Microsoft Launches Major Buyout Program for Up to 60,000 Employees
Microsoft is launching a voluntary buyout program that could be available to as many as 60,000 employees, Reuters reported. The company aims to reduce costs while planning to invest $175 billion, primarily in artificial intelligence infrastructure.
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Audi to Invest $4 Billion in US Factory Amid Major Controversy
Audi plans to build its first manufacturing plant in the United States. The investment in Georgia is expected to total around $4 billion, with the factory capable of producing up to 200,000 vehicles annually. Construction is scheduled to begin in 2027, with production expected to start in the early 2030s. The announcement has sparked major controversy because Audi CEO Gernot Döllner unveiled the company's plans during an election rally for Donald Trump in Georgia.
responsAbility invests up to $20 million in India’s Navitas Green
Founded in 2013, Navitas has 2.2 GW of operational module capacity and an established presence in solar encapsulants. It also runs solar EPC and renewable power generation businesses in India and abroad, including utility-scale EPC projects in Africa.
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Power Control and Circuit Protection – Solutions from Littelfuse and IXYS
Power electronics systems must not only efficiently control the flow of energy but also handle phenomena that may threaten their components. In converters, inverters, power supplies, or drive systems, semiconductors frequently switch large currents and operate at high voltages. At the same time, they may be exposed to overvoltages originating both from the power grid and generated within the device itself.
NEU raises $7.6M to advance LFP recycling, boost supply chain
The funding comes off the back of NEU’s newly commissioned 1,300-ton-per-year Singapore factory. The capital will support the ramp-up of producing battery-grade lithium from LFP feedstock and the company’s international expansion.
US startup Formic raises $50 million to scale Physical AI
Formic is expanding from task-specific automation into general-purpose robotics, enabling a broader range of robots to perform increasingly complex tasks through a single platform that builds on the operational intelligence gained with each deployment.
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AI chip startup Tenstorrent raises $1.5 billion in Series E
Tenstorrent will use the capital to deploy Galaxy servers at scale, continuing to serve open-weight models across LLMs and video generation, and advance the AI and CPU IP it licenses to customers designing their own silicon.
Photon Bridge raises €10M to tackle AI’s emerging laser bottleneck
The Dutch startup’s approach is designed around manufacturing yield, which is a consideration that becomes increasingly important as laser production moves from traditional telecom volumes towards the scale required by AI infrastructure.
Websites taken offline worldwide as operators rush to patch PHP flaws
Banks, airlines, railways and government agencies from Japan to Finland have temporarily shut down online services while they patch two critical vulnerabilities in PHP, one of the most widely used programming languages on the web. At the same time, attempts to exploit the flaws have surged into the millions.
Indian advanced materials startup Scimplify raises $25 million
The Bangalore-based company will deploy the funds to expand its technical and manufacturing capabilities, with a focus on rare earth and critical metals purification and processing, and semiconductor and battery chemicals.
Micron invests in critical minerals processing at Indium in New York
Micron is investing in an expansion of Indium Corporation’s refining and manufacturing operations in Rome, New York, which will restart US processing of critical minerals used in semiconductor manufacturing. In return, Micron gets a long-term supply agreement for the high-purity materials.
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Meet the Evertiq team at Evertiq Expo Warsaw 2026! !️
So far, we have introduced you to the companies that you will meet at Evertiq Expo in Warsaw. Today it's time to introduce our team as well! 😊
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Evertiq is looking for a Sales Specialist in Poland
We are looking for a Sales Specialist who enjoys talking to people, building relationships and opening new doors. You don't need years of experience in B2B sales – what matters to us is that you are proactive, comfortable reaching out to new people and don't give up easily. You will work with companies across the electronics industry, helping them promote their business through advertising on Evertiq and participation in our industry events, while gradually building your own customer portfolio. We are looking for someone who wants to grow with us, learn the industry and actively contribute to Evertiq's development.
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Arrow Electronics brings AI, robotics and edge applications to electronica 2026
Arrow Electronics will bring several application-led technology demonstrations to electronica 2026, showing how AI, robotics, edge computing and electronic components are being applied across different vertical market segments.
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StarPower and the New Discipline of Power Electronics
Power electronics has entered a new phase—one defined not by incremental improvements, but by the ability to turn semiconductor performance into real, scalable system value. Efficiency, power density, and reliability are no longer isolated metrics; they are interconnected outcomes shaped by device physics, packaging, thermal design, and manufacturing execution. In this evolving landscape, StarPower is positioning itself as more than a component supplier—it is becoming an engineering partner in electrification.
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