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Wednesday 16 July 2025
Trump cuts Indonesian tariff to 19% after securing billions in purchase commitments
US President Donald Trump announced a new trade agreement with Indonesia on Tuesday, establishing a 19% tariff on goods imported from the Southeast Asian nation into the United States...
Wednesday 16 July 2025
Semco targets automotive, industrial MLCCs amid AI surge
Generative artificial intelligence (AI) and autonomous driving technologies are fueling structural growth in multilayer ceramic capacitors, with AI servers and automotive electronics...
Wednesday 16 July 2025
Meta doubled down on AI infrastructure, Foxconn, Taiwan supply chain ride the cocktail
Meta is turbocharging its bet on artificial intelligence, with CEO Mark Zuckerberg revealing plans to invest hundreds of billions of dollars in building large-scale AI infrastructure...
Wednesday 16 July 2025
Why Nvidia, Samsung, Qualcomm are all knocking on Xiaomi's door
The parade of power players to Lei Jun's door tells a story. Samsung Electronics Chairman Lee Jae-yong, Qualcomm CEO Cristiano Amon, and Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang have all made the...
Wednesday 16 July 2025
Dixon's new deals with Chinese firms test India's evolving stance on FDI post-Galwan
India's Dixon Technologies has signed two new agreements with Chinese firms, a joint venture and an acquisition, in a move that could test the central government's evolving approach...
Wednesday 16 July 2025
China Mobile taps Unitree, AgiBot in US$17 million state-backed robot deal
China is pushing large-scale adoption of humanoid robots by directing state-owned enterprises to ramp up procurement. In one of the biggest deals so far, China Mobile (Hangzhou) Information...
Wednesday 16 July 2025
Perplexity aims to build cognitive OS, sees billions in subscription revenue
At a recent startup forum organized by venture capital firm Y Combinator, Aravind Srinivas, co-founder and CEO of Perplexity, presented the company's outlook on integrating artificial...
Wednesday 16 July 2025
Meta reportedly weighs retreat from open-source AI as Superintelligence team shifts focus to closed models
Meta Platforms' new Superintelligence lab is reportedly reconsidering the release of its open-source AI model Llama 4 Behemoth, weighing a shift toward closed-source development....
Wednesday 16 July 2025
Semco pushes thinner chip capacitors to chase AI server boom
Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co. (Semco) is ramping up development of advanced multilayer ceramic capacitors (MLCC) as demand surges from artificial intelligence (AI) servers and automotive...
Wednesday 16 July 2025
Malaysia's swift crackdown on AI chip exports aims to safeguard data center boom
The Malaysian Ministry of Investment, Trade and Industry (MITI) has announced that exports, transshipments, and transit of US-origin artificial intelligence (AI) chips will now require...
Wednesday 16 July 2025
Trump hails US$92 billion in investments for AI, energy projects
President Donald Trump hailed more than US$92 billion in investments in artificial intelligence and energy infrastructure during a visit to Pennsylvania, highlighting his efforts...
Wednesday 16 July 2025
HTC to unveil new product on August 14, market optimistic about smart glasses debut
On August 15, HTC Corp. released a teaser image on the global HTC VIVE official community platform, hinting at the launch of a new product. The company is expected to unveil its first...
Wednesday 16 July 2025
US chip policy reversal boosts AMD and Nvidia, ties AI sales to rare earth trade with China
The US has cleared AMD and Nvidia to resume sales of AI chips to China, marking a major shift in tech trade policy. The move signals a softening stance on export controls and could...
Wednesday 16 July 2025
WT Microelectronics and Nichidenbo enter strategic share swap to strengthen component distribution ties
Taiwan-based distributors WT Microelectronics and Nichidenbo announced a strategic cooperation through a share exchange agreement, aiming to reinforce their positions in the electronic...
Wednesday 16 July 2025
Apple turns to US rare earths in US$500M supply chain shift
Apple Inc. has struck a US$500 million deal to buy rare-earth minerals from MP Materials Corp., the US producer that just last week secured backing from the Pentagon.