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Tuesday 7 October 2025
Samsung expands B2B footprint with major Toyota smart signage deal
As demand slows in consumer electronics, Samsung Electronics is accelerating its expansion into the B2B digital signage market. The company has secured a large-scale order from Toyota...
Tuesday 7 October 2025
US AI ambitions face blue-collar worker crisis
As the Trump administration enlists tech giants OpenAI, Oracle Corp., and Nvidia Corporation to develop AI infrastructure through Stargate data centers, concerns grow over labor shortages...
Tuesday 7 October 2025
US pickups face roadblocks in Europe as vehicle standard reciprocity proves elusive
Recent US-EU tariff negotiations promised to dismantle trade barriers and establish mutual recognition of automotive standards. The US has already cut EU car import tariffs from 27.5%...
Tuesday 7 October 2025
Weekly news roundup: Intel and TSMC pour billions into Arizona; Memory chip prices soar, Hanmi expands to Singapore to support Micron
Below are the most-read DIGITIMES Asia stories from the week of September 29–October 5.
Tuesday 7 October 2025
From rival to partner: how AMD found its answer to the Nvidia-Intel pact
AMD has entered into a multi-year, multi-generation AI chip supply agreement with OpenAI that could generate the chipmaker hundreds of billions of dollars in revenue. The deal also...
Tuesday 7 October 2025
Advantech partners with Edge Impulse to integrate AI tools into edge computing platforms
Advantech announced on October 3, 2025, a strategic partnership with Silicon Valley-based Edge Impulse, an edge AI development platform under Qualcomm. The collaboration integrates...
Tuesday 7 October 2025
Taiwan venture capital rises amidst global downturn
Despite a global startup winter following the Covid pandemic, Taiwan's venture capital market has thrived against the trend but still faces challenges, especially as funding increasingly...
Tuesday 7 October 2025
AI demand drives PCB material prices up amid supply strain
Due to global tariffs and inflation, the consumer market outlook for the second half of 2025 remains pessimistic. Taiwanese PCB industry players believe that overall industry growth...
Tuesday 7 October 2025
Action Electronics targets niche automotive electronics market for sustained growth
Action Electronics is focusing on the specialized automotive electronics sector, targeting niche markets rather than conventional passenger vehicles. The company anticipates its automotive...
Tuesday 7 October 2025
OpenAI launches Sora 2 with audio-visual generation and social app
OpenAI has announced its new AI video generation model, Sora 2, which combines visual and audio elements in AI-created videos for the first time. The company also introduced the Sora...
Tuesday 7 October 2025
Agent-based AI projected to see broader enterprise adoption by 2026 despite challenges
The development of agent-based artificial intelligence (AI) is at a pivotal moment, according to Going Cloud, a subsidiary of KKCompany Technologies. As related technologies, market...
Tuesday 7 October 2025
Line Go eyes 10% revenue growth with improved efficiency, service expansions
Yulon Group's mobility-as-a-service (MaaS) platform Line Go is marking two years since its brand upgrade, as the service sees steady growth with over 4.7 million users. In particular,...
Tuesday 7 October 2025
China Motor bets on ET35 to expand Taiwan’s electric commercial vehicle ecosystem
China Motor Corporation (CMC) delved into the development origins and future plans for the ET35, Taiwan's first domestically produced electric commercial vehicle, at the annual Taiwan...
Tuesday 7 October 2025
Meta said to be in talks to buy Rivos in AI chip push
Meta is reportedly preparing to acquire Rivos, a US-based IC design firm specializing in high-performance computing solutions built on the RISC-V architecture. The move underscores...
Tuesday 7 October 2025
Mercedes-Benz eyes comeback with new CLA to challenge BMW and Tesla
German automaker Mercedes-Benz has recently overhauled its electric vehicle (EV) product strategy, highlighting the introduction of the entry-level CLA. This all-new model aims to...