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Wednesday 4 February 2026

Aito's surge lifts Seres to front of China's EV race

After Huawei transferred the "Aito" brand and related patents to Seres for CNY2.5 billion (approx. US$359 million), Seres has rapidly...

Wednesday 4 February 2026

PC price hikes in 2026 challenge IC design houses to rely on spec upgrades

Major PC brands and chip suppliers have recently warned that price increases for PC products in 2026 are likely unavoidable. Rising costs of memory and many other components continue...

Wednesday 4 February 2026

China leads the humanoid robot supply chain, with 2026 sales forecast to jump

Morgan Stanley is bullish on China's humanoid robot market, forecasting sales to surge 133% year-over-year to 28,000 units in 2026. As supply-chain costs decline and mass production...

Wednesday 4 February 2026

Nvidia's Jensen Huang joins Dassault Systèmes event to unveil 3D universe vision

Dassault Systèmes opened its annual flagship conference, 3DEXPERIENCE World 2026, on February 3 in Houston. Building on the launch of its seventh-generation development framework...

Wednesday 4 February 2026

Taiwan's paper-counting academic culture is being challenged—here's why

Taiwan has long measured academic success through publication volume, a metric that has driven intense competition with China in research output. But National Science and Technology...

Wednesday 4 February 2026

South Korean startup Mippia tackles music copyright and plagiarism risks in AI

As generative AI enters the creative process and music material becomes easier to use, the music industry faces escalating copyright and plagiarism challenges. South Korean startup...

Tuesday 3 February 2026

Nvidia CEO to attend Dassault Systèmes and Cisco summits

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang is set to maintain a busy schedule following his recent Taiwan visit, with upcoming keynote appearances at Dassault Systèmes' "3DEXPERIENCE World 2026"...

Tuesday 3 February 2026

Moltbook experiment reignites debate over networked AI agents in 2026

As the technology sector looks ahead in 2026 with expectations that AI agents will unlock new enterprise productivity gains, an experimental platform called Moltbook has drawn global...

Tuesday 3 February 2026

Liquid cooling's next frontier: Data centers rethink heat management

If the first revolution in artificial intelligence (AI) data centers was the move from air cooling to liquid cooling, the second is now...

Tuesday 3 February 2026

Shanghai fast-tracks 'Oriental IC Port,' adds fourth-gen semiconductors to roadmap

China is pushing ahead with its semiconductor materials strategy. Shanghai, one of the country's leading cities, has included brain-computer...

Tuesday 3 February 2026

ByteDance reportedly eyes 2Q26 launch for new Doubao phone with dual-track partnerships

Tencent CEO Pony Ma sharply criticized the Doubao phone as "extremely unsafe and irresponsible" at the company's year-end meeting in late January 2026. However, recent reports from...

Tuesday 3 February 2026

Salesforce highlights three AI trends shaping agentic enterprises

Salesforce has released its outlook on artificial intelligence (AI) trends for 2026, describing the year as a turning point for the emergence of what it calls the "agentic enterprise."...

Tuesday 3 February 2026

Japan's TDK leans on premium batteries while rare earth supply risks deepen

Despite delivering solid earnings, Japan's TDK Corporation warned that China's tighter rare earth export controls are heightening supply chain risks, placing growing procurement pressure...

Tuesday 3 February 2026

China bans hidden EV door handles, forcing industry-wide redesigns

China has stepped up electric vehicle safety regulation, with the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology approving a new mandatory...

Tuesday 3 February 2026

Apple deepens AI-hardware integration with Q.ai acquisition

Apple has taken a significant step in the intensifying AI competition with Meta Platforms and Alphabet by acquiring Israeli startup Q.ai, a move that underscores its effort to rebuild...

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