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Thursday 21 August 2025
Nvidia's impossible dilemma: trust on a string between Washington and Beijing
Nvidia's H20 chips have unexpectedly emerged as a new flashpoint in the intensifying tech rivalry between the United States and China. Reports that Washington installs trackers on...
Thursday 21 August 2025
Taiwan's leading optics makers shift to robotics in search of growth beyond smartphones
Demand for smart glasses and robots has not yet hit the mass market, but their visibility and long-term potential are gaining traction. For Taiwan's optical component makers, robotics...
Thursday 21 August 2025
Meta confirms hiring freeze in AI division amid restructuring and prior talent recruitment
Meta Platforms Inc. has confirmed a hiring freeze in its artificial intelligence (AI) division following recent aggressive recruitment efforts. The company paused new hires and internal...
Thursday 21 August 2025
LG Electronics reportedly to offer voluntary retirement amid media division losses
LG Electronics reportedly plans to launch a voluntary retirement scheme targeting employees in its Media & Entertainment Solutions (MS) division, seeking organizational efficiency...
Thursday 21 August 2025
Nexcom to see humanoid robot shipments grow tenfold by 2026
As humanoid robots become the next major focus in the ongoing AI boom, leading industrial PC (IPC) maker Nexcom is now seeing its investments in the humanoid robot market bear fruit...
Thursday 21 August 2025
Hiwin maintains robotics momentum despite US client changes
Morgan Stanley recently published its global top 100 humanoid robots list, featuring four Taiwanese companies: Hiwin Technologies, TSMC, Hon Hai, and Hota Industrial Mfg...
Thursday 21 August 2025
OpenAI weighs infrastructure services as part of evolving business model
OpenAI is weighing a future move to monetize its AI infrastructure by renting out data center capacity to other companies, with CFO framing the idea as a potential revenue stream...
Thursday 21 August 2025
Robots move beyond auto sector as Taiwan suppliers target modular, specialized solutions
Rising labor shortages and the shift toward regionalized production are fueling greater demand for industrial robots and automation equipment beyond the traditional automotive sector...
Thursday 21 August 2025
Google launches Pixel 10 series with advanced AI features to rival Apple's iPhone 17
On August 20, Alphabet Inc. unveiled its latest Pixel 10 series smartphones at the "Made by Google" event, showcasing significant advancements in artificial intelligence (AI) integration...
Thursday 21 August 2025
Tariffs squeeze Sony to raise PS5 prices in US
Sony announced on August 20, 2025, that it will increase the price of all PlayStation 5 (PS5) models in the US by about US$50, effective August 21, citing rising costs linked to US...
Thursday 21 August 2025
Taiwan-Germany robotics ties deepen with new joint venture agreement
German humanoid robot startup Neura Robotics GmbH and Taiwanese firm Kenmec Mechanical Engineering have signed a cooperation agreement to jointly explore robotics market opportunities...
Thursday 21 August 2025
Quanta unit Techman brings AI humanoids to smart factories, mass production set for 2026
Techman Robot, a unit of Quanta Computer, has introduced its first AI humanoid robot, the TM Xplore I, with mass production scheduled for 2026. Unlike legged humanoids, the wheeled...
Thursday 21 August 2025
Wiselink posts record-high 2Q25 revenue with growth from anti-fraud, fintech businesses
Wiselink has seen its revenue for the second quarter of 2025 surge by 60% year-over-year to NT$634 million (approx. US$21 million), marking a new record high for the company as it...
Thursday 21 August 2025
AI-driven work hour reduction sparks rare consensus between tech leaders on universal basic income
Artificial intelligence is increasingly automating jobs, raising concerns about rising unemployment and wealth inequality. Scholars and tech leaders advocate for a universal basic...
Thursday 21 August 2025
Samsung could benefit from US approval of lower-spec Nvidia Blackwell chips for China

Industry analysts say Samsung could start supplying 12-layer HBM3E to Nvidia in the fourth quarter of 2025. But shipments for Nvidia's...