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Friday 17 July 2026
Laser Tek says AI demand is driving orders, but parts shortages are delaying shipments
Taiwanese laser processing equipment maker Laser Tek said that artificial intelligence(AI)-led investment in advanced packaging, testing, and passive components is boosting orders...
Friday 17 July 2026
WAIC 2026 puts China's AI race on supernodes, domestic chips, and real-world deployment

China's AI industry is shifting from model scale to the infrastructure needed to train, deploy and commercialize AI, with supernodes, high-speed...

Friday 17 July 2026
WST targets AI optical boom as high-power CW laser shipments begin in 4Q26
Buoyed by robust shipments of optical communications products, Taiwanese optical communications company WaveSplitter Technologies (WST) nearly doubled its first-quarter revenue in...
Friday 17 July 2026
Google's Gemini 3.5 Pro delay deepens doubts over its standing in AI coding race
Google's months-long delay in shipping Gemini 3.5 Pro is hardening a view among investors and its own researchers that the company is slipping behind Anthropic and OpenAI in the contest...
Friday 17 July 2026
China moves to institutionalize its vision for global AI governance as Xi launches cooperation body
China used the opening of the 2026 World Artificial Intelligence Conference (WAIC) in Shanghai to institutionalize its bid to shape global governance of artificial intelligence (AI),...
Friday 17 July 2026
AI memory squeeze pushes automakers to shield supply chains

AI giants are soaking up memory chips with vast capital, tightening supply for other industries and raising costs worldwide. The pressure...

Friday 17 July 2026
Power component prices keep rising as supply tightens

Power semiconductor makers say prices are still being adjusted as upstream raw material costs rise and AI-driven high-margin products...

Friday 17 July 2026
Nvidia unveils Thor-based modules for robots and edge AI

Nvidia has introduced new Thor-based modules aimed at powering robots and autonomous machines as they move into broader commercial use...

Friday 17 July 2026
TSMC's US$100 billion bet: AI growth, US pressure and the cost of staying ahead
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) posted record second-quarter earnings for 2026, issued third-quarter revenue guidance above market expectations, and raised its full-year...
Friday 17 July 2026
EU orders Google to open Android AI features, share Search data with rivals under DMA

The European Commission has issued binding measures requiring Alphabet's Google to open key Android features to competing AI assistants...

Friday 17 July 2026
Microsoft reportedly readies AI-powered security tool to automate bug hunting and remediation

Microsoft is reportedly preparing to launch a new AI cybersecurity product designed to identify software vulnerabilities and automatically...

Friday 17 July 2026
Japan steps up sovereign AI ambitions as Noetra launches multimodal AI project, plans infrastructure of 27,500 Nvidia Rubin GPUs
Noetra has launched full-scale R&D for a Japan-developed multimodal foundation model, a move that could shape the future of AI robots, industrial automation, and so-called physical...
Friday 17 July 2026
Moonshot's free Kimi K3 matches Anthropic's Opus 4.8, closing the gap between open and proprietary AI
Chinese AI developer Moonshot AI released Kimi K3 on July 16, a 2.8-trillion-parameter model the company bills as the first open model in the roughly 3-trillion-parameter class, pushing...
Friday 17 July 2026
Micron locks in automotive supply agreements as vehicle tech grows smarter
Micron Technology said it has completed strategic customer agreements with several tier 1 suppliers and ecosystem partners serving the global automotive industry, including Qualcomm,...
Friday 17 July 2026
China auto sales slump deepens as exports face rising trade scrutiny
China's passenger vehicle market posted its sharpest slowdown in years in the first half of 2026, with private passenger car sales falling 20% year on year, according to the China...