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Tuesday 23 June 2026

Nvidia targets robot safety as humanoids edge toward factory floors

Getting humanoid robots into factories and warehouses has always depended on two things: making them smart enough to be useful and...

Tuesday 23 June 2026

NYCU, Phison join forces to build AI heterogeneous computing resource management platform

Taiwan's National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University (NYCU) and Phison Electronics are teaming up to build a GPU resource management platform to improve the efficiency of computing resource...

Tuesday 23 June 2026

WeMo bets on asset-light, open-platform model to scale Taiwan's MaaS ecosystem and drive growth for the next decade

Approaching its 10th anniversary, Taiwan-based shared mobility company WeMo Scooter is doubling down on an open-platform strategy to cement its position in the Mobility-as-a-Service...

Tuesday 23 June 2026

Kaori's Kaohsiung plant targets 2027 output for AI cooling and green energy demand

Kaori Heat Treatment held a groundbreaking ceremony for its new plant at Kaohsiung's Ciaotou Science Park on June 23. Chairman Dr. Allen Wu led the management team at the event, joined...

Tuesday 23 June 2026

South Korea takes physical AI push from policy to practice

South Korea has moved its Physical AI Alliance from a policy-setting body into an operational platform, as the government and companies...

Tuesday 23 June 2026

Microsoft's Satya Nadella warns against AI profits being absorbed by just a few companies

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella warned against allowing only a handful of companies to economically profit from the new AI era. In an interview with Bloomberg, he critiqued the...

Tuesday 23 June 2026

AWS Trainium 3 ramp set to boost Taiwan suppliers in the second half of 2026

Amazon Web Services (AWS) is moving into volume production of AI servers built around its latest custom chip, Trainium 3, setting up Taiwan...

Tuesday 23 June 2026

Micron and Anthropic partner to advance next-gen AI infrastructure

Micron and Anthropic have announced a strategic agreement to scale the infrastructure needed to support increasingly powerful AI models,...

Tuesday 23 June 2026

SK Hynix Cheongju plant accidents raise HBM expansion safety concerns

SK Hynix's semiconductor production base in Cheongju, South Korea, has seen a string of accidents since 2026, prompting questions over...

Tuesday 23 June 2026

IBM and OpenAI partner to bring frontier AI to enterprise cyber defense

IBM has announced a partnership with OpenAI aimed at helping enterprises defend against increasingly sophisticated cyber threats by integrating...

Tuesday 23 June 2026

SpaceX expands AI infrastructure business with US$6.3 billion Reflection AI deal

SpaceX has signed a major computing infrastructure agreement with open-source AI startup Reflection AI, underscoring the growing value of AI compute as one of the industry's most strategic...

Tuesday 23 June 2026

LTO Batteries power up industrial electrification: Taiwan and South Korea players widen global deployments

Lithium titanate oxide (LTO) batteries are emerging as a promising solution for industrial electrification and critical energy infrastructure, where safety, rapid charging and long...

Tuesday 23 June 2026

LG Magna turns profitable in 1Q26 on EV motor push

LG Magna e-Powertrain returned to profit in the first quarter of 2026 as higher utilization at its Mexico plant lifted performance. Facing the rapid rise of China's electric vehicle...

Tuesday 23 June 2026

GM robot rollout after 1,000 layoffs fuels UAW complaint and labor tensions

General Motors' move to install collaborative robots at its Factory Zero plant has sharpened concerns about automation, jobs, and worker safety, while also signaling a broader shift...

Tuesday 23 June 2026

Laster Tech secures Mexico orders through 2029 and moves into AI robot supply

Laster Tech said its new Mexico plant already has order visibility through 2029, underscoring how automakers are reshaping supply chains across North America and beyond. The LED automotive...

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