Taiwan’s semiconductor companies are caught between soaring electricity costs and urgent renewable energy demands, creating a supply-demand mismatch that’s driving green power prices higher and benefiting utility investors.

Meta Platforms has announced the formation of Meta Superintelligence Labs (MSL), aiming to challenge rivals in the artificial intelligence sector through a substantial recruitment campaign and strategic realignment. CEO Mark Zuckerberg revealed the initiative in an internal memo dated June 30, 2025, naming Alexandr Wang, former Scale AI founder, as Chief AI Officer, with former GitHub CEO Nat Friedman co-leading the lab. The creation of MSL marks Meta’s intensified push into AI research and development, backed by efforts to consolidate its existing AI infrastructure.

Apple supplier Luxshare-ICT (also known as Luxshare Precision) has called on the Vietnamese government to address ongoing skilled labor shortages and bureaucratic inefficiencies in Nghe An province, warning that unresolved issues could limit its future investment plans in Vietnam.