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Local car dealerships grow, die amid rise of auto mega-retailers

By Stacey D. WallsApril 18, 2026

Derek Sylvester with his family members, his team and the mascot Molly, who appeared on the dealership logo.Courtesy of Sylvester…

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embrace government-led industrial policy in favor of local manufacturing, AI unpopularity, and more (Newcomer)

By Stacey D. WallsMarch 28, 2026

Featured Podcasts Big Tech Podcast: Why OpenAI killed Sora, did Apple just save Siri?, Meta’s big loss The Big Technology…

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Sources: India develops new smartphone manufacturing incentives linking export subsidies and greater use of local components, benefiting Apple and others (Bloomberg)

By Stacey D. WallsMarch 12, 2026

Bloomberg: Sources: India is developing new smartphone manufacturing incentives linking export subsidies and greater use of local components, benefiting Apple…

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Bengaluru-based Sarvam, which builds AI models for local languages, launches its Indus chat app in beta, powered by its Sarvam 105B model (Jagmeet Singh/TechCrunch)

By Stacey D. WallsFebruary 21, 2026

Jagmeet Singh / TechCrunch: Bengaluru-based Sarvam, which builds AI models for local languages, is launching its Indus chat app in…

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General Catalyst plans to invest $5 billion in India over five years, an increase from the previously announced $500 million to $1 billion, after merging with a local venture capitalist in 2024 (Jagmeet Singh/TechCrunch)

By Stacey D. WallsFebruary 20, 2026

Featured Podcasts The Upstart Podcast: Céline Halioua de Loyal: from defying skeptics to pioneering dog longevity Veteran technology journalist Alex…

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OpenAI is working with G42 to create a UAE-friendly ChatGPT version that takes into account local language, political perspectives and speech restrictions (Reed Albergotti/Semafor)

By Stacey D. WallsFebruary 6, 2026

Featured Podcasts Hard fork: Elon Musk’s mega-merger + We’re testing Google’s Project Genie + What’s next for Moltbook Creator The…

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A look at South Korea’s Independent AI Foundation Model competition, which aims to find the best local AI models, aiming to compete with the United States and China (Yoolim Lee/Bloomberg)

By Stacey D. WallsJanuary 20, 2026

Featured Podcasts Invest like the best: Patrick O’Shaughnessy – Create according to principles The leading destination for learning about business…

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Sources: China develops rules for Nvidia H200 purchases, limiting the number of chips local companies can buy and requiring them to justify the need (Nikkei Asia)

By Stacey D. WallsJanuary 15, 2026

Nikkei Asia: Sources: China is developing rules for Nvidia H200 purchases, limiting the number of chips local companies can buy…

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Local governments across China are funding dozens of “robot training centers,” where human trainers imitate movements, like folding clothes, to teach robots (Rest of the world)

By Stacey D. WallsJanuary 8, 2026

Featured Podcasts Tools and Weapons with Brad Smith: Ed Policy: How technology is changing the game in Green Bay Microsoft…

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Study finds foreign direct investment accounts for 98% of Vietnam’s electronics exports, ‘signaling limited technological spillover’ to local economy (Lien Hoang/Nikkei Asia)

By Stacey D. WallsDecember 27, 2025

Featured Podcasts Big Tech Podcast: Alex and Ranjan’s Outlook for 2026: ChatGPT 1 Billion, AI Shopping, Apple’s Big Year, AI…

1MDB fugitive Jho Low asked US President Trump for forgiveness, report says – The Diplomat

Russia and the Sino-American summit – The Diplomat

Why hasn’t China criticized Australia’s national defense strategy? – The diplomat

Japan’s Middle Power Arming Strategy in the Indo-Pacific – The Diplomat

The man who created China’s modern navy – The Diplomat

Allegiant CEO defends low-cost airline plan as Sun Country deal closes

Beer demand falls due to rising gas prices, data shows

Kool-Aid Kraft Heinz to launch electrolytes without artificial colors

Fired GM employees talk about disturbing emails, layoffs and the role of AI

Trump FDA Commissioner Marty Makary absent

JD Vance Compares Himself to Child Abandoned at Deranged White House Event

Trump barely arrives in China with a thud

Kash Patel Shamed for Alleged Drinking During Senate Hearing

He doesn’t care about the American people

Investigation expanded into Trump demanding editorial control over CNN

Klarna reports first-quarter revenue up 44% year-over-year to $1.01 billion, above estimate, GMV up 33% to $33.7 billion, active customers up 20% to $119 million and profit of $1 million, up from a loss of $99 million year-over-year (Connor Hart/Wall Street Journal)

Foxconn reports Q1 revenue up 29% year-over-year to ~$67 billion and net profit up 19% year-over-year to ~$1.6 billion, matching estimate as it boosts production of AI servers, its largest source of revenue (Wall Street Journal)

Filing: Jensen Huang’s foundation purchased $108.3 million worth of AI computing time from CoreWeave and is donating it to universities and other nonprofit institutes (Max A. Cherney/Reuters)

Sources: Apollo Global, Morgan Stanley and others are testing Grok internally as part of xAI’s financial sector push, but financiers rarely use it for their work (Carmen Arroyo/Bloomberg)

Cisco reports third-quarter revenue up 12% year-over-year to $15.84 billion, compared to an estimated $15.56 billion, forecasts fourth-quarter revenue above estimates and cuts nearly 4,000 jobs; CSCO jumps more than 17% after hours (Jordan Novet/CNBC)

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Local car dealerships grow, die amid rise of auto mega-retailers

embrace government-led industrial policy in favor of local manufacturing, AI unpopularity, and more (Newcomer)

Sources: India develops new smartphone manufacturing incentives linking export subsidies and greater use of local components, benefiting Apple and others (Bloomberg)

Bengaluru-based Sarvam, which builds AI models for local languages, launches its Indus chat app in beta, powered by its Sarvam 105B model (Jagmeet Singh/TechCrunch)

General Catalyst plans to invest $5 billion in India over five years, an increase from the previously announced $500 million to $1 billion, after merging with a local venture capitalist in 2024 (Jagmeet Singh/TechCrunch)

OpenAI is working with G42 to create a UAE-friendly ChatGPT version that takes into account local language, political perspectives and speech restrictions (Reed Albergotti/Semafor)

A look at South Korea’s Independent AI Foundation Model competition, which aims to find the best local AI models, aiming to compete with the United States and China (Yoolim Lee/Bloomberg)

Sources: China develops rules for Nvidia H200 purchases, limiting the number of chips local companies can buy and requiring them to justify the need (Nikkei Asia)

Local governments across China are funding dozens of “robot training centers,” where human trainers imitate movements, like folding clothes, to teach robots (Rest of the world)

Study finds foreign direct investment accounts for 98% of Vietnam’s electronics exports, ‘signaling limited technological spillover’ to local economy (Lien Hoang/Nikkei Asia)