CONNECT WITH US
Global supply chain: Emerging tech, businesses
Emerging tech, businesses news coverage
IN THE NEWS
Wednesday 1 July 2026
OpenAI engineers claim to discover way to cut inference costs in half
OpenAI engineers claim to have figured out a way to halve the costs of inference using its models, according to The Information. The development comes as AI model developers...
Wednesday 1 July 2026
Tenstorrent's Jim Keller says startup will outpace Cerebras as AI chip competition intensifies

AI chip competition is widening beyond raw performance, a shift that matters for global cloud providers, device makers, and investors...

Wednesday 1 July 2026
China's humanoid robot boom turns physical AI from prototype to production

China's humanoid robot sector is moving faster than expected, with new unicorns, policy support and maturing supply chains pushing physical...

Wednesday 1 July 2026
Gus Technology names Hota Group president as chairman
Gus Technology has named Hota Group president Kuo-jung Shen as chairman after a June 30 shareholders' meeting, underscoring a deeper push into batteries, electric mobility, and energy...
Wednesday 1 July 2026
Volkswagen, Bosch reportedly reassess autonomous driving alliance as market shifts
Volkswagen Group and Bosch are reportedly reviewing their four-year autonomous driving partnership as Europe's Level 3 (L3) rollout falls short and China's supply chain gains influence...
Wednesday 1 July 2026
Amazon's new US$1 billion division aims to embed AI engineers in clients' teams

Amazon Web Services (AWS) is rolling out a new engineering division aimed at helping companies move beyond experimenting with artificial...

Wednesday 1 July 2026
AI chip startup Rebellions' acquisition of SqueezeBits signals push beyond hardware

South Korean AI chip designer Rebellions said on June 30 that it is acquiring AI inference optimization company SqueezeBits, as part...

Wednesday 1 July 2026
Taiwan outpaces world in AI adoption, but firms lack strategy, Microsoft finds

Artificial intelligence is moving from a personal productivity aid into core business operations, and Taiwan is among the global leaders...

Wednesday 1 July 2026
Schneider Electric to acquire industrial AI firm Cognite for US$3.1B

Schneider Electric, the French energy management and automation giant, announced that it has agreed to acquire Cognite, a Norwegian...

Wednesday 1 July 2026
How pricing dynamics and govt regulations are reshaping AI balance of power

AI is undergoing a structural realignment. Rising infrastructure costs, shifting monetization models, and government interventions...

Wednesday 1 July 2026
China humanoid robot commercialization accelerates, shipments to reach 50,000 in 2026
China's humanoid robot market is expected to move ahead into the early stages of commercialization. Morgan Stanley recently raised its latest outlook for the country's humanoid robot...
Wednesday 1 July 2026
DeepSeek V4 introduces utility-style AI pricing in shift beyond China's LLM price war
DeepSeek will launch the official version of its V4 large language model (LLM) in mid-July alongside peak and off-peak API pricing, prompting debate among developers. By doubling peak-hour...
Wednesday 1 July 2026
China loosens auto aftermarket rules, but Taiwan firms are holding their ground in the US

China's latest policy to expand auto aftermarket consumption stands to reshape demand for parts, repairs, and modifications at home,...

Wednesday 1 July 2026
Japan launches US$6.2 billion AI initiative as SoftBank consortium targets physical AI leadership

Japan is making one of its largest AI investments to date, committing up to JPY1 trillion (approx. US$6.2 billion) to support a domestic...

Wednesday 1 July 2026
Anthropic's Sonnet 5 delivers near-Opus performance at 60% lower cost as export ban lifts
The US Commerce Department on June 30 removed export restrictions on two of Anthropic's most advanced AI models, ending a roughly three-week freeze that had disrupted enterprise and...