AI memory crunch hits smartphones and PCs, splitting winners from losers
AI-driven memory demand is raising smartphone and PC costs, weakening mass-market sales and widening the gap between premium brands and manufacturers reliant on lower-priced devices.
Philips 27M4N5500PT is a triple-mode gaming monitor built for extreme versatility
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BMW Group names Benjamin Nagel to lead Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan
BMW Group has appointed Benjamin Nagel as managing director of BMW Group’s importer markets in Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan, effective Sept. 1, 2026. He will succeed Raymond Tan Chor Ann, who will become managing director and CEO of BMW Group Malaysia.
Samsung creates CEO-led robotics unit to speed commercialization
Samsung Electronics has created a robotics business unit reporting directly to its chief executive, bringing strategy, technology development, data collection and factory deployment into a more integrated structure as the company moves humanoid robots closer to commercialization.
South Korean president to meet Nvidia and OpenAI CEOs on US trip
South Korean president Jae-Myung Lee will launch an economic diplomacy tour centered on AI, advanced industries, and supply chain cooperation, including planned meetings with Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang and other global tech leaders to discuss AI partnerships. Samsung Electronics, SK Group, Hyundai Motor Group, and Naver executives will also join the trip in force.
IBM trims revenue outlook as hardware demand reshapes client spending
IBM lowered its full-year revenue growth target after a second-quarter miss, saying clients shifted spending toward scarce hardware and away from software deals. Management framed the weakness as delayed demand rather than lost business, while reaffirming free cash flow growth, margin expansion plans, and confidence in the company’s long-term software and mainframe franchises.
D-Link robot line starts in 3Q26; care model due in 2027
Japan loosens fiscal reins for JPY370 trillion AI, semiconductor strategy
Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s government has approved a sweeping economic strategy that relaxes long-standing fiscal constraints to fund JPY370 trillion (approx. US$2.3 trillion) in public and private investments across artificial intelligence, semiconductors, and other strategic industries through fiscal 2040.