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Monday 13 April 2026
Intel and SambaNova deepen alliance to capture AI infrastructure demand

As artificial intelligence moves from experimentation to full-scale production, companies are confronting the limits of GPU-only inference...

Monday 13 April 2026
Robotaxis enter a new phase: Regulation over innovation

As companies like Mercedes-Benz, Volkswagen, and Waymo begin rolling out autonomous vehicles across Europe and the US, the bottleneck...

Monday 13 April 2026
BYD expands driver tech, but software gaps come into focus

The choice of sensing architecture and the efficiency of data iteration have emerged as decisive factors in the competitiveness of advanced...

Monday 13 April 2026
DIGITIMES Insight: US MATCH Act tightens export noose while Intel swaps debt for control and Nvidia co-opts rivals
The semiconductor industry is undergoing coordinated shifts that could reshape equipment flows, corporate financing, and supplier relationships in the AI era, according to DIGITIMES...
Monday 13 April 2026
Energy shock renews EV momentum
Energy crises have long nudged consumers toward more efficient cars. The latest shock, triggered by conflict in the Middle East, is proving no exception. But this time, the shift comes...
Sunday 12 April 2026
Murata produces seven automotive MLCCs for autonomous driving and power supply markets
Murata Manufacturing, a leading Japanese passive component manufacturer, announced that it has begun mass production of seven types of multilayer ceramic capacitors (MLCCs) for automotive...
Sunday 12 April 2026
Tesla and SpaceX deepen vertical integration push for supply chain control
Under the leadership of Elon Musk, Tesla and SpaceX have stretched their ambitions across a widening array of industries — from robotaxis and the humanoid robot Optimus to low-Earth-orbit...
Sunday 12 April 2026
TSMC's Kumamoto impact drives Autopass one-stop mobile payment launch in Japan
As TSMC's entry into Kumamoto accelerates local industry, population, and tourism growth, Taiwanese smart mobility integrator Autopass announced on April 9, 2026, its plan to export...
Sunday 12 April 2026
Pan-International bets on AI servers as automotive demand growth slows in 2Q26
Pan-International, a Foxconn subsidiary specializing in connectors, reported a year-over-year revenue decline in the first quarter of 2026 due to cautious customer sentiment and stagnant...
Sunday 12 April 2026
How long can the AI server ODM boom last as growth begins to slow
Taiwan's AI server ODM and EMS sector continues to deliver exceptional revenue growth in the first quarter of 2026, driven by sustained hyperscaler investment in artificial intelligence...
Saturday 11 April 2026
Europe becomes the next testing ground for driverless taxis

The competition in robotaxis is expanding beyond the US and China into Europe, where 2026 is widely seen as the first year of commercial...

Saturday 11 April 2026
Beyond AI: Energy, capital and sovereignty will define Asia's next factories
Artificial intelligence is entering a capital-intensive phase, with industry executives warning that Asia's next generation of factories will be defined less by breakthroughs in algorithms...
Saturday 11 April 2026
OpenAI pauses Stargate UK, energy costs and regulation stall AI data centre plans
OpenAI has put its Stargate UK project on hold, citing high energy costs and regulatory uncertainty, in a setback for the UK's ambitions to position itself as a global artificial intelligence...
Saturday 11 April 2026
Analysis: Taiwan's March supply chain data makes the AI acceleration case better than any earnings call
Taiwan's listed AI hardware companies collectively generated $69.7 billion in March 2026 revenue across 13 supply-chain segments — up 63% year-over-year — offering the...
Saturday 11 April 2026
Taiwan chip distributors report record quarter on AI boom
Taiwan's two largest semiconductor distributors, WT Microelectronics and WPG Holdings, reported record-breaking quarterly results, underscoring how surging demand for artificial intelligence...