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Wednesday 17 September 2025
Taiwan launches quantum mainframe project as Nvidia backs hybrid computing
Quantum computing firm Quantinuum has attracted investment from Nvidia's venture capital arm, signaling renewed investor interest amid evolving industry outlooks. Analysts note that...
Saturday 6 September 2025
US software industry thrives on reinforcing ecosystem Taiwan can hardly match
Taiwan's economy has long been anchored in hardware manufacturing, leaving its software sector struggling to scale and offering limited career prospects for engineers. Industry experts...
Thursday 4 September 2025
Anthropic raises US$13 billion in series F round, valuation triples to US$183 billion
US artificial intelligence (AI) startup Anthropic has secured US$13 billion in its series F funding round, tripling its valuation to US$183 billion and positioning it as the world's...
Wednesday 3 September 2025
ChatGPT still leads, but Google's Gemini surges to second in top 100 GenAI applications survey
Silicon Valley venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) has released its latest survey of the top 100 generative AI (GenAI) applications, reaffirming OpenAI's ChatGPT as the...
Tuesday 26 August 2025
Vinod Dham-advised VC eyes funding for more fab-side Indian startups
Bluehill VC is ramping up its investments in Indian startups developing fab-side technologies. The venture capital firm is advised by Intel veteran and "Father of the Pentium chip"...
Wednesday 13 August 2025
Wistron Chair pledges 1 million GPU hours to power Taiwan's AI startups
Simon Lin, Chairman of Wistron Corporation, offered a candid look at the tech giant's bumpy journey into venture capital during a keynote speech at Taiwan's Venture Capital Summit...
Monday 11 August 2025
KPMG: AI, aerospace, defense sectors attract over 70% of global VC funding
Palmer Luckey, founder of AI defense technology startup Anduril Industries, recently visited Taiwan to personally deliver the company's first batch of Altius-600M attack drones for...
Wednesday 16 July 2025
Perplexity aims to build cognitive OS, sees billions in subscription revenue
At a recent startup forum organized by venture capital firm Y Combinator, Aravind Srinivas, co-founder and CEO of Perplexity, presented the company's outlook on integrating artificial...
Wednesday 2 July 2025
AI programming fuels venture capital surge amid tech giants' rivalry
The AI programming sector is experiencing a surge in venture capital investment as startups like Anysphere and Windsurf command multibillion-dollar valuations despite being unprofitable...
Tuesday 20 May 2025
Lip-Bu Tan makes CEO debut in Taipei, leans on Taiwan for Intel's next chapter
At a dinner with supply chain partners on May 19, Intel's new CEO, Lip-Bu Tan, highlighted Taiwan's critical role in the global semiconductor sector, praising it as a key technology...
Wednesday 30 April 2025
Tariffs threaten production and sales systems; Pegatron chairman warns of stagnation from shelves to factories
Pegatron chairman, Tzu-Hsien Tung, recently told Reuters that the US tariff policy's unpredictability has brought significant uncertainty to the American consumer market,...
Tuesday 1 April 2025
Taiwanese government launches NT$10 billion AI investment fund
Taiwan's Ministry of Digital Affairs (MODA) and the National Development Fund (NDF) announced on March 31 the official launch of the "Enhanced AI Startup Investment Program," aimed...
Wednesday 19 March 2025
Lip-Bu Tan: The outsider-insider poised to reshape Intel's future
Intel's leadership change has garnered attention with Lip-Bu Tan, a key figure in Silicon Valley's venture capital and semiconductor sectors, moving from board member to CEO. His...
Friday 14 February 2025
Meta in talks to acquire FuriosaAI as in-house AI chip competition intensifies
Meta is reportedly in talks to acquire South Korea-based startup FuriosaAI, as major tech companies are increasingly developing and advancing their own AI chips to reduce reliance...
Wednesday 15 January 2025
Intel to turn venture arm into separate firm with new name
Intel Corp., the once-dominant chipmaker struggling to revive its business and finances, plans to turn its venture capital arm into a separate fund with a new name.