Foxconn’s revenue soared to NT$844.3 billion ($27 billion) in November, a 26% year-on-year increase. The company credits “strong growth” in cloud and networking products, specifically pointing to momentum for AI server racks.
European semiconductor company Openchip is expanding its Limerick design centre, aiming to grow from 40 to 70 R&D staff. The move is backed by IDA Ireland and ties into the national “Silicon Island” strategy. It’s a small piece of a much larger puzzle for Europe’s tech ambitions.
Samsung has taken the unusual step of teasing its next-generation Exynos 2600 processor ahead of its 2026 launch. Leaked benchmarks suggest it could challenge Apple and Qualcomm’s best. The chip is expected to power the Galaxy S26 series.
Elesa has introduced two new industrial level sensors: the HSC capacitive model and the HSO optical version. They’re built for tough conditions, but the tech inside is pretty standard. Here’s what they offer and where they might fit.
MSI has announced a new ATX motherboard built for industrial and embedded systems. The MS-CF20 V2.0 features four 2.5 Gigabit Ethernet ports and supports Intel’s latest Arrow Lake S processors, while also including a host of legacy ports for compatibility with older equipment.
A UK electric motor maker is teaming up with a California startup to build a new kind of supersonic jet engine. The hybrid-electric “Duality” engine aims for Mach 3+ flight and could fly within three years. But the path to affordable supersonic travel is littered with failures.
BP is pulling the plug on a major hydrogen production plant in northeast England. The energy giant says a newly approved data center for the same site makes the projects incompatible.
Canada’s manufacturing sector contracted further in November, with the key PMI index dropping to 48.4. The report highlights accelerated declines in output and new orders, driven by persistent market uncertainty and tariffs.
GreenWood Investors founder Steven Wood has abandoned plans to join Swatch’s board and is instead pushing for sweeping governance reforms. The investor holds about 0.5% of Swatch’s share capital and claims the company has “worst-in-class governance.”
Baxter is permanently removing its Life2000 ventilation systems from the market due to a cybersecurity vulnerability. The FDA warns that unauthorized physical access could allow therapy setting changes that might disrupt life support functions. No serious injuries or deaths have been reported as of
