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Thursday 30 July 2026

Interview: Meet the Taiwan firm that wants to be the world's next big supplier of smart-vehicle 'eyes' with Japan— without China

As automotive electronics, electrification, software-defined vehicles (SDVs) and AI-defined vehicles (AIDVs) reshape the global auto industry, Taiwan's Ken Sean Industries is accelerating...

Thursday 30 July 2026

Nvidia invests US$1B in Naver's sovereign AI push

Nvidia plans to invest in South Korean internet and cloud giant Naver through a US$1 billion third-party share issue for about a 4.5% stake, a move that could make it Naver's third-largest...

Thursday 30 July 2026

Taiwan launches first robotics competition to benchmark service robots for real-world deployment

Artificial intelligence is rapidly expanding the capabilities of robotics. Yet while industrial robots have become commonplace on factory...

Thursday 30 July 2026

Robotics makers race to commercialize dexterous hands for Physical AI

The robotics industry is moving from AI demonstrations to commercial deployments as vendors push Physical AI into factories, logistics,...

Thursday 30 July 2026

China's robot vacuum makers race ahead as innovation cycle outpaces smartphones

While humanoid robots have yet to achieve meaningful economies of scale, service robots have already entered an intensely competitive...

Thursday 30 July 2026

Less hardware, smarter AI: how a Taiwan startup is making smart glasses weightless

A Taiwan startup says it has found a way to hide advanced eye-tracking technology inside what looks like an ordinary pair of glasses...

Thursday 30 July 2026

BMW secures US battery supply with two-stage plan as AESC site stalls

BMW has put a two-stage battery sourcing plan in place to protect supplies for its South Carolina electric vehicle operations as AESC's US cell plant has faced delays tied to foreign...

Thursday 30 July 2026

Volkswagen backs EU tariffs on Chinese PHEVs as market pressure builds

Volkswagen AG has reversed course on European trade protection and now supports possible EU tariffs on Chinese plug-in hybrid vehicles, after opposing such measures three years ago...

Wednesday 29 July 2026

Coretronic Intelligent Logistics plans AI logistics demo at AI Wave Show 2026

Coretronic Intelligent Logistics said generative AI and agentic AI technology are pushing smart logistics beyond process automation and toward autonomous decision-making. The company...

Wednesday 29 July 2026

Faraday lifts revenue on ASIC and MCU demand as AI delays push projects back

Faraday Technology reported stronger-than-expected second quarter 2026 results, with consolidated revenue rising to NT$3.31 billion and net profit reaching NT$200 million. The ASIC...

Wednesday 29 July 2026

Aewin expands AMD EPYC 9006 server lineup for AI, storage and enterprise workloads

Aewin Technologies has introduced a four-product server lineup built around AMD's newly launched EPYC 9006 processor family, targeting...

Wednesday 29 July 2026

Nvidia's Jensen Huang warns US officials about banning Chinese open-weight models

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang once again voiced his support for open-weight and open-source AI, a form of model that has caught official...

Wednesday 29 July 2026

China's GenAI race shifts to open source ecosystems

The global GenAI race has remained intense, with major US players including Google, Meta, Microsoft, Amazon, and OpenAI investing heavily. But with Beijing-based startup Moonshot AI...

Wednesday 29 July 2026

White House reportedly approaches final framework for reviewing frontier models

The US government is said to be close to creating a final version of a voluntary framework for evaluating AI companies' advanced models before they are released to the public. A finalized...

Wednesday 29 July 2026

Moonshot AI reportedly eyes more Nvidia Blackwell chips for Kimi K4 despite US export curbs

Chinese AI startup Moonshot AI is planning its next frontier model, Kimi K4, and is seeking additional access to Nvidia's advanced...

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