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Friday 29 August 2025
Perplexity offers $42.5m to publishers as lawsuits pile up
AI search engine startup Perplexity has announced a content revenue-sharing program, pledging US$42.5 million to partner media outlets. This move comes amid ongoing copyright controversies...
Friday 29 August 2025
Google DeepMind shifts focus to practical AI applications amid growing competition
As competition intensifies in the artificial intelligence industry, leading AI labs are moving from secretive research toward closer engagement with real-world challenges to accelerate...
Friday 29 August 2025
Anthropic forms advisory council to advance AI use in government and defense
Anthropic has set up a National Security and Public Sector Advisory Council to foster the adoption of its Claude AI model within government and defense arenas. The initiative aims...
Friday 29 August 2025
AI demand and state backing lift China's semiconductor rally

Shares of Chinese semiconductor firms rallied after a wave of strong half-year earnings, highlighting how Beijing's AI push is reshaping...

Friday 29 August 2025
Nvidia and Google cash in on AI inference as AMD racks up losses
Global technology giants are racing to expand AI inference capacity, and Morgan Stanley says the economics are proving extraordinary. A new report from the bank, based on detailed...
Friday 29 August 2025
South Korea pushes sweeping data portability plan, critics warn of risks

South Korea is moving to dramatically expand its "MyData" initiative—a personal data portability policy—beyond its current...

Friday 29 August 2025
Analysis: Why Taiwan sees more promise in four legs than in humanoid hype for robots
Humanoid robots remain far from commercial readiness, with ongoing doubts about their practicality and technical feasibility. As debate continues over when — or even if —...
Friday 29 August 2025
New Model S, X pricing not receiving more cuts because of high costs, says Tesla

Tesla said on August 27 that despite recent cuts to US auto tariffs, the pricing of its vehicles in Taiwan will remain influenced by...

Thursday 28 August 2025
xMEMS Labs introduces AI smart glasses prototype tackling audio and heat issues
xMEMS Labs has unveiled a prototype of AI smart glasses designed to address two prominent challenges in the industry: integrating high-fidelity audio into slim frames and managing...
Thursday 28 August 2025
Analysis: Meta's US$10B Google Cloud deal highlights reliance amid chip and AI struggles
Meta Platforms has reportedly signed a six-year agreement worth US$10 billion with Google Cloud, marking an unprecedented partnership between two dominant companies in digital advertising...
Thursday 28 August 2025
Google's new TPU Ironwood delivers leap in computing power, integrating 9,216 chips
The AI infrastructure arms race is escalating at an unprecedented pace. At Hot Chips 2025, Google unveiled more details about its next-generation TPU platform, Ironwood, and how it...
Thursday 28 August 2025
EU seeks US tariff cuts, but may come with regulatory price

The European Union (EU) is seeking to reduce tariffs on vehicles exported to the US, aiming to lower the rate to 15%. However, to secure...

Thursday 28 August 2025
As AI agents enter workplace, Workday advocates human-centered management
Workday, a leading enterprise human resources and finance cloud platform, is marking its third year in Taiwan. Workday Taiwan country manager Bond Hui cited recent survey results...
Thursday 28 August 2025
US expands Section 232 to e-bikes, but Merida sees limited impact
The Trump administration announced on August 18 the addition of 407 product categories to the list of "derivative" steel and aluminum products covered by Section 232 of the US Trade...
Thursday 28 August 2025
From private cloud to private AI: VMware targets next AI goldmine
Broadcom-owned virtual cloud software giant VMware officially kicked off its annual Explore event in Las Vegas. In 2024, its AI developments were only discussed in interviews after...