Aug 27 — China’s National Energy Administration held a meeting on accelerating tidal/current energy scale-up and instructed officials to improve policy measures, drive cost reduction and efficiency gains, and cultivate industry growth. The NEA called for stronger cross-party coordination to tackle current bottlenecks, strict implementation of planning, intensified R&D on core equipment, expedited delivery of key projects, expansion of "marine energy+" application scenarios, and accelerated push

According to Korean media, SK Hynix is behind competitors such as Samsung Electronics in converting older NAND lines to next‑generation process nodes, keeping production‑efficiency gaps wide. As of Q2, 176‑layer NAND still accounted for just over half of SK Hynix’s NAND output, while Samsung has completed a shift to 236‑layer as its main node. Industry sources said that, unlike rivals that elevated 200‑layer products into stable mainstream production over the past year, SK Hynix’s total domestic and overseas capacity remains highly dependent on 176‑layer product.

According to Axios, U.S. President Trump said he is not concerned Russia will attack NATO countries.