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Tuesday 18 August 2026
Tech blocs of the new Cold War: US pushes allies to pick a side

The intensifying US-China technology rivalry is moving beyond export controls and semiconductor restrictions. What comes next could...

Tuesday 18 August 2026
AI server demand pushes high-end MLCC lead times toward 40 weeks
Multilayer ceramic capacitor (MLCC) supply is increasingly diverging by product specification, with mainstream components remaining relatively stable while lead times for some high-capacitance,...
Tuesday 18 August 2026
SpaceX, Nvidia push space AI from lunar exploration toward orbital data centers

As SpaceX accelerates its push into space-based AI data centers and Nvidia brings Jetson GPUs into lunar exploration missions, the race...

Tuesday 18 August 2026
European industrial suppliers gain from AI data center buildout
European makers of vacuum pumps, heat exchangers, and industrial gases are seeing new demand from the rapid buildout of AI factories, according to Bloomberg. The shift is...
Tuesday 18 August 2026
OpenAI revenue chief to exit as company advances IPO preparations
OpenAI said its revenue chief, Denise Dresser, will step down after less than a year in the role, adding another senior departure as the artificial intelligence company moves through...
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...