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Monday 4 May 2026

Anthropic reportedly in talks with Fractile to buy inference chips amid AI compute crunch

Anthropic has been in talks with Fractile, a London-based startup, to purchase its inference chips for running its AI models more efficiently, as inferential AI tasks have pushed up...

Monday 4 May 2026

Meta acquires Assured Robot Intelligence to accelerate humanoid robotics push amid AI infrastructure shift

Meta Platforms has acquired Assured Robot Intelligence (ARI), a startup focused on AI models for humanoid robots, marking another step in the company's broader push into physical-world...

Monday 4 May 2026

AI's 1.6T shift turns InP into optical supply chain bottleneck

The transition from 800G to 1.6T optical modules is no longer an upgrade cycle — it is a physics-driven inflection point.

Monday 4 May 2026

Yageo's Pierre Chen says AI hardware boom is lifting passive component demand

Yageo chairman Pierre Chen said the rise of AI applications is driving stronger demand not only for advanced semiconductors and memory,...

Monday 4 May 2026

Weekly News Roundup: Terafab already affecting wafer fab landscape; Intel launches multi-year reset

Below are the most-read DIGITIMES Asia stories from the week of April 27-May 4, 2026:

Monday 4 May 2026

Apple's cash pivot: A new CEO and strategy for the AI arms race

In a landmark shift coinciding with its second quarter of fiscal 2026 results, Apple has announced that it will no longer maintain its formal "net cash neutral" target. This financial...

Monday 4 May 2026

Asia Optical 1Q26 revenue, profit hit record highs on AI cooling and optics growth

Asia Optical reported its first-quarter 2026 financial results, posting consolidated revenue of NT$6.21 billion (approx. US$196.43 million), up 15% year-over-year. Gross profit rose...

Monday 4 May 2026

China's auto sector pushes standards and exports while disposable-car concept gains traction

The 2026 Beijing Auto Show signaled a significant shift in China's new energy vehicle sector as automakers accelerated adoption of ultra-fast charging, intelligent powertrains, and...

Monday 4 May 2026

China automakers adopt disposable-car subscriptions to accelerate tech turnover

China's auto industry has begun rolling out a disposable-car model combining subscription plans and modular hardware to accelerate technology refresh cycles and cut the buildup of...

Monday 4 May 2026

Research Insight: Beijing auto show signals shift from vehicle launches to AI-driven supply chains

The 2026 Beijing Auto Show has emerged as a platform where the balance of competition is shifting from sheer vehicle counts to advanced self-driving systems, AI-powered cockpits, and...

Monday 4 May 2026

MIT Technology Review outlines 10 key AI trends shaping the future

In the fast-moving and often noisy world of AI, what truly merits attention? MIT Technology Review has long tracked the field's evolution to map its next directions. Their...

Monday 4 May 2026

India roundup: India accelerates AI, semiconductor, and manufacturing push with major investments and startup bets

India's technology ecosystem is seeing rapid expansion across AI infrastructure, semiconductors,...

Sunday 3 May 2026

Silicon Motion posts record 1Q26 revenue driven by AI, new products to boost growth

Silicon Motion Technology reported a record quarterly revenue of US$342 million in the first quarter of 2026, up 23% from the previous quarter and soaring 105% year-over-year. The...

Sunday 3 May 2026

Taiwan supplier JPC takes No. 2 spot in Nvidia Vera Rubin power cable certification

As artificial intelligence (AI) continues to drive power demands, investment in power-related sectors has become a key focus for component suppliers. Connector and cable supplier JPC...

Sunday 3 May 2026

Smart Eye expands AI in-cockpit sensing from driver monitoring to full cabin perception

Smart Eye's new contracts to add advanced in-cabin sensing to existing models signal a shift with global implications: automakers face looming EU and Euro NCAP rules that push cabin...

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