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Tuesday 28 April 2026
Taiwan's 2026 exports set to top US$800 billion as AI fuels electronics surge
Taiwan's exports were forecast to surpass US$800 billion in 2026, driven by strong demand for electronic components and information and audiovisual products tied to artificial intelligence,...
Tuesday 28 April 2026
Commentary: Honor retools for humanoid robotics, rewrites AI device playbook

Honor's surprise win at this year's Beijing humanoid robot half-marathon has stirred industry debate, not only for its on-track performance...

Tuesday 28 April 2026
Meta bets on orbit-to-grid solar to power AI infrastructure around the clock
Meta announced partnerships with Overview Energy and Noon Energy to develop space-based solar collection and ultra‑long‑duration energy storage, aiming to support its data...
Tuesday 28 April 2026
Microsoft's cloud strategy tightens AI compute supply
Across the AI sector, start-ups are struggling to secure the graphics processing units (GPUs) needed to train and run their models. Supplies of Nvidia chips are increasingly being...
Tuesday 28 April 2026
Celestica reports strong 1Q26 as cloud demand lifts results
Celestica reported a strong start to 2026, underscoring the growing demand for data center hardware as cloud spending accelerates.
Tuesday 28 April 2026
Intel prioritizes Xeon; CPU shortage opens door for AMD and MediaTek
Generative AI has driven a surge in GPU demand and accelerated a structural reshaping of the semiconductor industry. At the same time, CPUs are re-emerging after years of being sidelined,...
Tuesday 28 April 2026
OpenAI eyes agentic AI phone but faces challenges beyond chip design
OpenAI's agentic AI phone could reshape mobile markets and supply chains by forcing incumbents to respond. Still, success depends on delivering both interface breakthroughs and competitive...
Tuesday 28 April 2026
New flagship launches expected to narrow Taiwan phone shipment decline in the second quarter
The Taiwan smartphone market showed resilience after the Lunar New Year peak as manufacturers introduced multiple new flagship models, and industry sources said the launches should...
Tuesday 28 April 2026
Rising component costs push Chinese phone makers to speed product cycles and favor high-end models
Chinese smartphone manufacturers accelerated product cycles in response to rising upstream component costs and weak sales, as memory price increases in 2026 squeezed margins and prompted...
Tuesday 28 April 2026
End of exclusivity becomes industry norm as OpenAI-Microsoft reset signals broader AI shift
OpenAI and Microsoft have agreed to end one of the AI industry's most prominent exclusive partnerships, underscoring a wider shift toward multi-cloud deployment and cross-platform...
Tuesday 28 April 2026
Alphabet's US$40bn Anthropic stake heats up AI cloud and compute race
Alphabet's decision to invest up to US$40 billion in Anthropic marks a defining shift in the artificial intelligence race: control over computing infrastructure is becoming as critical...
Tuesday 28 April 2026
GrandTech drives growth with AI cloud and 3D printing for drone market
GrandTech Chairman Frankie Hsu highlighted the company's successful transformation from a software agency to a dual-engine growth model, powered by its investment in GrandTech Cloud...
Monday 27 April 2026
Tmytek expands testing capacity with new high-frequency lab
As 6G standardization accelerates and low-Earth-orbit satellite applications gain traction, the communications industry is entering a new phase — one defined by the native integration...
Monday 27 April 2026
Taiwan's Rapidtek establishes link with second IoT CubeSat in orbit

Rapidtek Technologies said its second 8U Internet-of-Things CubeSat, Black Kite-2, developed under a startup satellite program led by Taiwan...

Monday 27 April 2026
OpenAI reportedly taps Apple suppliers for hardware push; MediaTek, Qualcomm, Luxshare in focus

OpenAI's expanding push into consumer hardware is drawing attention to potential supply chain shifts, after industry analyst Ming-Chi...