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Wednesday 21 October 2026
China launches state-owned data group as market-facing arm of its AI infrastructure push
China has established a new state-owned enterprise, National Data Group, headquartered in Xiong'an, Hebei province. Ding Xuexiang, a vice-premier of the State Council, attended its...
Wednesday 21 October 2026
US sanctions five Chinese entities over trade secret theft tied to ex-Google engineer
The US imposed sanctions on five Chinese entities tied to ex-Google engineer Linwei Ding for theft of trade secrets. The action follows his conviction for stealing confidential AI...
Wednesday 21 October 2026
Analysis: From rockets to fabs, SpaceX's TeraFab bet pushes vertical integration into the semiconductor era
SpaceX has spent two decades proving that hardware once considered too complex, too capital-intensive, or too dependent on entrenched suppliers could sometimes be pulled in-house....
Wednesday 21 October 2026
Sony bets on cinema-grade audio, mobile accessories to counter smartphone sales slump
Sony's smartphone business continues to struggle amid fierce competition from Apple, Samsung Electronics, and Chinese rivals, with annual shipments falling to just several million...
Wednesday 21 October 2026
Apple expands US iPhone supply ties with Perryman and Qnity
Apple announced new and expanded US supplier partnerships on October 20, 2026, including plans to commit up to US$100 million to titanium producer Perryman Company over three years...
Wednesday 21 October 2026
SpaceX pushes AI scaling into industrial realm as power equipment becomes limiting factor
The AI infrastructure race is increasingly becoming a contest over who can turn electrical capacity, cooling systems, and hardware into usable compute the fastest.
Wednesday 21 October 2026
Supermicro lifts quarterly sales estimate as AI demand outpaces forecasts
Supermicro expects quarterly revenue and gross margin to exceed its earlier guidance, citing stronger demand for AI platforms and a more favorable customer and product mix. The October...
Wednesday 21 October 2026
Beyond broadband: SpaceX maps Starlink's expansion into aviation, mobile, next-gen capacity
What began as a satellite broadband service is increasingly becoming SpaceX's platform for connecting homes, aircraft, mobile devices, and government networks.
Wednesday 21 October 2026
Taiwan's September export orders jump 62.4% on AI demand
Taiwan's export orders totaled US$114.21 billion in September 2026, up US$11.25 billion, or 10.9%, from the previous month, according to data released by Taiwan's Ministry of Economic...
Tuesday 20 October 2026
Jensen Huang urges Germany to embrace physical AI at Berlin summit
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz and Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang urged German businesses to embrace AI at an industry summit in Berlin on October 19, aiming to revive the economy and modernize...
Tuesday 20 October 2026
Samsung eyes six foldables for 2027, including a rollable phone
Samsung Electronics is reportedly planning its largest-ever foldable smartphone lineup in 2027, expanding the Galaxy Z series to as many as six models. The broader portfolio, alongside...
Tuesday 20 October 2026
Intel requests FCC waiver from US foreign robot ban, citing impact on US chipmaking
Intel has asked the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) for a waiver to the US ban on advanced foreign robots, citing worries that its machines will not receive equipment updates,...
Tuesday 20 October 2026
Chief Telecom starts NT$3.3 billion AI data center in Taiwan
Chief Telecom broke ground on a new AI data center at the Central Taiwan Science Park on the 20th, committing approximately NT$3.3 billion (US$101.7 million) to a facility expected...
Tuesday 20 October 2026
DeepSeek-Huawei chip co-design could shift AI training away from Nvidia
DeepSeek is reportedly working closely with Huawei to influence the design of its future AI chips, a link reportedly closer than typical supplier-customer relationships. The collaboration...
Tuesday 20 October 2026
Nvidia says South Korea has Vera CPU customers, LG robot results ahead
Nvidia's South Korea representative said the company's Vera CPU already has customers in South Korea and that collaboration with LG Electronics on humanoid robots is expected to deliver...