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Monday 6 July 2026

Samsung Foundry comeback builds as Meta, Anthropic weigh chip deals

Samsung Electronics is trying to turn its foundry business into a bigger supplier of custom chips, with Meta Platforms and Anthropic reportedly considering Samsung for processors after...

Monday 6 July 2026

Anthropic's reported chip plans with Samsung could ease inference costs, not chase top-end performance

Anthropic's reported move into in-house chip development could matter well beyond Silicon Valley if it helps lower the cost of running AI services worldwide. By prioritizing cheaper...

Monday 6 July 2026

Taiwan drone makers gain as Europe focuses on trust and supply chain resilience

Global drone demand continues to heat up, and Taiwanese manufacturers are aggressively expanding overseas. Industry players say the market's most urgent focus has shifted from price...

Monday 6 July 2026

Foxconn posts NT$821.8 billion June revenue as AI momentum stays strong

Hon Hai Precision Industry (Foxconn) reported consolidated revenue for June 2026 on July 5, with continued demand for AI servers and cloud networking products driving record performance...

Monday 6 July 2026

Kingboard raises CCL prices again as AI demand tightens PCB material supply

Rising demand for AI servers and high-performance computing (HPC) continues to drive price increases across the upstream PCB materials supply chain.

Monday 6 July 2026

Foreign automakers turn China plants into export hubs as Toyota takes slower path

Foreign automakers are rapidly reshaping their China operations into export platforms as local electric-vehicle (EV) makers continue to erode demand for gasoline cars. For global consumers...

Monday 6 July 2026

South Korea lines up US$204 billion Yeongnam manufacturing push

South Korean conglomerates will invest a combined KRW312 trillion (approx. US$203.6 billion) in the Yeongnam region, as the government...

Monday 6 July 2026

SEMI warns Trump admin against meddling in memory market

SEMI has warned the Trump administration that intervening in memory-chip pricing or production capacity could worsen a historic supply...

Monday 6 July 2026

Exclusive: AWS's ASIC shipment hike drives demand upside for Taiwan suppliers

Amazon Web Services has told its server supply chain partners to raise shipment volumes for the third quarter of 2026, according to...

Monday 6 July 2026

Alibaba reportedly bans Claude Code for employees, citing security concerns as China shifts toward domestic AI coding tools

Alibaba has instructed employees to stop using Anthropic's Claude Code for work and remove Claude models from company computers, according to respective sources cited by Yicai,...

Monday 6 July 2026

Meta's AI cloud idea underscores a search for returns, not an AI retreat

Meta is reportedly exploring a new AI cloud infrastructure business that would let enterprises use its AI models and some unused GPU capacity, a move that could lift hardware utilization...

Monday 6 July 2026

Taiwan scooter sales rise in June as SYM holds lead and Gogoro surges

Taiwan's scooter market picked up pace in June, a trend that may matter for global suppliers, EV watchers, and consumer brands watching two-wheeler demand in Asia. Sales rose across...

Monday 6 July 2026

Aeon Motor expands electric vehicle push as regulations speed B2B demand

Aeon Motor is expanding its electric vehicle push in Taiwan as tougher carbon rules accelerate fleet conversions for logistics and transport operators. The strategy could influence...

Monday 6 July 2026

Analysis: AI supercycle could drive semiconductor market beyond US$2 trillion by 2030

The global semiconductor market is entering a historically significant growth phase. According to WSTS's latest June forecast, global semiconductor revenue is projected to grow by...

Sunday 5 July 2026

From Bloomberg to DIGITIMES: building a media model for the AI era

Manhattan is where financial giants gather. By the weekend, the crowds become so dense that near Times Square, even moving through the streets can be difficult. At moments like this,...

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