Taiwan Allocates $40 Billion in Defense Spending to Counter China and Reinforce Military Capabilities Taiwan, Japan, and the Philippines Bolster Institutional Security Cooperation and Joint Drills Fears Mount Over Paralysis of Sea Lanes and Global Supply Chains in the Event of Armed Conflict

Tariffs Slashed to 18% as India Agrees to Suspend Russian Oil Purchases U.S.

Layoffs Spread Across U.S.

From ‘Hiring Freezes’ to Workforce Reallocation and Downsizing AI Diffusion Curtails Entry-Level Recruitment “Far More Output With Far Fewer People” Artificial intelligence is reshaping the corporate productivity ca

Full-scale deployment of USS Abraham Lincoln, warning of tougher action against Iran U.S. moves to fill force gaps while reinforcing political justification Military pressure, sanctions, and information warfare converge as interpretations of U.S.

AI Data Centers Trigger Emergency Power Shortages Virginia, the Nation’s Most Concentrated Data Center Region Power Procurement Emerges as a Critical Test Amid Fears of an Electricity Shock As Big Tech companies pour tens of billions of d

Trump “Greenland Must Be Annexed to Deter Russia and China, Safeguard Global Security” Criticism Also Targets UK Decision to Return Chagos Archipelago to Mauritius, a Strategic Chokepoint Russia: “No Interest in Greenland, Europe Blocking Trump’s Achievements”

Anthropic CEO likens exports to “selling nuclear weapons to North Korea,” issuing a hardline security warning China defies U.S.

TSMC, Samsung Electronics scale back 8-inch lines to focus on advanced nodes Chinese foundries expand “control” by securing volume and pricing power Korea’s semiconductor crisis as AI chip race costs it the legacy market As global foundry

Inference and physical AI expansion shifts competition from models to infrastructure From chip rivalry to power grid rivalry, U.S.

FSD Redefined as Driver Assistance System in 2024 Structural Disputes Over Accident Liability Persist Automakers Shift Focus From Level 4 to Advanced Level 2 Systems Tesla has halted the one-time, permanent purchase option for its Full Self-D

China Mineral Resources Group (CMRG) Exerts Unprecedented Price Negotiating Power Through Centralized Purchasing Secures Its Own Supply Base With the Simandou Mine by 2028 Pressures Suppliers in the Semiconductor Market by Wielding the Option Not to Buy

Supreme Court decision approaching, conservative justices skeptical that “taxation is Congress’s authority” Trump warns “U.S.

China looks abroad as EU moves to shield domestic industry Tariff clash ongoing since 2024 enters a phase of de-escalation EU formalizes procedures to introduce minimum prices on Chinese EVs The European Union has formally initiated procedur

U.S. Port Fee Pressure Jolts COSCO, China Counters With $7 Billion State-Backed Orders Global Carriers Accelerate De-China Supply Chains, China’s New Orders Slump as U.S.

Vietnam Accelerates Nuclear Restart Amid Power Shortages and Carbon Neutrality Pressure Japan Withdraws Over Disputes on Next-Generation Reactor Adoption and Completion Timeline Russia Advances With Technology Transfer and Export Finance Package

OECD–G20 overhaul exempts U.S.

Daehan Cable Secures $74 Million Turnkey Project in California, Demonstrating Technical Credibility U.S.

Six consecutive half-years of declining hiring, deepening employment contraction among SMEs Exports hit $700 billion, yet semiconductor dependence remains entrenched Chinese offensive erodes manufacturing competitiveness, heightening urgency for corporate restructuring

TSMC’s Review of AI Line Conversion and Japan’s All-Out Semiconductor Push AI Data Centers Rapidly Filling the Void Left by Nissan and Toyota’s Battery Investment Retreat The ‘EV Exodus’ and a Monumental Capital Shift Toward AI, as Companies Seek New Pathways Through ESS and Hybrids