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Key Points: SpaceX sent a formal letter to the FCC on April 16 asking regulators to restrict foreign satellite competitors. Elon Musk's company specifically wants Washington to retaliate against 2 new European space regulations. Eutelsat CEO Jean-Francois Fallacher stated that American businesses and the Pentagon still demand alternative satellite providers. The French and British governments heavily back Eutelsat as the primary global competitor to the...

Key Points: Toyota sold 897,871 vehicles worldwide in March, down 7.3 percent from the same month last year. Dealerships in the Middle East saw sales plunge nearly 33 percent as regional war disrupted shipping and local economies. The company experienced a temporary sales dip because factories paused to switch production to the newest RAV4 model. Even with lower sales, Toyota increased its global vehicle production...

Key Points: Chinese artificial intelligence startup DeepSeek reduced the price of its input cache hits to just one-tenth of the previous cost. The company extended a massive 75 percent discount on its newly launched V4-Pro model until May 5. This aggressive pricing strategy aims to attract more independent developers and large enterprise users to the platform. DeepSeek uses highly efficient software code to bypass United...

Key Points: Fear of the "curse of 35" pushes young Chinese workers to start solo businesses powered by artificial intelligence. The city of Suzhou pledged $100 million to help fund and cultivate 10,000 one-person companies by 2028. A former product manager now earns $5,800 a month, making automated commercials entirely on his own. Experts note that funding solo founders provides local governments with a low-cost...

Key Points: Auto China 2026 features more than 2,000 companies and 1,451 vehicles, including 181 global debuts. Horizon Robotics launched a new 5-nanometer chip that saves carmakers $585 per vehicle and cuts development time by 10 months. XPeng plans to achieve fully driverless operations by early 2027 and sell 10,000 humanoid robots. Global brands like Volkswagen and BMW partnered with local tech firms to bring...

Key Points: Japanese chip equipment maker Tokyo Electron recently cut ties with its veteran executive Jay Chen following a shocking internal discovery. The company found out Chen had personal connections to financial investment groups that directly fund up-and-coming Chinese semiconductor competitors. Chen managed a massive $5.6 billion business division for Tokyo Electron in China and worked in the tech industry for more than 20 years....

Key Points: Inflation and rising daily costs force Japanese beverage companies to rethink their massive vending machine networks completely. DyDo Group plans to remove 20,000 machines by 2027, while Pokka Sapporo will sell its 40,000 machines to a new owner. Consumers now prefer to buy cheaper drinks at discount drugstores and convenience stores rather than pay the 130-yen list price. Higher fuel expenses, rising labor...