The newly founded Smart Robot Application Special Interest Group (SIG) has brought together over 60 Taiwanese companies to focus on application-oriented deployment of intelligent robots, with Asus co-CEO Samson Hu serving as the group's chairman. In his remarks at the founding ceremony, Hu emphasized that practical validation across diverse environments is essential for the industry to develop products that align with market needs.
As the automotive industry races toward smarter, more autonomous vehicles, a new generation of artificial intelligence (AI) is taking center stage: Agentic AI. With its hallmark features—multi-agent collaboration, autonomous decision-making, and iterative learning—agentic AI is emerging as a critical force driving the next wave of transformation in mobility, manufacturing, and in-car experience.
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman's recent multibillion-dollar partnerships with Samsung Group and SK Group for the Stargate AI infrastructure project have intensified scrutiny over the company's financial sustainability. With operating losses of US$7.8 billion in the first half of 2025 alone, the AI giant's "invest now, profit later" strategy is testing investor confidence despite its aggressive global expansion.
Anthropic and Graphcore plan to tap Indian talents and huge market potential by expanding local presence as Nvidia and OpenAI have shown interest in the country.
Long known for its disruptive innovations in electric vehicles, Tesla is now undergoing a deeper transformation, one that extends far beyond cars. As artificial intelligence (AI) reshapes industries and geopolitical tensions disrupt global supply chains, Tesla's recent move toward lower-priced EVs signals a broader organizational pivot: a long-term strategy that places AI, robotics, and semiconductor self-reliance at the core of its future.
Larry Ellison, the 81-year-old head of long-standing Silicon Valley tech giant Oracle, has surpassed Elon Musk to become the world's richest person. Ellison transformed the company overnight from a declining database business into an AI powerhouse and potentially the biggest winner in the future TikTok equity deal.
At the geopolitics forum of SEMICON West 2025, corporate government affairs executives from Arm Holdings, ASML, Entegris, Intel, and Lam Research all presented policy recommendations in relation to US strategies to compete with China. All attendees unanimously agreed that policy consistency and continuity are the most urgent areas for improvement.
The US government has implemented new regulations for the H-1B visa program, requiring applicants to pay fees reaching up to US$100,000. The change is having significant consequences for Indian professionals pursuing employment opportunities in the US, given that roughly 70% of H-1B applicants originate from India, according to Bloomberg. Employer-sponsored by nature, the H-1B visa is critical in facilitating temporary skilled work assignments, especially in information technology sectors.
As South Korea aims to become a top-three global AI powerhouse, neural processing unit (NPU) startup FuriosaAI envisions AI's ultimate evolution into physical AI. The company believes South Korea possesses the necessary industry and talent foundation to accelerate the development of energy-efficient AI accelerators and integrated hardware-software solutions for data centers and diverse physical AI applications.
Taiwan's National Science and Technology Council (NSTC) will soon host a Smart Robotics Forum, inviting experts from the US, Japan, and Germany to share insights on the latest humanoid robot technologies and development trends. Although still emerging, the global humanoid robot market shows strong potential, with an estimated market scale of about US$2 billion in 2024 and an annual compound growth rate of 45.5-47.9%.
Nan Pao Resins Chemical Group reported NT$1.98 billion (US$65 million) in consolidated revenue for September 2025, marking a slight year-over-year increase of 0.2%. However, third-quarter revenue dropped 2.9% year-over-year to NT$5.91 billion (US$194 million), mainly due to a higher baseline last year and the appreciation of the New Taiwan Dollar. Cumulative revenue for the first nine months of 2025 reached NT$17.27 billion (US$566 million), up 2.4% year-over-year and setting a new record for the period.
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