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Tuesday 3 February 2026
Oracle plans US$50 billion fundraising in 2026, reportedly considering layoffs and asset sales
Oracle announced plans to raise US$45-50 billion in 2026 to expand its cloud infrastructure, aiming to meet demand from major customers including OpenAI, AMD, Meta, Nvidia, TikTok,...
Monday 2 February 2026
Microsoft cuts Maia 200 chip costs by 30% amid GPU shortage and strong demand
Microsoft reported better-than-expected revenue and profit for its fiscal second quarter 2026, but concerns linger over slowing cloud growth. Despite expanding capital expenditure...
Monday 2 February 2026
Nvidia GB200 fuels chassis sector pivot to liquid cooling, rack integration
With Nvidia's GB200 platform entering full-scale mass production, chassis suppliers are expanding from basic mechanical components into integrated offerings spanning thermal solutions...
Monday 2 February 2026
Kinsus approves US$744M ABF expansion on clear three-year demand outlook
Kinsus, the IC substrate arm of Pegatron, has approved additional project-based capital spending totaling NT$23.5 billion (approx. US$744 million) to support ABF substrate equipment...
Monday 2 February 2026
Taiwan restarts offshore wind expansion, resetting strategy with 2026 floating turbine demo
After years of disruption, Taiwan's offshore wind sector is approaching a decisive inflection point in 2026. Development momentum was previously slowed by labor shortages during the...
Monday 2 February 2026
China's auto industry hits record low 4.1% profit margin in 2025
China's automotive sector faces mounting profit pressure despite growing sales volume, with the average profit margin dropping to a near five-year low of 4.1% in 2025, according to...
Monday 2 February 2026
Apple ramps up supplier price cuts to protect margins as costs rise
Apple reported strong results for its fiscal first quarter of 2026, but the company's supply chain did not share in the enthusiasm. The key reason is that Apple is feeling the impact...
Monday 2 February 2026
AR glasses flop amid continued pressure to cut costs
AR glasses are no longer newcomers to the tech industry, but their development remains constrained by high costs. On January 30, 2026, Kinko Optical held the opening ceremony for its...
Monday 2 February 2026
ASE ramps advanced packaging in Taiwan as SPIL scales central hub
ASE Technology Holding is accelerating capacity expansion across multiple locations to meet rising demand for advanced packaging and testing services, with projects underway in northern,...
Monday 2 February 2026
Taiwan PCB makers vie for AI server market with new 2026 capacity
As demand for AI infrastructure continues to grow steadily, major networking and server PCB suppliers such as Gold Circuit Electronics (GCE), First Hi-tec (FHt), and Allied Circuit...
Monday 2 February 2026
ByteDance races to capture closing AI window as Doubao scales up
ByteDance has formally laid out its internal strategic focus for the next phase. At an internal meeting at the start of 2026, ByteDance CEO Liang Rubo stated that AI is hitting a new...
Monday 2 February 2026
Msscorps eyes annual growth with silicon photonics expansion
Msscorps held its year-end gathering on February 1, 2026, during which chairman Chi-Lun Liu highlighted the company's two decades of deep expertise in semiconductor testing and analysis...
Monday 2 February 2026
Advantech sole IPC vendor at Nvidia banquet as edge AI becomes next frontier
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang recently hosted a banquet for key supply chain partners, where Advantech Co., Ltd. was the sole industrial PC (IPC) vendor invited. Miller Chang, president...
Monday 2 February 2026
Liquid cooling triples growth for thermal solution makers
AI computing demand is increasing the need for thermal management. To optimize space efficiency in data centers, server cooling is shifting from traditional air cooling to liquid cooling,...
Monday 2 February 2026
TSMC revises five-year growth plan, turning tech lead into high profits
TSMC chairman C.C. Wei recently confirmed that AI demand is real and the trend will remain unchanged in the coming years. AI accelerators accounted for a "high double-digit" percentage...