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Monday 31 August 2026
Nvidia demand nearly doubles as supply meets only 70%
Nvidia reported second-quarter revenue for fiscal year 2027 of US$96.22 billion, a 106% year-over-year increase, driven by a 117% surge in data center revenue to US$89 billion. With...
Monday 31 August 2026
AI Macs, Part 1: OpenAI reportedly buys tens of thousands of Macs for reinforcement learning
Apple's Mac mini and Mac Studio are becoming unlikely fixtures in AI infrastructure. OpenAI has reportedly bought tens of thousands of the desktops for reinforcement learning and is...
Monday 31 August 2026
Agentrys, agentic chip design startup backed by MediaTek, raises US$24.5M in funding
Chip design company Agentrys announced last week that it raised US$24.5 million in funding from backers including MediaTek. It is one among an emerging crop of startups using agentic...
Monday 31 August 2026
The 72.4% dominance: China's battery lead is now a chemistry problem for South Korea
The global battery space has long been characterized by China's overwhelming dominance, leaving other established players subdued and struggling to establish a foothold in the industry...
Monday 31 August 2026
US weighs limits on China's access to chips in overseas data centers
US restrictions on China's access to advanced computing could expand beyond physical chip shipments to the remote use of computing resources, potentially increasing compliance requirements...
Monday 31 August 2026
MetaX posts first-half profit while China's AI GPU rivals split
MetaX posted its first half-year profit since listing, with rising GPU shipments and the mass production of its C600 accelerator strengthening its commercial position while China's...
Monday 31 August 2026
OpenAI to pull its models from Cursor, highlighting tension with SpaceX's Elon Musk
OpenAI announced that it will end its contract allowing its models to be used on Cursor due to the latter's acquisition by SpaceX. The development indicates the tense personal relationship...
Monday 31 August 2026
Shanghai's 15th Five-Year Plan bets on chips, AI, advanced packaging
On August 26, the Shanghai municipal government released its 15th Five-Year Plan for the Development of Strategic Emerging Industries, setting a target for added value in strategic...
Monday 31 August 2026
Asus launches physical AI business group, shifting from EMS to humanoid robots
Asustek Computer (Asus) is accelerating its artificial intelligence (AI) transformation plan, announcing the rebranding of its AIoT Business Group into the Physical AI Solutions Business...
Monday 31 August 2026
China silicon wafers enter AI-led upcycle: prices rise, 12-inch capacity expands

Hangzhou Lion Microelectronics plans to invest about CNY3 billion (approx. US$446 million) in a new 12-inch silicon wafer project in Jiaxing,...

Monday 31 August 2026
Taiwan manufacturing know-how is key physical AI asset
As artificial intelligence (AI) technology rapidly evolves, physical AI for industrial applications is drawing growing attention because repeatable and scalable tasks play to AI's...
Monday 31 August 2026
Commentary: Malaysia's China dilemma sits at the heart of GATE 2026
The 2026 Global Automotive and Technology Expo (GATE 2026) closed on August 28 at the Malaysia International Trade and Exhibition Centre (MITEC) in Kuala Lumpur. It highlighted Malaysia's...
Monday 31 August 2026
Chinese robotaxis head for Seoul as Pony.ai and FutureLink plan a 200-vehicle fleet
A Chinese autonomous driving vendor is set to take a commercial position in a market whose own robotaxi industry has yet to clear the hurdle to commercialization. Pony.ai and South...
Monday 31 August 2026
Musk tackles key AI power bottleneck with in-house turbine foundry
A move by SpaceX to manufacture turbine blades in-house could ease a global bottleneck in AI infrastructure, where power equipment is now as constrained as chips. If successful, the...
Monday 31 August 2026
India roundup: India broadens semiconductor and AI ambitions across manufacturing, design, materials and data centers
India's semiconductor ambitions are expanding from packaging and testing to chip design, materials, mobile devices and data centers. New investments by CG Power, Infineon, Foxconn,...