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Shanghai-based Biren Technology has cleared its Hong Kong listing hearing, positioning itself as Hong Kong's first listed domestic GPU pure-play and a key test for China's capital-intensive AI chip sector....

Cloud computing, GenAI, and high-performance computing continue to drive bandwidth and energy efficiency demands. Line rates have now been pushed beyond 100–200Gbps. The intense heat generated by machines poses serious rack management challenges at data centers....

Apple has reportedly kicked off an OLED panel development program for the iMac, with South Korean outlet The Elec citing industry sources saying the company has sent Requests for Information (RFI) to Samsung Display (SDC) and LG Display (LGD)....

TSMC's plan to sharply expand its US footprint has reignited debate in Taiwan over technology security, even as the government insists that existing safeguards remain firmly in place....

Meta, once a champion of open-source artificial intelligence, is undergoing a significant strategic pivot that has surprised industry observers and triggered internal unrest. Reports from CNBC and Bloomberg reveal the company's abrupt departure from its Llama open-source lineage toward a new proprietary AI model named Avocado. This move marks a stark contrast to Meta's previous commitments and highlights the growing pressure the firm faces amid intensifying competition in the AI sector....

Enterprises are rapidly adopting AI agents—autonomous AI applications capable of decision-making. But this shift exposes them to new cybersecurity risks. Simon Tai, managing director for Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan at SailPoint, revealed that up to 80% of companies have experienced AI agents performing unexpected actions, highlighting a critical gap in governance mechanisms for non-human identities....

Global automotive sales are likely to edge higher in 2026, returning roughly to pre-pandemic levels, but the industry should not expect a swift or robust recovery, according to Jay Shen, managing director of the Garmin Asia Auto OEM Group. While demand is improving compared with 2025, he said, structural pressures and policy uncertainty will continue to weigh on growth....

India is emerging as one of the most important global markets for artificial intelligence, driven by rapid adoption of large language models, a vast digital user base, and some of the world's lowest mobile data costs. According to the Economic Times, citing analyses by Bank of America (BofA), and usage data cited by Reuters, India has become the largest market by daily active users for AI chatbots such as ChatGPT, Google's Gemini, and Perplexity, underscoring its growing influence on how AI products are deployed, tested, and refined....

Taiwan's display solutions provider Winstar Display anticipates at least 10% order growth in 2026, driven by applications across up to 173 industries. While US tariff policies and cautious customer sentiment created market uncertainty in the first half of 2025, demand began a steady recovery in the second half of the year, giving the company confidence in its sustained growth trajectory....

South Korea's privately led rocket program, NURI (KSLV-II), completed its fourth successful launch on November 17, reaching an altitude of 601.3 kilometers and entering orbit—a milestone that has sharpened debate in Taiwan over its own ambitions in space....

The global auto industry is entering an unusual phase of expansion—one driven less by strategic ambition than by the need to survive. China's automakers have unleashed a surge of exports that, at first glance, looks like an aggressive push into overseas markets. Beneath the surface, however, lies a harsher reality: cutthroat competition at home and a deepening structural overcapacity that is leaving many firms with few viable alternatives....

Marking the 100th anniversary of quantum mechanics, the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) proclaimed 2025 as the International Year of Quantum Science and Technology (IYQ). The United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) launched the Quantum 100 initiative, recognizing key contributors who have made pivotal contributions to the advancement of quantum science, technology, and the broader quantum community....

Humanoid robots continue to advance, with XPeng recently showcasing its new-generation humanoid robot IRON, whose lifelike posture has sparked widespread industry discussion. Shortly after, Tesla released a video of its Optimus robot running, featuring more natural and agile strides compared to earlier versions. These developments from two leading players highlight that the next wave of humanoid robot drive technology upgrades will become a fiercely contested battleground....

Samsung Electronics has unveiled a key technology pathway for sub-10nm DRAM, offering a rare public look at how the company plans to push memory scaling beyond current 10nm-class limits and into future 0a and 0b nodes....

As the AI wave propels smart robots into the spotlight, Taiwanese companies are betting on developing advanced AI "brains" rather than competing directly with Chinese firms on humanoid robot hardware. Industry leaders emphasize Taiwan's strengths in the ICT and semiconductor sectors as key to capturing value behind the physical devices....

The global telecommunications equipment market is entering a period of profound change. As the technological roadmap for 6G increasingly points toward non-terrestrial networks, or NTN, the future of base stations may no longer be grounded on Earth. Instead, they could be deployed in space, mounted directly on satellites....

Singapore and China have signed 27 memorandums of understanding (MOUs) aimed at enhancing bilateral cooperation in areas such as finance, the digital economy, green development, and technology. The agreements were finalized during the Singapore-China Joint Council for Bilateral Cooperation (JCBC) meeting held in Chongqing, co-chaired by Singapore's Deputy Prime Minister and Trade and Industry Minister Gan Kim Yong and China's Vice Premier Ding Xuexiang....

Apple is poised to surpass Samsung Electronics in global smartphone shipments in 2025, marking its first return to the top spot in 14 years. Meanwhile, Samsung's smartphone business, once a key revenue pillar during downturns in its semiconductor division, is reportedly showing signs of strain amid rising costs and intensifying competition....

Space is emerging as the next battleground for AI infrastructure. Silicon Valley's sudden fixation on "space-based data centers" follows a familiar cycle, one in which influential tech leaders periodically converge on, and aggressively promote, a single grand idea, as The Information has noted....

Apple has introduced SHARP, an artificial intelligence (AI) model capable of producing three-dimensional scenes from a single two-dimensional image in under one second. This latest advancement, announced alongside new tools for image editing and language testing, underscores Apple's continued investment in AI imaging and multilingual capabilities....