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Friday 16 January 2026

US imposes 25% chip tariff under Section 232, but Taiwan secures strategic carve-outs in high-stakes talks

The US White House has formally announced a 25% import tariff on semiconductors under Section 232, while outlining multiple exemption mechanisms that could mitigate the impact on key...

Friday 16 January 2026

Phison, Infinitix build enterprise AI infrastructure stack

Demand for high-performance compute and storage for AI training and inference continues to climb. Phison has partnered with AI infrastructure...

Friday 16 January 2026

Honlynn pivots to cloud, cybersecurity, and AI as TPEx debut nears

Honlynn, a subsidiary of Abico Group, will be listed on the Taipei Exchange's Emerging Stock Board on January 16, 2026, marking a strategic inflection point as the company pivots from...

Friday 16 January 2026

CES 2026 turns dexterous hands into a China-South Korea showdown

Unlike previous CES editions that focused on full humanoid robot systems, CES 2026 highlighted the standalone importance of dexterous hands. As the core interface for human–machine...

Friday 16 January 2026

Commentary: Taiwan-US form high-tech strategic partnership to counter China's rise

The long-discussed Taiwan-US tariff negotiations have finally concluded, agreeing on US$500 billion investment and reciprocal tariffs aligned with those of the EU, Japan, and South...

Friday 16 January 2026

Quanta's Yang sees triple-digit growth in 2026, no bubble concerns

Quanta Computer Executive Vice President and Quanta Cloud Technology President Mike Yang said on January 15 that the company's AI business...

Friday 16 January 2026

Taiwanese server supply chains in Mexico pivot to ASEAN as ASIC assembly boom

Following the US announcement of reciprocal tariffs in 2025, Taiwanese electronic manufacturing services (EMS) companies operating server assembly plants in Mexico are adjusting their...

Friday 16 January 2026

US data center growth strains electric grid, prompting proposed outages and industry pushback

The rapid expansion of data centers in the US is placing significant strain on the electric grid, prompting grid operators in multiple states to propose temporary power outages for...

Friday 16 January 2026

CES 2026 review: Robots master origami, tickle the ivories, and fold your laundry

While CES 2025 focused on robots' mobility, humanoid robots at the 2026 event displayed impressive improvements. They showed off folding paper pinwheels, folding clothes, playing ping-pong,...

Friday 16 January 2026

Tesla CEO reveals China's AI edge as xAI sparks US data center power race

According to Business Insider, Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla and founder of xAI, recently highlighted China's dominant position in AI computing power during a podcast, warning that...

Friday 16 January 2026

Foxconn holds the hardware keys to Apple's AI strategy

As Apple brings the Gemini model into the core architecture of Apple Intelligence, market focus has shifted to how this move will reshape the company's hardware investment strategy...

Friday 16 January 2026

US extends AI chip controls to cloud access, China's overseas compute plans under risk

US export controls on artificial intelligence and high-performance computing are no longer limited by geography. In mid-January 2026, the US House of Representatives passed the Remote...

Friday 16 January 2026

OpenAI's acquisition of Torch signals intensifying AI competition in healthcare sector

OpenAI has acquired medical technology startup Torch to enhance its AI capabilities in healthcare, following the recent launch of its ChatGPT Health platform. Torch's founders, including...

Friday 16 January 2026

Taiwan launches Smart Robot Research Center to advance everyday service robotics

The rapid evolution of robots with stable gait and agile manipulation—spotlighted at CES 2026—signals that robots integrated into daily life are moving from vision to reality...

Friday 16 January 2026

AI's next bottleneck: Power infrastructure in Taiwan

At CES 2026, physical AI emerged as a central theme as real-world deployments gathered pace. Industry discussions shifted away from isolated performance metrics toward system-level...

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