Baidu’s AI chip unit Kunlunxin confidentially files for Hong Kong IPO
Baidu is moving forward with plans to spin off its AI chip unit, Kunlunxin, and list it in Hong Kong,…
Meta finalizes Butterfly Effect acquisition, eyes Manus as monetization model
Meta announced on December 30, 2025, that it had acquired Butterfly Effect, the company behind the AI application, Manus. Compared…
Walsin Lihwa and Taya see copper price gains extend to 2026 on AI, EV, grid demand
Copper prices are expected to continue rising through 2026, driven by strong demand from AI data center construction, growth in…
Taiwan networking firms expect 2026 growth as AI drives switch upgrades and Wi‑Fi 7 adoption
Taiwanese networking companies are broadly optimistic about returning to growth in 2026 as an AI-driven expansion moves beyond chips and…
DeepMind argues AGI may emerge as network of AI agents rather than single superintelligence
As AI moves from labs to everyday applications, 2025 is emerging as the year AI Agents begin transforming human interaction…
CXMT logs first annual profit on DRAM price rebound
ChangXin Memory Technologies (CXMT) returned to profitability in 2025, recording its first full year of net income after a rebound…
Twoway chair indicted in Taiwan for alleged attempted breach of trust
Twoway Group announced on December 31, 2025, that its chairperson, Bi-shuang Chen, along with other business personnel, has been indicted…
Budget impasse halts Taiwan’s first quantum-classical hybrid platform, undermining computing sovereignty
Taiwan’s push to build strategic AI, robotics, and quantum computing infrastructure is facing delays after the National Science and Technology…
Samsung gains edge in AI memory race after reportedly leading Broadcom system-level tests
Samsung Electronics’ sixth-generation high-bandwidth memory, HBM4, has reportedly posted the fastest operating speeds in a key technology test run by…
BYD meets 2025 EV sales target, set to surpass Tesla as top BEV maker
BYD has met its 2025 electric vehicle sales target and is on track to surpass Tesla as the world’s largest…