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Friday 10 July 2026

SK AI Summit postponed as SK eyes closer alignment with Nvidia GTC

SK Group, which hosts the annual SK AI Summit as its flagship technology event to showcase its latest AI and semiconductor developments, is reportedly postponing the 2026 edition....

Friday 10 July 2026

Asus June revenue tops NT$100 billion as AI servers drive growth outlook

Asus reported June 2026 group revenue of NT$106.72 billion (US$3.3 billion), crossing the NT$100 billion threshold for the first time, as strong demand for AI servers continued to...

Friday 10 July 2026

Taiwan firms race ahead on AI agents, raising governance stakes

Taiwanese companies are adopting AI agents faster than expected, according to a new IDC survey that found 57% have already deployed them, well above the 36% Asia-Pacific average. For...

Friday 10 July 2026

Google Cloud says Taiwan's AI shift to production could shape global enterprise use

Taiwan's move from AI trials to production systems signals a broader shift that could affect how companies worldwide adopt automation, data governance, and digital security. As more...

Friday 10 July 2026

Meta bets on price to crack AI model market, testing whether frontier intelligence stays premium good

Meta Platforms' decision to start charging developers for its most advanced AI model is less a product launch than a wager on where the economics of artificial intelligence (AI) are...

Friday 10 July 2026

Apple drives 70% surge in edge AI smartwatch sales as health features gain traction

Shipments of smartwatches with edge AI features leaped 70% in the first quarter of 2026, with Apple overwhelmingly leading the charge,...

Friday 10 July 2026

Huawei joins China Mobile, Baidu to build China's first NPO optical interconnect standard

Huawei has joined more than 20 Chinese technology companies and research bodies to launch OPEN NPO, the country's first multi-source agreement...

Friday 10 July 2026

EU tariffs push Chinese carmakers to seek deeper ties in Europe

The EU's higher tariffs on China-made battery electric vehicles are reshaping global auto trade and investment. As Brussels tightens...

Friday 10 July 2026

Meta readies Iris chip, locks in supply for push to 14 gigawatts

Meta Platforms plans to begin manufacturing its Iris AI accelerator in September 2026 while securing long-term supplies of memory, storage and optical equipment for a computing expansion...

Friday 10 July 2026

CSP ASIC demand drives structural growth in high-speed interconnects

As cloud service providers (CSPs) continue to ramp up capital expenditures, demand for high-speed interconnects within data centers is accelerating. Multiple research firms forecast...

Friday 10 July 2026

OpenAI pushes deeper into AI agents as Cursor joins intensifying enterprise race

OpenAI has expanded its push beyond conversational AI with the launch of ChatGPT Work, an agentic workspace that combines ChatGPT with...

Friday 10 July 2026

China's AI talent demand spreads into chips, rare earths, and new materials

China's graduate job market is shifting toward semiconductors, materials, and manufacturing, with global implications for supply chains, AI development, and critical minerals. Fresh...

Friday 10 July 2026

Taiwan robot dog platform could give island early edge in global robotics race

Taiwan's new quadruped robot dog platform highlights how global robotics supply chains may shift as companies seek alternatives beyond China, Europe, and the US. Supporters say Taiwan's...

Friday 10 July 2026

Hushan reports June sales as North America aftermarket demand cools briefly

Hushan said its self-reported consolidated revenue for June was about NT$120 million (US$3.74 million), led by about NT$61 million from door-handle products, about NT$28 million from...

Friday 10 July 2026

LGES turns idled US EV battery lines toward AI data centers as storage demand fills the EV gap

LG Energy Solution's move to convert part of an idled US electric-vehicle battery plant into a line making lithium iron phosphate (LFP) cells for energy storage shows how South Korea's...

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