LG Electronics reported a strong second quarter, supported by record sales and one-time gains, while accelerating a shift toward robotics and artificial intelligence infrastructure. The company is increasingly framing its future around physical AI, even as it continues to rely on premium appliances, televisions, and vehicle electronics to support near-term earnings.
A once-mocked robot vacuum category has become central to smart home cleaning as busy lifestyles, health concerns, and climate conditions reshape demand. For readers worldwide, the trend highlights how regional needs, rather than technology alone, are now driving product design, pricing, and adoption in household robotics markets.
A Taiwan startup says it has found a way to hide advanced eye-tracking technology inside what looks like an ordinary pair of glasses — using just one camera and a single LED light source.
China's notebook manufacturing industry is rising rapidly just as Taiwan's ODMs retreat from notebook assembly, but Wistron chairman Simon Lin said the shift also reflects new opportunities as companies pivot toward AI. Lin said each era has its own mission, and many companies would rather move notebook resources into other areas.
India expanded manufacturing incentives, entered private orbital launches, attracted new investment, and faced smartphone demand pressures amid rising component costs.
LG Electronics plans to stop production at its Huizhou plant in China after October, ending manufacturing at the group's first production subsidiary in the country after more than three decades.
