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Monday 12 October 2026
Microsoft's Maia 300 rack: 96 accelerators, HBM4, mostly liquid-cooled
Microsoft has released architecture details for Maia 300, its third-generation Azure AI accelerator. The design pairs 96 accelerators per rack with a two-tier network that links up...
Monday 12 October 2026
Microsoft to scale Maia AI chips to multi-gigawatt deployments, unveils TSMC N2P-based Maia 300
Microsoft will scale its in-house Azure Maia AI accelerators to multi-gigawatt deployments starting in 2027, making Maia the primary AI inference system for its products and services...
Monday 12 October 2026
China proposes physical controls and tougher testing for new vehicles
China proposed tighter vehicle design and safety requirements that would restrict fully hidden door handles, virtual controls for critical functions and several interior features in...
Monday 12 October 2026
HHGalaxy reports record 3Q26 revenue as Double 11 demand builds
Taiwanese e-commerce operations provider HHGalaxy reported consolidated revenue of NT$621 million (US$19.5 million) for September 2026, up 31.74% from a year earlier, as brands prepared...
Monday 12 October 2026
Finland orders Google to halt work at two AI data center sites
Finnish authorities ordered Google to suspend parts of construction at planned AI data centers in Muhos and Kajaani after forests were allegedly cleared at the sites before an environmental...
Monday 12 October 2026
DIGITIMES Insight: Personal AI agents could reshape who controls the smart cockpit experience

Meta's recent introduction of its personal AI agent, Muse, has renewed interest in AI assistants capable of operating across devices. Unlike conventional...

Monday 12 October 2026
Moonshot AI's Hong Kong IPO faces a critical ownership dispute ahead of US$50 billion debut
China's Moonshot AI is seeking to settle a shareholder dispute involving claims potentially exceeding US$700 million ahead of a potential US$5 billion Hong Kong initial public offering...
Monday 12 October 2026
Microsoft calls for observable AI systems with emergency shutdown controls
Microsoft urged organizations to design artificial intelligence systems as observable, controllable infrastructure rather than opaque "black boxes," arguing that people must be able...
Monday 12 October 2026
Audi's defense pivot mirrors Taiwan supply chain's AI shift
German automaker Audi has launched a flexible workforce program allowing employees to voluntarily transfer to aerospace and defense companies such as Airbus, with Audi reporting strong...
Monday 12 October 2026
Taiwan's UMT extends 50%-plus revenue growth streak as LEO satellite deployments accelerate
Taiwan-based Universal Microwave Technology (UMT) reported September 2026 revenue of NT$292 million (US$9.15 million), up 52.49% year-over-year, extending its streak of monthly year-over-year...
Monday 12 October 2026
AI's next hiring wave is shifting from model makers to onsite problem solvers
Global technology companies and South Korean system integrators are widening their artificial intelligence hiring beyond model researchers to frontline engineers who work inside customer...
Monday 12 October 2026
Taiwan manufacturers to showcase AI data center hardware at OCP summit in San Jose
The Open Compute Project (OCP) Global Summit 2026 will be held in San Jose, the US, from October 12 to 15, drawing several Taiwan-based manufacturers planning to present hardware for...
Monday 12 October 2026
Commentary: Could a 65% US-content rule redraw China's 3.2T optical supply chain?
AI data centers are shifting toward faster networking architectures, with optical transceivers advancing from 800G and 1.6T toward 3.2T. Yet China's ability to retain its position...
Monday 12 October 2026
Kawasaki Heavy Industries bets JPY550 billion on physical AI, robotics
Kawasaki Heavy Industries is betting on physical AI as part of a multibillion-dollar growth plan to modernize factories, address labor shortages, and expand robotics across shipbuilding,...
Monday 12 October 2026
Asian AI server suppliers play down impact of US patent probe
The US International Trade Commission's (USITC) decision on October 9 to investigate 20 suppliers of AI server power systems, most of them Taiwanese or Chinese companies and their...