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Wednesday 4 March 2026

Samsung launches 'Doubao phone' rival as Apple embraces Gemini AI agents

Samsung Electronics officially unveiled its Galaxy S26 flagship series at Galaxy Unpacked 2026 on February 25 in San Francisco. However, the real buzz in the tech community was not...

Wednesday 4 March 2026

Meta reportedly forms applied AI engineering unit to accelerate superintelligence push

Meta is reportedly establishing a new applied AI engineering organization to strengthen its superintelligence ambitions, according to an...

Wednesday 4 March 2026

Commentary: Nvidia, MediaTek bankroll optics shift that's reshaping AI data centers

A new trend is emerging in the AI infrastructure race. After MediaTek invested in US silicon photonics start-up Ayar Labs, Nvidia followed with US$2 billion investments in optical...

Wednesday 4 March 2026

Strait of Hormuz closure threatens China auto exports, triggers 15-25% cost surge

Following US and Israeli strikes on Iran on February 28, Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps announced the closure of the Strait of Hormuz, disrupting global energy and shipping...

Wednesday 4 March 2026

uPI Semi warns of tight PMIC supply amid wafer price hikes and AI server demand

Power management IC (PMIC) designer uPI Semi has forecast a widespread shortage in power IC supply throughout 2026, driven by surging demand from AI servers requiring high-performance,...

Wednesday 4 March 2026

South Korean startups propose charging hubs as AI computing resources, battery-free smart cities

South Korea's vibrant startup ecosystem is advancing the country's smart city ambitions through AI-driven infrastructure. Uniqconn—a CES 2026 Innovation Awards Honoree—and...

Tuesday 3 March 2026

Qualcomm's 6G push signals broader shifts in AI and wireless priorities for devices and industry

At MWC 2026, Qualcomm outlined a strategy to pair advanced AI processing with next-generation wireless technologies, presenting new chips and systems intended to influence wearables,...

Tuesday 3 March 2026

AI RAN prototypes promise uplink gains as vendors prepare MWC 2026

Keysight Technologies and MediaTek said they have jointly developed an AI-driven radio access network technology aimed at improving uplink performance and will debut a validated prototype...

Tuesday 3 March 2026

US Congress and industry clash over new semiconductor security mandates

The US House Foreign Affairs Committee has advanced legislation that would grant Congress the authority to review and block advanced chip sales to adversarial nations, mirroring the...

Tuesday 3 March 2026

Yageo subsidiary Kemet hikes tantalum capacitor prices for third time as strong AI server demand continues

As artificial intelligence (AI) server applications consume large amounts of tantalum polymer capacitors, the supply-demand gap in the market continues to widen. Kemet, a subsidiary...

Tuesday 3 March 2026

MediaTek highlights 6G, Wi-Fi 8, and AI chip UCIe tech at MWC 2026

At the 2026 Mobile World Congress (MWC), MediaTek showcased a series of breakthrough technologies under the theme "AI for Life: From Edge to Cloud," emphasizing its leadership in chips...

Tuesday 3 March 2026

Nasdaq-listed AI chipmaker Blaize bets on India for sovereign edge inference growth

As much of the global semiconductor industry remains fixated on AI training accelerators and hyperscale GPUs, US-based AI processor company Blaize is making a different wager in India:...

Tuesday 3 March 2026

Perplexity's new agent, 'Computer', bundles 19 models and aims at enterprise decision-making

AI search startup Perplexity has released an AI agent called "Computer" that coordinates 19 different models to serve high-value enterprise use cases. The company says the system is...

Tuesday 3 March 2026

AI data centers redraw the power map: Driving 800V DC and solid-state transformers into the next battleground

As demand for computing power from AI large language models (LLMs) continues to surge, power density in data centers is rising in tandem, bringing the conversion losses of traditional...

Tuesday 3 March 2026

Apple reportedly explores Google Cloud to power next-generation Siri

Apple is in discussions with Google about hosting a new version of Siri in Google's data centers, a move that could significantly deepen...

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