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Wednesday 29 April 2026
Apple supplier Luxshare sees profits rise, but cash flow remains weak

Luxshare Precision Industry reported first-quarter results with strong revenue growth and higher profit, while rising costs and negative operating cash flow underscored pressure on earnings quality

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Thursday 30 April 2026
China halts new autonomous driving permits after Baidu Apollo Go robotaxi failure

After a widespread malfunction involving Baidu's Apollo Go robotaxi service in Wuhan left passengers stranded and disrupted traffic, Chinese authorities have reportedly suspended the issuance of new autonomous driving permits. It marks at least the second time regulators have halted approvals following an incident linked to Baidu

Thursday 30 April 2026
Samsung SDI narrows loss as General Motors joint venture delay spurs LFP review

Samsung SDI reported a sharply reduced operating loss for the first quarter of 2026 as its US joint venture with General Motors (GM) is reviewing a delay to its production timeline, according to company disclosures, Korean media reports, and industry sources

Thursday 30 April 2026
Taiwan launches all-photonic network to strengthen data center resilience and AI computing backup
Taiwan President Lai Ching-te has pledged to transform Taiwan into an "AI island," with a key focus on developing an all-photonic network (APN). The National Science and Technology Council (NSTC) is acquiring APN technology from Japan's NTT and collaborating with Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) and Accton Technology to advance this initiative. Industry experts say the APN is designed to support applications through low latency and enhanced computing resilience, in line with government goals for digital robustness and computing backup
Thursday 30 April 2026
Analysis: Chinese smart home brands outpace Western rivals with relentless innovation
Chinese smart home appliance brands have swept across global consumer markets on the strength of youthful, innovative brand images. Analysts point to one defining trait: product iteration cycles so fast that even European and American rivals struggle to match them. That pace, combined with a recent wave of acquisitions targeting Western and Japanese brands, has given Chinese makers growing momentum and an increasingly firm grip on the global home appliance market
Wednesday 29 April 2026
China memory chip designer Montage lifts profit on DDR5, AI server demand
China-based memory interface chip supplier Montage Technology reported solid first-quarter 2026 results, supported by rising demand for AI servers and accelerating adoption of next-generation memory technologies
Wednesday 29 April 2026
China's GPU IPO wave meets its hardest test: cluster stability
China's GPU startups, including Moore Threads, MetaX, and Biren, are gaining ground in the AI accelerator market. But as demand shifts from training to inference, cluster stability, software maturity, and cost efficiency are emerging as the real constraints
Wednesday 29 April 2026
Commentary: China's chip-model strategy pressures Nvidia's AI economics
The global AI industry is shifting into an inference cost war in 2026, with DeepSeek V4 accelerating changes across China's semiconductor supply chain. By positioning Huawei's Ascend chips as viable alternatives to Nvidia GPUs, DeepSeek reframes competition beyond software versus hardware. The shift cuts deeper, reshaping how AI systems are architected from the ground up
Wednesday 29 April 2026
Meta reportedly to cancel Manus acquisition as China clamps down on 'Singapore washing' in AI
After China's National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) banned Meta's acquisition of AI startup Manus, the social media giant is reportedly preparing to unwind the deal and allow the founding team to exit in compliance with the cancellation. Original investors, including Tencent, HSG, and ZhenFund, have pledged cooperation should Meta finalize the termination
Wednesday 29 April 2026
Huizuan Technology breaks ground on Thailand plant to scale high-end CPO, AI HDD and cooling
Superior Plating Technology announced a groundbreaking for a new factory in Ayutthaya, Thailand, with the first phase involving an investment of NT$300 million (US$9.52 million) for construction and equipment to establish a high-end transformation hub for optical communications and hard disk drives. The facility is expected to be completed by the end of 2026, with mass production beginning after client validation and the company aiming to double production capacity by year-end
Wednesday 29 April 2026
CATL and HyperStrong sign record sodium-ion battery deal as storage market scales up
On April 27, CATL and HyperStrong signed a strategic cooperation agreement for sodium-ion batteries, marking what multiple reports described as a major step toward large-scale commercialization of the technology. According to Jiemian and Security Times, the two companies agreed on a three-year, 60GWh supply contract, which CATL said is "the largest sodium-ion battery order globally to date." The deal was signed in Ningde, Fujian province
Tuesday 28 April 2026
Nvidia signs record Bengaluru office lease as India AI push accelerates
Nvidia has signed a 10-year lease for approximately 760,000 square feet of office space in Bengaluru, marking the largest single-tenant office commitment in India to date. The space, located at Bagmane Capital's Memphis South Tower in Mahadevpura, spans 12 floors and will serve as a major hub for the company's expanding artificial intelligence (AI) and engineering operations
Tuesday 28 April 2026
Commentary: Honor retools for humanoid robotics, rewrites AI device playbook

Honor's surprise win at this year's Beijing humanoid robot half-marathon has stirred industry debate, not only for its on-track performance but for what the move signals about shifting competitive dynamics. The smartphone maker's cross-sector push into robotics has reignited questions over whether embodied AI and humanoid systems could trigger a new round of market reshuffling

Tuesday 28 April 2026
DeepSeek lifts capital by 50%, founder secures veto stake ahead of funding round
After upgrading its DeepSeek-V4 model, Hangzhou-based AI firm DeepSeek revealed a major ownership shift. Filings on the Chinese registry platform Qichacha show registered capital rising 50% from CNY10 million (approx. US$1.4 million) to CNY15 million
Tuesday 28 April 2026
Empyrean draws retail inflows while profit falls, testing China EDA valuations
China's domestic EDA software developer Empyrean Technology is attracting a growing base of retail investors even as its earnings weaken, underscoring a widening gap between market enthusiasm for semiconductor design tools and near-term profitability
Tuesday 28 April 2026
Indian startup targets AI inference opportunity with full-stack compute platform
While global AI infrastructure investment remains concentrated around massive GPU clusters for training frontier models, Indian startup Turiyam.ai is betting on a different commercial reality: the dominance of inference