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Thursday 8 January 2026

Warehousing and logistics emerge as early market for humanoid robots

Humanoid robots are beginning to move out of pilot programs and technical trials as companies involved in their development push toward early commercial use. Industry participants...

Thursday 8 January 2026

TDK targets AI smartphones and foldables, plans to launch next-gen silicon anode battery

Japanese electronic components manufacturer TDK Electronics announced that it plans to update its industry-leading silicon anode battery technology later in 2026, coinciding with...

Thursday 8 January 2026

Humanoid robots eye commercial rollout in 2026

Industry supply chain sources say 2026 is increasingly being viewed as a potential inflection point for the commercialization of humanoid...

Thursday 8 January 2026

Huawei's Ascend 950 tests South Korea's AI market

Huawei has signalled a renewed push into South Korea's AI infrastructure market, outlining plans to introduce its next-generation AI processor — widely expected to be the Ascend...

Thursday 8 January 2026

GAC-Huawei Terminal formalize deeper HarmonyOS and AI alliance

China's automotive and ICT sectors marked a new inflection point on January 5, 2026, as GAC Group and Huawei Terminal (Huawei Device Co.) signed a comprehensive cooperation framework...

Thursday 8 January 2026

RISC-V's rise: A third CPU ecosystem in 5-10 years?

Bao Yungang, vice director of the Chinese Academy of Sciences' Institute of Computing Technology and chief scientist at the Beijing Open Source Chip Academy, predicts RISC-V will...

Thursday 8 January 2026

Zoom reveals seven AI trends shaping workplaces in 2026

Agentic AI is rapidly becoming a key driver for business transformation, with Taiwanese companies at the forefront of this shift. A recent Zoom-commissioned survey found that 98%...

Thursday 8 January 2026

Column: Infrastructure boom over, US AI now faces profitability reckoning

The US AI sector stands at a crossroads. After years of breakneck infrastructure expansion, cracks are beginning to show in the financial foundation supporting this boom.

Thursday 8 January 2026

Anthropic champions efficiency over scale in AI infrastructure race

AI startup Anthropic is taking a different approach to the AI infrastructure competition by prioritizing algorithmic efficiency and high-quality data rather than expanding compute...

Wednesday 7 January 2026

Apple reportedly locks in NAND through 2026 ahead of DRAM price spike

Apple has secured enough NAND flash memory to sustain production through the first quarter of 2026. But the iPhone maker is facing steep price increases for DRAM as artificial intelligence...

Wednesday 7 January 2026

Huawei spin-off xFusion launches IPO process, targets US$7bn revenue

China's leading server maker, xFusion Digital Technologies, has taken its first formal step toward an IPO. The company began regulatory...

Wednesday 7 January 2026

CES 2026: Lenovo unveils AI super assistant to reshape user experience

Lenovo introduced its most groundbreaking hybrid AI innovations yet at CES 2026, held January 7, 2026, at Sphere in Las Vegas, unveiling a new personal AI super assistant, AI PCs,...

Wednesday 7 January 2026

CES 2026: pushing AI to the edge

At CES 2026, Nvidia and AMD placed physical AI and on-device intelligence at the core of their keynote speeches. Taiwan's technology ecosystem is set to play an important role in...

Wednesday 7 January 2026

Yann LeCun breaks silence on Meta exit after Llama 4 stumble

After departing, Yann LeCun has offered an unusually candid account of why he left Meta, pointing to a research culture he says tilted...

Wednesday 7 January 2026

CES 2026: Nvidia's Alpamayo launch spotlights China's self-driving ambition

At CES 2026 in Las Vegas, Nvidia formally introduced its next-generation autonomous driving AI platform, Alpamayo, a move that industry observers say marks the transition of self-driving...

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