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Monday 13 April 2026

Apple reportedly tests four smart glasses designs ahead of 2027 launch

Apple is accelerating development of next-generation wearable hardware, with plans to launch its first smart glasses as early as 2027,...

Monday 13 April 2026

Anti-AI backlash turns physical: OpenAI CEO targeted in back-to-back attacks

The San Francisco home of OpenAI CEO Sam Altman appears to have been targeted twice in three days. In both cases, no one was injured. Police arrested suspects in both incidents at...

Monday 13 April 2026

A robotics push signals Taiwan's shift from supplier to system builder

Taiwan has formally launched its first national-level robotics hub, signaling an ambitious effort to build a globally competitive industry around intelligent machines. The National...

Monday 13 April 2026

Taiwan launches national AI robotics center to build homegrown start-ups

Taiwan has formally inaugurated its first national-level robotics hub. The National Center for AI Robotics, established under the National Institutes of Applied Research, is a strategic...

Monday 13 April 2026

China pressure drives Hyundai to reshape supply chain with fewer Tier 1 suppliers

The global automotive supply chain is undergoing a significant transformation driven by electrification and autonomous driving trends, shifting from traditional mechanical parts procurement...

Monday 13 April 2026

Taiwan's monthly exports top US$80 billion for first time, fueled by AI demand

Taiwan's exports rose to a record high in March, supported by demand for artificial intelligence (AI) and memory-related products, according...

Monday 13 April 2026

China chipmaker Hygon expands CPU-GPU strategy for AI compute

China's push for AI self-sufficiency is lifting Hygon Information Technology from a server CPU supplier into a broader AI compute platform...

Monday 13 April 2026

Interview: AI compute expands into space, Ramon.Space and Ingrasys team up for 2027 commercial deployment

As demand for AI computing continues to surge, terrestrial data centers are facing mounting constraints in power supply, thermal management, and land availability. As a result, the...

Monday 13 April 2026

Pony.ai charts a different path into the European robotaxi market

The competition to deploy robotaxis across Europe is intensifying. A partnership led by European start-up Verne, alongside Uber and China's Pony.ai, has been described by industry...

Monday 13 April 2026

Quantum meets AI: which Asian nation will take the lead in sovereign tech?

AI and quantum computing are converging — and the geopolitical consequences are profound. At the GITEX AI Asia forum, industry experts argued that this integration goes beyond...

Monday 13 April 2026

Weekly news roundup: Shortages spread to MLCCs; SK Hynix reportedly in talks with Microsoft and Google

Below are the most-read DIGITIMES Asia stories from the week of April 6-April 13, 2026:

Monday 13 April 2026

Taiwan ramps up science park expansion as TSMC growth pushes capacity limits

Powered by surging semiconductor investment—led by TSMC—Taiwan's science parks are nearing full capacity, accelerating government efforts to expand land, infrastructure,...

Monday 13 April 2026

AI server tracker: Taiwanese thermal solution providers entering structural AI growth phase as liquid cooling adoption accelerates

Taiwan's thermal management suppliers are emerging as one of the fastest-growing segments in the AI hardware ecosystem in 2026, even though their absolute revenue scale remains far...

Monday 13 April 2026

Aurotek posts record 1Q26 revenue on AI software, robotics integration

Aurotek reported record-high revenues in March and the first quarter of 2026, driven by a surge in market demand for its robotics products integrated with artificial intelligence (AI)...

Monday 13 April 2026

Intel and SambaNova deepen alliance to capture AI infrastructure demand

As artificial intelligence moves from experimentation to full-scale production, companies are confronting the limits of GPU-only inference...

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