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Wednesday 11 March 2026
Commentary: Tencent quietly builds WeChat AI agent to reclaim China's super-app lead

Tencent is reportedly developing an AI agent for its flagship messaging platform WeChat, a move that could reshape how users interact...

Wednesday 11 March 2026
Japanese automakers to reverse-import US-spec cars
Amid rising global protectionism and US president Donald Trump's push to reduce trade deficits, Japan's automotive industry is undergoing a deep strategic shift. Honda Motor recently...
Wednesday 11 March 2026
Early Anthropic funder reportedly raising US$3B in new funding as VC concentrates on AI leaders
Spark Capital, the first venture capital (VC) firm to invest in Anthropic, is reportedly raising roughly US$3 billion in new funds, according to The Information. This new...
Wednesday 11 March 2026
OpenClaw craze sees Mac minis briefly sold out in China as AI agent costs top CNY10,000
China's latest AI trend has moved beyond developer experiments. The rapid rise of OpenClaw, an open-source AI agent nicknamed "lobster," is driving hardware purchases, installation...
Wednesday 11 March 2026
JCET opens automotive and robotics chip packaging plant in Shanghai Lingang

JCET, China's leading semiconductor packaging and testing provider, has launched a facility focused on automotive electronics and robotics...

Wednesday 11 March 2026
Japan's investment list targets AI, quantum computing, and semiconductors
Japan selected 61 products and technologies for priority investment, including 27 items already under early review, such as physical AI systems, regenerative medicine, quantum computing,...
Wednesday 11 March 2026
Texas Instruments reportedly plan analog chip price hikes

Market sources say analog chip design leader Texas Instruments (TI) is preparing to raise prices on a range of semiconductor products...

Wednesday 11 March 2026
China reportedly accelerating nuclear expansion while Western revival faces structural challenges

The rapid growth of artificial intelligence (AI) and data centers is driving a sharp rise in global electricity demand, renewing interest...

Wednesday 11 March 2026
OpenClaw AI agents pull 13 tech companies into China's cloud and device ecosystem
China's technology sector is embracing a new trend known as "raising the lobster," developer slang for deploying and operating the open-source AI agent platform OpenClaw. What began...
Wednesday 11 March 2026
Asus: Apple's MacBook Neo undercuts mainstream notebooks, shocks PC market
Apple Inc. launched the MacBook Neo at an aggressive price that has disrupted the notebook market, with the most basic version in Taiwan priced at NT$19,900 (US$624.71) — the...
Wednesday 11 March 2026
NewPower Worldwide Expands Credit Facility to $500 Million

NewPower Worldwide, a leading independent distributor of electronic components and supply chain management solutions, today announced an expansion of its committed credit...

Wednesday 11 March 2026
Vivo targets 20% growth for Taiwan phone sales in 2026 despite component price hikes
Vivo unveiled its V70 series in Taiwan on the March 10, aiming to drive continued growth in its 2026 local operations by bringing flagship features to a broader audience. Although...
Wednesday 11 March 2026
TDK to open Asia-Pacific regional headquarters in Bangalore and Singapore
TDK announced the establishment of its Asia-Pacific regional headquarters in Bangalore, India, marking the company's fifth regional headquarters after Japan, Europe, the Americas,...
Wednesday 11 March 2026
Asus sees 50% brand revenue growth in first two months
Despite fewer working days in February 2026, electronics and equipment manufacturer Asus reported strong momentum from AI servers. For the first two months of 2026, the group's cumulative...
Wednesday 11 March 2026
Nvidia narrows CoWoP PCB partners to three amid advanced packaging crunch
Advanced packaging capacity is tightening, and Nvidia is quietly pushing its Chip-on-Wafer-on-PCB (CoWoP) technology forward. The company is working with PCB, semiconductor packaging,...