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Friday 6 June 2025
Xiaomi’s EV rise rattles Huawei, reigniting China’s top tech rivalry
In recent weeks, China's tech ecosystem has been rattled by the revival of a decade-long rivalry between two industry heavyweights: Richard Yu, Executive Director and head of Consumer...
Friday 6 June 2025
Arm's Zena CSS shaves a year off auto chip development
Arm has introduced Zena Compute Subsystems (CSS), a pre-integrated, safety-certified automotive compute platform designed to cut chip development timelines by up to 12 months. Announced...
Friday 6 June 2025
Tesla's Robotaxi to hit the road in Austin, escalating Waymo rivalry
Tesla is set to launch its first robotaxi service in mid-June 2025 in Austin, Texas, officially entering the competitive landscape of fully autonomous ride-hailing. The rollout marks...
Thursday 5 June 2025
Suzuki halts Swift production in Japan as China's rare earth squeeze hits automakers globally
Suzuki Motor has suspended production of its best-selling Swift series, excluding the Sport variant, at its Japanese plant starting May 26, 2025, as China's tightening of rare earth...
Thursday 5 June 2025
Huawei cloud unit claims AI model breakthrough with new training method
Huawei's cloud division said its Pangu large language model achieved a breakthrough in training architecture with a new "Mixture of Group Experts" technology that outperforms competing...
Thursday 5 June 2025
Nvidia surge powers Wistron to record revenue as AI server boom accelerates
Wistron Corporation reported a record-high monthly revenue in May, exceeding NT$200 billion (US$6.68 billion) for the first time, fueled by robust demand for AI servers. The company...
Thursday 5 June 2025
Qualcomm, Advantech double down on Taiwan IoT partnership as AI drives demand
Qualcomm and Advantech are deepening their Internet of Things collaboration as artificial intelligence and automation reshape industrial markets globally.
Thursday 5 June 2025
BYD's delayed price war sets off shockwaves across China's EV sector—here's why
China's electric vehicle market has been thrown into fresh turmoil following a new round of steep price cuts from BYD, reigniting a heated price war and triggering public disputes...
Thursday 5 June 2025
Taiwan's digital economy reaches NT$1 trillion milestone, says Digital Affairs Minister
Taiwan's digital economy has grown by leaps and bounds in 2024 with more than NT$1 trillion (approx. US$33.3 billion) in output value for the year, reaching the milestone earlier...
Thursday 5 June 2025
Japan's silicon carbide ambitions falter amid oversupply and global pressure
Japan, once a trailblazer in silicon carbide (SiC) research and pilot production, is facing a critical turning point. While renowned for its precision and long-standing technological...
Thursday 5 June 2025
AMD acquires AI software firm Brium to strengthen AI stack, expand industry reach
According to a press release, AMD announced the acquisition of Brium, a software company specializing in compilers and AI inference optimization, to enhance its end-to-end AI capabilities...
Thursday 5 June 2025
Taiwan's strategy for developing quantum computing
IBM's Condor and Atom Computing's Phoenix have advanced quantum computing with 1,121 and 1,180 qubits, respectively. Meanwhile, Taiwan is just beginning its journey in 2024 with a...
Thursday 5 June 2025
IBM teams up with NYCU to bring watsonx.ai into AI classrooms
IBM Taiwan announced that its enterprise-grade AI platform, watsonx.ai, has been adopted by the College of Electrical and Computer Engineering at National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University...
Wednesday 4 June 2025
Xiaomi sees EVs break-even in 2H25 after the launch of YU7
Chinese electronics giant Xiaomi is projecting a turnaround in its electric vehicle (EV) division, with profitability expected as early as the second half of 2025, CEO Lei Jun told...
Wednesday 4 June 2025
NAFCO's May revenue dips due to exchange rate fluctuations; strong orders sustain positive full-year outlook
Aerospace fastener manufacturer NAFCO reported a 13.56% month-over-month decline in revenue for May 2025. The company attributed this drop primarily to exchange rate impacts and slower-than-expected...