Kanto-PPC’s U.S. arm is building a major chemical manufacturing campus in Casa Grande, Arizona. The facility is a direct play to supply the massive new fabs being built by TSMC, Intel, and Micron with high-purity materials.
The US has officially banned the sale of new foreign-made drones and their components, citing national security. The move directly targets market leader DJI, though existing drones and already-approved models are still okay. This reshapes the entire competitive landscape overnight.
South Korean prosecutors have charged former Samsung employees with leaking billion-dollar 10nm DRAM technology to China’s CXMT. The leaks, involving hundreds of process steps, helped China produce its first mass-market DRAM in 2023. The estimated damage runs into trillions of won.
Samsung operates the world’s largest smartphone factory, and it’s located in Noida, India. The facility, expanded in 2018, can produce a staggering 120 million phones annually.
iRobot, the maker of Roomba, has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. The company is being taken over by its China-based manufacturer, Picea. But CEO Gary Cohen insists warranties will be honored and apps will keep working.
Taiwan is racing to build a massive domestic drone industry to counter China, aiming for nearly 200,000 units annually by 2030. But the high cost of a China-free supply chain and getting its biggest tech firms fully committed are major hurdles.
In Kenya’s Rift Valley, a startup called Octavia is testing a novel approach to carbon removal. Their modular machines use excess geothermal energy to capture CO2 from the air, then store it permanently in the region’s unique basalt rock.
iRobot, the maker of the Roomba, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in December. Founder Colin Angle says subsidized Chinese rivals like Roborock exploited a “protected market” to outcompete him, while regulators killed a potential rescue deal with Amazon.
According to a new report, Intel’s next-gen Nova Lake desktop CPUs are shaping up to be a massive counter-punch to AMD. The lineup, expected in the second half of 2026, could feature up to 52 cores and a huge 288MB of cache. But pulling it off is the real challenge.
PI has introduced the F-713, an update to its 6-axis photonics alignment system. It maintains the hybrid mechanical design of the F-712 but features a more flexible controller built for future tech.
