China has imposed new export control measures on 40 Japanese entities, placing 20 organizations on its export control list and another 20 on a separate watchlist, citing national security concerns and the need to strengthen oversight of exports of dual-use items.
Nvidia does not make robots, but it is becoming a key force behind embodied intelligence companies. At Automate 2026, North America's largest industrial automation show, on June 22, Deepu Talla, vice president of Nvidia's robotics business, said on stage that the company hired 18,600 man-years of engineers to bring the safety architecture of autonomous driving to robots.
Hurun Research Institute released its Hurun Global Unicorn List on June 25, a ranking covering 1,603 companies across 52 countries and 299 cities. The number of companies is up 5.3% from the prior year, while total global unicorn value has surged 43% year on year to US$8 trillion, far outpacing growth in the number of companies.
Enterprises are increasingly moving AI deployments from public cloud to on-premises systems as demand rises for data sovereignty, compliance, and local data control. Irene Sun, general manager for Red Hat Taiwan, said the same shift is taking hold in Taiwan, where companies are paying far more attention to who controls critical data, core models, and computing environments.
Chengxi Information said on June 26 that the Taipei Exchange board approved its listing application, with Mega Securities serving as the lead underwriter. The company also held its shareholders' meeting the same day, approving the 2025 financial report and a profit distribution plan that includes a cash dividend of NT$5.3 per share and a payout ratio of more than 80%.
Taiwan's Ministry of Economic Affairs has tasked Taiwan's Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI) to set up the Quantum Industry Technology Promotion Office (QITPO) and has named dozens of companies as members of the quantum industry supply chain. To strengthen Taiwan's quantum science and application base, the National Science and Technology Council (NSTC) has announced the launch of a quantum technology program, with the first 15 PhD-level candidates selected for overseas study.
Chinese 3D vision sensor maker Orbbec is expanding its global manufacturing network with a new production base in Vietnam, as robotics suppliers increase overseas capacity to strengthen supply chain resilience and serve international customers.
Synopsys celebrated the 35th anniversary of its Taiwan operations and the opening of its new Hsinchu office on June 15. During the event, Synopsys CEO Sassine Ghazi sat down with DIGITIMES to discuss how agentic AI is transforming electronic design automation (EDA), semiconductor development, and the future of engineering work.
