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Tuesday 5 August 2025
Taiwan's Rapidtek achieves major satellite milestone with successful "Nightjar" mission
Rapidtek, a Taiwanese company specializing in communications modules and antennas, announced a major milestone in the nation's growing space sector. The company's 3U communications...
Monday 4 August 2025
BOE faces Pentagon review over possible Chinese military ties under new US defense bill
The US Congress has added a new clause to the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), requiring the Pentagon to evaluate whether BOE Technology — China's top display panel...
Thursday 31 July 2025
China probes Nvidia over H20 chip "backdoor" risks, casting shadow on future sales
Chinese regulators have summoned Nvidia to address mounting concerns that its H20 artificial intelligence chip may contain backdoor vulnerabilities and tracking features, in a move...
Thursday 31 July 2025
Taiwan's first optical remote sensing satellite to launch alongside three homegrown CubeSats
In October 2025, Taiwan Space Agency (TASA) will launch Formosat-8A, the nation's first domestically developed optical remote sensing satellite. Three homegrown 8U CubeSats—Bellbird-1,...
Thursday 31 July 2025
CHT completes Google certificate renewal, aims to restore trust list by 2Q26
Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) announced on July 29, 2025, that it had successfully completed the renewal and reissuance of Google certificates for government and commercial websites on July...
Wednesday 30 July 2025
Samsung-Tesla deal gives South Korea new leverage in US tariff negotiations
Samsung has secured a major deal with Tesla, creating new opportunities for its foundry business and providing leverage in South Korea-US tariff negotiations. The partnership extends...
Friday 25 July 2025
Nvidia's flagship chips pour into China via gray channels: US$1B smuggled in 3 months
Despite stricter AI chip export controls under the Trump administration, over US$1 billion worth of Nvidia's high-end GPUs have reportedly entered China through black-market channels...
Friday 25 July 2025
Tesla's price cuts challenge premium brand positioning as EV competition intensifies
Tesla's aggressive price-cutting strategy risks undermining its luxury brand status as the electric vehicle (EV) pioneer prepares to launch affordable models in the second half of...
Friday 25 July 2025
Taiwan unveils new military-grade drones during annual drill
Taiwan's Ministry of National Defense disclosed two previously unreported unmanned aerial vehicles during the recent Han Kuang 41 military exercise, underscoring the increasing use...
Friday 25 July 2025
Acer Taiwan defies PC slump with commercial wins, gaming firepower
Acer Taiwan defied a broader PC market downturn in the first half of 2025, as currency headwinds and tariff risks weighed on consumer demand. COO Chang Shih-hsin said the company...
Thursday 24 July 2025
US-Japan trade pact set to reshape commercial vehicle industry
The US and Japan have finalized a significant trade agreement, opening Japanese markets to US goods, including automobiles, trucks, rice, and selected agricultural products. The deal...
Thursday 24 July 2025
Taiwan military drone orders surge to 48,000 units, testing manufacturers' capacity
Taiwan's Ministry of Defense has launched a massive drone procurement drive, planning to purchase 48,000 military-grade commercial drones over the next two years—a 16-fold increase...
Wednesday 23 July 2025
OpenAI and Google AI models reach Olympiad gold medal-level in math but diverge on rollout plans
Large language models (LLMs) from OpenAI and Alphabet's Google have achieved gold medal-level performance on International Mathematical Olympiad problems, marking a breakthrough in...
Tuesday 22 July 2025
Nvidia and MediaTek delay AI PC launch to 2026 due to Microsoft OS hurdles and market headwinds
MediaTek and Nvidia have postponed the launch of their highly anticipated AI PC platform to the first quarter of 2026, supply chain sources say, citing a combination of delays in...
Monday 21 July 2025
US and China race to set post-quantum cryptography standards
As the era of commercial quantum computing inches closer, the United States and China are accelerating efforts to secure the digital world against quantum threats. In July 2024, the...