Japan is proposing its first major overhaul to foreign investment rules since 2019, granting new powers to order retroactive divestments. The move targets high-risk investors, particularly from China, but experts don’t expect it to cool the inbound M&A boom, which hit $33 billion last year.
Intel’s stock is up over 70% since plans for a U.S. government stake emerged. But with the U.S. holding only 5.5% so far and Intel still reliant on TSMC, the path to regaining manufacturing leadership is long.
Laramie County, Wyoming, has approved Project Jade, a sprawling AI data center campus, and the 2.7-gigawatt natural gas power plants to run it. The total investment could exceed $50 billion, with construction starting soon and the first buildings potentially online by mid-2027. The project is framed
American Electric Power is making a huge move into fuel cell power generation, exercising a major option with Bloom Energy. The utility is betting billions on a technology that’s promising but has faced hurdles.
General Motors’ 1980s “factory of the future” was a costly, shambolic failure. Today, AI promises to finally deliver on that vision of smart, autonomous manufacturing, but the path is complex.
Qualcomm is in discussions with Samsung Electronics to manufacture its next-generation chips using a 2-nanometer process. This deal could be a huge boost for Samsung’s contract chipmaking division as it battles industry leader TSMC.
Samsung Electronics is riding a wave of bullish sentiment, with analysts predicting its earnings will more than double to a record $60 billion in 2026. This comes after a $350 billion rally, but the company’s valuation is still less than half that of rival TSMC.
Despite aggressive US trade barriers, the value of global trade surged 7% in 2025 to a historic $35 trillion. The resilience comes from a shift to services, regional integration, and producers finding new markets.
Nvidia has completed its $5 billion investment in Intel, purchasing over 214.7 million shares. The deal is a major cash infusion for Intel’s foundry plans and a strategic hedge for Nvidia. But turning this vote of confidence into real chips is the hard part.
ASUS has unveiled a unique microATX motherboard for AMD’s AM5 platform. The Pro WS B850M-ACE SE packs server-grade features like IPMI remote management and ECC memory support into a compact design, targeting small servers and workstations.
