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Thursday 16 July 2026

Nvidia's Huang says AI agents are tools, not humanlike beings

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang said AI agents should be treated as tools, not as humanlike beings, in a recent conversation with LangChain founder Harrison Chase. He said the latest...

Thursday 16 July 2026

Acer Gadget posts record second-quarter revenue on AI PC and e-commerce demand

Acer Gadget, the Acer Group subsidiary, reported record second-quarter self-reported revenue and said its two core businesses kept shipments moving in June and the first half of 2026...

Thursday 16 July 2026

Foxconn shows Model A and Model B EVs in Japan through CDMS push

Foxconn recently displayed its Model A and Model B electric vehicles in Tokyo, as the Taiwanese manufacturer stepped further into Japan's EV market. The vehicles were shown for the...

Thursday 16 July 2026

Anthropic eyes autumn IPO to beat OpenAI and DeepSeek to public markets

Anthropic PBC is lining up investor meetings ahead of a potential mega-IPO that could value the Claude maker at US$1 trillion or more, a move that would let it beat both OpenAI and...

Thursday 16 July 2026

Taiwan power device makers gain from automotive inventory buildup and order shifting

Semiconductor supply chains remain tight, and Taiwan power device suppliers say the automotive market, after two years of inventory digestion, is now building up extra stock to avoid...

Thursday 16 July 2026

China's top seller of AI compute has emerged without owning the GPUs

Beijing Approach AI Technology Co., or Approaching.AI, raised more than CNY1 billion within six months by selling AI tokens generated...

Thursday 16 July 2026

AI, ICT projects, and 5G upgrades power Taiwan telecom trio's strong June results

Taiwan's three major telecom operators delivered stronger June 2026 results than a year earlier, supported by robust demand for ICT services, continued 5G migration and expanding digital-service...

Thursday 16 July 2026

Column: From K-Semiconductor to AI superpower —How South Korea is taking its next chip leap

South Korean President Lee Jae-myung unveiled the country's Three Mega Projects for AI and Semiconductors in late June 2026, an ambitious...

Thursday 16 July 2026

Chip inflation drives phone prices higher, clouds 2027 demand

Rising chip costs are adding pressure to consumer electronics, with memory prices expected to stay elevated through at least 2027 and weighing heavily on downstream manufacturers and...

Thursday 16 July 2026

US eyes looser robotaxi rules as China sets national standard

US regulators are considering dropping steering-wheel requirements for fully driverless vehicles, while China is moving a mandatory national safety standard for Level 3 and Level 4...

Thursday 16 July 2026

AI demand-driven memory crunch leaves smart cars exposed

AI-driven demand is tightening global memory supplies, crowding out smartphones, PCs, and vehicles as DRAM and NAND Flash capacity...

Wednesday 15 July 2026

JCET forecasts higher first-half profit on AI-driven chip demand

China's JCET expects stronger first-half earnings as global demand tied to artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure lifts semiconductor activity. The outlook signals continued momentum...

Wednesday 15 July 2026

AI server tracker: Power and thermal suppliers lead June revenue growth

Taiwan's AI server component suppliers generally maintained healthy revenue momentum in June, with power supply, thermal solution and baseboard...

Wednesday 15 July 2026

LimX Dynamics raises US$200B in fundraising round as it prepares for public listing

LimX Dynamics Technology, a general-purpose humanoid robot and embodied AI company, has announced the completion of its pre-IPO round of financing, raising nearly US$200 million. The...

Wednesday 15 July 2026

US licenses widen Nvidia H200 access in China, but shipments remain minimal

Nvidia H200 exports to China are expanding to a broader group of licensed buyers, though actual deliveries remain negligible under...

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