Once the loudest champions of an all-electric future, German luxury automakers are quietly backpedaling. Under pressure from shifting global emissions regulations, tightening US tariffs, and mounting losses in the Chinese EV market, brands like Mercedes-Benz, BMW, and Volkswagen Group are moving away from their previous “all-electric” stance and pivoting toward a more pragmatic, dual-power hybrid strategy.

Micron Technology has launched three data center SSDs aimed at the AI application market, featuring 232-layer stacked G9 NAND technology and introducing the world’s first PCIe Gen6 NVMe SSD.

Taiwan is emerging as a key player in next-generation drone development. However, its ambitions face serious challenges due to a shortage of skilled professionals and uncompetitive salaries in the defense and smart machinery sectors.

Amid intensifying US-China tech rivalry, China is accelerating its push for semiconductor self-reliance. Huawei’s chip unit HiSilicon has stepped into the smartphone touch and display IC arena with its in-house Zhuque OLED driver chip, signaling a shift toward vertically integrated, system-level solutions under the Huawei umbrella.