Kweichow Moutai shares 43% below peak, Nikkei Asia reports
Once China’s most valuable company, the baijiu maker’s slump spotlights fragile consumer sentiment and pressure on mainland equities.
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Geely announces entry into Canadian auto market, Nikkei Asia reports
Geely is owner of Volvo Car and a major backer of Polestar and Zeekr.
Kweichow Moutai is down 43% from its peak today, Nikkei Asia reports
The Shanghai-listed baijiu maker is a key market bellwether as investors reassess China’s consumer outlook.
Tesla renames ‘Full Self-Driving’ to ‘Assisted Driving’ in Europe
Functions remain unchanged as marketing and in-car labels switch to the new name, Wired reports.
SK Hynix keeps HBM lead into 2026 as Samsung seeks more Nvidia slots, while China’s filing regime narrows AI model lineups
Korean memory makers are setting the cadence for AI hardware deliveries and Beijing’s approvals are nudging platforms toward fewer, larger foundation models, shaping weekend risk for global builders.
Asia tech week: Korea flags tighter HBM supply, Japan moves AI data centers north
Samsung and SK Hynix signaled constrained high bandwidth memory availability into 2027 as Japan’s METI issued guidance to shift power hungry compute out of Tokyo and toward subsidized regional hubs.
Japan-China thaw remains elusive at APEC, Nikkei Asia reports
Analysis cites security and trade disputes, with knock-on risks for supply chains and regional stability.
Australia unveils domestic gas supply mandate as producers push back
Policy could redirect volumes from LNG exports to the local market, raising investment and pricing concerns, Nikkei Asia reports.
Pakistan erects roadblocks across Islamabad to deter Imran Khan supporters
Authorities tighten security at key choke points as public order concerns rise, Nikkei Asia reports.
Vietnam economy grows 9.95% in Q3, fastest in four years
The surge, reported by Nikkei Asia, comes as investors gauge Southeast Asia’s resilience to cooling global demand.
Niterra drops deal for Denso spark plug, exhaust sensor businesses
Nikkei Asia reports the cancellation as automakers accelerate electrification and reassess legacy engine components.
Korea’s HBM capacity keeps AI servers tight, China accelerates shift to Huawei chips
Investor updates and local press this week underscored constrained high-bandwidth memory through 2027 and deeper Chinese reliance on domestic accelerators as export curbs persist.
China AI pricing and Korea’s HBM supply cadence set the weekend watch for global AI infrastructure
Low cost model access from Alibaba, Baidu and ByteDance in China meets SK Hynix and Samsung’s tight HBM roadmaps, a combination that will shape AI buildouts into 2026.
Korea chip exports strengthen on HBM as China moves to tighten AI model filings
Customs data point to memory-led gains while Beijing’s cyberspace regulator circulates draft updates on model registration, shaping AI hardware buys and China deployments into year end.
South Korea extends chip incentives to advanced packaging to ease HBM bottlenecks
Seoul adds AI memory packaging and substrates to its strategic tech list, unlocking higher tax credits and policy loans as SK hynix and Samsung gear up for HBM4.
Shanghai and Shenzhen expand AI compute vouchers, nudge developers to Huawei Ascend and other domestic chips
City agencies issue new tranches of “compute coupons” for model training and inference that prioritize mainland accelerators as U.S. export controls keep high end NVIDIA supply tight.
Kweichow Moutai shares 43% below peak, Nikkei Asia reports
Once China’s most valuable company, the baijiu maker’s slump spotlights fragile consumer sentiment and pressure on mainland equities.
Dutch greenhouse firms in China pivot to selling software
Dutch greenhouse firms in China pivot to selling software
Japan machine tool order backlog hits all-time high on AI demand
Japan machine tool order backlog hits all-time high on AI demand
Trump's 'super intelligence' AI rebrand triggers rush on .si domain names
Trump's 'super intelligence' AI rebrand triggers rush on .si domain names
Tesla's Full Self-Driving is now called Assisted Driving in Europe
Tesla has renamed Full Self-Driving in Europe, as it seeks to get it approved in more countries.
My brief romance with an AI bird feeder
It started off promising enough. Dozens of tiny, colorful birds were drawn to my garden just a few weeks after I mounted a $350 $269 Kiwibit Bird Feeder 2 Pro. "Looks like Great Tit!" read the first AI-driven alert sent to my phone. "Looks like Eurasian Blue Tit!" read another. I chuckled, still waiting for […]
Geely announces entry into Canadian auto market, Nikkei Asia reports
Geely is owner of Volvo Car and a major backer of Polestar and Zeekr.
Kweichow Moutai is down 43% from its peak today, Nikkei Asia reports
The Shanghai-listed baijiu maker is a key market bellwether as investors reassess China’s consumer outlook.
Resistance to data centers reaches Europe: “The population and environment bear all the burden. The profits go to the US”
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Tesla renames ‘Full Self-Driving’ to ‘Assisted Driving’ in Europe
Functions remain unchanged as marketing and in-car labels switch to the new name, Wired reports.
Tesla’s ‘Full Self-Driving’ Becomes ‘Assisted Driving’ in Europe
The automaker has been criticized for misleading drivers with the feature’s name. Now it’s renaming it for European regulators.
SK Hynix keeps HBM lead into 2026 as Samsung seeks more Nvidia slots, while China’s filing regime narrows AI model lineups
Korean memory makers are setting the cadence for AI hardware deliveries and Beijing’s approvals are nudging platforms toward fewer, larger foundation models, shaping weekend risk for global builders.
Tesla renames ‘Full Self-Driving’ to ‘Tesla Assisted Driving’ in Europe
The name change is enough for Germany's transport minister to start advocating for Europe-wide adoption of the driver assistance software.
'Careless use of AI is the real threat - not the ghost stories'
Meredith Whittaker says the tech has been misunderstood, in an exclusive interview with BBC Global Women.
Asia tech week: Korea flags tighter HBM supply, Japan moves AI data centers north
Samsung and SK Hynix signaled constrained high bandwidth memory availability into 2027 as Japan’s METI issued guidance to shift power hungry compute out of Tokyo and toward subsidized regional hubs.
Japan-China thaw remains elusive at APEC, Nikkei Asia reports
Analysis cites security and trade disputes, with knock-on risks for supply chains and regional stability.
How BOOX Rewrote Books
Editor’s note: This article is republished from Jumpstart, a TechNode Group publication. For centuries, the physical shape of a book remained remarkably stable: a cover, a spine and a sequence of pages designed to be read in order. The arrival of digital reading changed how books were distributed, but the metaphor largely survived. A digital […]
Australia unveils domestic gas supply mandate as producers push back
Policy could redirect volumes from LNG exports to the local market, raising investment and pricing concerns, Nikkei Asia reports.
Pakistan erects roadblocks across Islamabad to deter Imran Khan supporters
Authorities tighten security at key choke points as public order concerns rise, Nikkei Asia reports.
Vietnam economy grows 9.95% in Q3, fastest in four years
The surge, reported by Nikkei Asia, comes as investors gauge Southeast Asia’s resilience to cooling global demand.
Niterra drops deal for Denso spark plug, exhaust sensor businesses
Nikkei Asia reports the cancellation as automakers accelerate electrification and reassess legacy engine components.
Korea’s HBM capacity keeps AI servers tight, China accelerates shift to Huawei chips
Investor updates and local press this week underscored constrained high-bandwidth memory through 2027 and deeper Chinese reliance on domestic accelerators as export curbs persist.
China AI pricing and Korea’s HBM supply cadence set the weekend watch for global AI infrastructure
Low cost model access from Alibaba, Baidu and ByteDance in China meets SK Hynix and Samsung’s tight HBM roadmaps, a combination that will shape AI buildouts into 2026.
Korea chip exports strengthen on HBM as China moves to tighten AI model filings
Customs data point to memory-led gains while Beijing’s cyberspace regulator circulates draft updates on model registration, shaping AI hardware buys and China deployments into year end.