Japanese fiberglass cloth giant Nitto Boseki (Nittobo) announced plans to invest JPY15 billion(US$101.87 million) to expand its production facilities to meet surging demand from AI server customers. The group will build a new factory equipped with advanced fiberglass fabric manufacturing capabilities. Production is expected to begin gradually, starting from the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2026 at the earliest, which ends March 2027.

Ant Group has taken a minority stake in InnoStar Semiconductor (Shanghai) Co., a rising Chinese memory chipmaker, highlighting Beijing’s drive for semiconductor self-sufficiency as US export restrictions intensify.

Chinese humanoid robotics company Ubtech Robotics has secured a US$1 billion strategic partnership with Infini Capital, highlighting rising international interest in China’s fast-growing humanoid robotics sector.

OpenAI announced it will acquire product testing startup Statsig in an all-stock transaction valued at US$1.1 billion, marking one of its largest acquisitions to date. The deal is subject to regulatory approval and aims to strengthen OpenAI’s artificial intelligence application development capabilities.