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Monday 24 August 2026
Robots shift from POC to ROI as logistics, manufacturing lead
The 2026 World Robot Conference (WRC 2026) ran from Aug. 19 to 23 in Beijing, and one question dominated the show floor: whether robots are truly ready for real work settings and whether...
Monday 24 August 2026
Half of GenAI projects stall at PoC as data gaps widen
As generative AI spreads rapidly across enterprise operations, gaps in data foundations and governance are emerging as a key dividing line in how quickly AI projects move forward....
Monday 24 August 2026
Jinpao Precision anticipates 2H26 growth from AI orders, aerospace progress
Thailand-based precision sheet metal manufacturer Jinpao Precision Industry delivered strong results in the second quarter of 2026. Fueled by orders for artificial intelligence (AI)...
Monday 24 August 2026
India targets domestic mobile phone design capabilities with new US$7.5 billion manufacturing scheme
India has announced an INR625 billion (US$6.53 billion) Mobile Phone Manufacturing Scheme aimed at moving the country's electronics industry beyond large-scale assembly and toward...
Monday 24 August 2026
MIT study finds AI image attribution weakens as training data grows
MIT researchers said a larger training set makes it harder to trace an AI image back to a specific source, a pattern they call attribution decay. The findings, reported in connection...
Monday 24 August 2026
Alibaba plans HKD80 billion share placement to fund AI expansion
Alibaba Group Holding said it plans to raise HKD80 billion (US$10.2 billion) through the placement of newly issued shares to non-US investors outside the US, a move that could bolster...
Monday 24 August 2026
AI compute race heads toward space as MediaTek executive says 1 million H100s will be mid-tier by 2030
Speaking at DIGITIMES' "AI on Chips: Semiconductor Industry Outlook Forum," MediaTek senior director Bor-Sung Liang said AI development is shifting from individual large language models...
Monday 24 August 2026
AMRA expands robot testing standard to cover legged systems
The Autonomous Mobile Robot Alliance (AMRA), formed by Taiwan's Industrial Technology Research Institute and industry, academia, and research partners, has released a new standard...
Monday 24 August 2026
India roundup: India's chip push moves beyond fabs as yield, supply chains and new technology become the next test
India's semiconductor strategy is entering a more demanding phase, shifting from attracting fabs and assembly plants toward building the capabilities needed to sustain them. From wafer...
Monday 24 August 2026
AI chip boom lifts South Korean semiconductor materials makers' profits in 2Q26
The AI semiconductor investment boom is increasingly spilling over into the materials supply chain. South Korea's major semiconductor materials suppliers broadly improved profitability...
Monday 24 August 2026
Taiwan lifts 2027 tech budget, studies new TTA site in BSTP
Taiwan's Executive Yuan approved a larger 2027 technology budget of NT$229.2 billion (approx. US$7.2 billion), an increase of NT$25.9 billion from 2026, as the government also raised...
Monday 24 August 2026
Agentic AI opens new era for humanoid robots, shipments to jump fourfold by 2030

Humanoid robots have entered a clear new phase since agentic AI emerged in 2025, with DIGITIMES analyst Zouhao Shen saying the category...

Monday 24 August 2026
Galbot's fast rise marks new wave in China's humanoid robot race
Beyond established players such as Unitree Robotics, AgiBot and UBTech Robotics, a new wave of challengers is emerging quickly in China's humanoid robot sector. Among them is Galbot,...
Monday 24 August 2026
MediaTek wins Google TPU deal on three key strengths
Taiwan's IC design industry is set to keep growing strongly in 2026, with revenue expected to rise 10%, driven mainly by companies involved in AI and AI ASIC projects such as MediaTek,...
Monday 24 August 2026
Research Insight: ASIC shipments projected to overtake GPU by 2027 as AI reshapes memory
ASIC and GPU shipments will reach a "golden cross" in 2027, with ASIC shipments expected to surpass GPU shipments for the first time at 15.3 million units, DIGITIMES Intelligence analyst...