Strait, while U.S.

China Suspends New Autonomous Vehicle Permits Following Robotaxi Service Breakdown China’s Rapidly Expanding Autonomous Driving Sector Prioritized Competition Over Safety Validation Concerns Mount Beyond the Robotaxi Industry to China’s Broader AI Capabilities

LA moves to regulate screen time after banning smart-device use on campus New York State also mandates smartphone restrictions across all K-12 schools A broader global trend is emerging, with Australia and South Korea also tightening measures targeting minors

EV sales across Europe soar, demand concentrates on Chinese brands Falling prices and surging global oil prices amplify EV advantages China leverages price competitiveness, EU regulatory trajectory remains a variable A structural shift

TSMC, poised to begin mass production of 1.6-nanometer chips, is also moving in earnest to develop a 1.4-nanometer process Rapidus, Intel and Samsung Electronics are likewise drawing up plans for mass production in the 1-nanometer range Elon Musk is pushing to build his own semiconductor plant and diversify supply chains

China weighs curbs on exports of advanced solar manufacturing equipment to the United States China’s solar sector, long buoyed by subsidies, reels from overproduction Government-led restructuring and U.S.