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Friday 29 August 2025
Nvidia and Google cash in on AI inference as AMD racks up losses
Global technology giants are racing to expand AI inference capacity, and Morgan Stanley says the economics are proving extraordinary. A new report from the bank, based on detailed...
Friday 29 August 2025
South Korea pushes sweeping data portability plan, critics warn of risks

South Korea is moving to dramatically expand its "MyData" initiative—a personal data portability policy—beyond its current...

Friday 29 August 2025
Analysis: Why Taiwan sees more promise in four legs than in humanoid hype for robots
Humanoid robots remain far from commercial readiness, with ongoing doubts about their practicality and technical feasibility. As debate continues over when — or even if —...
Friday 29 August 2025
New Model S, X pricing not receiving more cuts because of high costs, says Tesla

Tesla said on August 27 that despite recent cuts to US auto tariffs, the pricing of its vehicles in Taiwan will remain influenced by...

Thursday 28 August 2025
xMEMS Labs introduces AI smart glasses prototype tackling audio and heat issues
xMEMS Labs has unveiled a prototype of AI smart glasses designed to address two prominent challenges in the industry: integrating high-fidelity audio into slim frames and managing...
Thursday 28 August 2025
Analysis: Meta's US$10B Google Cloud deal highlights reliance amid chip and AI struggles
Meta Platforms has reportedly signed a six-year agreement worth US$10 billion with Google Cloud, marking an unprecedented partnership between two dominant companies in digital advertising...
Thursday 28 August 2025
Google's new TPU Ironwood delivers leap in computing power, integrating 9,216 chips
The AI infrastructure arms race is escalating at an unprecedented pace. At Hot Chips 2025, Google unveiled more details about its next-generation TPU platform, Ironwood, and how it...
Thursday 28 August 2025
EU seeks US tariff cuts, but may come with regulatory price

The European Union (EU) is seeking to reduce tariffs on vehicles exported to the US, aiming to lower the rate to 15%. However, to secure...

Thursday 28 August 2025
As AI agents enter workplace, Workday advocates human-centered management
Workday, a leading enterprise human resources and finance cloud platform, is marking its third year in Taiwan. Workday Taiwan country manager Bond Hui cited recent survey results...
Thursday 28 August 2025
US expands Section 232 to e-bikes, but Merida sees limited impact
The Trump administration announced on August 18 the addition of 407 product categories to the list of "derivative" steel and aluminum products covered by Section 232 of the US Trade...
Thursday 28 August 2025
From private cloud to private AI: VMware targets next AI goldmine
Broadcom-owned virtual cloud software giant VMware officially kicked off its annual Explore event in Las Vegas. In 2024, its AI developments were only discussed in interviews after...
Thursday 28 August 2025
Mexico to raise tariffs on Chinese goods, aligning with US trade agenda

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum is preparing to raise tariffs on a wide range of Chinese imports in her 2026 federal budget proposal,...

Thursday 28 August 2025
Smart finance in action: How E.Sun deploys AI to combat fraud and boost banking efficiency
Facing increasingly complex fraud and financial risks, the banking industry is actively integrating AI technologies. At a technology forum held on August 27 in Taipei, Jyh-Shing Roger...
Thursday 28 August 2025
Microsoft, Nvidia, and OpenAI warn AI training workloads may destabilize power grids
Microsoft., Nvidia, and OpenAI have released a report highlighting the risks that power consumption fluctuations during artificial intelligence (AI) training could pose to electrical...
Thursday 28 August 2025
BenQ’s quiet comeback: inside Taiwanese tech firm’s second act

In 2005, Taiwanese electronic company BenQ—then operating under its parent company Qisda—was riding high as the world's fourth-largest...