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Thursday 3 September 2026
Lutnick confirms chip tariffs are coming, with relief tied to manufacturing in America
US Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick has confirmed that the Trump administration is preparing a new round of semiconductor tariffs built around an exemption for companies that manufacture...
Tuesday 1 September 2026
Chinese court freezes US$318M in Nexperia assets, further escalating corp rift
A Chinese court has ordered the freezing of more than CNY2.14 billion (approx. US$318 million) in domestic assets belonging to Dutch semiconductor manufacturer Nexperia and its equipment...
Monday 31 August 2026
Cook made sustainability an Apple feature; the ledger he leaves John Ternus is mixed
Tim Cook's most durable non-financial decision was to treat environmental and social performance as product attributes rather than corporate disclosure. It worked well enough that...
Saturday 29 August 2026
A smuggled motorcycle exposes what Taiwan's makers stopped building
The seizure of a Zhang Xue 820RR, a Chinese heavyweight motorcycle smuggled into Taiwan as parts and hand-assembled locally, has expanded far beyond a customs enforcement case. Following...
Friday 28 August 2026
Anthropic wins key ruling as judge voids Pentagon blacklist
A federal judge in San Francisco has blocked the US Department of Defense from placing Anthropic on a supply-chain risk blacklist and ordered the Trump administration to lift restrictions...
Thursday 27 August 2026
China shifts autonomous driving liability to automakers in draft traffic law
China is moving to address one of autonomous driving's most contentious and long-unresolved questions: when a Level 3 advanced automated driving system is engaged and a traffic violation...
Wednesday 19 August 2026
ams OSRAM sues distributor over alleged infringement by Refond automotive LEDs
ams OSRAM said it filed two patent infringement lawsuits in Germany against Shenzhen Refond Optoelectronics over automotive LED products. The move adds to a broader wave of intellectual...
Saturday 8 August 2026
Commentary: China IC design rules reshape patent battles

China's State Council has released a revised version of the regulations on the protection of IC layout designs, set to take effect...

Thursday 6 August 2026
Samsung to pay Netlist up to US$897 million to settle memory patent dispute

Samsung Electronics will pay Netlist up to US$897 million in gross licensing fees over five years under a series of agreements that settle...

Wednesday 5 August 2026
Apple seeks injunction against OpenAI as trade secrets battle over AI hardware intensifies

Apple has asked a US federal judge to issue a preliminary injunction preventing OpenAI and two former Apple employees from accessing, using,...

Wednesday 5 August 2026
Powerchip says family succession plan remains unchanged
Powerchip Semiconductor Manufacturing Corporation said on August 4, 2026, that the death of chairman Frank Huang has not changed the group's ownership structure, management team, or...
Monday 3 August 2026
Agentic AI exposes urgent legal accountability gaps, South Korean scholar warns

Agentic AI is reshaping how work is delegated among intelligent systems, yet legal frameworks have failed to keep pace with the growing...

Thursday 30 July 2026
Meta earnings series 1/2: Revenue beats expectations, but AI spending crushes cash flow
Meta Platforms delivered stronger-than-expected second-quarter revenue, but weaker earnings, shrinking free cash flow and a cautious third-quarter outlook intensified investor scrutiny...
Thursday 30 July 2026
Meta forecasts higher AI spending as legal costs weigh on profit despite strong revenue growth
Meta Platforms reported strong second-quarter revenue growth driven by its Family of Apps business, but lower profit and a higher spending outlook highlighted the mounting costs of...
Wednesday 29 July 2026
OpenAI plans to test first hardware device in South Korea
OpenAI's CEO Sam Altman has said that the company may use South Korea as a testbed for its first hardware device, widely believed to be a screenless speaker. However, it remains to...