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Friday 7 August 2026

Iron Force Industrial posts weaker first half as it pushes AI server cooling parts

Iron Force Industrial reported first-half 2026 consolidated revenue of NT$2.441 billion, down 2.98% from a year earlier, as rising pressure on its automotive business weighed on results...

Friday 7 August 2026

Chinese AI firms shift toward monetization as LLM providers reportedly signal price increases

Chinese large language model (LLM) developers are beginning to move away from aggressive price competition, with leading players reportedly introducing higher prices and new commercial...

Friday 7 August 2026

LG plans three-tier AI chips for appliances, home robots

LG Electronics plans to develop premium, midrange and entry-level on-device AI chips for products ranging from refrigerators and washing...

Friday 7 August 2026

Analysis: SpaceX's Nvidia exclusivity isn't a knock on AMD — it's a land grab in orbit

SpaceX's earnings call — the first since its IPO disclosure — beat expectations on Aug 4, but the line that moved markets...

Friday 7 August 2026

Inside Terafab: Musk's US$16.8B bet to turn AI chip shortages into a homegrown supply chain

Elon Musk's ambitions across AI, robotics and space infrastructure are moving into a new phase following the unveiling of Terafab,...

Friday 7 August 2026

South Korea clears ITU hurdle for world's first SDV standard

A South Korea-backed draft standard for software-defined vehicles (SDVs) has cleared a key milestone at the International Telecommunication...

Friday 7 August 2026

Microsoft launches fourth cloud region in India as AI demand accelerates

Microsoft has opened its India South Central cloud region in Hyderabad, expanding local capacity for customers in one of the world's fastest-growing digital markets. The move could...

Friday 7 August 2026

Taiwan Innotech Expo to showcase application-ready tech research

The government-organized 2026 Taiwan Innotech Expo (TIE) will open in Taipei on September 17, with the National Science and Technology...

Friday 7 August 2026

Wistron rumored to win Oracle AI server order as new customers expand

Wistron has secured new AI server customers, including enterprise accounts Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) and Lenovo Group, as well as a reported cloud services provider (CSP) order...

Friday 7 August 2026

Nvidia tests leaner Rubin Ultra memory designs with 2027 HBM supply in question

Nvidia is testing sharply lower-memory versions of its next-generation Rubin Ultra GPU, a sign that the worsening high-bandwidth memory (HBM) shortage is beginning to reshape the specifications...

Friday 7 August 2026

Transcend July 2026 revenue tops NT$5 billion as AI boosts high-end memory demand

Memory module maker Transcend Information reported July 2026 consolidated revenue of NT$5.2 billion (approx. US$161.44 million), surging 308% from a year earlier and 3% from the previous...

Friday 7 August 2026

China's surging export numbers shows automakers pivoting from price wars to value wars

China's auto exports climbed sharply in the first half of 2026 as the sector shifted from price-based competition to a focus on product...

Friday 7 August 2026

Commentary: Why playing it safe could cost Taiwan the next battery boom

From smartphones and smartwatches to emerging AI glasses, electric vehicles, autonomous driving systems, and the rapidly expanding...

Friday 7 August 2026

Naver speeds up defense AI push, flags data and procurement hurdles

South Korean internet giant Naver is accelerating its move into defense AI after falling short in the country's independent AI foundation...

Friday 7 August 2026

Chicony Electronics lifts second-quarter profit on commercial demand and AI products

Chicony Electronics reported stronger second-quarter earnings on August 5 as demand from the commercial market outpaced consumer spending. The Taiwanese electronics maker said higher-end...

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