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Wednesday 27 May 2026
VinFast names new chair to tackle global expansion
Vietnamese electric-vehicle maker VinFast has appointed a new chairman amid mounting challenges in its overseas expansion across Asia and the US, including delays to its planned US...
Wednesday 27 May 2026
Nvidia CEO says Taiwan needs more electricity, ministry confirms 5.2 GW of gas capacity to be added
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang, who is visiting Taiwan for two weeks, stated that the island's manufacturing sector is developing rapidly and needs more electricity.
Wednesday 27 May 2026
OpenAI targets smaller advertisers in push to make ChatGPT ads pay off
OpenAI is widening its ChatGPT advertising business beyond large brands, adding tools aimed at smaller marketers as it seeks to turn one of the world's most widely used AI products...
Wednesday 27 May 2026
Xiaomi saw nearly 60% profit drop amid memory cost 'super cycle'
On May 26, Xiaomi Corporation reported first-quarter 2026 revenue of CNY99.1 billion (approx. US$14.6 billion) as it confronts a "super cycle" of rising memory costs. Management characterized...
Wednesday 27 May 2026
China-based SmartSens, Unisoc team up on Micro LED optical interconnects for AI clusters
SmartSens and Unisoc have formed a strategic partnership to develop Micro LED high-speed optical interconnects, aiming to deliver domestic, low-power, high-bandwidth solutions for...
Wednesday 27 May 2026
Taiwan robotics supply chain posts strong 1Q26 gains on AI demand upcycle
Accelerating the adoption of smart manufacturing, AI-driven automation, and humanoid robot applications in 2026 is driving robust growth across Taiwan's robotics supply chain. Systems...
Wednesday 27 May 2026
Microsoft flattens leadership to speed AI decision-making across businesses
Microsoft overhauled its long-standing senior leadership structure as Chief Executive reorganized the company to accelerate AI development and cut decision-making time, executives...
Wednesday 27 May 2026
Former Tencent AI lead says Chinese firms are trailing US on core LLM innovation
A former Tencent large-model technical chief warned that Chinese artificial intelligence companies lack independent paradigm-level breakthroughs and are trailing US rivals, according...
Wednesday 27 May 2026
AI infrastructure spending lifts Taiwan electronics sector outlook
Cloud providers' large-scale investments in AI infrastructure have strengthened demand for Taiwan's electronics supply chain, boosting optimism among local manufacturers, according...
Wednesday 27 May 2026
Column: Quantum-classical computing's promise meets its hardware limits
AI's rapid evolution — from AI servers to agentic AI and emerging physical AI — centers on high-performance computing, and integrating general fault-tolerant quantum computers...
Wednesday 27 May 2026
Covestro highlights material solutions for AI data centers and embodied intelligence at COMPUTEX 2026
Covestro showcased a portfolio of engineering plastics and thermoplastic polyurethane materials at COMPUTEX 2026 aimed at supporting AI computing, embodied intelligence, and networking...
Wednesday 27 May 2026
Xiaomi outlines AI-first roadmap as MiMo tokens and Miclaw shape product strategy
Xiaomi placed AI at the center of its first quarter 2026 strategy, saying it will "take the agent as the core" of a new OS approach and pushing its MiMo model and token plans to drive...
Wednesday 27 May 2026
Aixtron wins orders from Lumentum for G10-AsP systems to expand InP production
Aixtron has received multiple orders from Lumentum for its G10-AsP MOCVD systems, a move that could boost global production of indium phosphide (InP) lasers and detectors for 800G...
Wednesday 27 May 2026
Mexico emerges as new front line in global auto supply chain
Amid a sweeping reconfiguration of global supply chains, North America—and Mexico in particular—has emerged as a critical battleground for manufacturers caught between...
Tuesday 26 May 2026
Gogoro mourns backer Samuel Yin, who committed US$50 million before a single scooter rolled out
Gogoro has issued a statement mourning the death of Ruentex Group president Samuel Yin, who passed away peacefully at Taipei Veterans General Hospital in the early hours of May 26...