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Friday 5 September 2025
China's EV price war defies govt control, complicating EU tariff strategy
Beijing's attempts to curb fierce price competition within China's electric vehicle (EV) market have yielded minimal results, according to industry sources and analysts. The Chinese...
Friday 5 September 2025
Broadcom hits record quarter, secures reportedly US$10B AI chip deal for 2026
Broadcom posted record earnings for the third quarter of fiscal 2025, topping Wall Street forecasts on revenue and profit, and disclosed a custom AI chip order exceeding US$10 billion...
Friday 5 September 2025
G2 AI race: US bets on AGI while China eyes applications
The global artificial intelligence race has split into two distinct paths. While the US pours resources into developing artificial general intelligence—machines with human-like...
Friday 5 September 2025
O-RAN falters in Taiwan: factory outages, funding strains shift focus to AI-RAN
Taiwan's bid to challenge global telecom incumbents with 5G Open RAN (O-RAN) is faltering, as network outages in automated factories undermine trust and local vendors struggle to...
Friday 5 September 2025
California dealers file lawsuit to block Sony's Afeela 1 direct sales
Japanese electronics giant Sony's ambitious automotive plans have hit a roadblock following a lawsuit filed by the California New Car Dealers Association (CNCDA) in Los Angeles County...
Friday 5 September 2025
Toyota's Czech plant gets US$792M upgrade to build new EV
Japanese carmaker Toyota said on September 3, it will begin producing battery electric vehicles (EVs) and batteries at its existing plant in the Czech Republic, marking the company's...
Friday 5 September 2025
Google reportedly explores combining TPU chips with Nvidia GPUs to cut costs and boost data center scaling
Google has reportedly been in talks with smaller CSPs to deploy its proprietary TPU chips alongside Nvidia Corporation's GPUs in data centers. This approach aims to reduce reliance...
Friday 5 September 2025
Analysis: Taiwan’s EV price war escalates as Luxgen undercuts Tesla ahead of new launch
Taiwan's automotive market remained sluggish in August 2025, with total sales failing to surpass the 30,000-vehicle mark. Automakers across brands have rolled out promotional offers...
Friday 5 September 2025
Salesforce cuts nearly half of its customer support team through AI agents, reshaping enterprise operations
Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff revealed that the company has reduced its customer support workforce from 9,000 to 5,000 employees in the past eight months by implementing artificial...
Friday 5 September 2025
AI data centers turn to MCIO connectors as GPUs outgrow PCB traces
The rapid advancement of GPU power is driving demand for faster, higher-frequency data links in AI servers and hyperscale data centers. With transfer rates pushing 32 gigatransfers...
Thursday 4 September 2025
Tech Forum 2025: US-based server assembly surges as Taiwan's EMS leaders navigate rising costs and trade uncertainties
The Trump administration's tariff policy announced in April 2025 is reshaping global server supply chains, prompting Taiwan's leading EMS firms—Foxconn, Wistron, Quanta, Inventec,...
Thursday 4 September 2025
MediaTek courts AI edge with duo play in PCs, Chromebooks
MediaTek's much-anticipated AI PC chip with Nvidia has yet to launch, but the Taiwanese firm is making headway in Chromebooks. Industry insiders argue that if Chromebooks were treated...
Thursday 4 September 2025
Acer Medical eyes AI inference market with aiMed platform
Acer Group's subsidiary, focused on medical imaging and AI healthcare solutions, made its debut at Acer's global "next@acer" event held in Berlin in 2025. The subsidiary, Acer Medical,...
Thursday 4 September 2025
Commentary: China and Vietnam brands lead SEA's EV market
In the second quarter of 2025, Southeast Asia's electric vehicle (EV) sales grew 102% year-over-year, driven by affordable battery electric vehicles, rising consumer awareness, government...
Thursday 4 September 2025
Acer unveils new products at IFA Berlin, gearing up for PC peak season
Ahead of IFA Berlin, Acer held its "next@acer" global product launch event, unveiling a range of new notebooks, tablets, mini workstations, monitors, and Wi-Fi routers. Among these,...