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Thursday 23 April 2026
Shenzhen launches China's first full-stack domestic 14,000P AI cluster
Shenzhen has brought online what project materials describe as China's first 14,000P, 10,000-card AI computing cluster built around a fully domestic technology stack, marking a new...
Thursday 23 April 2026
Tesla's US$25 billion investment push signals shift to AI and automation
Tesla reported steady first-quarter results while outlining an aggressive expansion into artificial intelligence, robotics, and energy — a strategy that executives say will define...
Thursday 23 April 2026
Rockwell Automation flags key AI challenges, unveils three-step strategy for Taiwan's shift to autonomous manufacturing
Artificial intelligence (AI) is rapidly moving beyond pilot projects to large-scale deployment in manufacturing, but many Taiwanese firms remain constrained by data, infrastructure,...
Thursday 23 April 2026
IBM reports steady AI-driven growth despite facing software momentum questions
Analysts said IBM continues to show stable underlying revenue growth supported by artificial intelligence adoption and hybrid cloud demand. Its unchanged full-year outlook and softer...
Thursday 23 April 2026
What Apple's new CEO inherits: AI, China, and a governance reckoning
Apple Inc. announced that John Ternus, Vice President of Hardware Engineering, will succeed Tim Cook as CEO in September, following Cook's 15-year tenure. The transition marks a pivotal...
Thursday 23 April 2026
Lam Research signals sustained AI-driven momentum as WFE outlook improves
Lam Research delivered a strong start to 2026, with first-quarter 2026 results exceeding expectations and reinforcing confidence in a semiconductor upcycle increasingly shaped by artificial...
Thursday 23 April 2026
UN cyber mandates force global auto rethink
New UN rules requiring EU cars to adopt comprehensive cybersecurity systems from mid-2024 will reshape global automotive competitiveness, supply chains, and digital strategies. The...
Thursday 23 April 2026
Beyond infotainment: Google moves deeper into automotive with core vehicle systems
Silicon Valley is quietly reshaping the automotive value chain, and the shift is now working its way deep into the architecture of European carmakers.
Thursday 23 April 2026
Apollo Power secures backing from SEEC, Phison, and Gigabyte for AI data center power solutions
Apollo Power is targeting the behind-the-meter energy storage market in Taiwan through a partnership with Tesla to deploy the latter's Megapack enterprise-level energy storage systems...
Thursday 23 April 2026
Google debuts TPU 8t and 8i as AI workloads diverge
Google Cloud Next 2026 kicked off on April 22 in Las Vegas, with Google Cloud CEO Thomas Kurian declaring that the experimental phase of artificial intelligence is over. Nearly 75%...
Thursday 23 April 2026
Innos lists on OTC market, leveraging probe card demand wave with three major growth engines
Probe card full-line automation equipment supplier Innostar Service (Innos) has been listed on the over-the-counter (OTC) market on April 22. Looking ahead, Innos stated that AI applications...
Thursday 23 April 2026
Zhen Ding breaks ground on new China site; Zhongji Innolight chairman attends to show support
Taiwanese printed circuit board (PCB) giant Zhen Ding Technology Group held a groundbreaking ceremony for the HD Campus of the "Zhen Ding Technology Group Huai'an Tech City" in Huai'an,...
Thursday 23 April 2026
EV outlook revised downward as automakers pull back
Global forecasts of electric vehicle (EV) adoption have been lowered as automakers scale back near-term production and investment plans amid weaker-than-expected demand and mounting...
Wednesday 22 April 2026
Brightek posts March loss as Nantong plant ramps up in 2H26
LED packaging maker Brightek reported consolidated revenue of NT$161 million (US$5.1 million) in the first quarter of 2026, down 9.7% year on year, impacted by the transition period...
Wednesday 22 April 2026
AI optical communication and automotive demand boost TXC, Taitien quartz component sales in 1Q26
Benefiting from strong AI high-frequency, high-speed transmission and communications infrastructure demand, TXC reported robust AI optical communication orders in the first quarter...