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Saturday 30 August 2025

Germany’s car industry buckles under EV shift and trade shocks

Germany's once-dominant automotive sector is facing its most profound reckoning in decades, shedding over 52,000 jobs — a 6.7%...

Saturday 30 August 2025

As Nissan struggles, Foxconn offers a manufacturing lifeline

Hon Hai Precision Industry, better known as Foxconn, is signaling a strategic shift toward electric vehicles through partnership rather...

Friday 29 August 2025

Nvidia to face trial in November over Valeo trade secret claims, US judge rules

A federal judge in California has ruled that Nvidia must stand trial in November over allegations it benefited from trade secrets taken from French auto supplier Valeo, Bloomberg...

Friday 29 August 2025

Now is the right time for VMware Cloud Foundation to adopt AI, says Broadcom Asia Pacific and Japan President

Sylvain Cazard, president of Broadcom Asia Pacific and Japan (APJ), along with Barry Chen, general manager for Broadcom Taiwan and Hong Kong, shared insights in an exclusive interview...

Friday 29 August 2025

Hybrid models, local servers, and Netweb's role in India's AI ecosystem

India's ambition to become a trillion-dollar digital economy is creating demand for AI infrastructure that can support both rapid experimentation and cost efficiency.

Friday 29 August 2025

VeriSilicon to buy RISC-V pioneer Nuclei, shares halted in Shanghai

VeriSilicon Microelectronics (Shanghai), China's top semiconductor IP and custom chip design service provider, said on August 28 that it will acquire Nuclei System Technology, a Shanghai-based...

Friday 29 August 2025

Nvidia bets big on optical networking with 2026 launch of Quantum-X and Spectrum-X to power AI data centers

As artificial intelligence (AI) systems scale at breakneck speed, the vast flows of data inside GPU clusters are overwhelming traditional interconnect methods. Legacy copper-based...

Friday 29 August 2025

Horizon Robotics cements lead in China's auto driving chips, eyes full autonomy within a decade

China's fast-growing autonomous driving market has cemented Horizon Robotics as the country's leading automotive chip supplier. The company posted first-half 2025 revenue of CNY1.567...

Friday 29 August 2025

Niching's AI-driven cooling technology drives revenue surge amid advanced packaging shifts

On August 28, Niching presented strong growth prospects at its latest investor conference, highlighting the AI-driven opportunities for cooling solutions. The company's improved product...

Friday 29 August 2025

BYD breaks through tariff restrictions, shipping over 900 EVs from Thailand plant to Europe

China's new energy vehicle leader BYD Auto has made headlines for aggressively expanding its overseas market. Its earlier plans to export electric vehicles (EVs) to Taiwan via its...

Friday 29 August 2025

Universal Robots introduces Asia-specific collaborative robots amid semiconductor-driven automation surge in Taiwan

The global labor shortage has intensified demand for automation, yet traditional robots still lead the short-term market. Collaborative robots (cobots), however, are gaining steadily,...

Friday 29 August 2025

Foxconn unit tests digital health strategy

Foxconn has been promoting its "3+3+3" innovation strategy, positioning digital health as a core element. Chih-Hsiung Chiang, general manager of Foxconn's Business Group B, clearly...

Friday 29 August 2025

Perplexity offers $42.5m to publishers as lawsuits pile up

AI search engine startup Perplexity has announced a content revenue-sharing program, pledging US$42.5 million to partner media outlets. This move comes amid ongoing copyright controversies...

Friday 29 August 2025

Google DeepMind shifts focus to practical AI applications amid growing competition

As competition intensifies in the artificial intelligence industry, leading AI labs are moving from secretive research toward closer engagement with real-world challenges to accelerate...

Friday 29 August 2025

Anthropic forms advisory council to advance AI use in government and defense

Anthropic has set up a National Security and Public Sector Advisory Council to foster the adoption of its Claude AI model within government and defense arenas. The initiative aims...

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