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Tuesday 18 November 2025
China's legacy chip dominance poses 'severe' threat, warns author of 'Chip War'
Chris Miller, the influential author of Chip War, is warning that while the West is focused on advanced AI, China is quietly weaponizing the market for older legacy semiconductors.
Monday 17 November 2025
Taiwan labels DeepSeek, four Chinese AI models security threats
Taiwan's National Security Bureau (NSB) has issued an urgent warning about several China-developed generative AI language models, saying they contain severe security vulnerabilities...
Monday 17 November 2025
From oil to chip: China's Heshun Petro makes an unexpected US$220M leap into semiconductor IP
Hunan Heshun Petroleum Co. announced a controlling acquisition of MSquare Technology, a Shanghai-based semiconductor IP and chiplet-interconnect developer. The November 16, 2025,...
Monday 17 November 2025
Korean startup Stratio tackles recycling crisis with new infrared sensor
Stratio, a Korean deep-tech startup founded by three Stanford Ph.D. graduates, is introducing what it claims is the first germanium-based short-wave infrared sensor designed for large-scale...
Monday 17 November 2025
South Korea's solar exports collapse as China deepens global supply chain control
Despite surging global demand for solar energy, South Korean manufacturers are seeing export volumes contract as China deepens its dominance over upstream silicon wafer and module...
Monday 17 November 2025
Oppo boosts smartphone lifecycle and user experience with Apex Guard
To carve out new growth in the highly mature smartphone industry, Oppo, on November 14, launched its Apex Guard technology suite designed to safeguard user experience with quality...
Monday 17 November 2025
Korean startup launches AI recruitment platform for global talent
Korean startup Jably detailed its AI-driven recruitment and visa-management platform, K-tag, during the 2025 Pangyo Global Media Meet-Up, positioning the service as a data-centric...
Monday 17 November 2025
South Korea's Big Four launch KRW800T investment drive after US tariff deal
South Korea and the United States have released a Joint Fact Sheet that industry observers say reduces earlier tariff uncertainty and creates new room for cooperation. With global...
Monday 17 November 2025
Alibaba denies US national security claims; China embassy calls allegations baseless
Alibaba has been accused by the US government of providing data and technical support to China's military, posing a threat to American national security. Both Alibaba and the Chinese...
Monday 17 November 2025
Oppo opens CNY10 billion headquarters campus in Binhaiwan Bay, Dongguan
Oppo has officially opened its new headquarters campus in Binhaiwan Bay Area, Dongguan, China, following an investment exceeding CNY10 billion (approx. US$1.41 billion). The 930,000-square-meter...
Monday 17 November 2025
Samsung commits US$31 billion to AI and semiconductor production in South Korea over five years
Samsung Group has unveiled plans to invest around KRW450 trillion (approx. US$309.10 billion) in manufacturing and R&D across South Korea over the next five years. This investment...
Monday 17 November 2025
China’s low-altitude leap: Xpeng’s flying cars land their first big Middle East order
Xpeng's flying car subsidiary ARIDGE is laying out a three-step roadmap to bring personal electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft into everyday use. The company is...
Monday 17 November 2025
Apple's 15% truce with Tencent: A small cut, a big shift
Apple and Tencent Holdings Ltd. have reportedly reached a preliminary agreement to lower Apple's revenue share on WeChat mini games and mini programs to around 15%, with Apple handling...
Sunday 16 November 2025
Samsung reportedly targets 10% sales growth for next-gen foldables as Apple eyes 2026 debut
Samsung Electronics has reportedly set its sales targets for the next-generation foldables—Galaxy Z Fold8 and Flip8—aiming for roughly a 10% increase over the Galaxy Z...
Sunday 16 November 2025
Semco eyes big tech deals in the glass substrate boom
Samsung Electro-Mechanics (Semco) is reportedly in supply talks with several Big Tech companies, two years after moving into glass substrates. Seen as a next-generation breakthrough...