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Friday 14 August 2026

China's video AI dominance paves the way for world model boom

Chinese AI video-generation models are taking the world by storm. This competitive edge is not only disrupting Hollywood, but could...

Friday 14 August 2026

Gem Terminal's second-quarter profit hits 16-quarter high on copper and connector demand

Gem Terminal Industry said its net profit in the second quarter of 2026 reached a 16-quarter high as niche products and improved production efficiency in Taiwan and Vietnam lifted...

Friday 14 August 2026

ATEN lifts second-quarter profit on higher sales, pricing, utilization

ATEN International said its second-quarter 2026 revenue rose 19% year-over-year, while gross margin improved to 62% from 59% and pretax profit jumped 235%. The Taiwan-based keyboard-video-mouse...

Friday 14 August 2026

Hyundai's robot foundry bet outpaces its local supply chain

Hyundai Motor Group and the South Korean government are accelerating a KRW9 trillion (approx. US$6.3 billion) robot and AI investment...

Friday 14 August 2026

Taiwan Microloops posts record July revenue as AI cooling demand lifts second-half outlook

Taiwan Microloops reported stronger second-quarter and first-half 2026 results, supported by rising shipments of cooling modules for AI server customers. The Taiwan-based supplier...

Friday 14 August 2026

Kaori Heat Treatment to invest NT$3 billion in Taiwan and Thailand expansion

Kaori Heat Treatment has approved a major capacity expansion in Taiwan and Thailand as demand rises for AI cooling components and fuel cells. The heat-treatment maker said its board...

Friday 14 August 2026

Beyond silicon and copper: OCP APAC looks under the hood of future AI infrastructure

AI's appetite for compute is growing at such speeds that simply building bigger versions of today's data centers may no longer cut it.

Thursday 13 August 2026

Oracle's transformation from enterprise software to AI powerhouse

Oracle and quantum computing leader Quantinuum have entered a multi-year strategic partnership to bring Quantinuum's next-generation...

Thursday 13 August 2026

Qisda eyes AI infrastructure as fastest-growing business opportunity

Qisda Chairman Peter Chen said infrastructure is the foundation that must first be built as AI compute demand surges. He said Qisda...

Thursday 13 August 2026

Pegatron stocks AI server parts early as shortages spread through supply chain

Pegatron Corp. said in its second-quarter 2026 results that its server business posted strong gains and that it had already begun preparing for demand in the second half of 2026 while...

Thursday 13 August 2026

Pegatron profit surges on AI server shipments and stronger product mix

Pegatron reported its second-quarter 2026 results on the 12th, saying net profit attributable to the parent company rose more than 14-fold year-on-year as shipments of information...

Thursday 13 August 2026

Asus raises server outlook as AI demand lifts record second quarter results

Asus reported record second-quarter 2026 results driven by servers and PCs, while management pointed to strong demand for AI computing and cloud infrastructure. The Taiwan-based PC...

Thursday 13 August 2026

Asus projects up to 150% server growth as AI demand lifts results

Asustek Computer said growth in its AI server and PC businesses pushed revenue, operating profit, and net profit to record highs in the second quarter of 2026. The Taiwan-based hardware...

Thursday 13 August 2026

SK Hynix expands EUV roadmap with High-NA tools and PSM adoption

SK hynix said it is advancing its use of extreme ultraviolet (EUV) lithography for the mass production of next-generation DRAM, with high-numerical-aperture (High-NA) EUV equipment...

Thursday 13 August 2026

South Korea plans new sovereign wealth fund to back AI, robots, supply chains

South Korea plans to establish a strategic investment account with at least 20 trillion won in assets within the Korea Investment Corporation in 2027 as it moves to strengthen its...

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