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Mar 5

How Apple's 'triple $599' strategy could change everything for 2026

While thousands of tech executives gathered this week in the cavernous halls of Barcelona for the Mobile World Congress (MWC), showcasing motorized cameras and ultra-thin folding screens that few will ever buy, Apple executed a far more consequential maneuver from the quiet of its California headquarters.

State 'Big Fund' backs humanoid robotics with US$362M Galbot investment

Mar 5

Google and Taiwan partner to build world's first nationwide AI health network, shifting AI from audit tool to everyday care

Mar 5

AWS Middle East data centers hit by drones; Nvidia, Google adjust operations

Mar 5

Anthropic reportedly reopens Pentagon AI talks after blacklist threat

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PC, CEMacBook Neo lowers Apple’s entry barrier, challenging budget laptops

Mar 6, 15:49

Apple this week unveiled a series of new products, including the latest MacBook Pro and MacBook Air models, but the launch drawing the most attention has been the new entry-level MacBook Neo lineup. Unlike other MacBook models powered by Apple's M-series Apple Silicon processors, the new product line uses A-series chips typically designed for mobile devices, with pricing set at around NT$20,000 (approx. US$631).

AIExplainer: Why the Pentagon’s move on Anthropic matters for the AI supply chain

Mar 6, 15:41

The high-stakes game of chicken between Silicon Valley and the Pentagon escalated into a formal legal war on March 6. Following a week of social media threats and collapsed negotiations, the Department of Defense has formally notified Anthropic PBC that the company and its products are officially deemed a "supply chain risk," a designation typically reserved for foreign adversaries.

AIAlibaba faces questions over Qwen continuity after sudden departures and structural shift

Mar 6, 15:38

Alibaba Group Holding Ltd.'s core team behind its Qwen large language model faced renewed turbulence after the abrupt resignation of its original technical lead prompted an emergency all-hands meeting on March 4. CEO Eddie Wu addressed the Qwen team in person as management sought to steady internal concerns.

ICT MANUFACTURINGSuperAlloy targets 2026 growth with semiconductor components and recycled aluminum

Mar 6, 15:37

SuperAlloy Industrial said it plans to return to growth by 2026, pivoting to semiconductor components and expanding its recycled aluminum capacity, following a subdued year for its forged aluminum wheel business.

EDGE COMPUTINGEdge AI developer Microip brings AIVO platform to drone systems

Mar 6, 15:35

Microip will attend Embedded World 2026 in Nuremberg, Germany, from March 10 to 12. The company has released details of several new hardware and software platforms it plans to showcase at the event.

ICT MANUFACTURINGChicony Power sees strong 1Q26 amid customer inventory replenishment

Mar 6, 15:30

Chicony Power Technology reported its 2025 financial results on March 4, revealing a year-over-year decline in full-year performance due to the tight supply of key components and project delays. However, the company has initiated a transformation strategy and expects to return to a growth trajectory in 2026.

AIColumn: AI reasoning era reshapes compute demand and signals structural growth for semiconductor supply chains

Mar 6, 15:20

In the second half of 2022, AI underwent a genuine structural inflection point. Frontier models began to demonstrate true generalization and multi-tasking capabilities at scale. Generalization meant these systems could apply learned semantic and analytical skills to new instructions and unfamiliar problem settings while maintaining stable performance. Multi-tasking meant a single foundation model could power translation, summarization, image generation, and question answering without requiring separate task-specific architectures.

ICT MANUFACTURINGAW 2026: Wonik Robotics redefines precision dexterity in humanoids

Mar 6, 12:45

While the global humanoid race has largely focused on bipedal locomotion, Wonik Robotics is doubling down on a bottom-up strategy that prioritizes high-dexterity manipulation as the foundation of Physical AI. Following its showcase at Automation World (AW) 2026, the company is pivoting from a decade of research-led development towards a specialized hardware ecosystem for US big tech.

PC, CEAW 2026: Asus expands B2B with NUC 16 Pro mini PC ahead of IPO

Mar 6, 12:22

At Automation World (AW) 2026, Asus revealed its roadmap for the Asus NUC 16 Pro that expands on the traditional office productivity towards high-uptime B2B infrastructure. At the heart of this transition is Asus's commitment to a minimum of 20% performance improvement and a clear path towards an IPO, setting the NUC line up to dominate the AIoT space.

SERVER, IPC, CLOUD COMPUTING, IOTAdvantech targets 30% global edge AI platform share in new 5-year vision

Mar 6, 11:30

Advantech has announced a new roadmap for its mid-to-long-term transformation, with chairman KC Liu stressing that that following a year of operational and business adjustments in 2025, the company will focus its brand around edge computing and AI-powered WISE (wireless IoT solutions embedded) beginning in 2026, to position itself as a key player in deploying scalable edge AI in industrial and enterprise settings.

ICT MANUFACTURINGUnitree, Leju, and AgiBot showcase humanoid robots at AW 2026

Mar 6, 11:28

China's leading humanoid robot developers gathered at Smart Factory and Automation World 2026 (AW 2026) in South Korea, where companies including Unitree Robotics, Leju Robot, and AgiBot showcased their technologies and outlined commercialization strategies for humanoid robots.

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