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Adani and Jabil Turn AI Data-Center Hardware Into a Made-in-India Supply Rail

Adani Enterprises and Jabil signed a non-binding MoU on October 13, 2026, setting out a proposed 50:50 joint venture to manufacture and assemble AI and data-center equipment in India. The companies describe a multi-gigawatt AI-rack manufacturing platform aimed at hyperscalers, neoclouds, data-center operators and enterprises. The deal still requires definitive agreements, approvals and customary conditions, but it signals how the AI buildout is shifting from chip access alone toward localized full-stack infrastructure supply chains.

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XPeng Turns Humanoid Robots Into a $6.3 Billion Physical-AI Spinout

XPeng said on August 24, 2026 that its robotics business entered share-purchase agreements to raise more than $900 million at a post-money valuation above $6.3 billion. The financing gives Dogotix a standalone capital structure for humanoid robot R&D, physical-AI model training, data collection, mass-production capacity and commercialization. The system signal is that China’s EV stack is being repurposed as a humanoid-robot manufacturing and data flywheel.

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Spruce Pine Quartz: The Hidden Bottleneck Under Chips, AI, Solar, and the Modern World

Spruce Pine, North Carolina may be one of the most strategically important locations on Earth because its high-purity quartz sits underneath silicon wafers, semiconductor manufacturing, AI infrastructure, solar panels, optical fiber, and the modern digital control layer.

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Why Silver Terrifies China: Velocity, Manufacturing Fragility, and the Limits of Control

Silver’s rapid rise threatens China’s manufacturing model, export margins, and capital controls. Unlike gold, silver is an embedded industrial input—making volatility, not price level, the real danger.

Published Dec 27, 2025