At the opening of the 2025 Taipei Innovative Textile Application Show (TITAS) on October 14, Tong-sheng Wu, chairman of Shinkong Synthetic Fibers Corporation (SSFC)—a subsidiary of Shinkong Group—addressed the industry's ongoing challenges, from global tariffs to China's low-price dumping. Despite this, he maintained an optimistic outlook, remarking, "Business is always tough, but there are always opportunities."

Taiwanese firms have achieved stellar results in the electronic components and AI server sectors, but a concern has been whether these industries are keen on supporting and investing in local startups. A government-commissioned survey by the Taiwan Institute of Economic Research (TIER) has shown that policy support remains crucial for sustaining Taiwan's startup investment momentum, while challenges remain in expanding startups' international reach and market entry capabilities. However, traditional electronics contract manufacturers have notably increased their investments in startups.

Southern Taiwan Science Park (STSP) has posted an impressive revenue performance for January to August 2025, driven by the global AI boom. Almost breaking NT$2 trillion at NT$1.828 trillion (approx. US$59.7 billion), this represents a 40.05% year-over-year increase from the same period in 2024.

The 2025 Nobel Prize in Physics has been awarded to John Clarke, Michel Devoret, and John Martinis for their groundbreaking experimental work demonstrating macroscopic quantum tunneling, a phenomenon showing that quantum effects can manifest in systems large enough to be observed directly.

Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) posted record revenue but weaker margins in its fiscal third quarter of 2025, reflecting both the strength of AI infrastructure demand and the costs of strategic restructuring.

Fortune Electric, the first Taiwanese company to receive US Stargate project orders, is negotiating its second phase, with results due by year-end. With booming AI infrastructure, over 80% of its exports target the US, contributing to projected double-digit revenue growth for 2024.

Since 1991, Foxconn's market value has grown from over NT$3 billion (US$98 million) to more than NT$3 trillion today. Chairman Young Liu said on October 15, 2025, at Taiwan Weeks 2025, that Foxconn's growth has been in tandem with the capital and financial markets. Without the support of Taiwan's financial system, Foxconn could not have grown from its initial capital of NT$200,000 in 1974 into today's multinational group, achieving remarkable growth in operational scale, market capitalization, and global presence.

Apple is lobbying the Indian government to amend income tax rules that could otherwise impose billions of dollars in taxes on its iPhone operations, sources familiar with the matter told Reuters. The issue centers on the machinery Apple provides to its contract manufacturers, including Foxconn and Tata, to assemble iPhones locally.

Intel is making a major play in the artificial intelligence market, unveiling a new strategy focused on open and modular systems. The plan, detailed at the OCP Global Summit 2025 by Chief Technology and AI Officer Sachin Katti, is headlined by a new inference-focused GPU, codenamed "Crescent Island," designed to challenge the industry's closed ecosystems.

Venture capital firm Air Street Capital's recent "State of AI 2025" report reveals a growing pattern of circular investments within the AI industry, involving prominent firms such as OpenAI, Nvidia, Oracle, and newer cloud service providers. These interconnected funding loops, where capital flows back and forth among related companies, have intensified ahead of earnings announcements of major US tech companies, amid rising scrutiny over potential bubble risks and financial health.

Taiwan's government is stepping up efforts to encourage startups to pursue initial public offerings (IPOs) domestically, aiming to retain capital that might otherwise flow to markets like Hong Kong, Singapore, the US, and Japan. With Taiwan's banking loans nearing NT$43.9 trillion (approx. US$1.43 trillion), the total market value of listed companies reaching NT$86.9 trillion, and insurance assets totaling NT$36.9 trillion, lawmakers have urged authorities to pursue strategies to keep innovation funding within Taiwan.