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Tuesday 10 February 2026

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang reportedly hosted a "fried chicken and beer" meeting in Silicon Valley on February 5, 2026, with SK Group chairman Tony Choi, according to industry sources...

Tuesday 10 February 2026

Big Tech's debt-fueled race to the top: Alphabet makes 100-year bet on AI dominance

Alphabet is tapping global debt markets at an unprecedented scale to bankroll its aggressive AI expansion, signaling how far Big Tech is willing to go to secure computing power, data...

Tuesday 10 February 2026

Yageo sees record January revenue driven by AI demand, pre-holiday stocking

Passive component giant Yageo reported year-over-year and sequential revenue increases in January 2026, fueled primarily by strong, sustained order momentum from customers related...

Tuesday 10 February 2026

Onsemi delivers solid fourth-quarter results as markets stabilize, outlook points to cautious recovery

Onsemi reported steady fourth-quarter results for 2025, supported by disciplined execution and record free cash flow generation, while management signaled improving stability across...

Tuesday 10 February 2026

SK's US$10bn AI venture takes chairman to Nvidia's door

Global competition in artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure is intensifying, and SK Group is accelerating its strategic expansion. Korean media report that SK Group chairman...

Monday 9 February 2026

Weekly news roundup: chips, software, geopolitics reshape tech

Below are the most-read DIGITIMES Asia stories from the week of February 2-9, 2026.

Monday 9 February 2026

Takaichi's election victory clears path for Japan's chip sovereignty, military buildup

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's decisive victory in the lower house election has strengthened her government's ability to advance policies tied to economic security, bringing...

Monday 9 February 2026

Wistron navigates supply chain challenges while targeting broad growth

Taiwanese ODM Wistron is projecting robust growth in 2026, with confidence extending beyond revenue to profitability. Jeff Lin, Wistron's...

Monday 9 February 2026

OpenClaw and Cowork spark desktop AI agent race in China

The AI agent sector intensified in early 2026 as the simultaneous arrival of Anthropic's Claude Cowork and Peter Steinberger's OpenClaw catalyzed significant interest across the global...

Monday 9 February 2026

MediaTek to be early adopter of TSMC 2nm, A14 processes, focuses on boosting AI computing power

MediaTek president and chief operating officer Joe Chen stated that artificial intelligence (AI) computing is shifting from training to inference applications, with rapid growth expected...

Monday 9 February 2026

India-US trade deal offers tariff cuts, capital goods access to reshape supply chains

New Delhi and Washington have established an interim trade deal framework targeting electronics, intellectual property, and supply chains. The Economic Times reports that...

Monday 9 February 2026

AI spending spree threatens big tech cash flows

A dramatic ramp-up in capital expenditures by Google, Amazon, and Meta in 2026 is set to squeeze their free cash flow, forcing difficult trade-offs between shareholder returns and...

Monday 9 February 2026

Wistron chair sees AI growth entering 1.5 wave, believing AI bubble concerns still premature

Wistron chairman Simon Lin stated that artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure is currently centering a "1.5 wave" of development and is far from peaking, with greater growth potential...

Monday 9 February 2026

Taiwan posts fastest growth in 15 years as AI boom drowns out hollowing-out fears

Taiwan's economy expanded 8.63% in 2025, its strongest growth in 15 years, as the island's semiconductor-driven supply chain continued to underpin global demand for AI computing. Minister...

Monday 9 February 2026

South Korea bets on AI and electric powertrains to shape cars of future

The South Korean government announced plans to invest KRW464.5 billion (approximately US$316 million) in the automotive sector in 2026,...

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