Author: Britten Duerden
Britten Duerden
Britten writes about the AI industry with the skepticism of someone who's watched a few hype cycles come and go. He covers model releases, chip supply constraints, and the regulatory scramble trying to keep pace with the technology. A computer science dropout turned journalist, he still writes small scripts to scrape and sanity-check the data behind his stories. He's an avid rock climber, which he claims is good training for an industry where the ground keeps shifting.
BRUSSELS (Business Emerge/Europe): European regulators have opened a formal review into the activities of security equipment manufacturer Nuctech as part of an examination into whether the company benefited from financial support originating in China that could have shaped its commercial standing in the region. The action marks the latest step in the application of the European Union’s Foreign Subsidies Regulation. The assessment began after coordinated inspections were carried out at Nuctech sites in Poland and the Netherlands in April of the previous year. Officials involved in the process indicated that the review aims to determine whether various forms of financial…
HANOI (Business Emerge Energy Desk): Industrial facilities in Hanoi have been asked to limit their operations as the city experiences a period of severe air pollution that has lasted for several days. Officials issued the request after monitoring stations recorded a sharp deterioration in air quality across multiple districts. The directive was communicated earlier this week and targets major sectors including electricity generation, steel production and chemical manufacturing. Health authorities noted that reductions should be implemented whenever the air quality index crosses 200, a threshold indicating high concentrations of fine particulate matter known as PM2.5. Data recorded on Thursday placed…
Stockholm (Business Emerge Special Report): Europe’s electric mobility organizations have urged the European Commission to maintain its target requiring all new passenger vehicles sold from 2035 to produce zero tailpipe emissions. The appeal comes ahead of a policy announcement expected later this month, with industry groups cautioning that altering the framework may influence ongoing manufacturing and investment strategies across the region. The concerns were raised ahead of the Commission’s scheduled presentation of a new automotive regulatory package on December 16. The update is expected to address compliance pathways for vehicle emissions and could introduce additional flexibility. Several established manufacturers have…
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