Pegatron Group's server subsidiary ASRock Rack is preparing to go public, marking a key milestone in the group's broader transformation. Pegatron Chairman T.H. Tung personally attended ASRock Rack's pre-IPO investor meeting on October 20 to show his support, joking that he came to embrace his "golden grandson." Tung also revealed that more subsidiaries are preparing for spin-offs following ASRock Rack's listing, signaling an active restructuring drive within the group.

ASRock Rack, the server motherboard and system development subsidiary of major motherboard manufacturer ASRock, is set to go public in November 2025. ASRock Rack chairman Lung-lun Hsu and president Wei-shi Sa have faced challenges including talent loss, restructuring, and operational downturns for more than a decade. In recent years, the company has finally capitalized on the artificial intelligence (AI) application boom, joining major supply chains and driving significant revenue growth, becoming a main source of growth for ASRock beyond PC motherboards and graphics cards.

SoftBank's plan to acquire ABB's robotics division for nearly US$5.4 billion by 2026 signals a significant shift in the global robotics landscape. The acquisition marks SoftBank's strategic move into the burgeoning physical AI sector, as Europe's traditional leadership in industrial robotics faces mounting challenges from Asia and the US.

Taiwan's industry players are seizing every opportunity in the rapidly advancing field of quantum technology. According to the National Science and Technology Council's (NSTC) quantum technology exhibit at the 2025 Future Tech Pavilion, a preliminary division of labor in the quantum computing industry has emerged, covering quantum chip design and fabrication to control modules and applications, with an increasing number of professors and students across Taiwan now taking part in related research projects.

More than half of cyberattacks worldwide are financially motivated, and AI is now accelerating the arms race between attackers and defenders, according to Microsoft in its latest Digital Defense Report. Moreover, attacks are now shifting from system intrusions to more covert account logins, and Taiwan has suffered the highest number of nation-state cyber threats in the Asia-Pacific region, ahead of South Korea and India.

Following the rise of chatbots, autonomous AI agents are becoming the next major focus for enterprises. Cisco's latest AI Readiness Index reveals that 82% of Taiwanese companies plan to deploy AI agents, with nearly 30% expecting human-machine collaboration within a year. However, very few possess sufficiently secure infrastructures to support these advanced systems.

The world's third-largest memory manufacturer, Micron Technology, is reportedly recruiting Korean engineers to work in Taiwan. Sources indicate that Micron's hiring targets engineers specializing in high-bandwidth memory (HBM) and packaging technologies, offering annual salaries of up to KRW200 million (US$140,456).

Huawei's Terminal Business Group plans to unveil HarmonyOS 6, the latest version of its operating system, on October 22, 2025. Analysts see the launch as a signal of Huawei's push beyond consumer electronics: expanding HarmonyOS deployment in government, enterprise, and industrial fields while tightening its link with PC commercialization, AI computing infrastructure, and sector-specific applications.

As global competition between the US and China intensifies in humanoid robot development, Taiwanese manufacturers are accelerating efforts to catch up. Despite holding key component advantages, Taiwan still needs to strengthen system integration capabilities, especially in the final stage of robot carriers, according to industry experts.

Apple is grappling with setbacks in enhancing Siri with advanced artificial intelligence features, raising doubts about the planned rollout with iOS 26.4. Internal testing reportedly indicates Siri's performance remains below expectations, complicating Apple's timeline to optimize the voice assistant before its anticipated 2026 release.

Nvidia is planning to promote new cooling technologies in response to increasing demand for AI server cooling. In addition to the Microchannel Lid (MCL), the company is also said to be introducing a Microchannel Cold Plate (MCCP), both designed to meet the cooling requirements of the Vera Rubin server rack. Since both technologies rely on liquid cooling, liquid cooling is becoming a crucfial standard for AI servers. Subsequently, it has also sparked competition between Taiwan's two major thermal solution companies.