Semiconductors1,248 words6 min read
Samsung's $73 Billion Bet: Can the Korean Giant Close the Gap on TSMC?
Samsung Electronics plans to spend more than 110 trillion won, or roughly $73.24 billion, on semiconductor capital expenditures and research during 2026. The announcement, made from Seoul on March 19 and first reported by Bloomberg, marks…
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BYD's China Heavy Truck EV Market Dominance: 50.3% Share Shows No Signs of Slowing
The Chinese heavy truck EV market has reached a remarkable milestone, with BYD's dominance continuing to reshape the industry landscape. In September 2026, electric trucks accounted for…
Battery Tech1,182 words6 min read
Peak Energy's Sacramento Plant Puts Sodium-Ion Batteries on the Grid
Peak Energy plans to open America's first dedicated grid-scale sodium-ion battery factory in Sacramento, California, in early 2027, with an annual output of 4 gigawatt-hours. The…
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Battery Tech1,321 words7 min read
Battery Technology 2026: Innovations, Challenges, and the Path Forward
The rapid evolution of energy storage has placed batteries at the heart of the global transition toward clean power. Over the past year, the battery sector has witnessed a wave of…
IoT1,193 words6 min read
Matter's Slow Grind: Thread Gains, Battery Gaps, and the Real State of Smart Home IoT in 2026
The Connectivity Standards Alliance spent 2025 adding device types to Matter, but the question for 2026 is less about what the spec covers and more about whether the products actually work…
IoT1,319 words6 min read
Apple PartnersLG and Schneider Launch Smart Home Collection; Singtel And Ericsson Expand Industrial 5G For IoT
Two announcements late in October 2026 show that the Internet of Things does not belong to one standard or one geography alone. On October 13, Apple announced the Apple Home Collection, a…
AI1,064 words5 min read
OpenAI Cuts Funding Target by $10 Billion as Wall Street Sours on AI Infrastructure Spending
OpenAI has lowered the target for its latest funding round from $30 billion to $20 billion, according to a Financial Times report published Friday. The company now expects a first close…
AI2,212 words11 min read
OpenAI and Anthropic Crack 27-Year-Old Exponential Time Hypothesis
In a landmark development for theoretical computer science, OpenAI and Anthropic have both announced apparent refutations of the exponential time hypothesis (ETH), a pillar of computational…
Cloud & Edge Computing1,093 words5 min read
Goldman Lifts US Data Center Capacity Forecast to 64 GW as AI Demand Outruns Community Backlash
Goldman Sachs raised its year-end 2026 US data center capacity forecast by 5 gigawatts to 64 GW on Sunday, while trimming its 2027 forecast by the same amount to 90 GW. The adjustment came…
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Cloud & Edge Computing1,536 words7 min read
Cloud & Edge Accelerate Global Expansion as Hyperscalers Race to Capture AI Infrastructure Demand
Cloud & edge computing infrastructure is undergoing a dramatic acceleration in November 2026 as hyperscalers and emerging AI infrastructure players race to capture the exploding demand for…