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Thursday 27 August 2026

Anthropic prepares IPO pitch centered on a $30 trillion AI market

Anthropic is preparing for an initial public offering (IPO) and plans to tell investors its total addressable market exceeds US$30 trillion, according to people familiar with the matter...

Tuesday 25 August 2026

Chinese automakers expand to humanoid robotics with technology, supply chain and scenario advantages

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Tuesday 25 August 2026

CNFI White Paper outlines solutions as labor, transformation, and energy headline Taiwan's industry hurdles

Navigating volatile US tariff policies, escalating geopolitical tensions, and a productivity revolution driven by agentic AI, Taiwan's industrial sector has reached a decisive cros...

Monday 24 August 2026

India roundup: India's chip push moves beyond fabs as yield, supply chains and new technology become the next test

India's semiconductor strategy is entering a more demanding phase, shifting from attracting fabs and assembly plants toward building the capabilities needed to sustain them. From wafer...

Thursday 20 August 2026

Gujarat's 12-hour shift approval for Micron shows how India is rewriting labour rules to court chipmakers

The Gujarat government's approval of 12-hour work shifts at Micron Technology's Sanand assembly and test plant is more than just a single-factory...

Monday 17 August 2026

Taiwan extends graduate stays to 2 years to ease talent shortages

Taiwan has begun allowing overseas Chinese and foreign graduates with associate degrees or higher to extend their residence for up to two years, a change that has already driven a...

Monday 3 August 2026

Column: AI agents are advancing rapidly, but the automation map remains smaller than expected

Token prices are falling while overall AI usage continues to surge — a trend this column examined in March 2026 and one that...

Friday 24 July 2026

Japan, Korea, and Taiwan face fresh 10-12.5% US tariffs under forced-labor Section 301 action

Much of Asia's manufacturing base is now subject to new US import duties of 10% to 12.5% after the White House finalized a Section 301 action against 60 economies, citing their failure...

Thursday 23 July 2026

Wistron chairman says US manufacturing is unavoidable

Wistron has opened its D1 AI smart factory in Fort Worth, Texas, beginning volume production of Nvidia GB300 compute boards in the US for the first time. The move underscores the push...

Tuesday 21 July 2026

Hyundai labor unrest ripples through Kia, GM Korea supply chains

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Thursday 16 July 2026

Samsung's Honam semiconductor investment faces union pushback as 80% oppose project

As Samsung Electronics pushes ahead with a major semiconductor investment project in South Korea's Honam region, including Gwangju and South Jeolla Province, labor-management relations...

Tuesday 14 July 2026

Column: Digital AI and Physical AI follow the same growth logic

At a humanoid robotics summit in Tokyo in May 2026, I saw a consulting firm's global labor automation map for Physical AI. After returning, I recreated the same map using the firm's...

Tuesday 14 July 2026

Taiwan childcare subsidies face skepticism as survey shows limited birthrate impact

Taiwan's latest population policy push faced immediate skepticism despite a broad childcare package unveiled on May 27, while an Academia Sinica survey found only 12% of respondents...

Monday 13 July 2026

US chip factory buildout faces possible delays as labor shortage nears 157,000 by 2030

A shortage of skilled workers could slow construction of new US semiconductor plants, raise costs, and limit chip output for global...

Sunday 12 July 2026

Greenfiltec revenue climbed 19% in 1H26 on stronger AMC filter shipments

Greenfiltec said June 2026 consolidated revenue rose to NT$56.04 million (US$1.74 million), lifting first-half 2026 consolidated revenue to NT$311 million. That was up 14.87% in June...

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