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AW 2026: a reality check for the fully autonomous era

Global headlines may proclaim a fully autonomous era, but AW 2026 told a different story. The show made clear that robots are not yet fully autonomous — a fact obscured by modern robotics coverage. The industry is heading in the right direction, but independent operation remains out of reach. A surprising number of robots were teleoperated via controllers. Those left unsupervised often struggled with basic environmental navigation.

Interview: Agentic AI is creating a new frontier of cybersecurity risks

Apr 7

In-depth: How DeepSeek V4 strengthens Huawei's role in China's AI stack

Apr 7

Exclusive: Apple reportedly shifts over 40% of MacBook production to Vietnam, including new budget Neo model

Apr 7

Anthropic secures 3.5 GW of next-gen compute via landmark alliance with Google and Broadcom

Apr 7

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AIDIGITIMES analyst discusses Apple's Siri evolution, AI agent trends, and Samsung's 2nm reality

Apr 8, 18:07

In his podcast, DIGITIMES senior analyst Luke Lin discussed Apple's upcoming evolution of Siri. The new version is expected to integrate Google's Gemini and allow users to select their preferred chatbot, including ChatGPT, Claude, or xAI's Grok. While some market analysts suggest Apple may use this approach to control distribution and charge listing fees, Lin is skeptical of that interpretation.

AIChinese energy storage players flock to growing AI data center market in face of fierce domestic competition

Apr 8, 16:43

Chinese energy storage players are going all in on the AI data center market, as intense domestic competition has caused falling profit margins from traditional storage projects. The booming token economy is changing the role of AI data center energy storage from simply backup power to a core element of computing power.

ICT MANUFACTURINGAI server cooling demand boosts heat sink makers' growth outlook

Apr 8, 15:44

Heat sink manufacturers continue to benefit from the surge in AI-driven server growth, with Asia Vital Components (AVC), Auras, and Jentech all posting record-high revenues in March 2026. Liquid cooling solutions are the main driver behind this momentum. Industry players note that liquid cooling units command average prices several times higher than air-cooling modules. As 2026 is set to be the inaugural year for widespread liquid cooling adoption, its share will keep rising, ensuring strong growth momentum throughout 2026.

SOFTWARE, BIG DATAAnthropic launches Project Glasswing to fend cyber threats with new Mythos model

Apr 8, 14:00

Anthropic has launched a new cybersecurity initiative, Project Glasswing, giving select technology partners early access to a powerful yet-to-be-released AI model as concerns grow over AI-driven cyberattacks. According to Bloomberg, the program is designed to help companies prepare for potential risks before the model is made more widely available.

ICT MANUFACTURINGUS-China tech clash over chips intensifies ahead of summit, with global supply-chain implications

Apr 8, 13:02

As US and Chinese leaders prepared for a mid-May summit, proposed US export controls on semiconductor equipment under the MATCH Act and China's sharp state-media rebuttal signaled heightened tech tensions with far-reaching global supply-chain implications. Analysts have characterized the moves as pre-summit leverage that could reshape chip manufacturing and trade flows.

AIChina's AI and cloud firms step up use of domestic chips

Apr 8, 13:01

China's leading AI and cloud companies are shifting toward domestically produced AI chips, a move with global implications for supply chains, technology competition, and cloud services. The trend could reduce demand for foreign semiconductors while accelerating China's practical deployment of AI on homegrown platforms, affecting international vendors and developers alike.

AITaiwan warns of Beijing's covert push to poach AI and chip talent

Apr 8, 12:50

According to the latest report submitted by Taiwan's National Security Bureau to the Legislative Yuan, China is increasingly targeting Taiwan in an effort to circumvent international technological restrictions. Beijing has set its sights on Taiwan's high-tech sectors—particularly artificial intelligence (AI), semiconductors, and precision machinery—seeking to lure companies to establish operations or maintain a presence in China under the framework of its 15th Five-Year Plan.

AIChinese SSD maker DapuStor sees rising QLC demand as AI drives storage growth

Apr 8, 12:41

Chinese enterprise SSD (eSSD) maker DapuStor entered its IPO subscription phase in early April 2026, driven by rapid expansion in AI infrastructure. The company recently observed multiple downstream customers significantly revising their order forecasts upwards after the Lunar New Year holidays. DapuStor highlighted that QLC SSDs are becoming a key trend for North American and Chinese cloud service providers (CSPs) to ease cost and capacity pressures. Its 245TB product has officially reached customer sampling stages.

SERVER, IPC, CLOUD COMPUTING, IOTUber deploys AWS custom chips to scale AI and cut compute costs

Apr 8, 12:27

US ride-hailing platform Uber has announced a partnership with Amazon Web Services (AWS) to deploy its in-house custom chips, aiming to improve the speed and efficiency of artificial intelligence (AI) model training and inference. The move is expected to strengthen Uber's real-time computing capabilities across ride-hailing and delivery services, while highlighting a broader push by cloud providers to capture AI infrastructure demand through proprietary silicon.

ICT MANUFACTURINGAnalysis: China's humanoid robot market forms three-player structure at scaling inflection point

Apr 8, 12:23

China's AgiBot Innovation (Shanghai) Technology has shipped its 10,000th humanoid robot, the Agibot Expedition A3, signalling early mass production at scale. Output doubled from 5,000 units at the end of 2025 within three months. While Tesla's Optimus timeline remains under scrutiny, China's humanoid robot push is already scaling, led by AgiBot, Unitree Robotics, and Ubtech Robotics in an emerging three-player structure.

IT COMPONENTS, PERIPHERALSAI server boom lifts Taiwan's ACES Electronics into the high-speed interconnect race

Apr 8, 12:09

As AI servers grow more complex and bandwidth demands surge, components once considered peripheral—connectors and high-speed cables—are emerging as critical determinants of system performance.

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