Tech

Platform expands into offline touchpointsLicensed goods lineup widens across physical products

Fundamental vulnerabilities in the EV industry laid bareBeijing pledges tighter certification and oversight

TSMC’s U.S. Unit Faces Mounting Costs, Struggles to Stay Profitable Additional U.S.

K-Eyewear Tour Popularity Surge, 30-Minute Optometry to Pickup Pharmacies, convenience stores and outlet malls—everyday consumer spaces—are also gaining traction. Traditional tourist site dependence has limits; everyday consumption needs activation is essential.

AI Rapidly Replaces Office Jobs, Stirring Market Turmoil Tech Firms See Waves of Mass Layoffs Workers Urged to Understand the Shift and Adapt Accordingly Artificial intelligence is poised to shake up the labor market.

BYD Launches South America’s Largest EV Plant in Brazil Domestic Market Saturated; Chinese Automakers Pivot to Emerging Economies Beijing Initiates Industry Restructuring, Including State-Owned Enterprise Consolidation Chinese electric-vehicle

Mounting Pressure for an Autonomous-Driving and AI-Centric Transition Market Distortions Triggered by Chronic Overcapacity Accelerating Realignment as the Sector Reaches a Critical Inflection Point China’s automotive industry is confronting a

Large-scale projects can reach nuclear-level costsCosts diverge by site conditions and regulation

Publicity is now a measurable asset, not just awareness AI “digital doubles” and new laws make identity portable, licensable, and enforceable Schools should value identity with attention-adjusted EMV and share revenue transparently

AI server demand triggers a supply shockChina accelerates both DDR5 and HBM

Average spend shifts fuel a wave of profit turnaroundsIndustry-wide restructuring and voluntary retirements

U.S.

TSMC’s plan to build a six-fab semiconductor cluster has hit the brakes A cost structure 50% higher than Taiwan and a severe shortage of skilled labor Heavy-handed regulations mean that even six fabs cannot meet U.S.

Manufacturing hires fewer people; services now drive job growth Digital services hit $4.25T and robot density doubled, shrinking mid-skill factory roles Pivot to service-led industrialisation with skills, standards, and digital trade rules

A Chinese-invested Silicon Valley company used as the conduit Chips not used for military purposes—thus not subject to sanctions NVIDIA expands AI collaboration with Indonesia-based firms Despite stringent U.S.

Grid inflation becomes reality in the U.S.China keeps industrial electricity ultra-cheap

AI–Human Emotional Bonds Are Straining Real Marriages Some Users Even Hold Virtual Weddings After “Falling in Love” With AI Ohio Bill Seeks to Ban Legal Personhood for AI Growing emotional relationships between humans and AI are creating new

1c DRAM effectively enters the commercialization phaseEarly signs of an investment-cycle recovery as demand rebounds

Chinese researchers propose plant-based method for extracting rare earth elements U.S.

Dismantling Its China-Centric Supply Chain Gradual Business Contraction in South Korea North America-Focused Value Chain Realignment General Motors (GM), one of the “Big Three” U.S. automakers, is rapidly restructuring its global strategy.