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Saturday 19 September 2026
MediaTek, Vivo bring 30B MoE models on-device in next AI phone race

MediaTek's new Dimensity 9600 Pro puts agentic AI at the center of its flagship smartphone strategy, supporting on-device mixture-of-experts...

Saturday 19 September 2026
Ams OSRAM takes an automotive-qualified force sensor into robotic hands
Ams OSRAM is pushing its optical force sensor line into robotic hands on the argument that incumbent piezoelectric solutions cannot hold a reading, and it is using automotive qualification...
Saturday 19 September 2026
Compal takes Compal Broadband Networks private to fold networking into its edge AI stack
Compal Electronics is buying out the shares of its listed networking arm, Compal Broadband Networks (CBN), in a cash deal that will end CBN's public listing and give Compal full control...
Friday 18 September 2026
Winbond cements server NOR lead with Infineon deal
Winbond Electronics is expanding its NOR Flash footprint and has agreed to pay US$1.12 billion in cash to acquire Infineon's NOR Flash and F-RAM businesses, a move that will lift it...
Friday 18 September 2026
Corning to raise display glass substrate prices 15% from 4Q26
Corning, the US glass substrate supplier, will raise prices for its yen-denominated display glass substrate products by 15% or more worldwide starting in the fourth quarter of 2026,...
Friday 18 September 2026
China's AI data center token costs hinge on access to advanced GPUs
China's AI data centers are confronting a severe chip access bottleneck, with the cost of producing tokens shaped less by model design than by geopolitics, according to a recent Caijing...
Friday 18 September 2026
CoreWeave launches US$3 billion bond sale amid growing revenue, debt

CoreWeave launched a debt sale worth US$3 billion in convertible bonds, which would allow buyers to turn their bonds into shares. The...

Friday 18 September 2026
High-end GPUs may be slowing China's AI compute expansion
China's wide gap in token costs stems largely from domestic companies' difficulty in accessing Nvidia high-end GPUs, forcing them to squeeze more value from each token to recoup costs...
Friday 18 September 2026
King Charles tests AI's safety consensus as Nvidia keeps its foot on the accelerator

King Charles III has stepped into the intensifying debate over artificial intelligence, urging executives from Nvidia, Google DeepMind,...

Friday 18 September 2026
ByteDance's second AI-agent phone drops forced automation for permission — yet app wall still up
The question facing China's "AI agent phone" category is no longer whether a model can drive a smartphone. It is whether the apps will let it. Judging by the first mass-produced device...
Friday 18 September 2026
Mobile SoC battle for 2026 centers on NPUs

More technical details on 2026 mobile systems on a chip (SoCs) from major vendors are emerging, and the biggest changes in chips such...

Friday 18 September 2026
ByteDance builds strong supply chain force to master emerging hardware ecosystems beyond core demand

The Chinese smart glasses sector is rapidly consolidating around the principle that "subtraction is king." Rather than rushing unproven...

Friday 18 September 2026
Taiwan central bank keeps rates unchanged as inflation stays contained
Taiwan's central bank left interest rates unchanged on the 17th, saying inflation remains manageable and the economy is still growing steadily. The decision came as the US Federal...
Friday 18 September 2026
Taiwan central bank warns market stability hinges on AI monetization
Taiwan's Central Bank said on the 17th that the success or failure of AI monetization will determine its long-term economic benefits and impact on financial markets. It urged Taiwanese...
Friday 18 September 2026
Housing slump and plant builds diverge as Tung Ho Steel sees AI demand support
Electric-arc furnace steelmaker Tung Ho Steel said Taiwan's real-estate slowdown has dragged down rebar orders in 2026, while high-tech investment and plant construction have strongly...