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Friday 10 July 2026

European startup unveils humanoid robot design, real-time learning system

UMA, a Physical AI company, unveiled the design of its first humanoid robot at Machina Summit and introduced Real-Time Learning, an...

Tuesday 7 July 2026

Taiwan pushes care robots as eldercare shortages expose legal gaps

Taiwan is accelerating efforts to bring care robots into eldercare as labor shortages deepen, while lawmakers and regulators continue to debate how the devices should be classified...

Sunday 5 July 2026

Why enterprise AI in manufacturing is stuck at the pilot stage

At a late-June industry forum, experts from Taiwan's TPIsoftware, the Institute for Information Industry (III), and Phison Electronics...

Friday 3 July 2026

UBTech CEO says robots will take over most physical jobs in 20 years

UBtech Robotics founder and CEO Jian Zhou said at the company's 2026 global launch event that humanoid robots will gradually take over most physical and repetitive work within the...

Thursday 25 June 2026

JD.com targets 700,000 workers for retraining as robots reshape logistics

Founder and chairman of Chinese e-commerce platform JD.com Qiangdong Liu said at the 2026 APEC Business Leaders China Forum that logistics and delivery work will gradually be handled...

Tuesday 23 June 2026

GM robot rollout after 1,000 layoffs fuels UAW complaint and labor tensions

General Motors' move to install collaborative robots at its Factory Zero plant has sharpened concerns about automation, jobs, and worker safety, while also signaling a broader shift...

Monday 15 June 2026

AI power race lifts transformer demand, gives Fortune Electric pricing edge

AI-driven demand for power infrastructure is pushing up transformer demand, while long lead times at global giants such as Siemens, ABB, and GE are reshaping bargaining power across...

Friday 12 June 2026

TSS Holdings warns long-term US operating costs are the main barrier for Taiwan suppliers

TSS Holdings and an alliance of 18 Taiwanese semiconductor materials, components and equipment firms said on June 9 that the primary challenge for small and medium-sized suppliers...

Friday 5 June 2026

Samsung's biggest union loses majority status after bonus talks

Samsung Electronics is facing a new shift in labor relations after the Samsung Electronics branch of the Samsung Group Super-Enterprise Union reportedly lost its status as a majority...

Friday 5 June 2026

Analysis: How Jensen Huang pays top-dollar talent to keep Nvidia on top

When Jensen Huang was asked in Taipei about Samsung Electronics' recent labor dispute, the Nvidia chief executive offered a characteristically direct response.

Wednesday 3 June 2026

Pegatron's Chairman sees a future where AI can think and act

As the artificial intelligence industry moves beyond chatbots and text generation, a new question is emerging: what happens when AI can act on the physical world, not just understand...

Tuesday 2 June 2026

Enterprise AI spending slows as token costs outpace measurable returns

Corporate adoption of artificial intelligence tools has cooled as firms across technology and consumer sectors flagged soaring token costs and uncertain returns, according to recent...

Friday 29 May 2026

Big tech goes all-in on AI — but the next gen has reservations

This graduation season, high-profile tech elites speaking at ceremonies celebrating the AI revolution have not been met with polite applause, but with hostility.

Wednesday 27 May 2026

Samsung wage deal pushed through by chip workers, widening bonus divide

Samsung Electronics' tentative 2026 wage agreement has cleared a union vote with 73.7% approval, moving a months-long labor dispute closer to settlement while exposing a deeper divide...

Wednesday 27 May 2026

Mexico emerges as new front line in global auto supply chain

Amid a sweeping reconfiguration of global supply chains, North America—and Mexico in particular—has emerged as a critical battleground for manufacturers caught between...

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