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Saturday 9 August 2025
Nvidia under fire as US eyes chip tracking to close export loopholes
The US has imposed export controls on critical chips bound for China, but smuggling and transshipment through third countries into China continue to occur, demonstrating that the...
Saturday 9 August 2025
South Korea's quintet of alliances for sovereign AI: Kakao notably left out
South Korea is progressing its autonomous AI model development by choosing five key industry alliances—Naver Cloud, SK Telecom, NC AI, LG AI Research, and Upstage. The government...
Saturday 9 August 2025
OpenAI reportedly eyes US$500 billion valuation in employee stock sale

OpenAI is reportedly in talks to allow employees—both current and former—to sell their shares in a deal that could value...

Friday 8 August 2025
Samsung revives Z-NAND after 7 years to supercharge AI with 15x speed gains

Samsung Electronics is reviving its Z-NAND memory technology after a seven-year hiatus, positioning it as a high-performance solution...

Friday 8 August 2025
Intel breaks from GPU-centric playbook as CEO Tan charts AI-focused overhaul
Intel is undergoing a sweeping strategic overhaul under CEO Lip-Bu Tan, signaling a decisive break from legacy structures and a bold push to reposition the company at the center of...
Friday 8 August 2025
AmTRAN Technology's operating profit soars 534% in 1H25, driven by stable video conferencing and computer peripheral orders
AmTRAN Technology announced a preliminary revenue of NT$2.034 billion (in the same period last year. The company's revenue performance in the second quarter of 2025 showcased significant...
Friday 8 August 2025
Chinese companies investigated for illegal poaching of Taiwanese tech talent
The Taiwan Ministry of Justice Investigation Bureau is investigating 16 Chinese companies, including major firms such as Victory Giant Technology, Huntkey, and GoerTek, for allegedly...
Friday 8 August 2025
OpenAI offers US$1 enterprise ChatGPT to US federal government in wake of AI action plan
OpenAI has agreed to offer its AI models to US federal agencies from 2026 for a symbolic annual fee of US$1. This move is part of the White House AI Action Plan, aimed at boosting...
Friday 8 August 2025
Southern Taiwan Science Park looks to boost biotech growth
The Southern Taiwan Science Park (STSP) Bureau, under the National Science and Technology Council (NSTC), hosted the STSP LINK Gathering event at the Messe Taoyuan convention and...
Friday 8 August 2025
Everlight Chemical sees impact of tariffs, exchange rates on July revenue
Everlight Chemical posted NT$6.216 billion (approx. US$208 million) in consolidated revenue for July 2025, a decrease of NT$72.27 million (approx. US$2.4 million) or 10.4% year-on-year...
Friday 8 August 2025
OpenAI's new AWS deal and open models sharpen US edge in global AI race
OpenAI has released open-weight models and partnered with Amazon Web Services (AWS) as a new cloud channel. This strategic move underscores US companies' determination to maintain...
Friday 8 August 2025
Sony raises annual forecast despite 100% tariff risk
Despite the ongoing threat of new US tariffs on semiconductors, Sony Group has raised its financial forecast for fiscal year 2025. Media outlets, including Bloomberg and...
Friday 8 August 2025
Elan forecasts stronger 2H25 on commercial notebook demand, AI PCs to rise in 2027
Touch IC design leader Elan Microelectronics held an investor conference and shared that its second quarter performance held up relatively well, with only a limited decline compared...
Friday 8 August 2025
Non-AI workloads dominate data centers despite ChatGPT popularity
Research from SemiAnalysis reveals that non-AI workloads still dominate data center operations in the Asia-Pacific region, while AI-related workloads are expected to grow significantly...
Friday 8 August 2025
OpenAI launches more powerful GPT-5 model for coding and writing
OpenAI is rolling out a more powerful and long-awaited new artificial intelligence model called GPT-5, vying to stay ahead of increased competition from rivals in the US and China.