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Thursday 30 April 2026
China halts new autonomous driving permits after Baidu Apollo Go robotaxi failure

After a widespread malfunction involving Baidu's Apollo Go robotaxi service in Wuhan left passengers stranded and disrupted traffic, Chinese...

Thursday 30 April 2026
Samsung SDI narrows loss as General Motors joint venture delay spurs LFP review

Samsung SDI reported a sharply reduced operating loss for the first quarter of 2026 as its US joint venture with General Motors (GM) is...

Thursday 30 April 2026
Taiwan launches all-photonic network to strengthen data center resilience and AI computing backup
Taiwan President Lai Ching-te has pledged to transform Taiwan into an "AI island," with a key focus on developing an all-photonic network (APN). The National Science and Technology...
Thursday 30 April 2026
Analysis: Chinese smart home brands outpace Western rivals with relentless innovation
Chinese smart home appliance brands have swept across global consumer markets on the strength of youthful, innovative brand images. Analysts point to one defining trait: product iteration...
Wednesday 29 April 2026
Apple supplier Luxshare sees profits rise, but cash flow remains weak

Luxshare Precision Industry reported first-quarter results with strong revenue growth and higher profit, while rising costs and negative...

Wednesday 29 April 2026
China OSAT leader JCET expands in advanced packaging, profit climbs
China's leading OSAT player, JCET, reported solid first-quarter 2026 results, supported by demand in high-performance computing and automotive electronics, even as the broader semiconductor...
Wednesday 29 April 2026
China memory chip designer Montage lifts profit on DDR5, AI server demand
China-based memory interface chip supplier Montage Technology reported solid first-quarter 2026 results, supported by rising demand for AI servers and accelerating adoption of next-generation...
Wednesday 29 April 2026
Nvidia taps Nanya for AI racks with LPDDR equivalent to 4,500 smartphones per rack
The AI boom is pushing memory demand well beyond high-bandwidth memory (HBM). Low-power DRAM is now under pressure too, with shortages emerging as chip developers including Nvidia,...
Wednesday 29 April 2026
US escalates chip war, targets Hua Hong's 7nm ambitions just ahead of Trump-Xi Summit

The US Department of Commerce (DOC) has reportedly issued "is-informed" letters to several major wafer fab equipment (WFE) manufacturers, ordering...

Wednesday 29 April 2026
China's GPU IPO wave meets its hardest test: cluster stability
China's GPU startups, including Moore Threads, MetaX, and Biren, are gaining ground in the AI accelerator market. But as demand shifts from training to inference, cluster stability,...
Wednesday 29 April 2026
Commentary: China's chip-model strategy pressures Nvidia's AI economics
The global AI industry is shifting into an inference cost war in 2026, with DeepSeek V4 accelerating changes across China's semiconductor supply chain. By positioning Huawei's Ascend...
Wednesday 29 April 2026
Meta reportedly to cancel Manus acquisition as China clamps down on 'Singapore washing' in AI
After China's National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) banned Meta's acquisition of AI startup Manus, the social media giant is reportedly preparing to unwind the deal and...
Wednesday 29 April 2026
CATL and HyperStrong sign record sodium-ion battery deal as storage market scales up
On April 27, CATL and HyperStrong signed a strategic cooperation agreement for sodium-ion batteries, marking what multiple reports described as a major step toward large-scale commercialization...
Tuesday 28 April 2026
Commentary: Honor retools for humanoid robotics, rewrites AI device playbook

Honor's surprise win at this year's Beijing humanoid robot half-marathon has stirred industry debate, not only for its on-track performance...

Tuesday 28 April 2026
DeepSeek lifts capital by 50%, founder secures veto stake ahead of funding round
After upgrading its DeepSeek-V4 model, Hangzhou-based AI firm DeepSeek revealed a major ownership shift. Filings on the Chinese registry platform Qichacha show registered capital rising...