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Thursday 31 July 2025

Foxconn–Teco alliance bets on reshoring the AI data center

Foxconn and Teco Electric and Machinery unveiled a strategic alliance on July 30 via a share swap, combining their expertise in electromechanical systems and ICT to pursue opportunities...

Thursday 31 July 2025

BOE acquires half of Apple's MacBook LCD orders, displacing LG Display

BOE Technology is on track to surpass LG Display (LGD) as Apple's top MacBook LCD panel supplier in 2025, marking a significant shift in Apple's display sourcing as the company edges...

Thursday 31 July 2025

Arm's ex-China chief resurfaces with RISC-V startup, aiming at AI's next frontier

As the race for semiconductor architecture dominance reshapes the global tech landscape, former Arm China CEO Allen Wu made a rare appearance at the 5th RISC-V Summit China, declaring...

Thursday 31 July 2025

China launches AI governance plan to counter Trump's strategy

Just days after US President Donald Trump unveiled "America's AI Action Plan," aimed at boosting the country's global leadership in artificial intelligence, China unveiled its own...

Wednesday 30 July 2025

Toyota expands EV manufacturing with new plant in the Czech Republic

Toyota Motor plans to begin electric vehicle (EV) production in Europe by 2028, marking a significant expansion of its global EV manufacturing...

Wednesday 30 July 2025

Huaqin joins Nexchip board with 6% stake purchase from Powerchip

Nexchip Semiconductor said on July 29 that major shareholder Powerchip Innovation Investment Holdings will transfer a 6% stake — equal to 120,368,109 shares — to Huaqin...

Wednesday 30 July 2025

Lisuan, Intellifusion unveil SMIC-based GPUs and NPUs to anchor China's AI stack

At the 2025 World Artificial Intelligence Conference (WAIC), Chinese AI chipmakers announced major advances in high-end chip design, manufacturing, and deployment. Lisuan Tech introduced...

Wednesday 30 July 2025

Samsung accelerates Pyeongtaek P4 to boost 1c DRAM mass production

Samsung Electronics is accelerating the resumption of construction at the fourth phase (PH4) of its Pyeongtaek Campus Line 4 (P4) in South Korea, where construction was halted last...

Wednesday 30 July 2025

China surges ahead of South Korea in the sodium-ion battery race

As global demand for alternative battery technologies grows, sodium-ion batteries are emerging as a promising contender in the next phase of energy storage innovation. Yet while Chinese...

Wednesday 30 July 2025

China unveils first optical-interconnect GPU supernode in AI infrastructure push

As demand for computing power accelerates alongside the rise of large-scale and multimodal AI models, China is ramping up efforts to expand...

Wednesday 30 July 2025

IC designers expect limited impact of Section 232 investigations

The US Department of Commerce (DOC) is set to announce the results of the Section 232 investigations within the next two weeks, a potential cornerstone event for chip tariffs. The...

Wednesday 30 July 2025

China's humanoid robots evolve from showpieces to service staff

Humanoid robots dominated the spotlight at this week's World Artificial Intelligence Conference (WAIC) in Shanghai. According to Chinese outlets TMTPost and Chinastarmarket.cn,...

Wednesday 30 July 2025

Trump embraces China's AI playbook to beat Beijing at its own game

The US has introduced an AI Action Plan emphasizing the expansion of open-source artificial intelligence models as a core strategy to compete globally with China. The plan also aims...

Wednesday 30 July 2025

Taiwan's Japanese car supply chain remains hesitant on US expansion despite auto tariff cuts

After extensive negotiations, US-Japan trade talks have concluded with a significant development in tariffs on Japanese automobiles. The overall tariff rate on Japanese cars will...

Wednesday 30 July 2025

China holds 40% of global AI models but faces rising competitive pressure

China has developed more than 1,500 AI models, comprising approximately 40% of the 3,755 AI models worldwide, according to data from the World Artificial Intelligence Conference (WAIC)...

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