EU Scrutiny Intensifies as Google’s Spam Policy Sparks Competition Concerns Across Digital Publishing

Alphabet’s Google is facing renewed regulatory pressure in Europe as the European Commission opens a formal antitrust investigation into its spam-prevention policy, a move that underscores growing tensions between platform governance, algorithmic integrity and the economic stability of the news-publishing sector. The inquiry marks one of the most consequential tests yet of Europe’s Digital Markets…

Foxconn’s Strategic Pivot into AI Servers Drives 17 % Q3 Profit Rise

Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd. (commonly known as Foxconn), globally recognised for its role as a major contract electronics manufacturer, delivered a 17 % year-on-year increase in third-quarter net profit, underscoring how its deeper footprint in AI-infrastructure manufacturing is reshaping its business model. The performance reflects not only robust demand for artificial-intelligence servers but…

U.S. Auto Strategy Tightens as GM Drives Suppliers to Exit China in Pursuit of Supply-Chain Resilience

In a bold move signaling how seriously it views geopolitical and supply-chain risks, General Motors (GM) has instructed several thousand of its parts- and materials-suppliers to eliminate sourcing from China, setting a targeted deadline of 2027 for key items. While this directive spans raw-materials, components and basic parts, the bulk of its rationale centres on…

Tokyo Investor Alert: SoftBank Group Faces Share Slump as AI Funding Pressures Mount

Shares of SoftBank Group tumbled by as much as 10 % in Tokyo trading following the disclosure of a $5.8 billion sale of its stake in Nvidia Corporation. While the divestment alone triggered the market movement, the underlying narrative is far broader: SoftBank’s ambitious move into artificial intelligence—most notably through its escalating commitment to OpenAI—is…

Why SoftBank’s Massive Bet on OpenAI Drove Its Profit to $16.6 Billion

SoftBank Group’s second-quarter net profit of 2.5 trillion yen (approximately US$16.6 billion) signals more than just a good quarter—it reflects the culmination of a bold pivot into artificial intelligence (AI) led by its substantial investment in OpenAI. The gain is more than double the 1.18 trillion yen reported during the same period last year, underscoring…

Why It’s Still Too Soon to Bet Against the AI Boom, According to State Street

Amid volatility in technology stocks and whispers of rotation toward value sectors, State Street Global Advisors maintains that the artificial intelligence (AI) rally is far from over. The Boston-based asset manager argues that despite intermittent pullbacks, the underlying structure of the AI-driven market remains intact — a function of deep capital expenditure cycles, investor psychology,…

Samsung Embarks on AI-Powered ‘Megafactory’ with Over 50,000 Nvidia GPUs to Automate Chip Production

In a bold move aimed at transforming its manufacturing landscape, Samsung Electronics has announced plans to build an “AI Megafactory” powered by more than 50,000 advanced GPUs supplied by Nvidia Corporation. The facility is designed to embed artificial intelligence across Samsung’s semiconductor-, mobile-device and robotics-manufacturing operations, signalling one of the most aggressive industrial AI deployments…

Nvidia Deepens Strategic Foothold in Asia as South Korea Becomes Anchor Hub for Next-Generation AI Infrastructure

Leading chipmaker Nvidia has struck a major agreement to supply more than 260,000 of its cutting-edge Blackwell-architecture AI chips to South Korea, representing one of the most substantial single-market deployments of its latest technology to date. The deal involves both the Korean government and some of the country’s largest corporations—including Samsung Electronics, SK Group and…

Record Memory Boom Pushes Samsung to Redefine Its Chip Strategy Amid Global AI-Driven Semiconductor Shift

Samsung Electronics has announced a major intensification of its output of advanced chips following a record-high performance in its memory business. The company recorded a memory-chip revenue of approximately 26.7 trillion won in the most recent quarter, up from 22.3 trillion won a year earlier and driving an 80 per cent jump in operating profit…