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Friday 22 August 2025

TSMC's AI5 chip paves the way for Samsung's AI6 as Tesla shifts FSD training to world models

Unlike the training-centric approach during the Dojo era, Tesla CEO Elon Musk's new strategy revolves around two chips, AI5 and AI6, building a distributed computing platform that...

Friday 22 August 2025

China's EV investment abroad hits record high

In a historic turning point, Chinese investment in overseas electric vehicle (EV) supply chains has, for the first time, surpassed domestic spending, according to a new report by...

Friday 22 August 2025

Google's Pixel 10 takes aim at Apple with AI-first design and TSMC's 3nm power

Google this week launched its Pixel 10 flagship series, debuting its first smartphone powered by a system-on-chip built on TSMC's 3nm process. Expectations are running high that the...

Friday 22 August 2025

Nvidia reportedly orders halts H20 chip production amid China market backlash

Nvidia's H20 AI chip, once expected to anchor its sales in China, now faces an uncertain future as reports surface of halted production orders amid Beijing's push for local alternatives...

Friday 22 August 2025

Task-specific robots poised to outpace humanoids, says Aurotek chairman

Aurotek chairman Terry Cheng said 2025 will be the starting point for humanoid robots, though the sector remains in its "infancy" with low yields and high costs. He noted that humanoid...

Friday 22 August 2025

China's Ubtech, Dobot lead early push into Taiwan's humanoid robot market

Taiwan is emerging as a new battleground for humanoid robotics, with Shenzhen-based Ubtech Robotics Inc. and Dobot Robotics entering...

Friday 22 August 2025

Nvidia CEO's third Taiwan trip in 2025: talk H20, US govt stake and visits TSMC

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang made an unannounced visit to TSMC on August 22, arriving at Taipei airport early in the morning by private jet. Huang stated that the purpose of this trip...

Friday 22 August 2025

Google's AI smart glasses spark contract battle between Quanta, Pegatron, and China's Goertek

Google's latest Pixel phone may be out, but industry attention is shifting to its upcoming AI-powered smart glasses. Contract manufacturers, including Taiwan's Quanta Computer, China's...

Friday 22 August 2025

China signals soft resistance to US-approved Nvidia H20 shipments

On August 11, 2025, US President Donald Trump announced that Nvidia's H20 chips were approved for shipment to China. Before this, at the end of July 2025, reports indicated that Nvidia...

Friday 22 August 2025

Tesla’s Dojo dream short-circuits, pragmatism takes the wheel

Tesla's once-hyped Dojo supercomputer project—touted as a bold leap into custom-built AI infrastructure—appears to have reached...

Friday 22 August 2025

Global automation enters next phase: AI reshapes factories, services, and jobs

Nvidia and Microsoft are at the forefront of this transition. At the China Chain Expo, Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang forecast that robotic systems would define the next phase of AI, with...

Friday 22 August 2025

Research Insight: Chiplets gain ground in auto industry as carmakers forge global partnerships

Chiplet architecture, already entrenched in high-performance AI data centers, is beginning to penetrate the automotive sector. With its modular design and capacity for heterogeneous...

Thursday 21 August 2025

Taiwan pledges lifeline to SMEs as US tariffs bite

Taiwan's Minister of Economic Affairs Jyh-huei Kuo met with representatives from Taiwanese small and medium-sized enterprises (SME) on August 18 to discuss the impact of US reciprocal...

Thursday 21 August 2025

Yulon Finance stabilizes core business momentum with 75.3% annual revenue growth in Southeast Asia for 1H25

Yulon Finance, a car finance firm of the Yulon Group, held its online earnings call for the second quarter of 2025 on August 20. The company summarized its second-quarter 2025 operating...

Thursday 21 August 2025

Lessons from South Korea as Taiwan prepares AI basic law with clearly defined terms

South Korea is set to implement the Basic Act on the Development of Artificial Intelligence and the Establishment of the Foundation for Trustworthiness (the AI Basic Act) in January...

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