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Tuesday 9 December 2025
Google to launch AI-powered smart glasses in 2026 as competition in wearable AI intensifies
Google said it plans to introduce its first AI-enabled smart glasses in 2026, expanding its push into consumer AI devices and positioning itself against rivals such as Meta. The company...
Tuesday 9 December 2025
IBM to acquire Confluent for US$11 billion to expand real-time data and AI capabilities
IBM said on December 8 that it has agreed to acquire Confluent in an all-cash deal valuing the data-streaming company at US$11 billion. Under the agreement, IBM will purchase all...
Tuesday 9 December 2025
Trump clears Nvidia's H200 shipments to China under new 25% revenue-share rule
US President Donald Trump said his administration will allow Nvidia to ship H200 AI accelerators to approved customers in China under conditions tied to national-security reviews...
Tuesday 9 December 2025
Taiwan FPC makers seek AI growth in wearables, high-speed transmission, and robotics
Facing US reciprocal tariffs that have dampened global consumer markets and ongoing price wars from China's PCB industry, flexible printed circuit (FPC) manufacturers relying solely...
Tuesday 9 December 2025
Analysis: Why isn't Huawei trying to win the tech war?
Huawei founder Ren Zhengfei recently gave a public talk at the Huawei Lianqiuhu R&D Center in Shanghai. He shared insights on AI, quantum computing, computing power, and chips...
Monday 8 December 2025
Research Insight: strong momentum expected for data center AI chip packaging in 2025-2030
According to the latest report published by DIGITIMES Asia, global data center AI chip shipments are projected to grow from 30.5 million units in...
Monday 8 December 2025
3Q25 global top 20 EMS/ODM rankings: Chinese firms shift to automotive electronics and AI servers
The global electronics manufacturing services (EMS) and original design manufacturing (ODM) supply chain experienced many structural changes during the third quarter of 2025. In the...
Monday 8 December 2025
Foxconn leads global EMS market with strong AI and Apple momentum
According to DIGITIMES' latest EMS/ODM revenue ranking report, Taiwan has a significant dominance in the sector. Taiwanese firms account for 70% of the top 20 EMS/ODM companies, with...
Monday 8 December 2025
Weekly news roundup: TSMC veteran's Intel move sparks debate, Samsung reportedly secures TPU HBM4 nod
These are the most-read DIGITIMES Asia stories in the week of December 1 to December 7, 2025.
Monday 8 December 2025
IBM CEO warns AI data center investments tough to break even due to short hardware cycles
As tech giants race to build data centers targeting artificial general intelligence (AGI), IBM CEO Arvind Krishna cautions that the industry is on a costly path that's difficult to...
Monday 8 December 2025
EMS/ODM industry revenue growth powered by AI and Apple in the third quarter of 2025
DIGITIMES has reported that global EMS/ODM companies saw revenue growth in the third quarter of 2025, driven by AI as related orders sustained robust momentum throughout 2025, while...
Monday 8 December 2025
OpenAI’s next frontier? Altman explores a space detour with Stoke Space
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman has reportedly engaged in discussions to invest in or acquire Stoke Space, a rocket manufacturer, aiming to develop space-based data centers and compete with...
Monday 8 December 2025
Schmidt says China’s AI ascent is losing lift as capital thins—but the real bubble, he argues, is in doubting AI
Eric Schmidt, former Google CEO, has warned that China may fall behind the US in artificial intelligence (AI) development due to restricted access to funding. Speaking at a Harvard...
Monday 8 December 2025
India roundup: India flip-flops on mandatory security app installation
India backtracks on plan for pre-installation of security app after public pushback. Global AI firms are partnering with local giants for AI data centers in India.
Monday 8 December 2025
Ritek revives growth by becoming an AI infrastructure dark horse

Ritek Group CEO Wang Ting-chang said the group has long invested in AI-linked fields such as power, semiconductor materials, and packaging...