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Wednesday 4 November 2026
Supermicro eyes faster cash conversion as turnaround times shrink to 74 days
Supermicro expressed confidence to analysts during its earnings call for the first quarter of fiscal year 2027 regarding quicker turnaround times for orders and improved cash flow...
Wednesday 4 November 2026
SpaceX is reportedly building AI data centers faster than anyone
SpaceX, which only entered the AI infrastructure business this year through its merger with xAI, may now be the fastest data center builder in the world, according to research firm...
Wednesday 4 November 2026
AEB 3Q26 revenue jumps 70% on AI demand
Cloud and AI services provider Acer E-Enabling Service Business (AEB) reported 3Q26 revenue of NT$3.822 billion (approx. US$116.7 million), up 70% year-over-year, as AI application...
Wednesday 4 November 2026
UTI begins iPhone Duo UTG shipments to Samsung Display
South Korean company UTI, the second supplier of ultra-thin glass (UTG) cover glass for Apple’s first foldable smartphone, the iPhone Duo, has begun shipments to Samsung Display...
Wednesday 4 November 2026
Zhongji InnoLight revenue and profit more than double in 3Q26
China-based optical communications module maker Zhongji InnoLight reported strong results for the third quarter of 2026 as global AI infrastructure expansion drove robust demand for...
Wednesday 4 November 2026
Apple China revenue hits record as memory costs test growth
Apple's Greater China revenue rose 21% year-over-year to a record US$17.5 billion in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2026, ended September, while full-year revenue increased 28%, driven...
Wednesday 4 November 2026
Samsung leads Africa smartphone market with installment plans
Samsung Electronics defied a 16.6% year-over-year decline in Africa's overall smartphone sales in the second quarter of 2026, posting 34.8% growth and claiming the continent's smartphone...
Wednesday 4 November 2026
iPhone Duo opens new growth path as AI, services, costs test Ternus
Apple's first foldable iPhone, the iPhone Duo, could reignite upgrade demand in the mature iPhone market, but supply constraints and reported display-quality issues highlight the challenge...
Wednesday 4 November 2026
Claude's growth surges, but US$895 billion compute burden clouds Anthropic IPO
Anthropic is demonstrating extraordinary demand for frontier AI, with third-quarter revenue reaching about US$17 billion, nearly twelve times the US$1.4 billion recorded a year earlier...
Wednesday 4 November 2026
South Korean chipmakers face financing dilemma behind AI memory demand
Samsung Electronics' and SK Hynix's dependence on sustained AI infrastructure spending is bringing customer financing risk into focus. As demand for high-bandwidth memory and server...
Wednesday 4 November 2026
Commentary: Apple's results mask uncertain demand as supply constraints ease
Apple reported record revenue for its latest fiscal quarter and forecast another record for the current quarter, attributing nearly all hardware-related pressure to supply constraints...
Wednesday 4 November 2026
AMD expands server CPU ambitions as Helios moves its AI business to rack scale
AMD is pursuing a larger role in AI infrastructure by combining its growing server CPU franchise with rack-scale systems, broadening its offering beyond individual processors. The...
Wednesday 4 November 2026
AMD expects more than 80% revenue growth in 2027, led by data centers
AMD expects company-wide revenue to grow more than 80% in 2027, an expansion increasingly dependent on delivering AI systems and server processors at scale. Data centers already generate...
Wednesday 4 November 2026
AMD plans for a weaker PC market in 2027 as embedded growth gains momentum
AMD is preparing for another difficult year in PCs even as demand for its data center products exceeds available supply. The company's earnings call exposed the widening gap between...
Wednesday 4 November 2026
Why Marvell's Lumentum deal could send more AI optics orders to Taiwan
Marvell's proposed US$115 billion acquisition of Lumentum could bring Taiwanese optical component makers more orders, industry sources in Taiwan say. The deal, due to close in the...