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Thursday 12 February 2026

Mistral to invest EUR1.2bn in Swedish AI data centres to expand European compute capacity

Mistral AI will invest EUR1.2 billion (US$1.43 billion) to build large-scale AI data centres in Sweden, marking its first infrastructure expansion outside France. The move positions...

Thursday 12 February 2026

Z.ai unveils GLM-5, advances AI agents and China chip compatibility

Ahead of the Lunar New Year, Chinese AI startup Z.ai (formerly Zhipu AI) released its open-source model GLM-5, highlighting AI agent capabilities...

Thursday 12 February 2026

Taiwan ODMs split in early 2026 as business transition takes hold

Taiwan's leading original design manufacturers (ODMs) are entering 2026 at different stages of transition, as efforts to expand into AI...

Thursday 12 February 2026

Acer, Asus January PC surge faces 2Q26 reckoning on memory shortages

Notebook brands Acer and Asus posted strong January revenue, defying the usual seasonal slowdown. The supply chain, however, remains cautious — the momentum, sources warn, is...

Thursday 12 February 2026

Weblink posts record January revenue as AI demand boosts data center and consumer markets

Weblink International Inc. reported consolidated revenue of NT$2.897 billion (about US$92 million) in January 2026, a 39.86% year-on-year increase and a historic monthly high driven...

Thursday 12 February 2026

Foxconn projects stronger 2026 growth, secures oversubscribed sustainability loan

After posting record revenue in 2025, Foxconn held its annual company sports carnival on February 12, continuing for a second consecutive...

Thursday 12 February 2026

SMIC warns AI pull-forward is rewriting chip cycle, lifts mature-node pricing

The global foundry industry is undergoing a structural shift, and it is emerging first in mature process nodes once widely considered oversupplied. SMIC stated on February 11 that...

Thursday 12 February 2026

Taiwan's machinery industry sees stable recovery driven by AI and semiconductor demand, but machine tools lag

Taiwan's machinery industry posted continued export growth in January, driven by demand for AI-related electronic equipment and semiconductor-linked products, while the machine tool...

Thursday 12 February 2026

Musk announces xAI reorganization after merger with SpaceX

Elon Musk has reorganized AI startup xAI following its merger with SpaceX, citing the need for faster execution as the company scales. The overhaul comes amid the departure of multiple...

Thursday 12 February 2026

Hyundai-controlled Boston Dynamics changes CEO as robots near market

Robert Playter will step down as chief executive of Boston Dynamics, effective immediately, the company said Tuesday, marking the end of a tenure that spanned more than three decades...

Thursday 12 February 2026

AI agents hit commercial inflection point, disrupting software models and cloud economics

Silicon Valley's long-anticipated commercial phase for AI agents accelerated this month. The viral rise of open-source personal assistant OpenClaw and the rapid adoption of Anthropic's...

Thursday 12 February 2026

Commentary: Is the SpaceX-xAI merger a brilliant strategic move or a heavy financial risk?

Tesla CEO Elon Musk has announced the merger of xAI and SpaceX, creating a new entity valued at an astonishing US$1.25 trillion. However, some have raised concerns that this bold strategic...

Thursday 12 February 2026

Analysis: Singapore rises as SEA hub as Taiwan, China firms shift strategy

As global supply chains shift from globalization toward regionalization and the "China plus one" strategy persists, Singapore's role in Southeast Asia has undergone a fundamental transformation...

Thursday 12 February 2026

MCU makers raise prices as packaging costs surge

The microcontroller unit (MCU) sector has emerged from inventory destocking in 2025, with the easing of US-China tariff tensions signaling a market recovery. Industry insiders expect...

Thursday 12 February 2026

Cisco unveils 102.4Tbps silicon and new systems targeting broader AI infrastructure

On February 10, 2025, Cisco introduced a new 102.4 terabits-per-second (Tbps) switching chip and a series of data center systems designed to support large-scale artificial intelligence...

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