Tencent revealed strong 2024 results, alongside a strategic AI focus. The company is pursuing a measured approach, prioritizing practical applications in ads, games, and cloud services, contrasting with competitors' more aggressive AI pushes
Since emerging in mid-January 2025, DeepSeek has rapidly reshaped the AI landscape. As its presence grows into a second month, OpenAI has escalated its opposition—first threatening legal action, now lobbying the Trump administration for a ban. Meanwhile, in China, DeepSeek's adoption is accelerating at an unprecedented pace, fueling an AI deployment boom across industries
Samsung Electronics is reportedly partnering with US-based SaaS firm Palantir Technologies to deploy artificial intelligence (AI) analytics to improve semiconductor yield, quality, and production efficiency
Samsung Electronics Co. pledged to strengthen its position in the high-bandwidth memory (HBM) chip market this year, in response to shareholder criticism over its underperformance in the lucrative artificial intelligence arena
China is reinforcing its grip on key minerals and battery technologies as tensions with the US escalate over tech trade policies. Fortune reports that China dominates the processing of gallium and lithium, essential elements in semiconductors and electric vehicle (EV) batteries. Leading Chinese firms such as CATL, a major supplier to global automakers, have become critical players in the industry
Jackie Lee, president of Altos Computing, forecasts that 2025 will mark the beginning of enterprise AI, driven by increasing AI application adoption. He predicts double-digit growth, particularly in India. To support this, Altos has partnered with local EMS manufacturers to produce servers compliant with Made in India regulations
China is making strides in AI chip self-sufficiency with the open-sourcing of Chitu, a large-scale model inference engine developed by Tsinghua University-backed AI startup Qingcheng.AI. The company has also launched a full-scale deployment solution, positioning Chitu as an alternative to Nvidia's Hopper series and a crucial driver in China's evolving AI ecosystem
Acer ITS is expanding into Taiwan's entertainment machine market, including Pokemon and claw machines, leveraging its expertise in hardware and software integration from public transportation systems. President Kenny Yu highlighted plans to grow internationally, with a memorandum of understanding already signed with Thailand for charging stations
Chinese electronic design automation (EDA) company Empyrean Technology has announced plans to buy its counterpart Xpeedic through the issuance of new shares and cash
In a significant development for Taiwan-India economic relations, the Allegiance Group has signed a major project cooperation agreement with the government of Telangana state in India to establish the first "I.T.I.P" Taiwanese industrial zone within the state's "Future City"(Net Zero City) project.
AMD CEO Lisa Su is in China to strengthen the company's partnerships with local technology firms. During her visit, she attended AMD's AI PC innovation summit, Advancing AI, in Beijing and is expected to remain in the country for at least a week. She is also set to participate in the China Development Forum on March 23
Industry insiders suggest that since Huawei was placed on the US Entity List in 2019, the company has faced continuous challenges in obtaining related technologies. The license for Windows operating systems for personal computers (PCs) is set to expire in March, raising concerns that ongoing pressure from the US may hinder Huawei's ability to secure a renewal agreement with Microsoft
Xiaomi's fourth-quarter financial surge, boasting a 49% revenue jump and a 90% net income rise, was significantly propelled by its successful EV launch. The SU7 exceeded delivery goals, driving Xiaomi to raise its 2025 EV production target to 350,000 units, highlighting a major push into the automotive market
CATL, the world's largest electric vehicle (EV) battery manufacturer, has agreed to invest up to CNY2.5 billion (approx. US$345.5 million) in collaboration with NIO to expand China's battery-swapping infrastructure
