Microsoft Reorganizes Copilot Team for Superintelligence Push
AI chief Mustafa Suleyman has been freed up from overseeing Copilot to head up a push to build more advanced AI models.
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US Home Sales Had Been Rebounding Before Mideast Conflict
The strong rebound after two months of declines were driven by activity in the West and metro areas of the South and Midwest and aided ...
GM Partners with LG Energy to Reopen Tennessee Battery Plant
The Ultium Cells joint venture will recall 700 laid-off workers to begin energy-storage batteries in Q2.
LG Energy to Supply US-Made LFP Batteries to Tesla in $4.3-Billion Deal
The S. Korean firm will build a high-capacity battery plant in Lansing, Michigan and begin production in 2027, reducing US reliance on Chinese LFP batteries.
JPMorgan Asia Promotes David Lau, Poaches Yi Zhang from Goldman
The moves come as the investment banking arm sees a surge in Hong Kong IPOs and rising M&A activity in Japan and Australia.
Alibaba Joins Other China Tech Giants in OpenClaw Craze with Agentic AI Platform
As Beijing encourages enterprises to integrate AI into operations, ByteDance, Tencent and Alibaba have jumped on the OpenClaw bandwagon with platforms providing AI agents to ...
Samsung Makes Nvidia's Inference Chips, Reveals Jensen Huang
The revelation that Samsung is using cutting-edge 4-nanometer process to fabricate Nvidia's Groq LP30 chips caused its shares to jump 3.9%.
SK Hynix Sees Wafer Shortage Until 2030
The world's top maker of high-bandwidth memory (HBM) chips used for AI and the no. 2 maker of DRAM chips will expand its investor base ...
Diesel Rises Past $5 Level for 2nd Time Ever, Fueling Inflation
Diesel costs are baked into every aspect of manufacturing, shipping and travel and the Iran conflict assures its continued rise.
US Postal Service Seeks Urgent Reforms to Survive through 2027
The quasi-public agency has already hit its $15 billion borrowing limit and wants to raise the cost of a 1st-class stamp to $1 and phase ...
US Economy Had Begun Modest Recovery Before Iran Strike
Sentiment among manufacturers and homebuilders were starting to shake off the tariff blues in February but are likely to be hurt by the Iran conflict ...
Vinfast Q4 Losses Grew with Popular Free Charging Program That Boosted Sales
Vietnam's EV lost 35.2 trillion dong ($1.34 billion) in Q4, 15% higher than the previous quarter and 46.5% higher on year, but hopes to break ...
Apple's $549 Airpods Max Headphone to Include Live Translation
The second-generation headphone will help Apple compete in the premium headphone market dominated by Sony, Bose and Sennheiser.
Jensen Huang to Preview Nvidia Roadmap for Preserving Its AI Centrality
Nvidia's annual developer conference will lay out a roadmap that includes creating new chips, building data centers and updating its CUDA moat as AI chip ...
Meta to Cut 20% or More Staff on AI Efficiencies
The job cuts come to help offset the cost of doubling of its AI data center investment to $135 billion for 2026 as Meta seeks ...
China's No. 2 Chipmaker to Begin Producing 7-Nanometer AI Chips
Hua Hong Group is ready to become only the 2nd Chinese chipmaker to produce 7-nm chips for AI, advancing China's drive to improve chip self-sufficiency.
Musk Teases Tesla AI Terafab to Leapfrog Nvidia Chip Shortage
Tesla's future in autonomous driving appears tied to a massive AI chip fab project that will likely involve Intel, TSMC and Samsung and launch in ...
Apple MacBook Neo Deemed Most Reparable Laptop in History
A key rating published by iFixit makes the economy laptop more desirable for students who can buy one for only $499.
US Farmers Lose Critical Fertilizer for Planting Season Due to Mideast Conflict
Fertilizer prices have spiked by over a third since the Iran conflict began blocking passage through the Strait of Hormuz, preventing American farmers from planting ...
US Withdraws Plan to Further Burden Close Allies Wanting AI Chips
A Trump plan to require even close allies to make more investments in US data centers as a condition to being able to buy large ...
China Encourages Buying Dollars to Slow Yuan Surge
The yuan's 7% rise against the dollar since last April is driven by Trump's disruptive trade and immigration policies weakening the US economy and favoring ...
China Okays World's First Commercial Brain-Computer Interface
A device made by Borui Kang Medical Technology of Shanghai restores movement and communication for patients suffering from various forms of paralysis.
China New Loans Slumped in February After Strong January
The slump exceeded the normal monthly swings in borrowing pattern, with consumer loans shrinking by 650.7 billion yuan after a 456.5 billion surge in January.
Uber Ties Up with Hyundai's Motional to Launch Las Vegas Robotaxi Service
The service will use Hyundai Ioniq 5 EVs by default and will initially have an on-board safety operator to be phased out later this year.
Volkswagen Edges Out Geely in China Car Sales As BYD Slips to 4th
Despite phaseout of EV subsidies Geely captured 13.8% of China's auto market during January and February 2026, just below Volkswagen's 13.9%.
Q4 GDP Was Actually Only 0.7% on Tariff Disruptions
The earlier reported 1.4% for 2025 Q4 GDP growth had actually plunged to a near-recessionary 0.7% as retailers finally began passing on a part of ...
ByteDance Got Around Block on Nvidia Blackwell Chips
TikTok parent ByteDance has been able to acquire 36,000 B300 chips for data centers located outside China.
US Seeks to Invalidate California Higher Emissions Standards
Trump wants to impose lax Federal tailpipe emissions standard on California which has been setting its own more stringent standard since 2022.
Rivian Rolls Out $58k R2, Promises Cheaper Variants to Come
Struggling to get out from under its image as an ultra-expensive EV band, Rivian rolled out its $57,990 R2 line with cheaper options to come ...
Software CEOs Counter AI Threat with Swift AI Adoption and Data Moat
The trillions of records that software companies manage under lock and key are their best defense against upstart AI applications seeking to usurp their business.
China's Teapots Enjoy Profit Surge Until Oil Supplies Run Out
Small independent refiners are enjoying a big profit surge until their crude supplies run out and they're forced to idle until the Mideast conflict ends.
Tesla to Supply UK Homes with Solar-Battery Energy
Tesla has won approval from the UK's energy regulator to compete in the energy market using a combination of solar power and batteries.
S. Korea Honors $350 Billion US Investment Pledge Despite Nixing of Tariffs
The Supreme Court's striking down Trump's Liberation Day tariffs had nullified the leverage used to secure the investment pledge.
London Overtakes San Francisco and New York as Top FinTech Hub
A 37% growth surge in European FinTech funding between 2022 and 2025 contrasts sharply with a 13% decline in US hubs.
Oil Surges on Iran Attacks on Tankers in Strait of Hormuz
The world is caught in the anxiety over oil prices surging past $100 even as the International Energy Agency releases a record 400 million barrels.
Nissan Ties Up with Wayve and Uber to Develop Robotaxis
The joint venture combines the Nissan Leaf EV with startup Wayve's self-driving technology and Uber's global customer base to aim for a Japan launch in ...
Pokemon Pokopia Sells 2.2 Million Copies, Boosting Switch 2 Momentum
A metascore of 89 on Metacritic makes the new life simulation game a stealth hit that's boosting the installed base of Switch 2 hardware.
Joby Flies First Production Version of Electric Air Taxi
Test flights are being conducted at Joby's Marina, California facility in preparation for certification testing for type inspection authorization (TIA).
US Probes of 16 Trading Partners Seek Valid Tariff Leverage
The EU, China, Mexico, Vietnam, Taiwan, Thailand, Japan and India are among nations facing probes as to whether they had engaged in unfair trade practices ...
Consumer Price Rise Accelerated Modestly Before the Gas Pain Began
The CPI increased from 0.2% in January to 0.3% in February — before the Iran conflict began adding more inflationary pressures, increasing prices by as ...
Meta Plans 4 New In-House Chips for Data Center Eco-System
Engineering head Yee Jiun Song sees Meta's focus expanding from inference chips to training chips and the MTIA 300 chip as part of Meta Training ...
Oracle's Skyhigh Projection for Data Center Demand Eases AI Jitters
The latecomer to the AI boom has become one of the most aggressive builders of data centers filled with AI processors.
IEA to Release 400 Million Barrels of Oil to Ease Impact of Iran Conflict
The pace at which the oil will be released will only cover a fraction of the daily shortfall from the oil shipping blockage at the ...
Legora Valuation Surges to $5.5 Billion As US Law Firms Embrace AI
The Swedish startup has succeeded in spreading rapid and total AI adoption by US law firms, heralding sweeping changes in how lawyers work.
China Embraces AI to Revitalize Economy Despite Aging Workforce
An all-in bet on AI is seen as the path for creating new jobs over the next five years while laying the foundation for a ...
Meta Buys AI Agent Networking Platform Moltbook
The acquisition adds the talents of Moltbook founders Matt Schlicht and Ben Parr to Meta Superintelligence Labs led by former Scale AI CEO Alexandr Wang.
Applied Materials Ties Up with Micron, SK Hynix for Next-Gen AI Chips
The partnership will build EPIC Center to develop new materials, process integration and 3D advanced packaging for next-generation high-bandwidth memory (HBM) and DRAM chips.
Japan Targets Fivefold Jump in Domestically Made Chip Sales
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi wants Japan to become a player in the AI boom by increasing chip sales from 8 trillion yen today to 40 ...
Air Taxi Firm Archer Alleges Joby Gets Edge by Accessing Chinese Components Illegally
A suit filed in November by Joby claiming theft of trade secrets prompts a cross-complaint by Archer that Joby is competing unfairly by hiding ties ...
Lindt Reassured that Users of GLP-1 Weight-Loss Drugs Eat More Chocolate
15% of US households use GLP-1 but consume 17.5% of Lindt chocolate, according to a February study by market research firm Circana.
Microsoft Reorganizes Copilot Team for Superintelligence Push
AI chief Mustafa Suleyman has been freed up from overseeing Copilot to head up a push to build more advanced AI models.
US Home Sales Had Been Rebounding Before Mideast Conflict
The strong rebound after two months of declines were driven by activity in the West and metro areas of the South and Midwest and aided ...
GM Partners with LG Energy to Reopen Tennessee Battery Plant
The Ultium Cells joint venture will recall 700 laid-off workers to begin energy-storage batteries in Q2.
LG Energy to Supply US-Made LFP Batteries to Tesla in $4.3-Billion Deal
The S. Korean firm will build a high-capacity battery plant in Lansing, Michigan and begin production in 2027, reducing US reliance on Chinese LFP batteries.
JPMorgan Asia Promotes David Lau, Poaches Yi Zhang from Goldman
The moves come as the investment banking arm sees a surge in Hong Kong IPOs and rising M&A activity in Japan and Australia.
Alibaba Joins Other China Tech Giants in OpenClaw Craze with Agentic AI Platform
As Beijing encourages enterprises to integrate AI into operations, ByteDance, Tencent and Alibaba have jumped on the OpenClaw bandwagon with platforms providing AI agents to ...
Samsung Makes Nvidia's Inference Chips, Reveals Jensen Huang
The revelation that Samsung is using cutting-edge 4-nanometer process to fabricate Nvidia's Groq LP30 chips caused its shares to jump 3.9%.
SK Hynix Sees Wafer Shortage Until 2030
The world's top maker of high-bandwidth memory (HBM) chips used for AI and the no. 2 maker of DRAM chips will expand its investor base ...
Diesel Rises Past $5 Level for 2nd Time Ever, Fueling Inflation
Diesel costs are baked into every aspect of manufacturing, shipping and travel and the Iran conflict assures its continued rise.
US Postal Service Seeks Urgent Reforms to Survive through 2027
The quasi-public agency has already hit its $15 billion borrowing limit and wants to raise the cost of a 1st-class stamp to $1 and phase ...
US Economy Had Begun Modest Recovery Before Iran Strike
Sentiment among manufacturers and homebuilders were starting to shake off the tariff blues in February but are likely to be hurt by the Iran conflict ...
Vinfast Q4 Losses Grew with Popular Free Charging Program That Boosted Sales
Vietnam's EV lost 35.2 trillion dong ($1.34 billion) in Q4, 15% higher than the previous quarter and 46.5% higher on year, but hopes to break ...
Apple's $549 Airpods Max Headphone to Include Live Translation
The second-generation headphone will help Apple compete in the premium headphone market dominated by Sony, Bose and Sennheiser.
Jensen Huang to Preview Nvidia Roadmap for Preserving Its AI Centrality
Nvidia's annual developer conference will lay out a roadmap that includes creating new chips, building data centers and updating its CUDA moat as AI chip ...
Meta to Cut 20% or More Staff on AI Efficiencies
The job cuts come to help offset the cost of doubling of its AI data center investment to $135 billion for 2026 as Meta seeks ...
China's No. 2 Chipmaker to Begin Producing 7-Nanometer AI Chips
Hua Hong Group is ready to become only the 2nd Chinese chipmaker to produce 7-nm chips for AI, advancing China's drive to improve chip self-sufficiency.
Musk Teases Tesla AI Terafab to Leapfrog Nvidia Chip Shortage
Tesla's future in autonomous driving appears tied to a massive AI chip fab project that will likely involve Intel, TSMC and Samsung and launch in ...
Apple MacBook Neo Deemed Most Reparable Laptop in History
A key rating published by iFixit makes the economy laptop more desirable for students who can buy one for only $499.
US Farmers Lose Critical Fertilizer for Planting Season Due to Mideast Conflict
Fertilizer prices have spiked by over a third since the Iran conflict began blocking passage through the Strait of Hormuz, preventing American farmers from planting ...
US Withdraws Plan to Further Burden Close Allies Wanting AI Chips
A Trump plan to require even close allies to make more investments in US data centers as a condition to being able to buy large ...
China Encourages Buying Dollars to Slow Yuan Surge
The yuan's 7% rise against the dollar since last April is driven by Trump's disruptive trade and immigration policies weakening the US economy and favoring ...
China Okays World's First Commercial Brain-Computer Interface
A device made by Borui Kang Medical Technology of Shanghai restores movement and communication for patients suffering from various forms of paralysis.
China New Loans Slumped in February After Strong January
The slump exceeded the normal monthly swings in borrowing pattern, with consumer loans shrinking by 650.7 billion yuan after a 456.5 billion surge in January.
Uber Ties Up with Hyundai's Motional to Launch Las Vegas Robotaxi Service
The service will use Hyundai Ioniq 5 EVs by default and will initially have an on-board safety operator to be phased out later this year.
Volkswagen Edges Out Geely in China Car Sales As BYD Slips to 4th
Despite phaseout of EV subsidies Geely captured 13.8% of China's auto market during January and February 2026, just below Volkswagen's 13.9%.
Q4 GDP Was Actually Only 0.7% on Tariff Disruptions
The earlier reported 1.4% for 2025 Q4 GDP growth had actually plunged to a near-recessionary 0.7% as retailers finally began passing on a part of ...
ByteDance Got Around Block on Nvidia Blackwell Chips
TikTok parent ByteDance has been able to acquire 36,000 B300 chips for data centers located outside China.
US Seeks to Invalidate California Higher Emissions Standards
Trump wants to impose lax Federal tailpipe emissions standard on California which has been setting its own more stringent standard since 2022.
Rivian Rolls Out $58k R2, Promises Cheaper Variants to Come
Struggling to get out from under its image as an ultra-expensive EV band, Rivian rolled out its $57,990 R2 line with cheaper options to come ...
Software CEOs Counter AI Threat with Swift AI Adoption and Data Moat
The trillions of records that software companies manage under lock and key are their best defense against upstart AI applications seeking to usurp their business.
China's Teapots Enjoy Profit Surge Until Oil Supplies Run Out
Small independent refiners are enjoying a big profit surge until their crude supplies run out and they're forced to idle until the Mideast conflict ends.
Tesla to Supply UK Homes with Solar-Battery Energy
Tesla has won approval from the UK's energy regulator to compete in the energy market using a combination of solar power and batteries.
S. Korea Honors $350 Billion US Investment Pledge Despite Nixing of Tariffs
The Supreme Court's striking down Trump's Liberation Day tariffs had nullified the leverage used to secure the investment pledge.
London Overtakes San Francisco and New York as Top FinTech Hub
A 37% growth surge in European FinTech funding between 2022 and 2025 contrasts sharply with a 13% decline in US hubs.
Oil Surges on Iran Attacks on Tankers in Strait of Hormuz
The world is caught in the anxiety over oil prices surging past $100 even as the International Energy Agency releases a record 400 million barrels.
Nissan Ties Up with Wayve and Uber to Develop Robotaxis
The joint venture combines the Nissan Leaf EV with startup Wayve's self-driving technology and Uber's global customer base to aim for a Japan launch in ...
Pokemon Pokopia Sells 2.2 Million Copies, Boosting Switch 2 Momentum
A metascore of 89 on Metacritic makes the new life simulation game a stealth hit that's boosting the installed base of Switch 2 hardware.
Joby Flies First Production Version of Electric Air Taxi
Test flights are being conducted at Joby's Marina, California facility in preparation for certification testing for type inspection authorization (TIA).
US Probes of 16 Trading Partners Seek Valid Tariff Leverage
The EU, China, Mexico, Vietnam, Taiwan, Thailand, Japan and India are among nations facing probes as to whether they had engaged in unfair trade practices ...
Consumer Price Rise Accelerated Modestly Before the Gas Pain Began
The CPI increased from 0.2% in January to 0.3% in February — before the Iran conflict began adding more inflationary pressures, increasing prices by as ...
Meta Plans 4 New In-House Chips for Data Center Eco-System
Engineering head Yee Jiun Song sees Meta's focus expanding from inference chips to training chips and the MTIA 300 chip as part of Meta Training ...
Oracle's Skyhigh Projection for Data Center Demand Eases AI Jitters
The latecomer to the AI boom has become one of the most aggressive builders of data centers filled with AI processors.
IEA to Release 400 Million Barrels of Oil to Ease Impact of Iran Conflict
The pace at which the oil will be released will only cover a fraction of the daily shortfall from the oil shipping blockage at the ...
Legora Valuation Surges to $5.5 Billion As US Law Firms Embrace AI
The Swedish startup has succeeded in spreading rapid and total AI adoption by US law firms, heralding sweeping changes in how lawyers work.
China Embraces AI to Revitalize Economy Despite Aging Workforce
An all-in bet on AI is seen as the path for creating new jobs over the next five years while laying the foundation for a ...
Meta Buys AI Agent Networking Platform Moltbook
The acquisition adds the talents of Moltbook founders Matt Schlicht and Ben Parr to Meta Superintelligence Labs led by former Scale AI CEO Alexandr Wang.
Applied Materials Ties Up with Micron, SK Hynix for Next-Gen AI Chips
The partnership will build EPIC Center to develop new materials, process integration and 3D advanced packaging for next-generation high-bandwidth memory (HBM) and DRAM chips.
Japan Targets Fivefold Jump in Domestically Made Chip Sales
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi wants Japan to become a player in the AI boom by increasing chip sales from 8 trillion yen today to 40 ...
Air Taxi Firm Archer Alleges Joby Gets Edge by Accessing Chinese Components Illegally
A suit filed in November by Joby claiming theft of trade secrets prompts a cross-complaint by Archer that Joby is competing unfairly by hiding ties ...
Lindt Reassured that Users of GLP-1 Weight-Loss Drugs Eat More Chocolate
15% of US households use GLP-1 but consume 17.5% of Lindt chocolate, according to a February study by market research firm Circana.
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