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Tuesday 12 August 2025
Sony shifts PS5 production out of China to dodge US tariffs
Sony has made strategic shifts in its PlayStation 5 (PS5) supply chain to mitigate the impact of US tariffs, according to statements from CFO Hiroki Totoki during the company's fiscal...
Tuesday 12 August 2025
Global manufacturing shift to regional production proves unstoppable despite Trump tariff relief
US President Donald Trump announced that Apple will gain tariff exemptions as part of a US$600 billion investment push in the US. While this move is designed to alleviate supply chain...
Tuesday 12 August 2025
Samsung's potential US$50 billion US chip expansion puts pressure on TSMC
Samsung Electronics is reportedly weighing a major expansion of its semiconductor investments in the US, a move that could push total spending to US$50 billion after securing multibillion-dollar...
Monday 11 August 2025
Airtel's Xtelify unveils sovereign cloud and AI tools to target telecom and enterprise growth
India-based Bharti Airtel's digital services arm, Xtelify, has launched Airtel Cloud, a sovereign cloud platform, along with an AI-powered software suite aimed at boosting efficiency...
Friday 8 August 2025
Chinese companies investigated for illegal poaching of Taiwanese tech talent
The Taiwan Ministry of Justice Investigation Bureau is investigating 16 Chinese companies, including major firms such as Victory Giant Technology, Huntkey, and GoerTek, for allegedly...
Friday 8 August 2025
SMIC flags limited visibility for 4Q25 amid high demand, expects limited tariff impact thanks to clients' preparedness
SMIC warned of weaker chip shipment momentum in the fourth quarter of 2025 due to seasonal effects and customer inventory buildup, noting limited visibility ahead. However, the company...
Friday 8 August 2025
Samsung and LG vie for Hitachi's Japanese home appliance unit as South Korea and Japan join forces against Chinese competition
Samsung Electronics and LG Electronics are actively competing to acquire the Japanese home appliance division of Hitachi. For Samsung, this marks a return to the Japanese home appliance...
Thursday 7 August 2025
Malaysia commits over US$240 billion in US investments to ease tariffs
Malaysia has agreed to invest more than US$240 billion in the US as part of negotiations aimed at reducing tariffs imposed on Malaysian goods from 25% to 19%. The details were disclosed...
Thursday 7 August 2025
Trump chip tariff sends South Korean chip giants scrambling
US President Donald Trump's declaration of 100% tariffs on all chip imports has sent shockwaves through South Korean semiconductor firms Samsung Electronics Co. and SK Hynix Inc.
Thursday 7 August 2025
OSAT giants expand in US as Trump pushes for 100% tariff on chip imports
Amkor and ASE, two of the world's top semiconductor packaging and testing providers, are deepening their US presence following the return of Trump-era "Made in America" policies....
Thursday 7 August 2025
Huawei open-sources CANN to challenge Nvidia's CUDA dominance
Huawei plans to open-source its Compute Architecture for Neural Networks (CANN), a heterogeneous AI computing framework positioned as a direct alternative to Nvidia's dominant CUDA...
Wednesday 6 August 2025
Taiwan's President Lai reaffirms commitment to peace and economic security; Boris Johnson urges Western countries not to alienate Taiwan
Former UK prime minister Boris Johnson recently visited Taiwan, becoming the third British ex-PM to do so after Margaret Thatcher and Liz Truss. On August 5, Johnson met with President...
Wednesday 6 August 2025
Taiwan holds the key to AI development; Boris Johnson urges West to protect democratic supply chains
In a keynote address delivered in Taipei on August 5, former UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson underscored Taiwan's critical importance to global supply chains, particularly in the...
Wednesday 6 August 2025
Tokyo Electron declines comment as TSMC 2nm tech leak investigation unfolds
Tokyo Electron has declined to comment on whether it is under investigation after Taiwanese prosecutors searched its local office in connection with a suspected leak of TSMC's 2nm...
Wednesday 6 August 2025
Innoscience wins Nvidia nod, loses German patent fight
China's leading GaN semiconductor firm, Innoscience, is at the center of a high-stakes global confrontation that intertwines geopolitics, patent disputes, and market strategy. In...