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Tuesday 17 February 2026
Humanoid robots dazzle at China's Spring Festival Gala amid technical and supply-chain challenges
Under stage lights, humanoid robots walked, waved, and turned in a flawless sequence at a Lunar New Year gala in China, a brief demonstration that industry observers say highlights...
Tuesday 17 February 2026
India seeks to position itself as a global AI hub
India has launched the India AI Impact Summit 2026 in New Delhi, marking the first time the global AI event is hosted in the Global South. The five-day gathering, running from February...
Tuesday 17 February 2026
Pentagon's brief blacklist reversal could ease US OEM access to Chinese memory suppliers, complicating Trump-Xi summit dynamics
Pentagon's brief blacklist reversal could ease US OEM access to Chinese memory suppliers, complicating Trump-Xi summit dynamicsWith President Donald Trump set to visit China in just...
Monday 16 February 2026
China's GPU Four race to power large models, eye inference surge

China's leading domestic GPU makers Moore Threads, MetaX, Iluvatar CoreX, and Biren...

Monday 16 February 2026
Pentagon withdraws 1260H list adding Alibaba, BYD and Baidu, removing YMTC and CXMT

The Pentagon briefly published an updated list of Chinese companies alleged to have ties to the People’s Liberation Army, then withdrew...

Monday 16 February 2026
Apple reportedly agrees to double NAND prices from Kioxia, shifts to quarterly contract pricing

Apple has reportedly agreed to double the unit price it pays for NAND flash from Japan's Kioxia starting in the January–March quarter,...

Sunday 15 February 2026
CXMT races to scale up as yield gaps and export curbs bite
CXMT, a leading Chinese DRAM maker, is expanding aggressively but faces significant production and regulatory hurdles, ChosunBiz reported, citing industry sources. Despite...
Saturday 14 February 2026
ByteDance expands chip team to 1,000, advancing four major design lines
Chinese tech giant ByteDance is rapidly scaling its in-house chip development efforts, with its chip R&D team now exceeding 1,000 employees, signaling a strong push into AI hardware...
Saturday 14 February 2026
China sets price guidelines to curb cutthroat EV competition
China's State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR) issued a set of guidelines on February 12 aimed at regulating pricing throughout the automotive production process, as part...
Saturday 14 February 2026
Nvidia deepens South Korea ties in smart factory push
Nvidia outlined its role in advancing two major manufacturing trends—AI Factory and Physical AI—at SEMICON Korea 2026, emphasizing that it views South Korea as an important...
Saturday 14 February 2026
HBM steals the show at SEMICON Korea despite Samsung, SK Hynix skipping the floor
Artificial intelligence-driven growth in the semiconductor industry has drawn increasing public attention. SEMICON Korea, organized by SEMI, continues to expand in scale. The 2026...
Friday 13 February 2026
Arm faces intensified competition in China as RISC-V rise reshapes AI and HPC chip markets
As China emerges as a major RISC-V hub shipping hundreds of billions of chips annually since 2024, Arm Holdings confronts heightened competition in a market where its architecture...
Friday 13 February 2026
Citi flags post-HBM shift as edge memory, HBF advance
A Citi analyst said the next phase of artificial intelligence (AI) memory demand will extend beyond high-bandwidth memory (HBM), pointing to emerging opportunities in physical AI devices...
Friday 13 February 2026
Analysis: China's AI models and chips align on day one

China's leading large model developers are accelerating flagship releases, while domestic AI chipmakers are responding almost simultaneously,...

Friday 13 February 2026
Samsung's non-memory unit to turn profitable in 4Q26 as Exynos 2700 targets 50% share in Galaxy S27
Industry analysts indicate that Samsung Electronics' non-memory division is expected to return to profitability in the fourth quarter of 2026, with a full-year turnaround projected...