Qisda's 2025 profit declined to its lowest point in company chairman Peter Chen's 12-year tenure, prompting leadership changes aimed at reversing the trend. The company has appointed Cally Ko as its new president, leveraging her expertise in AI, cybersecurity, and information management to drive growth and pursue significant revenue and profit improvements in 2026.

As enterprises accelerate adoption of generative AI, Israel-based startup Bria.ai is betting that copyright-compliant data, creator compensation, and enterprise-grade control can set it apart in a crowded market increasingly dominated by large AI platforms.

Asia Vital Components (AVC) chairman Ching-hang Shen said it will significantly expand liquid cooling production in 2026, calling the year the "liquid cooling era," and aims to boost cold plate, manifold, and chassis output to meet rising AI-related demand.

Asia Optical reported robust growth in 2025, with net revenue reaching NT$26.446 billion (US$831.1 million), up 15% year-over-year, and operating profit increasing 28%. Despite a fourth-quarter gross margin decline due to exchange rates, inventory adjustments, and material cost changes, the company maintained solid cash flow and zero debt while investing over NT$1 billion in production equipment for future expansion.

Connector maker Argosy is set to defy the expected 5-10% decline in notebook shipments in 2026 by leveraging strong demand for server long-DIMM modules, scaling next-gen CABB and CAMM2 architectures, and expanding micro-stamping orders from a major US customer. President Sammy Liu expressed optimism at the recent earnings call, targeting double-digit revenue growth for 2026.

Google has completed its US$32 billion acquisition of cloud security company Wiz, marking the largest deal in the company's history and a significant leap forward in bolstering its cloud cybersecurity capabilities.

Amid concerns that recent conflicts in the Middle East may impact industrial power supplies, Taiwan Association of Machinery (TAMI) chairman David Chuang noted that the machinery sector is currently operating normally, with no reported disruptions from member companies. That said, the association is keeping a close eye on energy prices and marine freight costs, as these will directly affect operational expenses.

Clevo reported a high-end pivot in its notebook business, selling 1.39 million units and posting notebook revenue of NT$17.4 billion (approx. US$546 million) in 2025, with consolidated January-February 2026 revenue of NT$3.28 billion, up 29% year-over-year.

The Taiwan Institute of Economic Research (TIER) reported on March 11 that sectors such as AI servers, networking, and semiconductor testing equipment continued to register strong export and production growth, supported by robust raw material input and pricing indicators. TIER said these gains were driven by sustained demand in AI and high-performance computing applications.

Taiwan Microloops posted record-high revenue and profits for 2025, driven by a surge in shipments of higher-margin AI-related products, the company reported. Full-year revenue reached NT$3.703 billion (approx. US$116.4 million), an increase of 84.7% year-over-year, while gross profit rose 87.63% to NT$868 million. Gross margin stood at 23.45%.

Meta Platforms has acquired Moltbook, an experimental social network designed exclusively for AI agents, marking the tech giant's latest push into the AI space. The deal, first reported by Axios, brings Moltbook's co-founders — Matt Schlicht, a Los Angeles-based technologist, and Ben Parr, a former Mashable and CNET editor — into Meta's Superintelligence Labs (MSL), a division focused on advancing AI capabilities. Terms of the acquisition were not disclosed; the deal is expected to close in mid-March, with the team joining MSL on March 16.