The European Union Chamber of Commerce in China (European Chamber) has called on Beijing to address the issues of price wars and over-intense competition in manufacturing. In a statement, the European Chamber notes that manufacturing production has outpaced the growth in consumption in China, leading to adverse competition, overstocked inventories, lower profit margins, underutilized assets, and mounting export pressures.

The integration of quantum computing mainframes with high-performance computing (HPC) platforms is driving the transformation and upgrading of key future industries, making it a major strategic focus for Taiwan's National Science and Technology Council (NSTC). According to sources, NSTC is highly likely to procure quantum computers from IBM Quantum, aiming to replicate the success story of IBM releasing PC-compatible standards in the 1980s—paving the way for the open Wintel PC empire—to now realize a similar model in quantum computing.

A one-two punch of artificial intelligence (AI) and electric vehicles (EVs) is sparking a new era of structural change across global industries. The surging demand for AI computing power is creating an urgent need for lightning-fast data transfer and a massive, reliable energy supply. At the same time, a flood of government incentives and private investment is supercharging growth in the EV market.

Nvidia and Intel have announced their collaboration to create custom CPUs and GPU-integrated system-on-chips (SoCs), as limitations posed by the size of GPUs and cooling requirements within standard ATX cases continue to hinder progress in AI applications on PCs.

A recent report from Anthropic reveals that up to 77% of enterprises deploy the Claude artificial intelligence platform primarily for automating tasks rather than fostering human-AI collaboration, intensifying concerns about AI-driven labor replacement. The findings stem from analysis of usage patterns across the Claude application programming interface (API) and chatbot.

A recent report by Anthropic reveals a significant disparity in artificial intelligence (AI) adoption, with high-income countries and skilled professionals gaining the most, while emerging markets such as India and Nigeria lag substantially behind. The findings suggest AI could exacerbate existing global economic inequalities.

Bret Taylor, chairman of OpenAI, has drawn parallels between the current artificial intelligence industry and the internet bubble period of the late 1990s, highlighting both the risks and opportunities it presents. Speaking on The Verge podcast, Taylor acknowledged the existence of a bubble in today's AI market but emphasized the technology's substantial long-term economic potential despite inevitable failures among some players.

Despite rising labor costs and challenges from a declining birthrate and aging society, South Korea's robotics market has failed to meet high demand expectations. Many robotics companies are facing revenue declines and increasing losses in the first half of 2025. According to South Korean startup BigWave Robotics, the robot as a service (RaaS) business model will be the solution to address insufficient robot demand and navigate the emerging humanoid robot era.

Sinbon Electronics is actively expanding its production capacity in response to robust global demand in the semiconductor sector. The company recently secured certifications from several of the world's top five semiconductor equipment manufacturers, marking progress in its strategic push into this market. Alongside this, Sinbon plans a large-scale capacity expansion centered on a new factory at the Tongluo Science Park in Miaoli.

Murata Manufacturing has announced its Medium-Term Direction 2027, outlining ambitious growth targets and a bold investment strategy as the electronics market undergoes structural change. The Japanese electronic components maker aims to achieve revenue of JPY2 trillion (approx. US$13.3 billion) and an operating profit margin of at least 18% by fiscal 2027, with artificial intelligence (AI) applications serving as a key growth driver.