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Google has completed its US$32 billion acquisition of cloud security company Wiz, marking the largest deal in the company's history and a significant leap forward in bolstering its cloud cybersecurity capabilities.
Amid concerns that recent conflicts in the Middle East may impact industrial power supplies, Taiwan Association of Machinery (TAMI) chairman David Chuang noted that the machinery sector is currently operating normally, with no reported disruptions from member companies. That said, the association is keeping a close eye on energy prices and marine freight costs, as these will directly affect operational expenses.
Clevo reported a high-end pivot in its notebook business, selling 1.39 million units and posting notebook revenue of NT$17.4 billion (approx. US$546 million) in 2025, with consolidated January-February 2026 revenue of NT$3.28 billion, up 29% year-over-year.
The Taiwan Institute of Economic Research (TIER) reported on March 11 that sectors such as AI servers, networking, and semiconductor testing equipment continued to register strong export and production growth, supported by robust raw material input and pricing indicators. TIER said these gains were driven by sustained demand in AI and high-performance computing applications.
Taiwan Microloops posted record-high revenue and profits for 2025, driven by a surge in shipments of higher-margin AI-related products, the company reported. Full-year revenue reached NT$3.703 billion (approx. US$116.4 million), an increase of 84.7% year-over-year, while gross profit rose 87.63% to NT$868 million. Gross margin stood at 23.45%.
Meta Platforms has acquired Moltbook, an experimental social network designed exclusively for AI agents, marking the tech giant's latest push into the AI space. The deal, first reported by Axios, brings Moltbook's co-founders — Matt Schlicht, a Los Angeles-based technologist, and Ben Parr, a former Mashable and CNET editor — into Meta's Superintelligence Labs (MSL), a division focused on advancing AI capabilities. Terms of the acquisition were not disclosed; the deal is expected to close in mid-March, with the team joining MSL on March 16.
Asus achieved record revenue and profits in 2025. Co-CEO Samson Hu highlighted the fastest-growing segment: the enterprise market, including AI servers and related commercial products. The enterprise segment demonstrated explosive momentum, posting an 85% year-on-year growth rate and expanding its share of total revenue to 27%.
At Embedded World 2026, MediaTek unveiled the Genio Pro series, its flagship IoT platform built on TSMC's 3nm process, and said the market now requires both power-efficient mid-to-low-end chips and high-performance devices for complex real-world computations.
Taiwan's electronics supply chain reported mixed February 2026 revenue results, reflecting both seasonal factors and continued demand in AI-related hardware segments. The following overview covers the consolidated February sales performance of several key Taiwanese firms across three sectors — power supply, IC substrates, and thermal solutions — based on company disclosures.
With the ongoing military conflicts in the Middle East creating global uncertainties, Qisda chairman Peter Chen warned that prolonged warfare could trigger inflation and disrupt consumer electronics sales. He pointed out that rising memory prices would particularly impact demand for mid-tier to low-end smartphones more than high-end models.
Meta Platforms has unveiled plans for four generations of internally designed artificial intelligence chips as the company expands its data center infrastructure to support growing AI workloads.