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Wednesday 22 July 2026
Japan weighs new standards post to gain an edge in AI and chips
Japan is considering creating a senior government position to coordinate international standardization across ministries and industry, as Tokyo seeks to convert a sweeping investment...
Wednesday 22 July 2026
'Two companies, one business': how Zeiss and ASML are riding the AI boom to dominate EUV

Zeiss, the exclusive supplier of ASML's extreme ultraviolet (EUV) optical systems, says the two companies operate as though they were...

Tuesday 21 July 2026
Google developing 'frozen' chip that embeds Gemini models for efficiency gains

Google is reportedly developing a new chip that embeds information from its Gemini AI models directly onto the silicon to boost efficiency...

Tuesday 21 July 2026
Kimi K3 surge traces to Moonshot AI's GTC roadmap

Moonshot AI's open-source large language model (LLM) Kimi K3 has surged in popularity after its launch, drawing attention across multiple...

Tuesday 21 July 2026
Cautionary tale for Taiwan's electric scooter industry: Supply-chain feud nearly turns to disaster
Electric scooters have been traversing a bumpy road in Taiwan, with sales numbers tied to government subsidies, and cost measures squeezing margins for brands and suppliers alike....
Tuesday 21 July 2026
Middlemen emerge as ASEAN's No. 2 AI compute buyers
In the AI computing race, Nvidia AI server chips remain red-hot, even as the US-China trade confrontation shows no sign of easing. Although Shopee and YTL Group are among the biggest...
Tuesday 21 July 2026
China's Z.ai reportedly powers up 1GW data center built entirely on domestic chips

Chinese AI developer Z.ai has completed a giant data center running exclusively on domestically made chips, a milestone in Beijing's...

Tuesday 21 July 2026
Phone prices to surge in 2H26 as low-end models fade

As the AI boom keeps memory shortages running hot, steep price hikes for smartphones in the second half of 2026 are coming into view...

Tuesday 21 July 2026
Taiwan launches AI- and IoT-powered smart heat protection network, starting with Tainan pilot
As climate change fuels increasingly severe heat waves, Taiwan is stepping up efforts to combat heat-related illness by integrating artificial intelligence (AI), IoT sensors and social...
Tuesday 21 July 2026
WAIC 2026 elevates the 'token factory' — why is China chasing cheap tokens over bigger models?

At the 2026 World Artificial Intelligence Conference (WAIC) in Shanghai, held July 17-20 across "three districts and four venues" with...

Tuesday 21 July 2026
TSMC weighs margin hit against long-term AI payoff in US push

TSMC has announced an additional US$100 billion investment in the US on top of its existing US$165 billion commitment, expanding its...

Tuesday 21 July 2026
Li Auto reportedly forms new Shanghai chip company to expand in-house semiconductor ambitions
Chinese electric vehicle (EV) maker Li Auto has established a new subsidiary focused on IC chip design, underscoring its long-term strategy of developing core AI technologies in-ho...
Tuesday 21 July 2026
Tariffs, competition drag down top automakers' 1H26 sales

The world's biggest automakers are losing their long-held advantage as weaker demand, tariffs, and fierce competition reshape the market...

Tuesday 21 July 2026
Samsung consolidates robot teams and weighs standalone HX division
Samsung Electronics has started a broad reorganization of its robot operations, bringing scattered teams under one structure as humanoid robot competition shifts toward artificial...
Tuesday 21 July 2026
China's AI supernode race seeks systems edge through optics, packaging, and cloud scale

China's AI hardware race is shifting from individual accelerators to supernodes, optical interconnects, advanced packaging and cloud-scale...