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Tuesday 26 August 2025

Southern Taiwan emerges as global semiconductor and AI hub with 300 international startups

The 2025 Meet Greater South, held August 22-23 at the Kaohsiung Exhibition Center, brought together 300 startup teams from nine countries. Centered on the themes of semiconductors,...

Tuesday 26 August 2025

6G represents more than a 5G upgrade: kicking off global race for AI autonomous networks

With the rapid advancement of AI technology, the global telecommunications industry is entering a new phase of transformation. The development of 6G networks will not merely be an...

Tuesday 26 August 2025

Seoul maps record US$25B R&D push for 2026: AI, green tech in focus

South Korea will allocate a record KRW35.3 trillion (approx. US$25.2 billion) to R&D in 2026, up 19.3% from a year earlier. The budget shift underscores a decisive break from...

Tuesday 26 August 2025

Saudi AI startup Mumain begins construction of data centers ahead of 2026 launch

Saudi Arabia's artificial intelligence startup Mumain has started building its first data centers in Riyadh and Dammam, with operations expected to commence in early 2026, reports...

Tuesday 26 August 2025

Taiwan's Chelic eyes role in humanoid robots with multi-functional hands

Taiwan Chelic, a pneumatic components maker, is positioning itself as a new entrant in Taiwan's humanoid robot supply chain with its in-house development of a bionic hand, which has...

Tuesday 26 August 2025

Japan PM expected to announce US$68 billion investment target in India at upcoming summit

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba is set to announce a plan to invest JPY10 trillion (approximately US$68 billion) in India over the next decade during a summit with Indian Prime...

Tuesday 26 August 2025

Huawei to launch AI SSD in Shanghai, aims to tackle HBM supply bottlenecks

Huawei will debut its self-developed artificial intelligence (AI) solid-state drive on August 27 at its Lianqiu Lake R&D Center. The company said the device is designed to address...

Tuesday 26 August 2025

As AI transforms auto industry, Germany struggles to keep pace

As artificial intelligence (AI) reshapes the global auto industry, Germany—the historic heart of automotive excellence—finds...

Tuesday 26 August 2025

Taiwan's automotive lens market looks promising, but hurdles from China remain

As the global auto industry shifts toward electrification, autonomy, and digitalization, the collection and processing of data have become...

Tuesday 26 August 2025

Samsung's DX chief TM Roh unveils AI-centric 2030 strategy at first town hall

Samsung Electronics' Device eXperience (DX) Division acting chief Roh Tae-moon unveiled a new AI-focused "2030 Strategy," pledging to reshape the unit into a fully AI-driven company...

Tuesday 26 August 2025

xAI open-sources Grok 2.5 model to bolster US AI competitiveness

Elon Musk's AI company xAI has announced the release of the Grok 2.5 model as an open source project, featuring an estimated 268 billion parameters. This initiative aims to enhance...

Tuesday 26 August 2025

Musk's xAI sues Apple and OpenAI over alleged anticompetitive practices

Elon Musk's artificial intelligence startup, xAI, along with his social network X, filed a lawsuit against Apple and OpenAI in federal court in Texas on August 25, 2025. The lawsuit...

Tuesday 26 August 2025

NOR flash prices set to surge in 4Q25 on cost pressures, supply constraints

After months of sluggish demand and weakened pricing, the NOR Flash memory market appears poised for a significant turnaround, particularly...

Tuesday 26 August 2025

Google shifts Pixel 10 to AI, TSMC Tensor still trails

Google's Pixel 10 highlights a strategic shift as the company moves production of its Tensor processor from Samsung to TSMC. The decision was aimed at improving performance, yet benchmark...

Tuesday 26 August 2025

From polyester to AI: Shinkong's reinvention in the post-textile era

Long seen as a traditional industry, Taiwan's textile sector is finding new relevance in the AI era. As demand grows for lightweight electric vehicles, heat-dissipating components,...

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