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Tuesday 14 July 2026
Chinese AI glasses startups gain momentum, raising pressure on Taiwan's supply chain

The smart glasses market is developing rapidly, with brands adopting a more pragmatic approach to product design while placing greater emphasis...

Tuesday 14 July 2026
GigaDevice director maps memory's next three years: capacity, AI demand, and the race for new applications

AI computing demand continues to fuel growth in the global memory market, but the industry's attention is shifting beyond short-term price...

Tuesday 14 July 2026
China quantum research wins UNESCO, IEEE honors
China's quantum technology research has drawn renewed international academic recognition. The University of Science and Technology of China (USTC) said Chinese Academy of Sciences...
Tuesday 14 July 2026
US chases AI talent abroad as China strengthens its homegrown pipeline

The US can no longer close its artificial-intelligence talent gap with China through visa curbs or export controls alone, a new Hoover...

Tuesday 14 July 2026
US-funded researchers barred from working with blacklisted Chinese entities from 2027

The US National Science Foundation will prohibit the researchers it funds from collaborating with organizations on Washington's restricted-party...

Tuesday 14 July 2026
China launches first 8-inch 2D chip line to bypass EUV limits

Shanghai AtomIC Technology has launched what it describes as the world's first 8-inch pilot line for two-dimensional semiconductors, marking...

Tuesday 14 July 2026
Samsung brings HBM, logic, and optics together in packaging push
Samsung Electronics is developing advanced packaging technology that combines high-bandwidth memory (HBM), logic chips and silicon photonics (SiPh) as it seeks to address the rising...
Tuesday 14 July 2026
Commentary: Forget AI chips — China's top science awards reveal what Beijing is actually building
China has nine years left to meet its goal of becoming a global science and technology powerhouse by 2035.
Monday 13 July 2026
Samsung develops glass interposer as TSMC expands packaging capacity

Samsung Electronics and Samsung Display are jointly developing a next-generation glass interposer that could lower the cost of packaging...

Monday 13 July 2026
China Life commits US$700M to semiconductor fund under Beijing's patient capital strategy

China Life Insurance Company Limited plans to invest CNY4.999 billion (US$697 million) in a new CNY5 billion semiconductor private...

Monday 13 July 2026
China's 2030 target for 30% NEV adoption raises the stakes for foreign automakers

China is tying its climate agenda more closely to industrial policy. The State Council's newly released Action Plan for Carbon Peaking...

Monday 13 July 2026
Tencent seeks control of Manus after China blocks Meta's US$2 billion AI deal

Tencent is in talks to become the largest shareholder in Manus, leading a proposed buyback of the AI agent startup after Chinese regulators...

Monday 13 July 2026
MiniMax bets US$2 billion on AI infrastructure as lock-up selloff deepens its split with Z.ai
Chinese artificial-intelligence developer MiniMax is raising HK$16 billion (approx. US$2.04 billion) through a share placement and convertible bonds to accelerate spending on AI infrastructure...
Monday 13 July 2026
Samsung targets 2029 Yongin fab opening as infrastructure timetable tightens
Samsung Electronics plans to begin operations at its first Yongin fab in 2029, one to two years ahead of the original schedule, increasing pressure on South Korea to accelerate the...
Monday 13 July 2026
SK Group chair: US investment plan will far exceed US$35B

SK Group chairman Chey Tae-won said the South Korean conglomerate is preparing a US investment plan that would far exceed US$35 billion—the...