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Thursday 22 October 2026
Khgears targets humanoid robot joints, eyes 2027 mass production
Precision gearmaker Khgears International is expanding into humanoid robot joint components and expects its newly developed differential reducer to enter mass production in 2027. The...
Thursday 22 October 2026
Analysis: Tesla's flying Roadster promises thrills, but can technology outrun the law?
Technology appears capable of almost anything. Tesla's next-generation Roadster electric sports car has brought capabilities once confined to science fiction films into the realm of...
Thursday 22 October 2026
Analysis: Musk combines rocket technology with Roadster 2, leveraging synergies across his business empire
Tesla has unveiled its Roadster 2 rocket-powered sports car, but the significance extends beyond the performance specifications of a single vehicle. The unveiling highlights how CEO...
Thursday 22 October 2026
Hyundai revamps lineup as Taiwan's hybrid car market enters two-year battle over powertrain systems
Hybrid vehicles now account for more than 60% of Taiwan's auto market, shifting the focus of competition from whether a vehicle offers hybrid technology to which hybrid system it u...
Thursday 22 October 2026
TECO targets AI data center cooling as commercial aircon share nears 60%
TECO Electric and Machinery showcased its transformation from an air-conditioning equipment maker to a systems integrator at the 2026 RHVAC Taiwan on October 20, focusing on AI data...
Wednesday 21 October 2026
Li Auto chip subsidiary Mahe Xin raises CNY1.6 billion in equity financing as automakers aim to become chipmakers
Li Auto's chip and domain controller subsidiary, Mahe Xin Technology, has entered a first-round equity financing agreement worth CNY 1.625 billion (approx. US$243.33 million). The...
Wednesday 21 October 2026
Cloud AI to drive chip growth in 2027 as Taiwan suppliers seek opportunities beyond weak consumer edge AI
Market expectations for cloud AI demand have generally remained bullish through 2028-2029, with order visibility extending clearly over the next two to three years. The outlook for...
Wednesday 21 October 2026
HD Hyundai Robotics unveils dual-arm robot as FIX 2026 opens
HD Hyundai Robotics unveiled a dual-arm robot under development at FIX 2026 in Daegu, South Korea, on October 21, marking its first public showing as the company seeks to expand beyond...
Wednesday 21 October 2026
AMD and Intel align PyTorch CPU optimizations around oneDNN
AMD and Intel plan to consolidate their PyTorch optimizations for x86 processors in oneDNN, aiming to give AI developers a common path to performance improvements across both companies'...
Wednesday 21 October 2026
Qisda integrates four companies to build scalable rack-scale AI solutions
Qisda Group is targeting rack-scale AI opportunities in data centers by accelerating development of its rack-scale AI solutions. Through in-house design, manufacturing, and cross-domain...
Wednesday 21 October 2026
Anthropic's IPO spotlight falls on its potential US$750 billion AI compute tab
Anthropic's draft IPO prospectus captures the tension behind its rapid growth: first-half revenue surged to US$16.3 billion, while the company reported a US$80.7 billion net loss and...
Wednesday 21 October 2026
China launches state-owned data group as market-facing arm of its AI infrastructure push
China has established a new state-owned enterprise, National Data Group, headquartered in Xiong'an, Hebei province. Ding Xuexiang, a vice-premier of the State Council, attended its...
Wednesday 21 October 2026
US sanctions five Chinese entities over trade secret theft tied to ex-Google engineer
The US imposed sanctions on five Chinese entities tied to ex-Google engineer Linwei Ding for theft of trade secrets. The action follows his conviction for stealing confidential AI...
Wednesday 21 October 2026
CATL's profit growth slows, sharpening focus on 50% energy-storage revenue target
CATL's third-quarter revenue rose 58.58% year-over-year to CNY165.22 billion (approx. US$24.73 billion), but net profit attributable to shareholders increased just 14.54% to CNY21.25...
Wednesday 21 October 2026
AMD: Physical AI demands more than TOPS
Physical AI that can sense, reason, control machines and interact with people, Salil Raje, senior vice president of AMD's Embedded Computing Group, said TOPS (trillions of operations...