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Friday 3 April 2026

US faces split Asia: allies build 'sovereignty walls' as digital tensions rise

The 2026 National Trade Estimate (NTE) Report signals a new era of digital friction between the US and its closest Asian allies.

Friday 3 April 2026

US-China trade tensions deepen as supply chains fracture despite tariff truce

The trade environment for US businesses operating in or trading with China deteriorated sharply between 2025 and 2026, according to a comparative...

Friday 3 April 2026

Taiwan pushes ahead with AI and tech agenda even as budget deadlock threatens fiscal paralysis

Taiwan sits at a rare intersection of economic momentum and political gridlock. The island's economy expanded 8.68% in 2025, exports hit a record US$640.75 billion, and per capita...

Friday 3 April 2026

Software-defined vehicles: Longevity vs. rapid tech change

In the era of software-defined vehicles (SDVs), the automotive industry faces a fundamental tension: while a car's mechanical structure can last 15 years or more, its digital computing...

Friday 3 April 2026

LG Energy Solution reportedly adopts new battery method for Tesla

LG Energy Solution has introduced a new "double stack" manufacturing process for prismatic batteries to be supplied to Tesla, according to South Korea's The Elec, as the battery...

Thursday 2 April 2026

IBM and Arm collaborate on dual‑architecture hardware to broaden enterprise AI deployment

IBM and Arm announced a collaboration to build dual‑architecture hardware aimed at running AI and data‑intensive workloads with more flexibility, reliability, and security,...

Thursday 2 April 2026

Precious metal surge drives price hikes for frequency components at TXC and Tai-Saw

Rising global economic uncertainty has fueled safe-haven demand alongside strong industrial consumption, pushing precious metal prices higher. In response, Taiwan's leading quartz...

Thursday 2 April 2026

Taiwan car market shows structural shifts, with Tesla deliveries surging

Taiwan's auto market showed strong momentum in March 2026, with total vehicle registrations reaching 39,318 units — a sharp 78.4% jump from February — signaling a broad...

Thursday 2 April 2026

France backs Taiwan's ProLogium with EUR1.5B subsidy to build solid-state battery factory

The French government will provide about EUR1.5 billion (US$1.7 billion) in subsidies to support Taiwanese startup ProLogium Technology's new factory construction in France. According...

Thursday 2 April 2026

Nvidia invests US$2 billion in Marvell to integrate NVLink Fusion with ASICs

On March 31, Nvidia announced a US$2 billion investment in Marvell and plans to further integrate its NVLink Fusion technology with Marvell's XPU services for customer use. Although...

Thursday 2 April 2026

South Korea's market volatility hands Taiwan a rare edge in AI

During a lecture hosted by the Chinese National Association of Industry and Commerce (CNAIC), DIGITIMES Chairman Colley Hwang analyzed the East Asian industrial landscape...

Thursday 2 April 2026

Chinese companies capture nearly 41% of domestic AI accelerator server market

China's AI accelerator server market is gradually shifting away from using Nvidia chips to domestic GPU and AI chip makers, with Chinese companies capturing almost 41% of the market...

Thursday 2 April 2026

Commentary: What's the real game behind Arm's chip venture?

Amid AI-driven shifts, Arm launched its AGI CPU in March 2026 to address system-level optimization lacking in highly customized data center CPUs. Partnering with Meta and supported...

Thursday 2 April 2026

Opportunity in DeepSeek's turbulence: Z.ai sets sight on 'Chinese Anthropic' with API, token strategy

In late March 2026, a series of developments converged to reshape sentiment in the large model sector. Anthropic faced a major source code...

Thursday 2 April 2026

Microsoft bets US$6.5 billion on Southeast Asia AI buildout, spanning Singapore and Thailand

Microsoft has unveiled back-to-back investments across Southeast Asia, committing US$5.5 billion to Singapore and more than US$1 billion...

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