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Friday 31 July 2026
MJ Taiwan names Maverick Shih chair, prioritizes AI, cybersecurity and space technologies

The Monte Jade Science and Technology Association of Taiwan (MJ Taiwan) elected Maverick Shih, chairman of Acer Cyber Security (ACSI),...

Friday 31 July 2026
Elon Musk denies rumored Tesla China contingency plans; discussions on supply chain localization shifts persist
Tesla CEO Elon Musk has denied a Wall Street Journal report on an internal plan within Tesla to prepare for a possible separation of its China operations. Despite his rebuttal,...
Friday 31 July 2026
Amazon's Zoox receives US approval for commercial deployment of robotaxis

US transportation authorities have allowed Amazon's Zoox to operate commercially on a limited basis, making it the first paid robotaxi...

Friday 31 July 2026
ByteDance merges Lark with Doubao after AI revenue hits US$4B run rate
ByteDance is reorganising Doubao, Lark and Volcengine around a more unified enterprise AI strategy, combining product development, cloud commercialisation and workplace software as...
Friday 31 July 2026
Pegatron chair says AI outlook remains strong, calls for Taiwan application push
Pegatron chairman Tzu-hsien Tung said that although he is not an investment expert, from an industry perspective he remains optimistic about the long-term outlook for artificial intelligence...
Friday 31 July 2026
US CSP leaders keep capex growth as AI monetization deepens
Concerns over whether AI is a bubble hinge on two key questions: can related investments be monetized, and will cloud service providers (CSPs) keep expanding capital spending? Based...
Friday 31 July 2026
Jensen Huang's open-source push signals a fight over who controls the AI market

Nvidia chief executive Jensen Huang has used a rare public intervention to argue that the US should back open-source artificial intelligence,...

Friday 31 July 2026
Anthropic discloses AI testing breach days after OpenAI incident, raising scrutiny of autonomous agents
Anthropic said three of its Claude models unintentionally accessed the systems of three organizations after a testing environment was misconfigured and connected to the public internet...
Friday 31 July 2026
Samsung chip engineers eye SK hynix as AI-driven bonus gap fuels talent war
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang recently appeared alongside SK Group Chairman Chey Tae-won and Samsung Electronics Executive Chairman Lee Jae-yong at a high-profile AI gathering in San Francisco,...
Friday 31 July 2026
Analysis: Behind Microsoft's AI strategy to sharpen platform edge

Microsoft is no longer framing artificial intelligence as a race to build the single best model. Instead, it is positioning itself...

Friday 31 July 2026
Auto chip demand recovers, but restocking remains elusive

Automotive chip sales are improving across Europe and the US, but major suppliers say global carmakers and their suppliers are still...

Friday 31 July 2026
EU launches AI Gigafactories call to boost Europe's computing capacity
The EU has opened a tender to build up to seven AI Gigafactories, a move that could reshape access to advanced computing for companies, researchers, and governments worldwide. The...
Friday 31 July 2026
AIT reassures Taiwan-US auto ties remain strong amid ongoing tariff debate

Taiwan and the US are deepening auto trade ties that could influence consumer choice, supply-chain resilience, and tariff policy beyond...

Friday 31 July 2026
LG Electronics' strong 2Q26 underscores push into robotics and AI infrastructure

LG Electronics reported a strong second quarter, supported by record sales and one-time gains, while accelerating a shift toward robotics...

Friday 31 July 2026
AI server boom reshapes MLCC pricing as capacity shifts upmarket

The rapid expansion of AI infrastructure is reshaping one of the semiconductor industry's most overlooked component markets. Soaring...