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Wednesday 22 July 2026
OpenAI chair says enterprise AI will shift from token costs to outcomes
OpenAI Chair Bret Taylor said businesses will soon stop closely tracking token costs as artificial intelligence spending management becomes more automated. Speaking to CNBC,...
Wednesday 22 July 2026
'Two companies, one business': how Zeiss and ASML are riding the AI boom to dominate EUV

Zeiss, the exclusive supplier of ASML's extreme ultraviolet (EUV) optical systems, says the two companies operate as though they were...

Wednesday 22 July 2026
GLT helps Smobio Technology scale biotech materials for global orders

Smobio Technology, a strategic investment of Global Lighting Technologies (GLT), will officially list on Taiwan's Emerging Stock Board...

Tuesday 21 July 2026
China's magnet exports hit records — but the tap stays political

China's exports of rare-earth permanent magnets reached record levels in the first half of 2026, yet the same customs data reveal a...

Tuesday 21 July 2026
Cautionary tale for Taiwan's electric scooter industry: Supply-chain feud nearly turns to disaster
Electric scooters have been traversing a bumpy road in Taiwan, with sales numbers tied to government subsidies, and cost measures squeezing margins for brands and suppliers alike....
Tuesday 21 July 2026
Middlemen emerge as ASEAN's No. 2 AI compute buyers
In the AI computing race, Nvidia AI server chips remain red-hot, even as the US-China trade confrontation shows no sign of easing. Although Shopee and YTL Group are among the biggest...
Tuesday 21 July 2026
Phone prices to surge in 2H26 as low-end models fade

As the AI boom keeps memory shortages running hot, steep price hikes for smartphones in the second half of 2026 are coming into view...

Tuesday 21 July 2026
TSMC weighs margin hit against long-term AI payoff in US push

TSMC has announced an additional US$100 billion investment in the US on top of its existing US$165 billion commitment, expanding its...

Tuesday 21 July 2026
Tariffs, competition drag down top automakers' 1H26 sales

The world's biggest automakers are losing their long-held advantage as weaker demand, tariffs, and fierce competition reshape the market...

Tuesday 21 July 2026
AI reshapes semiconductor growth curve; Zeiss eyes US$2.5 trillion market
Generative AI, high-performance computing (HPC), and large AI models are rapidly reshaping the global semiconductor industry's growth curve. Thomas Stammler, chief technology officer...
Tuesday 21 July 2026
China's solar slump deepens, raising warning signs for energy storage and electric vehicles
China's solar industry is still trapped in a painful shakeout after three straight years of losses across much of the supply chain, according to first-half reports from leading companies...
Tuesday 21 July 2026
India's smartphone shipments fall as memory costs bite

India's smartphone market was hit by a sharp second-quarter decline that may matter well beyond the country's borders, as higher component...

Tuesday 21 July 2026
Niche demand drives SLC NAND prices up nearly tenfold, opening further gains for Taiwan suppliers
Memory price increases have begun to diverge in the second half of 2026, but persistent capacity shortfalls continue to constrain supply and sustain upward momentum in contract pri...
Tuesday 21 July 2026
Memory shortage could turn into a glut by 2028 as chipmakers expand

A powerful rally in memory-chip stocks has stalled as investors reconsider whether record spending on AI data centers could eventually...

Tuesday 21 July 2026
Electronics Supply Chain Outlook: Where H2 2026 Momentum Is Heading

Six months into 2026, the story isn't whether the electronics supply chain has stabilized. It has, broadly. The real story is that it has split into two distinct markets...