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Thursday 4 September 2025

Apple prepares AI-powered search overhaul for Siri, targeting OpenAI and Perplexity

Apple is planning to launch its own AI-powered web search tool in 2026, stepping up competition with OpenAI and Perplexity AI. The company is working on a new system dubbed World...

Thursday 4 September 2025

GlobalFoundries finds new road in China: Zensemi partnership anchors auto chip strategy

GlobalFoundries (GF), the US-based contract chipmaker, is accelerating its "China for China" strategy through a partnership with Guangzhou Zen Semiconductor (Zensemi). The collaboration...

Thursday 4 September 2025

Acer targets AI inference market with new launches partnered with MediaTek and Nvidia

Acer is making a strong push into the AI inference market through strategic collaborations with MediaTek and Nvidia. On the eve of the Berlin IFA, Acer held its "next@acer" global...

Thursday 4 September 2025

Anthropic raises US$13 billion in series F round, valuation triples to US$183 billion

US artificial intelligence (AI) startup Anthropic has secured US$13 billion in its series F funding round, tripling its valuation to US$183 billion and positioning it as the world's...

Thursday 4 September 2025

Baidu, Huawei push supernode clusters to sidestep chip limits in China's AI race

The generative AI surge is accelerating at record pace, with computing power emerging as the decisive asset. As advanced AI chips grow scarce under tightening export controls, China...

Thursday 4 September 2025

China's new electric bike standard takes effect, driving trade-in boom

The electric bike market in China has entered a new phase. Starting September 1, the mandatory national standard "Safety Technical Specification...

Thursday 4 September 2025

AMD, Anritsu partner to standardize high-speed testing for AI data centers

Japan's Anritsu has teamed up with US chipmaker AMD to launch an automated testing platform for next-generation high-speed transmission, targeting the surging demand from AI data...

Thursday 4 September 2025

Tech Forum 2025: Qualcomm and MediaTek take smartphone rivalry to the cloud in AI chips

With global smartphone sales leveling off, Qualcomm and MediaTek are taking their long-running rivalry into the fast-growing cloud AI ASIC market. DIGITIMES Research estimates MediaTek...

Thursday 4 September 2025

China’s AI server market surges to US$22B, set to top US$100B by 2029

China is ramping up efforts to build an integrated nationwide computing network as the global race for artificial intelligence (AI) intensifies. The State Council's "AI+" strategy...

Wednesday 3 September 2025

Commentary: Is Jensen Huang acting as Washington's AI envoy in Seoul's political theater?

South Korea's Chosun Daily reported on September 1, 2025, that Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang is set to attend the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit in Gyeongju in...

Wednesday 3 September 2025

China's Ubtech secures US$1B Infini Capital deal to build Middle East super factory

Chinese humanoid robotics company Ubtech Robotics has secured a US$1 billion strategic partnership with Infini Capital, highlighting...

Wednesday 3 September 2025

ChatGPT still leads, but Google's Gemini surges to second in top 100 GenAI applications survey

Silicon Valley venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) has released its latest survey of the top 100 generative AI (GenAI) applications, reaffirming OpenAI's ChatGPT as the...

Wednesday 3 September 2025

Tesla Model Y leads EV sales in Taiwan despite overall vehicle market decline

Electric vehicles (EVs) accounted for 8.3% of total vehicle sales in Taiwan in 2024, with registrations nearing 110,000 units nationwide as of now. Tesla dominates the EV market,...

Wednesday 3 September 2025

South Korea's manufacturing data offers advantage in improving physical AI precision

Physical AI has become a key focus in the manufacturing and IT industries, as AI applications extend from online environments into the physical world, leading companies to begin deploying...

Wednesday 3 September 2025

OpenAI to acquire Statsig in US$1.1 billion all-stock deal

OpenAI announced it will acquire product testing startup Statsig in an all-stock transaction valued at US$1.1 billion, marking one of its largest acquisitions to date. The deal is...

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