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Wednesday 18 March 2026
Nexcom launches humanoid robot development kit built on Nvidia IGX Thor
Nexcom Group has launched its first humanoid robot development kit based on the Nvidia IGX Thor platform, unveiling the MARS400 T20 at the Nvidia GTC 2026. The kit integrates real-time...
Wednesday 18 March 2026
Nvidia partners with chipmakers to advance industrial robotics
At Nvidia's GTC 2026 conference, major chipmakers — including Texas Instruments (TI), Infineon Technologies AG, NXP Semiconductors, Analog Devices (ADI), and Synopsys —...
Wednesday 18 March 2026
MOEA says 6G standard to be finalized by 2029, urges early preparation
Chao-Chung Kuo, director general of the Department of Industrial Technology at the Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA), announced that the 6G standard will be finalized by 2029 and...
Wednesday 18 March 2026
Asus, Foxconn take Taiwan smart city model global

Asus is teaming up with Foxconn and industry partners to develop a replicable "city-as-a-solution" model, positioning itself to capture...

Wednesday 18 March 2026
Samsung taps Apple, IBM, Walmart executives in global talent push
Samsung Electronics is actively recruiting top global talent, having lured several senior executives from multinational giants such as Apple, IBM, and Walmart through 2025. The move...
Wednesday 18 March 2026
IBM completes Confluent acquisition to power real-time AI data
On March 17, IBM completed its acquisition of Confluent, Inc., the data streaming platform used by more than 6,500 enterprises — including 40% of the Fortune 500 — to power...
Wednesday 18 March 2026
OpenAI teams with AWS to target US govt AI contracts
OpenAI has signed an agreement with Amazon Web Services (AWS) to provide its artificial intelligence tools to US government agencies for both classified and unclassified work, according...
Wednesday 18 March 2026
Nvidia GTC 2026: Nvidia charts optical-copper path
At GTC 2026, Nvidia outlined a dual-track approach combining copper cables and silicon photonics (SiPh) to meet surging AI-driven demand for data center interconnects. CEO Jensen Huang...
Wednesday 18 March 2026
Foxconn and SAP forge strategic alliance to drive enterprise AI in APAC
On March 18, Foxconn (Hon Hai) announced a strategic partnership with SAP to accelerate the adoption of next-generation enterprise artificial intelligence across the Asia-Pacific region...
Wednesday 18 March 2026
Apple adopts MediaTek Wi-Fi chip for MacBook Neo to save costs, say sources
Apple's recently launched affordable MacBook Neo has been found to use MediaTek's Wi-Fi and Bluetooth chips instead of Broadcom or Apple's own N1 chip, according to teardown reports...
Wednesday 18 March 2026
Oppo seeks to offset component cost pressures with global expansion and premium push
Oppo is preparing to cushion its smartphone business against rising component costs, particularly memory, after reaching annual shipments of around 100 million units. The company is...
Wednesday 18 March 2026
Exclusive: AI server supply chain hits hidden stalemate as CSPs and manufacturers favor price hikes over expansion
Geopolitical tariff conflicts combined with the outbreak of Middle East hostilities have pushed even the booming AI server and data center industry—and its supply chain—into...
Wednesday 18 March 2026
Chinese server maker Sugon unveils 400G AI fabric to rival Nvidia InfiniBand
Chinese server maker Dawning Information Industry Co. (Sugon) has introduced scaleFabric, its first fully self-developed 400G native remote direct memory access (RDMA) data center...
Wednesday 18 March 2026
Foxconn sees AI server market splitting GPU-ASIC 8:2 as CSP demand surges
Buoyed by sustained high capital expenditure by global cloud service providers (CSPs), AI servers and data center infrastructure have become the ICT supply chain's primary growth drivers...
Wednesday 18 March 2026
Surging US AI demand drives contract manufacturing fees higher for Taiwan electronics makers
Aggressive AI investments by major US cloud service providers (CSPs) are driving a surge in demand for Taiwan's semiconductor and ICT hardware, pushing exports, prices, and private...