The US Federal Trade Commission has opened an antitrust investigation of Microsoft, drilling into everything from the company's cloud computing and software licensing businesses to cybersecurity offerings and artificial intelligence products.
According to a press release published by the Press Information Bureau of India, the Competition Commission of India (CCI) has greenlit a significant transaction involving the investment in Flipkart Private by Alphabet-owned Shoreline International Holdings. This development marks an important step for Flipkart, a subsidiary of retail giant Walmart, as it continues expanding its presence in the Indian e-commerce sector.
Apple's attempt to delay a report indicating it violated competition laws in India has been denied by the nation's antitrust authority, the Competition Commission of India (CCI), according to Reuters, which cited an internal order from the regulator. The decision permits the proceedings against Apple to advance.
Huawei's product launch event took place on the afternoon of November 26, showcasing what it claims to be the "most powerful" Mate in history, along with the fourth iteration of Harmony Intelligent Mobility Alliance—"Maextro," developed in collaboration with JAC Motors. This announcement comes just before the US is expected to announce an expansion of its restrictions against China, drawing significant attention from the public and industry observers.
Taiwan's role in the global AI ecosystem cannot be overstated, according to Paul Lorimer, corporate VP of Office 365 Enterprise and cloud engineering at Microsoft.
Google is advancing its global data center expansion while targeting sustainability goals centered on energy efficiency, carbon neutrality, and water reuse. Senior executives emphasize that energy costs represent the largest operational expense for maintaining data center infrastructure, underscoring the importance of strategic energy planning during transitions from legacy to new technologies.
The Competition Commission of India (CCI) imposed a substantial fine of INR2.13 billion (approx. US$25.3 million) on Meta, the parent company of WhatsApp, citing the abuse of its dominant market position in India.
NetApp, Taiwan's leading storage brand, has announced plans to move beyond the manufacturing sector and venture into finance, healthcare, and retail to create more growth opportunities. GM of NetApp Taiwan, Peter Chu, emphasized that Taiwan is a global hub for server manufacturing, and through the integration of servers and storage solutions, there are significant opportunities to jointly explore vertical markets.
Semiconductor Week in Review (Nov 10 - 16): In a week dominated by seismic shifts in the semiconductor landscape, TSMC's suspension of sub-7nm chip supply to Chinese AI firms and postponement of its Arizona fab opening bookended a series of industry-reshaping developments, as geopolitical tensions continue to redraw the global tech supply chain map.
On November 14, Foxlink Group (formerly Cheng Uei Precision Industry) inaugurated Ubilink, establishing Taiwan's largest AI supercomputing center and first platform utilizing Nvidia Hopper GPUs. The center aims to serve small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) that cannot afford dedicated computing facilities.
Huawei's "Songshan Lake Initiative," launched in late 2019 at its Dongguan facility, mobilized over 2,000 engineers globally over nine months to establish HarmonyOS for smartphones. This project marked a pivotal shift for Huawei, as covered by Yicai and The Paper.
Amidst China's raging AI boom, Kai-Fu Lee, Chairman of Sinovation Ventures and CEO of 01.AI has gone on record criticizing the structure of the AI ecosystem while outlining where he believes the direction of the AI evolution may go.
Two years into the AI boom, the industry has begun searching for the next trend of the new age. DeepLearning.AI General Partner Andrew Ng suggests that while much attention in generative AI has focused on technical aspects and models over the past two years, the industry's next wave of opportunities lies in applications, particularly in AI agents and agent-based workflows.
Huawei's HarmonyOS is encountering significant hurdles in its path to successful commercialization. However, since its launch, Huawei has integrated the digital yuan into HarmonyOS, reflecting a departure from traditional commercialization strategies.
The US currently holds a technological advantage in the field of AI, but China has considerable potential to catch up, especially in the application sector, according to Kai-Fu Lee, former head of Google China.
Acer e-Enabling Service Business Inc. (AEB) achieved record-high quarterly and cumulative revenue and profits in the third quarter of 2024. As the potential of generative AI (GenAI) unfolds, companies are accelerating digital transformation, which boosts demand for cloud services. This shift is also fueling reliance on data governance, value-added cloud solutions, and AI consulting, all contributing to AEB's impressive growth.
The top three global cloud service providers (CSPs) are committing to strong investments in AI data centers, ensuring steady operations for Taiwan's data center supply chain—covering servers, storage devices, and network switches—through 2025.
Southeast Asia's internet economy will log its slowest growth on record this year, a group of researchers said, underscoring weakness in consumer demand and a push to show profits instead of revenue gains.
As the first major US tech giant to report quarterly earnings, Alphabet delivered third-quarter results that outpaced analysts' predictions. Fueled by soaring demand for AI computing power, development tools, and resources, Alphabet's cloud services saw significant growth. However, the stakes are high: looming antitrust investigations by US regulators and fierce competition in search advertising could cast a shadow over Alphabet's future momentum.
Taiwan's hospitals are pioneering smart healthcare by combining medical expertise with advanced ICT. At a recent event hosted by the Smart Healthcare Industry-Academia Alliance, hospitals, including Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial, unveiled patient-centered solutions developed with Taiwan's ICT industry, demonstrating their commitment to emphasizing the importance of the patient journey.
Cloud giants have recently released their latest financial results, with Alphabet and Microsoft reporting robust cloud performance, easing prior market concerns about the monetization of AI applications.
Microsoft reported robust financial results for the first quarter of fiscal year 2025, with revenue reaching US$65.59 billion, primarily driven by its cloud business. Azure demonstrated impressive growth, with a 34% increase in constant currency. The company continues to actively procure Blackwell chips to ensure competitiveness in the rapidly evolving AI market.
Cloud AI development is surging in Southeast Asia (SEA), with major cloud service providers rapidly expanding their infrastructure investments in the region. The area's multilingual diversity and varying levels of digital adoption are proving to be key drivers of innovation and business opportunities.
Microsoft Corp.'s GitHub has agreed to bake artificial intelligence models from Anthropic and Alphabet Inc.'s Google into a coding assistant used by millions of software developers.
