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Friday 19 December 2025
Analysis: US leads AI in humanoid robots while China excels in cost and hardware
As humanoid robots emerge as a key technology riding the wave of AI, the US and China are rapidly forming two competing camps. Industry insiders analyzing their strengths say the...
Friday 19 December 2025
Alibaba moves AI from models to money
As global technology groups push beyond raw computing power into large-scale deployment, Alibaba Group is showing clear acceleration in AI application rollout across its core busin...
Friday 19 December 2025
South Korea's Uniqconn partners with TSMC to mass-produce 60GHz communication chip
A South Korean logic IC startup is moving closer to cable-free device design with the development of a 60GHz millimeter-wave communication chip designed to replace short-range wired...
Friday 19 December 2025
Walsin Lihwa launches cold-drawn stainless steel bars targeting AI servers and robotics
Cable and stainless steel maker Walsin Lihwa is expanding its business scope by entering high-value markets such as AI servers, automotive, robotics, consumer electronics, and energy...
Friday 19 December 2025
China approves first L3 autonomous EVs for production, signaling gradual regulatory easing

China's push to dominate the future of intelligent transport reached a milestone this week as the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology...

Friday 19 December 2025
TCC urges strict import checks to protect low-carbon cement industry in Taiwan
Low-priced imported cement continues to undermine Taiwan's domestic low-carbon cement development, prompting TCC Group Holdings chairman Nelson An-ping Chang to propose two key recommendations...
Friday 19 December 2025
US loses ground in open-source AI as Chinese models gain traction
Several experts have raised concerns that while the US maintains leadership in advanced artificial intelligence (AI) models, it is lagging behind in open-source AI development. American...
Thursday 18 December 2025
LG Energy Solution terminates US$6.5 billion EV battery contract with Ford amid demand concerns
LG Energy Solution (LGES) has ended a major electric vehicle (EV) battery supply agreement with Ford Motor Company valued at about KRW9.6 trillion (approx. US$6.53 billion). The termination...
Thursday 18 December 2025
The Nexperia fallout: Honda's factories go quiet in fresh blow to supply chain

Honda Motor Company announced on Wednesday that it would suspend or reduce production at several factories in Japan and China starting late this...

Thursday 18 December 2025
China hikes drone part prices to Russia amid growing reliance
Chinese suppliers have significantly increased the prices of drone components and dual-use technology exported to Russia, according to trade data that highlights Moscow's growing...
Thursday 18 December 2025
China's AMD- and Nvidia-bred GPU rivals meet on the IPO stage
As global demand for AI computing power intensifies, China's domestic GPU sector has reached a milestone. Following Moore Threads' successful IPO earlier this month, MetaX, a GPU...
Thursday 18 December 2025
AMD CEO pledges greater investment in China amid efforts to boost US-China chip cooperation
AMD CEO Lisa Su has announced plans to increase investment in China during a recent visit aimed at strengthening collaboration in the semiconductor and artificial intelligence sectors...
Thursday 18 December 2025
China's polarizer consolidation cools capacity growth, easing price pressure in 2026
China hosts the world's largest display panel capacity, pulling upstream suppliers into an increasingly concentrated ecosystem. In polarizers, a string of acquisitions has pushed...
Thursday 18 December 2025
Rapidus launches AI design tools to support 2nm semiconductor development
On December 17, Rapidus announced a new suite of AI-based semiconductor design tools under its Rapidus AI-Assisted Design Solution (Raads), aimed at supporting the company's Rapid...
Thursday 18 December 2025
Samsung and SK Hynix push PIM-enabled memory to address AI bottlenecks
As AI inference workloads grow and models expand rapidly, Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix are advancing high-bandwidth memory (HBM) technologies while integrating processing-in-memory...