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Wednesday 10 June 2026

Apple moves private cloud compute to third party with Google Cloud AI

Apple unveiled its third-generation foundation models at WWDC 2026, marking a major shift in its artificial intelligence strategy with implications for users worldwide. The new Siri,...

Wednesday 10 June 2026

Supermicro's US$7 billion fundraising shines spotlight on mounting governance and compliance challenges

According to Bloomberg and Reuters, Supermicro said it plans to raise US$7 billion through a series of equity and equity-linked offerings to support purchases of...

Wednesday 10 June 2026

Microsoft cuts hundreds of Azure jobs in China as another step in its global restructuring

Microsoft is laying off hundreds of employees in its Azure cloud division in China, marking the latest step in the company's ongoing restructuring...

Wednesday 10 June 2026

Delta and Lite-On poised to benefit as AI pushes data centers toward megawatt power levels

AI's relentless expansion is forcing a structural overhaul of data-center power infrastructure, creating a new investment cycle that extends...

Wednesday 10 June 2026

Commentary: YMTC, CXMT relisting shows US-China tech controls are moving beyond chips

YMTC and CXMT have returned to Washington's Chinese Military Companies list, placing China's two leading memory chipmakers back at the center of US scrutiny over semiconductors, military-civil...

Wednesday 10 June 2026

Taiwan AI industry plan targets silicon photonics as new moat

The Taiwanese government has launched an AI infrastructure initiative aiming to further strengthen its semiconductor industry prowess by leveraging silicon photonics (SiPh) to form...

Wednesday 10 June 2026

Column: Robotics' razor's edge is finally cutting into the real world

In early June in Vienna, a robotics startup used its keynote at ICRA 2026 — the International Conference on Robotics and Automation — to show a robotic arm slowly and precisely...

Wednesday 10 June 2026

COMPUTEX highlights a shift to prefabricated AI data centers

At COMPUTEX 2026, held under the theme "AI Together," a clear shift was visible across the exhibition floor: the focus has moved beyond individual chips and server specifications toward...

Wednesday 10 June 2026

Chenbro Micom posts May revenue jump and projects strong second-half momentum

Server chassis maker Chenbro Micom reported that May 2026 revenue reached NT$2.51 billion (approx. US$79 million), up 37.3% year-over-year and 21.8% month-over-month, and said it expects...

Wednesday 10 June 2026

Chinese AI startup StepFun seeks US$12 billion valuation in Hong Kong IPO

Chinese artificial-intelligence (AI) startup StepFun is preparing to file for a Hong Kong initial public offering as early as Monday, according to people familiar with the matter,...

Wednesday 10 June 2026

A COMPUTEX beyond PCs: Taiwanese suppliers target robot data and parts

COMPUTEX 2026 has made clearer a shift already underway in Taiwan's robotics supply chain, with suppliers looking beyond humanoid showcases toward less visible technologies —...

Wednesday 10 June 2026

PCIM 2026: Every company is now a semiconductor company

Global hardware growth is facing an increasingly fragile and fragmented supply chain. At PCIM Europe 2026, software intelligence firm Luminovo's OEM Growth Lead, Inga Schwarz, made...

Wednesday 10 June 2026

Column: Computex 2026 shows Taiwan rewriting its role — from building AI to designing it

Computex Taipei 2026, held from June 2 to 5 under the theme "AI Together," drew more than 1,500 exhibitors from 33 countries and set a new record in scale. The show underscored a new...

Wednesday 10 June 2026

CATL locks in 770,000 tons of electrolyte supply as battery demand accelerates

China's battery materials supply chain is showing fresh signs of tightening as major electrolyte producers secure multiyear contracts with the world's largest electric-vehicle battery...

Wednesday 10 June 2026

AI use in PCB manufacturing has gone mainstream, but scaling remains lagging

AI adoption in PCB manufacturing is now widespread, yet fewer than 10% of companies have fully scaled deployments, underscoring a global gap between experimentation and factory-wide...

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