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Thursday 6 August 2026
Microsoft's OpenAI disclosure reveals an unshakable dependency

Microsoft Corp. has given the first clear accounting of its revenue from OpenAI: US$24.1 billion for the year ended in June, likely...

Thursday 6 August 2026
Jeter says AI shipping demand and geopolitics lifted first-half profit
Jeter reported stronger first-half 2026 earnings and said it expected momentum to continue in the second half as AI server shipments, semiconductor cargo, and tariff-related restocking...
Thursday 6 August 2026
Machvision July revenue hits record as AI and PCB demand strengthens
Machvision reported consolidated revenue of about NT$359 million (US$11.1 million) in July 2026, a record monthly high that was up 1.28% from June and 31.84% from a year earlier. The...
Thursday 6 August 2026
US locks down tungsten and battery scrap exports as great-power minerals race intensifies
Washington has moved to keep tungsten waste and recycled battery material inside its own borders, a step that underscores how deeply critical-minerals policy has become entangled with...
Thursday 6 August 2026
ByteDance's new "watch and listen" AI signals a broader Chinese push beyond chatbots
ByteDance's Seed research team has released SeedRealtime. This native audio-visual full-duplex large language model, the company says, marks the industry's first large-scale deployment...
Thursday 6 August 2026
Sandisk leans on multi-year supply deals as it bets on AI-driven NAND supercycle
Sandisk closed its fiscal 2026 with record revenue, gross margin, and earnings per share. Still, the bigger story for investors is how much of the company's future business is now...
Thursday 6 August 2026
Google loses Jeff Dean, sidelines Hassabis from operations in biggest AI shake-up since 2023
Google is restructuring the leadership of its AI division at a moment when the company can least afford instability at the top of its research organization, with chief scientist Jeff...
Thursday 6 August 2026
China automakers struggle as margins plunge and battery supply chains skew
China's automakers are still betting on a strategy of in-house batteries to complement their complete vehicle lineups, but the push remains hard to execute as profit margins slide...
Thursday 6 August 2026
Tung Yang July revenue rises 23% on stronger AM and OEM demand
Auto parts maker Tung Yang reported July consolidated revenue of NT$2.036 billion, up 23% from a year earlier and a record for the same month. The Taiwanese supplier said cumulative...
Thursday 6 August 2026
Dark fiber essential for next-gen distributed AI centers

All-photonic networks (APN) are emerging as critical infrastructure for 6G, AI computing and smart cities. Nvidia's plan to expand...

Thursday 6 August 2026
China auto exports shift production and pressure suppliers in the first half of 2026
China’s auto industry shifted sharply in the first half of 2026 as export growth offset weakening domestic demand, pushing production toward export-connected manufacturing hubs...
Thursday 6 August 2026
Chicony Power wins US communications customer as AI server products move toward production
Chicony Power Technology Co. said on Aug. 4 that stronger demand for communication and server power improved its second-quarter 2026 product mix, even as higher raw material costs...
Thursday 6 August 2026
Adlink posts record second-quarter revenue on AI edge computing demand
Adlink reported record second-quarter 2026 revenue of NT$4.459 billion (approx. US$138 million), lifted by demand in AI edge computing and intelligent edge applications. The industrial...
Thursday 6 August 2026
Wistron reports strong first-half profit and expands AI capex in Taiwan and the US
Wistron said on August 4 that it delivered strong first-half 2026 results and expects artificial intelligence demand to remain robust in the second half. The Taiwan-based electronics...
Wednesday 5 August 2026
LG Electronics posts strong second quarter as new businesses drive growth
LG Electronics reported consolidated revenue of KRW23.83 trillion (US$16.7 billion) and operating profit of KRW1.58 trillion (US$1.1 billion) in the second quarter of 2026 as AI cooling,...