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Monday 31 August 2026

Taiwan drone bill dispute leaves NT$240 billion procurement plan in limbo

The Executive Yuan's proposed Special Act for Indigenous Defense Unmanned Vehicle Procurement failed to win approval in the Legislative Yuan, which instead adopted a version proposed...

Monday 31 August 2026

Agentrys, agentic chip design startup backed by MediaTek, raises US$24.5M in funding

Chip design company Agentrys announced last week that it raised US$24.5 million in funding from backers including MediaTek. It is one among an emerging crop of startups using agentic...

Monday 31 August 2026

Taiwan boosts talent retention with innovation law changes

Taiwan's Legislative Yuan on August 27 passed amendments to parts of the Industrial Innovation Act, extending the startup eligibility period from under 5 years to under 8 years and...

Friday 28 August 2026

Taiwan Mobile acquisition of Systex moves forward as review committee deems terms fair, reasonable

Taiwan Mobile's acquisition of Systex has moved forward, with Systex's tender offer review committee completing its review on August 27, concluding that the terms of the tender offer...

Thursday 27 August 2026

Indian states begins to tighten screws on data centers even as the build-out accelerates

India's data center story has split in two. The pipeline forecasts keep getting bigger, but the money actually landing has thinned sharply since June — and the reason is no longer...

Thursday 27 August 2026

Lambda eyes US$3B funding ahead of 2027 IPO

Lambda, the Nvidia-backed neocloud provider, is seeking to raise as much as US$3 billion before a planned 2027 listing, with its valuation potentially reaching US$12 billion, according...

Tuesday 25 August 2026

Samsung SDI cashes out Samsung Display stake to fund battery expansion

Samsung SDI said it will sell about one-third of its stake in Samsung Display for KRW4.45 trillion (US$3.2 billion), converting part...

Monday 24 August 2026

YouTube offers funding to keep creators from streaming with Netflix

YouTube is preparing offers of millions of dollars in funding and brand revenue sharing to keep major creators from taking simultaneous streaming deals with Netflix, according to Bloomberg...

Monday 24 August 2026

Nvidia reportedly weighs Perplexity investment as AI strategy expands beyond chips

Nvidia is reportedly in discussions to invest in artificial intelligence startup Perplexity as part of a funding round that would value the company at more than US$30 billion, underscoring...

Monday 24 August 2026

Rapidus 2nm ramp stays on track as Japan readies JPY150 billion investment

Rapidus' plan to begin volume production of 2nm chips in the second half of FY2027 remains on schedule, with rising demand from AI chips...

Monday 24 August 2026

MediaTek, GUC, Alchip escalate funding war as global ASIC race demands deep capital

Custom Application-Specific Integrated Circuit (ASIC) chips backed by hyperscalers are set for a mass-production boom starting late 2026, with next-generation projects already in full...

Monday 24 August 2026

India-based Raana Semiconductors in talks to raise US$10.4 million Series A for crystal-growth expansion

According to Inc42, Indian semiconductor startup Raana Semiconductors is in advanced discussions to raise about INR100 crore (US$10.44 million) in a Series A funding round,...

Monday 24 August 2026

Taiwan lifts 2027 tech budget, studies new TTA site in BSTP

Taiwan's Executive Yuan approved a larger 2027 technology budget of NT$229.2 billion (approx. US$7.2 billion), an increase of NT$25.9 billion from 2026, as the government also raised...

Friday 21 August 2026

Stripe weighs US$7 billion OpenRouter deal to expand AI model routing

Stripe is in acquisition talks to buy AI startup OpenRouter for more than US$7 billion, according to reporting by Bloomberg and Axios. The price would be more than...

Thursday 20 August 2026

OpenAI signals IPO could wait until 2027 as Anthropic weighs listing

OpenAI told employees it could go public in 2027, though an earlier listing remains possible if operating conditions improve. According...

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