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Friday 7 August 2026
Microsoft launches fourth cloud region in India as AI demand accelerates
Microsoft has opened its India South Central cloud region in Hyderabad, expanding local capacity for customers in one of the world's fastest-growing digital markets. The move could...
Friday 7 August 2026
Taiwan Innotech Expo to showcase application-ready tech research

The government-organized 2026 Taiwan Innotech Expo (TIE) will open in Taipei on September 17, with the National Science and Technology...

Friday 7 August 2026
Wistron rumored to win Oracle AI server order as new customers expand
Wistron has secured new AI server customers, including enterprise accounts Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) and Lenovo Group, as well as a reported cloud services provider (CSP) order...
Friday 7 August 2026
Nvidia tests leaner Rubin Ultra memory designs with 2027 HBM supply in question
Nvidia is testing sharply lower-memory versions of its next-generation Rubin Ultra GPU, a sign that the worsening high-bandwidth memory (HBM) shortage is beginning to reshape the specifications...
Friday 7 August 2026
Transcend July 2026 revenue tops NT$5 billion as AI boosts high-end memory demand
Memory module maker Transcend Information reported July 2026 consolidated revenue of NT$5.2 billion (approx. US$161.44 million), surging 308% from a year earlier and 3% from the previous...
Friday 7 August 2026
China's surging export numbers shows automakers pivoting from price wars to value wars

China's auto exports climbed sharply in the first half of 2026 as the sector shifted from price-based competition to a focus on product...

Friday 7 August 2026
Commentary: Why playing it safe could cost Taiwan the next battery boom

From smartphones and smartwatches to emerging AI glasses, electric vehicles, autonomous driving systems, and the rapidly expanding...

Friday 7 August 2026
Naver speeds up defense AI push, flags data and procurement hurdles

South Korean internet giant Naver is accelerating its move into defense AI after falling short in the country's independent AI foundation...

Friday 7 August 2026
Chicony Electronics lifts second-quarter profit on commercial demand and AI products
Chicony Electronics reported stronger second-quarter earnings on August 5 as demand from the commercial market outpaced consumer spending. The Taiwanese electronics maker said higher-end...
Friday 7 August 2026
Analysis: Volkswagen-Gotion standoff highlights China's growing leverage in EV batteries
Unlike China's automakers—whose supply chains operate with the flexibility and rapid iteration more commonly associated with the consumer electronics and ICT industries—automakers...
Friday 7 August 2026
Taiwan raises 2027 central government spending to NT$3.6 trillion
Taiwan's central government said it would lift 2027 spending to NT$3.6 trillion, as President Lai Ching-te outlined a budget plan aimed at boosting industrial upgrading, technological...
Friday 7 August 2026
Chinese optical suppliers confront FCC threat after US$19.1B sell-off

Chinese optical transceiver suppliers are trying to calm investors after reports that the US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) may...

Friday 7 August 2026
NEO seeks partner by end-2026 for fivefold-density X-SRAM

AI memory startup NEO Semiconductor has unveiled X-SRAM, a new architecture designed to address the difficulty of scaling conventional...

Friday 7 August 2026
Why countering drones is the ultimate stress test for on-device AI

Drones, robots and self-driving vehicles are becoming the new proving ground for artificial intelligence. Machines are taking on more...

Friday 7 August 2026
Ex-White House official urges South Korea to avoid excessive digital regulation
Former White House National Security Council chief of staff Alexander Gray has called on South Korea to deepen supply chain cooperation with the US and avoid following the European...