1. BAE Systems and GlobalFoundries collaborate on secure chip fabrication for aerospace and defense. 2. Europe launches a pilot line for 10nm and 7nm FD-SOI ICs. 3. SiFive introduces its 4th generation RISC-V CPU cores. 4. A startup, Etched, develops AI chips faster than Nvidia's Blackwell. 5. The automotive semiconductor market shows signs of slowing down.