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Friday 15 May 2026
Analysis: Mythos sparks access fight as AI models become strategic assets
Anthropic's decision to limit access of its advanced model, Claude Mythos, to only the US government and a circle of more than 40 Project Glasswing partners has broad implications...
Friday 15 May 2026
Trump-Xi summit is Nvidia's best shot at getting back into China
US President Donald Trump's meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing this week has put Nvidia's stalled H200 sales in China back in focus, as Washington's export approvals...
Friday 15 May 2026
Nvidia H200 sales to China stall despite US approval
The US has cleared around 10 Chinese companies to buy Nvidia's H200 artificial intelligence chips, but no deliveries have been made, suggesting that Washington's approval alone may...
Friday 15 May 2026
US-China ties shift toward balancing tech pressure with controlled competition
The US is signaling a shift toward constrained high-intensity competition with China, seeking to preserve technological advantage while creating mechanisms to allow limited economic...
Friday 15 May 2026
Lei Jun, Musk and Cook converge at China-US state dinner
At a state dinner on the evening of May 14 during the China-US summit, Chinese and global tech leaders mingled on stage, with Xiaomi chairman and CEO Lei Jun photographed taking a...
Friday 15 May 2026
Foxconn moves from validation to commercialization with AI servers, robots, EVs and LEO satellites
Foxconn used its first quarter of 2026 earnings call to signal that its long-term "3+3+3" strategy is transitioning from technical validation into commercialization, highlighting growth...
Friday 15 May 2026
Analysis: Nvidia ramped up AI investments to US$45.3 billion in 2026, reshaping AI supply chain
Nvidia expanded a rapid investment campaign in 2026, deploying US$17.5 billion in the fiscal year that ended January 25, 2026, and topping US$45.3 billion so far in 2026, according...
Friday 15 May 2026
OpenAI and Apple partnership frays as legal threat looms

Tensions are escalating between OpenAI and Apple, threatening what was once seen as one of the most important alliances in the generative...

Friday 15 May 2026
Analysis: Europe embraces Chinese EVs while North America loses momentum
Despite persistent uncertainty in the global economy, volatility in energy markets is accelerating a structural shift in the auto industry. New data released May 13 by the consultancy...
Friday 15 May 2026
Edge AI is transforming wearables into proactive health and sensing platforms
Edge AI is accelerating across consumer devices and is increasingly embedded in wearables, reshaping smartwatches, earbuds, and smart rings into proactive sensing and response endpoints,...
Friday 15 May 2026
Foxconn's operating profit jumps 63% as AI server scale offsets seasonal dip
Hon Hai Precision Industry (Foxconn) reported first-quarter 2026 consolidated revenue of NT$2.11 trillion (approximately US$66.95 billion), up 29.68% year over year but down 19% from...
Friday 15 May 2026
Apple confronts the AI agent era — is the App Store at risk?
Artificial intelligence has become one of Apple's most complicated strategic challenges. At next month's Worldwide Developers Conference, the company is expected to unveil a broader...
Friday 15 May 2026
Column: The new space arms race is being fought with AI, lasers, and autonomous satellites
The emerging space arms race toward 2030 is no longer defined simply by the number of satellites nations can launch into orbit. Increasingly, it is being shaped by breakthroughs in...
Friday 15 May 2026
Foxconn targets 3Q26 CPO switch mass production, eyes multifold 2027 growth
Foxconn announced at an online investor briefing on May 14 that its common-package optics (CPO) switches are scheduled for mass production and shipments beginning in the third quarter...
Friday 15 May 2026
WeMo unveils dual-scooter service and plans cross-platform integration by 2026
Taiwan scooter-sharing leader WeMo on May 12 announced a major service upgrade that introduced a new white-license model, dubbed WeMo Go, and signaled plans to integrate its platform...