Tesla's Shanghai-built Model 3 enters Canada at C$39,490 under Carney's trade deal with Beijing. The 49,000-vehicle quota opens Canada to Chinese EVs at 6.1% tariff.
Apple discontinued the 256GB Mac Mini as DRAM prices surged 90% in Q1 2026. AI servers now consume 23% of global memory wafer output, pushing PC prices up 10-20%.
Planet Labs launched Pelicans 7-9 with Nvidia AI onboard, building toward 32-satellite constellation. The company turned profitable with $900M in backlog and major NATO, NRO deals.
Grok joins ChatGPT, Perplexity, Claude, and Gemini on CarPlay after iOS 26.4 opened the platform to AI chatbots. The car dashboard is now the most contested screen in tech.
Beijing banned all drone sales from May 1. The US FCC blocked new DJI products in December. The company that created the industry is caught between two governments.
Lingyi iTech, Lens Technology, and Foxconn are repurposing smartphone factories for humanoid robots. Morgan Stanley doubled its 2026 China forecast to 28,000 units.
Apple ended its net cash neutral policy after Q2 earnings of $111.2 billion. Incoming CEO Ternus will have flexibility to invest rather than return all cash to shareholders.
GameStop is preparing a bid for eBay. CEO Ryan Cohen is quietly building a stake in the $46bn marketplace as he chases a $100bn company valuation.
Tesla, Honda, BMW, Volvo, Hyundai, and Kia have all pulled EVs from the US market in 2026. The cause is not the technology. It is the trade policy.
Foreign automakers' early 2026 market share gains in China reflect a subsidy hangover, not a comeback. The technology gap has reversed.
Joby completed the first eVTOL flights across NYC's heliport network. FAA Stage 4 is cleared. Commercial launch is targeted for late 2026.
Two Chinese courts ruled that AI adoption is a business choice, not grounds for termination. The US and EU have no equivalent protection. The gap is deliberate.