LG Innotek Q1 Operating Profit Surges 136% on Smartphone Camera and Chip Demand

Hyundai US EV Sales Surge 40% in March as Gasoline Prices Rise

Gate News message, April 27 — Hyundai Motor's US electric vehicle sales jumped approximately 40% in March compared to February, driven by rising gasoline prices despite the company's ineligibility for federal EV tax credits. The Ioniq 5 led the surge with 4,425 units sold in March, up from 3,234 in

TSMC 2-nanometer “inside man” sentencing upheld: Former engineer gets 10 years, Tokyo Electron fined 150 million New Taiwan dollars

Taipei District Court of first instance ruled that TSMC’s 2-nanometer “inside man” case resulted in guilty verdicts for four former employees of TSMC. The main defendant, Chen Liming, was sentenced to 10 years; the others received 6, 3, and 2 years, respectively. The court found that they stole and leaked core technologies below the 14-nanometer range, and assisted Tokyo Electron in entering TSMC’s advanced manufacturing process. TEL Taiwan was fined 150 million yuan (NTD 150 million), including 100 million yuan (NTD 100 million) to TSMC and 50 million yuan (NTD 50 million) to the government. This is the first case in Taiwan under the “National Security Law” where a corporate entity was prosecuted to a final verdict, and it is also a related case involving a foreign technology company.

Bitcoin spot ETF weekly net inflow of $824 million, with IBIT pulling in $733 million

According to data released by SoSoValue on April 27, during the week from April 20 to April 24 (U.S. Eastern Time), the weekly total net inflow into U.S.-listed spot Bitcoin ETFs reached $824 million, marking the fourth consecutive week of positive inflows. During the same period, the weekly total net inflow into spot Ethereum ETFs reached $155 million.

French Listed Company Capital B Increases Bitcoin Holdings by 6 BTC to 2,943 Total

Gate News message, April 27 — French listed company Capital B (ALCPB) announced it purchased 6 additional bitcoins for 400,000 euros, bringing its total Bitcoin holdings to 2,943 BTC. The company's Bitcoin holdings have generated a year-to-date return

SK Hynix Shares Surge 7% to Record High as AI Chip Demand Accelerates

Gate News message, April 27 — SK Hynix, a South Korean memory chipmaker and major Nvidia supplier, saw its shares jump more than 7% to an all-time high on April 27, driven by renewed investor optimism over AI chip demand following Intel's latest earnings report. The company's quarterly operating pr

IEA: AI infrastructure spending has already surpassed investment in oil and gas production, and is expected to increase another 75% in 2026

According to analysis and market data published by the International Energy Agency (IEA) on April 26, the combined capital expenditures of the world’s top five technology companies in 2025 exceed $400 billion, with most of the spending going toward building AI infrastructure. The scale has already surpassed the annual investment level of global oil and natural gas production. The IEA estimates that the related capital expenditures may further increase by 75% in 2026.