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Monday 27 July 2026

GIGAIPC eyes retail, manufacturing and healthcare as edge AI adoption accelerates

GIGAIPC, an edge AI and industrial computing subsidiary of Gigabyte Technology, is set to begin trading on Taiwan's Emerging Stock Market on July 27. The company plans to deepen its...

Monday 27 July 2026

Industrial PC orders rise on edge AI demand

Industrial PC vendors are seeing order momentum strengthen as edge AI and physical AI applications spread beyond data centers into factories...

Monday 27 July 2026

Commentary: Why are Chinese automakers finding it so hard to cut dependence on CATL?

China's new energy vehicle (NEV) supply chain has risen rapidly, with an operating model that differs sharply from the century-old mainstream automakers in Europe, the US, Japan, and...

Monday 27 July 2026

Sovereign AI promises independence, but often deepens reliance on US vendors, Stanford report says

Stanford researchers say the global push for sovereign AI is producing a paradox for governments seeking digital independence. The latest report from Stanford HAI argues that offerings...

Monday 27 July 2026

Apacer 2Q26 profit tops full-year record on memory shortage

Memory module maker Apacer Technology posted record quarterly profit in the second quarter of 2026, lifted by the memory shortage and surging prices. Net profit reached NT$2.7 billion...

Monday 27 July 2026

Taiwan's AIDC is turning a decade of AI manufacturing know-how into a business model

Taiwan's Aerospace Industrial Development Corporation (AIDC) has spent nearly a decade pushing AI adoption, moving from smart manufacturing...

Monday 27 July 2026

AI agents reshape smart cars as auto industry shifts toward AIDV

As the global electric vehicle (EV) market enters a growth adjustment phase, the auto industry is shifting from "electrification" toward...

Sunday 26 July 2026

Samsung and Hyundai target Silicon Valley AI roundtable

Samsung Electronics chairman Lee Jae-Yong and Hyundai Motor chairman Chung Eui-Sun are reportedly moving to join the advisory network of the global AI leaders' gathering "Silicon Valley...

Sunday 26 July 2026

Alphabet's purchase commitments surge past US$800 billion amid AI infrastructure expansion

Alphabet disclosed in its latest quarterly filing that its purchase commitments and other contractual obligations had climbed to US$811 billion as of the end of June, underscoring...

Saturday 25 July 2026

Samsung, SK, Hyundai join Jensen Huang and Korea's President Lee at San Francisco AI Summit

South Korean President Lee Jae-myung and a delegation of the country's most powerful business leaders convened with NVIDIA founder and CEO Jensen Huang in Silicon Valley this week,...

Saturday 25 July 2026

Qualcomm expands Galaxy AI partnership as Samsung adopts Snapdragon across new device lineup

Qualcomm is expanding the reach of its Snapdragon platform across Samsung Electronics' Galaxy ecosystem, with Samsung's latest foldable smartphones, smartwatches and next-generation...

Saturday 25 July 2026

Taiwan firms push local robot dog parts, eye non-China supply chains

As global companies rush to tap the robotics boom, Taiwan's manufacturers are focusing on a blue ocean strategy centered on components,...

Saturday 25 July 2026

US connected-car crackdown widens from Chinese tech to ownership ties

US efforts to restrict Chinese technology from connected vehicles are expanding beyond hardware and software sourcing, as proposed...

Saturday 25 July 2026

SuperAlloy expands recycled aluminum push as semiconductor business nears revenue contribution

SuperAlloy Industrial is broadening its business beyond forged aluminum wheels, with recycled aluminum and semiconductor parts emerging as new growth drivers. The shift could matter...

Saturday 25 July 2026

China folds data centers into 15th Five-Year renewable energy plan

China's National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) and the National Energy Administration (NEA) on the 23rd released the 15th Five-Year Plan for Renewable Energy Development,...

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