10 Mar
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Race into the future: China expedites humanoid robotics with Beijing’s 1st robot half-marathon

China will host the world’s first humanoid robot half-marathon on April 13, 2025, as part of the Beijing Yizhuang Half-Marathon. For the first time, humanoid robots will officially compete alongside human runners in a 21.1-kilometer race, signaling a major leap in robotics from lab testing to real-world endurance trials, according to Xinhua News Agency.

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10 Mar
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TSMC’s Arizona expansion: a US pivot that paradoxically deepens Taiwan’s role

TSMC’s bold expansion into Arizona represents one of the most consequential shifts in global semiconductor geography in decades. While the move appears to strengthen TSMC’s position with US customers and hedge against geopolitical risks, it also reveals a complex web of strategic trade-offs that could reshape not only TSMC’s competitive position but also the global semiconductor landscape.

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10 Mar
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Vietnam, China deepen economic ties with investments in high-tech, green energy, EMS

On February 28, 2025, the Prime Minister of Vietnam, Pham Minh Chinh, met with executives from 23 major Chinese corporations in Hanoi to strengthen economic ties and position Vietnam as a key global production hub. The roundtable, reported by Bloomberg and Viet Nam News, centered on expanding investments in infrastructure, energy, and high-tech manufacturing.

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08 Mar
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TCL 98X11K and TCL 85X11K 4K QD Mini LED TVs for the U.S. are now launched, specs and pricing in tow

The TCL X11K QD Mini LED series from the XL Collection was fully unveiled in Europe in mid-February and as of today, TCL launched the two TVs in the U.S. The TCL 98X11K for the U.S. is priced at USD 13000 and the TCL 85X11K for the U.S. costs USD 10000. Below’s what we already wrote about the X11K specifications in the European announcement. Of course, the U.S.-based models will have…

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08 Mar
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TCL QM7K QD-Mini LED 4K TVs specifications and prices for the U.S. market

The TCL QM7K series of QD-Mini LED 4K TVs was only mentioned at CES 2025 a couple of months ago. Today, TCL launched all models from this series in the U.S., unveiling full pricing details as well. TCL QM7K QD-Mini LED 4K TVs specifications and features The TCL QM7K series boasts the new TCL Halo Control dubbed All-domain Halo Control Technology. All models also feature TCL CSOT’s new CrystGlow…

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08 Mar
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Pegatron chairman backs TSMC’s U.S. move, warns Taiwan on ‘silicon shield’ risks

Pegatron Chairman T.H. Tung weighed in on Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company’s (TSMC) ambitious plan to invest over $100 billion in the United States, including the construction of three advanced wafer fabs, a research and development center for process improvement, and an advanced packaging facility. Speaking to reporters, Tung acknowledged the diversity of opinions surrounding the move, noting that commentary on the expansion has been sharply divided.

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08 Mar
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Boston Dynamics studies Unitree robots – are Chinese humanoid startups set to disrupt the race?

According to Marc Raibert, founder of Boston Dynamics, the company’s Robotics and AI Institute has purchased humanoid robots and other smaller robots made by Chinese startup Unitree Robotics to study. With the sudden rise of DeepSeek still fresh in people’s minds, could another Chinese startup also conquer its competition in such short order?

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