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Tuesday 31 March 2026

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang reframes AI compute as a token-minting revenue machine

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang said on the Lex Fridman Podcast that computing is undergoing a structural shift — from a "storage system," where data is pre-defined and retrieved, to...

Tuesday 31 March 2026

Microsoft: AI agents key to easing enterprise capacity and workload pressures

AI Expo Taiwan 2026 opened with a focus on AI agents, a shift that could reshape global workplaces by turning assistants into autonomous "digital colleagues." Microsoft Taiwan's Vic...

Monday 30 March 2026

Kioxia outlines supply strategy, stresses new 2027 capacity won't disrupt NAND market balance

As generative AI (GenAI) shifts from large-model training to large-scale inference, Japanese NAND giant Kioxia forecasts continued price increases for NAND and SSD products. Despite...

Monday 30 March 2026

Commentary: US chip security act ends China's special AI chip supply

The US House Committee on Foreign Affairs passed the Chip Security Act, signaling a decisive move to restrict high-performance computing exports amid rising tech tensions with China...

Monday 30 March 2026

Huawei PanguLM lead exits, reviving model controversy

Huawei's AI leadership is facing renewed turnover. Wang Yunhe, director of Huawei Noah's Ark Lab and a key architect behind PanguLM, has...

Monday 30 March 2026

Phison and Intel go hybrid to keep China's AI lobster craze from burning out

The recent craze for OpenClaw "lobster raising" in China has sparked massive token consumption, with Yangtze Memory Technologies (YMTC) calling it the first killer app of AI agents...

Monday 30 March 2026

SoftBank secures US$40 billion loan to fund OpenAI investment

SoftBank Group Corp. has secured a US$40 billion bridge loan to support its ongoing investment in US artificial intelligence developer OpenAI, marking one of the largest dollar-denominated...

Monday 30 March 2026

Taiwan broadens strategic industry list to include AI, quantum, and SiPh

Taiwan's premier Cho Jung-tai has unveiled a new list of 13 strategic industries. The lineup includes silicon photonics (SiPh), quantum technology, and unmanned vehicles. Quantum technology...

Monday 30 March 2026

Advantech urges industry restructuring as physical AI faces vertical integration limits

Advantech vice president Magic Pao warned at AI EXPO 2026 that edge AI's imminent rapid exponential growth will reshape enterprise computing and safety worldwide. While cloud generative...

Monday 30 March 2026

Thermoplastic composites see growing applications in EVs and humanoid robots

Thermoplastic composites have emerged as key materials in manufacturing worldwide, as production trends toward lightweighting and automation. With competition in the field now intensifying,...

Monday 30 March 2026

Weekly news roundup: AI, supply chains, new entrants intensify global chip race

Below are the most-read DIGITIMES Asia stories from the week of March 23-27, 2026:

Monday 30 March 2026

Swancor debuts fully recyclable AI robots, leveraging advanced composites for scalable industrial adoption

Swancor Holding's subsidiary, Swancor Robotech, on March 27, opened an intelligent robot application demonstration center in Neihu, Taipei, highlighting progress in integrating artificial...

Monday 30 March 2026

AI meets reality: why physical data is the real constraint

Artificial intelligence is entering a new phase centered on agentic systems, with momentum shifting from digital environments to real-world...

Monday 30 March 2026

Apple to open Siri to rival AI services beyond ChatGPT

Apple plans to open its Siri voice assistant to rival artificial intelligence (AI) services, moving beyond its partnership with OpenAI,...

Monday 30 March 2026

Taiwan’s AI pivot: from chip factory to “silicon innovation island”

Taiwan is moving to cement its status as the "beating heart" of the global technology industry by transitioning from a hardware manufacturing powerhouse into what Acer founder Stan...

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