News tagged IT + CE at DIGITIMES

NEWS TAGGED IT + CE

Monday 25 May 2026

Weekly news roundup: TSMC faces its first real rivals; Agibot claims 100% success rate in factory deployment

Below are the most-read DIGITIMES Asia stories from the week of May 18-24, 2026:

Monday 25 May 2026

Singapore launches physical AI testbed at Punggol Digital District

Singapore will launch a new testbed at the Punggol Digital District (PDD) later in 2026 to research, test, and deploy physical artificial intelligence (AI) systems, as the government...

Monday 25 May 2026

Manus eyes US$1 billion buyback after Beijing blocks Meta deal

Chinese artificial intelligence (AI) startup Manus is reportedly evaluating a US$1 billion fundraising round to buy back control of the company from Meta Platforms, in response to...

Monday 25 May 2026

Nvidia, Intel, and AMD all in on AI: server supply chain faces shortage of orders, but does for three critical resources

Nvidia, AMD, and Intel are all optimistic about AI development. However, server supply chain companies admit that orders are no longer the issue. Instead, what is most lacking are...

Monday 25 May 2026

Global Electronics Policy Council formed to coordinate industry response to tariffs and export controls

The Global Electronics Association announced the formation of the Global Electronics Policy Council on Monday to centralize policy advocacy for the electronics supply chain in response...

Monday 25 May 2026

Taiwan to showcase Open Source Team Taiwan pavilion at COMPUTEX to highlight AI and industry collaboration

Open Source Team Taiwan will debut at COMPUTEX / InnoVEX 2026 as a government-backed pavilion showcasing how open-source frameworks underpin corporate product strategy, AI commercialization,...

Monday 25 May 2026

BenQ Materials secures US$190M loan to fund shift into medical, semiconductor and display materials

BenQ Materials, part of the BenQ Qisda Group, announced on May 22 that it completed a five-year syndicated loan of NT$6 billion (US$190.4 million) led by E.SUN Bank to refinance debt...

Monday 25 May 2026

Grok falters across government and enterprise as SpaceX pivots to lease idle compute

Elon Musk's AI startup xAI faced weak uptake for its chatbot Grok across US government, corporate, and consumer markets, and SpaceX moved to lease idle computing capacity to Anthropic...

Monday 25 May 2026

AI spending forces enterprises to shorten SaaS deals and demand new pricing protections

Rising enterprise investment in AI tools is prompting customers to compress traditional software-as-a-service contracts and extract stronger commercial protections, executives and...

Monday 25 May 2026

Nichidenbo appoints WT Microelectronics representative as chairman to cement share-swap tie-up

Nichidenbo's May 22 board changes and planned equity link with WT Microelectronics signal a strategic pivot that could influence global component supply chains, as leadership shifts...

Monday 25 May 2026

Column: World Models—taxonomy and technical foundations in embodied AI

"World models" have risen swiftly to prominence in AI discourse—and just as quickly become a source of confusion. Over the past two years, the term has grown simultaneously ubiquitous...

Monday 25 May 2026

Column: US summit signals shift to trusted supply chains, reshaping global manufacturing partnerships

At the 2026 SelectUS Investment Summit in Maryland, US officials used the flagship investment forum to outline a national industrial strategy prioritizing supply chain reconstruction...

Monday 25 May 2026

Samsung's China exit shows Korean brands under pressure

Samsung Electronics' retreat from China's TV and home-appliance market is raising broader questions for South Korean industry, as Chinese...

Monday 25 May 2026

India roundup: India accelerates chip ambitions, but ecosystem gaps remain a key challenge

India is advancing its technology and semiconductor ambitions through new fab projects, packaging...

Monday 25 May 2026

Syntec Technology profit hits record as AI drives factory automation demand

Syntec Technology reported record quarterly revenue and profit for the first quarter of 2026, as demand for high-end control systems and...

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