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Monday 28 September 2026
Column: For physical AI, maps are turning into memory
A robot that can map a factory floor still cannot necessarily find the box it has been asked to move, or remember what it saw on its last visit. For autonomous robots, building the...
Monday 28 September 2026
Meta's Muse faces security scrutiny over macOS zero-day, human-agent test

Meta's Muse AI agent is facing scrutiny over the breadth of access it requires after a security researcher identified a zero-day vulnerability...

Sunday 27 September 2026
Keysight pushes design-to-deployment standard for AI cluster validation

As AI applications expand rapidly across industries, testing and validation have become essential to moving innovation from R&D...

Sunday 27 September 2026
Nvidia's push for personal AI computers points to a broader shift toward on-premise compute

Nvidia is positioning its newest personal AI system as more than a developer tool. By putting DGX Spark on desks and, eventually, in...

Sunday 27 September 2026
Chinese automakers tighten control over supply chains as margins shrink

Chinese automakers are reshaping how they build, source, and sell vehicles as profits come under pressure, a shift with implications...

Saturday 26 September 2026
Interview: Taiwan's H2U helps companies manage employee health with AI, eyes third markets with South Korea
When companies discuss ESG, they often emphasize environmental issues and compliance while paying less attention to employee health, a key component of the social dimension, according...
Friday 25 September 2026
Trump, Xi back AI talks as hotline details remain unclear
The US and China have brought artificial intelligence into their bilateral economic dialogue and received leader-level backing to continue talks. Still, details of an AI safety hotline...
Friday 25 September 2026
China's autonomous-driving suppliers confront the limits of software moats

Chinese autonomous-driving software specialist Momenta posted a strong first-half performance, with gross margin reaching 73.2% and...

Friday 25 September 2026
Interview: Intel director talks physical AI, business models, and robotics' future
Physical AI is accelerating like never before. Autonomous intelligent machines can walk, run, fly, swim, and assemble car parts in under a minute. New advances in AI models and technologies...
Friday 25 September 2026
Interview: GMI Cloud bets on Taiwan as a proving ground for global AI expansion
GMI Cloud is making Taiwan a key part of its global AI infrastructure expansion, with a US$500 million investment in an AI factory powered by Nvidia's Blackwell GPUs. Announced in...
Thursday 24 September 2026
Microsoft to invest US$10B in Middle East AI infrastructure, despite war risks
Microsoft announced that it will invest US$10 billion in expanding AI infrastructure in the Middle East by 2030. The commitment directs funding to a region facing threats from the...
Thursday 24 September 2026
Honda eyes Ohio hybrid plant amid pivot to North America
Honda Motor Co. is planning to invest JPY300 billion to JPY400 billion (about US$1.9 billion to US$2.5 billion) in a new hybrid electric vehicle plant in Ohio, with production targeted...
Thursday 24 September 2026
AI drives Episil GeSi, PMIC growth

Semiconductor epitaxy maker Episil Precision said on September 22 that rising demand from AI data centers has created two main growth...

Thursday 24 September 2026
China AI's new moat: low-cost models meet a rapidly localising hardware stack
China's AI industry is moving beyond policy-driven technological catch-up into a new phase centered on commercialization and ecosystem competition. Localization is no longer confined...
Thursday 24 September 2026
Yusin Malaysia plant to fully ramp up by 4Q26

Brake system parts maker Yusin said at an investor conference on September 23 that key equipment at its new Malaysia plant is expected...