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Monday 5 May 2025

India roundup: Most iPhones sold in US will be made in India

Apple and Foxconn are speeding up their iPhone manufacturing in India. Dixon continues to collaborate with Taiwanese companies to secure more diversified manufacturing capabilities...

Monday 5 May 2025

Network infrastructure crucial to growth for Nokia and Chunghwa Telecom

Nokia saw lower-than-expected performance in the first quarter of 2025, with net sales sliding by 3% year-over-year to EUR4.39 billion (US$5 billion), as well as EUR156 million in...

Saturday 3 May 2025

Apple's 2Q earnings in focus: trade tensions, AI lag, and China headwinds cloud outlook

Apple is set to announce its fiscal second-quarter earnings on May 1 (Pacific Time). Analysts anticipate the company will hit revenue...

Friday 2 May 2025

CWTC posts strong Q1 as packaging demand surges, eyes expansion in Asia

Taiwanese lead frame packaging giant CWTC posted better-than-expected results for the first quarter of 2025, buoyed by its inclusion on key client procurement lists and surging demand...

Friday 2 May 2025

US targets Chinese shipbuilding, port equipment in new tariff offensive

After pressuring the UK to ban Huawei's 5G gear on national security grounds, the Trump administration is widening its trade assault...

Friday 2 May 2025

Industrial displays solutions vendor Litemax adjusting markets to cope with US tariffs

Industrial LCD displays specialist Litemax, which has a solid customer base in high-end applications markets in Europe and the US, is ready to adjust its strategies to cope with the...

Friday 2 May 2025

Non-AI cloud workloads power Microsoft's 3Q25 Azure overperformance

Microsoft's fiscal year 2025 third-quarter earnings call revealed a company operating at full throttle in the age of AI, driven by skyrocketing demand for AI infrastructure and cloud...

Friday 2 May 2025

Dixon Technologies, Inventec form joint venture to manufacture PCs and servers in India

Dixon Technologies has strengthened its role in India's electronics manufacturing sector by signing a joint venture with Taiwan-based Inventec to produce IT hardware. The partnership...

Friday 2 May 2025

Amazon's AI ambition runs on self-designed silicon

Amazon is racing to redefine the future of AI—and it's building that future on silicon of its own design.

Friday 2 May 2025

Apple says it's TSMC Arizona's largest customer, braces for US$900M tariff impact

In the face of geopolitical turbulence, rising tariffs, and a radically shifting technology landscape, Apple has delivered a quarterly performance that was both steady and strategic...

Friday 2 May 2025

Amazon Braces for Tougher Business Climate Amid Trump Trade War

Amazon.com Inc. said it's bracing for a tougher business climate in the coming months, echoing concerns from a range of companies that tariffs and related economic turmoil could crimp...

Friday 2 May 2025

Apple posts strong earnings, but China and regulation weigh

Apple's fiscal second-quarter results, reported on May 2, presented a mixed picture: strong global sales growth and expanding services...

Thursday 1 May 2025

Pharmacy chains merge in Taiwan, but labor pains persist

Taiwan's pharmaceutical distribution sector is undergoing sustained consolidation, with industry players embracing chain operations to bolster competitiveness and elevate service...

Thursday 1 May 2025

Hot and heavy: JS-SEZ bids to lead AI data center innovation in the tropics

Johor and Singapore are emerging as key hubs in Asia Pacific's fast-expanding data center landscape. Johor's data center capacity grew from 10MW in 2021 to over 1,500MW in 2024, with...

Thursday 1 May 2025

Flex debuts high-powered liquid cooling system for AI-driven data centers

As soaring demand from AI and high-density computing workloads strains the limits of conventional data center cooling systems, Flex has...

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