Industrial Innovations

19 Aug 2025

Intel gets $2 billion lifeline in the form of SoftBank equity investment

Intel is getting a $2 billion capital injection from SoftBank Group in a major vote of confidence for the troubled U.S. chipmaker that is in the middle of a turnaround effort.

SoftBank's Son backs ally Tan with $2 billion Intel investment

19 Aug 2025

When Lip-Bu Tan stepped down from the SoftBank Group board in 2022 at a time when the Japanese company was grappling with soured investments, his parting message offered advice on how Masayoshi Son’s conglomerate could strengthen its business.

Foxconn’s Apple era fades as AI servers drive growth in Taiwan tech sector

18 Aug 2025

Taiwan’s Foxconn, which rose to become a global tech manufacturing juggernaut by assembling millions of iPhones, can now say its main business is no longer Apple as it takes advantage of the AI-boom to diversify its income.

Intel jumps on report of possible US government stake buy

15 Aug 2025

Shares of Intel surged 4.6% in premarket trading on Friday after Bloomberg News reported that the Trump administration is in talks with the struggling chipmaker for the U.S. government to potentially take a stake in the company.

Exclusive-SK Hynix expects AI memory market to grow 30% a year to 2030

11 Aug 2025

South Korea’s SK Hynix forecasts that the market for a specialized form of memory chip designed for artificial intelligence will grow 30% a year until 2030, a senior executive said in an interview with Reuters.

06 Aug 2025

SupplyChainTalk: Rewriting the rules - how agile supply chains are winning in an age of disruption

How agile, AI-powered supply chains are winning in a world of disruption, automation, and rising customer expectations.

DigitalTransformationTalk: Simplifying and scaling your data storage strategy

31 Jul 2025

In this episode of #DigitalTransformationTalk, Kevin Craine is joined by experts from Gap Inc., Marigold, and Tomorrow’s Leaders to explore the future of brand loyalty in retail.

In China, repair demand for banned Nvidia AI chipsets booms

25 Jul 2025

Demand in China has begun surging for a business that, in theory, shouldn’t exist: the repair of advanced Nvidia artificial intelligence chipsets that the U.S. has banned the export of to its trade and tech rival.

Verizon boosts annual forecast on demand for premium plans, tax law benefit

22 Jul 2025

U.S. wireless carrier Verizon raised the lower end of its annual profit forecast, riding on strong demand for its premium plans and benefits from the Trump administration’s new tax law.

Denmark aims to host world’s most powerful quantum computer

17 Jul 2025

The Novo Nordisk Foundation and Denmark’s state-owned credit fund said on Thursday they will invest in what they say will be the world’s most powerful quantum computer, aiming to revolutionize areas such as drug discovery and materials science.

Stellantis discontinues hydrogen fuel cell programme and van production

16 Jul 2025