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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
Analysis: AI data centers face mounting power hurdles as Taiwan grid strain deepens

Taiwan's AI data center push is exposing a wider global problem: artificial intelligence needs vast, reliable power, but grids, permits,...

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
SK Hynix supplier talks show AI memory boom shifting pricing power

The AI data center boom is reshaping the memory supply chain, giving Samsung Electronics, SK Hynix, and Micron greater pricing power...

Thursday 9 July 2026
Asian VCs urge startups to expand regionally before targeting the US

Venture capitalists from Japan, Singapore, and Salesforce Ventures converged at the 2026 Asia VC Summit in Taipei to argue that Asian...

Thursday 9 July 2026
Aurona sees strong PCB demand as AI and high-end chip trends lift sales

Aurona Industries said demand for its PCB process materials remains strong, with order intake rising year over year, and high-end products...

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 as AI demand shifts from models to...

Thursday 9 July 2026
Yulon Nissan sticks to 2026 sales target as currency pressure builds
Yulon Nissan Motor said it is keeping its 2026 sales target at 13,000 units, while warning that exchange-rate volatility could become the biggest challenge to its full-year operating...
Thursday 9 July 2026
Ruihe Carbon targets diesel backup market with ammonia-to-hydrogen system
Ruihe Carbon is expanding its rooftop solar holdings and moving into low-carbon hydrogen as it looks to reshape backup power for Taiwan's technology sector.
Thursday 9 July 2026
Salesforce Ventures shares AI investment playbook at Asia VC Summit, eyes Taiwan startup

Salesforce Ventures laid out how the AI boom has reshaped its investment strategy over the past three years at the 2026 Asia VC Summit...

Thursday 9 July 2026
SAS Group deepens 'manufacturing + services' strategy as renewable energy, semiconductor units gain
Driven by the global energy transition and the rapid development of emerging applications such as artificial intelligence (AI) and low Earth orbit (LEO) satellites, demand for renewable...
Wednesday 8 July 2026
Grab's Uber-affiliated director steps down from board with foodpanda Taiwan acquisition in process
Grab Holdings Limited (NASDAQ: GRAB) announced that Uber Technologies CEO Dara Khosrowshahi has resigned from its board of directors, effective July 6, 2026, as the Singapore-based...
Wednesday 8 July 2026
Asia VC leaders call for deeper cross-border tech investment at inaugural regional summit
Heads of venture capital associations from Taiwan, Japan, and Korea gathered in Taipei today for the first Asia Venture Capital (VC) Summit, a historic trilateral meeting aimed at...
Wednesday 8 July 2026
Taiwan and South Korea to deepen startup investment ties

Taiwan and South Korea's venture capital groups have signed a pact to expand cross-border funding and exit opportunities, a move that...