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Tuesday 13 October 2026
OpenAI to add 200 Dublin jobs and launch applied AI laboratory
OpenAI will add 200 jobs at its European headquarters in Dublin and establish an applied AI laboratory, expanding its planned Irish workforce to 450 positions. The investment, announced...
Tuesday 13 October 2026
TikTok says AI's long-term impact will outpace near-term gains
TikTok said artificial intelligence (AI) is likely to deliver greater long-term transformation than its current benefits suggest, while the rapid adoption of AI agents is increasing...
Tuesday 13 October 2026
Taisic Materials expands SiC capacity for AI data centers, 8-inch markets
Taisic Materials, a Foxconn-backed company under Kenmec Group, operates 65 crystal-growth furnaces as it expands silicon carbide (SiC) ingot and substrate production for AI data centers,...
Tuesday 13 October 2026
Stellantis rejects brand split, urges EU to reward local carmaking
At the Paris Motor Show, Stellantis NV CEO Antonio Filosa rejected proposals to split the company's European and US brands and said the company would not sell Maserati. The automaker...
Tuesday 13 October 2026
Nvidia and Cisco unveil new optics design to help scale AI factories
Nvidia and Cisco have introduced a new pluggable optics form factor to expand AI infrastructure without sharply increasing power use or network complexity. For global cloud operators,...
Tuesday 13 October 2026
Intel CEO warns AI hardware shortages could last up to 3 years
Intel CEO Lip-Bu Tan warned in Singapore that demand for AI infrastructure continues to outpace supply, with hardware shortages unlikely to ease significantly over the next 2–3...
Tuesday 13 October 2026
OpenAI reportedly in talks with startup to bring Sora back to life
Sora, the AI video generation model created by OpenAI, may someday be revived after its services were shut down this year. A startup is reportedly in talks with OpenAI over access...
Tuesday 13 October 2026
Meta's Muse Wonder challenges OpenAI, Anthropic, but frontier AI comes at a higher price
Meta Platforms unveiled Muse Wonder and Muse Wonder Full on October 12, 2026, marking its strongest challenge yet to OpenAI and Anthropic in frontier AI. Developed by Meta Superintelligence...
Tuesday 13 October 2026
Huawei car brands face trust test: Maextro brakes draw scrutiny, AITO's Europe bid uncertain
Huawei's automotive partnerships are accelerating their overseas expansion while facing growing scrutiny over product safety and brand trust. AITO is reportedly planning to enter the...
Tuesday 13 October 2026
DeepSeek expands into embodied AI with early bet on robotics startup Winverse
DeepSeek is expanding its reach beyond digital chatbots into the physical world, agreeing to lead a seed financing round for Winverse AI. According to sources familiar with the matter...
Tuesday 13 October 2026
Wistron, Wiwynn spotlight liquid-cooled AI compute, storage at OCP
Wistron and Wiwynn are showcasing next-generation AI compute and storage systems for AI factories at the 2026 Open Compute Project (OCP) Global Summit in San Jose, California, with...
Tuesday 13 October 2026
Ecosia drops Mistral AI models for Chinese open-weight alternatives
Europe's drive for sovereign AI faces a new test as German search engine Ecosia abandons France's Mistral AI models in favor of open-source AI, including models from China. Ecosia...
Tuesday 13 October 2026
TSMC power plant funding talks still conceptual, says Taipower
Electricity demand from semiconductor manufacturing, memory production, advanced packaging, and server assembly is rising rapidly, fueling reports that Taiwan Power Company (Taipower)...
Tuesday 13 October 2026
Grenergy sees orders through 1H27 as low-speed EV demand grows
Grenergy Enterprise reported consolidated revenue of NT$34.83 million (approx. US$1.09 million) for September 2026, up 66% from the previous month and 38% from a year earlier. Growth...
Tuesday 13 October 2026
HCLTech signs Anthropic premier partnership as both firms deepen India AI bets
HCLTech has signed a Global Premier Partnership with Anthropic, tying one of India's largest IT services companies more closely to an AI developer that has spent 2026 building out...