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Sunday 26 April 2026

BMW's color-changing car is no longer a concept — E Ink says it's ready for mass production

E-paper manufacturer E Ink stated that the BMW iX3 Flow Edition equipped with E Ink Prism technology was officially released at the Auto China 2026. This represents a major breakthrough...

Sunday 26 April 2026

Harman hits KRW15.78 trillion in revenue 10 years after Samsung acquisition

Samsung Electronics executive chairman Lee Jae-yong's bold acquisition of premium audio brand Harman for KRW9.4 trillion (approx. US$6.3 billion) a decade ago has paid off, with the...

Sunday 26 April 2026

BizLink expands optical interconnect push, sees uncertain CPO ramp timing

The artificial intelligence boom continues to drive demand for related hardware, particularly as server power delivery and high-speed...

Sunday 26 April 2026

Commentary: Sodium batteries reset EV cost structure and supply chain balance

For more than a decade, lithium-ion batteries have defined the global power battery market, concentrating technology, capital and supply...

Saturday 25 April 2026

China's Horizon Robotics aims at Tesla with new self-driving platform

As competition in intelligent electric vehicles shifts from incremental feature upgrades to full system-level redesign, China's Horizon...

Saturday 25 April 2026

Taiwan's industrial production surges on AI infrastructure demand

Data released by Taiwan's Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) on April 23 showed that major global cloud service providers continue to expand procurement of artificial intelligence...

Saturday 25 April 2026

Chinese AI firms push into deployment, shift focus to inference at GITEX Asia

Chinese artificial intelligence companies are reshaping global AI deployment strategies, accelerating a shift toward inference-driven,...

Friday 24 April 2026

Hon Hai and Mitsubishi Electric sign MOU on joint automotive equipment venture

Foxconn eyes 50% stake in Mitsubishi Electric Mobility as it deepens push into EV-related hardware.

Friday 24 April 2026

Google splits AI chips into training and inference TPUs, signaling shift toward workload-specialized AI infrastructure

At Google Cloud Next 26, Google Cloud announced a strategic shift in its AI hardware approach by introducing two distinct eighth-generation Tensor Processing Units: the TPU v8t for...

Friday 24 April 2026

DeepSeek previews V4 models with Huawei integration, signaling shift in China's AI stack

Chinese artificial intelligence startup DeepSeek has released preview versions of its latest models — DeepSeek-V4-Pro and V4-Flash — marking a closer integration with domestic...

Friday 24 April 2026

Liteon startup platform sharpens edge AI ecosystem focus for 2026 growth reset

Liteon's startup platform LITEON+ held its 2026 Demo Day, marking its third year, with a focus on key technologies including edge AI, AI...

Friday 24 April 2026

EU targets Android access rules, putting Gemini integration edge at risk

European regulators are preparing to push Google to open up core Android operating system functions, potentially allowing rival AI assistants such as ChatGPT and Claude to access the...

Friday 24 April 2026

Microsoft and Meta announce workforce reductions amid heavy AI investment

Microsoft and Meta have recently announced job cuts or buyouts impacting possibly 23,000 jobs. The staff reductions come as the tech giants funnel massive resources into building out...

Friday 24 April 2026

Tesla's hidden US$2 billion AI hardware deal points to deeper chip, compute ambitions

Tesla has quietly taken a significant step deeper into artificial intelligence (AI), disclosing a US$2 billion acquisition of an unnamed...

Friday 24 April 2026

White House accuses China of 'industrial-scale' AI theft, signals crackdown

The White House has accused China of conducting "industrial-scale" theft of US artificial intelligence intellectual property, a development that could escalate tensions in the ongoing...

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