Apple has filed a sharp antitrust-style complaint against OpenAI, turning a once-celebrated AI partnership into a legal clash over strategy, supply chains, and future hardware control. Behind the lawsuit lies a broader contest over who will shape the next wave of AI devices, and whether the Trump administration's "America First" agenda can help both sides find common ground.

South Korea is combining physical AI, domestic semiconductors, AI-RAN networks, and gigawatt-scale data centers to turn intelligent industrial systems into a new export category.

Star Fusion Group announced on July 15 that it plans to spend NT$252 million (US$7.8 million) to strategically acquire Chao Lung Electrical Engineering and Chin Yao Electrical Engineering, in a move aimed at boosting the group's competitiveness and long-term development.

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.