Foxconn chairman Young Liu stated that the company would announce a collaboration with OpenAI at Hon Hai Tech Day (HHTD25). On the morning of November 21, Foxconn confirmed it will work with OpenAI to design next-generation AI infrastructure hardware and manufacture it in the US. OpenAI CEO Sam Altman later appeared via video call at HHTD25 to outline the partnership.

The Dutch government recently suspended its administrative order against Nexperia and returned control of the chipmaker to its Chinese parent company, Wingtech Technology. While the move has softened diplomatic friction between the Netherlands and China, the supply-chain turmoil triggered by the dispute continues to ripple outward, forcing European and Japanese automakers to cut production.