The traditional five-year auto loan is no longer the norm in the US. Driven by rising vehicle prices—fueled in part by tariffs on cars and auto parts—limited vehicle availability, and inflation reshaping consumer behavior, longer-term financing has become increasingly common. Six-year loans now dominate the market, while the share of seven-year loans is climbing at a record pace.

Nvidia’s new advanced packaging technology, Chip-on-Wafer-on-Platform (CoWoP), has moved into testing with engineering samples of its base printed circuit boards (PCBs) under verification. Key suppliers involved in early development include Taiwan’s Zhen Ding Technology Holding, Unimicron Technology Corp., and Compeq Manufacturing Co., along with China’s WUS Printed Circuit (Kunshan) Co. and Victory Giant Technology (HuiZhou) Co.

Pegatron unveiled two new server platforms, AS205-2T1 and AS400-2A1, featuring Nvidia RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell Server Edition GPUs. These servers target enhanced performance in AI inference, scientific computing, and multimedia workloads, with an aim to boost enterprise and manufacturing operations.

Since August 11, 2025, when Intel CEO Lip-Bu Tan met with US President Donald Trump at the White House, and following the White House confirmation on August 22 that it would subsidize Intel through the CHIPS and Science Act in exchange for about a 10% equity stake, speculation has swirled around Trump’s special mission to save Intel and promote “Made in America.”