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Thursday 7 May 2026
SEMI reports stronger wafer shipments with global implications
The SEMI Silicon Manufacturers Group reported a 13.1% year-over-year rise in global silicon wafer shipment area to 3,275 million square inches in the first quarter of 2026, signaling...
Thursday 7 May 2026
SpaceX targets AI chip independence with US$119 billion Texas Terafab
Elon Musk is rapidly expanding his ambitions beyond rockets and electric vehicles (EVs), positioning SpaceX at the center of a vertically integrated artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure...
Thursday 7 May 2026
Pentagon deploys 100,000 AI agents, escalating algorithm warfare with China
The Pentagon has deployed more than 100,000 AI agents through its GenAI.mil platform, marking a broader shift toward algorithm-driven warfare and expanding the US military's push into...
Thursday 7 May 2026
Alphabet's global debt blitz underscores explosive AI funding boom across tech industry
Alphabet has significantly expanded its global borrowing program to finance artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure, raising nearly US$17 billion through euro- and Canadian dollar-denominated...
Thursday 7 May 2026
ByteDance's Doubao tests paid AI tiers to challenge ChatGPT subscriptions
China's AI market has expanded rapidly through free and low-cost offerings, but rising computing costs and deeper enterprise adoption are beginning to reshape the sector's business...
Thursday 7 May 2026
Micron launches 245TB 6600 ION SSD targeting AI data center density
Micron Technology said it has started shipping its 245TB 6600 ION solid-state drive, which the company described as the industry's highest-capacity commercially available SSD for data...
Thursday 7 May 2026
MetaAge posts 27% revenue increase as AI demand boosts server shipments
MetaAge, a unit of Qisda, reported consolidated first-quarter 2026 revenue of about NT$6.02 billion, up NT$1.29 billion (US$192 million) from NT$4.73 billion a year earlier, a 27%...
Thursday 7 May 2026
Taiwan brings 16 firms to AI EXPO Korea to pitch full AI supply chain to South Korea
Taiwanese companies showcased end-to-end AI infrastructure and applications at AI EXPO Korea 2026, aiming to address South Korea's urgent demand for high-performance computing, data...
Thursday 7 May 2026
China token prices rise while US hyperscalers flood AI infrastructure
Generative AI demand is intensifying the global race for computing power, widening the gap between China and the US in AI infrastructure investment. Yet while US hyperscalers continue...
Thursday 7 May 2026
Arm's $2 billion AGI CPU backlog signals strong hyperscaler demand
During the earnings call on May 6, Arm announced a significant expansion of its product strategy, centering on the emergence of "Agentic AI" and "Physical AI" as primary growth drivers...
Thursday 7 May 2026
Arm's licensing surge masks smartphone market slowdown
Arm reported fiscal fourth-quarter revenue of US$1.49 billion, up 20% year over year and nearly 20% higher sequentially, according to company financial data. Net profit rose 49% from...
Thursday 7 May 2026
Research Insight: AI memory boom squeezes automotive supply, driving costs higher
Autonomous driving and smart cockpit technologies are pushing vehicles to demand far more computing power and data processing. Memory has become a critical component in automotive...
Wednesday 6 May 2026
GlobalFoundries pivots toward high-growth chips as mobile slowdown reshapes revenue mix
GlobalFoundries is reporting a stark divergence in its primary end-markets, as the company pivots its manufacturing focus toward high-growth sectors like automotive and data centers...
Wednesday 6 May 2026
China's cloud providers raise AI prices as model usage surges
Rising demand for generative AI is prompting major Chinese cloud providers to raise prices for large-scale services and data products, with implications for global AI users and developers,...
Wednesday 6 May 2026
China EV exports hit 22% in 1Q26, April surge highlights overseas growth shift
As the global electric vehicle market enters a phase of structural adjustment, China's new energy vehicle makers are increasingly relying on exports to sustain growth and expand their...