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Monday 21 September 2026
Musk's Memphis move puts xAI at the center of his empire
Elon Musk is personally overseeing construction at xAI's Memphis data center, moving into an Airstream trailer beside the site as he takes a more hands-on role in the company's AI...
Monday 21 September 2026
EV battery demand is going global, yet material supply remains overwhelmingly Chinese

For years, the global EV industry has been characterized by a persistent trend to diversify its manufacturing footprint beyond China...

Monday 21 September 2026
Wiwynn chair says AI hardware is being reshaped by power, cooling, interconnect demands

AI computing is changing how global hardware is designed, built, and deployed, with implications that extend well beyond Taiwan's tech...

Monday 21 September 2026
ByteDance's China AI chip push hits substrate shortage

China's fast-rising AI models are running into a compute supply bottleneck as demand for advanced packaging substrates surges, with...

Monday 21 September 2026
Shell oil shortage puts Volkswagen contract under review as Europe's aftermarket feels the strain

A Middle East war-driven oil squeeze is rippling beyond fuel stations and into Europe's auto repair network, with global implications...

Monday 21 September 2026
Faraday Future says robotics, not EVs, must carry it to profitability

Faraday Future used its annual 919 launch event on September 19 to complete what it calls "Robot World 2.0," unveiling nine new embodied...

Monday 21 September 2026
Acer founder says slowing AI development will be hard, amid call for AI slowdown

Acer founder Stan Shih stated that slowing artificial intelligence (AI) growth is not easy, as semiconductor capacity is still insufficient...

Monday 21 September 2026
Foxconn takes EV ambitions deeper with Quantron commercial vehicle deal

Foxconn is expanding its global electric vehicle footprint through partnerships with German commercial vehicle brand Quantron and intelligent...

Monday 21 September 2026
Weekly news roundup: AI boom strains chips; Google's TPUs pay off, China eyes 3nm without EUV
This week's reports centered on intensifying competition and bottlenecks across the semiconductor and AI supply chains, from Sandisk's unusual engineering push in Korea and Google's...
Monday 21 September 2026
Anthropic reportedly weighs a new model, outside safety auditors as its IPO clock runs down

Anthropic is reportedly being asked to prove two opposite things at once. To list at the valuation its bankers have floated, the company...

Monday 21 September 2026
Column: AI usage patterns may be shifting the case for self-hosted servers

A new Anthropic threat intelligence report offers an unusual glimpse into how advanced AI systems are being used under heavy, real-world...

Monday 21 September 2026
US-Mexico trade talks put AI servers in focus as Taiwan ODMs seek common ground

The US is reportedly pressuring Mexico to tighten rules of origin for AI hardware to limit the use of components produced outside North...

Monday 21 September 2026
Dassault Systèmes: AI-native transformation emerges as Taiwan's next industrial frontier

Digital transformation is no longer the endpoint for Taiwan's technology industries. As artificial intelligence moves from individual...

Monday 21 September 2026
HEC Compucase AI server products drive 2026 revenue growth

HEC Compucase's AI server-related rollout continues to gain traction as AI racks, cooling modules, and high-end power supplies move...

Monday 21 September 2026
ACES targets AI compute, power with cable ramp-up

High-speed transmission demand continues to rise on the back of AI server and data center buildouts, while cloud service providers (CSPs)...