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Tuesday 10 June 2025
Flex joins MIT's 'New Manufacturing' initiative, aims to reinvent US industry with AI and global sustainability labs
Flex, the Texas-based global manufacturing and supply chain services firm, has joined the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) 's newly launched Initiative for New Manufacturing...
Tuesday 10 June 2025
Edge AI stalls, cloud AI soars: a new divide in Taiwan’s chip industry
Taiwan's IC design firms remain optimistic about the long-term trajectory of artificial intelligence (AI), but their outlook for the second half of 2025 has turned markedly cautious...
Tuesday 10 June 2025
Ren Zhengfei breaks silence on Huawei's AI and chip strategy
As a new round of China–US trade talks took place in London, the United States held firm on restrictions targeting China's access to advanced artificial intelligence (AI) chips,...
Tuesday 10 June 2025
DeepMind VP urges Taiwan to prioritize software over LLM training
Ed Chi, vice president of research at Google DeepMind, recently visited Taiwan and delivered remarks urging the island to reconsider its approach to AI development. In a public speech,...
Tuesday 10 June 2025
US-China trade talks rekindled in London: rare earths, export curbs, Nvidia chips in focus
US-China trade talks resumed in London on June 10, extending a new bilateral economic and trade consultation mechanism launched with more than six hours of discussions the day before...
Tuesday 10 June 2025
Taiwan chip designers bet on edge AI, with robotics leading the charge

While most of today's AI chip business is concentrated in cloud computing, industry leaders are increasingly turning their attention...

Tuesday 10 June 2025
Taiwan's May exports hit record US$51.74 billion on AI server boom and US tariff dynamics
Taiwan's total export value in May 2025 soared to a record US$51.74 billion, surpassing the US$50 billion mark for the first time and marking a 38.6% year-over-year increase. According...
Tuesday 10 June 2025
WWDC 2025:Apple opens AI models to developers, highlighting on-device silicon advantage
Apple unveiled its latest artificial intelligence developments under the banner of Apple Intelligence at the company's annual Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC), bringing new...
Tuesday 10 June 2025
WWDC 2025: Apple's new 'Liquid Glass' UI raises bar for display and rendering performance
Apple has rolled out its most extensive software redesign to date across iOS 26, iPadOS 26, macOS Tahoe 26, watchOS 26, and tvOS 26, centered on a new interface material called
Tuesday 10 June 2025
South Korean industry optimistic about Samsung's potential Middle East expansion; AI chip orders seen as key
Following reports that TSMC is considering establishing a semiconductor wafer fab in the Middle East, some observers suggest that Samsung Electronics may also seek opportunities to...
Tuesday 10 June 2025
Megaforce adjusts production in Asia, Mexico to address tariff challenges
System integrator and manufacturing service provider Megaforce held its shareholders' meeting on June 5, during which the company covered its recent operational highlights and results...
Tuesday 10 June 2025
Arm unveils Zena compute subsystem to accelerate Automotive AI innovation and solve OEM bottlenecks
As artificial intelligence accelerates the reshaping of the automotive sector, Arm has once again positioned itself at the forefront. Following the rollout of its Armv9 architecture...
Tuesday 10 June 2025
Sync Robotic leads Foxlink's push into Physical AI for real-world automation
The artificial intelligence boom that began with generative models has entered a new chapter in 2025: the rise of Physical AI. As the focus shifts from content creation to real-world...
Monday 9 June 2025
Qualcomm agrees to buy chip firm Alphawave for US$2.4 billion

Qualcomm Inc. has agreed to buy London-listed semiconductor company Alphawave IP Group Plc for about US$2.4 billion in cash to expand...

Monday 9 June 2025
China tightens rare earth curbs on EU, US, Japan auto sectors
China's rare earth export controls are disrupting auto production across Europe, the US, and Japan, with forced shutdowns already rippling through supply chains. Industry sources...