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Wednesday 30 September 2026

Tatung pivots to AI infrastructure integration

Amid continued debate over AI, demand for computing power keeps climbing. Tatung Co. on September 30 unveiled its AI infrastructure solution, "TTG AIDC CUBE," at a launch event titled...

Wednesday 30 September 2026

Tatung targets 180-day AI data center deployment

To showcase its competitiveness in AI infrastructure, Tatung Group on September 30 held the "Power Ready for AI" forum and unveiled a modular AI data center (AIDC) built around the...

Wednesday 30 September 2026

Jensen Huang, Lisa Su join Tsinghua University advisory board, putting AI chip leaders closer to Beijing

Nvidia founder and CEO Jensen Huang and AMD chair and CEO Lisa Su have joined the advisory board of Tsinghua University's School of Economics and...

Wednesday 30 September 2026

China's generative AI user base tops 700 million, driving adoption into manufacturing and humanoid robots

Generative AI adoption in China continues to expand. The China Internet Network Information Center (CNNIC) said in its 2026 Generative AI Application Development Report, released on...

Wednesday 30 September 2026

DeepSeek brings software tools to Huawei's Ascend 950 to take on Nvidia

DeepSeek is bringing more of the software used to develop its AI models to Huawei Technologies' Ascend 950 processors, deepening cooperation as Chinese technology companies seek to...

Wednesday 30 September 2026

Geely-NIO deal signals consolidation in China's fragmented EV battery-swapping market

A new partnership between Zhejiang Geely Holding Group and NIO in electric vehicle (EV) battery swapping is signaling potential consolidation in China's fragmented market. With multiple...

Wednesday 30 September 2026

Magnesium prices fall below aluminum as EV makers look to cut weight

Automakers looking to cut the weight of electric vehicles (EVs) to extend driving range have another reason to consider magnesium alloys: magnesium ingots are now cheaper than aluminum...

Wednesday 30 September 2026

Jensen Huang rejects AI doomsday framing, calls safety an engineering problem

As warnings about catastrophic AI risks intensify, Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang is making a different case: AI safety should be treated as an engineering challenge, not a justification...

Wednesday 30 September 2026

Chinese EV tech is set to challenge US market barriers over time

The Washington summit between Donald Trump and Xi Jinping did not produce the speculated auto deal that would have allowed Chinese automakers to manufacture vehicles in the US. While...

Wednesday 30 September 2026

Inside Anthropic's multi-billion-dollar loop: how circular financing powers the AI boom

As Anthropic prepares to ask public markets to back its expansion, confidential IPO filing details seen by Reuters reveal how heavily the AI developer relies on a small group...

Wednesday 30 September 2026

Tesla secures US$30B credit package to fuel AI and robot capex race

Tesla disclosed on September 29 that it has arranged US$30 billion in new loans and credit facilities as it ramps up investment in AI and robotics, according to a regulatory filing...

Wednesday 30 September 2026

Nidec changes CEO as restructuring accelerates

Japanese motor maker Nidec has replaced president and CEO Mitsuya Kishida with chief technology officer Michio Kaida as the company moves to overhaul its business and governance following...

Wednesday 30 September 2026

Googlebook, QwenBook bring agentic AI to the PC system layer, opening new chip opportunities

Qualcomm unveiled no new PC chips at Snapdragon Summit 2026, but its PC strategy remained firmly in focus.

Wednesday 30 September 2026

CATL starts cell trial production at Hungary plant

Contemporary Amperex Technology Ltd. (CATL) said its new battery plant in Debrecen, Hungary, began cell trial production on September 22, with the first two cell production lines entering...

Wednesday 30 September 2026

Florida seeks order to block OpenAI AI model launches

Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier on September 28 asked a court for a temporary injunction to prevent OpenAI from developing new models without third-party-approved safety safeguards...

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