Taiwan's long-anticipated Artificial Intelligence Basic Law will not be reviewed at the Executive Yuan's May 29 meeting, missing the critical window to be submitted to the Legislative Yuan before its summer recess in late June. The delay has reignited market concerns that Taiwan's push to lead in AI hardware may falter without a matching commitment to cultivating domestic software capabilities.

Acer Cyber Security Inc. (ACSI), the cybersecurity arm of Acer Group, expects stronger momentum in the second half of 2025 and is targeting double-digit revenue growth for the full year, according to President Rex Wu. Speaking at the company's May 27 shareholders meeting, Wu cited sustained demand for cybersecurity solutions and the firm's expanding system integration business as key growth drivers.

Meta Platforms Inc. has done all it can in court to fight back at the US Federal Trade Commission's claims that it's a monopoly. Now it's up to a federal judge to decide whether the company should be broken up.

Salesforce Inc. has agreed to buy Informatica Inc. for about US$8 billion, sealing the deal on a software firm that had seen its shares plunge by as much as 59% since the companies' first talks failed last year. Informatica shareholders are set to receive US$25 in cash per share, according to a statement on May 27, representing a 30% premium over its closing price on May 22, before Bloomberg reported that Salesforce and Informatica were in advanced talks.

Since May, major software giants, including Microsoft, Google, SAP, and IBM, have hosted developer conferences or annual meetings, converging on a shared focus: artificial intelligence (AI) agents, cross-platform interoperability, and enterprise applications. These themes mark a shift away from the previous emphasis on isolated, proprietary services, signaling a broader push toward open ecosystems and standardized communication in AI development.

At the 2025 Osaka-Kansai Expo, Japan's NTT presents its corporate pavilion under the theme "Parallel Travel." Through a narrative that transcends time and space, the company offers an experimental glimpse into the future of communication.

At Momo's annual shareholders' meeting, Fubon Group chairman Daniel Tsai acknowledged that while not all expectations were met, the e-commerce platform delivered a record-breaking consolidated revenue of NT$112.56 billion (US$3.78 billion) in 2024. The result marked a 3% year-over-year increase, with Momo outperforming Taiwan's broader online retail market despite mounting external challenges.

Huawei recently unveiled its first HarmonyOS-powered computer, a significant milestone in the company's technological evolution. According to a report by China's state-run CCTV, the new PC is equipped with the cutting-edge Kirin X90 chip built on 5nm process technology, alongside Huawei's proprietary operating system, HarmonyOS. CCTV further emphasized that "domestic semiconductor devices have, for the first time, achieved a self-sustaining, complete ecosystem in terms of performance and other facets."

At the Momo shareholders' meeting held on May 27, Fubon Group chairman Daniel Tsai addressed Taiwan's growing energy concerns, suggesting that the government consider restarting the Maanshan Nuclear Power Plant (Nuclear Plant 3) as a backup power source. The comments came just days after the facility was officially decommissioned, marking a milestone in Taiwan's transition to a non-nuclear energy policy.

China officially launched its Computing Power Internet Pilot Network on May 17, 2025, in Nanchang, Jiangxi Province, during the World Telecommunication and Information Society Day. Led by the China Academy of Information and Communications Technology (CAICT) and supported by China Telecom, China Mobile, and China Unicom, the initiative aims to unify and virtualize compute infrastructure across the country.

Taiwan has geared up efforts to develop distilled versions of large language models (LLM) in a bid to accelerate the development and penetration of AI applications.

Taiwan Mobile has officially become the first major Taiwanese corporation to launch a cryptocurrency trading platform, marking a significant strategic pivot into decentralized finance under the leadership of its innovative CEO, Jamie Lin. The company's wholly owned subsidiary, Fu Sheng Digital, debuted the TWEX virtual asset exchange on May 22 as a cornerstone of its push into the Web3 space.

Fusheng Digital, a wholly owned subsidiary of Taiwan Mobile, announced on "Bitcoin Pizza Day"—May 22—that the Taiwan Virtual Asset Exchange (TWEX) platform is officially online. TWEX has become the first virtual asset exchange platform in Taiwan operated and invested by a major corporate group.

German enterprise software leader SAP has announced strategic partnerships with US-based AI search startup Perplexity and data analytics firm Palantir, aiming to advance its business AI offerings and build a more interconnected ecosystem of AI agents.

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella emphasized new benchmarks in AI computing during his keynote at the 2025 Microsoft Build developer conference, stating that true AI performance should be measured by three key metrics: token throughput, power consumption (watts), and cost. He introduced the company's latest advancement in AI infrastructure—the ND GB200 v6 virtual machine—which delivers a record 865,584 tokens per second, significantly surpassing the 24,528 tokens per second achieved by last year's H100 v5-based systems.

Foxconn is accelerating its entry into the digital health sector, unveiling a series of AI-driven healthcare solutions at the 2025 GTC Taipei. Key announcements included the launch of the AI nursing robot Nurabot, collaborative smart hospital digital twin projects, and a new AI model contributed to the open-source MONAI medical imaging platform.

Germany is ramping up efforts to strengthen ties with Taiwan's burgeoning healthcare sector, as a delegation of German medical innovators visited the island to explore strategic partnerships. The high-level delegation, accompanied by a symposium in Taipei, spotlighted Germany's latest advancements in pharmaceuticals, biotechnology, and medical device packaging, with a focus on precision medicine and regulatory innovation.

At I/O 2025 in Mountain View, California, Google introduced a major expansion of its AI strategy and product ecosystem, reinforcing its position in search while responding to mounting pressure from OpenAI and emerging rivals. Google debuted a new "AI Mode" for Search, now live for US users. The mode provides AI-generated responses across a range of queries—from simple questions to complex research—and can handle tasks like image analysis and ticket purchases.

As the global economy gradually transitions into a post-Trump era, economic experts suggest that the challenges brought by US President Donald Trump's protectionist trade policies could serve a powerful impetus for Taiwan's industrial transformation.

On May 20, Young Liu, chairman of Foxconn and recently took over as the 27th chairman of the Taiwan Electrical and Electronic Manufacturers' Association (TEEMA), sought strategic advice from Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang at Computex 2025.

At the 2025 Build Developer Conference, Microsoft introduced a range of new tools and platforms focused on accelerating the development and deployment of AI agents, signaling its vision for an "agentic web" powered by interoperable, task-oriented AI systems.

Tech giants are investing in quantum computing, with Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang anticipating that future supercomputers will include quantum accelerators. He noted current challenges with "noise" in the industry. Similarly, Alphabet and Google CEO Sundar Pichai expressed concerns about noise, suggesting practical quantum computers could be five years away.

Qualcomm CEO Cristiano Amon discussed the current developments in the AI PC field during his keynote speech ahead of Computex 2025, mentioning several new application scenarios developed with agentic AI at the core.

Telecom operators in Taiwan are expanding their presence in the Web3 financial tech sector, with one of them set to launch a virtual asset exchange platform next week.