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Meta’s Top Washington Adviser Joel Kaplan to Leave in 2027, Axios Reports
Joel Kaplan, Meta's chief global affairs officer, will leave next year after more than 15 years, Axios reports. He stays through the US midterms.
China Expects Humanoid Robot Output to Pass 100,000 This Year, MIIT Says
China's MIIT expects humanoid robot production to surpass 100,000 units this year, after more than 40,000 by June and 400-plus models developed.
Apple Commits Up to $100m to US Titanium for the iPhone Duo, Expands Qnity Deal
Apple will commit up to $100m over three years with US titanium maker Perryman for the iPhone Duo, and expands Qnity's role in iPhone 18 Pro cameras.
DeepSeek Open-Sources DeepInfer, the Engine Behind Its Own Services
DeepSeek has released DeepInfer, the inference engine behind its V4.1 Flash service, under Apache 2.0. Its cache and load-balancing code is held back.
Chinese Giants Order 3mn+ Nvidia RTX PRO 5500s, Reuters Says
ByteDance, Alibaba and Tencent ordered over 3mn Nvidia RTX PRO 5500 cards worth 5bn+, Reuters sources say. Nvidia warns it may not fill them.
Schaeffler Opens Taicang Factory Where Humanoids Build Robot Joints
Schaeffler has opened a 7,500 sq m factory in Taicang, China, where six humanoid robots assemble actuators and joint modules for future humanoids.
US Sanctions Chinese Backers of an Ex-Google Engineer’s AI Start-up
The US has sanctioned Shanghai Zhisuan, founded by ex-Google engineer Linwei Ding, and investor MiraclePlus under a trade-secret theft law.
Toyota Reportedly Plans to Build the Next Corolla, Including an EV, in China
Nikkei reports, via Electrek, that Toyota will build the next-gen Corolla, including an EV, in China from 2028 via FAW Toyota. No Toyota statement yet.
DOE Puts Up to $42m in DPA Funds Behind Proposed Constitution Pipeline
DOE will use up to $42m of Defense Production Act funds for pre-construction and permitting on the proposed 125-mile Constitution gas pipeline.
Accenture Looks to Sell Greater China Operations for up to $1.5 Billion
FT: Accenture is looking to sell Greater China ops for up to $1.5 billion; JPMorgan reviewing options. Unconfirmed; Reuters could not verify.
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