According to Guru Club, on September 15, Nickel Industries suspended capacity ramp-up at its Excelsior nickel-cobalt plant in Indonesia's Sulawesi region, operating at 30% of nameplate capacity due to water supply restrictions caused by El Niño-induced drought. The Sydney-listed company said the pla

According to Bloomberg, on September 9, fintech startup Ramp is in early talks to raise approximately $1 billion, targeting a valuation of around $60 billion. If the deal closes, the company's valuation will increase about 36% from the previous $44 billion in just three months. The fundraising

According to South Korea's Munhwa Ilbo, Samsung Electronics' Texas Taylor semiconductor fab will enter trial production by end of September, with initial monthly capacity of approximately 50,000 wafers. The facility's 2nm orders are already approaching full capacity ahead of production ramp-up,

According to ChainCatcher, Amazon recently raised its 2026 capital expenditure forecast from $200 billion to $220 billion, primarily for AI infrastructure. The increase will fund data centers, servers, and networking equipment as AWS expands AI server shipments with key supply chain partners

According to iM Securities analyst Lee Sang-heon on September 7, Halla Cast projects accelerated growth driven by 920.7 billion won in order backlog and expanding revenues from EV power conversion and robotics components. The order backlog, equivalent to 5.9 times the company's 2025 annual revenue o

According to Investing.com data, gold prices surged to $4,500 per ounce on Chicago's COMEX exchange in recent weeks, gaining nearly 10% over the past month. Central banks globally have accelerated gold purchases, with China's central bank increasing holdings by 640,000 ounces in July alone,

According to Odaily, Micron plans large-scale equipment investment by end of 2026 to ramp up HBM4 production capacity, aiming to add as much as 60,000 wafers per month. Industry sources cited by Korea's ETNews indicate Micron will own approximately 100,000 wafers per month in HBM capacity by year-en

According to Solana's official account, agents are increasingly using Solana blockchain for restaurant bookings, Amazon purchases, and API operations. MoonPay launched PayBox and Ramp added agent wallets to facilitate these transactions, positioning Solana as a leader in agent-driven transaction

According to ChainCatcher, Palo Alto Networks announced the acquisition of AI Agent startup Console for $500 million in cash and stock this year. Founded in 2024, Console automates password resets, application permission provisioning, and IT troubleshooting tasks, serving clients including Ramp,