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Thursday 23 July 2026

South Korean president to meet Nvidia and OpenAI CEOs on US trip

South Korean president Jae-Myung Lee will launch an economic diplomacy tour centered on AI, advanced industries, and supply chain cooperation,...

Thursday 23 July 2026

D-Link robot line starts in 3Q26; care model due in 2027

Networking brand D-Link has set up a subsidiary, D-Link Robotics, and is officially entering the service robot market. The new unit will focus on two niche applications, "smart companionship"...

Thursday 23 July 2026

Japan loosens fiscal reins for JPY370 trillion AI, semiconductor strategy

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's government has approved a sweeping economic strategy that relaxes long-standing fiscal constraints...

Thursday 23 July 2026

Moonshot AI model challenges EDA moat with 2-day chip design

China AI startup Moonshot AI has drawn intense attention from the semiconductor industry after unveiling its new large language model Kimi K3, which delivered strong results across...

Thursday 23 July 2026

Taiwan-US tariff talks stall as July 24 deadline threatens auto supply chains

The Trump administration's temporary 10% tariff under Section 122 of the US Trade Act is set to expire on July 24, putting Taiwan-US zero-tariff talks and global auto supply chains...

Thursday 23 July 2026

Tesla confirms equipment orders for TeraFab, targets in-house chip production to break supply bottleneck

Tesla has placed equipment orders for an in-house semiconductor development facility in Austin it calls TeraFab, CEO Elon Musk confirmed during the company's Q2 2026 earnings call...

Thursday 23 July 2026

Mitsubishi Electric and Sony Semiconductor Solutions form AI factory automation venture

Mitsubishi Electric and Sony Group subsidiary Sony Semiconductor Solutions announced on July 22, 2026, that they have signed a partnership agreement to launch a joint venture focused...

Thursday 23 July 2026

Tesla names TSMC, Samsung, Micron as key partners for Optimus robot scale-up

Tesla is building an entirely new supply chain from scratch to support its Optimus humanoid robot program, with CEO Elon Musk naming...

Thursday 23 July 2026

Kimi K3 under fire, part 2: Why Beijing sees a US containment campaign

China is framing Washington's allegations against Moonshot AI as more than an intellectual property dispute. Chinese officials, state-backed media and policy commentators see the scrutiny...

Thursday 23 July 2026

Foxconn's Vietnam arm moves into EV charging equipment

Fulian Precision Technology Component, a Vietnamese subsidiary of Taiwan's Foxconn Industrial Internet (FII), has added electric-vehicle charging equipment to its registered business...

Thursday 23 July 2026

SEMICON Taiwan 2026 sees record global participation as AI investment accelerates

Participation in the Global Pavilion at the upcoming SEMICON Taiwan 2026 has reached a new high, with the number of participating countries...

Thursday 23 July 2026

Kimi K3 under fire, part 1: Inside Washington's case against Moonshot AI

The US government is investigating Chinese artificial intelligence developer Moonshot AI over allegations that its Kimi K3 model improperly...

Thursday 23 July 2026

China's research ties weaken as UK, Germany and the US expand cross-border papers

China's research and academic community appears to be drifting away from international collaboration, even as the UK, Germany, and...

Thursday 23 July 2026

LFP battery failures in 210,000 Chinese EVs throw wrench into automakers' plans to reduce reliance on CATL

A quality scandal is spreading around lithium iron phosphate (LFP) batteries made by China Aviation Lithium Battery (CALB). Ride-hailing...

Thursday 23 July 2026

SpaceXAI reportedly eyes Texas expansion in broader AI infrastructure push

SpaceXAI is laying the groundwork for at least one large-scale AI data center in Texas, a move that could significantly expand its...

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