GMI Cloud, an Nvidia Cloud Partner (NCP) and GPU-as-a-Service provider, has announced plans to build a US$500 million AI Factory in Taiwan, adding new large-scale compute capacity to the region's expanding AI infrastructure. The company said the facility is intended to support enterprises developing and deploying large AI models, forming part of a broader push to establish locally controlled, high-performance computing capabilities while maintaining access to advanced US technology.

South Korean President Jae-Myung Lee is coordinating a meeting with SoftBank chairman Masayoshi Son, expected to take place in 2025. The discussion is speculated to focus on AI investments and collaboration on the Stargate Project.

Amid accelerating consolidation in the global artificial intelligence of things (AIoT), smart manufacturing, and industrial control markets, the supply value chain is shifting from pure hardware manufacturing to integrated hardware-software solutions and comprehensive service offerings. Ennoconn chairman Fu-chuan Chu stated during the company's earnings call on November 14, 2025, that with the global localization of supply chains, and as the company's internal organization, products, and technologies are successfully restructured and its overseas deployments gradually take shape, the company expects operations in 2026 will be significantly stronger and show a higher growth trajectory compared to 2025.

AI has pushed the memory industry into a growth cycle. Etron Technology President Elvis Deng stated that memory supply is now in short supply across the board. DDR4, LPDDR4, and DDR3 shortages will be difficult to ease in the short term, and are expected to persist into the second half of 2026—2027.

The head of Tesla's artificial-intelligence division recently warned employees that 2026 will be the most demanding year of their lives, urging the AI organization to brace for an unprecedented pace of work, according to Business Insider.

South Korea-based JL Standard showcased its AI-driven video services for memorials, events, and digital content at the 2025 Pangyo Global Media Meet-Up. The presentation at Pangyo Techno Valley's startup campus highlighted the district's growing role as a launchpad for AI applications targeting niche markets across Asia.

India has approved a second tranche of 17 projects under the Electronics Component Manufacturing Scheme (ECMS), authorizing investments worth INR71.72 billion (US$810 million) and projected production of INR651.11 billion. The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology said the new approvals are expected to create 11,808 direct jobs and further expand domestic component manufacturing capacity. This follows an earlier set of seven applications worth INR55.32 billion cleared in the previous phase.

Arm and Nvidia announced new steps to expand their collaboration on AI data center infrastructure, highlighting the growing demand for energy-efficient computing as AI workloads scale. Companies across the sector are prioritizing "intelligence per watt," as power constraints increasingly limit data center capacity and performance.

Amid escalating China-US trade frictions and disrupted global supply chains, Taiwan is advancing efforts to strengthen its domestic production of critical materials like rare earth elements and neon gas; these are essential for high-tech industries, including semiconductors and defense.

Tesla has outlined an aggressive roadmap targeting mass production of its Optimus humanoid robot and expansion of its Robotaxi service, with CEO Elon Musk's trillion-dollar compensation plan directly linked to the success of these ventures. At the center of this push is Ashok Elluswamy, Tesla's AI software vice president, who has become a pivotal figure in the company's AI and robotics strategy.