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Wednesday 10 December 2025
Microsoft, Intel outline major commitments in meetings with Indian PM
Prime Minister Narendra Modi met Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella and Intel CEO Lip-Bu Tan in New Delhi, where the two US tech leaders outlined major investments and support for India's...
Wednesday 10 December 2025
Analysis: US eases Nvidia chip ban, marking pivot in China tech strategy
The US government's decision to ease restrictions on exporting Nvidia's H200 AI chip to China marks a significant victory for one of the world's most influential computing companies...
Wednesday 10 December 2025
Local datasets key to Taiwan's smart healthcare market edge
Smart healthcare is poised to drive Taiwan's next industrial upgrade with a projected output of NT$2.3 billion (US$73.5 billion), at growth rates surpassing even the semiconductor...
Tuesday 9 December 2025
IBM to acquire Confluent for US$11 billion to expand real-time data and AI capabilities
IBM said on December 8 that it has agreed to acquire Confluent in an all-cash deal valuing the data-streaming company at US$11 billion. Under the agreement, IBM will purchase all...
Friday 5 December 2025
Taiwan urged to shift from open-source user to global contributor in AI era

As artificial intelligence (AI) advances at breakneck speed and global competition over foundation models intensifies, open-source software...

Friday 5 December 2025
Nvidia invests US$2 billion in Synopsys to advance AI chip design
Nvidia has made another major move by investing US$2 billion in Synopsys, one of the world's largest chip design and engineering software companies. The investment will expand Nvidia's...
Friday 5 December 2025
Google TPU surge drives Taiwan's advanced testing boom
Google DeepMind's latest AI model, Gemini 3, has made a stunning debut, outperforming ChatGPT, Claude, and other competitors, signaling a new phase in the generative AI landscape...
Wednesday 3 December 2025
Tencent opens Kuala Lumpur office to boost Malaysia's digital sector and talent development
Tencent has officially inaugurated its Kuala Lumpur office, underscoring its growing commitment to Malaysia's digital market and talent pool, according to reports from The Edge...
Wednesday 3 December 2025
AWS plays both sides as Trainium 4 leans into NVLink
In a bid to maintain its dominance in cloud computing and challenge Nvidia's chokehold on the artificial intelligence (AI) chip market, Amazon Web Services (AWS) used its annual re:Invent...
Tuesday 2 December 2025
Column: Quantum software growth accelerates
The UN has designated 2025 as the International Year of Quantum Science and Technology, recognizing significant breakthroughs in quantum hardware, quantum error correction, and practical...
Tuesday 2 December 2025
Apple AI chief to retire, replaced by ex-Microsoft executive
Apple announced that John Giannandrea, its senior vice president of Machine Learning and AI Strategy, will officially retire in spring 2026. He will serve as an advisor during the...
Tuesday 2 December 2025
India mandates non-removable state cybersecurity app on all smartphones, raising privacy alarms
India has ordered smartphone makers to pre-install a state-owned cybersecurity app on all new devices and push it to existing phones via software updates. The move is already drawing...
Tuesday 2 December 2025
OpenAI–Thrive equity swap raises fresh circular-deal questions
OpenAI's decision to take an ownership stake in Thrive Holdings has reignited debate over whether the arrangement constitutes another circular deal. While analysts warn the structure...
Tuesday 2 December 2025
Taiwan's Robotics Innovation Alliance targets six major industries
Although Taiwan possesses core upstream technologies in the robotics supply chain, downstream applications are only just getting started. To fill the gap, companies have formed the...
Monday 1 December 2025
Taiwan sees highest weekly average of cyberattacks in Asia Pacific, says Fortinet executive
Taiwan is experiencing the highest weekly average of cyberattacks in the Asia-Pacific region, distinguished by a notably large share of attacks targeting the "impact" phase, according...