China's AI industry is shifting from model scale to the infrastructure needed to train, deploy and commercialize AI, with supernodes, high-speed interconnects, and computing efficiency dominating WAIC 2026.
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company's (TSMC) announcement of an additional US$100 billion investment into US manufacturing has brought renewed attention to manufacturing in the US. The International Artificial Intelligence and Law Research Foundation (IAILRF) released the 2026 US-Taiwan Co-Make and Protection Strategy White Paper on July 17. Foundation secretary-general Wesley Chu said that for Taiwanese companies, investing in the US is no longer a question of whether to go, but how to go.
OpenRouter, a startup whose software lets app developers reach hundreds of AI models through a single interface, has discussed selling itself to a larger technology company in a deal that could value it at several billion dollars, The Information reported, citing people familiar with the matter.
Meta Platforms is in early talks to lease computing power to Anthropic in a potential deal worth up to US$10 billion over two years, as the social media company considers generating revenue from its expanding AI infrastructure.
China unveiled two major AI initiatives at the 2026 World AI Conference (WAIC) in Shanghai, highlighting efforts to standardize AI agent collaboration while laying the groundwork for space-based computing infrastructure.
