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Friday 30 January 2026

South Korea NAND flash gains strategic role in next-gen AI infrastructure

With artificial intelligence (AI) technology advancing at a breakneck pace—particularly as applications move from the training phase...

Friday 30 January 2026

Taiwan pledges equal incentives for US investors under new MOU, with no cap on subsidies

Taiwan is stepping up efforts to anchor global investment at home, offering equal incentives to US and foreign firms even as cross-border commitments under the Taiwan–US Investment...

Friday 30 January 2026

Huawei scales cloud ecosystem in Asia-Pacific; Volcengine surges in AI cloud

Huawei is expanding its public cloud business across overseas markets, refining its partner strategy, and advancing its "platform plus ecosystem" model in Asia-Pacific. The company...

Friday 30 January 2026

With Techman Robot, JPP brings AI automation to the factory floor

Techman Robot, a global leader in collaborative robotics, has helped Jinpao Precision (JPP), a high-tech manufacturer of precision metal components, complete a large-scale automation...

Friday 30 January 2026

Record Taipower profit masks rising pressure from AI data centers on Taiwan's power system

Taiwan Power Company (Taipower) announced a net profit of NT$72.9 billion (approx. US$2.32 billion) for 2025, setting a new single-year earnings record and surpassing its previous...

Thursday 29 January 2026

Taiwan, US expand AI, drone cooperation under Pax Silica framework

Taiwan's Minister of Economic Affairs, Ming-hsin Kung, joined senior US State Department officials on January 27, 2026, in the US to conclude the sixth US-Taiwan Economic Prosperity...

Thursday 29 January 2026

Moltbot cracks the CUDA barrier, pushing Apple's Mac mini back into AI development

Apple has long built its brand around a tightly integrated hardware and services ecosystem. In AI and high-performance computing (HPC), however, the platform has been limited by the...

Thursday 29 January 2026

Foxconn Industrial Internet drives growth in high-end computing market through cloud and AI server focus

Foxconn's subsidiary, Foxconn Industrial Internet (FII), is accelerating its operational shift toward the high-performance computing market, driven by dual engines of cloud and AI...

Thursday 29 January 2026

Kim Long Motor and BYD plan US$130 million battery factory in Vietnam

Vietnamese automaker Kim Long Motor announced plans to collaborate with Chinese electric vehicle (EV) manufacturer BYD on a US$130 million battery factory in central Vietnam, signaling...

Thursday 29 January 2026

Tech giants' US$100bn bet on OpenAI: Nvidia, Microsoft lead US$730bn power play

OpenAI is pursuing a landmark funding round, potentially reaching US$100 billion to fuel its escalating AI infrastructure needs amid intense competition. Major tech giants and existing...

Thursday 29 January 2026

A year of transformation: Tesla pivots to Robotaxis and domestic chip production

Tesla is entering what executives describe as a "turning point" year. As the company pushes forward with robotaxi deployment and Full Self-Driving (FSD) technology, it must also navigate...

Thursday 29 January 2026

In-depth: DeepSeek's one-year breakthrough shows how China builds AI without cutting-edge chips

In January 2025, while the global AI and semiconductor industries remained focused on advanced process nodes and high-performance GPUs, China's large-scale model DeepSeek-R1 emerged...

Thursday 29 January 2026

Earnings call summary: Meta maps AI monetization roadmap beyond ads with subscriptions and commerce

Meta is outlining an AI monetization roadmap that extends beyond advertising, signaling plans to layer subscriptions, business tools, and commerce features on top of its core platforms...

Thursday 29 January 2026

Earnings call summary: Meta accelerates AI glasses push as wearables emerge as next major consumer platform

Meta is sharpening its AI device strategy, redirecting investment toward smart glasses and wearables as management signals urgency in shaping the next consumer computing platform,...

Thursday 29 January 2026

Musk moves Tesla past Model S and X, betting on robots and AI

Tesla reported fourth-quarter earnings on Wednesday that topped Wall Street's profit expectations despite the fact that its revenue had...

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