Applied Materials is partnering with Intel (INTC.O) to accelerate chip manufacturing innovation for AI-driven computing.

BMW Group production chief Raymond said the company firmly believes Germany will become an important manufacturing base going forward.

Since early 2026 the State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR) says Chinese market regulators have carried out 11,661 technical-assistance actions for food sampling inspection, verification and handling. Assistance covered 8,638 food firms; 4,927 assisted firms were tracked with follow-up sampling, and 4,713 showed no further non-compliant results, an effectiveness rate of 95.66%. SAMR said it will guide local regulators to embed technical assistance in sampling follow-up, concentrate support on firms and regions with frequent sampling failures, precisely diagnose causes and push process and management fixes to promote higher-quality development of the food industry.