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Thursday 9 July 2026
Wistron backs Taiwan open source AI model and boosts compute for startups
Wistron said it would support Taiwan's first open source language model over a three-year budget and provide more AI compute capacity in 2026 for startups and academic users. The effort...
Thursday 9 July 2026
Foxconn's Young Liu says sovereign AI is turning data center supply chains local
Foxconn chairman Young Liu said sovereign AI is expanding beyond data residency to AI data centers and their supply chains, forcing a structural shift in global manufacturing.
Thursday 9 July 2026
Interview: UK courts Taiwan suppliers for AI hardware buildout
The UK is pitching itself as a new base and technology partner for Taiwanese electronics suppliers, seeking to turn its AI infrastructure push into a market and investment opportunity...
Thursday 9 July 2026
PLAUD rides AI hardware-subscription model to US$100 million ARR
Rapid advances in generative AI and AI agents are moving AI beyond software tools into everyday workflows, particularly in voice, meeting, and conversational applications, giving rise...
Wednesday 8 July 2026
CPUs return to AI spotlight as agentic workloads reshape data center demand; Perplexity plans to adopt Nvidia's Vera
As AI workloads pivot toward emerging needs for systems that can perform tasks with a coordinated balance between speed and control, the hardware race is moving beyond GPUs. While...
Wednesday 8 July 2026
Inspur forecasts sharp first-half profit growth
Inspur Industry said its first-half profit is likely to rise sharply in 2026, reflecting stronger demand and improved execution as investors monitor developments across China's technology...
Wednesday 8 July 2026
China's AI labs race to build custom AI chips while ASICs threaten Nvidia's dominance
China's leading AI model developers are moving deeper into custom chip design, a shift that could reshape the country's AI hardware market as inference demand rises, US export controls...
Tuesday 7 July 2026
Japanese startup completes AI chip validation with Oppstar and UMC support, moves toward mass production

Tokyo Artisan Intelligence said it has finished validating its Sting Ray test chip, a step that could broaden access to lower-power...

Tuesday 7 July 2026
AI phones could exceed half of smartphone shipments by 2027 as costs rise
The smartphone market is facing cost pressure in 2026 as rising prices for memory and other upstream components lift handset costs. Brands are responding by increasing phone prices...
Monday 6 July 2026
Huawei HarmonyOS misses China government OS shortlist despite top security rating

Huawei's HarmonyOS missed one of China's largest annual government desktop operating system (OS) procurement shortlists, showing that...

Monday 6 July 2026
NXP chief says robots need autonomous computing to move beyond remote control

As physical AI and robotics spread globally, NXP CEO Rafael Sotomayor said robots will only reach commercial scale if they can think...

Friday 3 July 2026
Global server demand is set to stay strong through 2027 as supply chain pressure widens

Global server demand is expected to stay strong through 2027, with implications for cloud operators, hardware makers, and data center...

Wednesday 1 July 2026
Albatron GM detained in Nvidia-linked Supermicro smuggling probe as firm moves to install acting chief

Taiwan's Keelung prosecutors detained Albatron Technology general manager Kevin Lu on Tuesday on suspicion of smuggling Supermicro...

Wednesday 1 July 2026
AI chip startup Rebellions' acquisition of SqueezeBits signals push beyond hardware

South Korean AI chip designer Rebellions said on June 30 that it is acquiring AI inference optimization company SqueezeBits, as part...

Wednesday 1 July 2026
Chinese lens suppliers expect smartphone shipments to fall 12% in 2026

Chinese smartphone camera lens suppliers expect global handset shipments to remain under pressure through 2027, even as Apple prepares...