The artificial intelligence boom has created clear winners among semiconductor and memory manufacturers. Shares of companies such as Samsung Electronics, SK Hynix and Micron Technology have climbed as demand for AI memory chips continues to surge.
Apple's new Siri AI has finally arrived, but its absence from China threatens to weaken the company's artificial intelligence (AI) strategy in one of the world's most important smartphone markets.
India has effectively paused Starlink's commercial entry, underscoring how geopolitical tensions can shape global internet access and slow satellite expansion in major markets. For readers worldwide, the case shows how regulators may tighten scrutiny when foreign-controlled communications systems are seen as a security risk during conflict.
Lens maker Largan Precision held its shareholders' meeting on June 9, where chairman Adam Lin, long known for his terse public remarks, appeared relaxed and offered unusually detailed views on the industry, technology, and Largan's own operations. His comments showed clear optimism toward the company's development of fiber array units (FAUs).
Apple unveiled a sweeping overhaul of its artificial intelligence offering at WWDC 2026 on June 8, but two of its most important markets — China and the EU — will not receive the full suite of new features at launch. The reasons differ significantly between the two regions, and industry watchers say the gap poses a strategic risk for a company whose AI pitch depends on delivering a consistent, platform-wide experience.
Wireless technology provider Astrogate, founded in 2019, has built a Taiwan-based R&D operation into a business platform spanning wireless projection, AR smart glasses, and drones, and is now pushing deeper into Southeast Asia with a pure made-in-Taiwan approach. Since launching its own Astros brand in 2024, the company has quickly established a split business model in which branding and ODM operations each account for half of its revenue.
A city in China has begun investigating the connections between its local companies and Dreame Technology, a Chinese company known for its robot vacuum cleaners that has reportedly spun off nearly 1000 affiliated companies within 18 months. The move follows a wave of online scrutiny over Dreame's business model, particularly its reliance on local state-owned funding while it aggressively seeks to expand into an expansive range of technology sectors.
NTT plans to establish an investment fund of more than JPY70 billion (approx. US$440 million), with major South Korean and Taiwanese partners to accelerate the international expansion of IOWN, its next-generation communications platform based on optical technology, Yomiuri reported.
According to Nvidia's press release, SK Telecom plans to build a gigawatt-scale AI cloud in Korea, with the first AI factory set to go online in 2027. The project signals how telecom operators may evolve into global AI infrastructure providers, shaping access to computing capacity, energy use, and industrial AI deployment.
Taiwan's optics makers, traditionally absent from PC-focused trade shows, made a landmark appearance at COMPUTEX 2026. Industry leaders including Largan Precision, Ability Opto-Electronics Technology, Altek Corporation, and Ability Enterprise used the event to showcase their latest research and development breakthroughs. Their presence signals a strategic pivot from behind-the-scenes smartphone component suppliers to frontline architects of the rapidly expanding edge AI ecosystem.
The global smartphone market performed better than expected in the first quarter of 2026 after some brands pulled forward orders, but shipments still fell by about 3.1% from a year earlier, ending nine consecutive quarters of growth.
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