INDUSTRY
As artificial intelligence companies compete for increasingly scarce training material, some are reportedly turning to an unexpectedly old-fashioned source: physical books. AI developers and their contractors are purchasing large quantities of secondhand books, removing their bindings and scanning the pages before destroying or recycling the originals, according to a July
Costco–Nike Limited-Edition Sneakers Trigger Buying Frenzy, Resale Prices Soar to $5,000
By Gao Yun On Jan. 30, Costco and Nike jointly released a limited-edition sneaker—the Kirkland Nike...
Xiaomi In-Store Drop Test Fails, Exposing Gaps Between Durability Claims and Reality
By Cai Siyun A live in-store demonstration intended to prove the durability of a Xiaomi smartphone...
China’s Electric Vehicle Reckoning: Store Closures, Price Wars, and a System Sliding Toward Collapse
By Jin Yan A market in free fall: China’s EV industry enters a ‘deep winter’ China’s new energy...
Toyota Bets on Solid-State Batteries to Redefine EV Industry
As global competition in the electric vehicle (EV) industry enters deeper waters, Toyota is quietly making...
Elon Musk Predicts Robot Era Will Arrive in 2026, Warns of a Painful 3–7 Year Transition
By Edward Wenming, Vision Times A sweeping vision of humanity’s near future has reignited debate after...
Walmart Teams Up With Google Gemini AI for Conversational Shopping Online and In-Store
By Gao Yun Walmart said it is working with Google to roll out a new shopping experience that integrates...
US Recall Notice: 9 of 11 Products Recalled This Week Were Made in China
By Tian Jingxin The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) on Jan. 15 released its latest...
TSMC Plans at Least Five New Semiconductor Plants in US
The New York Times, citing several informed sources, reported that Taiwan and the United States are close...
Trump Calls for One-Year 10% Cap on Credit Card Interest Rates Starting Jan. 20, 2026
By Gao Yun U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday, Jan. 9, that he is calling for a one-year cap...