China’s Export Wave of Gasoline Cars Reshapes Global Markets as Domestic EV Shift Leaves Surpluses

China’s rapid transformation into the world’s dominant electric-vehicle market has triggered an unintended global shockwave: an extraordinary surge of gasoline-powered automobile exports. As domestic consumers abandon internal-combustion models in favour of battery vehicles, Chinese automakers — both state-owned and private — are pushing millions of unsold gasoline cars into foreign markets. This strategy is driven…

Mahindra Steps Up Electrification Strategy as New Seven-Seater EV Signals Ambitious Push Into India’s Growing Electric SUV Market

Mahindra has taken a decisive step in India’s accelerating electric-mobility transition with the launch of its new seven-seater electric SUV, the XEV 9S, marking one of the company’s most aggressive moves yet in the battery-powered vehicle space. With a starting price near 2 million rupees, the new model positions Mahindra to compete more directly in…

CoinShares Reshapes US Strategy as It Withdraws Select Crypto ETFs Ahead of Nasdaq Listing

CoinShares, one of Europe’s most established digital asset investment firms, has taken a decisive strategic turn by withdrawing plans to launch multiple cryptocurrency exchange-traded funds in the United States. The move marks a significant recalibration ahead of the company’s anticipated Nasdaq listing, signalling a broader shift in how mid-sized crypto asset managers intend to compete…

Vietnam’s 5G Pivot: How Warming China Ties and U.S. Tariffs Opened the Door for Huawei and ZTE

Vietnam’s decision to award new 5G contracts to Huawei and ZTE marks a significant strategic shift shaped by trade pressures, geopolitical recalibration and domestic economic priorities. After years of hesitance toward integrating Chinese technology into sensitive digital infrastructure, Hanoi is now moving toward deeper cooperation with Chinese telecom firms. The change follows deteriorating trade conditions…

Rising Temperatures, Rising Risks: Why Heat Has Become the Defining Constraint for Data Centers and AI Expansion

The rapid expansion of data centers and the accelerating global race to deploy artificial intelligence have created an engineering challenge that is now central to the future of the digital economy: managing heat. As companies shift vast volumes of information to cloud infrastructure and scale their use of high-performance computing, data centers are becoming hotter,…

Retailers Race to Redefine Online Identity as AI Rewrites the Rules of Digital Shopping

U.S. retailers are entering this holiday season with an unprecedented strategic shift: they are no longer competing only for human attention but also for visibility inside artificial intelligence systems that increasingly act as intermediaries between consumers and products. As generative AI begins shaping shopping behavior—from gift recommendations to direct in-chat purchases—retailers are confronting a fundamental…

Apple Poised to Overtake Samsung in Global Shipments for the First Time Since 2010 as Upgrade Supercycle Accelerates

Apple is on track to overtake Samsung in annual smartphone shipments for the first time in nearly a decade and a half, marking a structural inflection point in the balance of power within the global handset industry. Analysts now estimate that Apple will ship more iPhones than Samsung ships smartphones in 2025, ending a dominance…

Tesla’s Slide Deepens as Company Struggles to Stem Decline in Global Sales

Tesla finds itself entangled in a growing sales slump across its core markets — Europe, China and the United States — even as its founder and CEO prioritizes long-term ambitions in robotics and autonomous driving. The fundamentals of its automotive business are under strain: falling deliveries, shrinking market share, intensifying competition, and an ageing product…

Bidding Battle Intensifies as Major Streamers and Legacy Giants Position for Control of Warner Bros Discovery

Warner Bros Discovery has become the focal point of one of the most consequential power struggles in global entertainment, as Paramount, Comcast and Netflix submit preliminary offers that could redefine the landscape of film, television and streaming. The interest in acquiring the company is motivated by strategic necessity: slowing growth across streaming platforms, the rising…

Foxconn Re-tools for the AI Era While Forecasting a Major China EV Industry Shake-Down

Foxconn has announced a radical redeployment of its investment priority by committing an annual spend of between US$2 billion and US$3 billion into artificial intelligence infrastructure over the next three to five years. Rather than simply maintaining its historical role as a contract electronics manufacturer, the company is repositioning itself as a critical player in…