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Tuesday 30 June 2026
AI super cycle lifts semiconductors, but China chip group warns of a distorted boom

AI has pushed the global semiconductor industry into a new "super cycle," but the AI boom is also creating distorted demand, tighter...

Tuesday 30 June 2026
South Korea looks to Taiwan as model for semiconductor decentralization
South Korea is overhauling its semiconductor manufacturing footprint to secure an edge in the AI era, drawing direct inspiration from a fierce competitor: Taiwan.
Tuesday 30 June 2026
Analysis: Will 3Q26 be peak season? Cloud AI stands alone; demand signals become distorted
As the electronics industry enters the second half of 2026, it is approaching what has traditionally been the peak season for demand. However, macroeconomic and geopolitical factors...
Tuesday 30 June 2026
Taiwan elevator maker Golden Friends targets AI infrastructure market amid tech investment boom

Taiwanese elevator manufacturer Golden Friends (GFC) announced on June 29 that it had secured a major contract to supply high-end elevators...

Tuesday 30 June 2026
Forget prompts: Nvidia's Huang sees 'loop engineering' as AI's next frontier

Nvidia chief executive Jensen Huang is drawing attention to a new AI concept called loop engineering, which shifts emphasis from writing...

Tuesday 30 June 2026
EU's push for cloud sovereignty draws fragmentation warnings

The EU is accelerating efforts to cut reliance on foreign cloud, AI, and semiconductor suppliers as it seeks to block so-called "kill...

Tuesday 30 June 2026
Commentary: Behind Micron's bet for long memory demand cycles
Micron's latest earnings call pointed to a broader AI shift that could reshape memory demand far beyond data centers, with investors taking note of the company's comments on robots,...
Tuesday 30 June 2026
Nvidia, Firmus partner on Indonesia AI infrastructure project

A new partnership between Nvidia and Firmus aims to expand access to advanced AI computing for customers worldwide, including AI-native...

Tuesday 30 June 2026
OpenAI IPO filing exposes US$665bn spending web and Altman conflict risks

OpenAI has confidentially filed for an initial public offering with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), setting the stage...

Tuesday 30 June 2026
Honda, GM, and Ford redirect capacity to energy storage as EV demand slows

Honda Motor has begun producing data-center batteries at an Ohio factory originally built to supply electric vehicles, as automakers...

Tuesday 30 June 2026
China's LineShine puts Beijing back on top of supercomputer race

A name largely absent from the global supercomputing stage for years returned to the spotlight at ISC 2026 in Hamburg, Germany.

Tuesday 30 June 2026
Halos signals Nvidia's bid to make safety certification the robotics gateway

Nvidia does not make robots, but it is becoming a key force behind embodied intelligence companies. At Automate 2026, North America's...

Tuesday 30 June 2026
Anthropic tops global unicorn list as China shifts to hard tech

Hurun Research Institute released its Hurun Global Unicorn List on June 25, a ranking covering 1,603 companies across 52 countries...

Tuesday 30 June 2026
Hyundai says one year of output beats Tesla's 10-year sales; manufacturing capacity crucial in physical AI race
Amid the ongoing AI race between the US and China, industry players in South Korea are now focusing on physical AI as a competitive factor, with manufacturing momentum as a core advantage,...
Tuesday 30 June 2026
Commentary: Apple raises prices, markets flinch— but demand proves more resilient than feared

Apple's latest round of price increases for Macs, MacBooks, and iPads has unsettled investors and weighed on Asian technology markets,...