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Thursday 16 April 2026

Taiwan's auto industry faces costly crossroads in age of AI

Stepping into the halls of the 360° Mobility Mega Shows, one is struck not by the usual crush of visitors but by the relative calm....

Thursday 16 April 2026

Orange Electronic expands in Europe as auto aftermarket demand holds up

Orange Electronic, a Taiwanese maker of tire pressure monitoring systems, is expanding its presence in Europe's automotive aftermarket, defying a broader slowdown in global vehicle...

Thursday 16 April 2026

Humanoid robot half-marathon draws Alibaba, Honor in embodied AI test

Embodied AI is moving into real-world testing, and China's tech giants are stepping in. The Beijing Yizhuang humanoid robot half-marathon on April 19 is set to serve as a high-profile...

Wednesday 15 April 2026

Nscale redirects OpenAI's Stargate Norway capacity to Microsoft

Hyperscaler Nscale has agreed to rent data center capacity to Microsoft at its campus in Narvik, Norway. Located in the Arctic Circle, the site was previously intended for OpenAI as...

Wednesday 15 April 2026

Stanford AI report: US-China AI gap narrows as China accelerates industrialization

The Stanford University Human-Centered Artificial Intelligence Institute (HAI) released its 2026 AI Index Annual Report, highlighting a pivotal shift in the global AI race. The report...

Wednesday 15 April 2026

China ICT firm Tsinghua Unigroup grows revenue, scales AI infrastructure through H3C

China's Tsinghua Unigroup reported full-year 2025 revenue of CNY96.75 billion (US$13.4 billion), up 22.43% year on year, with net profit rising a more modest 7.19% to CNY1.69 billion,...

Wednesday 15 April 2026

Japan forges physical AI alliance to challenge US and China

Japan is accelerating efforts to build domestic AI capabilities, with SoftBank and major industrial partners forming a new company focused on physical AI to power robots, vehicles,...

Wednesday 15 April 2026

RISC-V gains ground in AI data centers with Nvidia backing SiFive

AI workloads are scaling faster than traditional CPU architectures were ever designed to handle, exposing clear limits in performance...

Wednesday 15 April 2026

Samsung SDI in final talks to supply batteries for Mercedes EVs

Samsung SDI is in advanced talks to supply batteries for next-generation electric vehicles from Mercedes-Benz, in what could mark the South Korean company's first entry into the German...

Wednesday 15 April 2026

Southern Taiwan Science Park eyes US$94 billion on AI tailwinds

Riding the artificial intelligence (AI) boom and strong demand for advanced semiconductor processes, the Southern Taiwan Science Park (STSP) posted record-high revenue of NT$2.97 trillion...

Wednesday 15 April 2026

Taiwan EMS players advance automotive ambitions with integrated mobility solutions

Kinpo Group's subsidiaries showcased integrated smart mobility technologies at Autotronics Taipei, highlighting the implications for global automakers and suppliers seeking end-to-end...

Wednesday 15 April 2026

China Northern Rare Earth hikes 2Q26 rare earth ore prices over 44%, experts warn of demand destruction

China Northern Rare Earth, the leading player in China's rare earth industry, has raised its rare earth ore (REO) prices for the second quarter of 2026 by more than 44%. Amid geopolitical...

Wednesday 15 April 2026

Broadcom and Meta deepen AI infrastructure alliance with multi-gigawatt ambitions

Broadcom and Meta have unveiled a sweeping multi-year, multi-generation partnership aimed at scaling Meta's AI infrastructure, signaling...

Wednesday 15 April 2026

Foxconn deepens EV vertical integration with CDMS model for streamlined production

Foxconn's expanded EV push signals potential cost and supply-chain shifts worldwide, as the Taiwanese contract manufacturer deepens vertical integration with in-house batteries, new...

Wednesday 15 April 2026

Taiwan's smart building industry sets sights on 2026 as a pivotal growth year

Taiwan has long been recognized as a global hardware powerhouse, but its building technology sector is now staking a claim in the smarter, software-driven frontier of urban infrastructure...

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