The Pokémon Company is launching a new immersive experience that will let fans become Pokémon Trainers in real life. The global tour will start in Europe in Spring 2027 and later visit selected locations around the world. The project is being developed with Moment Factory, which is known for interactive shows and immersive experiences, and Mitsui Fudosan, which is helping with venues and overall experience development. Fans can expect a mix of real-world adventures, interactive technology, and Pokémon storytelling designed to make them feel like they are part of the Pokémon world. The experience is being described as a large-scale adventure for Pokémon fans of all ages. Exact cities, dates, and ticket details have not been announced yet.

I wasn’t planning to tour this year after my shows in Singapore but the incredible response to the new album inspired me to keep things going. It came together super quickly thanks to Arthur Fogel and the amazing team at Live Nation, who planned a global tour in just a few weeks. We chose arenas this time to give me the opportunity to control the details of the show in a way you simply can’t in stadiums—and honestly, I can’t wait. This show is designed to be the kind of theatrical and electrifying experience that brings MAYHEM to life exactly how I envision it. The MAYHEM Ball Tour is officially coming your way. See you soon, monsters.

GlobalFoundries and the U.S. Commerce Dept have finalized a $21B semiconductor deal for Malta, New York: - 2 new fabs funded by Japanese capital - ~27K construction and ecosystem jobs plus 1,000+ manufacturing roles - $955M in CHIPS funding allocated to silicon photonics and packaging - U.S. takes a ~4% equity stake valued at ~$2B In the AI race, raw compute is useless without optical interconnects, these fabs build the silicon photonics needed to stop massive AI data clusters from melting under bandwidth and power bottlenecks.

GlobalFoundries $GFS has been selected as the technology provider and operator for two planned fabs in Malta, New York, under a U.S.-Japan initiative with up to $21 billion in funding from Japan. About $10 billion will go toward the first 300 mm fab, which is expected to come online in 2029. Once fully operational, it would add capacity for roughly 900,000 wafers a year. GF expects construction to begin later in 2026. A further investment of about $10 billion would fund a second fab with similar capacity.

GlobalFoundries plans to build two new chip plants with the backing of as much as $21 billion from the Japanese government, part of an arrangement that also includes the US taking a 4% stake in the company.

GLOBALFOUNDRIES $GFS PLANS TWO NEW CHIP PLANTS IN NEW YORK WITH UP TO $20B FROM JAPAN The US Commerce Department will also take about a 4% stake in the company, per WSJ. - Japan invests about $10B per plant, part of its $550B US investment pledge - Both plants go at its Malta, NY site - The first plant is expected online in 2029 - $955M of its existing CHIPS Act award gets moved to new chip tech