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Monday 3 August 2026
Column: AI agents are advancing rapidly, but the automation map remains smaller than expected

Token prices are falling while overall AI usage continues to surge — a trend this column examined in March 2026 and one that...

Monday 3 August 2026
India roundup: R&D hubs, domestic tooling, OSAT investments, and AI hubs are powering India’s chip push

India is expanding its semiconductor ambitions through new R&D centers, indigenous design...

Monday 3 August 2026
FICG launches Singapore-Malaysia dual-core strategy
FICG's advanced manufacturing subsidiary PRO3C signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with AME Elite Consortium Berhad, a Malaysia-listed integrated industrial space solutions...
Monday 3 August 2026
Beijing's AI 'golden circle' draws Moonshot, Z.ai, US$14B in funding
Beijing is emerging as one of China's most prominent artificial intelligence clusters as competition in large language models intensifies. Moonshot AI's recently released open-source...
Monday 3 August 2026
Agentic AI exposes urgent legal accountability gaps, South Korean scholar warns

Agentic AI is reshaping how work is delegated among intelligent systems, yet legal frameworks have failed to keep pace with the growing...

Monday 3 August 2026
Taiwan steps up investment in AI startups, compute infrastructure

The AI boom has been lifting Taiwan's upstream, midstream and downstream supply chains, but the country's application development remains...

Monday 3 August 2026
CATL rises to No. 3 as electrification reshapes global auto suppliers
According to Automotive News' newly released 2026 Top 100 Suppliers ranking, China's CATL climbed from No. 5 to No. 3 as power batteries gained more weight in the global Tier...
Sunday 2 August 2026
MiniMax H3 pairs 2K video with native stereo audio in China's multimodal AI race
Chinese AI start-up MiniMax launched MiniMax H3 on July 31, expanding its position in multimodal generative AI as competition among China's model developers spreads beyond large language...
Sunday 2 August 2026
AWS chip business passes US$25 billion run rate; CEO Jassy says there is 'real chance' of selling Trainium outside AWS
Amazon's custom silicon business has reached an annual revenue run rate of more than US$25 billion and is growing at triple-digit percentages yearly, CEO Andy Jassy said on the company's...
Sunday 2 August 2026
Research Insight: AIDVs reshape smart cars with world models and agents

DIGITIMES Intelligence said its observations from the 2026 World Artificial Intelligence Conference (WAIC) show that AI is...

Sunday 2 August 2026
Interview: Governance layer key to deploying AI agents in the finance sector
AI agents are being rolled out in companies, promising efficiency and automated workflows. But as they enter regulated industries such as financial institutions, questions remain over...
Sunday 2 August 2026
Xiaomi adds SkyNomad N90 and N70 with 370,000 deliveries still needed for 2026 target

Xiaomi has entered China's range-extended electric vehicle market with two large intelligent SUVs, expanding beyond battery-only models...

Sunday 2 August 2026
Lawmakers debate wealth-sharing policies as AI-related gains push Taiwan toward K-shaped economy
Taiwanese electronics companies listed on the stock exchange posted a combined 33.7% increase in pre-tax profits for 2025, outpacing the 12.86% growth for all listed companies, while...
Sunday 2 August 2026
Pittsburgh, Switzerland experts challenge Taiwan to move beyond robotics hardware
As AI shifts toward agentic and physical applications, industry observers say competition will no longer hinge on hardware manufacturing alone, but on the ability to integrate hardware...
Sunday 2 August 2026
Ennoconn tender for Kontron closes as Germany reviews foreign investment approval
Ennoconn Technologies' public tender offer for its subsidiary Kontron AG closed after the offer period ended, but the final outcome still depends on a German foreign direct investment...