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Wednesday 19 August 2026
Taiwan seeks shift from drone supplier to strategic partner in entering US market
Industry figures and analysts from Taiwan and the United States gathered on August 19 at an international unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) forum to discuss how Taiwan can move beyond...
Wednesday 19 August 2026
Taiwan Mobile sees Systex deal as AI-driven expansion play, targets 14% ICT market share
Taiwan Mobile (TWM) recently announced a tender offer for Systex, setting a goal of doubling its share of Taiwan's information services market from 7% to 14% within six years. TWM...
Wednesday 19 August 2026
Tatung to complete self-built AI data center PoC by September, secures edge AI order
Taiwan's Tatung held an earnings call on August 18, during which company president Sung-pin Chang stated that the group's self-built artificial intelligence (AI) data center proof...
Wednesday 19 August 2026
EU tightens recycled-content rules as material traceability becomes a new battery market barrier
The European Union is moving to tighten recycling requirements for rechargeable batteries, including electric vehicle batteries, industrial energy storage batteries, and automotive...
Wednesday 19 August 2026
Google and AMD target post-GPU era with Frozen v2 and Taalas
Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) recently announced its acquisition of Canadian AI chip startup Taalas to sharpen its competitive edge in AI inference. Taalas' core technology bakes model...
Wednesday 19 August 2026
NSTC's unmanned vehicle revenue tops 40% as semiconductor AOI and CPO fuel growth
Optical imaging technologies company New Smart Technology (NSTC) is moving beyond traditional optical and image inspection into semiconductor high-end automated optical inspection...
Wednesday 19 August 2026
Baidu's AI business drives growth as robotaxi expansion accelerates
Baidu is deepening its shift toward an AI-first business, with AI-powered operations accounting for half of its general business revenue in the second quarter as demand for computing...
Wednesday 19 August 2026
Tech giants' AI commitments reach US$3 trillion beyond balance sheets
Alphabet, Meta, Amazon, Microsoft and other major technology companies have accumulated as much as US$3 trillion in off-balance-sheet commitments tied to AI infrastructure, according...
Wednesday 19 August 2026
Taiwan machinery makers target humanoid robot joints

Taiwanese precision machinery makers are targeting robot joints, actuators, and transmission components as an entry point into the emerging...

Wednesday 19 August 2026
Taiwanese firms' China investment returns hit record high on AI boom

Driven by surging global demand for AI and high-performance computing (HPC), Taiwanese listed companies achieved record combined profits...

Wednesday 19 August 2026
Xiaomi's costs are rising faster than its sales can absorb

Xiaomi Corporation's second quarter showed a company being squeezed from both ends of its business at once: a surging memory-chip bill...

Wednesday 19 August 2026
Alibaba's Lingxi sale shows how AI is redrawing China's Big Tech priorities

As AI infrastructure increasingly absorbs both capital and management attention across China's technology sector, even profitable businesses...

Wednesday 19 August 2026
Baidu's AI cloud engine accelerates as advertising drag deepens

Baidu's second-quarter 2026 results confirm a business in the midst of a wrenching handover: an AI-powered core that is scaling faster...

Wednesday 19 August 2026
Rattled supply chains: Over half of Taiwan firms feel the squeeze of US-Iran conflict

More than half of Taiwanese companies surveyed by TAITRA reported being negatively affected by the US-Iran conflict, with rising costs...

Wednesday 19 August 2026
Merida sees full-year 2026 growth as Europe and China offset US weakness

Merida said its full-year 2026 business was still set to grow, supported by stable currency conditions, near-complete inventory reduction,...