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Wednesday 24 June 2026

Imoo overtakes Samsung to become No. 4 smartwatch brand

Imoo beat Samsung Electronics, Oppo, and Garmin to rank as the world's No. 4 smartwatch brand in global smartwatch sales in the first quarter of 2026. In fact, imoo's global smartwatch...

Wednesday 24 June 2026

SoftBank to build domestic AI server base as Japan pushes for sovereign compute

SoftBank, the telecom arm of SoftBank Group (SBG), is moving to localize a larger part of Japan's AI infrastructure stack, with plans to begin domestic AI server production in fiscal...

Wednesday 24 June 2026

China's LineShine supercomputer tops TOP500, but AI lead remains unclear

China's LineShine supercomputer debuted at No. 1 on the June 2026 TOP500 list, announced at the ISC 2026 conference in Hamburg, becoming...

Wednesday 24 June 2026

Humanoid-robot maker Agility Robotics to go public via SPAC at US$2.5 billion valuation

Agility Robotics, a maker of humanlike robots for factories and warehouses, is set to list publicly through a merger that values the company at about US$2.5 billion, executives told...

Wednesday 24 June 2026

IBM targets Anderon venture to anchor quantum wafer supply

IBM is building a foundry to produce silicon wafers used in quantum-computing processors, seeking to become an indispensable part of the quantum economy under development. Called Anderon,...

Wednesday 24 June 2026

CATL's HIMA exclusivity fades in China EV battery shake-up

Harmony Intelligent Mobility Alliance (HIMA) is reducing its reliance on CATL and broadening its EV battery supply chain, a pragmatic reset driven by cost pressure, delivery targets,...

Wednesday 24 June 2026

CATL turns sodium-ion batteries into grid storage contender with TENER Sodium launch

CATL has launched CATL TENER Sodium, a utility-scale sodium-ion energy storage system aimed at moving the technology from pilot projects into commercial grid infrastructure.

Wednesday 24 June 2026

China's idle EVs could become AI token factories, says CATL chairman

CATL chairman Robin Zeng said on June 23 at the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Dalian that many electric vehicles (EVs) in China could be turned into computing infrastructure for the...

Wednesday 24 June 2026

Dassault Systèmes brings virtual twins and sovereign cloud to Europe's health-tech startups

Dassault Systèmes, a major provider of 3D digital twin technology, has partnered with PariSanté Campus, France's healthcare-focused AI and digital innovation hub, to...

Wednesday 24 June 2026

Meta and EssilorLuxottica launch budget AI glasses line as smart eyewear portfolio expands to four products

Meta and EssilorLuxottica announced on June 23 the launch of Meta Glasses, a new co-branded AI glasses collection starting at $299, positioned as the more accessible entry point in...

Wednesday 24 June 2026

Cerebras leans on OpenAI and AWS as anchor customers, raising questions about concentration

Cerebras Systems' first public quarter highlighted its dependence on a small set of large partners — OpenAI and AWS anchor the business — even as management declined on...

Wednesday 24 June 2026

US demands Meta oversight as defense conflict escalates

According to The New York Times, the Trump administration is putting pressure on Meta to submit its latest AI models for voluntary national...

Wednesday 24 June 2026

Alibaba sues US Defense Department over military company label, raising contract and free-speech concerns

Alibaba Group Holding and its US subsidiary filed a suit on June 23, 2026, in federal court in California, seeking to overturn the Department of Defense's designation of Alibaba as...

Wednesday 24 June 2026

AI server demand drives Taiwan PCB output toward NT$256.1B in 2Q26

Strong demand for AI servers is driving higher shipments of advanced printed circuit board (PCB) products in Taiwan, but it is also tightening supply of key materials and resources,...

Wednesday 24 June 2026

Why China's state media suddenly turned critical of heavy electric vehicles

The Chinese government has recently introduced a series of regulatory measures targeting the new energy vehicle (NEV) industry. In addition to reducing subsidies and restoring related...

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