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Wednesday 30 September 2026
OpenAI leans on cheaper models and always-on agents at DevDay as flagship upgrade is shelved
OpenAI used its DevDay 2026 conference to compete on price and autonomy rather than raw capability, launching a midrange model priced at one-fifth of its flagship and a family of always-on...
Wednesday 30 September 2026
Trump opts for voluntary AI audits over new rules after White House summit with tech chiefs
US President Donald Trump has responded to mounting alarm over rogue AI agents with a voluntary industry pledge, two executive orders, and a new name for the technology rather than...
Wednesday 30 September 2026
Qualcomm sees smart glasses leading AI wearables boom; AI pins, pendants follow

Among personal AI devices beyond smartphones, smart glasses remain the fastest-growing category, according to Ziad Asghar, senior vice...

Wednesday 30 September 2026
Commentary: Garmin returns to OLED, putting Micro LED on notice
Garmin's decision to offer OLED options but no Micro LED version in its new flagship smartwatches, the fenix 9 and fenix 9 Pro, has revived debate over whether the emerging display...
Wednesday 30 September 2026
From EVs to AI humanoid robots: Tesla leans on Chinese manufacturing once again
Energy, AI robotics, and autonomous vehicle maker Tesla is reportedly replicating its electric vehicle (EV) playbook by turning to Chinese manufacturing to support the supply chain...
Wednesday 30 September 2026
AI boom strains PCB supply chain as materials, equipment shortages persist into 2027
Rapid growth in AI server and high-speed networking demand since the second half of 2025 has tightened supply across printed circuit boards (PCBs), integrated circuit (IC) substrates,...
Wednesday 30 September 2026
Dat Bike challenges VinFast with simpler EV scooter strategy
Vietnamese electric scooter brand Dat Bike has launched its family-oriented ERA model with a starting price of VND29.9 million (US$1,151.22), pairing it with a self-developed "integrated...
Wednesday 30 September 2026
Exclusive: Advantech Korea eyes smart surgery, nursing AI PoCs
While Advantech's healthcare business in South Korea remains predominantly hardware-focused—spanning ultrasound computing platforms and medical display partnerships—Charlie...
Wednesday 30 September 2026
Meta reaches agreements with Firmus on securing AI compute in Southeast Asia
Meta reached several agreements to source AI compute capacity from Firmus, an Australian neocloud, which will lease GPU compute capacity at its AI factories in Southeast Asia. The...
Tuesday 29 September 2026
Mercedes-Benz and ProLogium expand solid-state battery testing partnership
ProLogium Technology said it has signed a joint testing agreement with Mercedes-Benz, giving the automaker priority access to evaluate the battery maker's latest Gen4 cells. The companies...
Tuesday 29 September 2026
Anthropic's US$2 trillion IPO bet comes with 80 pages of warnings
Confidential details of Anthropic's initial public offering (IPO) prospectus, reviewed by Reuters, reveal an enterprise operating at an unprecedented scale and making a historic...
Tuesday 29 September 2026
Foxtron writes a new chapter in Taiwan auto history
Taiwan's auto market has faced plenty of challenges in recent years, from broader industry headwinds to continued scrutiny of domestic car production. Against that backdrop, Foxconn-backed...
Tuesday 29 September 2026
Cerebras to power Gimlet's push for faster AI inference
Cerebras Systems is expanding its push into AI inference infrastructure through a collaboration with Gimlet Labs, as demand grows for computing systems capable of delivering faster...
Tuesday 29 September 2026
Column: Why Micron's US$250M venture fund is about more than HBM margins—Taiwan has a stake in it
Micron unveiled the Micron Ventures Paradigm Fund, a US$250 million venture vehicle, in mid-August 2026, as the memory maker pairs more than US$25 billion in fiscal 2026 capex with...
Tuesday 29 September 2026
South Korea AI compute squeeze hits researchers and startups
South Korea's AI sector is facing a growing GPU shortage as research institutes and small companies struggle to secure enough compute for model training and deployment. As government...