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Friday 6 March 2026
Alibaba’s Qwen loses its architect, stirring questions about China’s AI drive
Alibaba's large language model ambitions have been jolted by an unexpected leadership departure. In the early hours of March 4, the head of Alibaba Group's Qwen artificial intelligence...
Friday 6 March 2026
South Korean OLED materials firm Lordin plans India expansion amid Chinese competition
South Korean OLED materials developer Lordin plans to seek a technology-special listing in the first half of 2027, with a US$25 million fundraising round targeted for completion in...
Friday 6 March 2026
South Korea's approval for Google to export high-precision maps raises competition and security questions
South Korea's government has reversed a nearly 20-year policy and conditionally allowed Google to export high-precision map data abroad, a move that could shift the competitive landscape...
Friday 6 March 2026
Hangzhou signs US$3.7b AI GPU deal: China's multi-vendor chip strategy

On February 28, Hangzhou convened an AI development summit at the Hangzhou Civic Center aimed at positioning the city as China's leading...

Thursday 5 March 2026
State 'Big Fund' backs humanoid robotics with US$362M Galbot investment

China's embodied AI and humanoid robotics sector is drawing fresh investment, with two major financing deals signaling accelerating com...

Thursday 5 March 2026
Coex welcomes AW 2026, accelerating AI-driven industrial transformation
Asia's leading manufacturing AX expo, The Smart Factory + Automation World (AW) 2026, has commenced, taking place from March 4-6, 2026, at Coex in Seoul, South Korea. The event will...
Thursday 5 March 2026
Huawei reveals 896-channel automotive LiDAR with dual-optical architecture

Huawei on March 4 unveiled what it said is the world's first mass-produced 896-channel automotive LiDAR, a sensor designed to significantly...

Thursday 5 March 2026
Jack Ma: AI tech evolves weekly, outpacing society's readiness
Amid the intensifying global race in generative AI, Alibaba founder Jack Ma recently appeared alongside senior executives at Hangzhou Yungu School to address the technology's rapid...
Thursday 5 March 2026
AW 2026: Asus outlines edge AI strategy for smart city deployments

ASUS IoT is redefining the urban landscape by positioning itself as the high-performance backbone for modern smart cities, using edge AI and machine...

Thursday 5 March 2026
Suzuki to acquire Kanadevia's solid-state battery business to strengthen EV technology
Suzuki Motor Corporation said it will acquire the all-solid-state lithium-ion battery business of Japanese engineering firm Kanadevia Corporation, as the automaker steps up development...
Thursday 5 March 2026
Commentary: HBM hybrid bonding race heats up, but memory makers slow to adopt
Competition in the high bandwidth memory (HBM) market is intensifying, prompting equipment makers such as Hanwha Semitech and Semes to accelerate...
Thursday 5 March 2026
China sets 2026 growth target at 4.5–5% as supply chain risks mount
China has set a more flexible economic growth target for 2026, Premier Li Qiang said in the government work report delivered on March 5 and carried by Xinhua News Agency....
Thursday 5 March 2026
AI's power problem: US tech giants seek grid solutions while China builds energy edge

On March 4 local time, the White House will host a signing ceremony that could influence the direction of global AI competition. Technology...

Thursday 5 March 2026
Samsung DRAM prices reportedly double in 1Q26, jumping from 70% to 100% increase in a month
Reports indicate that Samsung raised DRAM prices by more than 100% in the first quarter of 2026. The increase had initially been negotiated at around 70% in January 2026, but expanded...
Thursday 5 March 2026
Beyond EMS: Lens Technology ships PCIe 5.0 enterprise SSDs, moves into AI data center storage

Lens Technology said SSDs assembled for enterprise NVMe storage supplier DERA have entered mass shipment at its facility in the Xiangtan...