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Tuesday 7 July 2026
Microsoft cuts 4,800 jobs and resets Xbox as AI-era economics reshape its priorities
Microsoft said on July 6 that it is eliminating about 4,800 roles, or 2.1% of its global workforce, in a restructuring that falls most heavily on its commercial sales organization...
Tuesday 7 July 2026
BBU demand lifts Taiwanese battery module makers as AI server adoption expands
Battery backup (BBU) module demand from AI servers continued to rise in June, supporting revenue growth at Taiwanese suppliers AES-KY, Simplo Technology and STL. These companies have...
Tuesday 7 July 2026
AI lifts high-voltage prices as bubble fears return

AI demand and capacity crowd-out effects are driving higher prices and volumes for high-voltage products, according to IC distributors,...

Tuesday 7 July 2026
Schaeffler seeks new growth from defense and aerospace as Tier 1 transformation accelerates
Global automotive Tier 1 suppliers are speeding up cross-industry transformation as the car sector's shift puts pressure on long-term growth, and Schaeffler is expanding beyond auto...
Monday 6 July 2026
Samsung Foundry comeback builds as Meta, Anthropic weigh chip deals
Samsung Electronics is trying to turn its foundry business into a bigger supplier of custom chips, with Meta Platforms and Anthropic reportedly considering Samsung for processors after...
Monday 6 July 2026
Taiwan firms face tighter China investment scrutiny after new law
China began enforcing its Laws on Ethnic Unity and Progress Promotion on July 1, prompting Taiwan officials to warn that the measure could extend Beijing's legal reach beyond its borders...
Monday 6 July 2026
Meta's AI cloud idea underscores a search for returns, not an AI retreat
Meta is reportedly exploring a new AI cloud infrastructure business that would let enterprises use its AI models and some unused GPU capacity, a move that could lift hardware utilization...
Monday 6 July 2026
Aeon Motor expands electric vehicle push as regulations speed B2B demand
Aeon Motor is expanding its electric vehicle push in Taiwan as tougher carbon rules accelerate fleet conversions for logistics and transport operators. The strategy could influence...
Sunday 5 July 2026
Why enterprise AI in manufacturing is stuck at the pilot stage

At a late-June industry forum, experts from Taiwan's TPIsoftware, the Institute for Information Industry (III), and Phison Electronics...

Saturday 4 July 2026
SoftBank targets AI cloud market with 10GW US rental plan

SoftBank Group (SBG) and telecom subsidiary SoftBank said they will set up a new company in the US in July 2026 to rent out AI computing...

Friday 3 July 2026
Taiwan's Turvo confirms full management authority, reaffirms robotics expansion plans

Following recent reports of significant management changes at Turvo International Co., Ltd, President Steven Tsai addressed investors...

Friday 3 July 2026
Medical demand, multimedia shipments drive Sonix recovery as drone strategy gains traction
With supply chain inventory normalization largely complete, Sonix Technology (Sonix) has seen business momentum recover. The MCU supplier is benefiting from resilient demand for microcontrollers...
Friday 3 July 2026
BOE targets AI packaging with Micro LED optical interconnect and glass substrate CPO

BOE, China's leading display panel maker, is accelerating its move into next-generation packaging technologies for the AI era. The company...

Friday 3 July 2026
Microsoft launches US$2.5 B unit to guide enterprise AI adoption using embedded engineers
Microsoft unveiled plans for a new business unit called "Microsoft Frontier Company," which is aimed at helping large organizations move beyond pilot projects and turn AI investments...
Friday 3 July 2026
SAP names Verena Siow Asia-Pacific President

Enterprise software company SAP announced on July 2 that it has appointed Verena Siow as president of the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region,...