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Friday 22 May 2026
US-Japan cooperation could protect Taiwan '99%', defense investors told at Silicon Valley summit
Taiwan's semiconductor industry and the military implications of a potential cross-strait conflict dominated the aerospace and defense track on the second day of the Plug and Play...
Friday 22 May 2026
Tech Forum 2026: Starlink dominates LEO internet market as telecoms shift strategy

At DIGITIMES' Tech Forum 2026 this week, analysts said satellite-based internet services are rapidly emerging as one of the most fiercely...

Thursday 21 May 2026
Tech Forum 2026: Taiwan must design space, not just build it
At DIGITIMES' Tech Forum 2026 this week, Taiwan's top space official delivered a blunt assessment of the island's growing role in the global space economy: Taiwan has become...
Thursday 21 May 2026
Nvidia's China hopes dim as Beijing doubles down on domestic AI chips
Nvidia's H200 was a major focus after the Trump-Xi meeting, but hopes for sales into China have faded after US President Donald Trump's latest remarks. Trump said Chinese President...
Thursday 21 May 2026
Taiwan moves to restore drone procurement funding after legislature cuts defense budget
Taiwanese President Ching-te Lai warned that sweeping cuts to drone procurement funding by the Legislative Yuan could weaken the island's defense readiness and undermine stability...
Thursday 21 May 2026
From anti-jamming drones to tumor-on-a-chip: Taiwan deep-tech courts Silicon Valley capital
Four Taiwanese deep-tech startups took the stage on the second day of the Plug and Play Silicon Valley May Summit, pitching to international investors and corporations in a session...
Thursday 21 May 2026
SpaceX IPO reveals Musk's US$4 billion AI gamble
SpaceX's long-awaited initial public offering filing landed on Wednesday with all the spectacle investors expected from Elon Musk — and all the contradictions that have come...
Thursday 21 May 2026
From US$10m to US$2.2bn in 17 months: Starcloud bets on orbital fix for AI's energy crisis
Philip Johnston, co-founder and CEO of Starcloud, opened the second day of the Plug and Play Silicon Valley May Summit in Sunnyvale with a proposition that would have sounded implausible...
Wednesday 20 May 2026
SpaceX to purchase Cursor one month after potentially record-breaking IPO
SpaceX plans to follow through with its acquisition of Cursor, which provides AI coding tools, 30 days after the space company launches its IPO. The deal, worth US$60 billion, would...
Wednesday 20 May 2026
Aerospace fastener demand extends into multi-year cycle as NAFCO expands Malaysia capacity amid Boeing ramp-up
Taiwan-based aerospace engine fastener maker National Aerospace Fasteners Corporation (NAFCO) said order visibility has extended to as long as eight to nine years as Boeing accelerates...
Wednesday 20 May 2026
Far EasTone posts revenue and profit growth and signs collaboration with Amazon LEO satellite service
Far EasTone Telecommunications held its 2026 shareholders meeting on May 20. They announced that it had achieved year-on-year growth in consolidated revenue and profit in 2025, while...
Wednesday 20 May 2026
U-leam to rely on LEO satellite business while building quantum and medical pipelines
U-leam said LEO satellites will remain its primary growth engine for the next few years, while quantum computing, medical devices, robotics, and drones will form the company's second...
Wednesday 20 May 2026
South Korea turns defense contracts into quantum's commercialization launchpad
South Korea's leading defense contractor, LIG Defense & Aerospace, and the state-backed Agency for Defense Development are accelerating efforts to move quantum defense technologies...
Wednesday 20 May 2026
Inside the LEO boom: How Starlink and rivals are reshaping global PCB supply chains
The global satellite communications industry is accelerating the deployment of next-generation infrastructure, unlocking the commercial potential of low-Earth-orbit (LEO) networks,...
Wednesday 20 May 2026
US military to send personnel to Ukraine to learn drone and battlefield networking lessons
US defense leaders announced plans to place more military personnel and officials in Ukraine to study drone warfare and battlefield networking so lessons can be folded into US planning...