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Monday 24 August 2026
Etron chair sees memory boom extending to 2028-2030
The memory industry is undergoing a structural shift as AI demand surges, and Etron Technology chairman Nicky Lu said the sector's boom will stretch beyond 2027, with shortages likely...
Monday 24 August 2026
Nvidia's strikes US$6B licensing deal with Poolside to accelerate Nemotron models
Nvidia reportedly struck a US$6 billion deal with startup Poolside to license its technology and hire much of its staff. The technology and personnel will reportedly support the chipmaker's...
Monday 24 August 2026
Alibaba plans HKD80 billion share placement to fund AI expansion
Alibaba Group Holding said it plans to raise HKD80 billion (US$10.2 billion) through the placement of newly issued shares to non-US investors outside the US, a move that could bolster...
Monday 24 August 2026
Agentic AI opens new era for humanoid robots, shipments to jump fourfold by 2030

Humanoid robots have entered a clear new phase since agentic AI emerged in 2025, with DIGITIMES analyst Zouhao Shen saying the category...

Saturday 22 August 2026
Interview: Arbe Robotics on why radar is needed for autonomous driving and beyond
Autonomous driving technology is maturing, and a future in which cars entirely drive themselves is quickly approaching in the rearview mirror. Yet safety and trust remain crucial barriers...
Friday 21 August 2026
Taiwan automation shifts from hardware specs to AI platforms and open robot architectures
Taiwan's automation industry is moving beyond the traditional race over robot-arm payload, servo precision, and sensor resolution. At the 2026 Automation Taipei and Taiwan Automation...
Friday 21 August 2026
Research Insight: 2028 key year for optical interconnects in AI racks
Optical communications will likely enter AI server racks in 2028, DIGITIMES analyst Joyce Chen said on August 20 at a semiconductor industry forum in Taipei, as rising AI cluster scale...
Friday 21 August 2026
Alibaba's 45% AI cloud jump masked by 75% capex surge and margin squeeze
Alibaba Group's June quarter is the clearest statement yet that the company now runs as an AI infrastructure business with an e-commerce cash engine attached, rather than the other...
Friday 21 August 2026
Alibaba guides AI cloud revenue toward US$10 billion run-rate next quarter
Alibaba is signaling that its most capital-intensive bet yet — a three-year, CNY380 billion (US$56.33 billion) buildout of AI compute — is starting to compound into a self-reinforcing...
Thursday 20 August 2026
Nexcom brings together dozens of partners to build open AI robotics ecosystem
Industrial computer (IPC) maker Nexcom International on August 19 officially unveiled its RoboWIZ AI Robotics Open Platform concept at the 2026 Automation Taipei exhibition, bringing...
Thursday 20 August 2026
Robotics leaders present future of physical AI, but also deployment challenges
Tech leaders converged at the 2026 International Robotic Forum on August 19, where they laid out their visions for the evolution and next stages of physical AI. They noted that a robot's...
Wednesday 19 August 2026
China accelerates Microsoft Windows 10 exit from state systems
China is accelerating efforts to remove foreign technology from sensitive state-linked systems, ordering some government-affiliated entities to uninstall a customised version of Microsoft...
Wednesday 19 August 2026
Taiwan seeks shift from drone supplier to strategic partner in entering US market
Industry figures and analysts from Taiwan and the United States gathered on August 19 at an international unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) forum to discuss how Taiwan can move beyond...
Wednesday 19 August 2026
Taiwan Mobile sees Systex deal as AI-driven expansion play, targets 14% ICT market share
Taiwan Mobile (TWM) recently announced a tender offer for Systex, setting a goal of doubling its share of Taiwan's information services market from 7% to 14% within six years. TWM...
Wednesday 19 August 2026
Baidu's AI cloud engine accelerates as advertising drag deepens

Baidu's second-quarter 2026 results confirm a business in the midst of a wrenching handover: an AI-powered core that is scaling faster...