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China Bought No US Soybeans in September
For the first time in seven years China fulfilled its soybean requirements from South America, with zero shipments from the US due to high import ...
S. Korea Shows Off Unmanned AI Weaponry
The nation's largest-ever arms fair Friday features weapons promising AI precision with minimal human involvement.
Carmakers Warn of US Disruptions from Nexperia Chip Conflict
US and Netherlands interference with operations of the Chinese Dutch chipmaker could soon cause stoppages at US auto assembly lines, says industry group.
Meta's AI Glasses Drive Ray-Ban Sales Surge
EssilorLuxottica's Q3 revenues for North America jumped 12.1% on surging sales of Meta AR glasses, prompting plans to build production capacity for 10 million units ...
Homebuilder Mood at 6-Month High on Mortgage Rate Hopes
Hope that the weakening economy will trigger a Fed interest rate cut has raised October homebuilder sentiment 5 points to 37 amid an 18-month slump.
Singles Day Extended to Weeks by Chinese Retailers
To entice consumer spending major Chinese retailers like Alibaba and JD.com have extended pre-Singles Day sales to several weeks before the actual holiday.
Chinese Dutch Chipmaker Nexperia Caught in US-China Trade War
BMW and other carmakers are being affected by US-imposed restrictions on a Dutch subsidiary of Chinese chipmaker Wingtech.
India Exports to US Plunged in August
Up to 50% Trump tariffs on goods from India caused India's August exports to the US to plunge 20% and the trade deficit to hit ...
Apple Unveils More Powerful Devices at Same Prices
Updates of MacBook Pro. iPad Pro and Vision Pro with more powerful, energy-efficient M5 chips is expected to draw more consumers seeking efficiency with AI ...
Electric Aircraft Maker Beta Technologies Plans IPO
The Vermont-based maker of eVTOL and eCTOL aircraft and advanced electric propulsion systems hopes to raise up to $825 million for a 7.22 billion valuation.
Nvidia Consortium Buys $40 Billion Data Center
The Artificial Intelligence Infrastructure Partnership led by Nvidia and Black Rock may deploy up to $100 billion in equity capital on AI data center investments.
Superintelligence Startup Lila Science Scores $1.3 Billion Valuation
Nvidia's prominence in a new funding round lends investor credibility to Lila's quest to develop a new level of AI that surpasses human intelligence.
Surge Biswas's Nabla Bio Inks Deal with Takeda Pharmaceutical
The Japanese pharmaceutical giant will provide capital for the US biotech firm to develop protein-based therapeutics on its proprietary Joint Atomic Model AI platform.
TSMC Q3 Profits Soar on AI Boom
Asia's most valuable company is projected to announce a whopping 28% jump in profits as it struggles to keep up with the demand to fabricate ...
Indian Textile Exporters Turn to Europe, Discounts Amid US Tariffs
Trump tariffs of up to 50% force Indian textile exporters to seek new buyers in Europe, India's biggest and fastest growing market.
Google Plans $15 Billion India AI Data Center
A 1-gigawatt data center campus will be built in Visakhapatnam in India's Andhra Pradesh province as Google seeks to become a leading global AI services ...
BYD's 3rd Europe Plant Likely to Be Spain
Spain is likely to join Hungary and Turkey as production bases to help meet 280% jump in European demand for BYD EVs in 2025.
Deals Making Up an Epic AI Boom Listed
Nvidia, OpenAI, Meta and Oracle are the bright stars anchoring constellations of multi-billion-dollar deals driving US tech growth.
OpenAI Pursues Custom Chips with Broadcom Deal
As Nvidia struggles to meet demand for AI GPUs OpenAI joins other tech giants in seeking to create chips tailored to its AI models.
AI Boom Masks Consumer Weakness
A surge of new business investment is offsetting weakening consumer demand and trade but won't prevent slow job growth and rising unemployment.
China Exports, Imports Surged to Record in September
Exports jumped 8.3% as Chinese manufacturers found alternative markets to offset impact of US tariffs.
China Car Sales Soared in September
With surging EVs making up well over half of all auto sales, Chinese domestic auto sales enjoyed its biggest month of the year.
Rupee to Get Central Bank Help Amid Rising US-China Tensions
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Online Retailers Forced to Remove Millions of Chinese Electronics
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Qualcomm Faces China Antitrust Probe on Autotalks Acquisition
Buying the maker of Israeli chips that prevents car crashes could weaken Qualcomm's position in China's massive smartphone market.
Space Startups Snag Record $3.5 Billion in Q3 Investments
Investors see opportunities to tap an expected boom in space-based hardware and services that startups seek to tap.
Major Chinese Humanoid Robot Firm Plans Hong Kong IPO
AgiBot seeks a valuation of over $5 billion with investments from LG Electronics and BYD for robots that can fold clothes, make coffee and clean ...
Ferrari Teases 193 MPH EV Beast
The Electrica, Ferrari's first EV set for 2026 release, is teased with a look under the hood of a drivetrain with a 333-mile range.
Golden Week Spending Dip Alarms China Planners
Spending by Chinese during one of the year's two biggest holiday periods has fallen to a three-year low, confirming a fall in consumer confidence.
10 Airtaxies Leading the Commercialization Race
Quiet, clean and financially viable flying cars are already flying passengers in cities around the world.
Toyota, Sumitomo Metal Develop New Cathode Material
The development will advance the quest for solid-state EV batteries that are durable, safe and charge faster.
Cheap Model Y Faces Intense Price Competition in Europe
The new affordable Tesla Model Y faces little competition in the US but dozens of competitors in Europe.
China Adds Controls on Rare Earths, Magnet Technology
The new restrictions may have been precipitated by current US efforts to further tighten export controls on chipmaking equipment sales to China.
Cisco Systems Unveils Router Chips to Link AI Data Centers
Data centers located at great distances to take advantage of available power sources must be linked to tackle intensive AI training as a single computing ...
Microsoft Strikes Deal with Harvard for Medical Advice
In a continuing effort to cut its dependence on OpenAI Microsoft adds Harvard Medical School as a provider of medical advice for is Copilot app.
OpenAI, Anthropic Eye Investor Funds to Settle Copyright Suits
Massive publisher content used to train AI models has opened the possibility of tens of billions of dollars of liability for copyright infringement.
China Evaded Restrictions to Buy $38 Billion in Advanced Chipmaking Gear
Regulations introduced in 2022 to block China's access to state-of-the-art chipmaking gear failed to prevent China's 2024 purchases from making up 39% of aggregate sales ...
Nintendo Cards, Consoles, and Castles
In 130 years Nintendo evolved from making playing cards in Kyoto to building a gaming empire for the entire world.
Chinese Ships to Face $3.2 Billion in US Port Fees
The US is threatening to impose port fees on Chinese built ships expected to total $3.2 billion in 2026 for the top 10 carriers.
Vinfast Electric Motorbikes Threaten Honda Stronghold
The Vietnamese government's push toward EVs boosts Vinfast's EV vehicles at the expense of Honda's market dominance.
Vietnam Stocks Surge on Market Upgrade
FTSE Russell's upgrade of Vietnam to emerging market status drives a surge in shares of locally listed firms.
Anthropic Hogged Q3 AI Venture Funding
The $13 billion in new venture funding received during 2025 Q3 gave Anthropic the lion's share of the 46% of total global venture funding that ...
Top AI Infrastructure Deals Worth Over $1 Trillion
Nvidia remains at the center of multi-billion-dollar deals signed by tech titan to build the AI infrastructure of tomorrow.
Tesla Teases Cheaper Model to Break Sales Slump
The end of the $7,500 tax credit last month that drove a sales bump is expected to put long-term downward pressure on Tesla EV prices.
Layoffs Muted Despite Stalled Hiring
The number of jobless claims went up modestly in the final week of September but hiring appears to remain stalled on uncertainty over Trump's tariffs ...
10 Most Important AI-Powered New Materials Discoveries
AI is accelerating the pace of new materials discoveries by orders of magnitude over previous decades, leading to a brave and green new world of ...
Vietnam Led Asia Growth in Q3
Vietnam remained Asia's fastest-growing economy despite headwinds from 20% US tariffs that kicked in mid-quarter.
Bezos Touts Advantages of Space-Based Data Centers
Unlimited solar energy and the lack of weather conditions make data centers in space an inevitability according to Amazon Executive Chairman Jeff Bezos.
Uniqlo Mastered the Art of Simple
Tadashi Yanai didn’t need to follow trends or plaster a logo on shirts to grow Uniqlo into one of the world’s biggest clothing retailers.
Vietnam Targets 10% GDP Growth in 2026
20% US tariffs hasn't suppressed Vietnam's strong export momentum from efforts by US importers to seek Vietnamese alternatives to Chinese manufacturers.
China Bought No US Soybeans in September
For the first time in seven years China fulfilled its soybean requirements from South America, with zero shipments from the US due to high import ...
S. Korea Shows Off Unmanned AI Weaponry
The nation's largest-ever arms fair Friday features weapons promising AI precision with minimal human involvement.
Carmakers Warn of US Disruptions from Nexperia Chip Conflict
US and Netherlands interference with operations of the Chinese Dutch chipmaker could soon cause stoppages at US auto assembly lines, says industry group.
Meta's AI Glasses Drive Ray-Ban Sales Surge
EssilorLuxottica's Q3 revenues for North America jumped 12.1% on surging sales of Meta AR glasses, prompting plans to build production capacity for 10 million units ...
Homebuilder Mood at 6-Month High on Mortgage Rate Hopes
Hope that the weakening economy will trigger a Fed interest rate cut has raised October homebuilder sentiment 5 points to 37 amid an 18-month slump.
Singles Day Extended to Weeks by Chinese Retailers
To entice consumer spending major Chinese retailers like Alibaba and JD.com have extended pre-Singles Day sales to several weeks before the actual holiday.
Chinese Dutch Chipmaker Nexperia Caught in US-China Trade War
BMW and other carmakers are being affected by US-imposed restrictions on a Dutch subsidiary of Chinese chipmaker Wingtech.
India Exports to US Plunged in August
Up to 50% Trump tariffs on goods from India caused India's August exports to the US to plunge 20% and the trade deficit to hit ...
Apple Unveils More Powerful Devices at Same Prices
Updates of MacBook Pro. iPad Pro and Vision Pro with more powerful, energy-efficient M5 chips is expected to draw more consumers seeking efficiency with AI ...
Electric Aircraft Maker Beta Technologies Plans IPO
The Vermont-based maker of eVTOL and eCTOL aircraft and advanced electric propulsion systems hopes to raise up to $825 million for a 7.22 billion valuation.
Nvidia Consortium Buys $40 Billion Data Center
The Artificial Intelligence Infrastructure Partnership led by Nvidia and Black Rock may deploy up to $100 billion in equity capital on AI data center investments.
Superintelligence Startup Lila Science Scores $1.3 Billion Valuation
Nvidia's prominence in a new funding round lends investor credibility to Lila's quest to develop a new level of AI that surpasses human intelligence.
Surge Biswas's Nabla Bio Inks Deal with Takeda Pharmaceutical
The Japanese pharmaceutical giant will provide capital for the US biotech firm to develop protein-based therapeutics on its proprietary Joint Atomic Model AI platform.
TSMC Q3 Profits Soar on AI Boom
Asia's most valuable company is projected to announce a whopping 28% jump in profits as it struggles to keep up with the demand to fabricate ...
Indian Textile Exporters Turn to Europe, Discounts Amid US Tariffs
Trump tariffs of up to 50% force Indian textile exporters to seek new buyers in Europe, India's biggest and fastest growing market.
Google Plans $15 Billion India AI Data Center
A 1-gigawatt data center campus will be built in Visakhapatnam in India's Andhra Pradesh province as Google seeks to become a leading global AI services ...
BYD's 3rd Europe Plant Likely to Be Spain
Spain is likely to join Hungary and Turkey as production bases to help meet 280% jump in European demand for BYD EVs in 2025.
Deals Making Up an Epic AI Boom Listed
Nvidia, OpenAI, Meta and Oracle are the bright stars anchoring constellations of multi-billion-dollar deals driving US tech growth.
OpenAI Pursues Custom Chips with Broadcom Deal
As Nvidia struggles to meet demand for AI GPUs OpenAI joins other tech giants in seeking to create chips tailored to its AI models.
AI Boom Masks Consumer Weakness
A surge of new business investment is offsetting weakening consumer demand and trade but won't prevent slow job growth and rising unemployment.
China Exports, Imports Surged to Record in September
Exports jumped 8.3% as Chinese manufacturers found alternative markets to offset impact of US tariffs.
China Car Sales Soared in September
With surging EVs making up well over half of all auto sales, Chinese domestic auto sales enjoyed its biggest month of the year.
Rupee to Get Central Bank Help Amid Rising US-China Tensions
The recent trade tiff between the world's two biggest economies could send the Indian currency to a new all-time low unless the central bank steps ...
Online Retailers Forced to Remove Millions of Chinese Electronics
An FCC crackdown on items like security cameras and phones from Huawei and ZTE forces online retailers to remove listings for millions of items.
Qualcomm Faces China Antitrust Probe on Autotalks Acquisition
Buying the maker of Israeli chips that prevents car crashes could weaken Qualcomm's position in China's massive smartphone market.
Space Startups Snag Record $3.5 Billion in Q3 Investments
Investors see opportunities to tap an expected boom in space-based hardware and services that startups seek to tap.
Major Chinese Humanoid Robot Firm Plans Hong Kong IPO
AgiBot seeks a valuation of over $5 billion with investments from LG Electronics and BYD for robots that can fold clothes, make coffee and clean ...
Ferrari Teases 193 MPH EV Beast
The Electrica, Ferrari's first EV set for 2026 release, is teased with a look under the hood of a drivetrain with a 333-mile range.
Golden Week Spending Dip Alarms China Planners
Spending by Chinese during one of the year's two biggest holiday periods has fallen to a three-year low, confirming a fall in consumer confidence.
10 Airtaxies Leading the Commercialization Race
Quiet, clean and financially viable flying cars are already flying passengers in cities around the world.
Toyota, Sumitomo Metal Develop New Cathode Material
The development will advance the quest for solid-state EV batteries that are durable, safe and charge faster.
Cheap Model Y Faces Intense Price Competition in Europe
The new affordable Tesla Model Y faces little competition in the US but dozens of competitors in Europe.
China Adds Controls on Rare Earths, Magnet Technology
The new restrictions may have been precipitated by current US efforts to further tighten export controls on chipmaking equipment sales to China.
Cisco Systems Unveils Router Chips to Link AI Data Centers
Data centers located at great distances to take advantage of available power sources must be linked to tackle intensive AI training as a single computing ...
Microsoft Strikes Deal with Harvard for Medical Advice
In a continuing effort to cut its dependence on OpenAI Microsoft adds Harvard Medical School as a provider of medical advice for is Copilot app.
OpenAI, Anthropic Eye Investor Funds to Settle Copyright Suits
Massive publisher content used to train AI models has opened the possibility of tens of billions of dollars of liability for copyright infringement.
China Evaded Restrictions to Buy $38 Billion in Advanced Chipmaking Gear
Regulations introduced in 2022 to block China's access to state-of-the-art chipmaking gear failed to prevent China's 2024 purchases from making up 39% of aggregate sales ...
Nintendo Cards, Consoles, and Castles
In 130 years Nintendo evolved from making playing cards in Kyoto to building a gaming empire for the entire world.
Chinese Ships to Face $3.2 Billion in US Port Fees
The US is threatening to impose port fees on Chinese built ships expected to total $3.2 billion in 2026 for the top 10 carriers.
Vinfast Electric Motorbikes Threaten Honda Stronghold
The Vietnamese government's push toward EVs boosts Vinfast's EV vehicles at the expense of Honda's market dominance.
Vietnam Stocks Surge on Market Upgrade
FTSE Russell's upgrade of Vietnam to emerging market status drives a surge in shares of locally listed firms.
Anthropic Hogged Q3 AI Venture Funding
The $13 billion in new venture funding received during 2025 Q3 gave Anthropic the lion's share of the 46% of total global venture funding that ...
Top AI Infrastructure Deals Worth Over $1 Trillion
Nvidia remains at the center of multi-billion-dollar deals signed by tech titan to build the AI infrastructure of tomorrow.
Tesla Teases Cheaper Model to Break Sales Slump
The end of the $7,500 tax credit last month that drove a sales bump is expected to put long-term downward pressure on Tesla EV prices.
Layoffs Muted Despite Stalled Hiring
The number of jobless claims went up modestly in the final week of September but hiring appears to remain stalled on uncertainty over Trump's tariffs ...
10 Most Important AI-Powered New Materials Discoveries
AI is accelerating the pace of new materials discoveries by orders of magnitude over previous decades, leading to a brave and green new world of ...
Vietnam Led Asia Growth in Q3
Vietnam remained Asia's fastest-growing economy despite headwinds from 20% US tariffs that kicked in mid-quarter.
Bezos Touts Advantages of Space-Based Data Centers
Unlimited solar energy and the lack of weather conditions make data centers in space an inevitability according to Amazon Executive Chairman Jeff Bezos.
Uniqlo Mastered the Art of Simple
Tadashi Yanai didn’t need to follow trends or plaster a logo on shirts to grow Uniqlo into one of the world’s biggest clothing retailers.
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