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Friday 17 October 2025
Rebellions joins Arm Total Design to advance next-gen AI infrastructure
AI inference chip startup Rebellions announced on October 15 that it has joined Arm's Total Design ecosystem. The announcement, made at the OCP Global Summit 2025, positions the company to accelerate the development of customized, high-efficiency chips for next-generation AI data centers
Friday 17 October 2025
Oppo unveils Find X9 series with 200MP camera and Hasselblad teleconverter lens
Following Vivo's launch of its X300 flagship earlier this year, Oppo introduced its Find X9 series on October 16, 2025, aiming to strengthen computing power, energy efficiency, and imaging performance. Notably, Oppo increased the telephoto camera resolution to 200 million pixels (200MP) and partnered with Sweden-based Hasselblad to develop the first-ever teleconverter lens designed for smartphones
Friday 17 October 2025
Tesla's South Korea move points to deepening semiconductor alliance with Samsung
Tesla is reportedly expanding its semiconductor operations in South Korea with a new organization in Hwaseong, Gyeonggi Province, the same city that houses Samsung's wafer fabrication hub. The US EV maker has started hiring semiconductor engineers, stirring industry attention as it strengthens collaboration with Samsung after inking a US$16.5 billion foundry deal for its upcoming AI6 chip
Friday 17 October 2025
Alibaba Cloud deepens Middle East bet with new AI-powered Dubai data center
Alibaba Cloud, the cloud unit of Alibaba Group, has opened its second data center in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) — its first in nearly a decade — as the Chinese tech giant deepens its presence in one of the Middle East's fastest-growing digital markets
Friday 17 October 2025
China's BOE cranks up 8.6G OLED output in a bid to break Samsung's Display dominance
BOE Technology, China's top display maker, is rapidly scaling its OLED presence. In the first half of 2025, BOE shipped 71 million OLED panels, cementing its lead in China and securing second place globally. While strengthening its grip on small-sized displays, BOE is now aggressively expanding into mid- and large-sized IT OLEDs, signaling a direct challenge to Samsung Display's dominance in the premium segment
Friday 17 October 2025
China's 50-50 chip equation: From Nexperia's freeze to a new AI supply order
The Dutch government's one-year freeze of Wingtech subsidiary Nexperia's assets, on the grounds of national security, has once again highlighted vulnerabilities in the semiconductor supply chain. The move is prompting China's chip industry to accelerate internal restructuring to hedge against growing geopolitical uncertainty
Friday 17 October 2025
Vivo bets on dual AI strategy with new global phone launch

Vivo unveiled its new flagship X300 series of smartphones this week, followed by the introduction of its new OriginOS 6 operating system, which adopts a two-pronged artificial intelligence strategy to serve both global and domestic Chinese markets

Thursday 16 October 2025
Samsung unveils stock rewards program to retain top talent
Samsung Electronics is rolling out a new stock-based rewards program in a strategic move to attract and keep its top employees amid a fierce global competition for talent
Thursday 16 October 2025
Tsinghua University breaks imaging limits with Rafael chip, launching sub-angstrom era
The Department of Electronic Engineering at Tsinghua University (THU) in Beijing has developed the world's first "sub-angstrom snapshot spectral imaging chip" named Rafael. The research findings were published online in Nature, marking a significant advance in high-precision photonic chips and imaging technology in China. This breakthrough ushers intelligent photonics into an ultra-high resolution era below 0.1 nanometers (sub-angstrom level)
Thursday 16 October 2025
Samsung reportedly to bring in ASML's top lithography tools to take on TSMC
Samsung Electronics is reportedly pouring KRW1.1 trillion (approx. US$773 million) into next-generation chipmaking equipment in a high-stakes bid to close the gap with rivals TSMC and Intel in the global race to produce smaller, more powerful semiconductors
Thursday 16 October 2025
With Tesla ahead and China rising, Hyundai races to reinvent itself

Since taking the helm of Hyundai Motor Group five years ago, Chairman Eui-sun Chung has steered the South Korean automaker to new heights, vaulting past global rivals to become the world's third-largest car manufacturer. His leadership has been defined by bold investments and aggressive market expansion. Now, as the global auto industry enters a phase of profound disruption, Chung is doubling down once again

Thursday 16 October 2025
How a viral Taiwan dinner photo put Nvidia and its partners under Washington’s microscope
A publicly shared photo from a private gathering in Taiwan has set off debate over whether US export rules on advanced technology are being skirted, putting Taiwanese hardware makers MSI and Gigabyte under fresh scrutiny
Thursday 16 October 2025
China's 10.5 generation panel depreciation to boost TV panel market dominance
China leads in LCD TV panel production, with BOE and TCL CSOT expected to control over 72% of the market by 2026. Over the past decade, global LCD TV panel capacity has become highly concentrated in China, which also hosts the world's largest number of 10.5-generation panel production lines. The first-ever 10.5-generation panel factory depreciation will complete in 2025, with at least one more 10.5-generation plant expected to finish depreciation annually thereafter, further enhancing cost advantages for related products
Thursday 16 October 2025
Policy shift prompts last-minute rush in China's EV market
China's electric vehicle market is entering a pivotal moment. As the government prepares to scale back a decade-long tax exemption policy, automakers are rushing to push new models and capture sales before the financial incentives begin to fade
Thursday 16 October 2025
Dutch seizure of Nexperia raises stakes for Chinese tech assets abroad
In a dramatic escalation of the US-China tech war, the Dutch government has seized control of the Netherlands-based semiconductor manufacturer Nexperia, invoking a Cold War-era emergency law to take over the Chinese-owned firm