DeepSeek is expanding its reach beyond digital chatbots into the physical world, agreeing to lead a seed financing round for Winverse AI. According to sources familiar with the matter cited by Bloomberg, the investment would value the Chinese robotics startup at approximately US$400 million.

Wistron and Wiwynn are showcasing next-generation AI compute and storage systems for AI factories at the 2026 Open Compute Project (OCP) Global Summit in San Jose, California, with all-liquid-cooled platforms and Nvidia's latest rack-scale systems taking center stage.

Europe's drive for sovereign AI faces a new test as German search engine Ecosia abandons France's Mistral AI models in favor of open-source AI, including models from China. Ecosia CEO Christian Kroll said Mistral's models performed poorly and frequently overloaded its servers, while the company's new approach has cut costs in half and improved quality and performance.

Electricity demand from semiconductor manufacturing, memory production, advanced packaging, and server assembly is rising rapidly, fueling reports that Taiwan Power Company (Taipower) is seeking financial contributions from major industrial customers, including TSMC, to support dedicated power plant development.

U-Best Innovative posted record revenue for September, the third quarter, and the first nine months of 2026, as demand for footwear materials strengthened and the company pursued emerging display applications. The results suggest shifting opportunities in global supply chains, from sportswear to foldable devices, that may influence materials suppliers and end markets worldwide.

HCLTech has signed a Global Premier Partnership with Anthropic, tying one of India's largest IT services companies more closely to an AI developer that has spent 2026 building out its India presence, even as HCLTech separately moves to own AI computing capacity at home.

Fujitsu's plan to open a quantum computing research center in New Mexico could have implications well beyond the US. The collaboration aims to accelerate research, train workers, and support hybrid computing advances that may eventually affect industries worldwide, including healthcare, energy, manufacturing, finance, and logistics.

E-Life Mall is upgrading its physical stores, deepening digital membership management, and adopting generative AI (GenAI) and data analytics as consumer habits change. Physical retail remains its core operating foundation, with its large-format Digital City (DC) stores now exceeding 80 locations, accounting for more than one-quarter of its 318 stores across Taiwan.

The AI boom could face a new constraint as financing costs and questions over returns threaten to slow infrastructure investment, even as demand for computing hardware remains strong.

South Korean AI startup Hamada Labs is targeting traditional manufacturers and distributors in Taiwan and Japan with its WindyFlo platform, which connects enterprise data and workflows to extend AI applications to inventory, order, and logistics management. The company, which has accumulated experience in South Korea in areas including medical devices and established a Japanese subsidiary, is also seeking proof-of-concept (PoC) opportunities with Taiwanese businesses.

AMD has introduced Helion, an open rack architecture designed for agentic AI workloads that could change how data centers allocate compute, power, and cooling. The system targets hyperscale and enterprise customers building AI agents that need continuous execution, tool use, and workflow coordination.