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Friday 29 May 2026

Column: Embodied reasoning brings robots closer to deeper thinking

Over the past year and a half, reasoning in large language models (LLMs) has become a mainstream capability, with measurable gains across programming, mathematics, law, and healthcare...

Friday 29 May 2026

Nvidia CEO says Huawei's Tau Scaling Law not a threat to TSMC

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang gave a media interview after the "trillion-dollar dinner" in Taipei, Taiwan, on May 28, commenting on topics including competition in the artificial intelligence...

Thursday 28 May 2026

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang hosts trillion-dollar dinner for Taiwan AI suppliers

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang hosted another "trillion-dollar dinner" at Juan Yau Restaurant in Taipei, Taiwan, on May 28, with chairmen and presidents from multiple Taiwanese artificial...

Thursday 28 May 2026

Iteq sees AI data center demand lift M7+ CCL shipments

Copper clad laminate (CCL) maker Iteq held its 2026 annual general meeting on Thursday, with Chairman Dennis Chen saying that the continued deepening of generative AI applications,...

Thursday 28 May 2026

FuriosaAI and Broadcom partner on AI inference platform for agentic computing era

South Korean AI chip startup FuriosaAI has announced a partnership with Broadcom to develop a next-generation AI inference platform aimed at large-scale agentic AI deployments, as...

Thursday 28 May 2026

Amazon and Snowflake expand alliance amid agentic AI race

Snowflake, the cloud data company at the center of the artificial intelligence boom, said on Wednesday that it would spend US$6 billion over the next five years on Amazon Web Services...

Thursday 28 May 2026

Huawei chip chief says post-Moore race is no longer just about nanometers

As Moore's Law nears its limits, Huawei is promoting its "Tau (τ) Law" as a post-Moore chip framework that shifts the focus from nanometer process nodes to shorter signal transmission...

Thursday 28 May 2026

Salesforce Taiwan targets double-digit growth on AI applications and services

Since opening its Taipei office in January 2026, customer relationship management (CRM) technology firm Salesforce has continued to expand its Taiwan-based team, shifting from remote...

Thursday 28 May 2026

CXMT cleared for IPO listing; could boost China's memory supply chain

ChangXin Memory Technologies (CXMT), China's top DRAM maker, has been cleared by China's securities regulator for its highly anticipated IPO, which could raise funds worth CNY29.5...

Thursday 28 May 2026

Semiconductors and AI are pillars of Taiwan's global prosperity, says Taiwanese president

During the 2026 Europe Day Dinner, Taiwanese President Ching-te Lai referenced how coal and steel formed the foundation of peace in Europe, comparing that to how semiconductors and...

Thursday 28 May 2026

Peking University's true-3D EDA tool gives Huawei's LogicFolding chip roadmap critical design link

Peking University researchers have unveiled a prototype electronic design automation (EDA) tool built for "true-3D" chip design, offering...

Thursday 28 May 2026

US cuts Section 232 tariffs to 15% boosting Taiwan auto parts competitiveness

The US reduced Section 232 tariffs on Taiwan auto parts from 27.5% to 15%, a move that Taiwan auto parts manufacturer Tong Yang Industry said would improve competitiveness and restore...

Thursday 28 May 2026

Nvidia's Rubin CPX plans clouded as Groq gains bigger inference role

Nvidia's plan to launch Rubin CPX, an inference-focused graphics processing unit for its Vera Rubin platform, has become increasingly uncertain as supply-chain activity around the...

Thursday 28 May 2026

ProLogium to list on Nasdaq via US$3.8 billion merger with TDAC

ProLogium, a leader in next-generation solid-state batteries, and Translational Development Acquisition Corp (TDAC), a special purpose acquisition...

Thursday 28 May 2026

Commentary: China's AI chip certification becomes new market gatekeeper

China has brought AI chips into its national security and reliability evaluation framework for the first time, turning what looks like a product certification process into something...

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