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Tuesday 11 March 2025
Taiwan top auto fastener supplier eyes entry into advanced semiconductor equipment supply chain
Taiwan's leading automotive fastener manufacturer, Spec Products Corp., is set to debut on Taiwan's over-the-counter (OTC) market on March 18. The company is actively diversifying...
Tuesday 11 March 2025
Tesla's triple threat: political fallout, Chinese competition, and Optimus delays
Tesla is dealing with a trifecta of challenges: declining sales in Europe and China due to political backlash and tariff issues, difficulties competing with free Chinese Advanced...
Tuesday 11 March 2025
CDIL and Infineon partner to boost India's e-mobility and renewable sector
CDIL Semiconductors and Infineon Technologies have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to collaborate on power semiconductor solutions tailored to India's growing needs in...
Tuesday 11 March 2025
Profet AI taps veteran expertise to boost global manufacturing
Amid growing geopolitical tensions, the manufacturing sector is rapidly expanding its global footprint. Yet, alongside rising operational costs, labor shortages, and supply chain...
Tuesday 11 March 2025
China's data-only camera shift sparks automotive CIS shortage—Is edge computing out?
China's automotive industry is facing a critical shortage of 8-megapixel (8MP) automotive CMOS image sensors (CIS) as automakers shift toward centralized computing architectures....
Tuesday 11 March 2025
Chinese automakers seek to upgrade vehicle electrification in the race for intelligent driving with Tesla
BYD, China's automotive giant, has recently taken the lead in the race for intelligent driving equality, triggering a nationwide push among car manufacturers to accelerate the adoption...
Tuesday 11 March 2025
Asian Perspectives 5: Bridging the divide between intelligent robots and humanity
The quest for machines to mirror human capabilities remains a distant horizon, but artificial intelligence (AI) is steadily eroding the gap. A robotics startup from a key East Asian...
Tuesday 11 March 2025
Laster Tech posts record February revenue, with cross-strait utilization rates exceeding 90%
Despite the Lunar New Year holiday dampening shipment volumes in February compared to January, Laster Tech, a prominent manufacturer of LED automotive lighting modules, reported a...
Tuesday 11 March 2025
xAI supercharges Colossus supercomputer: Elon Musk's AI powerhouse races toward 1 million Nvidia GPUs
xAI, the artificial intelligence (AI) startup founded by Elon Musk, has acquired 1 million square feet (93,000 square meters) of land in southwest Memphis, Tennessee, for the expansion...
Tuesday 11 March 2025
Exclusive insights: analyst and expert unpack Trump's 25% auto tariff shock
In an exclusive interview, DIGITIMES analyst Jessie Lin outlined the challenges facing American automakers amid a sweeping new round of tariffs.
Tuesday 11 March 2025
Tesla, Figure AI lead humanoid robot breakthrough: mass production in 2025
Humanoid robots are on the brink of mass production and mainstream adoption, according to a recent Deutsche Bank report. Tesla and Figure AI are leading the charge in this transformative...
Tuesday 11 March 2025
Europe wrestles with EV depreciation and policy shifts
Since 2019, China's new energy vehicle market has rapidly expanded to comprise half of new car sales by 2024, though this has complicated the used car market. Meanwhile, Europe's...
Monday 10 March 2025
Manus faces backlash over scarcity tactics, but AI agent revolution just began
DeepSeek's meteoric rise has triggered a surge of aggressive marketing tactics in the AI sector. Companies are now capitalizing on artificial scarcity to drive revenue, and Manus...
Monday 10 March 2025
Microsoft creates in-house AI models it believes rival OpenAI's
Microsoft has created in-house artificial intelligence models it believes can go toe-to-toe with industry leaders including partner OpenAI, according to a person familiar with the...
Monday 10 March 2025
Trump's first-term impact on supply chains still evident
US President Donald Trump's impact on the supply chain has been deep and far-reaching, with his tariff policies from 2017 having a lasting effect to this day.