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Tuesday 4 August 2026
China claims 8 in 10 robots worldwide are made at home

China's National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) said humanoid robots have become a key symbol of the country's emerging manufacturing...

Tuesday 4 August 2026
Taiwan classifies semiconductors, AI as high-energy industries, launches decarbonization project

Taiwan's government has recently begun classifying the semiconductor and AI industries as high-energy consumption industries in recent...

Tuesday 4 August 2026
Factorial, SK On sign pact to assess solid-state battery manufacturing

Factorial Energy and SK On have agreed to study whether existing battery plants could be adapted for solid-state cells, a move that...

Tuesday 4 August 2026
Wistron backs Taiwan's sovereign AI effort with 2.4 million computing hours

Wistron will provide 2.4 million hours of AI computing capacity in 2026 and support Taiwan's first open-source language model for three...

Tuesday 4 August 2026
Analysis: Tesla's driverless ambitions get regulatory reality check

Tesla's latest quarterly results fell short of market expectations, but another development attracted equal attention: CEO Elon Musk...

Tuesday 4 August 2026
Onsemi details AI data center momentum, pricing strategy in Q2 earnings call

Onsemi's leadership fielded a wide range of investor questions following the company's second-quarter 2026 results, with much of the...

Tuesday 4 August 2026
Intel China adds day 0 support for MiniMax H3 after DeepSeek

Intel China has completed day-0 adaptation for MiniMax H3, the latest multimodal generative model from Chinese AI startup MiniMax,...

Tuesday 4 August 2026
Alibaba unveils biggest Qwen model as DeepSeek deepens China's AI price war
Alibaba Group unveiled Qwen3.8-Max on August 3, calling it its largest and most capable artificial intelligence (AI) model to date, as DeepSeek's low-cost V4-Flash intensified competition...
Tuesday 4 August 2026
AI's payback math: how long can servers last?

Amazon's second-quarter 2026 results beat market expectations by a wide margin, but rapidly expanding investment in artificial intelligence...

Tuesday 4 August 2026
MediaTek sees SerDes 448G as copper's final battleground
The question of where the limits of cloud AI high-speed interconnects will fall has been a major market focus over the past six months. MediaTek addressed the issue for the first time...
Tuesday 4 August 2026
White House finalizes voluntary AI testing framework, keeps details under wraps

The White House said on August 3 it had finalized a voluntary framework for evaluating advanced AI models, but has not disclosed the...

Tuesday 4 August 2026
Palantir raises outlook as US commercial AI demand accelerates, sharpening sovereignty strategy
Palantir Technologies raised its full-year revenue and profitability forecasts after reporting a sharp acceleration in commercial demand, particularly in the US, underscoring the growing...
Tuesday 4 August 2026
China's Momenta wins nationwide Level 4 testing permit in Germany, widening robotaxi race

China's Momenta has become the first Chinese autonomous-driving company to receive a nationwide Level 4 testing permit from Germany's...

Tuesday 4 August 2026
L&F Plus ships trial samples from South Korea’s first LFP cathode line
South Korean cathode materials maker L&F said its subsidiary L&F Plus has shipped the first trial-production samples from South Korea’s first lithium iron phosphate (LFP)...
Tuesday 4 August 2026
China’s in-house auto chip push could reshape costs, supply chains, and regulatory risks
As Chinese automakers accelerate in-house chip development, the strategy is increasingly about more than smart vehicles. It is also tied to supply chain self-reliance, overseas expansion,...