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Tuesday 31 March 2026
Lens Technology shifts beyond iPhone into AI servers, robotics, and aerospace
China-based Lens Technology is accelerating a shift beyond consumer electronics, positioning itself across AI terminals, server infrastructure, robotics, and commercial aerospace as it seeks to reduce reliance on the smartphone cycle.
Tuesday 31 March 2026
MediaTek and Airoha deepen telecom open-source platform to challenge Broadcom, Qualcomm in edge AI
Airoha announced on March 30, 2026, that it has expanded the adoption of open-source systems in networking communications, becoming the world's first fiber broadband chip platform vendor to integrate three major open-source systems—OpenWrt, RDK-B, and prplOS—into its own network chips.
Tuesday 31 March 2026
OpenAI scraps Sora to double down on enterprise AI
OpenAI has shut down its Sora video-generation platform, abandoning a high-profile push into entertainment and consumer creativity as it pivots toward enterprise AI and productivity tools.
Tuesday 31 March 2026
Top 10 chart: Taiwan's AI winners diverge as market corrects ahead of lagging revenue data

By late March, Taiwan's equity market is offering a more nuanced read of the AI infrastructure boom. While accumulated revenue and year-over-year growth through February continue to point to strong structural demand, recent share price movements suggest that the market has begun to recalibrate expectations. The result is a growing divergence between backward-looking financial data and forward-looking capital market signals.

Tuesday 31 March 2026
Chinese GPU maker Moore Threads wins US$91 million AI cluster order

Chinese GPU developer Moore Threads has secured a CNY660 million (approx. US$95.5 million) contract to supply its KUAE intelligent computing cluster, marking a shift from standalone GPUs to large-scale AI training infrastructure.

Tuesday 31 March 2026
AI computing shifts from training to inference; heterogeneous architectures go mainstream
As generative AI continues to advance, its capabilities and application scenarios are rapidly expanding, driving structural changes in computing infrastructure. At AI EXPO Taiwan 2026, HyperAccel Chief Strategy Officer Yongwoong Jung discussed the evolution of AI models, infrastructure cost pressures, and the development of next-generation inference chip architectures, offering his perspective on the future of AI computing.
Tuesday 31 March 2026
OpenClaw signals shift to AI agents and self-evolving models
The rapid rise of the open-source AI agent framework OpenClaw, widely known as "Lobster," is reshaping the AI industry's trajectory in 2026, steering focus from generative models toward agent-based systems and open ecosystems.
Tuesday 31 March 2026
Apple sustains growth with budget MacBook Neo and OpenClaw craze
Given rising memory costs impacting PC brands, Apple's Mac lineup has shown relative resilience, supported by two key growth drivers. First, strong sales of Apple's newly launched budget MacBook "Neo" have prompted the supply chain to receive increased orders. Second, the recent surge in popularity of OpenClaw has driven robust demand for the Mac mini, allowing Apple to remain steady despite broader headwinds in the consumer electronics market.
Tuesday 31 March 2026
Commentary: AI drives global tech layoffs, but Intel, QNAP, and Realtek tell different stories

Generative AI is moving from concept to commercial deployment, reshaping the global technology supply chain. It is shifting from a productivity tool to a core enterprise infrastructure. At the same time, layoffs are accelerating across Silicon Valley tech firms, Wall Street institutions, semiconductor companies, and Taiwan IC design houses.

Tuesday 31 March 2026
DIGITIMES Insight: Terafab funding questions emerge as CPU resurgence reshapes AI chip demand
On a recent podcast, DIGITIMES analyst Luke Lin spotlighted Elon Musk's Terafab as a retro IDM bet with major funding questions, while arguing CPUs are resurging in the AI era as inference demand tightens supply and reshapes semiconductor priorities.
Tuesday 31 March 2026
Apple's removal of vibe coding apps sparks debate over security and competition
Apple has removed and restricted several vibe-coding or AI-driven app development tools from its App Store, escalating tensions with developers over platform rules and the future of software creation on iOS.
Tuesday 31 March 2026
Samsung SDI expands LFP cathode supply chain to target US AI data center ESS market
Samsung SDI is actively expanding its lithium iron phosphate (LFP) battery material supply chain to capture opportunities in the US energy storage system (ESS) market, driven by growing demand from AI data centers. The company is procuring LFP cathode materials from South Korea's L&F while also investing in Fino through a paid capital increase to strengthen collaboration with CNP Advanced Material Technology.
Tuesday 31 March 2026
South Korea's ENERZAi partners with Advantech to expand global edge AI market
South Korean edge AI software startup ENERZAi, which has developed a 1.58-bit ultra-low bit quantization technology, is collaborating closely with Taiwan industrial PC leader Advantech to broaden its global edge AI footprint. Leveraging Taiwan's comprehensive hardware supply chain, ENERZAi is actively expanding partnerships with Taiwanese semiconductor companies as well as ODMs and OEMs.
Tuesday 31 March 2026
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang reframes AI compute as a token-minting revenue machine
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang said on the Lex Fridman Podcast that computing is undergoing a structural shift — from a "storage system," where data is pre-defined and retrieved, to a "generative system" capable of contextual understanding.
Tuesday 31 March 2026
Microsoft: AI agents key to easing enterprise capacity and workload pressures
AI Expo Taiwan 2026 opened with a focus on AI agents, a shift that could reshape global workplaces by turning assistants into autonomous "digital colleagues." Microsoft Taiwan's Vic Wu warned that enterprises must balance intelligence and trust when integrating agents into their strategies, noting productivity gaps and governance challenges as key concerns.
Monday 30 March 2026
Kioxia outlines supply strategy, stresses new 2027 capacity won't disrupt NAND market balance
As generative AI (GenAI) shifts from large-model training to large-scale inference, Japanese NAND giant Kioxia forecasts continued price increases for NAND and SSD products. Despite planned capacity expansions by various NAND manufacturers in 2027, Kioxia expects no risk of oversupply imbalance due to the rapid growth in AI demand.
Monday 30 March 2026
Commentary: US chip security act ends China's special AI chip supply
The US House Committee on Foreign Affairs passed the Chip Security Act, signaling a decisive move to restrict high-performance computing exports amid rising tech tensions with China. Meanwhile, reports from within China indicate a growing consensus to halt imports of US-origin AI chips altogether.
Monday 30 March 2026
Huawei PanguLM lead exits, reviving model controversy

Huawei's AI leadership is facing renewed turnover. Wang Yunhe, director of Huawei Noah's Ark Lab and a key architect behind PanguLM, has left the company after nearly nine years.

Monday 30 March 2026
Phison and Intel go hybrid to keep China's AI lobster craze from burning out
The recent craze for OpenClaw "lobster raising" in China has sparked massive token consumption, with Yangtze Memory Technologies (YMTC) calling it the first killer app of AI agents. In response, Phison teamed up with Intel to introduce a "hybrid lobster solution" that addresses soaring cloud costs and security risks, selling out its initial batch on Chinese e-commerce platforms.
Monday 30 March 2026
SoftBank secures US$40 billion loan to fund OpenAI investment
SoftBank Group Corp. has secured a US$40 billion bridge loan to support its ongoing investment in US artificial intelligence developer OpenAI, marking one of the largest dollar-denominated borrowings in the Japanese conglomerate's history. The unsecured loan, arranged with JPMorgan Chase, Goldman Sachs, Mizuho Bank, Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp., and MUFG Bank, is set to mature on March 25, 2027, according to Jiji Press, The Japan Times, Reuters, and TechCrunch.
Monday 30 March 2026
Taiwan broadens strategic industry list to include AI, quantum, and SiPh
Taiwan's premier Cho Jung-tai has unveiled a new list of 13 strategic industries. The lineup includes silicon photonics (SiPh), quantum technology, and unmanned vehicles. Quantum technology currently remains confined to academic and research labs, with no established industry or startups in Taiwan. Even so, the announcement signals that industrial support programs may be on the way.
Monday 30 March 2026
Advantech urges industry restructuring as physical AI faces vertical integration limits
Advantech vice president Magic Pao warned at AI EXPO 2026 that edge AI's imminent rapid exponential growth will reshape enterprise computing and safety worldwide. While cloud generative AI currently commands greater attention draws more attention, widespread edge deployment poses different, distinct infrastructural and regulatory challenges that will affect industries from manufacturing to healthcare and safety.
Monday 30 March 2026
Weekly news roundup: AI, supply chains, new entrants intensify global chip race
Below are the most-read DIGITIMES Asia stories from the week of March 23-27, 2026:
Monday 30 March 2026
Swancor debuts fully recyclable AI robots, leveraging advanced composites for scalable industrial adoption
Swancor Holding's subsidiary, Swancor Robotech, on March 27, opened an intelligent robot application demonstration center in Neihu, Taipei, highlighting progress in integrating artificial intelligence (AI) and cybersecurity into its TaiiBot platform. The company aims to manufacture lightweight, 100% recyclable AI robots to accelerate large-scale industrial applications.
Monday 30 March 2026
AI meets reality: why physical data is the real constraint

Artificial intelligence is entering a new phase centered on agentic systems, with momentum shifting from digital environments to real-world applications. Speaking at the DIGITIMES AI Expo on March 26, Aurotek said the industry focus is no longer limited to model capability, but is moving toward enabling AI to operate in physical settings such as factories, logistics and service environments.