Elon Musk: The Colossus 2 supercomputer for Grok is now operational. First Gigawatt training cluster in the world. Upgrades to 1.5GW in April.
Micron plans to spend $1.8 billion to acquire the wafer fab of Taiwan Powerchip Semiconductor in order to expand its memory production capacity.
China ranks first in the world in capital expenditure on silicon carbide equipment, accounting for about 40% of wafer and epitaxial wafer capacity. Yole Group
Driven by TSMC strong financial performance and demand for AI, ASML market capitalization has surpassed $500 billion.
Trump: Starting in February 2026, new tariffs of 10% will be imposed on eight European countries (France, Germany, UK, the Netherlands, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and Finland).
Porsche global sales fell by 10% in 2025, with sales in the Chinese market falling sharply by 26%.
Musk is seeking up to $134 billion in damages from OpenAI and Microsoft; the trial is expected to begin in April, 2026.
China has tightened scrutiny of rare earth exports from Japan, requiring Japanese companies to submit more detailed information.
Eight European countries issued a joint statement saying that Trump’s threat to impose tariffs would damage transatlantic relations.
