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Thursday 3 July 2025
Political gridlock threatens Taiwan's defense ambitions amid budget cuts
Taiwan's defense companies face funding volatility and bureaucratic delays that undermine business confidence despite government pledges to boost military spending in response to...
Tuesday 1 July 2025
Honda pushes back hydrogen factory plans due to cost crunch
Honda has postponed the launch of its next-generation hydrogen fuel cell factory, pushing back the production timeline with no new start date confirmed. Citing reports from
Tuesday 1 July 2025
German robotics firm NEURA unveils advanced humanoid robot amid industry shifts
At the Automatica 2025 exhibition in Germany, NEURA Robotics introduced its third-generation humanoid robot, the 4NE1 Gen-3, marking a significant step in Europe's evolving robotics...
Tuesday 1 July 2025
Chinese AI robotics leader Unitree Robotics reportedly aims for IPO by year-end
The competition in humanoid robotics is intensifying between the US and China, with several Chinese AI robotics companies emerging strongly amid this contest. Among them, Hangzhou-based...
Wednesday 25 June 2025
Taiwanese government approves Foxconn India and US investments
Foxconn has received the Taiwanese government's approval for two major overseas investments, including a US$1.49 billion project in India and a US$735 million data center venture...
Saturday 21 June 2025
Taiwan shifts to private firms after ITRI exits stalled B5G project
Taiwan's Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI) will end its contract with the Taiwan Space Agency after admitting that low-Earth orbit satellite development falls outside...
Thursday 19 June 2025
US storage firms snap up rare domestic LFP supply from Envision
AESC Group Ltd., the battery subsidiary of Shanghai-based green tech company Envision Group, has reportedly paused its US expansion plans due to funding constraints, but its existing...
Tuesday 17 June 2025
OpenAI signs US$200 million AI deal with Pentagon under new government initiative
OpenAI has launched its "OpenAI for Government" initiative by signing a US$200 million, one-year artificial intelligence (AI) contract with the US Department of Defense, marking its...
Friday 13 June 2025
Samsung and Nvidia invest in Skild AI to strengthen robotics ambitions
Samsung Electronics and Nvidia have taken minority equity stakes in US-based robotics software startup Skild AI in a move seen as a strategic push into the rapidly growing consumer...
Friday 13 June 2025
OpenAI reportedly seeks US$40 billion in new funding, eyes global investors including Saudi PIF and Reliance
OpenAI is reportedly in talks to raise up to US$40 billion in a major funding round, with potential backing from Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund (PIF), India's Reliance Industries,...
Thursday 12 June 2025
Honda plans investment in Rapidus to support Japan's 2nm chip ambitions
Honda Motor is preparing to invest in Japanese semiconductor startup Rapidus during the second half of fiscal year 2025 (October 2025 to March 2026), with a commitment expected to...
Wednesday 4 June 2025
Top AI experts warn Trump's budget cuts threaten US tech leadership
Leading US artificial intelligence experts Fei-Fei Li and Andrew Ng have voiced strong concerns over the Trump administration's proposed 2026 budget, warning that sweeping cuts to...
Wednesday 4 June 2025
Musk’s empire grows: xAI at $113B, Neuralink raises $650M
As Elon Musk returns to the helm of his business empire, two of his ventures are making headlines. AI startup xAI is reportedly raising US$300 million at a US$113 billion valuation,...
Friday 16 May 2025
Akrostar, Biren, Enflame score fresh capital as China intensifies interface IP race
At the 2025 Semiconductor IP Industry Seminar in Shanghai, Akrostar Technology, Biren Technology, and Enflame Technology unveiled fresh funding rounds, highlighting China's accelerating...
Wednesday 14 May 2025
Huawei-tied SiCarrier guns for US$2.8 billion funding as China advances chip tool self-sufficiency
SiCarrier, a Chinese semiconductor equipment startup backed by the Shenzhen municipal government, is seeking to raise US$2.8 billion in its first funding round, targeting a valuation...