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Friday 13 February 2026
A tariff truce with teeth: US–Taiwan pact shields chips from Section 232 shocks
US Ambassador Jamieson Greer oversaw the signing of a comprehensive Agreement on Reciprocal Trade between the US and Taiwan on February 12, 2026. The agreement, reached under the auspices...
Friday 13 February 2026
The Hangzhou AI dark horse that took over accounting workflows
Generative AI is crossing a critical threshold, shifting from an assistive tool to a system capable of directly assuming work. Early in 2026, this shift became visible almost simultaneously...
Friday 13 February 2026
Why Singapore is drawing Taiwanese tech firms and SMEs

As geopolitical dynamics shift, Singapore has emerged as a focal point for Taiwanese and international investment, underpinned by its...

Friday 13 February 2026
Psyonic's plug-and-play robotic hand enters Apptronik's humanoid ecosystem
Robotic end effectors, particularly dexterous hands, have become a critical bottleneck in the commercial deployment of humanoid robots. US start-up Psyonic is addressing this gap with...
Friday 13 February 2026
Anthropic's hive-mind model sets a new pace for AI development
Since the generative AI boom of late 2022, the sector has seen fresh disruption in 2025 and 2026, with startups DeepSeek and Anthropic PBC's Claude Cowork driving waves of change that...
Thursday 12 February 2026
Nvidia CEO praises Foxconn's AI server leadership at company sports event
Foxconn held its annual company-wide sports carnival on February 12, 2026. During the opening remarks, Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang delivered a video message highlighting the seamless partnership...
Thursday 12 February 2026
China's Lenovo profit drops 21% even as revenue climbs 18%, flags memory shortage pressure
Lenovo Group reported a 21% decline in third-quarter profit but exceeded analyst expectations as strong revenue growth, driven by artificial intelligence (AI) demand, helped offset...
Thursday 12 February 2026
Column: USA Rare Earth acquisition of UK's LCM marks milestone in Western rare earth autonomy
Rare earth metals are essential to modern industry and defense. They are found in high-performance motors, precision weapon guidance systems, and a range of green energy technologies...
Thursday 12 February 2026
Mistral to invest EUR1.2bn in Swedish AI data centres to expand European compute capacity
Mistral AI will invest EUR1.2 billion (US$1.43 billion) to build large-scale AI data centres in Sweden, marking its first infrastructure expansion outside France. The move positions...
Thursday 12 February 2026
Z.ai unveils GLM-5, advances AI agents and China chip compatibility

Ahead of the Lunar New Year, Chinese AI startup Z.ai (formerly Zhipu AI) released its open-source model GLM-5, highlighting AI agent capabilities...

Thursday 12 February 2026
Taiwan ODMs split in early 2026 as business transition takes hold

Taiwan's leading original design manufacturers (ODMs) are entering 2026 at different stages of transition, as efforts to expand into AI...

Thursday 12 February 2026
Acer, Asus January PC surge faces 2Q26 reckoning on memory shortages
Notebook brands Acer and Asus posted strong January revenue, defying the usual seasonal slowdown. The supply chain, however, remains cautious — the momentum, sources warn, is...
Thursday 12 February 2026
Weblink posts record January revenue as AI demand boosts data center and consumer markets
Weblink International Inc. reported consolidated revenue of NT$2.897 billion (about US$92 million) in January 2026, a 39.86% year-on-year increase and a historic monthly high driven...
Thursday 12 February 2026
Foxconn projects stronger 2026 growth, secures oversubscribed sustainability loan

After posting record revenue in 2025, Foxconn held its annual company sports carnival on February 12, continuing for a second consecutive...

Thursday 12 February 2026
SMIC warns AI pull-forward is rewriting chip cycle, lifts mature-node pricing
The global foundry industry is undergoing a structural shift, and it is emerging first in mature process nodes once widely considered oversupplied. SMIC stated on February 11 that...