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Thursday 29 October 2026
LG's business diversification supports earnings as consumer demand stays weak
LG Electronics' latest quarter shows how appliances, vehicle components, and an improving television business are supporting earnings while the company builds new positions in data...
Thursday 29 October 2026
Lenovo previews CES 2027 lineup focused on AI agents, hybrid AI
Lenovo Group announced that its annual global innovation event, Tech World, will return to CES 2027 in Las Vegas, taking place at Sphere as part of the keynote program. The event will...
Thursday 29 October 2026
Rokid launches full-color AI glasses with microLED display
Chinese smart-glasses maker Rokid unveiled its full-color AI glasses, Rokid Color, in Hangzhou on October 27, alongside the second-generation Rokid Glasses 2 and the Rokid Ring smart...
Thursday 29 October 2026
LG Innotek revenue tops KRW6T in 3Q26, profit halves
LG Innotek’s 2026 third-quarter revenue topped KRW6 trillion (approximately US$4.52 billion) for the first time, driven by new mobile-device launches and technology adoption...
Thursday 29 October 2026
Asus sees commercial PC prices rising nearly 10% in 2H26
Asus expects commercial PC prices in Taiwan to rise nearly 10% in the second half of 2026 after surging almost 30% in the first half, as higher memory and processor costs continue...
Wednesday 28 October 2026
Toyota accelerates robot commercialization as IKKA targets supply-chain opportunities
Toyota Motor Corporation is accelerating the commercialization of robots, creating potential opportunities for Ikka Holdings (IKKA-KY) to leverage its existing Japanese automotive...
Wednesday 28 October 2026
Cloud AI costs drive demand for on-premises computing, squeezing Asus RTX Spark supply
Asus and Intel on October 27 unveiled the new commercial laptop Asus ExpertBook A7 in Taiwan, as on-premises AI computing devices gain attention from enterprises and creators alongside...
Wednesday 28 October 2026
PC makers reportedly shift production back to China as AI boom drives up component costs
US and Taiwanese PC makers are shifting some production from Southeast Asia back to China and partnering with additional Chinese contract manufacturers as surging memory and storage...
Wednesday 28 October 2026
IC designers MediaTek, Realtek, and Parade face 3Q26 earnings tests
Taiwanese IC design leaders MediaTek, Realtek, and Parade Technologies will hold their third-quarter 2026 earnings conferences in succession this week, offering the market an early...
Wednesday 28 October 2026
NXP's automotive content gains, industrial demand strengthen its growth outlook
NXP Semiconductors' latest results point to a business gaining from more complex vehicle electronics and industrial computing, while its emerging data center operation offers another...
Wednesday 28 October 2026
Apple leans on AI silicon as reviewers call its Mac refresh incremental, question iPad mini pricing
Apple's late-October hardware updates put on-device artificial intelligence at the center of devices that otherwise change little, as rising memory costs push prices higher. The new...
Wednesday 28 October 2026
NXP lines up software-defined vehicles, industrial AI and data centers for double-digit growth in 2027
NXP Semiconductors is heading into 2027 with management arguing that its growth now rests on several structural drivers rather than a cyclical rebound. On the company's October 27...
Tuesday 27 October 2026
Tesla sees Cybercab becoming a new growth bet amid declining auto revenue
Tesla's automotive business weakened in the third quarter of 2026 as lower average vehicle prices and battery shortages pressured revenue and profit, while the company accelerated...
Tuesday 27 October 2026
AI demand squeezes automotive memory, pushing automakers to take control of chip supply
Expanding investment in AI data centers is putting pressure on memory supply and demand across the automotive industry. As semiconductor companies prioritize high-bandwidth memory...
Tuesday 27 October 2026
Weekly news roundup: iPhone Duo shipment target revised upward amid display issues
This week's coverage highlights shifting technology supply chains and rising demand across foldable smartphones, memory, energy storage, robotics, and AI infrastructure. Apple lifted...