Physical AI is emerging as a new frontier of model development. Any model, however, is only as good as the data used to train it. Because of this, Japanese startup APTO is launching a physical AI infrastructure lab to help plug the data gap needed to create vision-language-action (VLA) models, with a focus on imitation learning.
Samsung Electronics' foundry division chief told employees on June 12 that a return to profitability in the contract chipmaking business looks difficult next year, with 2028 emerging as a more likely timeline, Yonhap, ZDNet Korea, and Chosun reported.
Taiwanese companies sharply increased enterprise AI investment and adoption in 2026, yet critical gaps in technology architecture and measurable return on investment risk blunting business impact, according to Dun & Bradstreet's latest Enterprise AI Maturity Index. The index surveyed more than 300 Taiwanese firms across 17 industries as part of a global study of over 10,000 C-level executives in 32 advanced countries, finding momentum rising in the second quarter of 2026 but persistent operational hurdles.
The Supreme People's Court in China rejected Infineon's reconsideration request on June 12, 2026, upholding a Suzhou Intermediate People's Court injunction that found Infineon had infringed two of InnoScience's core GaN invention patents. The ruling bars the affected products from being sold, imported, or offered for sale in China, and awards InnoScience approximately NT$45 million (US$1.4 million) in damages.
Physical AI is emerging as a new frontier of model development. Any model, however, is only as good as the data used to train it. Because of this, Japanese startup APTO is launching a physical AI infrastructure lab to help plug the data gap needed to create vision-language-action (VLA) models, with a focus on imitation learning.
