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Monday 9 November 2026
SK chief defends Samsung and SK's US$3.5 trillion investment plans
SK Group chairman Chey Tae-won has defended Samsung and SK's combined KRW4,755 trillion (approx. US$3.52 trillion) investment plans, arguing that South Korea cannot keep pace in the...
Monday 9 November 2026
DeepSeek Harness active users quadruple as plugin ecosystem expands
DeepSeek said its open-source AI agent framework, DeepSeek Harness, had 1.54 million daily active users as of November 4, more than quadrupling in less than three months. The company...
Monday 9 November 2026
Weekly news roundup: AI compute race intensifies as DRAM rivals diverge and chipmakers expand investments
This week's coverage highlights accelerating competition across AI infrastructure, semiconductor manufacturing and advanced memory. Sweden launched the NVIDIA-based Sferical One supercomputer...
Friday 6 November 2026
Rehear Audiology partners with Saudi group on AI hearing care
Rehear Audiology has signed a strategic memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Saudi Arabia's Medical Electrical Equipment Maintenance Professionals Association (MEEMPA) to introduce...
Friday 6 November 2026
Taiwan panel makers win Tier 1 foothold in automotive displays
As weak end demand and intensifying competition weigh on the global display industry, Taiwan panel makers are pursuing new growth beyond traditional display manufacturing, with automotive...
Thursday 5 November 2026
OpenAI moves deeper into software infrastructure with Pierre acquisition plan
OpenAI plans to acquire Pierre Computer Company, extending its push into the infrastructure behind AI-generated software as competition expands beyond coding assistants to the systems...
Thursday 5 November 2026
From assembly lines to front lines, defense opens new opportunities for automakers
As low capacity utilization, steep tariffs, and fierce competition from Chinese automakers pressure the industry, significant growth in European defense spending is opening new business...
Thursday 5 November 2026
Subsidies pave the way as cheap cells squeeze Taiwan's energy storage players into a profit battle
With Taiwan's electricity prices poised to rise, large power users set to bear the brunt, and the government planning to broaden the definition of large power users, pairing electricity...
Wednesday 4 November 2026
Darfon to consolidate China, Southeast Asia capacity, shift resources to AIDC components
PC component maker Darfon Electronics is consolidating its production capacity in China and Southeast Asia, while simultaneously shifting some of its resources for IT peripherals toward...
Tuesday 3 November 2026
Stellantis warns chip shortages could disrupt Fiat production in Italy
Stellantis said on November 2 that shortages of critical electronic components for engine control units (ECUs) had significantly disrupted production of several Fiat models in Italy...
Monday 2 November 2026
Jinpao taps robotics contest to deepen Thailand ties, develop AI talent
JPP Holding's Thai operating arm, Jinpao Precision Industry, joined Praksa subdistrict authorities in Samut Prakan Province, Thailand, on October 31 to hold the finals of the Jinpao–Praksa...
Monday 2 November 2026
DIGITIMES chairman: Taiwan-South Korea cooperation beats competition in AI race
Artificial intelligence (AI) is rapidly expanding global semiconductor demand, prompting Taiwan and South Korea to shift from straightforward competition toward cooperation as the...
Monday 2 November 2026
Weekly news roundup: Taiwan debates talent distribution; SK Hynix looks beyond HBM
This week’s coverage highlights intensifying competition and capacity constraints across the global semiconductor industry. Taiwan faces debate over whether public R&D funding...
Friday 30 October 2026
Analysis: Oracle backs Cerebras as AI cloud shifts to multi-architecture compute
Oracle will offer cloud services powered by Cerebras' AI computing systems in its cloud data centers starting in 2027, giving the wafer-scale chipmaker another major cloud customer...
Thursday 29 October 2026
Nvidia under probe by US justice officials over Hugging Face acquisition
The US Department of Justice (DOJ) is reviewing how Nvidia's acquisition of Hugging Face could affect competition in the AI industry, while a years-long antitrust investigation continues...