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Wednesday 25 February 2026
Trump touts tariffs, AI push as pillars of economic revival
On the evening of February 24, 2026, at the State of the Union address, President Trump urged major tech firms to build their own power plants for AI data centers and said American...
Wednesday 25 February 2026
Taiwan Mobile to sign AI and ESG MOU with Nokia at Mobile World Congress Barcelona 2026
Taiwan Mobile has said it will send a delegation led by President Jamie Lin to MWC Barcelona 2026 in early March, where it plans to sign a new memorandum of understanding with Nokia...
Wednesday 25 February 2026
Korean suppliers brace for Apple's staggered iPhone 18 rollout
Emerging reports suggest that Apple is preparing its most significant shift in iPhone release strategy in more than a decade — a recalibration shaped not only by product ambition...
Wednesday 25 February 2026
Unitree launches As2 quadruped robot with longer range, higher payload and all-weather capability
Chinese robotics firm Unitree Robotics unveiled its latest quadruped robot, the Unitree As2, on February 24, 2026, positioning the new model as a more capable platform for industrial...
Wednesday 25 February 2026
Apple's pricy foldable iPhone looms over smartphone panel market
The smartphone market has been sluggish since the Lunar New Year holiday and into the traditional off-season. Prices for smartphone panels across various technologies have declined...
Wednesday 25 February 2026
TI posts rare first-quarter growth driven by turn orders and data center momentum
Texas Instruments (TI) has provided a revenue guidance range of US$4.32 billion to US$4.68 billion for the first quarter of 2026. This outlook reflects significantly stronger seasonality...
Tuesday 24 February 2026
Acer targets 4 non-core sectors to boost resilience in 50th year
Acer is marking its 50th anniversary in 2026 by redefining its core and non-core businesses, aiming to strengthen group resilience through expansion into four promising non-core sectors:...
Tuesday 24 February 2026
Honor to debut first humanoid robot and robot phone at MWC Barcelona
Honor Device will unveil its first humanoid robot at MWC Barcelona this week, marking the Chinese smartphone maker's formal entry into a fast-emerging sector attracting intense interest...
Tuesday 24 February 2026
AI-driven code automation jolts IBM and signals shift in enterprise technology leadership
IBM's sharp selloff underscores how artificial intelligence (AI) is beginning to challenge long-standing technology moats in enterprise computing, raising broader questions about who...
Tuesday 24 February 2026
Apple and Samsung tighten grip on premium smartphone segment as rivals rethink product mix
Memory supply shortages and rising prices for electronics components are expected to weigh on smartphone and notebook shipments in 2026, industry sources say. Mid- to low-end smartphone...
Monday 23 February 2026
Agility Robotics-Toyota deal signals shift from pilots to commercial humanoid robots in auto manufacturing
Agility Robotics and Toyota Motor Manufacturing Canada have signed agreements to deploy the Digit humanoid robot in a commercial production setting, moving the technology from a one-year...
Monday 23 February 2026
Stargate delays push OpenAI to seek cloud compute alternatives
OpenAI is scrambling to secure computing power after its Stargate data center venture stalled, turning to cloud partners and alternative hardware to fill the gap, according to The...
Monday 23 February 2026
Meta goes after Apple with AI-first smartwatch revival
Meta is reviving its smartwatch ambitions as part of a broader push to define the next era of AI-powered consumer hardware, setting up a fresh competitive battle with rivals including...
Monday 23 February 2026
Apple bets on Visual Intelligence to power next wave of AI wearables

Apple is laying the groundwork for a new generation of wearable devices built around what it calls Visual Intelligence, signaling a deeper...

Monday 23 February 2026
Weekly news roundup: memory impacts, AI infrastructure, and policy uncertainty
Below are the most-read DIGITIMES stories from the week of February 16-22, 2026.