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Thursday 9 July 2026
Analysis: AI data centers face mounting power hurdles as Taiwan grid strain deepens

Taiwan's AI data center push is exposing a wider global problem: artificial intelligence needs vast, reliable power, but grids, permits,...

Thursday 9 July 2026
Foxconn's Young Liu says sovereign AI is turning data center supply chains local
Foxconn chairman Young Liu said sovereign AI is expanding beyond data residency to AI data centers and their supply chains, forcing a structural shift in global manufacturing.
Thursday 9 July 2026
Asian VCs urge startups to expand regionally before targeting the US

Venture capitalists from Japan, Singapore, and Salesforce Ventures converged at the 2026 Asia VC Summit in Taipei to argue that Asian...

Thursday 9 July 2026
Interview: UK courts Taiwan suppliers for AI hardware buildout
The UK is pitching itself as a new base and technology partner for Taiwanese electronics suppliers, seeking to turn its AI infrastructure push into a market and investment opportunity...
Thursday 9 July 2026
Salesforce Ventures shares AI investment playbook at Asia VC Summit, eyes Taiwan startup

Salesforce Ventures laid out how the AI boom has reshaped its investment strategy over the past three years at the 2026 Asia VC Summit...

Thursday 9 July 2026
PLAUD rides AI hardware-subscription model to US$100 million ARR
Rapid advances in generative AI and AI agents are moving AI beyond software tools into everyday workflows, particularly in voice, meeting, and conversational applications, giving rise...
Thursday 9 July 2026
Team Group posts record first-half revenue on industrial and AI demand
Memory module maker Team Group reported a June 2026 consolidated revenue of NT$3.0 billion (US$94.2 million), up 18.1% from May and 35.0% from a year earlier. The Taiwan-based company...
Thursday 9 July 2026
Compal's Rayonnant expands liquid cooling lineup for AI servers
Compal Electronics subsidiary Rayonnant Technology has launched a full line of coolant distribution unit (CDU) products for AI servers, covering liquid-to-air sidecar, in-rack, and...
Wednesday 8 July 2026
Grab's Uber-affiliated director steps down from board with foodpanda Taiwan acquisition in process
Grab Holdings Limited (NASDAQ: GRAB) announced that Uber Technologies CEO Dara Khosrowshahi has resigned from its board of directors, effective July 6, 2026, as the Singapore-based...
Wednesday 8 July 2026
Samsung's Jae-yong Lee heads to Sun Valley Conference for likely AI talks

Samsung Electronics Chairman Jae-yong Lee departed for the Sun Valley Conference in the US on July 7, marking his second straight year...

Wednesday 8 July 2026
Taiwan and South Korea to deepen startup investment ties

Taiwan and South Korea's venture capital groups have signed a pact to expand cross-border funding and exit opportunities, a move that...

Wednesday 8 July 2026
HVDC power to ramp up in 2H26, as Delta eyes momentum in AI power systems
US cloud service providers (CSPs) are continuing to expand AI-related capex, which has in turn driven up data center server rack specifications and power architectures. As a result...
Wednesday 8 July 2026
Microsoft starts swapping OpenAI and Anthropic models for its own in apps

Microsoft is reportedly beginning to replace OpenAI and Anthropic models in its software with its own offerings, likely a strategic...