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Saturday 13 June 2026
Anthropic is complying with a government order to pull its top AI models — and says the rationale is wrong
The US government on June 12 issued an export control directive ordering Anthropic to suspend all access to its Fable 5 and Mythos 5 models by any foreign national, whether inside...
Saturday 13 June 2026
Tesla-linked expansion by Taiwan's Aleees underscores shifts in global battery supply chains
Taiwanese cathode materials maker Aleees has disclosed an expansion plan to meet North American demand for lithium iron phosphate precursor materials. The move highlights Tesla's broader...
Saturday 13 June 2026
AI demand and grid upgrades are reshaping the outlook for Linkage's power equipment business
As AI computing demand rises alongside grid modernization, power infrastructure is becoming more important across the heavy electrical sector. Linkage is positioning itself in the...
Saturday 13 June 2026
Commentary: Five things I noticed at SuperAI Singapore that the keynotes did not tell you
Ten thousand attendees. One hundred and fifty speakers. Three exhibition floors. Two days. SuperAI Singapore 2026 generated enough keynote content, panel discussion, and product announcements...
Saturday 13 June 2026
ITE Tech wins design slots in US AI computing platform, raising global PC supply chain stakes
ITE Tech said its embedded controller chip and HDMI 2.1 retimer have been adopted by a US agentic AI computing platform, with mass production expected as early as the second half of...
Saturday 13 June 2026
DeepSeek hiring points to AI infrastructure ambitions beyond rented compute
DeepSeek's hiring activity is drawing almost as much attention as its model releases, with roles for internet data center (IDC) design and planning engineers, senior data center operations...
Saturday 13 June 2026
PCIM 2026: Why Western carmakers cannot have 'China-free' SiC at subsidized prices

During a panel discussion between executives and research experts from Bosch, Infineon, Rohm Semiconductor, Nexperia, Wolfspeed, and...

Saturday 13 June 2026
Commentary: The cost of over-concentration—How TSMC's liquidity dominance is reshaping Taiwan's banking system
TSMC's financial dominance has reached unprecedented heights, with the world's leading foundry posting first-quarter 2026 profit of over NT$570 billion (approx. US$18.04 billion) and...
Saturday 13 June 2026
Nvidia turns to Vera CPU in China as H200 sales stall

Nvidia has begun telling Chinese clients that its new Vera central processing unit (CPU) could be available as soon as August and that...

Friday 12 June 2026
Shin-Etsu plans rare earth plant in Japan to counter China supply curbs

Shin-Etsu Chemical plans to build a new rare earth production facility in Fukui Prefecture, aiming to expand domestic smelting capacity...

Friday 12 June 2026
Taiwan compute suppliers rise on booming AI demand, with several firms extending strong growth
Taiwan's semiconductor and electronics supply-chain companies continued to post generally firm sales in May, according to monthly revenue data and company disclosures, with the strongest...
Friday 12 June 2026
South Korea taps LG to localize robot simulation tech

South Korea has launched a two-year, KRW34 billion (US$22.22 million) project to develop domestic world model and robot foundation model...

Friday 12 June 2026
Meta unwinds Manus AI deal after China order, signaling tighter global scrutiny
Meta Platforms has fully severed operational and data-sharing ties with agentic AI startup Manus after Chinese regulators ordered the transaction canceled. The move affects global...
Friday 12 June 2026
AI server tracker: Taiwan's AI server build chain widens as rack suppliers outpace peers
Taiwan's server supply chain continues to benefit from AI infrastructure, with growth spread across connectors, cables, cabinets, rails, and system assembly. But the pace varies, as...
Friday 12 June 2026
Taiwan AI infrastructure suppliers see broad sales gains in May

Taiwan's AI infrastructure technology suppliers posted stronger sales in May, led by firms tied to artificial intelligence servers,...