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Friday 8 August 2025
OpenAI's new AWS deal and open models sharpen US edge in global AI race
OpenAI has released open-weight models and partnered with Amazon Web Services (AWS) as a new cloud channel. This strategic move underscores US companies' determination to maintain...
Friday 8 August 2025
OpenAI launches more powerful GPT-5 model for coding and writing
OpenAI is rolling out a more powerful and long-awaited new artificial intelligence model called GPT-5, vying to stay ahead of increased competition from rivals in the US and China.
Friday 8 August 2025
Samsung and LG vie for Hitachi's Japanese home appliance unit as South Korea and Japan join forces against Chinese competition
Samsung Electronics and LG Electronics are actively competing to acquire the Japanese home appliance division of Hitachi. For Samsung, this marks a return to the Japanese home appliance...
Wednesday 6 August 2025
Supermicro lowers FY26 outlook despite FY25 AI-driven growth
Supermicro capped fiscal 2025 with record growth, highlighting strong AI infrastructure demand and new data center platforms. However, its lowered fiscal 2026 outlook signals rising...
Tuesday 5 August 2025
Tesla China shipments fall again as competition heats up
Shipments from Tesla Inc.'s Shanghai factory slipped back into decline on intense competition in China and global trade uncertainties.
Tuesday 5 August 2025
South Korea ramps up tech & recycling strategies amid rare earth wars
Global competition is intensifying over rare and critical mineral resources. South Korea's relatively slower progress in comparison to the US, Japan, and China has raised concerns...
Tuesday 5 August 2025
Foxconn skips server wars, targets AI data centers with Teco
As product iteration cycles come increasingly under client control and the manufacturing technology gap narrows, competition among electronics manufacturers, including Foxconn, has...
Monday 4 August 2025
South Korea's IC design competitiveness at risk; KITA urges acceleration in nurturing startups
As the global AI industry continues to expand, competition in semiconductor technology is intensifying. South Korea's industrial sector has begun voicing concerns that to maintain...
Friday 1 August 2025
China's auto sector spirals into chaos, component makers in despair
China's auto and parts industries have historically been entangled in cutthroat price wars. Even with Chinese authorities repeatedly calling for an end to the involution, no improvement...
Friday 1 August 2025
Murata's MLCC shipments remain strong in Taiwan despite price wars with Chinese manufacturers
Murata released its financial results for the second quarter of 2025, reporting consolidated operating profit of JPY61.6 billion (US$414.5 million), down 7.2% year-over-year; net...
Thursday 31 July 2025
SK Hynix secures top spot as competition heats up in DRAM market
SK Hynix has solidified its position as the global market leader after achieving record performance in the High Bandwidth Memory (HBM) market. However, China's leading memory chipmaker,...
Wednesday 30 July 2025
2025 IEEE International Future Energy Challenge (IFEC) concludes successfully in Taiwan; Chroma ATE plays key role
The internationally renowned 2025 IEEE International Future Energy Challenge (IFEC), a global annual power electronics design competition for undergrad students, recently held its...
Wednesday 30 July 2025
EU launches EUR30B AI gigafactory plan to catch up in AI computing power
Facing competition from the US and China in artificial intelligence (AI), the European Union (EU) has initiated a massive EUR30 billion (approx. US$34.7 billion) GW-scale AI factory...
Wednesday 30 July 2025
China defense export surge tempts South Korea to push for AI-integrated weapons
China's defense industry is transitioning from domestic-focused growth to global competition through artificial intelligence integration and civil-military technology fusion, prompting...
Tuesday 29 July 2025
Nearly half a year into Trump's administration, Taiwan's June 2025 economic indicators remain green
Although US President Donald Trump's reciprocal tariff policy implemented in April 2025 has caused significant shocks to global trade and economy, the National Development Council...