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Wednesday 23 September 2026
Taiwan uses AI to close drone thermal imaging gap
As drones, smart vehicles, and autonomous platforms advance, the ability to accurately identify people, vehicles and heat sources in darkness and low-visibility conditions has become...
Wednesday 23 September 2026
Seven Chinese AI companies hit US$10.7 billion ARR, but the harder race is paying for scale

China's leading AI developers are scaling revenue rapidly, but the gap with their US rivals remains substantial — and the cost...

Tuesday 22 September 2026
Anthropic, OpenAI expected to start buying memory directly in 2027
Anthropic and OpenAI are expected to start buying memory directly from manufacturers in 2027 as model developers take greater control of chip and data-center design, potentially broadening...
Tuesday 22 September 2026
Changs Ascending eyes AI data center backup power, storage growth
Changs Ascending's board approved an operating plan on Sept. 21 to launch an energy systems integration push into the AI data center sector, betting on structurally rising demand from...
Tuesday 22 September 2026
Meta's AI agent Muse tops app charts, driving AMD's market cap past US$1 trillion

Meta's new AI agent, Muse, has leapt to the top of app charts roughly two weeks after its release. Its popularity has helped push up...

Tuesday 22 September 2026
Taiwan's automakers gear up for year-end sales, as exports emerge as new growth engine
Taiwan's auto dealers have continued to push out new models even amid a market downturn this year. At the same time, Taiwan's auto industry is opening a new chapter in exports.
Tuesday 22 September 2026
Unitree targets humanoid robots' next bottleneck with 22-DoF Dex5-S hand
Humanoid robot makers are accelerating investment in dexterous hands as the component becomes increasingly important to fine manipulation. Chinese robotics company Unitree Robotics...
Tuesday 22 September 2026
Microsoft opens fourth India cloud region, casting Hyderabad as an AI hub for Asia and the Global South
Microsoft has turned a headline slice of its US$20.5 billion India commitment into operating infrastructure, opening a Hyderabad cloud region it intends to serve customers well beyond...
Tuesday 22 September 2026
DeepSeek bets on Huawei chips for model training as Nvidia's China sales slip

DeepSeek CEO Liang Wenfeng said during a call with investors that he aims to rely on Huawei chips to train the startup's models in the...

Tuesday 22 September 2026
Chinese automakers step up battery in-house push to reclaim cost control

As Li Auto, NIO, Xiaomi, Geely, GAC, GWM, Chongqing Changan Automobile, and Chery step up efforts to develop and manufacture batteries...

Tuesday 22 September 2026
Xiaomi open-sources MiMo-V2.6, publishes the bill for scaling reinforcement learning

Chinese labs have spent the year arguing that reinforcement learning, not pre-training, holds the next gains. Xiaomi has now put a price...

Tuesday 22 September 2026
Alibaba expands full-stack AI push as cloud data centers target 20 GW by 2032
Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. doubled down on its full-stack AI strategy at the 2026 Apsara Conference, which opened on Sept. 22 at the Hangzhou International Expo Center. Alibaba Group...
Tuesday 22 September 2026
Escalating risks, evolving safeguards: a chronological look at OpenAI's safety strategy

As artificial intelligence advances toward greater autonomy, balancing capabilities with safety has become a central challenge for industry...

Tuesday 22 September 2026
Googlebook opens preorders at US$899 for AI laptops

Google has opened preorders for the first Googlebook models, with prices starting at US$899, as it pushes Gemini AI deeper into the...

Tuesday 22 September 2026
Meta's rumored Luna smart glasses may go camera-free for lighter design

Meta Connect 2026 is set to begin on September 23, with the next generation of AI smart glasses expected to be a key focus. Among the...