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Friday 4 July 2025
Big screens, bigger stakes: LG and Samsung compete in the SDV display market

The global automotive industry is rapidly pivoting toward software-defined vehicles (SDVs), fueling a parallel surge in demand for large...

Friday 4 July 2025
With d-Mode GaN, Renesas seeks edge in high-power semiconductor market
Following its acquisition of US-based GaN pioneer Transphorm, Renesas Electronics is ramping up its ambitions in the wide-bandgap power semiconductor space. With a bold pivot away...
Friday 4 July 2025
Tesla halts Optimus robot production plans as hardware woes mount
Tesla has reportedly paused procurement and production plans for its humanoid robot, Optimus, due to unresolved hardware challenges, according to sources within China's supply chain...
Friday 4 July 2025
OpenAI's chip strategy remains unclear as demand for customized functions stays vague
Amid speculation about its chip strategy, OpenAI has denied plans for large-scale use of Google's TPUs, saying it is only experimenting. The company aims to develop its own chips,...
Friday 4 July 2025
Malaysia-Singapore Special Economic Zone builds cross-border AI ecosystem amid sovereign tech race

As the global race to build "sovereign AI" gains momentum, Southeast Asia is carving out a strategic role in the next wave of digital infrastructure,...

Friday 4 July 2025
Acer Medical wins Singapore approval for AI bone density screening software
Acer Medical, a smart healthcare subsidiary of Acer Group, has secured market approval from Singapore's Health Science Authority (HSA) for its AI-assisted diagnostic software, VeriOsteo...
Friday 4 July 2025
Intel's new AI accelerator may adopt HBM4? SK Hynix stresses no confirmed details
Intel recently held its AI Summit in South Korea, sharing the latest trends in artificial intelligence (AI) technology and innovative applications across various industries. The event...
Friday 4 July 2025
Is Apple repeating Nokia's mistake over AI stumble?
The US tech sector is deep into an AI arms race, with firms scrambling to secure Nvidia and AMD's advanced GPUs while fast-tracking their custom chips and AI compute infrastructure...
Friday 4 July 2025
Taiwan auto market declines in 1H25 amid US tariff concern and consumer caution
The Taiwan automotive market showed limited growth in the first half of 2025, with consumer caution fueled by ongoing uncertainty related to US tariffs. June vehicle registrations...
Thursday 3 July 2025
ProLogium's Taoyuan Hi-Tech Industrial Park plant drives lithium ceramic battery shipments past 2.4M units
Next-generation lithium ceramic battery manufacturer ProLogium announced that its cumulative shipments have officially surpassed 2.4 million units as of the first half of 2025, marking...
Thursday 3 July 2025
BYD's Mexico factory on hold due to trade uncertainty and geopolitical concerns
Facing rising geopolitical tensions and uncertainty surrounding US trade policy under President Donald J. Trump, Chinese EV maker BYD has put plans for a large-scale factory in Mexico...
Thursday 3 July 2025
Apple AI falls from grace: Claude in, engineers out, strategy in flux
Apple is reportedly reevaluating its artificial intelligence (AI) roadmap, exploring the integration of external large language models (LLMs) from OpenAI and Anthropic to power future...
Thursday 3 July 2025
Taiwan's HCM partners with France's Saft on next-generation EV battery technology
Taiwan battery material maker HCM signed a cooperation agreement with France's Saft to develop lithium manganese iron phosphate (LMFP) batteries for electric vehicles and energy storage...
Thursday 3 July 2025
Blockchain infrastructure driving semiconductor demand
TSMC's fourth-quarter profits jumped 57% to $11.4 billion, and while most analysts credit AI chip demand, there's another force quietly reshaping semiconductor markets. Blockchain...
Thursday 3 July 2025
Oracle, OpenAI expand Stargate deal for more US data centers
OpenAI has agreed to rent a massive amount of computing power from Oracle Corp. data centers as part of its Stargate initiative, underscoring the intense requirements for cutting-edge...