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Tuesday 18 August 2026
South Korea telcos pass KRW1 trillion in first-half AI data center revenue
South Korea's three major telecom operators generated more than KRW1 trillion (approx. US$706 billion) in combined artificial intelligence data center revenue in the first half of...
Monday 17 August 2026
High jet fuel costs could squeeze low-cost airlines for months

Jet fuel prices may remain elevated for months even if geopolitical tensions ease, the challenge stemming not only from crude supply...

Monday 17 August 2026
Ennoconn's US$8B backlog sets up stronger 2H26 on AI and Kontron gains

Ennoconn expects profitability to improve in the second half of 2026 as higher-margin software, AI systems and solution businesses...

Monday 17 August 2026
Taiwan Mobile lifts 2026 profit outlook on AI data center push

Taiwan Mobile has raised its full-year 2026 operating profit growth outlook to 7% to 9%, excluding the impact of its planned Systex...

Monday 17 August 2026
Lightmatter sets optical interconnect blueprint as AI hits copper wall

AI data centers are approaching a physical limit: as scale-up architectures stretch across multiple racks and SerDes speeds near 448G,...

Monday 17 August 2026
Phison CEO sees years of NAND shortage, AI growth chance
Phison Electronics CEO Pua Khein-Seng said the company is seizing a once-in-a-lifetime chance to transform into a high-growth business as AI agents drive massive demand, keeping NAND...
Monday 17 August 2026
Record orders, yet profits squeezed: Asia-Pacific electronics supply chain caught in cost crunch

Global Electronics Association survey data show that demand across the global electronics manufacturing industry maintained steady...

Monday 17 August 2026
LG-Nvidia physical AI partnership speeds up as robotics chief reportedly heads to South Korea

Less than a week after LG Group and Nvidia signed a strategic memorandum of understanding (MOU), Madison Huang, Nvidia's senior director...

Monday 17 August 2026
Nvidia closing in on US$100B credit guarantee deal for OpenAI's Ohio data center
Nvidia is approaching an agreement to provide credit guarantees of around US$100 billion for OpenAI's 10GW data center in Ohio, among the largest AI infrastructure projects ever, according...
Monday 17 August 2026
LG, Nvidia step up humanoid push with robot data factory

Nvidia's Madison Huang is set to visit LG Electronics' Yangjae R&D campus in Seoul on August 18 to inspect the company's robot data...

Monday 17 August 2026
Taiwan extends graduate stays to 2 years to ease talent shortages
Taiwan has begun allowing overseas Chinese and foreign graduates with associate degrees or higher to extend their residence for up to two years, a change that has already driven a...
Monday 17 August 2026
India draws 20 bids for rare earth magnet manufacturing scheme
India's Ministry of Heavy Industries (MHI) has received 20 bids from domestic and global companies under its scheme to promote manufacturing of sintered rare earth permanent magnets...
Monday 17 August 2026
Anthropic, OpenAI's looming mega-IPOs heat up AI revenue race

Anthropic and OpenAI are turning their AI rivalry into a revenue race, with both companies posting sharp growth, gaining enterprise...

Monday 17 August 2026
Tata succession clouds outlook for chips, clean energy, data centers

Tata's leadership transition may shape the pace of one of India's biggest industrial bets. The group's planned spending on chips, clean...

Monday 17 August 2026
Apple reportedly builds China-specific AI model with Alibaba as Qwen partnership deepens
Apple has trained a large language model (LLM) specifically for the Chinese market with support from Alibaba, according to Reuters, marking a shift from its previous reliance...