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Saturday 18 July 2026

China positions AI weather-warning system MAZU as a public good for the Global South, targeting 30 countries in five years

China used the 2026 World Artificial Intelligence Conference (WAIC) in Shanghai to reframe its AI-driven weather early-warning system, MAZU, from a domestic meteorological tool into...

Saturday 18 July 2026

As AI expands nanotech, Samsung fortifies ecosystem and LG pivots to chip equipment

Nanotechnology is increasingly seen as a key enabler in the AI era, with competition broadening from semiconductors, manufacturing to home appliances. At Nano Korea 2026 held in Goyang,...

Saturday 18 July 2026

JNTC-TOPPAN glass substrate push signals AI packaging supply-chain shift

As AI accelerators and high-bandwidth memory (HBM) packages grow larger and more complex, substrate technology is becoming a new constraint in advanced packaging. Organic substrates...

Saturday 18 July 2026

Anthropic: AI's edge now lies in delivery, not just model strength

AI development is moving so quickly that companies and regulators worldwide have far less time to adapt, Anthropic said at the 2026...

Saturday 18 July 2026

China's AI sector pivots to system-level "super-nodes" as chip curbs bite at WAIC 2026

The largest World Artificial Intelligence Conference (WAIC) to date opened in Shanghai on July 17, and its dominant signal was strategic: China's answer to US limits on advanced chips...

Friday 17 July 2026

Exclusive: SiPearl turns to Taiwan ODMs to bring Rhea-based servers to market

SiPearl has powered on and begun validating Rhea1, its first-generation server CPU designed in Europe. Its next challenge is convincing...

Friday 17 July 2026

Foxlink opens first US AI demonstration factory in Texas

Foxlink Texas (FTI), a subsidiary of Cheng Uei Precision Industry (Foxlink), officially opened its first artificial intelligence (AI)...

Friday 17 July 2026

Taiwan's 2027 tech budget rises 6.2% to NT$176.8 billion, targeting AI and space

Taiwan plans to increase its technology budget by 6.2% in 2027 to accelerate investment in artificial intelligence (AI), space technology...

Friday 17 July 2026

TSMC's CoWoS capacity remains 'extremely tight' as OSAT partners ramp expansion

During its July 16 earnings conference, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) offered an upbeat outlook on AI demand. Responding...

Friday 17 July 2026

Taiwan-Japan AI tech forum seeks closer partnerships

A Taiwan-Japan AI technology forum held at Taiwan Expo Japan brought together government, industry, academia and research representatives...

Friday 17 July 2026

AI server tracker: Taiwan's testing and design service leaders surge on global chip demand

The surge in AI and high-performance computing (HPC) technologies continues to reshape the semiconductor landscape, as demonstrated by the June...

Friday 17 July 2026

Micron SCA covers 7 auto customers, boosts supply chain

Micron has said its Strategic Customer Agreement (SCA) long-term supply deals with 16 key strategic customers include seven automotive...

Friday 17 July 2026

Laser Tek says AI demand is driving orders, but parts shortages are delaying shipments

Taiwanese laser processing equipment maker Laser Tek said that artificial intelligence(AI)-led investment in advanced packaging, testing, and passive components is boosting orders...

Friday 17 July 2026

WAIC 2026 puts China's AI race on supernodes, domestic chips, and real-world deployment

China's AI industry is shifting from model scale to the infrastructure needed to train, deploy and commercialize AI, with supernodes, high-speed...

Friday 17 July 2026

WST targets AI optical boom as high-power CW laser shipments begin in 4Q26

Buoyed by robust shipments of optical communications products, Taiwanese optical communications company WaveSplitter Technologies (WST) nearly doubled its first-quarter revenue in...

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