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Friday 10 July 2026

China's AI talent demand spreads into chips, rare earths, and new materials

China's graduate job market is shifting toward semiconductors, materials, and manufacturing, with global implications for supply chains, AI development, and critical minerals. Fresh...

Friday 10 July 2026

Malaysia solar firms rush to secure stock before China tax breaks end

Malaysia's renewable energy market is expected to keep expanding in 2026 as data center construction and rising solar adoption support demand, while Chinese policy changes are already...

Friday 10 July 2026

Global Mixed-mode Technology says second-quarter revenue met expectations as it sees seasonal demand in late 2026

Global Mixed-mode Technology reported June revenue of NT$743 million (US$23.16 million), down 0.71% from May but up 7.19% from a year earlier. The Taiwanese PMIC maker said second-quarter...

Friday 10 July 2026

BOE profit surges on LCD recovery and 8.6G OLED AI PC ramp

BOE Technology expects first-half 2026 net profit to rise sharply as China's largest display panel maker benefits from a stronger LCD...

Friday 10 July 2026

LGES turns idled US EV battery lines toward AI data centers as storage demand fills the EV gap

LG Energy Solution's move to convert part of an idled US electric-vehicle battery plant into a line making lithium iron phosphate (LFP) cells for energy storage shows how South Korea's...

Friday 10 July 2026

China's silicon-to-agent AI stack headlines WAIC 2026 in Shanghai

When the 2026 World Artificial Intelligence Conference (WAIC) opens on July 17, its exhibition halls will double as a statement: China...

Friday 10 July 2026

China's StepFun, ZTE's Nubia vie for 'world's first AI agent smartphone' at WAIC

Two Chinese technology players will use the 2026 World Artificial Intelligence Conference (WAIC), running July 17-20 in Shanghai, to present what each bills as the world's first AI...

Friday 10 July 2026

Xiaomi Auto launches new sub-brand for long-range SUVs

Xiaomi Auto has unveiled a new brand aimed at long-range SUVs, a move that could broaden its appeal beyond China and intensify competition...

Friday 10 July 2026

Thunder Tiger sees Taiwan's edge in drone supply chains

Drones should be seen as "flying computers," and Taiwan has an edge in the drone market with its supply chain advantages, according to Thunder Tiger chairman William Chen. Moreover,...

Friday 10 July 2026

Z.ai widens lead over MiniMax: China's AI model race shifts from scale to staying power

China's AI model race is moving beyond parameter size, benchmark rankings and user buzz. Investors are now asking which companies can turn...

Friday 10 July 2026

Realtek 2Q26 revenue driven by networking demand, 3Q26 set to gain from price hikes

Realtek Semiconductor reported June 2026 revenue of NT$12.31 billion (approx. US$383.67 million), down 1.7% from the previous month but up 20.6% from a year earlier. Second-quarter...

Thursday 9 July 2026

Phison 1H26 revenue tops NT$100B as AI orders extend to 1H27

Phison Electronics, a NAND controller maker, said first-half consolidated revenue in 2026 surpassed NT$100 billion (US$3.1 billion) for the first time. CEO Khein-Seng Pua said June...

Thursday 9 July 2026

Release of GPT-Live and Grok 4.5 shows boundaries of the new AI frontier

OpenAI and SpaceX have released new models laden with features that show the direction of frontier AI model development, including...

Thursday 9 July 2026

CXMT seeks US$4.1bn in China's biggest 2026 IPO for DDR5, HBM

CXMT has launched a CNY29.5 billion (approx. US$4.1 billion) STAR Market IPO, giving China's top DRAM maker fresh capital to upgrade...

Thursday 9 July 2026

Tesla skips the AIDV talk—it already owns SDVs

AI-defined vehicles (AIDVs) are built on software-defined vehicles (SDVs), and Tesla is arguably the world's most representative company...

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