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Monday 4 August 2025
Trump locks in tariffs as allies scramble for relief, China talks stall at 'halfway'

US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer stated that President Donald Trump's newly introduced "reciprocal tariffs" are effectively locked...

Monday 4 August 2025
Exclusive: Broadcom exec weighs in on Nvidia's NVLink strategy and silicon photonics future
The Open Compute Project APAC Summit (OCP APAC) will officially open in Taipei in early August 2025. American IC design giant Broadcom, which holds a critical position in cloud AI...
Monday 4 August 2025
Major mobile AP providers ride early demand surge ahead of tariffs, eye high-end market for growth
Apple, Qualcomm, and MediaTek exceeded expectations in recent financial results, driven by final Chinese government subsidies and anticipation of tariff hikes later in the year. This...
Monday 4 August 2025
Sercomm to raise prices following new 20% US tariff on Taiwan
Taiwanese networking equipment manufacturer Sercomm plans to pass the full impact of newly announced US tariffs onto its customers, following Washington's release of an updated reciprocal...
Monday 4 August 2025
Assessing the 20% reciprocal tariffs on Taiwan's electronics industry
Taiwan's reciprocal tariff rate has been announced, reaching 20%. This is higher than Japan and South Korea, which leaves room for questions about whether this will affect the competitiveness...
Monday 4 August 2025
India roundup: Trump's 25% tariff jolts Apple
Trump imposed a 25% tariff on India, one of the highest rates among US trading partners, an unwelcome development for Apple and Foxconn as they expand investments in the country.
Monday 4 August 2025
Castrol partners with Taiwanese companies as liquid cooling competition intensifies
AI server data centers are creating new business opportunities. Castrol, a subsidiary of British Petroleum (BP), is optimistic about the liquid cooling prospects in AI data centers...
Sunday 3 August 2025
Taiwan Mobile launches 'Superman Project' to drive internal AI transition
Taiwan Mobile (TWM) has launched a "Superman Project" aimed at equipping employees with the know-how to implement AI tools across all of the company's business segments, from IT development...
Friday 1 August 2025
Realtek's order visibility limited to one quarter, but PC and networking chip upgrades remain strong
Taiwan-based IC design giant Realtek held an earnings call and shared its outlook for the market. The company noted that in the short term, the market will continue to be influenced...
Friday 1 August 2025
Taiwan industries to sail into Trump's 20% tariffs storm with contingency plans deployed
Taiwanese exporters are responding with cautious pragmatism after the Trump administration announced a new 20% reciprocal tariff rate on Taiwan. The rate represents a reduction from...
Friday 1 August 2025
Delta Electronics bets on AI as sole growth driver in 2025, L2A data center cooling in short supply
At Delta Electronics' earnings call on July 31, Chairman Ping Cheng made a bold prediction: "Only AI will thrive in 2025." Cheng noted that the second half of the year is expected...
Friday 1 August 2025
Amazon sales top estimates on retail, advertising surge; AWS margins under pressure
Amazon reported robust financial results for its fiscal second quarter, with revenue reaching US$167.7 billion, marking a 12% increase compared to the same period last year. Operating...
Friday 1 August 2025
Amazon shares slide as AWS growth trails rivals despite strong revenue beat
Amazon topped Wall Street expectations with its third-quarter 2024 revenue, but the company's stock fell about 7% in after-hours trading after investors reacted to weaker-than-expected...
Friday 1 August 2025
SKT to play key role in South Korea's sovereign AI
SK Telecom (SKT) has recently released several AI models in 2025, as it seeks to earn a place in the South Korean government project for developing the country's sovereign AI.
Friday 1 August 2025
Taiwan aims to replicate semiconductor success with AI
The 2025 World AI Vision Exhibition (WAVE) kicked off on July 31, 2025, in Taipei, Taiwan, organized by the Administration for Digital Industries under Taiwan's Ministry of Digital...