Taiwan-based iBase Solution is expanding from industrial computers (IPCs) and energy storage into liquid-cooled prefabricated modular data centers, targeting AI infrastructure construction and engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) contracts. The company aims to leverage its energy storage expertise, system integration capabilities, and customer relationships to capture opportunities in power, cooling, and data center development as global AI investment grows.

China is moving to tighten oversight of technology transfers that support its companies' overseas expansion, proposing export bans and licensing requirements for artificial intelligence (AI), biomedicine, and solar manufacturing, and requiring exporters to register covered transactions immediately.

TECO Electric & Machinery is shifting from a motor-focused manufacturer to a platform-based provider of integrated power, energy, drive-system, and AI infrastructure solutions, as chairman Morris Li says artificial intelligence is accelerating demand for autonomous power, microgrids, virtual power plants, and faster data center construction worldwide.

OpenClaw is drawing renewed attention after Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang endorsed the open-source AI agent framework as a foundation for future technology, especially robotics. His remarks also highlighted the security challenges of autonomous systems, including behavioral drift, and Nvidia's efforts to contain agents through sandboxing, permissions, monitoring, and hardware-based controls.

Hyundai Motor Group is accelerating plans to mass-produce and sell its Atlas humanoid robot while establishing an RX Business Strategy Team to oversee its global robotics strategy under the banner "Robotics Everything." The move signals a restructuring aimed at putting the group's robotics business on a more systematic growth path.

The European Union is strengthening its response to cybersecurity risks posed by artificial intelligence, planning to use automated measures to accelerate incident response while testing Chinese open-weight AI models to assess the capabilities and limitations of different technologies.

Artificial intelligence data-center expansion is intensifying a global race for electricity, as cloud providers increasingly prioritize how quickly power can be secured over cost and decarbonization. As grids struggle to keep pace with computing growth, companies are considering on-site generation, batteries, and direct-current systems to speed deployment while managing emissions and efficiency.

TECO Electric and Machinery chairman Morris Li said the company has entered the final stage of testing its modular data center (MDC) solution. The company is targeting opportunities in the artificial intelligence (AI) data center market and seeks to help customers complete construction projects in nine months.

SEMI's latest 12-inch fab outlook projects double-digit annual growth in equipment spending from 2026 through 2029, with forecasts revised upward from its previous edition. However, Clark Tseng, senior director of market intelligence at SEMI, said external constraints involving funding, electricity, and politics are emerging as potential downside risks. He added that this could prevent the AI-driven expansion from overheating.

Lite-On Technology was invited to participate in the Nvidia MGX Ecosystem Ceremony at the 2026 Open Compute Project (OCP) Global Summit, joining Nvidia and global ecosystem partners to highlight advances in AI infrastructure. During the OCP exhibition, Lite-On showcased its 800VDC Power Rack and 800V-to-50V Power Brick, underscoring its capabilities in next-generation AI power infrastructure.

ByteDance's AI research unit Seed has established an Alignment & Preparedness department and is recruiting 10 researchers in Beijing, Shanghai, and San Jose, California, to focus on advanced-model safety, AI alignment, and emerging risks. The move underscores the growing importance of AI safety as competition expands beyond model capabilities, computing power, and product applications to governance and reliable large-scale deployment.