Reading Time : 2minutesChina is offering major electricity discounts to data centers that adopt domestically produced AI chips, aiming to strengthen its independence in advanced computing. These subsidies help offset performance and efficiency gaps with foreign hardware while encouraging large tech companies to invest in local semiconductor ecosystems. The policy reflects China’s strategic response to ongoing international tech restrictions.
Reading Time : 2minutesThe consumer’s desire for affordable brand freedom is often obstructed by tariffs, which quickly escalate into costly “tit-for-tat” trade wars. This cycle of import taxes drives up prices, restricts market choice, and ultimately hurts consumers and domestic exporters on both sides of the dispute, proving to be a highly inefficient form of state intervention.
Reading Time : 2minutesNVIDIA is partnering with South Korea’s government, Samsung, SK, and Hyundai to deploy over 260,000 GPUs. The massive rollout aims to establish the country as a global AI hub, developing cloud systems, robotics, and autonomous technology, while also signaling major geopolitical and industrial shifts in Asia’s AI infrastructure.
Reading Time : 2minutes Taiwan is fast-tracking AI and digital transformation across industry, academia, and government. Deepening industry-academic collaboration cultivates AI-ready talent and practical deployments, while cities pilot AI-enabled governance and smart-city services. This coordinated effort aims to build scalable AI ecosystems, boost efficiency, and create new business models that keep Taiwan competitive in a globally digital economy.
Reading Time : 2minutesMiniMax M2 is redefining open-source AI with its efficient mixture-of-experts design and cutting-edge performance. Released in October 2025, it stands as the leading open-weight model, offering top reasoning, coding, and agentic capabilities at lower cost. The M2 proves that open-source innovation can rival the biggest names in artificial intelligence.
Reading Time : 2minutesElon Musk’s new vision for Tesla, “sustainable abundance,” imagines a world beyond scarcity, where AI and robots make goods, services, and care universally accessible. Centered on Tesla’s Optimus humanoid, it promises a future of automation-driven prosperity—if technology can rise to meet such an audacious goal.
Reading Time : 2minutesThe AI surge isn’t just about smarter machines—it’s a massive race of money, power, and infrastructure. Giants like OpenAI, Nvidia, and Amazon are entangled in complex deals while energy demands soar. This growth raises tough questions: Who’s funding it? Can the system sustain itself? And what risks lie beneath the excitement of innovation?
Reading Time : 2minutesCambodia’s new Techo International Airport opened in September 2025, marking a $2 billion milestone for the country. Built south of Phnom Penh, it replaces the old airport with a modern design and expanded capacity. The project reflects Cambodia’s ambitions to strengthen tourism, trade, and connectivity across Southeast Asia.
Reading Time : 2minutesChina’s home prices dropped at their fastest pace in nearly a year, highlighting a deepening real estate crisis that threatens economic recovery. With weak demand, high inventories, and falling consumer confidence, the property slump could push Beijing toward stronger intervention as regional markets brace for broader ripple effects.
Reading Time : 2minutesThe United States asked Taiwan to move half its chip production to America, citing security and supply chain concerns. Taiwan firmly rejected the request, defending its semiconductor dominance as both an economic asset and strategic shield. The standoff exposes growing tension between US self-sufficiency goals and Taiwan’s vital role in global technology.
Reading Time : 2minutesGold’s total global value has exceeded $30 trillion for the first time, reflecting growing investor caution amid geopolitical tension and economic uncertainty. The milestone underscores a shift from risk to safety, as the world’s oldest store of value outpaces even the biggest tech firms in total worth.
Reading Time : 2minutesChina’s open-source AI ecosystem has overtaken the United States in developer numbers, innovation speed, and model performance. Companies like DeepSeek and Alibaba now rival top U.S. projects, driven by state support and efficiency breakthroughs. Though the U.S. still dominates frontier AI, the balance of innovation is increasingly tilting toward China.
Reading Time : 2minutesChina has tightened export controls on rare earth elements, defending the move as a matter of national security. The decision, which affects key materials for semiconductors and defense industries, has sparked international concern. Beijing insists the new rules are about responsible management, not trade war tactics, but many see strategic motives behind them.
Reading Time : 2minutesA sudden AWS outage in Tokyo rippled through the crypto world, briefly paralyzing major exchanges like Binance, KuCoin, and MEXC. The short disruption exposed how fragile even the biggest players remain when relying on centralized infrastructure, fueling discussions about resilience, decentralization, and the hidden dependencies beneath the crypto industry’s digital backbone.
Reading Time : 2minutesNvidia’s CEO Jensen Huang confirmed a significant investment in Elon Musk’s xAI, calling it a move he wishes he’d gone even bigger on. The partnership deepens ties between the chip giant and Musk’s ambitious AI venture, highlighting Nvidia’s growing influence in shaping the AI ecosystem — and raising eyebrows over circular financing risks.
