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Tuesday 8 September 2026

Huawei shifts AI battle to HarmonyOS 7, turning Celia into system-level agent

Huawei's September 7 product launch was more than a Mate XT 2 and Kirin 9050 Pro refresh. HarmonyOS 7 and an upgraded Celia reveal a broader...

Tuesday 8 September 2026

CIOE 2026 opens in Shenzhen: 5,000 exhibitors chase the AI-driven optics boom

The 27th China International Optoelectronic Exposition (CIOE 2026) will run September 9-11 in Shenzhen, bringing together more than 5,000 exhibitors from over 30 countries and regions...

Tuesday 8 September 2026

Malaysia weighs Huawei Ascend 910C for MYR2 billion sovereign AI cloud

Malaysia is evaluating Huawei Technologies' Ascend 910C accelerators as the compute backbone of its MYR2 billion (US$494 million) sovereign AI initiative, which is designed to keep...

Tuesday 8 September 2026

Nvidia underwrites its own demand, and that may be harder to copy than its chips

Venture capital firm a16z recently hosted investor Gavin Baker and a16z partner David George for a discussion on Nvidia's competitive position. Baker argued that CEO Jensen Huang has...

Tuesday 8 September 2026

South Korea's UBATT targets 500 Wh/kg lithium-metal batteries for drone and defense markets

South Korean battery startup UBATT is targeting aerospace and defense applications such as drones and unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) with high-energy-density lithium-metal batteries,...

Tuesday 8 September 2026

SST market grows 32% as global players race to secure position

As AI server computing power and per-rack power density continue to rise, traditional 54VDC power architectures are hitting bottlenecks such as excessive current, higher copper usage,...

Tuesday 8 September 2026

Acer Asia units post double-digit growth on strong AI orders

Acer's Asia operations posted double-digit revenue growth at three subsidiaries in the first half of 2026, led by Altos Computing, Acerpure, and Highpoint Service Network. Altos is...

Tuesday 8 September 2026

BYD weighs US$1B car-carrier order to support surging EV exports

BYD is extending its global expansion beyond factories and sales networks into ocean transport, building greater control over the car-carrier capacity needed to support rapidly rising...

Tuesday 8 September 2026

US-China space race expands from Moon landings to LEO satellite constellations and orbital computing

The US-China space race is broadening beyond rocket launches and crewed lunar missions into a growing array of strategic arenas, including lunar resources, low-Earth-orbit (LEO) satellite...

Tuesday 8 September 2026

Accton sets August revenue record as AI networking demand surges

Accton Technology reported on September 7 that August consolidated revenue reached NT$40.873 billion, a record high and the first time the network equipment maker has exceeded NT$40...

Tuesday 8 September 2026

Interview: California companies highlight synergy between the state and Taiwan

This year's SEMICON Taiwan saw companies worldwide flock to Taipei to learn new industry developments and score potential business opportunities. Many came from elsewhere in Asia,...

Tuesday 8 September 2026

Black Sesame, Horizon Robotics unveil China's smart driving chip race

China's intelligent driving market continues to surge, with Black Sesame Technologies and Horizon Robotics both reporting solid top-line...

Tuesday 8 September 2026

LG bets on in-cabin AI agents as South Korea races to catch China in autonomous driving

Rapid advances in China's autonomous-driving technology are increasing pressure on South Korea's auto industry to catch up, and LG Electronics is responding by expanding its push from...

Tuesday 8 September 2026

Taiwan sets out 2027 plan to reinforce AI, chip leadership

Taiwan plans to deepen its role in global technology supply chains as demand for AI chips, advanced packaging, and memory tightens worldwide. A new policy agenda aims to bolster semiconductor...

Monday 7 September 2026

How UC Santa Cruz's Silicon Valley lab is reverse-engineering the human brain to solve AI's chip power crisis

As the global race for artificial intelligence (AI) consumes vast oceans of electricity and pushes modern utility grids to the brink, a team of California researchers is looking to...

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