Shanghai-based Ant Lingbo Technology, a subsidiary of Ant Group, has introduced its first humanoid robot, the R1, at the Inclusion Conference in Shanghai. The robot demonstrated its ability to guide visitors, sort medicines, and cook meals during the event.
Ever since Academia Sinica announced a 5-qubit superconducting quantum computer in January 2024, and National Tsing Hua University unveiled a photonic quantum computer capable of integer factorization using just one photon in October 2024, Taiwan has seen no major breakthroughs in quantum computing research. in addition, no clear results have been obtained from the quantum computer purchased from the Finnish company IQM, and National Science and Technology Council (NSTC) officials have stated that they will soon conduct an on-site inspection of the IQM Spark in Taiwan.
Dassault Systèmes held its annual summit forum in Taiwan on September 11, 2025, highlighting digital twin adoption in local industries. Executives from Teco and Kenda discussed how simulation tools are being applied to shorten product development cycles and improve manufacturing efficiency.
Despite ongoing US sanctions that constrain its smartphone sales overseas, Huawei said it has held the No. 1 position in global wearable device shipments for two straight quarters.
Apple's recently launched iPhone 17 series has garnered significant global attention, with Chinese media focusing on the comparison between China and India in the company's supply chain. Reports highlight that despite India's growing involvement, China remains an indispensable part of Apple's manufacturing and supply network.
At the recent Hot Chips 2025 conference, Nvidia detailed its latest GB10 system-on-chip (SoC) architecture, representing a miniaturized application of the Blackwell GPU architecture. Through collaboration with MediaTek, Nvidia integrated 20 Arm v9.2 CPU cores with a high-performance GPU into a single 2.5D package, creating a compact version of the Grace Blackwell platform.
Quantum computing developer Rigetti Computing has projected that the technology will become commercially viable when it is integrated into existing data centers, delivering clear advantages over current CPU and GPU systems. The company expects this milestone to occur within three to five years, signaling a critical phase for quantum computing beyond research and development.
Wei Shaojun, vice chairman of the China Semiconductor Industry Association and professor at Tsinghua University, has called on Asian nations, particularly China, to cut their reliance on Nvidia GPUs for training and deploying artificial intelligence (AI) models. Speaking at a forum in Singapore, he urged countries to accelerate the development of homegrown AI chips.
Generative AI tools have provided much amusement for consumers, yet the same enthusiasm has not translated to the enterprise market. This stems from significant limitations in the large language models (LLM) behind generative AI applications, leading to highly fragmented AI agent applications, according to Taiwan industry observers, who suggest using a quadrant-like framework to define the necessity of AI tasks.
Potential uses for drones are ever-increasing, with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky once stating that 34% of Russia's bombers were destroyed using just 117 drones. This offers valuable experience for Taiwan, according to Teng-hu Cheng, chief robotics scientist at Tron Future: the 117 drones caused approximately US$7 billion in losses to Russia, while their cost was four orders of magnitude lower, demonstrating a massive leverage effect.
Intel is tightening its PC processor roadmap, confirming it will roll out an Arrow Lake Refresh in 2026 and follow with the next-generation Nova Lake platform by late 2026 or early 2027. The update was disclosed by Intel corporate vice president John Pitzer at the Goldman Sachs Communacopia + Technology Conference.
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