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Monday 19 January 2026
Column: How organizations and individuals can prep for quantum computing threats
Cyber attackers are already taking action even though Q-Day may still be several years away. Society must act now to prevent quantum threats.
Monday 19 January 2026
Quanta rushing to hire and expand as AI server demand holds strong
Server ODM Quanta Computer is aggressively expanding production, with the expectation that capacity will double again by the end of 2026. Quanta's Executive Vice President and Quanta Cloud Technology (QCT) General Manager Mike Yang said that not only will manufacturing capacity increase, but the engineering staff responsible for R&D will also expand from nearly 3,000 people to an additional 500-800 employees.
Monday 19 January 2026
Apple-Google AI partnership could reshape voice assistant market, valuing up to US$5 billion
Apple and Google have entered an AI technology partnership reportedly worth as much as US$5 billion, according to industry sources cited by the Financial Times. Meanwhile, Bloomberg reported that Apple may pay roughly US$1 billion annually to use a customized Gemini model developed by Google, which runs on Apple's own servers to maintain user privacy.
Monday 19 January 2026
NIST's PQC standards trigger global race to secure data before quantum attacks arrive
In August 2024, the US National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) finalized three Post-Quantum Cryptography (PQC) standards, known as FIPS 203, 204, and 205. These standards incorporate ML-KEM algorithms for key exchange and encryption, along with ML-DSA and SLH-DSA algorithms for digital signatures. Industry leaders are actively integrating these algorithms into web browsers, operating systems, and hardware products to prepare defenses against anticipated quantum-computer-enabled cyberattacks.
Monday 19 January 2026
Machine identities outnumber humans as AI reshapes cybersecurity landscape in Asia Pacific
As artificial intelligence integration accelerates within enterprises, the cybersecurity landscape is undergoing significant change, with machine identities now surpassing human users in many organizations. This shift, highlighted by Simon Tai, managing director of SailPoint Taiwan, Hong Kong, and Macau, signals the growing inadequacy of traditional governance frameworks for effectively securing AI-driven operations.
Sunday 18 January 2026
Taiwan's HCMF Group and Kinpo Electronics team up to navigate an AI-driven auto industry
The automotive electronics industry is undergoing a structural transformation unlike any it has seen before. As artificial intelligence moves from the margins to the core of vehicle design, two of Taiwan's lesser-known industrial champions—HCMF Group and Kinpo Electronics—are deepening a cross-industry partnership aimed at navigating the upheaval. Their strategy rests on two pillars: system integration and a "global-local" manufacturing footprint, designed to withstand volatility in an increasingly fragmented market.
Sunday 18 January 2026
AgiBot faces dexterous hand tech challenges
Humanoid robots and embodied intelligence were huge at CES 2026. Dexterous hands are a key component that determines the upper limits of a robot's manipulation capabilities. Despite significant progress in recent years in terms of degrees of freedom and control performance, several challenges remain to be addressed.
Friday 16 January 2026
Phison, Infinitix build enterprise AI infrastructure stack

Demand for high-performance compute and storage for AI training and inference continues to climb. Phison has partnered with AI infrastructure management software provider Infinitix to integrate its aiDAPTIV+ intelligent storage technology with Infinitix's AI-Stack platform, delivering an enterprise-grade AI training and inference solution that unifies hardware and software.

Friday 16 January 2026
Honlynn pivots to cloud, cybersecurity, and AI as TPEx debut nears
Honlynn, a subsidiary of Abico Group, will be listed on the Taipei Exchange's Emerging Stock Board on January 16, 2026, marking a strategic inflection point as the company pivots from a traditional office equipment distributor toward an integrated provider of cloud, cybersecurity, and AI-driven solutions, with international expansion firmly in sight.
Friday 16 January 2026
CES 2026 review: Robots master origami, tickle the ivories, and fold your laundry
While CES 2025 focused on robots' mobility, humanoid robots at the 2026 event displayed impressive improvements. They showed off folding paper pinwheels, folding clothes, playing ping-pong, and performing four-hand piano duets. This innovation depends on dexterous hand technology, the determining factor for whether robots can be commercialized. The number of exhibitors specializing in dexterous hands has noticeably increased this year, revealing three clear trends.
Thursday 15 January 2026
Reliance plans AI platform to bring language-first access to every Indian
Reliance Industries, led by billionaire Mukesh Ambani, unveiled plans for a new artificial intelligence (AI) platform under its Jio brand on January 11, designed to allow users to access AI services in their own language. The announcement, made at the Vibrant Gujarat Regional Conference in Rajkot, underscores Reliance's push to scale AI infrastructure and applications nationwide.
Thursday 15 January 2026
Jorjin integrates US and Europe supply chains to target smart glasses
Dan Cui, head of US business development at Jorjin Technology, stated that as a designer and system integrator for various augmented reality (AR) devices, the company must continuously seek new technologies, components, and suitable partners to build systems and products that best meet the needs of the company, its clients, and end users. Jorjin's Enovix products, featuring 100% active silicon batteries with very high energy density, are particularly suited for boosting device power, especially for always-on AI devices.
Thursday 15 January 2026
Apple's services segment drives record revenue growth in 2025 amid slowing hardware sales
Apple Inc.'s service division continued to break records through 2025, with strong performance from the App Store, Apple Pay, Apple Music, and Apple TV supporting the company's expanding revenue base, according to statements from the company and TechCrunch reports.
Thursday 15 January 2026
Microsoft reportedly reorganizes teams to enhance GitHub and compete with emerging AI coding tools
Microsoft is restructuring its internal teams and resources to transform its developer platform GitHub as it faces competition from new AI coding tools like Cursor and Anthropic Claude Code. The reorganization aims to shift GitHub from a code hosting service to an AI-centered software development hub.
Thursday 15 January 2026
Apple fully embraces Google Gemini, ends mobile AI battle?
Apple and Google have confirmed a new level of collaboration on AI this week. Following earlier cooperation using Google's TPU hardware, Apple will now base its future AI development entirely on the Google Gemini model. While this does not mean Apple devices will directly run large-scale Gemini services, key technologies like Siri and Apple Intelligence will be derived from Gemini going forward.
Thursday 15 January 2026
91APP posts record December sales as iCHEF acquisition begins to pay off
SaaS provider 91APP capped 2025 with its strongest monthly performance on record, as December sales surged following the consolidation of smart dining technology brand iCHEF, underscoring early revenue synergies from the acquisition.
Wednesday 14 January 2026
South Korea's tech independence drive under scrutiny over China links
South Korea's push to build sovereign artificial intelligence foundation models is facing heightened scrutiny as several domestic contenders in a government-backed selection process are accused of relying on Chinese technologies, raising questions about how independence should be defined in national AI development.
Wednesday 14 January 2026
Software-defined vehicles hit physical limits at CES 2026
At first glance, CES 2026 looked like another celebration of the software-defined vehicle (SDV). Chip makers, operating system providers, and over-the-air (OTA) update platforms all promised "lifetime upgrades" as their most compelling pitch.
Wednesday 14 January 2026
BlueField creates storage-powered AI boom, controller market expected to expand
At CES 2026, Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang showcased plans for next-generation AI-native infrastructure. Aside from its Vera Rubin timeline, Huang introduced the inference context memory storage platform centered on the BlueField-4 data processing unit (DPU), which claims to be a solution to AI's memory and communication obstacles. Market estimates indicate that storage controller chips based on the BlueField architecture play a critical role, with only two companies currently positioned as main suppliers. Silicon Motion is expected to be the biggest beneficiary.
Tuesday 13 January 2026
Uber names Cesar Molina as Taiwan GM, Magarita Peker transitions to Head of Family Growth
Uber announced on January 13 that Cesar Molina Leguia has been named the General Manager of Uber Taiwan, effective immediately. Former General Manager Margarita Peker will transition to the role of Global Head of Family Growth at Uber.
Tuesday 13 January 2026
Exclusive: Behind the scenes at CES 2026, the SDV vision meets hard limits

If the main stage at CES 2026 still tried to preserve a sense of future possibility for software-defined vehicles, conversations away from the spotlight told a different story. In private discussions among supply-chain executives and engineers, the tone was noticeably cooler; it is pragmatic, cautious, and marked by hard-earned restraint.

Tuesday 13 January 2026
Exclusive: EVs gain edge as computing hits ceiling in fuel vehicles

At CES 2026, the global auto industry's conversation has shifted. The focus is no longer confined to the aspirational language of software-defined vehicles (SDVs), but increasingly to the physical limits those ambitions must confront. Battery-electric vehicles are often cast as the most natural embodiment of this future. Yet quietly, and perhaps more consequentially, vehicles powered by internal combustion engines are running up against a harsh and largely irreversible constraint of their own: the physics of computing.

Monday 12 January 2026
CES 2026: Attendance holds steady while innovation shifts
CES returned to Las Vegas this month, but whether CES 2026 felt as electric as past editions remains a matter of debate. The answer depends on where one looks. A handful of key metrics offer a clearer, if more nuanced, picture of the show's true momentum.
Monday 12 January 2026
AUO and FIH showcase AI-powered smart cockpit concepts at CES 2026
CES has increasingly become a key platform for the automotive industry, often dubbed an alternative auto show in recent years due to the rising presence of car-related technologies. From concept vehicles and autonomous driving to electrification, automakers' displays frequently outshine traditional consumer electronics.
Monday 12 January 2026
Weekly news roundup: AI memory effects in DRAM, HBM4, and TSMC's global expansion
Below are the most-read DIGITIMES Asia stories of the first full week of 2026: January 5-11.