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Friday 10 April 2026

Alibaba's Qwen tops Korea's AI benchmark

Alibaba's Qwen models occupy the top four positions on South Korea's K-AI Leaderboard, overtaking domestic AI models from LG AI Research, SK Telecom, and Naver.

Friday 10 April 2026

Swancor eyes dual-engine growth on AI robotics and aerospace composites

Swancor Holding reported first-quarter 2026 revenue of NT$190 million (US$5.99 million), marking a pivotal shift in its business mix as its AI robotics segment crossed NT$10 million...

Friday 10 April 2026

AUO eyes CPO and LEO satellites as Innolux pushes FOPLP growth

AUO and Innolux are accelerating their expansion beyond traditional display panels, with Innolux's non-display revenue surpassing 51% in 2025, mainly driven by automotive applications...

Thursday 9 April 2026

Blaize, Nokia advance hybrid AI deployment with joint showcase at GITEX Asia

Blaize and Nokia are advancing their collaboration on hybrid artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure, moving toward real-world deployment...

Thursday 9 April 2026

Column: Embodied AI reshapes real-world automation marks ChatGPT moment for robots

Large language models (LLMs) have demonstrated three surprising capabilities in recent years: generalization—providing reasonable answers to unseen questions; multitasking—handling...

Thursday 9 April 2026

Aspeed and ASMedia propelled to top IC design ranks

Although Taiwanese firms have largely missed the core AI chip development battlefield, a few with critical technological barriers have broken through—most notably Aspeed and...

Thursday 9 April 2026

Meta launches Muse Spark to champion next-gen AI assistant

Meta Platforms has unveiled Muse Spark, the first AI model from its newly formed Meta Superintelligence Labs, marking a major step in its efforts to regain momentum in an AI race dominated...

Thursday 9 April 2026

CATL invests in China's Zhongheng Electric as AI demand surges

As artificial intelligence (AI) accelerates the buildout of data centers, the race to supply their enormous energy demands is drawing...

Thursday 9 April 2026

Alibaba and Meta retreat from open-source AI

Alibaba and Meta are both recalibrating their artificial intelligence strategies, with recent product decisions pointing to a broader industry shift toward closed or hybrid models...

Thursday 9 April 2026

GITEX AI Asia opens in Singapore as focus shifts to infrastructure, deployment

Artificial intelligence is entering a more infrastructure-driven phase, as companies at GITEX Asia 2026 highlighted growing constraints...

Thursday 9 April 2026

Alibaba tightens AI strategy with CEO-led committee and executive reshuffle

Alibaba is restructuring its artificial intelligence (AI) leadership, forming a new CEO-led technology committee and streamlining executive...

Thursday 9 April 2026

EV market cooling pushes US battery makers into energy storage

US efforts to localize lithium battery production are encountering a new challenge: a mismatch between supply and demand, driven by political shifts and changes to subsidy programs...

Thursday 9 April 2026

Phison Electronics sees AI-driven demand surge, downplays retail memory price swings

Phison Electronics reported consolidated revenue of NT$18.32 billion (approx. US$577.81 million) for March 2026, up 50% sequentially and 221% year over year, setting a new record high...

Thursday 9 April 2026

Microloops rides AI boom, aims to double 2026 revenue

Cooling module manufacturer Microloops has said its major cloud service provider (CSP) customer has been increasing pull-ins starting in the second quarterof 2026, driving significant...

Thursday 9 April 2026

Winmate eyes 2026 growth amid rising defense and edge AI demand

Winmate, an industrial PC (IPC) provider, has reported record-high revenue for March 2026 as global defense projects accelerate procurement and delivery schedules alongside growing...

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