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Monday 4 May 2026

Asia Optical 1Q26 revenue, profit hit record highs on AI cooling and optics growth

Asia Optical reported its first-quarter 2026 financial results, posting consolidated revenue of NT$6.21 billion (approx. US$196.43 million), up 15% year-over-year. Gross profit rose...

Monday 4 May 2026

China's auto sector pushes standards and exports while disposable-car concept gains traction

The 2026 Beijing Auto Show signaled a significant shift in China's new energy vehicle sector as automakers accelerated adoption of ultra-fast charging, intelligent powertrains, and...

Monday 4 May 2026

China automakers adopt disposable-car subscriptions to accelerate tech turnover

China's auto industry has begun rolling out a disposable-car model combining subscription plans and modular hardware to accelerate technology refresh cycles and cut the buildup of...

Monday 4 May 2026

Research Insight: Beijing auto show signals shift from vehicle launches to AI-driven supply chains

The 2026 Beijing Auto Show has emerged as a platform where the balance of competition is shifting from sheer vehicle counts to advanced self-driving systems, AI-powered cockpits, and...

Monday 4 May 2026

MIT Technology Review outlines 10 key AI trends shaping the future

In the fast-moving and often noisy world of AI, what truly merits attention? MIT Technology Review has long tracked the field's evolution to map its next directions. Their...

Monday 4 May 2026

India roundup: India accelerates AI, semiconductor, and manufacturing push with major investments and startup bets

India's technology ecosystem is seeing rapid expansion across AI infrastructure, semiconductors,...

Sunday 3 May 2026

Silicon Motion posts record 1Q26 revenue driven by AI, new products to boost growth

Silicon Motion Technology reported a record quarterly revenue of US$342 million in the first quarter of 2026, up 23% from the previous quarter and soaring 105% year-over-year. The...

Sunday 3 May 2026

Taiwan supplier JPC takes No. 2 spot in Nvidia Vera Rubin power cable certification

As artificial intelligence (AI) continues to drive power demands, investment in power-related sectors has become a key focus for component suppliers. Connector and cable supplier JPC...

Sunday 3 May 2026

Smart Eye expands AI in-cockpit sensing from driver monitoring to full cabin perception

Smart Eye's new contracts to add advanced in-cabin sensing to existing models signal a shift with global implications: automakers face looming EU and Euro NCAP rules that push cabin...

Saturday 2 May 2026

OpenAI reworks Stargate data center strategy as site plans change

OpenAI is reworking its US$500 billion Stargate initiative, shifting from a fixed data center joint venture toward a more flexible strategy...

Saturday 2 May 2026

NSTC forms task force to lead Taiwan's multimodal AI foundation model development

Amid the flourishing commercial generative AI landscape dominated by large-parameter language models, Taiwan's National Science and Technology Council (NSTC) has reversed earlier doubts...

Saturday 2 May 2026

Lite-On profit rises on surge in AI-driven cloud demand

Lite-On Technology reported first-quarter revenue of NT$43.4 billion (approx. US$1.35 billion), up 19% from a year earlier, as surging...

Saturday 2 May 2026

Foxconn Industrial Internet posts 102% net profit growth in 1Q26 on AI GPU, ASIC demand

Benefiting from the continued expansion of artificial intelligence (AI) computing power demand, Foxconn Industrial Internet (FII), a subsidiary of Hon Hai Precision Industry (Foxconn),...

Saturday 2 May 2026

Onsemi expands collaboration with NIO to support 900V EV platforms

Onsemi's expanded collaboration with NIO to support the automaker's move to 900V electric vehicle platforms could accelerate global EV adoption by improving range, charging speed,...

Saturday 2 May 2026

MediaTek lifts 2026 ASIC target to $2 billion despite smartphone market deterioration

MediaTek held its earnings call on April 30, expressing a cautious outlook for the 2026 smartphone market. Despite this, growth in other applications is expected to effectively offset...

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