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Xi Backs Shanghai AI Governance Body After 29-Country Deal
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Xi Backs Shanghai AI Governance Body After 29-Country Deal

CNBC reported that Xi Jinping used a Shanghai AI speech to position China as a Global South technology partner after 29 countries signed an agreement to establish the World Artificial Intelligence Cooperation Organization. The address named cooperation with ASEAN, the African Union and BRICS, but did not identify WAICO members, funding or enforcement powers.

July 17, 2026Read More
GM Battery Pilot Line Puts Lower-Cost EV Chemistry on a 2028 Clock
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GM Battery Pilot Line Puts Lower-Cost EV Chemistry on a 2028 Clock

General Motors is using a new Battery Cell Development Center near Detroit to move lower-cost EV battery chemistry from research into production planning. The 500,000-square-foot facility supports GM’s $900 million EV battery push and is tied to a plan to cut EV costs by nearly 10%. The practical question is whether LMR battery cells can scale through the pilot line before GM targets vehicles on the road by 2028.

June 6, 2026Read More
PIF And I Squared Set $1 Billion Saudi Digital Infrastructure Plan
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PIF And I Squared Set $1 Billion Saudi Digital Infrastructure Plan

Data Center Dynamics reported that I Squared Capital signed a non-binding MoU with Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund covering up to $2 billion in PIF-owned real estate and infrastructure assets, with half of the planned deployment earmarked for digital infrastructure. The MoU does not name the first assets, sites, financing timetable or data-centre capacity tied to the $1 billion allocation.

July 16, 2026Read More