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Monday 5 January 2026

Foxconn opens year with dual push into automotive electronics and AI computing at CES 2026

Against a backdrop of cyclical adjustment and structural transformation in the global electronics industry, Foxconn Technology Group...

Monday 5 January 2026

Taiwan fortifies silicon shield with 2026 push to set global chip agenda

As AI server and semiconductor companies look set to close out a profitable 2025, recent Chinese military encirclement exercises and live-fire drills around Taiwan have once again...

Monday 5 January 2026

SK On slows investment and delays Seosan factory expansion with EV market uncertainty

SK On, a battery unit of SK Innovation, has scaled back its investment plans and postponed the expansion of its new factory in Seosan, Chungcheongnam-do, South Korea, due to a slowdown...

Monday 5 January 2026

Foxconn reportedly emerges in supply chain reports tied to OpenAI's rumored AI devices

OpenAI is accelerating plans to enter the consumer hardware market, with reports indicating that the company is preparing a new voice-focused AI model to underpin its first generation...

Monday 5 January 2026

South Korea steps up race to build sovereign AI foundation model

South Korea is intensifying competition to develop a sovereign AI foundation model, with five leading teams from industry and academia unveiling first-phase results. The contenders...

Monday 5 January 2026

India roundup: OSAT players claim legacy packaging price parity

Indian OSAT players aim for price competitiveness on par with Malaysian rivals, as L&T Semiconductor...

Monday 5 January 2026

Neuralink moves toward brain implant mass production in 2026

Elon Musk said Neuralink plans to begin high-volume production of its brain-computer interface implants in 2026 and shift to an almost...

Saturday 3 January 2026

Asus halts 2026 smartphone plans, eyes entry into drone and AI glass markets

Asustek Computer has confirmed it will not launch any new smartphones in 2026, effectively scaling back its mobile device business. At the same time, the company emphasized that after-sales...

Saturday 3 January 2026

Commentary: When the grid can't keep up with the algorithm

Artificial intelligence continues to be the central force behind the upcoming productivity revolution. Yet in the US, foundational energy constraints threaten to stall progress. The...

Friday 2 January 2026

Global auto market faces turning point in 2026 as competition in China intensifies

The global automotive market reached a critical turning point in 2025 amid unprecedented pressures from tariffs, policies, and inflation, triggering preemptive buying before expected...

Friday 2 January 2026

Baidu's AI chip unit Kunlunxin confidentially files for Hong Kong IPO

Baidu is moving forward with plans to spin off its AI chip unit, Kunlunxin, and list it in Hong Kong, highlighting the company's push for semiconductor self-sufficiency. On January...

Friday 2 January 2026

Meta finalizes Butterfly Effect acquisition, eyes Manus as monetization model

Meta announced on December 30, 2025, that it had acquired Butterfly Effect, the company behind the AI application, Manus. Compared to nearly two years ago, when ByteDance attempted...

Friday 2 January 2026

Taiwan networking firms expect 2026 growth as AI drives switch upgrades and Wi‑Fi 7 adoption

Taiwanese networking companies are broadly optimistic about returning to growth in 2026 as an AI-driven expansion moves beyond chips and servers into network transmission layers,...

Friday 2 January 2026

DeepMind argues AGI may emerge as network of AI agents rather than single superintelligence

As AI moves from labs to everyday applications, 2025 is emerging as the year AI Agents begin transforming human interaction with technology, shifting from simple assistants to autonomous...

Friday 2 January 2026

Budget impasse halts Taiwan's first quantum-classical hybrid platform, undermining computing sovereignty

Taiwan's push to build strategic AI, robotics, and quantum computing infrastructure is facing delays after the National Science and Technology Council's (NSTC) NT$10.85 billion (approx...

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