China’s No 2 foundry Hua Hong invests US$2b in new fab to meet surging AI-driven demand

Major Chinese foundry Hua Hong Grace Semiconductor is pouring US$2 billion into a massive capacity expansion in the Chinese chip production hub of Wuxi, racing to meet skyrocketing domestic demand for AI infrastructure and bypass US tech curbs. The fresh capital would fund the construction of a new 12-inch speciality l

Can Europe take on Elon Musk’s Starlink?  The Times

Billionaire Elon Musk is willing to let Ukraine use drones equipped with Starlink outside Ukraine’s own territory to strike targets inside Russia, according to Financial Times sources, who said he made the remark during a conversation with former Ukrainian defense minister Mykhailo Fedorov.

Elon Musk said building parts in-house would allow SpaceX to accelerate natural gas turbines coming online by up to 18 months. Fabrice Coffrini / AFP via Getty Images SpaceX will build its own gas turbine parts as it battles the AI boom's growing energy demands. Elon Musk said the move was necessary to power SpaceX's