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Saturday 9 May 2026

EU’s new cyber rules are forcing a shift from AI hype to human-led defense

At CYBERSEC 2026 in Taiwan, cybersecurity vendors are moving beyond single-product performance and focusing instead on operational resilience — helping enterprises maintain business...

Saturday 9 May 2026

Power chip shortages deepen as AI server demand and GaN battles escalate

Global power semiconductor suppliers are entering a new upcycle marked by tightening supply, rising prices, and intensifying technology...

Saturday 9 May 2026

China's robots move from half-marathon to triathlon

Chinese robots, which recently demonstrated their ability to complete a half-marathon, are now entering a new stage of competition. The focus is shifting from flat-ground endurance...

Saturday 9 May 2026

Adata sees DRAM, NAND prices rise 40% in 2Q26

Adata said DRAM and NAND flash contract prices will each climb more than 40% in the second quarter of 2026, as supply is kept tight by cloud server giants that have already locked...

Saturday 9 May 2026

Global semiconductor market faces shortages as AI demand strains supply chains

Since the second half of 2025, the global semiconductor industry has been squeezed by a rare convergence of forces: surging artificial...

Friday 8 May 2026

US president considers inviting Nvidia and other CEOs to China trade talks

CEOs from Nvidia and other American tech companies are among those that the US government plans to invite to join President Donald Trump's visit to China next week. Along with the...

Friday 8 May 2026

Nvidia, Corning lock in US AI optics expansion with new fiber plants

Nvidia and Corning are expanding their partnership in a move that underscores how the artificial intelligence infrastructure race is rapidly shifting beyond GPUs and into optical connectivity,...

Friday 8 May 2026

Analysis: Anthropic's xAI deal puts Musk's GPU efficiency problem in focus

Elon Musk's latest move to team up with Anthropic in a major computing-capacity agreement captures the logic of "the enemy of my enemy...

Friday 8 May 2026

Novatek raises margin outlook on stronger product mix and early shipments

Novatek Microelectronics, one of Taiwan's leading display driver IC (DDI) makers, said revenue in the first quarter of 2026 was supported by growth in system-on-chip (SoC) and large-size...

Friday 8 May 2026

Inside Nvidia's high-stakes bet on next-generation AI cooling

One of the most closely watched developments in the AI server industry in recent weeks has been reported changes to the cooling architecture...

Friday 8 May 2026

Taiwan firms' US investment tops forecasts; government lines up US$50 billion financing

The Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) announced on May 6 that, excluding TSMC, about 20 Taiwan companies plan to invest US$35 billion in the US. The statement comes after US President...

Friday 8 May 2026

Compal partners with Verda to supply liquid-cooled GPU servers for sovereign AI deployments

Compal formed a strategic partnership with European AI cloud provider Verda to accelerate deployment of next-generation AI infrastructure across Europe and the Asia-Pacific region,...

Friday 8 May 2026

Foxconn bets on Poland as its European EV beachhead, partnering with state-owned EMP

Foxconn announced a strategic partnership with ElectroMobility Poland S.A. (EMP), a Polish state-owned enterprise, to jointly evaluate building an electric vehicle manufacturing and...

Friday 8 May 2026

Shenmao rides the AI infrastructure boom to record revenue growth

Taiwanese solder materials manufacturer Shenmao Technology said surging demand from the artificial-intelligence server supply chain, coupled with expanding shipments to Southeast Asia...

Friday 8 May 2026

Analysis: Samsung's China appliance exit signals Chinese brands' upmarket march

Samsung Electronics remains one of the global capital market's major beneficiaries of the AI memory boom, with its market value briefly surpassing US$1 trillion in May. Yet another...

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