Rapidus might have been caught off guard by TSMC's and Samsung's latest announcements of plans to make 2nm chips in the US, which threatens to undermine the Japanese chipmaker's competitiveness in the American market, according to industry sources.

Apple Inc. wants to further boost quality investment and cooperation activities in Vietnam, state-owned media VTV reported, citing Chief Executive Officer Tim Cook in a meeting with Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh.

To support AI R&D, South Korean internet giant Kakao has joined the "AI Alliance."

Global EV sales volume grew by 30% in 2023.

Meiwa Corporation, a Japan-based chemical material producer, Toyota, and China Minmetals Corporation recently announced they will set up a joint venture for EV battery recycling in China. More details remain to be released.

Samsung Electronics is reportedly set to mass produce its 290-layer 9th generation V-NAND (3D NAND) products in mid-April.

South Korea is gearing up to shoot for the stars.

Under the fast-changing technology trend, no matter which way China's AI industry chooses to build its ecosystem or stay compatible with CUDA, the elimination and consolidation processes will ultimately be driven by the choice of the market and customers. The Chinese market is simply too big to ignore.

Microsoft recently announced plans to open a new branch of Microsoft Research Asia in Tokyo while also skilling three million local talents in AI.

Lam Research signed an MoU with Indian parties to train chipmaking and foundry engineers through virtualization software, part of the US-India strategic partnership to meet a regionalized semiconductor ecosystem.

Xiaomi is ramping up deliveries of its first EV, SU7, as more suppliers are revealed.

According to data from a consultative council of the Japanese government, subsidies provided to the semiconductor industry by the Japanese government over the past three years have totaled JPY3.9 trillion (US$25.7 billion), equivalent to 0.71% of GDP. This percentage is higher than recorded by the US, Germany, France, the United Kingdom, and other European and American countries.

Huawei has launched a new notebook, emphasizing that it's an ultra-lightweight AI PC.

Citing costs and productivity, Tesla informed its employees on April 15 that it plans to cut 10% of its workforce worldwide. The news came after Tesla reported a decreased delivery for the first quarter of 2024 amid soft EV demand.

AI took center stage at the 2nd Hong Kong International Innovation and Technology Expo (InnoEX) and the 20th Hong Kong Electronics Fair (Spring Edition), as AI technologies and applications continue to generate buzz and attention in the tech world.