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Tuesday 28 April 2026

Indian startup targets AI inference opportunity with full-stack compute platform

While global AI infrastructure investment remains concentrated around massive GPU clusters for training frontier models, Indian startup Turiyam.ai is betting on a different commercial...

Tuesday 28 April 2026

Agentic AI sparks CPU demand surge, boosting ASIC and niche chip makers

The rise of agentic AI has transformed computing chip requirements, igniting a fierce CPU supply scramble. Traditional x86 giants like Intel and AMD are seeing growing CPU demand in...

Tuesday 28 April 2026

China blocks Meta-Manus deal, signaling tougher stance as unwinding poses complex fallout

China's decision to block and unwind Meta Platforms' acquisition of AI startup Manus is reverberating across the global technology sector, highlighting Beijing's increasingly assertive...

Monday 27 April 2026

Taiwan's Rapidtek establishes link with second IoT CubeSat in orbit

Rapidtek Technologies said its second 8U Internet-of-Things CubeSat, Black Kite-2, developed under a startup satellite program led by Taiwan...

Sunday 26 April 2026

Nvidia and OpenAI both make US$20 billion bets on AI chip startups: what's the common factor?

2026 has become a major year for IPO fundraising among leading AI players. At the end of 2025, Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang spent US$20 billion to acquire the IP and talent of AI chip startup...

Friday 24 April 2026

DeepSeek previews V4 models with Huawei integration, signaling shift in China's AI stack

Chinese artificial intelligence startup DeepSeek has released preview versions of its latest models — DeepSeek-V4-Pro and V4-Flash — marking a closer integration with domestic...

Friday 24 April 2026

Liteon startup platform sharpens edge AI ecosystem focus for 2026 growth reset

Liteon's startup platform LITEON+ held its 2026 Demo Day, marking its third year, with a focus on key technologies including edge AI, AI...

Friday 24 April 2026

ITRI Leads Taiwan SpaceTech startups into Europe, secures UK??France partnerships

The rapid growth of the global low Earth orbit (LEO) satellite communications sector, coupled with intensifying competition in next-generation communications technologies,...

Thursday 23 April 2026

Tencent, Alibaba circle DeepSeek in US$20 billion AI deal talks

Chinese tech giants Tencent Holdings and Alibaba Group are reportedly in talks to invest in AI startup DeepSeek, as the company seeks fresh funding that could value it at more than...

Wednesday 22 April 2026

Interview: How a Taiwanese startup convinced Tesla to open up its energy storage system

A green energy startup from Taiwan is heading to Silicon Valley with an unconventional argument: the most valuable layer in the energy transition may not be more solar panels, but...

Monday 20 April 2026

South Korea's DeepX moves DX-M1 AI chip into mass production; builds up inventory to address supply constraints

South Korean AI semiconductor startup DeepX has entered mass production and supply for its in-house neural processing unit (NPU), the DX-M1, as it seeks to scale revenue amid tightening...

Monday 20 April 2026

Wooptix advances testing and production capabilities in targeting entry into leading foundries by 2028

Spanish optical inspection startup Wooptix officially unveiled its first inspection system, Phemet, in November 2025. The company stated that its first-generation prototype has already...

Monday 20 April 2026

DeepSeek reportedly weighs first external fundraising as AI competition intensifies

Chinese AI startup DeepSeek is considering raising external funding for the first time, a move that would mark a significant shift for a company that has so far relied on backing from...

Monday 20 April 2026

Canary Islands push into semiconductors, build on space tech base

The Canary Islands, an Atlantic archipelago off northwest Africa, have long been defined by tourism rather than technology.

Saturday 18 April 2026

The drowning detection startup that never mentions AI

Taiwan-based startup Fortune AI will attend the Plug and Play Silicon Valley Summit in May, one of five Taiwanese startups selected for this year's cohort. Its flagship product, SAFE...

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