The hiring bar raised simultaneously by the economic slowdown and the spread of AI Employers favor experienced workers with proven validation skills over entry-level candidates Gap between job openings and actual hiring widens amid persistently low layoffs

Surging AI accelerator demand pushes TSMC’s CoWoS capacity to its limit Nvidia may allocate some next-generation GPU production to Intel’s EMIB SK hynix and Samsung Electronics expand wafer and back-end capacity in tandem The bottlenec

BYD turns to local production in response to tighter restrictions on Chinese EVs Approaches Renault in 2024 and 2025, seeking control beyond a conventional partnership Localization strategy runs into defenses of management control, regional sourcing requirements and a high-cost production environment

Narrowing Performance Gap Among Frontier AI Models Growing Adoption of Task-Specific Model Combinations and Orchestration Shift in Market Competition From Model Performance to Cost per Task The rules of competition in the artificial intelligence

Honda and Nissan to share next-generation automotive technologies Expanding joint development and standardization efforts to include component subsidiaries Pursuing economies of scale to strengthen competitiveness in the era of software-defined vehicles

Limits of Xbox's Expansion Strategy Exposed Revenue Declines Despite Massive Investment, Console Business Falters Microsoft Overhauls Xbox as AI Investment Takes Priority Microsoft's (MS) gaming division Xbox has embarked on a sweeping restruct

AI infrastructure spending drives sweeping cost restructuring Mounting pressure to prove AI returns accelerates workforce streamlining Layoff savings increasingly redirected toward GPUs and data centers Global technology giants

Shifting Demand for US Treasuries as Major Overseas Buyers Retreat Continued Market Absorption Limits Immediate Disruption Rising Borrowing Costs Likely to Weigh on US Fiscal Outlook Cracks are beginning to emerge in the safe-

Chinese Semiconductor Advances Defy U.S.

GLP-1-Driven Shift in Food Consumption Patterns Global Food Companies Race to Develop Nutrition-Focused Products Economic Impact Extending to Productivity and GDP Glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1

GPU-centric investment cycle begins to shift Data platforms and AI application services gain prominence Rising preference for tangible assets reshapes investment priorities Artificial intelligence (AI) investment strategies are reaching a n

Expansion of AI-Driven R&D Automation Ushers in the Era of Personalized Therapies Paradigm Shift in Drug Development from Candidate Discovery to Manufacturing Regulatory Reforms and Massive State Investment Become China's Weapons for Global Market Expansion

Beijing accelerates nationwide system for managing and policing end-of-life batteries Surging volumes of retired batteries drive push to strengthen resource security and regulatory compliance Battery recycling technologies advance rapidly, from raw material recovery to direct regeneration

NHTSA launches special investigation into fatal Tesla Model 3 crash into residential home Sudden-acceleration cases once largely attributed to driver error now increasingly raising questions over vehicle design and warning systems Driver-assistance crashes mounting in China as well, with robotaxi failures even triggering large-scale traffic disruptions

Tariffs to Be Imposed Even on Small Direct Purchases, with Fines to Follow from 2028 A Chain of Regulatory Measures Expands from Raids to Countervailing Duties EU: Trade Imbalance with China Is Unsustainable as Tensions Edge Toward Full-Scale Confrontation

Accelerating road deterioration driven by heavier battery packs Mounting pressure on the profitability of refining and fuel distribution networks Charging infrastructure bottlenecks and power grid strain emerging as key challenges China’s electric ve

Rapid growth of Chinese equipment makers fueled by state industrial policy Japanese, U.S., and European firms face mounting pressure on market share Long road still lies ahead before full technological independence is achieved Th

Volkswagen faces its deepest crisis in a decade since Dieselgate Failed EV transition and weakening China operations fuel management turmoil German automakers seek revival through partnerships with Chinese firms Volkswagen, once hailed as “Germany’s

Oil Price Surge and Stronger Dollar Triggered by Iran War Simultaneous Pressure Across Asian Foreign Exchange Markets Limited Currency Defense Despite Rate Hikes and Tax Incentives The surge in oil prices and strengthening U.S.

Memory Industry Reshaped Around HBM Simultaneous Expansion of Oversupply Risks and Demand Concentration AI Supercycle Debate Echoes the New Economy Narrative A growing number of analysts argue that the “death cycle” that has long weighed on t