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Thursday 11 June 2026
Oracle plans US$70 billion investment to meet 'trillions' in AI demand as margins face short-term pressure
Oracle has detailed a massive expansion of its capital investment program to capitalize on what leadership describes as an unprecedented shift in the technology market. During the...
Thursday 11 June 2026
SuperAI Singapore: Google DeepMind opens its science AI toolkit to Asia-Pacific startups

Google DeepMind has launched a regional accelerator program inviting developers, researchers, and investors across the Asia-Pacific...

Thursday 11 June 2026
ProLogium, OPmobility team up on solid-state EV battery modules
ProLogium Technology announced on June 9 that it signed a memorandum of understanding with OPmobility to jointly develop and integrate ProLogium solid-state battery cells into electric...
Thursday 11 June 2026
Oracle revenue surges, but heavy AI spending prompts investor concern
Oracle posted a strong close to its fiscal year, with fourth-quarter revenue climbing 21% to US$19.2 billion — slightly ahead of analyst expectations — driven by near-doubling...
Thursday 11 June 2026
Taiwan optical suppliers target drones, robots as smart-camera demand grows
Taiwan's optical suppliers are entering the smart-camera market along two main paths: some are pushing deeper into system integration and software, while others are concentrating on...
Thursday 11 June 2026
Commentary: BYD unveils new AI platform as China's EV race shifts beyond batteries
China's electric vehicle (EV) leader, BYD, is pushing aggressively into the next frontier of automotive competition: artificial intelligence.
Thursday 11 June 2026
Volkswagen plans Europe-made Samsung SDI square batteries to diversify supply chain
Volkswagen is preparing a new three-way lithium battery supply chain that would add Samsung SDI as a Europe-based supplier of standardized square batteries as early as 2027, executives...
Thursday 11 June 2026
Taiwan deepens ties with Central and Eastern Europe as Taiwanese firms expand into Czech Republic, Poland
The Czech Republic and other Central and Eastern European countries have gradually become emerging markets for Taiwanese investment and exports. This follows the donation of vaccines...
Thursday 11 June 2026
Unitree, Nvidia expose humanoid robotics' biggest question: who controls the body, brain and ecosystem?
Unitree Robotics' Nvidia-backed H2 Plus has sparked debate in China over who controls the robot body, AI brain and autonomy in a global ecosystem.
Thursday 11 June 2026
China's EV boom slows at home, but BYD sees further room to grow
China's electric-vehicle market is showing signs of slowing domestically, but industry leaders remain convinced that the country's shift away from gasoline-powered cars is far from...
Thursday 11 June 2026
Applied Materials invests US$500 million in Singapore to meet AI chip demand
As artificial intelligence (AI) fuels an unprecedented surge in demand for advanced semiconductors, Applied Materials is deepening its commitment to one of Asia's most important chipmaking...
Thursday 11 June 2026
DIGITIMES Insight: Power, not chips, is now the binding constraint for AI data centers
During COMPUTEX 2026 and Nvidia GTC Taipei, energy once again dominated the AI data center conversation — only this time the question was not whether enough electricity existed,...
Thursday 11 June 2026
Wistron ITS rebrands as WITS to scale chip and AI engineering in software-hardware integration pivot
Wistron ITS has officially changed its name to WITS. Chairman Ching Hsiao pointed out that the rebranding signifies the company's transition from software into the new frontier of...
Thursday 11 June 2026
Sharp's AI server plan signals a broader shift in Japan electronics
Sharp's June 9 fiscal year 2026 business briefing highlighted a deeper partnership with Foxconn, with AI servers becoming the main focus. Sharp said it will begin selling AI servers...
Thursday 11 June 2026
China's embodied AI boom tests whether robots can repeat the EV miracle
China's embodied AI sector is entering a financing cycle that increasingly resembles the early days of electric vehicles. Investors, local governments, and technology groups are backing...