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Money, robotics, and materials science moved all at once in the world of AI this week: the largest infusion of funding in history for OpenAI, the operation of humanoid robots at BMW's Leipzig plant, Google's new model streak, and a mater...

Main News Rapidus Raises a Total of 267.6 Billion Yen from Public and Private Sectors for 2nm Mass ProductionRapidus, a Japanese manufacturer of next-generation semiconductors, has successfully raised approximately $1.7 billion in fundin...

Main News NVIDIA Posts Record Revenues, Allaying AI Investment Bubble Concerns NVIDIA's revenues for the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2026 reached a record high, up 73 percent year over year and up 65 percent for the year as well. The s...

Main News Meta and AMD Agree to $100+ Billion AI Chip Deal Meta has agreed to a major $100+ billion AI chip supply deal with AMD to expand its AI infrastructure. This is a noteworthy move to diversify procurement sources in the AI chip m...

Main News TSMC Japan Plant Upgrades to 3nm Process to Meet AI Demand TSMC's Japan plant (Kumamoto Plant) will be upgraded from its original plan to the most advanced 3nm process. The move is in response to surging global demand for AI ch...

Main News TSMC Accelerates Expansion in Taiwan: Up to 10 Factories to be Built or Operational by 2026 TSMC is rapidly expanding its production capacity in Taiwan, with up to 10 new factories reportedly under construction or to begin oper...

Main News U.S. Tariff Ruling Unconstitutional Ripples Impact Trade Policy and Asian Allies The U.S. Supreme Court's ruling that President Trump's tariff policies are unconstitutional has caused ripples in global trade policy. While the r...

During the week of February 15-February 21, 2026, three important developments in the field of AI intersected: the discovery of rare earth-independent magnetic materials, the accelerated practical application of agent-based AI, and the i...

Main News Rising memory prices due to special AI demand and serious ripples in the hardware market Rising memory prices against a backdrop of surging demand for AI servers have sent ripples throughout the hardware market, with reports fr...

Main News TSMC's Facility Budget Increase and Global Capacity Competition TSMC's significant increase in its 2026 capital budget suggests that competition for global semiconductor capacity expansion is intensifying.To meet surging AI dem...