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Tuesday 29 July 2025
Rohm's recovery strategy: deeper Denso ties and cost controls
Rohm posted a rare net loss in fiscal 2024 amid market headwinds but expects a rebound in fiscal 2025. Growth in electric vehicle and artificial intelligence demand, deeper ties with...
Tuesday 29 July 2025
Hyundai and Kia's record sales face profit squeeze from US tariffs
Despite posting their highest-ever second-quarter revenues, Hyundai Motor Group is grappling with the growing toll of US import tariffs—a headwind that threatens to deepen in...
Tuesday 29 July 2025
Beijing's crackdown on BYD could reshape China's EV hierarchy

BYD, long China's undisputed leader in new energy vehicles (NEV), recently hit an unexpected bump in the road, one that may reshape the...

Tuesday 29 July 2025
No discount ahead: lower tariffs may not shift Taiwan's imported car market
As Taiwan's tariff negotiations with the United States near a critical juncture, uncertainty over the scope and scale of potential tax reductions continues to cloud the country's...
Tuesday 29 July 2025
Zhipu unveils GLM-4.5 model as China's AI model race intensifies
On July 28, Chinese AI startup Zhipu released its latest open-source model, GLM-4.5, marking its most powerful release to date and reinforcing its ambitions in the growing field of...
Tuesday 29 July 2025
US and China unveil rival AI strategies, forming two global tech camps
The US and China have each unveiled comprehensive AI action plans that position the technology as a pivotal element in national defense and foreign policy, effectively creating two...
Tuesday 29 July 2025
Cybersecurity firms leverage AI agents in human-machine collab
AI agents promise to perform complex tasks autonomously, but until they can fully replace human efforts, Information Security Service Digital United (ISSDU) believes human-machine...
Tuesday 29 July 2025
Behind BYD's sales surge, suppliers warn of late payments and margin pressures
Chinese electric vehicle giant BYD has publicly dismissed comparisons to the troubled property developer Evergrande, rejecting online speculation that it might be headed for similar...
Monday 28 July 2025
Why is AI adoption slow in enterprises despite rapid advancements?
AI development in Taiwan is outpacing its adoption in business, revealing a growing gap between innovation and real-world application. While technologies evolve rapidly, companies...
Monday 28 July 2025
Google's OpenAI partnership heats up global ASIC competition
Google has confirmed its partnership with OpenAI at its second-quarter earnings call. OpenAI's ChatGPT and API services will adopt Google's cloud platform, with Google data centers...
Monday 28 July 2025
Geoffrey Hinton’s first China visit: Can AI grow up without turning on us?
The 2025 World Artificial Intelligence Conference (WAIC) was held in Shanghai from July 26 to July 29, 2025. Geoffrey Hinton, the 78-year-old AI pioneer, who won both the 2018 Turing...
Monday 28 July 2025
AI server demand surge to drive Taiwan's 2H25 export growth
The Russia-Ukraine war continues to exert pressure on the European economy. At the same time, Donald Trump's proposed tariffs are also placing pressure on import and export trade...
Monday 28 July 2025
US tariff talks leave SEA auto supply chains in flux
Recent tariff negotiations between Southeast Asian countries and the US under President Donald Trump have yet to produce finalized agreements with nations including Singapore, Thailand,...
Monday 28 July 2025
From ChatGPT to robots: Global firms push into physical AI, South Korea targets defense edge
As generative AI tools like ChatGPT capture global attention, a new frontier is emerging—physical AI, or artificial intelligence that can interact with the real world. While...
Monday 28 July 2025
Analysis: Tesla's US$16.5b chip deal gives Samsung major lift in 2nm race against TSMC
Tesla has signed a 7.5-year, US$16.5 billion contract with Samsung to produce its next-generation A16 chip using Samsung's 2nm process at its Texas facility. The deal represents a...