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Chinese companies move to consolidate their role in humanoid robot supply chains as Tesla and others look to China for components the U.S. considers strategic (Raffaele Huang/Wall Street Journal)

By Stacey D. WallsApril 3, 2026

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Didero, which provides an agentic AI layer that integrates with ERP systems to automate supply chains, raised a $30 million Series A round co-led by Chemistry and Headline (Marina Temkin/TechCrunch)

By Stacey D. WallsFebruary 12, 2026

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As Taiwanese chipmakers push localization to secure supply chains, suppliers to the steel, plastics and display industries are jumping into Taiwan’s chip business (Cheng Ting-Fang/Nikkei Asia)

By Stacey D. WallsJanuary 21, 2026

Cheng Ting-Fang / Nikkei Asia: As Taiwanese chipmakers push localization to secure their supply chains, suppliers to the steel, plastics…

Business & Money

The convenience stores eat breakfast from fast food chains

By Stacey D. WallsSeptember 13, 2025

A Wawa store is seen on May 29, 2024 in Washington, DC. Kent Nishimura | Getty imagesFast food restaurants lose…

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TSMC and Foxconn fell on the daily limit of 10% Exchange Taiex on April 7, while American prices are global supply chains; The rate of 32% of Taiwan is among the highest in Asia (Reuters)

By Stacey D. WallsApril 7, 2025

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Prices and inflation for the United States, disruption of Indian supply chains – The diplomat

By Frank M. EverettApril 4, 2025

President Donald Trump launched a world trade war – politely called “reciprocal prices”. Prices are taxes that countries take imported…

Business & Money

More fast food chains adopt fun and flavored drinks

By Stacey D. WallsMarch 23, 2025

Chick-Fil-A pineapple dragon drinks.With kind permission: Chick-Fil-AFast food chains take place on fun drinks to attract younger consumers.Chick-Fil-A, known for…

RFA welcomes release of Shin Daewe, RFA contributor in Myanmar – Radio Free Asia

Soft power ‘wins’ Beijing as Chinese medical ship treats 5,400 people in PNG for free – Radio Free Asia

US to establish fuel depot in Philippines to support operations in South China Sea – Radio Free Asia

Japan’s combat role in Philippine war drills signals shift in regional strategy – Radio Free Asia

PNG-Australia defense treaty creates jobs, poses risks amid growing Chinese influence – Radio Free Asia

Some grocers are using AI to reduce food waste and increase profit margins

Trump names Erica Schwartz director of CDC

RFK Jr.’s Peptide Policy Could Boost Hims & Hers as Its GLP-1 Business Scales

Netflix (NFLX) Q1 2026 Results

Airline CEOs urged by lawmakers to lower fares if fuel prices fall

Donald Trump has lost his power to America

RFK Jr. collapses in front of the country during a hearing at home

Democrats decide to impeach Pete Hegseth for recklessly endangering US troops

Trump’s Rich Treasury Secretary Has No Idea Gas Prices Are a Crisis

Farmers voted for Trump and now they are destroyed

About 40% of U.S. data centers planned for 2026 face delays, with major sites from Microsoft, OpenAI and others likely more than three months behind schedule (Financial Times)

Physical Intelligence says its new model, π0.7, can direct robots toward tasks they haven’t been trained for, a "early sign" generalization, surprising researchers (Connie Loizos/TechCrunch)

OnlyFans is in advanced talks to sell a less than 20% stake to Architect Capital at a valuation of more than $3 billion, down from a previously announced stake of around 60% at a valuation of around $5.5 billion (Financial Times)

Ronan Farrow on his profile of Sam Altman in The New Yorker, how Altman changed in 18 months of reporting, OpenAI’s boardroom drama and corporate change, and more (Nilay Patel/The Verge)

digital advertising revenue reached $294.6 billion in 2025, up 13.9% year-on-year; Social media advertising reached $117.7 billion, up 32.6%, and digital video reached $78 billion, up 25.4% (George Winslow/TV Tech)

Browsing: Chains

Chinese companies move to consolidate their role in humanoid robot supply chains as Tesla and others look to China for components the U.S. considers strategic (Raffaele Huang/Wall Street Journal)

Didero, which provides an agentic AI layer that integrates with ERP systems to automate supply chains, raised a $30 million Series A round co-led by Chemistry and Headline (Marina Temkin/TechCrunch)

As Taiwanese chipmakers push localization to secure supply chains, suppliers to the steel, plastics and display industries are jumping into Taiwan’s chip business (Cheng Ting-Fang/Nikkei Asia)

The convenience stores eat breakfast from fast food chains

TSMC and Foxconn fell on the daily limit of 10% Exchange Taiex on April 7, while American prices are global supply chains; The rate of 32% of Taiwan is among the highest in Asia (Reuters)

Prices and inflation for the United States, disruption of Indian supply chains – The diplomat

More fast food chains adopt fun and flavored drinks