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Volkswagen’s €160 Billion Bet: What VW’s 2030 Plan Really Means for Drivers, Jobs, and EVs

Volkswagen’s €160 Billion Bet: What VW’s 2030 Plan Really Means for Drivers, Jobs, and EVs

Volkswagen’s €160 Billion Bet: What VW’s 2030 Plan Really Means for Drivers, Jobs, and EVs What happened Volkswagen Group said it will invest roughly €160 billion (about $186 billion) through 2030, trimming but reaffirming its multi‑year spending plan as it grapples with tariff pressure in the U.

Tesla’s Cut-Price Model 3 Lands in Europe: What Yesterday’s Move Signals for the Global EV Race

Tesla’s Cut-Price Model 3 Lands in Europe: What Yesterday’s Move Signals for the Global EV Race

Tesla’s Cut-Price Model 3 Lands in Europe: What Yesterday’s Move Signals for the Global EV Race What happened On December 5, 2025, Tesla quietly flicked the “value” switch in Europe, launching a cheaper Model 3 “Standard” trim across several EU markets. Pricing starts around €37,970 in Germany,

US Senators Move to Lock AI Chips Out of China — Why This Export Fight Touches Your Wallet, Your Phone, and the Future of AI

US Senators Move to Lock AI Chips Out of China — Why This Export Fight Touches Your Wallet, Your Phone, and the Future of AI

US Senators Move to Lock AI Chips Out of China — Why This Export Fight Touches Your Wallet, Your Phone, and the Future of AI On December 4, 2025, a bipartisan group of U.S. senators unveiled the SAFE CHIPS Act, a bill designed to stop any near‑term easing of

Lidar leap: Aeva lands an exclusive Level 3 autonomy deal with a top European carmaker

Lidar leap: Aeva lands an exclusive Level 3 autonomy deal with a top European carmaker On December 3, 2025, lidar maker Aeva said a “top European passenger OEM” has chosen it as the exclusive Tier‑1 supplier of lidar for a new global vehicle platform—covering gasoline, hybrid, and electric

Apple vs. India’s “Sanchar Saathi” mandate: a small app with big privacy and geopolitics

Apple vs. India’s “Sanchar Saathi” mandate: a small app with big privacy and geopolitics

Apple vs. India’s “Sanchar Saathi” mandate: a small app with big privacy and geopolitics What just happened India quietly ordered smartphone makers to preload a state-run cyber safety app, Sanchar Saathi, on all new devices and push it to existing phones via software updates. Apple, citing long‑standing privacy

Ukraine’s $3.2B GDP‑Warrant Swap: A Real‑World Finance Plot Twist With Global Stakes

Ukraine’s $3.2B GDP‑Warrant Swap: A Real‑World Finance Plot Twist With Global Stakes

Ukraine’s $3.2B GDP‑Warrant Swap: A Real‑World Finance Plot Twist With Global Stakes Finance picked. And what a story: Ukraine just moved to swap roughly $3.2 billion of its GDP‑linked warrants for new bonds, a key step in cleaning up the last stubborn bits of

Europe’s ‘Backdoor Ban’? EU Floats EV Quotas for Corporate Fleets by 2030

Europe’s ‘Backdoor Ban’? EU Floats EV Quotas for Corporate Fleets by 2030 What’s new: On November 30, 2025, reporting indicated that the European Commission is preparing a proposal to push large businesses and rental firms toward electric vehicles (EVs) by setting EV purchase quotas for their fleets starting

Germany’s push to loosen the EU’s 2035 combustion‑car deadline: what it really means for drivers, automakers, and the EV race

Germany’s push to loosen the EU’s 2035 combustion‑car deadline: what it really means for drivers, automakers, and the EV race

Germany’s push to loosen the EU’s 2035 combustion‑car deadline: what it really means for drivers, automakers, and the EV race Big shift alert: On November 29, 2025, fresh reporting revealed that German Chancellor Friedrich Merz plans to urge the European Commission to soften the European Union’s

CME’s Hours-Long Outage Froze Global Futures—And Gave Everyone a Crash Course in How Fragile Market Plumbing Can Be

CME’s Hours-Long Outage Froze Global Futures—And Gave Everyone a Crash Course in How Fragile Market Plumbing Can Be What happened, in plain English On November 28, 2025, one of the world’s most important financial pipes sprang a leak: CME Group’s electronic trading systems went down for

Spain’s €4.1B Battery Bet: CATL and Stellantis Break Ground — And Europe’s EV Race Gets a Jolt

Spain’s €4.1B Battery Bet: CATL and Stellantis Break Ground — And Europe’s EV Race Gets a Jolt What just happened Europe’s second‑largest carmaker Stellantis and battery giant CATL have begun building a new lithium‑iron‑phosphate (LFP) battery plant beside Stellantis’ Zaragoza auto factory in Aragón,

U.S. lawmakers summon Anthropic over AI‑orchestrated cyberattack — why this matters far beyond Washington

U.S. lawmakers summon Anthropic over AI‑orchestrated cyberattack — why this matters far beyond Washington

U.S. lawmakers summon Anthropic over AI‑orchestrated cyberattack — why this matters far beyond Washington Big development in AI and cybersecurity: On November 26, 2025, the U.S. House Committee on Homeland Security invited Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei — along with Google Cloud CEO Thomas Kurian and Quantum Xchange CEO Eddy

Meta weighs Google’s AI chips: a plot twist in the global AI hardware race

Meta weighs Google’s AI chips: a plot twist in the global AI hardware race

Meta weighs Google’s AI chips: a plot twist in the global AI hardware race What just happened (November 25, 2025) Meta is reportedly in talks to spend billions on Google’s custom AI chips, known as TPUs, potentially deploying them in Meta data centers starting in 2027 and renting

China’s GAC flips the switch on 60Ah solid‑state EV batteries — why this could be the range reset the world’s been waiting for

China’s GAC flips the switch on 60Ah solid‑state EV batteries — why this could be the range reset the world’s been waiting for In a development that jolted the battery world on November 24, 2025, China’s GAC Group said its all‑solid‑state battery pilot line is

Insurers Pull Back From AI Coverage: Why AIG, WR Berkley and Others Are Rewriting the Risk Rulebook

Insurers Pull Back From AI Coverage: Why AIG, WR Berkley and Others Are Rewriting the Risk Rulebook What happened — and why it matters On November 23, 2025, the Financial Times reported that major insurers — including AIG, WR Berkley, and Great American — have asked U.S. state regulators for permission to

UAE Pledges $1 Billion to Jump‑Start AI Across Africa at the G20

UAE Pledges $1 Billion to Jump‑Start AI Across Africa at the G20

UAE Pledges $1 Billion to Jump‑Start AI Across Africa at the G20 What happened At the G20 Leaders’ Summit in Johannesburg on November 22, the United Arab Emirates unveiled a $1 billion “AI for Development” initiative to expand artificial‑intelligence infrastructure and services across Africa. The plan, announced by

UK’s Borrowing Surprise Sets Up a Tough Budget — And Why the World Should Care

UK’s Borrowing Surprise Sets Up a Tough Budget — And Why the World Should Care

UK’s Borrowing Surprise Sets Up a Tough Budget — And Why the World Should Care What happened The UK’s official statistics office reported that the government borrowed £17.4 billion in October 2025, the third‑highest October on record. Year‑to‑date borrowing hit £116.8 billion, running ahead

Xiaomi blitzes past 500,000 EVs and lifts 2025 delivery goal to 400,000 — here’s why that matters beyond China

Xiaomi blitzes past 500,000 EVs and lifts 2025 delivery goal to 400,000 — here’s why that matters beyond China

Xiaomi blitzes past 500,000 EVs and lifts 2025 delivery goal to 400,000 — here’s why that matters beyond China What just happened In a milestone that would make most automakers spit out their espresso, Xiaomi said its 500,000th electric vehicle rolled off the line in Beijing on

Porsche’s Cayenne Just Went Fully Electric — And It Might Be the New Benchmark SUV

Porsche’s Cayenne Just Went Fully Electric — And It Might Be the New Benchmark SUV The headline news Porsche has taken its best-selling SUV into the battery era. In a digital world premiere on November 19, 2025, the company unveiled the Cayenne Electric and Cayenne Turbo Electric, calling the new

Global markets hit the brakes as AI euphoria cools and crypto stumbles

Global markets hit the brakes as AI euphoria cools and crypto stumbles

Global markets hit the brakes as AI euphoria cools and crypto stumbles What just happened On November 18, 2025, stock markets from London to New York and across Asia slipped into “risk‑off” mode. London’s FTSE 100 logged its biggest one‑day drop since April, while major U.S.

Berkshire’s Rare Tech Bet: Why Buffett’s Alphabet Buy Could Rewire the AI Investing Playbook

Berkshire’s Rare Tech Bet: Why Buffett’s Alphabet Buy Could Rewire the AI Investing Playbook

Berkshire’s Rare Tech Bet: Why Buffett’s Alphabet Buy Could Rewire the AI Investing Playbook What happened Alphabet’s share price jumped after Berkshire Hathaway disclosed it bought roughly 17.85 million shares of Google’s parent—an investment worth about $4.9 billion as of the prior close.

Bitcoin trips below $100,000 again — why “extreme fear” gripped crypto and what it means for the rest of us

Bitcoin trips below $100,000 again — why “extreme fear” gripped crypto and what it means for the rest of us

Bitcoin trips below $100,000 again — why “extreme fear” gripped crypto and what it means for the rest of us What just happened On November 15, 2025, bitcoin slid back under the psychologically important $100,000 level, and a popular sentiment gauge — the Crypto Fear & Greed Index — sank to

Japan’s ¥17 Trillion Stimulus Tease: How a Big-Spending Pivot Could Hit Your Bills, Your Job, and the AI Chip Race

Japan’s ¥17 Trillion Stimulus Tease: How a Big-Spending Pivot Could Hit Your Bills, Your Job, and the AI Chip Race

Japan’s ¥17 Trillion Stimulus Tease: How a Big-Spending Pivot Could Hit Your Bills, Your Job, and the AI Chip Race Japan is lining up a large new stimulus package—around ¥17 trillion (about US$110 billion)—in what would be the first major economic move of Prime Minister Sanae

Cash App’s new Moneybot brings AI into your wallet — and it may actually help you save

Cash App’s new Moneybot brings AI into your wallet — and it may actually help you save

Cash App’s new Moneybot brings AI into your wallet — and it may actually help you save What just happened Cash App unveiled “Moneybot,” an AI assistant that lives inside the app to answer questions like “How much did I spend on food this month?” and to nudge you toward

GM’s “Goodbye, China” Nudge: How a Quiet Supplier Memo Could Reshape the Global Car Business

GM’s “Goodbye, China” Nudge: How a Quiet Supplier Memo Could Reshape the Global Car Business

GM’s “Goodbye, China” Nudge: How a Quiet Supplier Memo Could Reshape the Global Car Business What happened — and why it’s a big deal On November 12, 2025, General Motors told several thousand suppliers to scrub Chinese-made parts and materials from their supply chains, with some facing an initial

Meta’s $3B bet on Amsterdam’s Nebius shows the AI compute land‑grab is going global

Meta’s $3B bet on Amsterdam’s Nebius shows the AI compute land‑grab is going global

Meta’s $3B bet on Amsterdam’s Nebius shows the AI compute land‑grab is going global What just happened (and why it matters) On November 11, 2025, Amsterdam-based Nebius Group said it inked a $3 billion, five‑year deal with Meta to deliver high‑performance AI infrastructure. The announcement