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Tuesday 4 August 2026

Alibaba unveils biggest Qwen model as DeepSeek deepens China's AI price war

Alibaba Group unveiled Qwen3.8-Max on August 3, calling it its largest and most capable artificial intelligence (AI) model to date, as DeepSeek's low-cost V4-Flash intensified competition...

Tuesday 4 August 2026

AI's payback math: how long can servers last?

Amazon's second-quarter 2026 results beat market expectations by a wide margin, but rapidly expanding investment in artificial intelligence...

Tuesday 4 August 2026

MediaTek sees SerDes 448G as copper's final battleground

The question of where the limits of cloud AI high-speed interconnects will fall has been a major market focus over the past six months. MediaTek addressed the issue for the first time...

Tuesday 4 August 2026

White House finalizes voluntary AI testing framework, keeps details under wraps

The White House said on August 3 it had finalized a voluntary framework for evaluating advanced AI models, but has not disclosed the...

Tuesday 4 August 2026

Palantir raises outlook as US commercial AI demand accelerates, sharpening sovereignty strategy

Palantir Technologies raised its full-year revenue and profitability forecasts after reporting a sharp acceleration in commercial demand, particularly in the US, underscoring the growing...

Tuesday 4 August 2026

China's Momenta wins nationwide Level 4 testing permit in Germany, widening robotaxi race

China's Momenta has become the first Chinese autonomous-driving company to receive a nationwide Level 4 testing permit from Germany's...

Tuesday 4 August 2026

L&F Plus ships trial samples from South Korea’s first LFP cathode line

South Korean cathode materials maker L&F said its subsidiary L&F Plus has shipped the first trial-production samples from South Korea’s first lithium iron phosphate (LFP)...

Tuesday 4 August 2026

China’s in-house auto chip push could reshape costs, supply chains, and regulatory risks

As Chinese automakers accelerate in-house chip development, the strategy is increasingly about more than smart vehicles. It is also tied to supply chain self-reliance, overseas expansion,...

Tuesday 4 August 2026

Advantech bets on Physical AI as WEDA accelerates edge AI commercialization

Riding continued investment in AI infrastructure, industrial PC (IPC) maker Advantech extended its strong growth momentum in the second quarter of 2026, posting record second-quarter...

Tuesday 4 August 2026

Unitree sees 1H26 revenue rise over 35% on humanoid robot demand

China's leading humanoid robot maker Unitree Technology expects first-half 2026 revenue to reach roughly CNY1.1 billion (US$155.8 million),...

Tuesday 4 August 2026

Reliability gaps keep just 5% of firms scaling AI agents, Chunghwa Telecom says

As generative AI moves from personal productivity tools into enterprise operations, most companies are discovering that scaling AI...

Tuesday 4 August 2026

RichWave says Wi-Fi 7 momentum stays strong in 2H26

RichWave Technology said at a recent earnings call that Wi-Fi 7 adoption continues to rise rapidly, with strong demand from telecom...

Tuesday 4 August 2026

China revamps EV battery reuse rules, cuts whitelist firms by 70%

China's Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) has abolished all clauses related to cascade utilization in its rules governing used power batteries dismantled from...

Monday 3 August 2026

Amazon deepens OpenAI ties with US$50B AWS expansion

Amazon has completed the latest round of its US$50 billion investment in OpenAI, fully funding an originally conditional financing package that gives it about a 5% stake in the company...

Monday 3 August 2026

Research insight: Robotaxis, AI chips and shared platforms accelerate AIDV commercialization

DIGITIMES Intelligence observed at the 2026 World Artificial Intelligence Conference (WAIC) that AI is rapidly reshaping the direction of the automotive industry. Competition in vehicle...

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