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Tuesday 23 December 2025
Korean startups spotlight next-gen digital content technologies in global push backed by government
Backed by South Korea's Ministry of Science and ICT (MSIT) and the National IT Industry Promotion Agency (NIPA), a new cohort of Korean startups are accelerating their push into global...
Tuesday 23 December 2025
Japan's H3 rocket launch fails, delaying GPS independence

Japan's flagship heavy-lift rocket, the H3, suffered another setback on Sunday after its eighth flight failed, dealing a blow to the...

Tuesday 23 December 2025
Apple suppliers Lens, Lingyi iTech move into AI server hardware

As demand for AI computing power continues to surge, traditional Apple supply-chain manufacturing heavyweights are accelerating their transformation,...

Tuesday 23 December 2025
ByteDance reportedly to increase 2026 capex with major focus on AI chips
ByteDance is preparing to raise its capex to CNY160 billion (approx. US$22.70 billion) in 2026, allocating over half of this amount, CNY85 billion, towards purchasing artificial intelligence...
Tuesday 23 December 2025
EdgeCortix accelerates low-power chip launch to take on Nvidia

Tokyo-based startup EdgeCortix plans to deliver samples of its next-generation Sakura-X artificial intelligence (AI) processor by the end of 2026,...

Tuesday 23 December 2025
Iluvatar CoreX: China's first commercial GPGPU builder steps onto the public stage

Shanghai-based Iluvatar CoreX is moving closer to a Hong Kong listing, positioning itself as one of the most commercially advanced domestic...

Tuesday 23 December 2025
Under 1% market share: Moore Threads faces long road to 'China's Nvidia.'
As Moore Threads completes its stock market debut, the capital market has been flooded with bullish rhetoric, from "a domestic GPU champion" to "China's Nvidia." The pitch is familiar...
Tuesday 23 December 2025
South Korea launches dual K-NPU, GPU strategy in AI top three bid
The South Korean government will pursue a dual-track strategy to become one of the world's top three AI powers, advancing both upgrades to domestically produced neural processing...
Tuesday 23 December 2025
Moore Threads takes on CUDA with MUSA as China's GPU race shifts to developer ecosystems
Competition in the GPU industry ultimately comes down to developer ecosystems. Against that backdrop, Moore Threads' inaugural MUSA Developer Conference (MDC 2025) on December 20-21...
Tuesday 23 December 2025
Chinese chip resistor makers cut production to address oversupply; Taiwan firms remain cautious
Chinese chip resistor manufacturers have cut production by 10-60% amid oversupply, but major firms haven't, limiting recovery. Taiwanese firms expect improvements by late 2026.
Tuesday 23 December 2025
Nvidia targets pre-holiday H200 shipments to China via inventory; production ramp remains uncertain
Nvidia is reportedly planning to resume shipments of its second-most powerful artificial intelligence chips to China before the Lunar New Year holiday in mid-February, underscoring...
Tuesday 23 December 2025
Korean chip industry faces mounting pressure from escalating power prices
Electricity costs for South Korea's domestic semiconductor manufacturing industry have reportedly surged, raising concerns over mounting cost pressures on chipmakers. Over the past...
Tuesday 23 December 2025
Tencent recruits ex-OpenAI scientist to reboot its LLM strategy
China's AI race in 2025 has moved beyond brute-force model scaling. The contest now hinges on capital efficiency, infrastructure strength, and control of traffic gateways—a...
Tuesday 23 December 2025
Nexperia's China unit secures local wafer supply under governance dispute
The Chinese subsidiary of Nexperia, the Dutch semiconductor manufacturer, has moved to secure wafer capacity from domestic suppliers to support production of key products in 2026,...
Tuesday 23 December 2025
Open-source MiMo-V2-Flash underscores Xiaomi's push to avoid dependence on external AI platforms
Xiaomi unveils MiMo-V2-Flash open-source AI model, signaling strategic AI push