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Monday 5 October 2026

AI Family Digital Twins Bridge Elder Care Gaps

As Taiwan officially enters a super-aged society, the rising number of elderly citizens living independently creates growing challenges for family caregiving. Geographies,...

Monday 5 October 2026

Tesla leads Taiwan registrations as it advances FSD road tests

Tesla ranked first in Taiwan's new-car registrations in September and said it is continuing the approval process for its Full Self-Driving (Supervised), or FSD (S), driver-assistance...

Monday 5 October 2026

India roundup: India deepens its role in global technology supply chains

India is expanding its role across semiconductors, electronics and digital services, as new investment rules, supply-chain localization and Apple...

Saturday 3 October 2026

Interview: AI PCs reach 65% of Europe's notebook channel, but what brings buyers to the market?

The rapid iteration of AI-capable hardware, following an industry-wide push toward integrating AI-processing capabilities into PCs, is bringing renewed attention to what AI could offer...

Friday 2 October 2026

LG Energy Solution and GM bet LMR can bridge the gap between LFP cost and high-nickel range

For years, automakers have grappled with an underlying paradox stemming from persistent EV raw-material pressures, as supply chains worldwide have been constrained by a familiar battery-chemistry...

Friday 2 October 2026

Bull's France factory doubles capacity to capture growing orders as EU pushes AI sovereignty

Supercomputer maker Bull will double its production capacity using an expanded factory that reopened on October 1. The French creator of Europe's fastest supercomputers described unprecedented...

Friday 2 October 2026

Meta to add Naver Map navigation to AI glasses in South Korea

Meta will link Naver Map's walking-navigation feature to its Ray-Ban Meta and Oakley Meta AI glasses in 2026, as it moves to strengthen its presence in South Korea before rival AI...

Friday 2 October 2026

Japanese firms cut China presence 22.4% as trade risks mount

Japanese companies sharply reduced their footprint in China over the past two years, with the number operating there falling 22.4% from 13,034 to 10,118 as of the end of June 2026,...

Friday 2 October 2026

ficonTEC, Hermes Testing target CPO testing scale-up with INS-2 platform

ficonTEC, a maker of optoelectronic automation assembly and test equipment, has announced a strategic partnership with Hermes Testing Solutions Inc. (HTSI) to support Taiwan's rapidly...

Friday 2 October 2026

Taiwan pledges to help TSMC expand domestic investment amid Singapore rumors

Rumors that TSMC is weighing a new semiconductor investment in Singapore have reignited concerns over its overseas expansion, while the Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) said on...

Friday 2 October 2026

Qbic expands edge AI on Arm, lifts smart access control above 60%

Industrial computer (IPC) maker Qbic held its pre-IPO presentation for the over-the-counter market on October 1, 2026, highlighting a strategy that differs from that of most Taiwanese...

Friday 2 October 2026

Micron ramps up HBM capacity at Taiwan's four major sites

Micron Technology's revenue and profit for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2026 both beat expectations, and the company expects capacity supply to be even tighter in 2027 and 2028 than...

Friday 2 October 2026

LG Electronics, LS Electric target AI data center bottlenecks with US cooling capacity, 345kV power deals

South Korea's LG Electronics and LS Electric are expanding deeper into AI data center infrastructure, targeting two of the fastest-growing bottlenecks around high-density computing:...

Friday 2 October 2026

Tesla cuts AI5, AI6 memory specs to protect Optimus

Facing a prolonged memory supply crunch, Tesla CEO Elon Musk has announced steep cuts to the memory specifications of the company's AI5 and AI6 chips to secure enough memory for Optimus...

Friday 2 October 2026

Taiwan government backs 7 semiconductor schools to upgrade equipment

To address chip talent shortages, Taiwan has a law in place to promote industry-academia collaboration by establishing semiconductor schools. However, the current financing scheme...

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