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Monday 29 June 2026
US widens China tech ban to include legacy Huawei, ZTE equipment
The US is expanding its import ban on Chinese telecommunications and surveillance equipment, extending Federal Communications Commission (FCC) restrictions beyond newly launched products...
Monday 29 June 2026
Taiwan optics makers eye humanoid robot vision market as deployments accelerate
As physical AI enters a pivotal growth phase in 2026, deployment of robotic systems is rapidly accelerating across the industry. Beyond established applications such as inspection,...
Monday 29 June 2026
Taiwan smartphone shipments rose in May despite higher component costs
Taiwan's smartphone market saw shipments expand in May as Mother's Day buying and demand for AI-enabled premium models offset rising upstream component costs, industry participants...
Monday 29 June 2026
Wistron expands US production to meet AI server demand

Wistron is stepping up factory spending in the US, Taiwan, and Southeast Asia to meet rising demand for AI servers. The expansion signals...

Monday 29 June 2026
Potens expands into AI cooling and power markets, server revenue share hits double digits

With growing demand for AI server cooling and power management solutions, power semiconductor design company Potens reported that revenue...

Monday 29 June 2026
Johor's power grid faces mounting strain as data centre pipeline expands
Malaysia's southern state of Johor could see data centers account for about 40% of its electricity demand by 2035, highlighting mounting pressure on power infrastructure as the region...
Monday 29 June 2026
Physical AI's next hurdle is not walking, but grasping

As Physical AI moves closer to commercial reality, its global impact may depend less on humanoid robots that can run or dance and more...

Monday 29 June 2026
Analysis: Memory shortage drives long-term uptrend as Apple hikes prices
Micron Technology's latest outlook suggests memory shortages could affect device costs worldwide through 2027, with relief unlikely before 2028. For global consumers, that means smartphones,...
Monday 29 June 2026
Taiwan electronics sector stays upbeat as AI demand lifts exports
Taiwan's electronics-machinery sector is heading into the second half of 2026 with cautious optimism, as global demand for AI infrastructure, high-end semiconductors, and cloud services...
Monday 29 June 2026
AIC sees double-digit growth as AI infrastructure shifts to rack-level systems
AIC said the global shift from single-server AI computing to rack- and system-level integration is driving coordinated storage, compute, and networking design as a key trend in AI...
Monday 29 June 2026
LG expands data-center liquid cooling push, eyes Taiwan server partnerships amid AI infrastructure boom
As AI infrastructure pushes server power consumption to unprecedented levels, liquid cooling is rapidly moving from an alternative technology to a data-center necessity. Amid fragmented...
Monday 29 June 2026
India roundup: Global tech giants deepen India investments
India is attracting fresh technology investment as global companies expand AI, cloud and semiconductor commitments, reinforcing the country's growing role as a strategic manufacturing...
Monday 29 June 2026
Qualcomm stirs AI data center competition with CPUs, ASICs, and accelerators
Qualcomm officially unveiled its Dragonfly data center platform at this week's annual investor day, laying out a four-pronged push into cloud AI that spans SerDes, PAM4 DSP, and other...
Sunday 28 June 2026
Apple's first foldable iPhone reportedly on track for September 2026 launch
Apple's long-rumored foldable iPhone remains on schedule for a September 2026 debut, despite earlier reports that hinge-related issues could delay the device's release.
Sunday 28 June 2026
Rakuten, AST SpaceMobile JV aims to break Starlink's grip on Japan's satellite market
Japan's Rakuten Group plans to establish a new joint venture with US-based AST SpaceMobile in 2026 to build a dedicated low Earth orbit (LEO) satellite communications network for Japan,...