When Iran effectively closed the Strait of Hormuz in late February, choking off the corridor through which a fifth of the world’s oil and gas flows, the immediate consequences were predictable: crude prices spiked, energy markets convulsed, and geopoli…
EnerVenue develops grid-scale energy storage systems, which are critical to AI data centers.
Brad Smith met Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul in Bangkok to announce the 2026-2028 investment spanning data centre infrastructure, cybersecurity, sovereign technology, and AI skills training for millions of Thai workers. Microsoft has announced a c…
EO Technics makes laser-based equipment used in the production of memory chips.
With the Edo-Tokyo Museum opening at the end of March, after a 4-year refurbishment, I got to see the updated exhibits firsthand in a rather event-packed day.
Last week’s expiry of the patent for semaglutide—the active ingredient in Novo Nordisk’s blockbuster drugs Wegovy and Ozmepic that are used to treat both diabetes and obesity—unleashed a flurry of launches of low-cost generic versions by some of India’s biggest pharma companies.
This week’s Current Climate newsletter also looks at a look-alike Chinese rival to Tesla’s electric Semi and facing U.S. and global water challenges
One of the formative figures of Japan’s model kit fandom is Makoto “Max” Watanabe, who founded Max Factory. I caught up with him to find out what makes model kits great.
Huawei-backed Yuanjie Semiconductor Technology makes photonic chips used in optical interconnects in AI data centers.
The Chinese gaming and social media giant has ample resources to pour into AI. During the final three months of last year, revenues grew 13% year-on-year to 194.4 billion yuan ($28 billion).