Most Read – Orbiting datacentres, BYD supercar, Arm CEO

And there’s also the 1,000-plus-horsepower supercar from BYD dubbed the Denza Z, and the normally bullish CEO of Future Horizons forecasting an industry downturn…

As always, for maximum suspense, let’s take them in reverse order as according to Google Analytics:

5. ST sees orbiting datacentres as a possibility by 2029
ST says orbiting datacentres could be operating in three years time. “My wild guess as to when we could start to see, a relevant amount of orbital data centres in the sky, I would say three years from now would be maybe an interesting guess,” says Remi El-Ouazzane, President of the Microcontrollers, Digital ICs & RF Products Group at ST and a member of ST’s Executive Committee. El-Ouazzane put orbital data centres as an emerging LEO (Low Earth Orbit) service.

4. UK consortium to deliver fusion energy
A consortium to develop the UK’s first private-sector-led fusion power plant project has been formed by Type One Energy, Tokamak Energy, and AECOM. The UK Infinity Fusion Consortium intends to develop a fusion project that is commercially credible, deployable using existing enabling technologies and capable of attracting private capital – consistent with the long-term goals of the government’s recently announced UK Fusion Strategy.

3. Arm CEO promoted to head Softbank’s international operations
SoftBank has appointed Arm CEO Rene Haas (pictured) to head up its international operations as CEO of SoftBank Group International (SBGI), which handles the group’s overseas subsidiaries. Haas will continue to act as Arm CEO while managing SBGI. “Rene Haas, Chief Executive Officer of Arm Holdings plc and a member of the SoftBank Group Board of Directors, will assume the extended role of Chief Executive Officer of SoftBank Group International (‘SBGI’)…”

2. BYD supercar coming to UK
Coming to the Goodwood Festival of Speed in July for its European debut is this 1,000-plus-horsepower supercar from BYD dubbed the Denza Z. It claims to hit 100 km/h in less than two seconds and to recharge in under 10 minutes. Its second-gen Blade Battery and Flash Charging system claim to charge from 10% to 70% in five minutes. Reviews cite a 10% to 97% recharge in nine minutes.

1. Semiconductor downturn forecast
Alone among semiconductor analysts, the normally bullish CEO of Future Horizons, Malcolm Penn (pictured), forecasted an industry downturn – “maybe this year, if not, next year” – speaking at IFS 2026 yesterday. Penn pointed to a number of anomalies in the market. Unit growth is below the industry trend-line. “There’s still no unit growth,” said Penn, “market growth is being driven by ASP not unit growth which is unusual. It’s usually the other way round.”