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Wednesday 18 March 2026
In-depth: China's AI 'five-layer cake'— impressive on the outside, underbaked in the middle
Jensen Huang's "five-layer cake" model for AI is a tidy recipe: energy, chips, infrastructure, models, applications — stacked in order. Applied to China, the cake looks polished...
Wednesday 18 March 2026
Analysis: How Nvidia is leveraging DeepSeek R1 surge to cement hardware–model domination
On March 11 (US time), Nvidia announced a US$26 billion five-year investment in open-source large language models and introduced Nemotron 3 Super, its most powerful hybrid mixture-of-experts...
Monday 16 March 2026
Analysis: Alibaba Qwen talent exit highlights ByteDance's push in multimodal AI
A core researcher behind Alibaba's Qwen large language model has left the company and is reportedly joining ByteDance's AI research unit Seed, Chinese media reported. The move underscores...
Monday 16 March 2026
Analysis: OpenClaw sparks China's AI agent wave, economists see new compute boom
AI agent technology is gaining momentum in China's tech sector, driven by the open-source platform OpenClaw and a trend known locally as "raising lobsters". The phenomenon is drawing...
Monday 16 March 2026
Commentary: Nvidia CEO outlines new AI infrastructure vision ahead of GTC 2026
On March 10, 2026, Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang published an in-depth personal article systematically explaining the development logic behind the AI industry. He argued that AI should not...
Friday 13 March 2026
AW 2026: a reality check for the fully autonomous era
Global headlines may proclaim a fully autonomous era, but AW 2026 told a different story. The show made clear that robots are not yet fully autonomous — a fact obscured by modern...
Friday 13 March 2026
Apple's Mac Neo gambit: when volume alone can't hold the TSMC crown
The semiconductor landscape is undergoing a fundamental shift, moving from a mobile-first volume game to an AI-driven value competition.
Wednesday 11 March 2026
Commentary: Tencent quietly builds WeChat AI agent to reclaim China's super-app lead

Tencent is reportedly developing an AI agent for its flagship messaging platform WeChat, a move that could reshape how users interact...

Tuesday 10 March 2026
Commentary: China's AI focus shifts from DeepSeek V4 to OpenClaw AI agents

Sentiment in China's AI developer ecosystem is shifting. Attention that had focused on the upcoming release of the large AI model DeepSeek...

Tuesday 10 March 2026
Commentary: Why Taiwan panel makers are pivoting to semiconductor packaging
Taiwan's once-struggling panel industry is undergoing an unprecedented structural shift as major players Innolux and AUO shutter or divest legacy LCD production lines. While these...
Friday 6 March 2026
Commentary: Memory price surge and the Middle East conflict bring severe challenges to Transsion
Rising geopolitical risks in the Middle East threaten to directly impact Chinese smartphone brands deeply rooted in emerging markets. For Transsion, known as the "king of low-end phones"...
Friday 6 March 2026
Alibaba’s Qwen loses its architect, stirring questions about China’s AI drive
Alibaba's large language model ambitions have been jolted by an unexpected leadership departure. In the early hours of March 4, the head of Alibaba Group's Qwen artificial intelligence...
Friday 6 March 2026
Commentary: US-Israel conflict spotlights Grok's prediction vs. Claude's deployment
Ever since US and Israel joint forces launched attacks on Iran, widespread debate has erupted about the use of AI in warfare. On online platforms like Reddit, claims have surfaced...
Thursday 5 March 2026
Commentary: HBM hybrid bonding race heats up, but memory makers slow to adopt
Competition in the high bandwidth memory (HBM) market is intensifying, prompting equipment makers such as Hanwha Semitech and Semes to accelerate...
Thursday 5 March 2026
Analysis: AI PCB rivalry across four economies puts Taiwan under pressure
Rising geopolitical tensions and surging demand for AI applications are reshaping the global printed circuit board (PCB) industry. The Taiwan Printed Circuit Association (TPCA) notes...