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Sep 24

Commentary: Apple's M8 Ultra AI server plan could pull Apple Silicon into Nvidia's enterprise infrastructure game

After more than a decade away, Apple may be preparing to return to the enterprise server market. According to The Information, as reported by Reuters, the company is developing an enterprise AI server powered by its planned M8 Ultra chip and has discussed adopting Nvidia's NVLink Fusion interconnect technology.

Peking University Dean's rare Intel China appearance hails AI-plus edge adoption
Sep 24

Anthropic brings in Accenture to audit AI safety
Sep 24

Intel puts CPU-GPU coordination at center of agentic AI strategy
Sep 24

Industrial software giants race to build industry world models
Sep 24

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AIKeysight pushes design-to-deployment standard for AI cluster validation
Sep 27, 12:23

As AI applications expand rapidly across industries, testing and validation have become essential to moving innovation from R&D into real-world use. Gartner's latest forecast puts global AI spending at US$2.7 trillion in 2026, up 49.5%, and about US$3.6 trillion in 2027.

ICT MANUFACTURINGMeta Muse fuels agentic AI demand, tightening CPU supply
Sep 27, 12:23

Meta's AI assistant Muse is drawing strong market response, and the rise of agentic AI is drawing attention to AI infrastructure shortages beyond GPUs and high-bandwidth memory (HBM), including server CPUs. The trend is lifting order demand for AMD and Intel products, while also tightening the server CPU packaging supply chain.

PC, CENvidia's push for personal AI computers points to a broader shift toward on-premise compute
Sep 27, 12:22

Nvidia is positioning its newest personal AI system as more than a developer tool. By putting DGX Spark on desks and, eventually, in homes, the company is signaling that the next phase of AI computing may rely less on remote data centers and more on local machines.

SOFTWARE, BIG DATAInterview: Taiwan's H2U helps companies manage employee health with AI, eyes third markets with South Korea
Sep 26

When companies discuss ESG, they often emphasize environmental issues and compliance while paying less attention to employee health, a key component of the social dimension, according to Saxon Chen, founder and CEO of Taiwanese digital health technology company H2U Corp.

SERVER, IPC, CLOUD COMPUTING, IOTAkamai plans US$5.5 billion cloud buildout after US$11.6 billion Anthropic deal
Sep 25

Akamai Technologies plans to spend about US$5.5 billion building cloud infrastructure to support a US$11.6 billion, seven-year commitment from Anthropic, as the US cloud provider expands memory procurement, server hardware and distributed CPU capacity.

AITrump, Xi back AI talks as hotline details remain unclear
Sep 25

The US and China have brought artificial intelligence into their bilateral economic dialogue and received leader-level backing to continue talks. Still, details of an AI safety hotline described by US officials remain unclear after US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping met in Washington.

SERVER, IPC, CLOUD COMPUTING, IOTInterview: Intel director talks physical AI, business models, and robotics' future
Sep 25

Physical AI is accelerating like never before. Autonomous intelligent machines can walk, run, fly, swim, and assemble car parts in under a minute. New advances in AI models and technologies like dexterous hands are also pushing the boundaries of how smart and useful humanoids can be.

SERVER, IPC, CLOUD COMPUTING, IOTInterview: GMI Cloud bets on Taiwan as a proving ground for global AI expansion
Sep 25

GMI Cloud is making Taiwan a key part of its global AI infrastructure expansion, with a US$500 million investment in an AI factory powered by Nvidia's Blackwell GPUs. Announced in late 2025, the facility is expected to deploy roughly 7,000 GPUs and serve customers including Trend Micro and Wistron.

SERVER, IPC, CLOUD COMPUTING, IOTMicrosoft to invest US$10B in Middle East AI infrastructure, despite war risks
Sep 24

Microsoft announced that it will invest US$10 billion in expanding AI infrastructure in the Middle East by 2030. The commitment directs funding to a region facing threats from the war in Iran, where data center construction has continued despite the ongoing conflict.

ICT MANUFACTURINGHonda eyes Ohio hybrid plant amid pivot to North America
Sep 24

Honda Motor Co. is planning to invest JPY300 billion to JPY400 billion (about US$1.9 billion to US$2.5 billion) in a new hybrid electric vehicle plant in Ohio, with production targeted to begin as early as 2030. According to Nikkei, the project has entered final negotiations as Honda moves hybrids to the center of its North American rebound after reviewing its electric vehicle strategy.

SOFTWARE, BIG DATAGrab turns Taiwan into a launchpad for Southeast Asia expansion

Sep 24

Grab is expanding the scope of its Taiwan strategy beyond food delivery, launching an overseas expansion programme for merchants aimed at helping Taiwanese food and beverage (F&B) brands enter Southeast Asian markets.

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