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China Presses Netherlands Over Nexperia Dispute As Chip Supply Risks Persist

China has called on the Netherlands to quickly reverse its actions against chipmaker Nexperia, warning that continued intervention is threatening stability in the global semiconductor supply chain and prolonging uncertainty…

Airline Divide Deepens As Premium Focus Grows And Budget Carriers Face Pressure In 2026

U.S. airlines are entering 2026 with widening gaps between premium-focused carriers and price-sensitive operators, as airlines lean further into higher-paying customers while cost pressures, infrastructure limits, and uneven demand continue…

Hangzhou Pushes Into Physical AI As Startups And Tech Giants Expand Beyond Software

Hangzhou is accelerating its shift toward artificial intelligence focused on physical applications, with major companies and startups developing chips, robotics, and brain computer interfaces alongside consumer-facing AI tools, as China…

Federal Probe Details Alleged Nvidia AI Chip Smuggling Network Targeting China

Federal prosecutors disclosed an investigation into an alleged global smuggling network that sought to move restricted Nvidia AI chips from the United States to China, revealing how U.S. authorities say…

European Banks Face Large-Scale Job Cuts As AI Adoption Accelerates

More than 200,000 jobs could be eliminated across Europe’s banking sector by 2030 as lenders increase their use of artificial intelligence and reduce their reliance on physical branches, according to…

OpenAI Reorganizes Audio Teams As It Prepares Audio-First Personal Device

OpenAI has reorganized several internal teams to accelerate development of new audio models, as the company prepares for the launch of an audio-first personal device expected in about a year,…

UK Requires Crypto Buyers To Share Account Data As Tax Reporting Rules Take Effect

People buying and selling cryptocurrency in the UK must now share account and transaction details with tax authorities or risk penalties, following new reporting requirements that came into force on…

Rising Memory Costs Threaten Higher Device Prices In 2026

The price of computer memory has more than doubled since October 2025, a shift that industry executives say could push up the cost of everyday electronic devices in 2026 as…

London Ends Congestion Charge Exemption For Electric Vehicles As Fees Rise

Electric vehicle drivers entering central London are now required to pay the congestion charge, ending a long-standing exemption as changes to the scheme take effect at the start of the…

BYD Poised To Overtake Tesla As World’s Largest Electric Vehicle Seller

China’s BYD is on track to become the world’s biggest seller of electric vehicles, surpassing Tesla in annual sales for the first time as Chinese manufacturers continue to gain ground…

Tech Industry Sees Series Of Unusual Incidents Across Legal Disputes, Hiring Practices, And Product Experiments in 2025

A range of unusual events unfolded across the technology sector during 2025, spanning legal disputes over identity, employment controversies, executive behavior, experimental consumer products, and public reactions to artificial intelligence…

Trump Media To Issue Cryptocurrency Token To Shareholders

Trump Media and Technology Group, the company behind Truth Social, said it will issue a new cryptocurrency token to its shareholders, extending the Trump family’s involvement in digital assets as…

Bulgaria Joins Eurozone As Public Opinion Remains Divided

Bulgaria has become the 21st member of the eurozone, adopting the euro and replacing the lev, a move that places the European Union’s poorest member state ahead of larger economies…

China To Impose 13% VAT On Contraceptives As Childcare And Family Services Gain Tax Exemptions

China will begin charging a 13% value added tax on contraceptives from 1 January, while exempting childcare, marriage-related services, and elderly care from VAT, as authorities adjust fiscal policy alongside…

SoftBank Agrees To Buy DigitalBridge For $4 Billion To Expand AI Infrastructure

SoftBank has agreed to acquire data center investment firm DigitalBridge for $4 billion, positioning the deal as part of its efforts to expand infrastructure capacity needed for artificial intelligence development.…

TikTok Agrees To Partial U.S. Divestment As ByteDance Retains Minority Stake

TikTok has reached an agreement to divest part of its U.S. operations to a group of American investors, ending years of political uncertainty over the app’s future in the United…

Enterprises Expected To Consolidate AI Spending In 2026 As Experimentation Phase Winds Down

Enterprise spending on artificial intelligence is expected to rise in 2026, but investors say the increase will be concentrated among fewer vendors as companies move away from broad experimentation and…

AI Dictation Apps Gain Momentum In 2025 As Accuracy, Context, And Choice Improve

AI-powered dictation apps saw widespread adoption in 2025, as advances in large language models and speech-to-text systems addressed long-standing issues around speed, accuracy, and context that previously limited voice-based writing…

European University Spinouts Reach $398 Billion As Venture Funding Accelerates Despite Broader VC Slowdown

University spinouts across Europe have grown into a $398 billion startup pipeline, as venture capital increasingly flows toward deep tech and life sciences companies emerging from academic research, even while…

Taylor Swift Leads UK Charts In 2025 As Female Artists And Streaming Drive Record Music Sales

Taylor Swift dominated the UK music charts in 2025, as her latest release became the year’s best-selling album and women accounted for the majority of chart success, according to new…