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Friday 16 October 2026
Supermicro appoints Mark Long as chief financial officer
Supermicro Computer has appointed Mark Long as chief financial officer, bringing an experienced technology finance executive to lead the company as it expands its artificial intelligence...
Friday 16 October 2026
Taiwan's Chun Yuan Steel sees 4Q26 auto surge, expands into AI robotics
Chun Yuan Steel expects Taiwan's auto market to deliver its strongest quarter of 2026 in the final three months, lifting full-year new-vehicle sales to 430,000 units from 411,000 in...
Friday 16 October 2026
Nvidia-backed CoreWeave bond spike highlights debt risks in the AI infrastructure boom
A sharp sell-off across artificial intelligence infrastructure stocks has turned a quiet worry about debt into a main concern for Wall Street. The sudden drop in stock and bond prices...
Friday 16 October 2026
DayOne doubles Johor data center financing to MYR30 billion as billings pass 1GW
Singapore-based data center developer DayOne has secured an additional MYR15 billion (US$3.67 billion) in financing from a consortium of seven banks to expand hyperscale data center...
Friday 16 October 2026
Cloud AI absorbs resources as non-AI semiconductors face prolonged downturn
Investment in AI data centers remains strong, but semiconductor growth is becoming increasingly concentrated in cloud AI, while the long-running decline in consumer technology prices...
Friday 16 October 2026
Interview: The AI economy needs US$6T in funding — but from where?
AI is clearly making an enormous impact on the global economy, with capabilities extending from language chatbots to agentic teams and the physical realm within just a few years. A...
Friday 16 October 2026
AI server tracker: Optical suppliers' September revenue jumps 90%
Taiwan's optical communications suppliers posted a sharp revenue increase in September 2026, far outpacing major power supply manufacturers in percentage growth as demand for faster...
Friday 16 October 2026
Qualcomm advances complete AI infrastructure platform as agentic AI reshapes competition
Qualcomm has historically provided standard chips primarily through its Snapdragon product line, serving a broad range of end customers. After officially launching its Dragonfly data...
Thursday 15 October 2026
Anthropic targets low-conflict sites for Australian data centers
Anthropic plans to place new data centers in Australia away from densely populated areas, using renewable energy and previously developed sites to reduce conflicts with residents....
Thursday 15 October 2026
Luxnet posts record 3Q profit as capacity expansion fuels growth
Optical communications maker Luxnet reported a September 2026 net profit attributable to parent-company owners of NT$103 million (US$3.21 million), up 110.2% year-over-year, with earnings...
Thursday 15 October 2026
OpenAI pledges not to use Apple secrets, accuses ex-employee of taking files
Apple's trade-secret lawsuit against OpenAI went to a hearing, where OpenAI pledged not to use confidential information that Apple claims was stolen. OpenAI also accused a former employee...
Thursday 15 October 2026
AI server tracker: AIC accelerates as Taiwan's connector and chassis suppliers post uneven growth
Taiwan's connector and server-chassis suppliers posted broadly higher September revenue, although their growth trajectories differed. Seven of eight tracked companies recorded annual...
Thursday 15 October 2026
OCP-recognized infrastructure spending forecast to hit US$800 billion by 2029, nearly triple prior estimate
IDC now expects worldwide spending on IT equipment recognized by the Open Compute Project (OCP) to reach about US$800 billion in 2029.
Thursday 15 October 2026
Memory crisis drives global smartphone shipments down 20%, deepening premium-budget divide
Global smartphone shipments fell 20% year-on-year in the third quarter of 2026, their lowest 3Q level since 2012, as persistent DRAM and NAND shortages inflated production costs, constrained...
Thursday 15 October 2026
Apple hits historic $5 trillion valuation, defying market headwinds in China
Apple reached a historic financial milestone by closing above a US$5 trillion market capitalization for the first time, ending the trading session at US$5.005 trillion (US$342.96 per...