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Tuesday 4 August 2026
Taiwan classifies semiconductors, AI as high-energy industries, launches decarbonization project

Taiwan's government has recently begun classifying the semiconductor and AI industries as high-energy consumption industries in recent...

Tuesday 4 August 2026
Factorial, SK On sign pact to assess solid-state battery manufacturing

Factorial Energy and SK On have agreed to study whether existing battery plants could be adapted for solid-state cells, a move that...

Tuesday 4 August 2026
Wistron backs Taiwan's sovereign AI effort with 2.4 million computing hours

Wistron will provide 2.4 million hours of AI computing capacity in 2026 and support Taiwan's first open-source language model for three...

Tuesday 4 August 2026
Analysis: Tesla's driverless ambitions get regulatory reality check

Tesla's latest quarterly results fell short of market expectations, but another development attracted equal attention: CEO Elon Musk...

Tuesday 4 August 2026
Onsemi details AI data center momentum, pricing strategy in Q2 earnings call

Onsemi's leadership fielded a wide range of investor questions following the company's second-quarter 2026 results, with much of the...

Tuesday 4 August 2026
Intel China adds day 0 support for MiniMax H3 after DeepSeek

Intel China has completed day-0 adaptation for MiniMax H3, the latest multimodal generative model from Chinese AI startup MiniMax,...

Tuesday 4 August 2026
Alibaba unveils biggest Qwen model as DeepSeek deepens China's AI price war
Alibaba Group unveiled Qwen3.8-Max on August 3, calling it its largest and most capable artificial intelligence (AI) model to date, as DeepSeek's low-cost V4-Flash intensified competition...
Tuesday 4 August 2026
AI's payback math: how long can servers last?

Amazon's second-quarter 2026 results beat market expectations by a wide margin, but rapidly expanding investment in artificial intelligence...

Tuesday 4 August 2026
MediaTek sees SerDes 448G as copper's final battleground
The question of where the limits of cloud AI high-speed interconnects will fall has been a major market focus over the past six months. MediaTek addressed the issue for the first time...
Tuesday 4 August 2026
White House finalizes voluntary AI testing framework, keeps details under wraps

The White House said on August 3 it had finalized a voluntary framework for evaluating advanced AI models, but has not disclosed the...

Tuesday 4 August 2026
Palantir raises outlook as US commercial AI demand accelerates, sharpening sovereignty strategy
Palantir Technologies raised its full-year revenue and profitability forecasts after reporting a sharp acceleration in commercial demand, particularly in the US, underscoring the growing...
Tuesday 4 August 2026
China's Momenta wins nationwide Level 4 testing permit in Germany, widening robotaxi race

China's Momenta has become the first Chinese autonomous-driving company to receive a nationwide Level 4 testing permit from Germany's...

Tuesday 4 August 2026
L&F Plus ships trial samples from South Korea’s first LFP cathode line
South Korean cathode materials maker L&F said its subsidiary L&F Plus has shipped the first trial-production samples from South Korea’s first lithium iron phosphate (LFP)...
Tuesday 4 August 2026
China’s in-house auto chip push could reshape costs, supply chains, and regulatory risks
As Chinese automakers accelerate in-house chip development, the strategy is increasingly about more than smart vehicles. It is also tied to supply chain self-reliance, overseas expansion,...
Tuesday 4 August 2026
Advantech bets on Physical AI as WEDA accelerates edge AI commercialization
Riding continued investment in AI infrastructure, industrial PC (IPC) maker Advantech extended its strong growth momentum in the second quarter of 2026, posting record second-quarter...