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Tuesday 6 October 2026
Schneider Electric's deal to buy PTC is the next step in its software push
Schneider Electric has agreed to purchase software company PTC in a deal valuing its equity at around US$22.6 billion. The all-cash acquisition marks the French energy and tech company's...
Tuesday 6 October 2026
Google Gemini 4 Argon sparks internal doubts
Google's new flagship AI model, Gemini 4 Argon, has drawn strong results in multiple benchmark tests, but some employees still say its coding performance is not stable enough. According...
Tuesday 6 October 2026
DeepSeek closes in on US rivals despite chip curbs
China's leading AI models have narrowed their performance gap with US rivals to a record low, while DeepSeek's latest advances in memory efficiency and its deepening work with Huawei...
Tuesday 6 October 2026
LinkCom eyes 4Q26 rebound on smart meter, wireless charging demand
Magnetic components maker LinkCom Manufacturing posted September consolidated revenue of NT$44.18 million (approx. US$1.39 million), up 32.53% from a month earlier and down 10.24%...
Tuesday 6 October 2026
Column: How semiconductors' evolution foretells the rise of AI data centers
Semiconductors and AI data centers share a striking number of similarities.
Tuesday 6 October 2026
Analysis: China automakers' US entry paths remain open
The recent summit between US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping concluded without progress on automotive issues—namely, whether Chinese automakers might...
Tuesday 6 October 2026
Kawasaki teams with Noetra on fully autonomous humanoid robot
Kawasaki Heavy Industries plans to launch an AI-powered fully autonomous humanoid robot as early as 2030, using a physical AI platform under development by Japan's Noetra. Nikkei...
Monday 5 October 2026
Amazon signs 20-year nuclear power deal with Constellation for AI demand
Amazon and Constellation Energy signed a 20-year power purchase agreement that will supply 690 MW from the Calvert Cliffs nuclear plant in Maryland. The deal was announced as AI and...
Monday 5 October 2026
Foxconn September revenue tops NT$1 trillion for first time on AI, ICT demand
Driven by strong momentum in AI and consumer electronics, Foxconn reported consolidated revenue of NT$1.158 trillion (US$36.7 billion) for September 2026, marking the first time its...
Monday 5 October 2026
Pegatron AI servers boost September revenue
Pegatron's AI server business is ramping up in 2026, with co-CEO Kuang-Chih Cheng recently saying new orders from a US client have begun shipping and are expected to lift September...
Monday 5 October 2026
Deutsche Telekom targets US$2.8 billion in savings as AI business grows
Deutsche Telekom expects artificial intelligence and automation to generate around EUR2.5 billion (approx. US$2.8 billion) in indirect-cost savings by 2030 compared with 2023, Reuters...
Monday 5 October 2026
Trend Micro opens closed preview for AI-driven vulnerability discovery service
Trend Micro said on October 5 that it was opening closed preview access to Autonomous Vulnerability Discovery in Trend Vision One, expanding an AI-driven security service that identifies...
Monday 5 October 2026
AI hardware is propping up world trade, and pulling it toward East Asia and North America
The resilience of global goods trade amid tariff escalation and an energy shock is real, but it rests on a narrow base. A breakdown of ITC Trade Map export data shows that a handful...
Monday 5 October 2026
Bessent expects US-China AI incident channel as Washington leans on voluntary oversight
US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Washington and Beijing are likely to agree on a way to alert each other when artificial intelligence goes wrong, signaling that AI safety is...
Monday 5 October 2026
Global AI servers shift production nearshore, slowing direct Taiwan exports to US
Taiwanese suppliers currently control approximately 90% of the global AI server market. However, a recent survey by Taiwan's Ministry of Economic Affairs showed that the proportion...