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SIGNAL: Taiwan approved over NT$100B in new investments, including GlobalWafers' NT$32.5B plan to boost SiC, GaN, and advanced silicon wafer processes, signaling a major supply-chain buildout, LTN Finance Breaking notes.
SIGNAL: Nikkei Business reports Panasonic Industry is investing $84 million in a new Suzhou plant for AI server circuit board materials, with operations set for October 2026.
BREAKING: NVIDIA ($005930, $000660) confirms HBM4 certification for Samsung, SK hynix, and Micron, locking in supply for the Vera Rubin AI platform ahead of Q3 production, CLS notes.
SIGNAL: Global Unichip's May revenue surged 132% YoY on AI and CPU ASIC shipments for Google and cloud providers, signaling sustained custom silicon demand ($3443, $GOOG), LTN Finance Breaking notes.
SIGNAL: LG Energy Solution's $1.6B ESS deal with DTE Energy at a 30% premium signals AI-driven power shortages are pushing storage prices higher, SisaJournal-e Industry notes.
SIGNAL: CTEE reports UMC is rebounding over 6% with selective price hikes and a Singapore fab expansion, signaling foundry pricing power is tightening.
Green Economic Daily reports EU regulations could force Stellantis, BMW, and Volkswagen to shift up to 88% of battery sourcing away from China, accelerating a major supply chain restructuring.
Humanoid robot prices in China have collapsed below RMB 10,000, driven by a mature domestic supply chain reusing EV and smartphone components ($9880), CTEE notes.
CTEE reports The Korean won hit its weakest level since the 2008 crisis and the KOSPI triggered a trading halt, with Samsung ($005930) Electronics and SK Hynix shares plunging 7% and 8.75% as foreign outflows intensify.
UDN reports Japan is setting its first concrete nuclear rebuild targets since Fukushima, planning 2–5 reactors by the 2040s and 11–14 by the 2050s, a major shift in energy policy.
@rektfencer Microsoft invested 31B for an equity share and OAI bought billions of dollars of Msft's cloud compute.
If I invest $100 in your business, and you buy $100 worth of goods from me, does that not count as income?
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Yahoo Taiwan Stocks reports TSMC Chair C.C. Wei is projecting over 30% revenue growth for 2026, powered by surging AI demand across advanced nodes and CoWoS packaging.
China is raising serious concerns at the WTO over the EU's cybersecurity and industrial acts, escalating trade friction in critical supply chains, TMTPost notes.
SIGNAL: Eastmoney reports China Electronics Technology Group has delivered over 5 million silicon-based GaN RF chips for smart terminals, marking the first large-scale commercial use globally.
SIGNAL: Sina Tech reports Samsung ($005930)'s 2nm Exynos 2600 costs surge to $270, pushing Galaxy Z Flip8 orders back to Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen5 chips.