At the latest earnings call on February 25, Nvidia chief executive Jensen Huang said deploying data centers in space is technically feasible but currently uneconomic. However, he expects conditions to improve over time as engineering approaches evolve and space-based computing use cases expand.

At the earnings call on February 25, Nvidia detailed its next-generation Rubin platform and Vera CPU roadmap as Blackwell systems continue to ramp, with management signaling sustained demand across Hopper, Blackwell, and forthcoming products while acknowledging uncertainty around the timing and scale of Rubin revenue.

Taiwan and South Korea have long defined the frontlines of global tech rivalry. Now, that relationship is evolving into something far more nuanced. Driven by the demands of the AI supercycle and mounting geopolitical pressures, the two are settling into an uneasy but necessary "frenemy" dynamic. DIGITIMES president Colley Hwang laid out this shift in a lecture on February 24, 2026, mapping the hidden vulnerabilities and emerging interdependencies that will shape both nations' tech futures. His analysis, centered on TSMC and Samsung, is clear: the era of pure head-to-head competition is over. Collaboration is now a strategic imperative.

Nvidia said uncertainty over China shipments and tight product supply remain key constraints, even as generative AI drives record capital spending by hyperscalers and sovereign customers accelerate national AI infrastructure investments.

During the earnings call on February 25, Nvidia said record capex plans by major cloud service providers reflect a structural shift toward monetizable AI workloads, with management arguing that token-driven revenue models support continued elevated infrastructure investment.

On February 25, Nvidia's blowout fourth-quarter results and bullish fiscal-2027 guidancehelped dispel recent market worries that the AI spending boom may be an unsustainable bubble, as the company reported record sales and signaled continued rapid demand for data‑center compute.

Leading global semiconductor foundry, United Microelectronics Corporation (UMC), has announced on February 25, 2026, a significant restructuring of its executive leadership structure.

As the AI era accelerates, South Korea's competitive position is weakening relative to China. Even semiconductors, long a pillar of the Korean economy, are now assessed as being in a state of co-opetition rather than clear leadership.

Unimicron held an investor conference on 25 February 2026. A day earlier, its board approved the appointment of UMC co-president SC Chien as chairman and group chief strategy officer. He will also join the Sustainable Development & Nominating Committee.

SK Hynix, one of the world's top three memory chip makers, told investors on a recent Goldman Sachs conference call that the global memory market has fully shifted to a "seller's market," with prices expected to climb throughout 2026.