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Friday 23 May 2025

From routers to the cloud: Senao's bold push into AI and edge platforms

Once known primarily for its legacy network communications equipment, Taiwan-based Senao Technology is undergoing a sweeping transformation,...

Friday 23 May 2025

DeepSeek's next move? Wenfeng Liang stays silent on R2, releases V3 study instead

On January 20, 2025, China's DeepSeek unveiled its R1 model, marking a strategic breakthrough in the global race for large language models (LLMs). Spearheaded by founder Wenfeng Liang,...

Friday 23 May 2025

China's rare earth export restrictions choke key supply chains in Europe and the US

The recent tariff negotiations between the US and China have led to short-term concessions in some areas, but unresolved issues continue to tighten the noose on global supply chains...

Friday 23 May 2025

Computex 2025 highlights HDMI 2.2’s leap in high-speed data and AI connectivity

At Computex 2025, Rob Tobias, CEO of HDMI Licensing Administrator, introduced the advanced HDMI 2.2 specification alongside the launch of the new Ultra96 feature. Tobias urged manufacturers...

Friday 23 May 2025

Nvidia bets on Taipei, but can Taiwan deliver?

As Nvidia chooses to build its overseas headquarters in Taipei, Taiwan's government is promising to be more than a host. It wants to be Nvidia's strongest ally. But can it keep that...

Friday 23 May 2025

Agentic AI drives disruptive innovation, Qualcomm optimistic about AI PC business growth

Qualcomm held a media briefing in Taiwan on May 21 to discuss the development of AI PCs and other devices. Kedar Kondap, Qualcomm's senior vice president and general manager of Compute...

Friday 23 May 2025

OpenAI bets big on hardware: US$6.5B acquisition of io Products signals shift from software to disruptive AI devices

OpenAI is set to acquire hardware startup io Products—founded by former Apple design chief Jony Ive—for nearly US$6.5 billion, marking a bold entry into the consumer hardware...

Friday 23 May 2025

Made in China 2.0: Huawei, Lenovo, Xiaomi drive bold exit from US tech orbit

Amid intensifying geopolitical tensions and an escalating tech war, China's tech sector is undergoing a sweeping pivot. Companies like Xiaomi, Lenovo, and Huawei are accelerating...

Friday 23 May 2025

Nvidia calls robots next trillion-dollar play; Foxconn, Pegatron answer

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang has positioned humanoid robots as the next multi-trillion-dollar industry. While the US, China, and Europe are racing ahead with development, and Japan begins...

Friday 23 May 2025

AI reshapes Taiwan's industrial landscape: Structural reforms must transcend rhetoric

Computex 2025, which spans during May 20 and May 23, spotlights "AI Next" and "AI in Action" as its central themes. This year's exhibition emphasizes AI robotics, edge computing applications,...

Friday 23 May 2025

Infineon and Nvidia join forces to reinvent power delivery for AI data centers

Infineon Technologies, a leading IDM, is accelerating efforts to reshape how power is delivered within the next generation of AI data...

Friday 23 May 2025

OpenAI announces stargate data center expansion in Abu Dhabi

OpenAI is helping to develop a major data center in the United Arab Emirates, a big overseas expansion of its Stargate effort to build out AI infrastructure.

Friday 23 May 2025

Apple plans glasses for 2026 as part of AI push, nixes watch with camera

Apple Inc. is aiming to release smart glasses at the end of next year as part of a push into AI-enhanced gadgets, but it has shelved plans for a smartwatch that can analyze its surroundings...

Friday 23 May 2025

Jensen Huang joins Trump in the Middle East—Nvidia's real AI agenda goes global

While reporters gathered at Taipei's Songshan Airport on May 12 hoping to spot Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang, he was already in the Middle East, accompanying US President Donald Trump on...

Friday 23 May 2025

The one rival Jensen Huang won't ignore in 2025

In recent years, the US government has tightened AI chip export restrictions targeting China, prompting Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang to repeatedly warn that restricting Nvidia's AI chip...

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