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Friday 15 August 2025

Can Tesla's chip shift uplift Samsung foundry services?

Over the past two weeks, Tesla CEO Elon Musk has promoted his company's new partnership with Samsung Foundry for manufacturing its AI chips. At one point, South Korean media speculated...

Friday 15 August 2025

China pushes back against Nvidia H20 chip exports amid US trade tensions

Chinese authorities have recently voiced concerns about the reauthorization of shipments for Nvidia Corporation's H20 AI chips, highlighting fears that these chips could be remotely...

Friday 15 August 2025

Smart glasses market heats up as optics players vie for early leadership

The smart glasses market is set to enter a critical year in 2025, with competition escalating among European, American, Chinese, and now Taiwanese companies. Taiwan's HTC Corporation...

Friday 15 August 2025

Taiwan’s Quaser navigates global headwinds with high-margin strategy

As Taiwan's machinery industry grapples with the dual pressures of currency volatility and rising tariffs, one company is defying the...

Friday 15 August 2025

HTC AI smart glasses target Taiwan market gap; Taiwan Mobile aims for over 10,000 sales

Taiwan Mobile (TWM) announced on August 14 a strategic partnership with HTC Corp. to exclusively sell the HTC VIVE Eagle AI smart glasses. The company aims for five-digit sales figures...

Friday 15 August 2025

China expands, Germany stalls: Global EV Charger gaces a new kind of gridlock

For years, the biggest perceived roadblocks to widespread electric vehicle (EV) adoption were clear: prohibitive sticker prices, range...

Friday 15 August 2025

Japan's NEDO commissions AIRoA to build data platform for robot foundation models

The New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization (NEDO) of Japan has announced it will entrust the AI Robot Association (AIRoA) with establishing a data platform...

Friday 15 August 2025

HTC launches first VIVE AI glasses, limits release to Taiwan for now

HTC unveiled its first VIVE series AI glasses, the VIVE Eagle, on August 14, with official sales set to begin on September 1. In addition to partnering with Taiwan Mobile to launch...

Friday 15 August 2025

Trump's corporate crackdown: When national security overrides boardroom independence

Since the US first announced reciprocal tariffs in early April 2025, President Donald Trump has frequently delivered "surprises" to the global market over nearly four months. Recently,...

Friday 15 August 2025

Why Dell and Supermicro are targeted in US AI chip tracking push

US authorities are reportedly planting tracking devices secretly inside AI chip shipments to prevent their diversion to China.

Friday 15 August 2025

DeepSeek's R2 stalls as Huawei Ascend chips fall short of Nvidia H100's capabilities

In the 2025 AI arms race, China's DeepSeek has become both a showcase of ambition and a cautionary tale on domestic chip limitations. Founded in Hangzhou in 2023 and backed by hedge...

Friday 15 August 2025

Microsoft, OpenAI push multi-model orchestration despite mixed user feedback

Hybrid AI systems, which automatically switch between multiple AI models based on task requirements, are gaining traction as more AI models become available. Companies such as OpenAI...

Friday 15 August 2025

Taiwan gains competitive edge as China faces steep US tariffs

On July 31, 2025, US President Donald Trump signed an executive order to adjust reciprocal tariff rates, setting the provisional tariff for Taiwan at 20%, effective from August 7,...

Friday 15 August 2025

Thinking Electronic stands to grow in Nvidia's 800V AI server era

As artificial intelligence pushes data center power demands to unprecedented levels, Nvidia is leading a power architecture revolution by adopting 800-volt high-voltage direct current...

Friday 15 August 2025

Abico Asia posts losses amid US tariffs but eyes growth in robotics and capital markets entries

Amid global market uncertainties, including US tariffs, Abico Asia reported negative profits in the first quarter of 2025 due to valuation losses in its investment portfolio. Despite...

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