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Wednesday 7 October 2026
Quanta says September server dip is normal as revenue falls 23% from August
Quanta Computer shipped 4.2 million notebooks in September 2026, up more than 60% from August. Yet its revenue for the month fell more than 20% because server shipments dropped from...
Wednesday 7 October 2026
Apple and LG Electronics reportedly team up on branded smart home devices
Apple and LG Electronics are reportedly pairing up to create a line of smart home devices, though the devices will carry the LG brand name. The two companies are expanding their reach...
Wednesday 7 October 2026
SpaceX's US$40 billion Nvidia financing spotlights rise of AI compute as an asset class
SpaceX is seeking roughly US$40 billion in financing to fund purchases of Nvidia AI chips, in a deal led by Apollo Global Management that could become one of the largest examples yet...
Wednesday 7 October 2026
LG Electronics 3Q26 operating profit up 13.5%, misses forecasts as cash shifts to AI cooling
LG Electronics' third-quarter results show a company whose mature businesses are generating steady cash, but not enough to meet raised expectations. The company says it will channel...
Wednesday 7 October 2026
Samsung arms for memory price surge with AI, services, N-1 phone push
Rising memory prices are already weighing on 2026 smartphone and notebook shipments, and sustained AI infrastructure investments are expected to keep quotes climbing into 2027. To...
Wednesday 7 October 2026
AI server smuggling cases expose gap between export compliance and due diligence
A string of AI server smuggling prosecutions is showing that following US export-control rules to the letter has not stopped advanced Nvidia hardware from reaching China. The weak...
Wednesday 7 October 2026
India nears 2GW of data center capacity, but its racks were built for a pre-AI power load
India is joining the top tier of Asia Pacific data center markets with a stock of facilities designed for a fraction of the power AI hardware draws. That gap is turning the country's...
Wednesday 7 October 2026
AI data center expansion is hitting new limits on power, land, and public consent
The global race to build data centers for artificial intelligence is entering a more difficult phase. Demand for computing capacity remains strong, but new projects increasingly face...
Wednesday 7 October 2026
Exclusive: GaN defends fast-charging turf, eyes AI power as low-cost SiC pushes into consumer electronics
The traditional market divide between the third-generation semiconductors gallium nitride (GaN) and silicon carbide (SiC) is seeing greater overlap in 2026, with SiC increasingly encroaching...
Wednesday 7 October 2026
Marvell raises 2028 revenue outlook to US$20 billion as AI connectivity expands
Marvell Technology is betting that the next phase of AI infrastructure growth will require substantially more networking and optical connectivity, raising its fiscal 2028 revenue outlook...
Wednesday 7 October 2026
iPhone Duo shines on GIS September revenue; 4Q26 set to challenge full-year high
Touch panel maker General Interface Solution (GIS) saw its business rebound in the second half of the year. September consolidated revenue reached NT$6.164 billion (approx. US$194...
Wednesday 7 October 2026
Repon revenue slips in September as Vera Rubin, ASIC slide rail shipments ramp up
The AI server supply chain is poised for a stronger quarter as Nvidia's Vera Rubin and AWS's Trainium 3 gradually ramp up, with momentum expected to strengthen across the supply chain...
Wednesday 7 October 2026
Chunghwa Telecom, New Taipei fire department launch drone-based medical supply transport pilot program
Chunghwa Telecom's New Taipei operations division and the New Taipei City Fire Department signed a memorandum of understanding on October 6 to promote drone-based emergency blood transport...
Wednesday 7 October 2026
Transcend September revenue rebounds on IPC, networking project shipments
Transcend reported a sharp recovery in September 2026 revenue as shipments for industrial PC and networking customer projects picked up. The memory module maker said monthly consolidated...
Tuesday 6 October 2026
Cerebras' stock slide stops after Sam Altman calls it 'close partner'
Cerebras' stock rebounded by 9% after OpenAI CEO Sam Altman gave reassurance that the two companies are close partners days after a report cast doubt on their relationship, causing...