November 2025 - TrillionDollarClub

ThursdayNov 27, 2025 9:00 am

New Documentary Explores How Taiwan Dominated the Global Semiconductor Industry

A new documentary that is currently showing in Vancouver, Canada traces the history of how Taiwan came to conquer the global semiconductor industry. Currently, the island nation produces at least 60% of all the semiconductors made globally and supplies about 90% of all advanced chips needed around the world. This hasn’t always been the case, and Taiwan worked its way from the ground up to the dominant position it now commands in this industry. A Chip Odyssey, the new documentary made by a Canadian team led by Hsiao Chu-chen, traces the history of how this small island nation achieved this…

TuesdayNov 25, 2025 9:00 am

Economic Nationalism and Tariffs to Shape American Semiconductor Manufacturing

The future of semiconductor manufacturing in the U.S. is going to be largely influenced by the wider economic policy direction and the tariff regime of the Trump administration. Trump firmly believes that the semiconductor industry of the country should be led by American or American-based companies and the policies or actions taken by Washington will have a direct impact on what happens on the ground in this industry. It has become clear that the Trump administration is looking at tariff threats and actual tariffs as way to encourage foreign firms to undertake manufacturing on U.S. soil. However, events so far…

FridayNov 21, 2025 9:00 am

AI Presents New Opportunities and Risks to the Insurance Industry

If you were to sum up 2025 in one word, it would be AI. Artificial intelligence has dominated conversations in all industries as people discuss its immense potential and the many unknowns about this tech field. One notable industry where the technology is being leveraged is the insurance industry, and its incorporation has come with many opportunities while also creating new risks. McKinsey & Company data shows that insurance firms have recorded a 10-20% success rate in improving the performance of new agents and they have seen premiums grow at about 10-15% through the use of AI. These are no…

ThursdayNov 20, 2025 9:00 am

US Could Sell Advanced AI Chips to Saudi Firm Humain

The U.S. is looking to approve the sale of AI chips to Saudi Arabia company Humain, according to people privy to the ongoing discussions. Such a deal would be a big victory for Crown Prince Salman as he concludes his visit to Washington where he has held discussions with President Trump. The sources that wished to remain anonymous revealed that the AI chips would be part of an accord that is being negotiated between the two countries. Saudi Arabia has had to obtain special permission to import advanced chips from the U.S. since 2023 when export restrictions were broadened by…

TuesdayNov 18, 2025 9:00 am

Opportunities for Innovative Renewable Energy Solutions for AI Data Centers Abound

According to a recent report published by the International Energy Agency, approximately $580bn will be spent on AI data centers in 2025. This figure exceeds the capital expenditure going to finding new supplies of oil by $40bn. This comparison with fossil fuel is telling, given the growing concerns about the adverse effects of the AI boom upon efforts to combat climate change. AI data centers have a huge appetite for electricity, and the construction of these data centers seems to have only just started. Already, many utilities are sounding the alarm about a looming crisis saying they will be hard-pressed…

FridayNov 14, 2025 9:00 am

Vatican Convenes Conference to Discuss AI Use in Healthcare

The Vatican hosted a conference at the start of this week with the aim of discussing the role of AI in medicine. It was attended by philosophers, medical professionals and theologians. The event covered three days, from November 10-12. Speaking to the press after the conference, Msgr. R. Pegoraro revealed that the gathering brought together participants from diverse parts of the globe, including Europe, the U.S., India and Latin America. These people helped to shed needed light on the challenges and experiences of different people around the world on the matter of how AI was affecting the delivery of healthcare.…

ThursdayNov 13, 2025 9:00 am

32GW of Solar Energy Will Be Available Next Year, EIA Says

Despite the current policy headwinds in the U.S., the Energy Information Agency of the country reveals that large-scale solar PV projects are on course to bring online a whopping 32 gigawatts of electricity over the coming 12 months. The report, which was published on November 10, indicates that this huge amount of electricity is expected to become available in the period covering November this year to September 2026. Of this capacity, 5GW cover projects that could have already come online but they experienced delays during the final stages of their construction or during their testing phase. To allay concerns regarding…

TuesdayNov 11, 2025 9:00 am

The AI Boom Comes Face to Face with a Power Problem

As the race to dominate the AI revolution reaches fever-pitch, U.S. tech giants have two factors in their favor; they have the chips and the money needed to fund their programs. However, one problem is threatening to make their ambitions grind to a halt. There isn’t enough electricity to power their lofty goals. Satya Nadella, the CEO of Microsoft, admitted that their biggest challenges now are insufficient power for their planned data centers, and the bottlenecks preventing those facilities from being constructed quickly enough near supplies of electric power. He added that if it wasn’t possible to build quickly enough…

FridayNov 07, 2025 9:00 am

DHL Survey Uncovers Priorities of US Ecommerce Players as Peak Season Approaches

DHL eCommerce recently conducted a survey involving 300 U.S.-based B2B (business-to-business) and B2C (business-to-consumer) online merchants. The findings of that survey uncovered what those entities are giving priority to in their bid to satisfy the expectations of consumers as this year’s peak shopping season draws close. The findings contained in the report show that the retailers plan to mainly leverage three strategies during the upcoming peak season. These are offering free deliveries as well as free returns; using AI to make personalized product recommendations; and, shipping the bulk of orders received domestically. The report revealed a number of other key…

ThursdayNov 06, 2025 9:00 am

International Stocks Plunge Amid Concerns Regarding Tech Firms’ Valuation

International markets slid while the week started as concerns grew that AI and tech firms were overvalued. This sell-off started in Asia and spread globally. For example, South Korea’s Kospi Index slid by at least 6% on Tuesday while the Nikkei in Japan lost approximately 4.5%. The Hang Seng Index in Hong Kong slid by at least 1%, and Taiwanese stocks plunged by about 2.5%. This tumble comes barely a week after the Kospi Index was buoyed by AI stocks to climb to a record level. As Wednesday trading got underway in Asia, stocks experienced a nightmare as shares of…

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