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Friday 13 March 2026

Flytech's AI software drives revenue past NT$100M in 2025

To align with the industry trend of hardware-software integration, industrial PC (IPC) maker Flytech has invested in AI software development since 2019. After years of development, its three software subsidiaries all delivered strong performances in 2025, boosting the related revenue share from 0.1% in 2023 to about 2%, a more than 20-fold increase.

Friday 13 March 2026

Apple slashes App Store commission in China following discussions with regulators

Apple will lower commission rates charged on digital purchases in the China App Store, reducing the standard fee for in-app purchases and paid apps from 30% to 25%, according to reports in Chinese media citing company disclosures.

Friday 13 March 2026

Adobe reports strong earnings as CEO announces planned departure

Adobe reported stronger-than-expected quarterly results while announcing that longtime CEO Shantanu Narayen will step down after nearly two decades leading the software company. The company said Narayen will remain CEO until a successor is appointed and will continue as chair of the board afterward, according to CNBC.

Friday 13 March 2026

IT services provider Wistron ITS expects AI-driven growth in 2026

Wistron ITS (WITS) chairman and CEO Ching Hsiao said the company expects continued growth in 2026. While AI may disrupt some industries, it is also driving demand for IT services and creating new opportunities—and WITS expects revenue to keep rising as a result.

Friday 13 March 2026

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.

Thursday 12 March 2026

Inside Macrohard, Musk's AI venture built to run companies end-to-end

Elon Musk announced a joint venture between xAI and Tesla on March 11 aimed at building a system capable of emulating the operations of other companies. The move comes as autonomous AI agents draw growing attention from leading tech companies — and concern from those who fear they could upend the software industry or displace white-collar workers entirely.

Thursday 12 March 2026

Google completes US$32 billion Wiz acquisition, cementing cloud security push

Google has completed its US$32 billion acquisition of cloud security company Wiz, marking the largest deal in the company's history and a significant leap forward in bolstering its cloud cybersecurity capabilities.

Thursday 12 March 2026

ASE's Tien Wu: Taiwan leverages hardware strength as US chip rivalry intensifies

Given the global chip war and US-China rivalry, ASE Technology Holding COO Tien Wu says that in an era where AI is driving transformation in the technology industry, the new bottleneck in hardware is now in Taiwan's hands. Taiwan should use this as leverage rather than as a tool to monopolize the semiconductor industry, allowing it to pursue mutually beneficial coexistence with supply chain partners and customers while maintaining a leading position in the global AI race.

Thursday 12 March 2026

Microsoft plans next-gen Xbox dev kits in 2027 as Project Helix targets PC-console convergence

Microsoft's Xbox division plans to ship early development hardware for its next-generation console, code-named Project Helix, to game developers starting in 2027, as the company moves to merge console and PC gaming ecosystems.

Thursday 12 March 2026

Qisda names Google Cloud Taiwan GM Cally Ko as president in leadership reshuffle

Qisda's board approved its 2025 financial results, reporting consolidated revenue of NT$207.9 billion (approx. US$6.55 billion), up NT$6.2 billion year-over-year. Gross profit reached NT$35 billion, operating income NT$3.2 billion, and net profit after tax NT$1.39 billion. Net profit attributable to the parent company totaled NT$1.14 billion, with earnings per share (EPS) of NT$0.64.

Wednesday 11 March 2026

OpenClaw AI agents pull 13 tech companies into China's cloud and device ecosystem

China's technology sector is embracing a new trend known as "raising the lobster," developer slang for deploying and operating the open-source AI agent platform OpenClaw. What began in developer communities is spreading to cloud providers, device makers, and enterprise software platforms as companies move to integrate AI agents into their ecosystems.

Wednesday 11 March 2026

Asus and Foxconn lead Taiwan's AI City National Team as Middle East conflict escalates

The conflict in the Middle East unexpectedly affected a data center operated by major cloud service provider (CSP) AWS, once again highlighting the urgent need for sovereign AI. Taiwanese companies are also seizing the chance to capture new business. The 2026 Smart City exhibitions in Taipei and Kaohsiung will open next week. For the first time, the 2026 event will feature a full suite of solutions from the "Taiwan AI National Team," led by major companies such as Asus and Foxconn.

Wednesday 11 March 2026

Oracle says AI will augment, not kill, enterprise SaaS

Oracle told investors that it expects AI to strengthen large, integrated SaaS systems rather than make them obsolete, arguing customers want AI embedded into mission‑critical applications and to keep private data close to systems of record.

Wednesday 11 March 2026

TPIsoftware's push for enterprise sovereign AI could accelerate Taiwan's AI deployments and reshape vendor partnerships

Software firm TPIsoftware said it expects double-digit revenue growth momentum in 2026, targets short-term profitability, and aims to double revenue within three to four years while fully promoting enterprise sovereign AI to help Taiwan's key industries build AI transformation capabilities.

Tuesday 10 March 2026

Qualcomm makes its move into physical AI and robotics

Semiconductor giant Qualcomm has recently announced new products and collaborations that bring it deeper into the realm of physical AI. The moves position the company at the forefront of humanoid and general-purpose robotics, one of the tech sector's most competitive emerging markets.

Tuesday 10 March 2026

Moxa eyes Middle East market growth amid energy and AI infrastructure demand

Industrial communication and networking equipment provider Moxa has identified the Middle East as a key fast-growing market over the next three to five years, highlighting the region at its Lunar New Year media event. General Manager Eddy Lin emphasized that geopolitical conflicts remain a concern, but ongoing semiconductor capacity expansion, supply chain diversification, edge AI upgrades, data center buildout, and critical system monitoring will drive double-digit growth for Moxa in 2025.

Tuesday 10 March 2026

AI short drama 'Huo Qubing' goes viral, Seedance 2.0 cuts video generation cost below US$0.14/sec

AI-generated video technology is rapidly disrupting the film and television industry. The recent AI-generated Chinese short drama Huo Qubing has gone viral on social media, sparking discussions with its near-realistic visuals and extremely low production costs.

Friday 6 March 2026

AW 2026: how AX is advancing traditional automation

Automation World (AW) 2026 has concluded at COEX in Seoul, marking a turning point regarding hardware-centric automation. As the industry faces pressures from demographic shifts, supply chain volatility, and changing regulations, the event served as a global stage for the transition toward physical AI and Software-Defined Automation (SDA).

Friday 6 March 2026

Explainer: Why the Pentagon’s move on Anthropic matters for the AI supply chain

The high-stakes game of chicken between Silicon Valley and the Pentagon escalated into a formal legal war on March 6. Following a week of social media threats and collapsed negotiations, the Department of Defense has formally notified Anthropic PBC that the company and its products are officially deemed a "supply chain risk," a designation typically reserved for foreign adversaries.

Friday 6 March 2026

South Korea launches first physical AI data factory to catch up with China's robot data edge

As the robotics industry accelerates, data collection has become a critical factor in driving real-world industrial adoption and realizing true AI factories. South Korean startup Maum.AI inaugurated its first "Physical AI Data Factory" at its Seongnam headquarters in Gyeonggi-do province, aiming to accelerate the commercialization of physical AI in South Korea through a validation-centered learning infrastructure.

Friday 6 March 2026

Former TSMC SVP leads V5 Technologies' AI inspection push in semiconductor packaging

V5 Technologies, a leading maker of advanced semiconductor inspection equipment centered on AI algorithms, is capitalizing on the explosive growth in advanced process and packaging demand. The company posted a revenue of NT$2.075 billion (US$65.5 million) in 2025, up 187.82% year-over-year.

Friday 6 March 2026

South Korea's approval for Google to export high-precision maps raises competition and security questions

South Korea's government has reversed a nearly 20-year policy and conditionally allowed Google to export high-precision map data abroad, a move that could shift the competitive landscape for domestic map services and emerging technologies such as autonomous vehicles.

Thursday 5 March 2026

Google and Taiwan partner to build world's first nationwide AI health network, shifting AI from audit tool to everyday care

Google announced a nationwide collaboration with Taiwan's Ministry of Health and Welfare to create what it describes as the world's first countrywide AI health network, elevating AI healthcare integration from regional pilots to a national platform.

Thursday 5 March 2026

OpenAI is reportedly developing a GitHub alternative, raising questions for the AI industry

OpenAI is developing an alternative to GitHub, Microsoft's popular code repository that lets software engineers store, share, and collaborate on computer code, according to The Information, citing unnamed sources. The project is still nascent and likely won't be completed for months. OpenAI could ultimately decide not to release the product publicly, reserving it for in-house developers only.

Thursday 5 March 2026

Pichai congratulates Google Taiwan's 20th anniversary, eyes AI era milestones

Google Taiwan marked its 20th anniversary this year, highlighting its evolution into a major hardware and AI infrastructure hub outside the company's US headquarters. At a March 4 press event, executives outlined priorities for talent development and social applications of AI.

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