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Tuesday 2 June 2026
Intel CEO Lip-Bu Tan's Computex keynote: 1,000 steps up Elephant Mountain and a live demo with Perplexity's CEO
Intel CEO Lip-Bu Tan opened his Computex 2026 keynote in Taipei on June 2 with a personal note that set him apart from every Intel CEO before him.
Tuesday 2 June 2026
Valeo builds second growth engine in AI data centers, robotics and defense as E/EA transition slows
As Europe and the US fall short of expectations for the automotive electrical/electronic architecture (E/EA) transition, traditional tier-1 suppliers are accelerating diversification...
Tuesday 2 June 2026
Strong AI token demand will continue to drive hardware shipments, says TAITRA chair
COMPUTEX 2026 is underway in Taipei, and this year's edition has distinguished itself with an unusually dense lineup of top tech company CEOs on the speakers' roster, according to...
Tuesday 2 June 2026
Agentic computing could reshape data centers, PCs, robots, and vehicles, says Nvidia CEO
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang said the computing industry is entering an era of "agentic computing," in which data centers, personal computers, autonomous vehicles, humanoid robots, and...
Tuesday 2 June 2026
EVE Energy ends six-year partnership with SK On
A six-year battery partnership that once symbolized cross-border cooperation between China and South Korea is coming to an end, reflecting broader shifts in the global energy indus...
Tuesday 2 June 2026
TSMC races to expand AI chip capacity while CPO and CoWoS move to center stage
Nvidia GTC Taipei opened on June 1 with a packed keynote by CEO Jensen Huang, who kicked off the event by unveiling the widely watched Taiwan supply chain board.
Tuesday 2 June 2026
ASE CEO says Taiwan's semiconductor ecosystem took 40 years to build — and will take years to replicate
When Marvell CEO Matt Murphy asked ASE Group CEO Tien Wu what makes Taiwan's technology ecosystem unique — and why it is so hard to replicate elsewhere — the answer was...
Tuesday 2 June 2026
Foxconn and Nvidia scale agentic AI and nursing robots across Taiwan's hospitals
Foxconn and Nvidia announced at Nvidia GTC Taipei that they would expand agentic AI deployments across Taiwan's major medical centers this year to support the government-backed Healthy...
Tuesday 2 June 2026
Foxconn, Nvidia advance robotaxi fleet plans, eye 2028 southern Taiwan launch
Nvidia announced at its GTC Taipei 2026 event that it will significantly expand the ecosystem of its Nvidia Drive Hyperion robotaxi-ready platform, bringing together global automakers,...
Tuesday 2 June 2026
YMTC SSDs target Asia-Pacific consumer market from Taiwan
Yangtze Memory Technology is moving its retail SSD brand into the Asia-Pacific consumer market, beginning with Taiwan and later expanding to Singapore and South Korea. The shift comes...
Tuesday 2 June 2026
Taiwan PCB output could top NT$1 trillion in 2026, but risks remain
Taiwan's printed circuit board (PCB) makers are expected to see domestic and overseas output rise 15.1% year-over-year to NT$1.05 trillion (approx. US$33.5 billion) in 2026, according...
Tuesday 2 June 2026
Honor launches entry-level X6d 5G in Taiwan as low-end competition heats up
Honor expanded its Taiwan lineup with the launch of the Honor X6d 5G after entering the market in April 2026 with a flagship model, the company announced, seeking to capitalize on...
Tuesday 2 June 2026
Naver launches defense AI unit to pursue military data and decision-making market
South Korean internet giant Naver said it has formed a dedicated defense AI organization to pursue military AI transformation, deploy field engineers to client sites, and develop defense-specific...
Tuesday 2 June 2026
China's weak property market, soft domestic demand and sluggish factory investment keep growth under pressure
China's economy remained under pressure in 2026 as a weak property sector, sluggish domestic demand, and slow manufacturing investment outweighed resilient trade, according to research...
Tuesday 2 June 2026
Twoway Group sees three years of growth from North America DOCSIS 4.0 upgrade cycle
Twoway Group held its shareholders meeting on June 1, during which shareholders approved the company's 2025 financial statements and profit distribution plan.