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Thursday 9 July 2026

Analysis: AI data centers face mounting power hurdles as Taiwan grid strain deepens

Taiwan's AI data center push is exposing a wider global problem: artificial intelligence needs vast, reliable power, but grids, permits,...

Thursday 9 July 2026

Foxconn's Young Liu says sovereign AI is turning data center supply chains local

Foxconn chairman Young Liu said sovereign AI is expanding beyond data residency to AI data centers and their supply chains, forcing a structural shift in global manufacturing.

Thursday 9 July 2026

Asian VCs urge startups to expand regionally before targeting the US

Venture capitalists from Japan, Singapore, and Salesforce Ventures converged at the 2026 Asia VC Summit in Taipei to argue that Asian...

Thursday 9 July 2026

Interview: UK courts Taiwan suppliers for AI hardware buildout

The UK is pitching itself as a new base and technology partner for Taiwanese electronics suppliers as AI demand shifts from models to...

Thursday 9 July 2026

Yulon Nissan sticks to 2026 sales target as currency pressure builds

Yulon Nissan Motor said it is keeping its 2026 sales target at 13,000 units, while warning that exchange-rate volatility could become the biggest challenge to its full-year operating...

Thursday 9 July 2026

Record 84-month auto loans raise concerns over longer US vehicle replacement cycles

Thursday 9 July 2026

Generative AI drives enterprise content automation as Taiwan localization gains momentum

Thursday 9 July 2026

Salesforce Ventures shares AI investment playbook at Asia VC Summit, eyes Taiwan startup

Salesforce Ventures laid out how the AI boom has reshaped its investment strategy over the past three years at the 2026 Asia VC Summit...

Thursday 9 July 2026

PLAUD rides AI hardware-subscription model to US$100 million ARR

Rapid advances in generative AI and AI agents are moving AI beyond software tools into everyday workflows, particularly in voice, meeting, and conversational applications, giving rise...

Thursday 9 July 2026

Compal's Rayonnant expands liquid cooling lineup for AI servers

Compal Electronics subsidiary Rayonnant Technology has launched a full line of coolant distribution unit (CDU) products for AI servers, covering liquid-to-air sidecar, in-rack, and...

Wednesday 8 July 2026

Samsung's Jae-yong Lee heads to Sun Valley Conference for likely AI talks

Samsung Electronics Chairman Jae-yong Lee departed for the Sun Valley Conference in the US on July 7, marking his second straight year...

Wednesday 8 July 2026

HVDC power to ramp up in 2H26, as Delta eyes momentum in AI power systems

US cloud service providers (CSPs) are continuing to expand AI-related capex, which has in turn driven up data center server rack specifications and power architectures. As a result...

Wednesday 8 July 2026

AI memory boom turns price hikes into antitrust flashpoint across supply chain

As AI demand drives record price increases in the memory market, the aftermath of such volatility is weighing on the wider supply chain, rippling into downstream industries where manufacturers...

Wednesday 8 July 2026

Microsoft starts swapping OpenAI and Anthropic models for its own in apps

Microsoft is reportedly beginning to replace OpenAI and Anthropic models in its software with its own offerings, likely a strategic...

Wednesday 8 July 2026

Wistron chair: AI demand remains strong as sovereign AI broadens global market

AI demand is expanding beyond the US as sovereign AI projects gain traction in more countries, Wistron chairman Simon Lin said, arguing...

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