I drove 3,000 miles and saw the America AI is leaving behind Opinion Lewis Liu drove for nine days to get to his new home in Silicon Valley. On the journey he saw the America that risks being left behind.
From China with Love: Xpeng’s Luxury Ambition Motoring China is changing the car industry at extraordinary speed. For affluent professionals used to proven premium brands, the next chapter of that transformation is becoming ever more challenging to turn a blind eye to, writes our motoring journalist Tim Barnes-Clay. I had seen more Chinese cars than you can shake a stick at before, but [...]
Is the Zeekr 9X Super Hybrid the new luxury SUV to beat? Motoring Zeekr’s enormous new 9X Super Hybrid is heading to Europe with 885bhp, more than 100 miles of electric range and a cabin packed with luxury tech. Here’s everything we know so far, and whether it could trouble the Range Rover. Zeekr is bringing its biggest and most powerful SUV to Europe, and it isn’t exactly [...]
Align Technology Prevails in China Patent Infringement Action Against Angelalign August 12, 2026 Align Technology, Inc. (“Align”) (Nasdaq: ALGN), a leading global medical device company that designs, manufactures, and sells the Invisalign® System of clear aligners, today announced that the Jinan Intermediate People’s Court in China issued a judgment in favor of Align in a patent infringement action against Angelalign Technology’s operating subsidiaries in China (“Angel”) (Hong Kong [...]
Naser Taher Named Among Forbes Middle East’s Top 100 CEOs 2026 August 11, 2026 Recognition highlights the MultiBank Group Founder and Chairman’s leadership, global experience and contribution to the financial services industry
Lepas L8: China’s New SUV Means Business August 10, 2026 Is the UK’s SUV market ready for another Chinese challenger? Motoring journalist Tim Barnes-Clay takes a closer look at the new Lepas. Lepas, another new marque from automotive giant Chery – the company behind Omoda and Jaecoo – is positioning the L8 plug-in hybrid (PHEV) as a premium SUV that combines handsome styling, generous technology [...]
Bureau Veritas: Delivering on Our Commitments With Higher Sequential Organic Growth in Q2 and Continuous Margin Improvements July 29, 2026 Bureau Veritas (BOURSE:BVI): H1 2026 key figures1 › Revenue of EUR 3,258.4 million in H1 2026, up 2.1% year-on-year and up 5.0% organically (with a sequential improvement in Q2 2026 at 5.5% organic growth), › Adjusted operating profit of EUR 506.5 million, up 3.1% versus EUR 491.5 million in H1 2025, representing an adjusted operating [...]
‘Nasty’ chip stock rout plunges Nasdaq into correction territory July 29, 2026 A global rout in chip stocks plunged the Nasdaq into correction territory on Tuesday just hours after South Korea’s bourse was forced to halt trading, in a sharp change of fortunes for what has been one of the year’s top performing exchanges. New York’s tech-heavy index fell nearly two per cent at the US market [...]
Exclusive: Nothing slashes jobs in cost-cutting push July 24, 2026 British smartphone maker Nothing has begun slashing jobs across its global business as it looks to cut costs following a rapid hiring spree, City AM can reveal. The Kings Cross headquartered hardware firm, founded by Carl Pei, who previously set up Chinese smartphone company OnePlus, has begun consultations with staff across regions and has already [...]
Jaecoo 8: A Premium SUV with Substance and Surprising Polish July 24, 2026 The arrival of the Jaecoo 8 SHS-P in the UK says something about where the car market is heading here, writes motoring journalist Tim Barnes-Clay. Chinese brands are no longer content with building budget alternatives. They want a place at the top table, and after spending time with Jaecoo’s new plug-in hybrid flagship, I came [...]