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Tuesday 3 June 2025
Nvidia identifies data scarcity as key bottleneck for physical AI development
The next wave of AI development focuses on physical AI, with robots regarded as the next holy grail in this field. Various industries are actively exploring this area. However, the...
Tuesday 3 June 2025
Taiwan Cement hit by battery losses and Chinese competition; turns to AI and robotics for growth
Under intense competitive pressure from plummeting battery prices and aggressive Chinese market strategies, Taiwan Cement Corporation (TCC) has yet to achieve breakeven in its battery...
Monday 2 June 2025
Trump holds reins on Wolfspeed's future as foreign buyers balk at 'Made in USA' cost burden
Wolfspeed, the US leader in silicon carbide (SiC) materials and a key player in the power semiconductor supply chain, has denied recent bankruptcy rumors. However, delays in receiving...
Monday 2 June 2025
TCC shifts from high-carbon industries to green energy, focusing on AI and new energy investments
In recent years, traditional industries in Taiwan, such as petrochemicals and cement, have been severely impacted by global political and economic conditions. Taiwan Cement Corporation...
Monday 2 June 2025
How to invest in the US? Government incentives at all levels to attract investment
Recently, US President Donald Trump's visit to Middle Eastern countries brought several trillion US dollars in investments and procurement deals with the US, becoming a major topic...
Monday 2 June 2025
China steps up measures to quell auto market chaos
China's car market has been grappling with the fallout from intense competition and cutthroat price slashing, forcing the government to repeatedly intervene. Misleading marketing...
Monday 2 June 2025
AI infrastructure bottlenecks drive hardware startup interest
As artificial intelligence (AI) systems strain existing computing infrastructure, a new generation of startups is emerging to address fundamental hardware limitations. At Computex...
Monday 2 June 2025
VinFast targets festive season EV launch in India, plans local production and hiring scale-up
Vietnamese electric vehicle maker VinFast plans to launch its VF6 and VF7 models in India ahead of this year's festival season, as it sets its sights on becoming a key player in the...
Monday 2 June 2025
Renesas scraps SiC production plan amid rising Chinese challenge
Japanese chipmaker Renesas Electronics has scrapped its plan to mass-produce silicon carbide (SiC) power semiconductors, originally set to begin in early 2025 at its Takasaki plant...
Monday 2 June 2025
Mitac restructures around regional manufacturing clusters amid G2 tensions
In response to shifting geopolitical realities and escalating trade tensions, Mitac is overhauling its global production strategy, moving away from an end-to-end model toward a regional...
Monday 2 June 2025
Samsung nears wide-ranging deal with Perplexity for AI features
Samsung Electronics is nearing a wide-ranging deal to invest in Perplexity AI Inc. and put search technology from the artificial intelligence startup at the forefront of the South...
Monday 2 June 2025
Foxconn-Nvidia to build Taiwan's 100MW AI supercomputing center
Foxconn and Nvidia have announced a major collaboration to build one of Taiwan's most advanced AI infrastructure projects — a cutting-edge AI Factory supercomputing center....
Monday 2 June 2025
Wolfspeed's missteps fuel decline as China closes silicon carbide gap
Wolfspeed, once the dominant supplier of silicon carbide (SiC) materials, is now grappling with financial distress as its market lead continues to erode. Just five years ago, the...
Monday 2 June 2025
Ex-TI, Intel, AMD executives launch AI chip startups in India as government pushes chip design
A wave of senior executives from global semiconductor giants such as Intel, AMD, and Texas Instruments (TI) are striking out on their own to launch AI chip startups in India, seeking...
Monday 2 June 2025
China’s AI shift favors inference—and domestic players
At Computex 2025, Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang quipped, "The more you buy, the more you save" — a punchline that underscored the escalating arms race in AI infrastructure. According...