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FridayJul 18, 2025 9:00 am

China Moves to Address “Irrational Competition” as Price War Threatens Domestic EV Industry

As a fierce price war threatens the trajectory of the electric vehicle industry in China, officials are considering imposing strict policies to curb what they call “irrational competition” within the industry. The Chinese government has supported EV development by pouring billions of dollars into the industry over the past decade in order to enable local firms to develop new energy vehicles (NEVs) that can compete globally. This support has allowed many startups to sprout in the industry and develop a variety of low-cost EVs that are competing for dominance on the local market. However, the competition between those brands has…

ThursdayJul 17, 2025 9:00 am

Nvidia to Restart H20 Chip Sales to Chinese Firms

US tech giant Nvidia Corp. has revealed that it will soon restart selling its H20 AI chips in China. These chips are high-end and are critical to AI development. According to Nvidia, the American government gave the company assurance that the U.S. would provide the needed licenses to enable the firm to resume AI chip sales in the Asian country. This announcement marks a reversal from a ban that was imposed by the U.S. federal government restricting the tech firm from selling its H20 chips to companies in China. The ban was issued in April on concerns that the technology…

TuesdayJul 15, 2025 9:00 am

The EU is Concerned About Low-Value Goods Entering the Bloc Via Online Platforms

Over the years, shipments of small items entering the EU have increased significantly. These imports, whose value is less than €150 ($175) for each item, have increased from 1.4 billion items back in 2012 to 4.6 billion items in 2024. The European Parliament is concerned that these small items may be contravening established consumer safety and quality standards. The concerns of the Parliament come given the rise of Chinese ecommerce retailers like Shein and Temu that specialize in selling low-cost items, such as apparel. In 2024, at least 91% of the low-value items shipped into the EU originated from China,…

FridayJul 11, 2025 9:00 am

How Private AI Models Can Help Businesses to Strengthen Data Privacy

As more businesses consider integrating AI systems into their operations, there are growing concerns about risks to data privacy as sensitive business information is shared to these artificial intelligence tools. Common AI tools like ChatGPT require users to upload or share files in order for the large language model to perform the desired task, such as generating financial reports. When this data is uploaded to the cloud, the user cannot be sure how that data will be used or who else can access it. This raises serious data privacy and security questions. This is where private AI models come in.…

ThursdayJul 10, 2025 9:00 am

The Global Semiconductor Industry Risks Being Hampered by Looming Copper Shortage, PwC Report Says

According to a recently published report by PwC, one third of semiconductor production around the globe risks being compromised by copper supply shortages connected to climate change. As water shortages increase, many countries that produce copper, including Chile, will have difficulties producing the critical mineral that manufacturers depend on. Recently, there was a chip shortage resulting from supply chain disruptions triggered by factory closures when the Covid-19 pandemic nearly brought the global economy to a standstill. During that supply crunch, the auto industry and other sectors that depended on chips were severely impacted. Glen Burm, the project lead at PwC,…

TuesdayJul 08, 2025 9:00 am

Nvidia Backs New Startup Seeking to Transform How Data Centers Utilize Power

Nvidia and other notable firms in the finance and tech fields are backing a startup whose aim is to change data centers into assets to electrical power grids instead of being liabilities to energy providers. Emerald AI is the startup focused on addressing growing concerns about the power-hungry character of data centers at a time when grids are on the brink of being overwhelmed by this power demand. In a recently completed funding round, Emerald AI raised $24.5 million. Radical Ventures led this funding round which featured Nvidia and AMPLO, among other leading firms. Notable individuals that participated in this…

FridayJul 04, 2025 9:00 am

Trump Renews His Calls for Jerome Powell to Resign

President Trump has escalated his attacks against Fed Chair Jerome Powell and renewed his calls for him to resign immediately. This latest attack was in a Truth Social post in which Trump said Powell “should resign immediately.” This particular attack included a link to an article in which a federal housing regulator called for the Fed chair to be investigated with regard to his testimony on the renovations that were done to the headquarters of the Federal Reserve in Washington. During Trump’s first stint at the White House, he nominated Jerome Powell to head the Federal Reserve. Since then, Trump…

ThursdayJul 03, 2025 9:00 am

Taiwan’s Transnational Semiconductor Industry Highlights Flaws in Trump’s Tariff Policy

Trump has repeatedly reasoned that his “Liberation Day” tariff announcements would reshore manufacturing to the United States. The semiconductor industry in Taiwan provides proof of the extent to which this thinking is flawed. In the wake of Trump’s claim that Taiwan needs to pay for stealing semiconductor manufacturing from the U.S., Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, TSMC, announced that it would be investing an additional $100 billion in its proposed manufacturing facility in Arizona. Trump and Lutnick, the Trade Secretary, boasted that this deal provides proof that the trade policy upon which the tariffs are anchored was working and would bring…

TuesdayJul 01, 2025 9:00 am

Insufficient Staffing is Hampering Data Center Operations

As data center construction experiences explosive growth, it is becoming clearer that the specialized talent needed to work at these data centers isn’t growing at the same pace. Insufficient staffing at data centers results in a number of challenges as we explore below. One immediate effect of insufficient staffing at data centers is reduced operational efficiency. When people with the needed specialized skills are unavailable to work at data centers, it becomes harder to manage the workloads running on hybrid infrastructures. The result is that the data center will be unable to optimize its operations since the existing staff is…

FridayJun 27, 2025 9:00 am

Canadian Tech Leaders Prepare to Launch Local Social Media Platform

Innovators in Canada are getting set to launch a new social media platform, dubbed Gander, in Canada this October. This platform is designed to operate in Canada to address the needs of Canadians. Five innovators got together to bring this idea to life after being frustrated by the shortcomings, such as disinformation, divisive content and trolling existing on other platforms owned by American tech companies. Ben Waldman, the CEO and co-founder of Gander Social Inc., said frustrations about data sovereignty grew into actual fear when Trump assumed office in Washington early this year. The startup wants to ensure that Canada…

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