China's Ministry of Industry and Information Technology and eight other ministries issued the '15th Five-Year' plan for the intelligent connected new-energy vehicle (NEV) industry, calling to strengthen foundational AI capabilities. The plan pushes innovation in AI models and agent technologies and prioritizes initial deployment in the automotive sector. It directs accelerated construction of automotive AI application pilot bases and urges industry players to build intelligent-computing capacity

President Trump told reporters he has proposed paying each U.S. citizen $5,000 as an "election bonus" if Republicans retain control of both the House and Senate after the midterms. He said the payment "would not need" congressional approval — "if it did, they would do it, but we don't think it's necessary" — and said it would be financed from tariff and other revenues the administration described as totaling tens of trillions of dollars. He added U.S. manufacturing and other investment now exceeds $20 trillion and said any payments must be spent within the United States.

At a Sept. 11, 2026 semiannual results briefing, Tianyue Advanced said heavy capex at its Shanghai Lingang and Jinan bases has increased fixed-asset depreciation and pressured current profits as part of a new-materials expansion phase. The company said 8-inch line capacity utilization is steadily rising and should continue to improve as downstream orders are released. Management said expansion will be order‑driven, not blind; it will prioritise yield improvement to dilute per‑unit depreciation and convert scale into profit. Expansion progress and utilisation remain dependent on customer qualification and order timing.