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Tuesday 16 December 2025

Taiwan, South Korea strengthen startup ties at COMEUP 2025

Taiwanese startup accelerator AppWorks and South Korea's SparkLabs participated in COMEUP 2025, a prominent startup event in Seoul, underscoring growing collaboration between the two Asian technology hubs. Both economies aim to help startups overcome geographic barriers and jointly expand their presence in global markets as artificial intelligence gains momentum worldwide.

Tuesday 16 December 2025

Ezcon teams with hardware partners to boost smart building demand amid housing market cooldown

Smart building solutions provider Ezcon has announced the launch of its fully integrated smart building solution, developed in conjunction with major partners Intel, Aopen, Advantech, Aspeed Technology, and Schneider Electric. According to Ezcon CEO Benny Chou, the move aims to address low-cost competition from Chinese suppliers and fragmented systems in the Taiwanese market by introducing high-spec hardware and API integration to facilitate after-sales maintenance and cross-system interoperability.

Monday 15 December 2025

Taiwan launches national cloud computing center to power sovereign AI under new major AI initiative

Driven by the rise of generative artificial intelligence (GenAI), competition across computing power, data, and applications is intensifying, prompting countries to adjust their technology strategies in a bid to secure a leading position in industrial competition over the next decade.

Monday 15 December 2025

Meta's next AI model, 'Avocado,' signals shift to closed development

Meta is reportedly developing a new AI model, code-named "Avocado," slated for release in the spring of 2026.

Friday 12 December 2025

Oracle's rising debt and capital spending in AI hardware push prompt mixed reactions

Oracle's fiscal second-quarter report for 2025 showed increased borrowing and shrinking free cash flow as the company expands from software into artificial intelligence (AI) hardware. The firm's remaining performance obligations (RPO) linked to AI surged to US$523 billion, marking a 438% year-over-year increase and prompting an increase in capex guidance from US$35 billion to US$50 billion for the year. Despite concerns about growing financial leverage, supply chain partners such as Foxconn and MiTAC Holdings maintain confidence, citing steady customer orders and capacity growth.

Thursday 11 December 2025

UiPath highlights Taiwan's competitiveness in Asia-Pacific AI agent surge

Asia-Pacific enterprises are rapidly advancing AI adoption, with investments expected to grow from nearly US$90 billion in 2025 to US$176 billion by 2028, primarily focused on building agentic AI systems. On December 9, UiPath outlined six key AI agent development trends for 2026 in Taiwan, emphasizing the country's leadership in the manufacturing and finance sectors as a model for global AI governance, deployment, and advancement.

Thursday 11 December 2025

Oracle warns of rising depreciation strains as AI data-center buildout accelerates

Oracle's rapid expansion of AI data centers is intensifying concerns over depreciation and capital needs, prompting the company to outline new funding approaches and margin expectations as it navigates a costly scale-up phase.

Thursday 11 December 2025

Oracle’s 2Q earnings pop: Ampere divestiture drives profit surge, resets chip strategy

Oracle reports double-digit revenue growth in the second quarter of fiscal year 2026, with profit nearly doubling year over year after recording a gain from the sale of its stake in chipmaker Ampere. The company highlights multicloud momentum and expanding AI opportunities.

Thursday 11 December 2025

WITS breaks revenue record again with strong AI and internet-sector growth

WITS, formerly Wistron Information Technology and Services (Wistron ITS), reported consolidated revenue of NT$1.08 billion (approx. US$34.5 million) for November 2025, up 7.2% from the previous month and 18% year-over-year, marking a new monthly record after its peak in September. Consolidated revenue for the first eleven months reached NT$10.43 billion, an 11.5% increase year-over-year and already higher than the full-year total for 2024.

Wednesday 10 December 2025

RnPT targets rising demand for foreign patient services with KRACE platform

Healthcare startup RnPT showcased its AI medical coordination platform KRACE to international media at the 2025 Pangyo Global Media Meet-Up, underscoring Korea's effort to expand its global healthcare footprint as demand from foreign patients continues to climb.

Wednesday 10 December 2025

Amazon plans more than US$35 billion in new India investments through 2030

Amazon plans to invest more than US$35 billion in India across its businesses through 2030, expanding on the nearly US$40 billion it has already invested in the country, the company said on December 10, 2025, at the sixth Amazon Smbhav Summit in New Delhi. The planned investment will target business expansion and three priority areas: AI-driven digitization, export growth, and job creation.

Wednesday 10 December 2025

Microsoft, Intel outline major commitments in meetings with Indian PM

Prime Minister Narendra Modi met Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella and Intel CEO Lip-Bu Tan in New Delhi, where the two US tech leaders outlined major investments and support for India's ambitions in artificial intelligence and semiconductors.

Wednesday 10 December 2025

Analysis: US eases Nvidia chip ban, marking pivot in China tech strategy

The US government's decision to ease restrictions on exporting Nvidia's H200 AI chip to China marks a significant victory for one of the world's most influential computing companies. It also signals a subtle but unmistakable shift in Washington's China tech strategy—from a rigid, across-the-board blockade to a more transactional, negotiable system of conditional controls.

Wednesday 10 December 2025

Local datasets key to Taiwan's smart healthcare market edge

Smart healthcare is poised to drive Taiwan's next industrial upgrade with a projected output of NT$2.3 billion (US$73.5 billion), at growth rates surpassing even the semiconductor industry. Although Taiwan's world-leading healthcare and ICT industries have mostly evolved on parallel tracks without intersecting, industry experts believe that bridging supply and demand between the two could lead to another wave of strong momentum. However, smart healthcare goes beyond hardware manufacturing, and instead emphasizes comprehensive solutions where data and AI functionality could lead the way.

Tuesday 9 December 2025

IBM to acquire Confluent for US$11 billion to expand real-time data and AI capabilities

IBM said on December 8 that it has agreed to acquire Confluent in an all-cash deal valuing the data-streaming company at US$11 billion. Under the agreement, IBM will purchase all outstanding Confluent shares for US$31 each, a price approved by both companies' boards and supported by Confluent shareholders representing about 62% of voting power. The transaction, funded with IBM's cash on hand, is expected to close by mid-2026 pending regulatory and shareholder approvals.

Friday 5 December 2025

Taiwan urged to shift from open-source user to global contributor in AI era

As artificial intelligence (AI) advances at breakneck speed and global competition over foundation models intensifies, open-source software has emerged as a strategic pillar for national digital resilience. The US, Europe, and China have all turned to open-source development to accelerate innovation, attract talent, and strengthen domestic software ecosystems.

Friday 5 December 2025

Nvidia invests US$2 billion in Synopsys to advance AI chip design

Nvidia has made another major move by investing US$2 billion in Synopsys, one of the world's largest chip design and engineering software companies. The investment will expand Nvidia's reach into software, chip design automation, and AI-driven engineering.

Friday 5 December 2025

Google TPU surge drives Taiwan's advanced testing boom

Google DeepMind's latest AI model, Gemini 3, has made a stunning debut, outperforming ChatGPT, Claude, and other competitors, signaling a new phase in the generative AI landscape. This has drawn attention to the Google-developed TPU chips that train this model, which have also attracted interest from other US-based cloud service providers (CSPs).

Wednesday 3 December 2025

Tencent opens Kuala Lumpur office to boost Malaysia's digital sector and talent development

Tencent has officially inaugurated its Kuala Lumpur office, underscoring its growing commitment to Malaysia's digital market and talent pool, according to reports from The Edge Malaysia and Bernama. The new facility is expected to house around 500 employees and aims to establish Kuala Lumpur as one of Tencent's key global hubs.

Wednesday 3 December 2025

AWS plays both sides as Trainium 4 leans into NVLink

In a bid to maintain its dominance in cloud computing and challenge Nvidia's chokehold on the artificial intelligence (AI) chip market, Amazon Web Services (AWS) used its annual re:Invent conference to reveal a torrent of new products, headlined by its next-generation custom silicon and a calculated partnership with its main rival.

Tuesday 2 December 2025

Column: Quantum software growth accelerates

The UN has designated 2025 as the International Year of Quantum Science and Technology, recognizing significant breakthroughs in quantum hardware, quantum error correction, and practical quantum applications throughout the year. Research firm QURECA reports that worldwide investment in quantum technologies has exceeded US$55.7 billion, reflecting growing global interest.

Tuesday 2 December 2025

Apple AI chief to retire, replaced by ex-Microsoft executive

Apple announced that John Giannandrea, its senior vice president of Machine Learning and AI Strategy, will officially retire in spring 2026. He will serve as an advisor during the transition period.

Tuesday 2 December 2025

India mandates non-removable state cybersecurity app on all smartphones, raising privacy alarms

India has ordered smartphone makers to pre-install a state-owned cybersecurity app on all new devices and push it to existing phones via software updates. The move is already drawing industry pushback over privacy implications.

Tuesday 2 December 2025

OpenAI–Thrive equity swap raises fresh circular-deal questions

OpenAI's decision to take an ownership stake in Thrive Holdings has reignited debate over whether the arrangement constitutes another circular deal. While analysts warn the structure obscures true performance, OpenAI and Thrive insist it is a mutually reinforcing partnership rather than an artificial value loop.

Tuesday 2 December 2025

Taiwan's Robotics Innovation Alliance targets six major industries

Although Taiwan possesses core upstream technologies in the robotics supply chain, downstream applications are only just getting started. To fill the gap, companies have formed the Robotics Innovation Alliance (RIA), emphasizing that future efforts will begin from actual industry needs to connect the supply and demand sides and push applications toward successful commercialization.

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