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Thursday 27 August 2026
Trump declares emergency over foreign grid equipment, likely eyeing Chinese power hardware
US President Donald Trump signed an executive order on August 26 declaring a national emergency over the security of America's electrical grid. It restricts the purchase, import, and...
Thursday 27 August 2026
KKCompany returns to Taiwan capital market
KKCompany, the parent company of KKBox, said it will list on Taiwan's emerging stock market on August 31, with Fubon Securities serving as lead underwriter and advisor, returning to...
Thursday 27 August 2026
China's AI software strategy gains scale as OpenHarmony ecosystem tops 1.35 billion devices
China is placing artificial intelligence, industrial software and open-source ecosystems at the centre of its next phase of manufacturing digitalisation, seeking to strengthen domestic...
Thursday 27 August 2026
Uber expands ride-hailing reach across Taiwan as trips and local demand rise
Uber and its partner fleets expanded ride-hailing coverage in July 2026 to 19 counties and cities across Taiwan proper, underscoring how mobility platforms are reaching farther beyond...
Thursday 27 August 2026
Commentary: Nvidia bets on open models to lift GPU usage
Nvidia is aggressively expanding into open-source models and positioning itself as the world's largest open AI contributor, as CEO Jensen Huang reshapes the company from a supporter...
Wednesday 26 August 2026
Data center leader leaves OpenAI, latest in wave of high-level departures
A key figure responsible for OpenAI's data center plans left the company last week, the latest in a string of departures just as it invests heavily in its AI infrastructure build-out...
Tuesday 25 August 2026
Anthropic bets on in-house chips, reshaping ASIC orders
Anthropic confirmed on August 5 that it is building an internal silicon team to design custom chips for its Claude models, signaling a sharper push into self-developed AI hardware...
Tuesday 25 August 2026
AI boom drives Foxconn past 40% of Taiwan-listed firms' China returns, with FII leading the way
Global demand for AI and high-performance computing (HPC) has lifted investment returns for Taiwan-listed companies in China, with Foxconn continuing to lead the pack. According to...
Tuesday 25 August 2026
Broadcom's debt push signals AI compute is becoming Wall Street asset class
The AI infrastructure race is entering a phase where access to silicon is no longer the only constraint. As compute demand expands into multi-gigawatt projects, the industry is increasingly...
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...