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Friday 11 July 2025

Korea’s Rebellions taps Taiwan alliance to challenge Nvidia in AI chip race

Seoul-based AI chip startup Rebellions is moving fast to stake its claim as South Korea's top domestic supplier of artificial intelligence (AI) semiconductors. The company is ramping...

Friday 11 July 2025

Meituan fuels embodied AI ambitions while robot IPOs hit Hong Kong despite losses

Meituan has made another move in the robotics sector, investing US$100 million in Galaxea AI, its second major robotics deal in two months...

Friday 11 July 2025

Apple loses key AI talent in Meta's multi-million dollar raid

Apple's AI development efforts have suffered a potential setback with Meta Platforms recruiting Ruoming Pang, Apple's head of foundational AI models, according to multiple outlets,...

Friday 11 July 2025

Swancor divests materials unit to back smart robotics investors

Swancor Holding Co., Ltd. has approved the sale of a 60% stake in its Shanghai STAR Market-listed unit, Swancor Advanced Materials Co., Ltd., at CNY7.78 per share, valuing the deal...

Friday 11 July 2025

Apple bleeds AI talent as tech giants wage salary war

Apple, having yet to launch its promised AI-enhanced Siri voice assistant, now confronts an escalating exodus of its artificial intelligence experts. Key personnel, including Ruoming...

Thursday 10 July 2025

Jim Keller to headline RISC-V Summit in Shanghai, highlighting China's open-source chip ambitions

Jim Keller, acclaimed semiconductor architect and Tenstorrent CEO, will deliver his first keynote at the fifth RISC-V Summit China from July 16 to 19 in Shanghai. His speech, "Open...

Thursday 10 July 2025

Ford reboots US battery plant after tax shift clears CATL licensing path

Ford will move forward with its US$3 billion lithium iron phosphate (LFP) battery plant in Marshall, Michigan, after the Trump administration's US$3.4 trillion budget bill preserved...

Thursday 10 July 2025

End of the IRA: EV subsidies face sudden death by September

A sweeping Republican-sponsored bill informally dubbed the "One Big Beautiful Bill Act" has cleared both chambers of Congress and now...

Thursday 10 July 2025

Jabil's infrastructure bet pays off with explosive AI-fueled growth

As competition intensifies in the AI hardware boom, Jabil is emerging as a pivotal force, leveraging its global supply chain expertise and strategic partnerships to secure long-term...

Thursday 10 July 2025

US auto market resets as Trump shuts door on Chinese electric cars

President Donald Trump's return to the White House may have dealt a blow to the clean energy subsidies championed under President Biden's Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), but his administration...

Thursday 10 July 2025

Three questions for Taiwan and its attempt to build a fully integrated EV industry

Taiwan's electric scooter market appears to be entering a new phase—one defined by a tripartite division of battery-swapping networks...

Thursday 10 July 2025

OpenAI completes merger with Jony Ive's io products

OpenAI has officially merged with io Products, Inc., a hardware-focused startup founded by former Apple designer Jony Ive. The move formalizes a two-year collaboration that began...

Thursday 10 July 2025

Taiwan’s electric scooter market faces a shake-up as third player eyes entry

Driven by global industrial trends and supportive local policies, Taiwan has taken an aggressive lead in developing its electric scooter...

Thursday 10 July 2025

Stay or relocate: Taiwan makers weigh exodus amid weak government support

The free trade agreement (FTA) between the US and South Korea has now become irrelevant under Donald Trump's administration. Taiwan's tech products also face the possibility of losing...

Thursday 10 July 2025

Tripolar shift: Taiwan's battery swapping market moves toward fragmentation

Taiwan's electric scooter industry may be on the cusp of a new chapter—one defined not just by innovation, but by fragmentation. With the potential emergence of a third battery-swapping...

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