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Commentary: Apple's M8 Ultra AI server plan could pull Apple Silicon into Nvidia's enterprise infrastructure game

After more than a decade away, Apple may be preparing to return to the enterprise server market. According to The Information, as reported by Reuters, the company is developing an enterprise AI server powered by its planned M8 Ultra chip and has discussed adopting Nvidia's NVLink Fusion interconnect technology.

Peking University Dean's rare Intel China appearance hails AI-plus edge adoption
Sep 24

Anthropic brings in Accenture to audit AI safety
Sep 24

Intel puts CPU-GPU coordination at center of agentic AI strategy
Sep 24

Industrial software giants race to build industry world models
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AIVanguard chairman says AI slowdown won't free up chip capacity
Sep 29, 10:33

Vanguard International Semiconductor (VIS) and NXP Semiconductors' joint venture, VisionPower Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (VSMC), officially opened its 12-inch (300mm) wafer fab on September 28 in Tampines, Singapore. Vanguard and VSMC chairman Leuh Fang said the AI-driven crowding out of capacity has spread across the global semiconductor supply chain, leaving almost no company able to say it has sufficient capacity.

AIQualcomm, Liquid AI tout on-device AI potential at Snapdragon Summit
Sep 29, 10:29

Qualcomm Technologies held its Snapdragon Summit 2026 in Maui, Hawaii, from September 22 to 24. During the keynote on the second day, Qualcomm president and CEO Cristiano Amon spoke with co-founder and CEO of Liquid AI Ramin Hasani.

ICT MANUFACTURINGTrump-Xi state dinner puts tech titans at the head table, spotlighting Taiwan's quiet supply chain clout
Sep 29, 10:16

Chinese President Xi Jinping and his wife, Peng Liyuan, arrived at the White House on the evening of September 24 US time to attend a state dinner hosted by US President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump.

SOFTWARE, BIG DATANvidia expands CUDA-Q platform to target fault-tolerant quantum software
Sep 29, 10:02

Nvidia expanded its open-source CUDA-Q platform with CUDA-Q Logical, an orchestration layer aimed at helping researchers build software for fault-tolerant quantum computers. The company said the platform already integrates with about 75% of publicly available quantum processing units (QPUs), giving developers a common environment across multiple hardware types.

AILG AI Research expands sovereign AI push into Kazakhstan, Middle East
Sep 29, 09:59

LG AI Research is moving into Kazakhstan and the Middle East to capture demand for sovereign AI in emerging markets. The South Korea-based unit is using its model development and commercialization experience to pursue overseas deals as US and Chinese firms continue to dominate the global AI market.

PC, CEMeta adds camera-free AI glasses as Samsung prepares 2026 launch
Sep 29, 09:46

Meta has introduced a camera-free smart glasses model while Samsung Electronics prepares to enter the AI glasses market in 2026, as privacy concerns and product design trade-offs reshape the category. The shift comes amid growing scrutiny of unauthorized filming, changing regulatory expectations, and rapid expansion in China.

AIIDC says AI agent growth will widen global compute shortage by 2027
Sep 29, 09:39

AI agents are moving into enterprise workflows and driving a sharp rise in demand for AI infrastructure, with a new report from IDC and IEIT Systems warning that the global compute supply-demand gap will continue widening through 2030. The report, released at the AICC2026 Artificial Intelligence Computing Conference, said high-bandwidth memory (HBM) was the biggest bottleneck.

AIMeta's Muse raises questions about AI model leadership, product moats
Sep 29, 09:39

Meta's Muse AI agent has become a fresh example in the debate over whether frontier model performance still determines commercial success. In a new Stratechery article, founder Ben Thompson said the AI sector is now facing five forms of overhang: model capability, product, pricing, capital, and safety. He argued that raw model leadership no longer guarantees a durable business moat.

IT COMPONENTS, PERIPHERALSSamsung invests US$1 billion in ex-AWS chief's AI data center venture, joining Nvidia as a founding investor

Sep 29, 09:36

Six Samsung companies will invest a combined US$1 billion in Helix Digital Infrastructure, a company set up by investment firm KKR to build data centers and the power supply they need for AI. The investment gives the Korean group a stake in a builder that could become a buyer of its chips, cooling equipment, batteries and construction services.

SERVER, IPC, CLOUD COMPUTING, IOTAdvantech's North America expansion signals a deeper shift toward local manufacturing, services

Sep 29, 07:21

Advantech is expanding manufacturing, engineering, and fulfillment capabilities in North America as demand grows for locally designed and assembled systems across industrial technology markets. The move reflects broader US reshoring efforts, tighter supply-chain requirements, and rising customer interest in regulatory compliance and resilience.

SOFTWARE, BIG DATAColumn: Beyond Zero Trust – why AI supply chain resilience needs a plan B

Sep 29, 07:20

Artificial intelligence is rapidly entering enterprise operations, blurring the lines between cybersecurity and supply chain management. In the AI era, Zero Trust is no longer only about who can access a system. Enterprises must also ask whom and what they depend on, how concentrated those dependencies are, and what happens when a critical link fails.

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