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Monday 2 November 2026
China's self-improving AI advances towards AGI, but Z.ai founder warns of limits and risks
Z.ai co-founder Tang Jie has identified recursive self-improvement (RSI) as a critical pathway towards artificial general intelligence (AGI), arguing that AI systems capable of improving...
Monday 2 November 2026
Denso sees profits hit by memory costs, seeks price pass-through
Denso, Japan's largest auto parts maker, reported falling profits for the first half of fiscal 2026 as surging memory and other component costs, driven partly by the AI boom, offset...
Monday 2 November 2026
TEL sees 90% profit surge as AI chip demand stays strong
Tokyo Electron (TEL) forecasts nearly 90% annual operating-profit growth as chipmakers accelerate capital spending to meet demand for AI hardware, despite mounting concerns over an...
Monday 2 November 2026
Samsung to buy TCL CSOT stake from its own display unit for US$960 million
Samsung Electronics plans to acquire Samsung Display's entire 10.16% stake in China's TCL CSOT for KRW1.2718 trillion (approx. US$960 million), moving the investment from its OLED-focused...
Monday 2 November 2026
South Korea builds SMR ecosystem as SK Innovation advances Natrium tech, Samsung C&T pushes modular construction
South Korean energy and engineering companies are positioning themselves for the emerging small modular reactor (SMR) market, with SK Innovation (SKI) seeking to build expertise through...
Monday 2 November 2026
Iluvatar CoreX Tiangai 300 tops Nvidia H200 in select AI inference tests, with long-context and MoE gains
Chinese AI chipmaker Iluvatar CoreX has released benchmarks showing its next-generation Tiangai 300 general-purpose GPU outperforming Nvidia's H200 in selected large language model...
Monday 2 November 2026
Samsung's Lee bets on Japan for AI chip packaging edge
Samsung Electronics chairman Lee Jae-yong visited the company's Advanced Package Lab (APL) in Yokohama, Japan, on November 1, as the chipmaker looks to Japan's semiconductor materials...
Monday 2 November 2026
Sam Altman meets with Samsung, SK as memory crunch deepens
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman met with executives from Samsung Group and SK Group during a brief visit to South Korea on October 31, as tightening memory supplies and growing commitments to...
Monday 2 November 2026
China's Empyrean Tech targets digital EDA gaps with US$32.9 million Easy-Logic acquisition
China's leading electronic design automation (EDA) supplier, Empyrean Technology, plans to acquire a controlling stake in Easy-Logic Technology, a specialist in digital logic optimization,...
Monday 2 November 2026
What CXMT's 3Q26 earnings reveal about DRAM shortages, DDR5 momentum, and 2027 growth strategy
China's leading DRAM manufacturer CXMT expects revenue to continue growing through 2027, supported by tight memory supply, AI server demand and an expanding portfolio of higher-value...
Monday 2 November 2026
Nvidia to become Naver’s third-largest shareholder
Nvidia will invest US$1 billion (KRW1.34 trillion) in South Korean internet company Naver, acquiring an approximately 4.54% stake and surpassing Naver founder and board chairman Hae-jin...
Monday 2 November 2026
FuriosaAI raises US$620 million, quadruples valuation to challenge Nvidia
South Korean AI chip startup FuriosaAI has raised US$620 million in its latest funding round, quadrupling its valuation from the previous round to US$2.9 billion and strengthening...
Monday 2 November 2026
South Korea's army advances energy transition with microgrids, hydrogen
As AI and unmanned systems see wider adoption, the military's reliance on electricity continues to grow, making energy transition critical to maintaining combat capabilities. The South...
Monday 2 November 2026
Commentary: China's Nvidia H200 challengers look beyond GPU power, with Huawei and T-Head targeting system-scale AI
Iluvatar CoreX has reported benchmark results showing its Tiangai 300 AI accelerator outperforming Nvidia's H200 on selected metrics, drawing renewed attention to China's progress...
Monday 2 November 2026
Taiwan’s R&D investment reaches NT$1.13 trillion in 2025
Master’s degree holders remain the backbone of Taiwan’s technology R&D workforce, while locally trained PhD students generally show weaker research capabilities, according...