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Monday 7 April 2025
RTX 50 laptops arrive, but will they jolt flatlining PC market?
Nvidia's long-awaited RTX 50 series gaming laptops have finally hit the market, stirring modest activity in an otherwise stagnant notebook supply chain. However, with early models...
Monday 7 April 2025
Apple production hubs hit by tariffs
Apple Inc. is finding itself squarely in the crosshairs of President Donald Trump's new tariffs, even after a yearslong effort to insulate the iPhone maker from trade wars and supply...
Monday 7 April 2025
The Great Tech Reset 6: China's balance of nationalism and economics
Over the past fifty years, China has driven its national progress through two key forces: economic growth and nationalism. Its rapid economic expansion has not only reshaped Chinese...
Saturday 5 April 2025
Wistron accelerates US expansion as US announces 32% tariffs on Taiwan
In a move against the US reciprocal tariffs, Taiwan-based Wistron Corporation has announced a substantial investment in a new US subsidiary focused on AI product manufacturing. The...
Saturday 5 April 2025
Trump tariffs spare no country; Asia and Europe are hit harder
President Donald Trump is imposing tariffs on US trading partners worldwide, his biggest assault yet on a global economic system he has long bemoaned as unfair.
Trump said Wednesday...
Saturday 5 April 2025
Trump's tariff shock: Quanta hit hard, Wiwynn and Inventec catch a break
The implementation of equal tariffs by the US has taken the industry by surprise, leading to significant changes in the server supply chain. Initially, original design manufacturers...
Saturday 5 April 2025
Commentary: Trump’s new tariffs mirror China and India’s push for industrial self-reliance
Trump's second-term trade agenda marks a sharp departure from his first, shifting from focusing on reducing the US-China trade deficit to reshaping global supply chains favoring domestic...
Saturday 5 April 2025
Microsoft's AI outlook faces noise: An isolated case or a market reflection?
Microsoft has experienced significant momentum in the past two years due to GenAI, but recent signals indicate a shift towards cautiousness. Despite previously emphasizing urgent...
Saturday 5 April 2025
Cybersecurity threats shift to IVI and OS as AI reshapes vehicle security
As AI applications in smart vehicles become increasingly widespread, cybersecurity vulnerabilities in connected vehicles are becoming more evident. According to Taiwan-based automotive...
Saturday 5 April 2025
US robotics firms advocate for national strategy amid rise of China's 'Ge Wu' platform
A quiet revolution is reshaping the future of global manufacturing, with robotics technology at its center. In this unfolding race, the US and its Western allies are increasingly...
Saturday 5 April 2025
Ennoconn reports effective transformation with NT$180B in orders
Ennoconn's long-term investments across various sectors are beginning to yield results. In addition to its net-zero and digital twin transformations, the company is actively deploying...
Saturday 5 April 2025
Open-source AI: Taiwan's talent crisis amid China's rise
At the DIGITIMES AI Expo, renowned AI expert Andrew Ng underscored the transformative potential of open-source models in fostering innovation. He argued against restricting their...
Friday 4 April 2025
China strikes back: 34% tariffs on US goods, 27 American companies hit with restrictions
The US President Trump announced a reciprocal tariff rate, imposing an additional 34% tariff on China, effective April 9. In response, China declared on April 4 that it would also...
Friday 4 April 2025
Will Trump's sweeping tariffs drive notebook makers back to China?
The Trump administration has implemented reciprocal tariffs globally, leaving the notebook (NB) electronics manufacturing sector in shock. Production bases in Southeast Asia, which...
Friday 4 April 2025
Taiwan decries US's 32% tariff as unfair, announces NT$88 billion response plan
On April 3, US President Trump announced a reciprocal tariff scheme that will impose tariffs of up to 32% on Taiwan. In response, the Executive Yuan held a press conference on the...