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Sunday 13 September 2026
China's robot champions can run; now they have to prove they can earn

China's humanoid robot boom is entering a harder phase. After years of headline-grabbing demonstrations and heavy private funding, companies...

Sunday 13 September 2026
AI, 5G upgrades lift Taiwan's top three telecoms in August
Strong demand for AI and AI data centers, along with a wave of enterprise information and communications technology (ICT) projects moving into delivery, helped Taiwan's top three telecom...
Sunday 13 September 2026
Column: What is SLAM? The first step in Physical AI
We previously discussed how automation removes environmental uncertainty, while autonomy requires systems to operate in complex settings. The biggest difference is that autonomous...
Sunday 13 September 2026
China auto exports hold above 1 million as new energy shipments surge

China's auto exports stayed above 1 million units for a third straight month in August 2026, reaching 1.01 million vehicles, according...

Sunday 13 September 2026
AI server exports to US slow; electronics parts jump 1.5 times in August
Taiwan's Ministry of Finance on September 9 said electronic parts exports reached US$32.22 billion in August 2026, a record monthly high, rising US$11.83 billion, or 58%, from the...
Sunday 13 September 2026
AI server tracker: Taiwan optics race beyond 1.6T

Taiwan's optical communications supply chain is entering a more consequential phase of the AI infrastructure cycle. Demand is broadening...

Saturday 12 September 2026
Renault sets 2-year car development quality line

Facing an aggressive push by Chinese automakers to launch new models at short intervals and rapidly seize market share, major automakers...

Saturday 12 September 2026
Rethinking defense perimeters, supply chain resilience in the AI era

The concept of corporate cybersecurity used to begin at the so-called perimeter, with firewalls guarding network entry points, email...

Saturday 12 September 2026
Analysis: Speed built Colossus, yet redundancy may decide whether SpaceX can scale it

Much of the industry attention surrounding AI infrastructure buildouts is now inextricably tied to sheer compute power, with market...

Saturday 12 September 2026
Exclusive: ASUS xHIS aims to become digital backbone for AI-ready healthcare

Asustek Computer (Asus) has been accelerating the integration of AI, hardware, software, and cloud technologies into healthcare as it...

Friday 11 September 2026
Why Chinese automakers' aggressive push only further tightens CATL's grip
Supply diversification has long been a recurring — and difficult — issue confronting the high-tech manufacturing ecosystem. But efforts to diversify component and materials...
Friday 11 September 2026
AUO, Innolux accelerate shift from displays to AI, CPO, advanced packaging
Taiwan's panel makers posted mixed August results as the industry's strategic focus shifts beyond monthly revenue toward AI, advanced packaging and co-packaged optics (CPO). AUO and...
Friday 11 September 2026
CIOE: Hitachi relies on partnerships, not proprietary tech, to ride China's optical boom

At an optoelectronics trade expo in China, Hitachi High-Tech used its booth not to unveil a flagship product of its own, but to showcase...

Friday 11 September 2026
CIOE 2026: Automotive optical-module demand could rival FTTx shipments by 2030
Automotive optical-module demand could approach the scale of the established FTTx market by around 2030 as increasingly data-intensive vehicles shift high-bandwidth connections from...
Friday 11 September 2026
China's energy storage capacity surges 50-fold in five years, sparking crackdown on lithium battery expansion
China's energy storage industry has expanded at breakneck speed since the launch of the 14th Five-Year Plan, growing 50-fold in just five years. The government is now applying the...