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Tuesday 16 September 2025
Commentary: HiSilicon 2.0 moves from survival mode to leadership under Trump 2.0
On September 10, 2025, HiSilicon, a subsidiary of Huawei, completed significant personnel changes in its business registration—Eric Xu stepped down as chairman and legal representative,...
Friday 12 September 2025
Huawei’s HiSilicon appoints new chairman after Eric Xu exit
Huawei Technologies senior executive Eric Xu has stepped down as the legal representative and chairman of subsidiary HiSilicon Semiconductor. He will be succeeded by Jeffrey Gao.
Wednesday 3 September 2025
Judge spares Google from forced divestiture, imposes search data sharing with rivals
In the biggest US antitrust case in almost three decades, a judge ruled that Google will be required to share online search data with rivals, but avoided harsher penalties, including...
Tuesday 2 September 2025
Trump tariffs ruled illegal overreach; cabinet officials fiercely debate equating them with US interests
The US Court of International Trade (CIT) ruled in May 2025 that President Donald Trump's reciprocal tariffs constituted an "overreach" infringing on Congress's authority. On July...
Monday 1 September 2025
OpenAI faces lawsuit over teen suicide linked to ChatGPT interactions
OpenAI has come under legal scrutiny following the tragic suicide of a California teenager, with allegations that its GPT-4o model contributed to the teen's death by deepening emotional...
Friday 29 August 2025
Nvidia to face trial in November over Valeo trade secret claims, US judge rules
A federal judge in California has ruled that Nvidia must stand trial in November over allegations it benefited from trade secrets taken from French auto supplier Valeo, Bloomberg...
Thursday 28 August 2025
TEL says no data leak after ex-employee indicted in Taiwan for alleged TSMC 2nm tech theft
Taiwan has indicted a former TSMC engineer for allegedly leaking 2nm technology to benefit Tokyo Electron (TEL). TEL said it regrets the case, found no evidence of data leaks, and...
Thursday 28 August 2025
Taiwan prosecutors indict three over TSMC trade secret theft for overseas use
Taiwan prosecutors have formally indicted three individuals for allegedly stealing core national semiconductor trade secrets from TSMC, the country's leading chipmaker, for potential...
Tuesday 26 August 2025
US govt stake may expose Intel to foreign and industrial challenges: filing
Intel Corporation has entered an agreement with the US Government, including accelerated Direct Funding Agreement payments and Secure Enclave funding. The deal involves issuing over...
Monday 25 August 2025
Apple sues former employee, accuses him of passing Apple Watch secrets to Oppo

Apple has reportedly filed a lawsuit against Chinese smartphone maker Oppo and a former employee, accusing the engineer of stealing...

Thursday 21 August 2025
Lessons from South Korea as Taiwan prepares AI basic law with clearly defined terms
South Korea is set to implement the Basic Act on the Development of Artificial Intelligence and the Establishment of the Foundation for Trustworthiness (the AI Basic Act) in January...
Wednesday 20 August 2025
US's move to block BOE OLEDs could help South Korea, but raises bigger concerns

The US International Trade Commission (ITC) has issued a preliminary ruling siding with Samsung Display (SDC) in its trade secrets case...

Monday 18 August 2025
Huawei escalates IP battle with Africa's dominant smartphone vendor
Chinese handset maker Shenzhen Transsion Holdings Co., known as the "king of phones in Africa," is facing a fresh legal challenge from Huawei, highlighting growing intellectual property...
Sunday 17 August 2025
TCC battery plant fire results in NT$11B loss, exposing challenges in Taiwan's lithium battery industry
A fire at Molicel's lithium ternary battery factory, a subsidiary of TCC, revealed serious failures in its firefighting system, which did not activate any of its key safety protocols...
Sunday 17 August 2025
Applied Materials faces lawsuit from smaller Chinese rival
Chinese semiconductor equipment makers are increasingly taking the offensive in protecting their technology and intellectual property. Beijing E-Town Semiconductor Technology has...