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Tuesday 2 December 2025
Apple AI chief to retire, replaced by ex-Microsoft executive
Apple announced that John Giannandrea, its senior vice president of Machine Learning and AI Strategy, will officially retire in spring 2026. He will serve as an advisor during the...
Friday 28 November 2025
Baidu reportedly plans biggest layoffs since 2018 as ad revenue slump deepens
Baidu is reportedly preparing its biggest workforce reduction in seven years, trimming staff across key divisions and reshaping its AI model unit by the end of 2025. The overhaul...
Friday 28 November 2025
China's new TPU contender aims for Nvidia's AI chip dominance
China's AI chip startup Zhonghao Xinying has introduced its own tensor processing unit (TPU), a major step in the country's "de-Americanisation" drive as US export curbs continue...
Tuesday 29 July 2025
How Intel fell behind: Missed iPhone deal and CEO missteps sparked its slide

Intel's decline didn't happen overnight.

Monday 28 July 2025
Geoffrey Hinton’s first China visit: Can AI grow up without turning on us?
The 2025 World Artificial Intelligence Conference (WAIC) was held in Shanghai from July 26 to July 29, 2025. Geoffrey Hinton, the 78-year-old AI pioneer, who won both the 2018 Turing...
Thursday 24 July 2025
AWS shutters Shanghai AI lab, following Microsoft and IBM exits
AWS has confirmed that its last overseas research institute, located in Shanghai, has officially disbanded, stating that this organizational adjustment aligns with the company's future...
Wednesday 2 July 2025
Huawei bid to dismiss US trade sanctions case rejected by judge
Huawei Technologies Co. must face a criminal trial next year in New York after a federal judge refused a request by the Chinese wireless equipment maker to dismiss more than a dozen...
Thursday 26 June 2025
Japan's METI to introduce cybersecurity guidelines for chipmakers, including TSMC and Rapidus
Japan's Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) is drafting new cybersecurity guidelines for semiconductor manufacturers and is considering making compliance a condition for...
Tuesday 29 April 2025
China's export barriers throttle Trump tariff-driven global supply chain exodus
President Donald Trump's renewed tariff policies have pushed US-China trade tensions to an all-time high. As a result, global supply chains are scrambling to speed up production line...
Wednesday 5 March 2025
Asian perspectives 1: Breakthrough technologies shaping today's world
At the end of February, I attended an exclusive "Breakthrough Technology Dialogue" in Singapore—a gathering of global tech elites. My aim was to capture the essence of the insights...
Wednesday 19 February 2025
Hushan Autoparts navigates US tariffs, plans strategic acquisitions to boost market leadership
Founded in 1983, Hushan Autoparts has been a global leader in manufacturing automotive door handles for the aftermarket (AM) sector for over 40 years. In 2018, the company encountered...
Tuesday 11 February 2025
Amazon expects Trainium chip series to reach 4th gen amid growing adoption
Amazon has revealed that its in-house designed Trainium 2 processor is gaining traction among potential users, including Qualcomm, who are participating in its early-stage evaluation...
Saturday 8 February 2025
ASE, a semiconductor powerhouse, faces leadership uncertainty as chairman's heir passes away at 46
On February 7, 2025, Advanced Semiconductor Engineering (ASE) announced the passing of corporate director Rutherford Chang at the age of 46. As the only son of ASE chairman Jason...
Thursday 6 February 2025
GlobalFoundries names Tim Breen CEO, Tom Caulfield chair
GlobalFoundries Inc. (GF), the world's third-largest contract chip manufacturer, announced that Chief Operating Officer (COO) Tim Breen will succeed Tom Caulfield as CEO, while Caulfield...
Tuesday 21 January 2025
Chinese autonomous-driving firm Inceptio is said to weigh US IPO
Inceptio Technology, a Chinese developer of self-driving technologies for heavy-duty trucks, is exploring an initial public offering in the US as soon as this year, people familiar...