Apple Reigns Supreme: 2024 Global Brand Value Surges to $516.6 Billion
January 17, 2024 – In today’s news, according to media reports, the internationally renowned third-party brand valuation and consulting firm Brand Finance has unveiled the Global Brand Value 500 for the year 2024. Apple secured the top position with a brand value of $516.6 billion (approximately ¥37,182 billion). The organization emphasized that Apple has achieved…
OpenAI Unveils ‘100X Scaling’ Vision: Over 1 Million GPUs to Go Live by Year-End
July 21, 2025 – OpenAI’s CEO Sam Altman has just announced an ambitious plan: the company aims to deploy over one million GPUs by the end of 2025, marking the first official unveiling of its “100x Expansion” technological vision. This bold move underscores OpenAI’s aggressive strategy in the global race for AI infrastructure dominance, with…
EU’s “Removable Battery” Rule Not Applicable to All Smartphones, High-Quality Batteries Exempted
July 17, 2023 – In a surprising move last month, the European Parliament passed a new regulation calling for the “easy disassembly and replacement” of batteries in household appliances and consumer electronics, including smartphones and gaming consoles, to be enforced by 2027. This decision raised hopes of a potential comeback for removable batteries in mobile…
Stellantis & CATL Break Ground on Spanish Battery Megaplant, Targeting Full 2030 Launch
November 27, 2025 – Stellantis and Contemporary Amperex Technology Co. Limited (CATL) have officially kicked off the construction of a massive €4.1 billion battery plant in northern Spain, marking a significant move that further underscores Europe’s growing reliance on Chinese battery expertise. The two companies aim to commence partial production at the facility by the…
Faraday Future’s FF 91 2.0 Futurist aiFalcon Limited Edition Soars with 300+ Pre-orders in the Middle East
November 28, 2023 – Faraday Future has announced that within 72 hours of hosting the FF Middle East strategic launch event in Abu Dhabi, they have received over 300 non-binding, no-deposit pre-orders for the FF 91 2.0 Futurist aiFalcon limited edition. The FF plans to introduce the FF 91 2.0 Futurist aiFalcon limited edition in…
OpenAI Set to Unveil Its Maiden Hardware Device in the Second Half of This Year
January 20, 2026 – At the Davos Forum on Monday, Chris Lane, the policy director of OpenAI, revealed that the company is “on track” to launch its first-ever device in the latter half of 2026. It’s worth noting that last May, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and former Apple chief designer Jony Ive disclosed that the…
Physical Intelligence Secures 400MillionInvestment,Reaching2.4 Billion Valuation with Bezos and OpenAI Support
November 07, 2024 – Physical Intelligence, a robotic startup in the United States, has announced the raising of 400millioninfunding,propellingitspost−moneyvaluationtoawhopping2.4 billion. According to a spokesperson from Physical Intelligence, the round was led by a prestigious group of investors including Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, OpenAI, Thrive Capital, Lux Capital, and Bond Capital. Additionally, Khosla Ventures and Sequoia…
Xpeng’s He Xiaopeng: Chinese Intelligent Driving Leads the Globe, L4 & L5 to Land in 3-5 Years
July 3, 2026 – Hours after Xpeng Motors staged the China debut event for its MONA L03 model, He Xiaopeng, Chairman of Xpeng Group, shared his forward-looking insights into China’s fast-evolving intelligent driving assistance industry during media interviews. A landmark global regulation governing automated driving, known as ADS GTR, was formally released by the United…
WeChat and TikTok Ahead in Malaysia’s Social Media Licensing, Google and X Fall Short
January 2, 2025 – According to the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC), Elon Musk’s X platform and Google, which operates the video streaming platform YouTube under its Alphabet umbrella, have not yet applied for a social media operating license under the new Malaysian law that took effect on Wednesday. MCMC reports that X has…
Mazda Bids Farewell to “Oil-to-Electric” Conversions, Unveils First Proprietary EV Platform for 2027 Launch
October 31, 2025 – Mazda, one of the world’s leading independent automakers, has officially commenced testing of its inaugural prototype vehicle built on a dedicated electric vehicle (EV) platform. The company aims to bring this groundbreaking model to market by 2027, marking a significant leap in its electric mobility ambitions. Unlike its previous EV efforts,…