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Tuesday 4 November 2025
Wistron launches AI computing power donation program, donating 1 million GPU hours annually
Wistron announced the launch of the Wistron Computing Power Donation Program, pledging to donate 1 million GPU hours annually starting in 2026. The free resources will be made available...
Tuesday 4 November 2025
Sanmina beats estimates, raises guidance on AI demand, and ZT Systems deal
Sanmina reported better-than-expected fourth-quarter results and issued upbeat guidance, citing strong demand from communications networks and cloud, and AI infrastructure, and momentum...
Tuesday 4 November 2025
Samsung SDI reportedly in talks with Tesla for US-based energy storage batteries
Samsung SDI is reportedly negotiating with Tesla to supply batteries for energy storage systems, aiming to leverage rising demand from AI data centers and renewable energy projects...
Tuesday 4 November 2025
OpenAI partners with Amazon Web Services in US$38 billion deal to scale AI workloads
Amazon Web Services (AWS) and OpenAI have announced a US$38 billion, multi-year strategic partnership that will see OpenAI use AWS infrastructure to run and scale its artificial intelligence...
Tuesday 4 November 2025
Global VCs shift focus to AI, quantum, and defense
Global venture capital markets have shown signs of recovery in 2025 despite challenging conditions, including reciprocal tariffs announced by US President Donald Trump and ongoing...
Tuesday 4 November 2025
MediaTek and Realtek see glimmers of growth in a sluggish auto market
While global carmakers and supply chain players remain cautious about automotive market prospects, several Taiwanese chip designers are signaling quiet optimism. Leading international...
Tuesday 4 November 2025
IREN signs US$9.7 billion GPU cloud deal with Microsoft to expand AI infrastructure
On November 3, IREN announced a multi-year contract with Microsoft to provide GPU cloud services, marking a significant milestone for the AI infrastructure provider. Under the five-year...
Tuesday 4 November 2025
PlayNitride eyes 2026 Micro LED growth as Afeela drives automotive demand
Micro LED supplier PlayNitride reported a trough in operations for the second quarter of 2025, posting an after-tax net loss of NT$370 million (US$12 million) due to foreign exchange...
Tuesday 4 November 2025
Qualcomm's AI200 and AI250 challenge Nvidia's dominance in AI data center chip market
Qualcomm has officially announced its entry into the data center AI chip sector with the launch of its next-generation solutions for AI inference computing, built on AI200 and AI250...
Tuesday 4 November 2025
Taiwan rolls out new measures to sustain manufacturing edge amid labor shortages
Following multiple rounds of negotiation and the successful "Trump–Xi summit," US–China trade tensions have eased, reflecting a cautiously resilient yet competitive relationship...
Tuesday 4 November 2025
Nvidia's NVQLink breaks quantum computing barriers, proving that GPUs remain irreplaceable
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang stressed that the combination of quantum computing with AI will be crucial for driving developments in future technology, with industry consensus highlighting...
Tuesday 4 November 2025
China's carmakers turn to AI robots to reinvent the factory floor
As automakers worldwide accelerate toward smarter factories, China's carmakers are moving at an unprecedented pace to deploy artificial intelligence-powered robots across their production...
Tuesday 4 November 2025
CXMT launches LPDDR5X to target mid-high-end mobile market
CXMT has released its LPDDR5X products on its official website to coincide with rising global memory prices. Many major companies, such as Samsung, SK Hynix, and Micron, are benefitting...
Tuesday 4 November 2025
Nvidia Blackwell chips expose policy-corporate divide on China exports
During an interview aboard Air Force One on November 2, 2025, US President Donald Trump stated that only US customers should have access to Nvidia's advanced Blackwell AI chips. According...
Tuesday 4 November 2025
Hesai launches US$200 LiDAR to challenge Musk's claims
Chinese LiDAR manufacturer Hesai Technology has launched a new LiDAR priced at just US$200, challenging Tesla CEO Elon Musk's claim that relying on LiDAR is a "fool's errand." Although...