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Narendra Modi, Prime Minister of India, virtually laid the foundation stone for a new semiconductor facility in Jewar, Uttar Pradesh, on February 21, 2026....

Global technology supply chains are facing renewed uncertainty after US President Donald Trump announced a temporary 10% tariff on most imports, days after the Supreme Court of struck down his earlier tariff framework....

OpenAI is forecasting explosive growth over the next several years, projecting revenue will surpass US$280 billion by 2030, according to a person familiar with the matter cited by Bloomberg. The ambitious outlook underscores how quickly generative AI has shifted from experimental technology to a core driver of enterprise and consumer software spending....

Samsung Electronics and Intel have alternated for years as the world's largest semiconductor company. From 2011 to 2023, Samsung and Intel each claimed the top spot four and nine times, respectively. However, following the rise of generative AI, the world's largest semiconductor company in 2024 and 2025 shifted to Nvidia....

The ongoing global shortage of glass fiber, a critical upstream material for PCBs, has escalated competition among major end customers and is driving a structural reallocation of capacity toward higher-margin specialty products....

According to various foreign media reports, Mercedes-Benz, Volvo Cars, and Stellantis NV have renewed evaluation, research, and investment in sodium-ion batteries, a technology earlier sidelined due to weight and energy-density limitations....

January 2026 revenue data show that Taiwan's AI server supply chain expansion is reaching beyond chipmakers and server assemblers into rack-level infrastructure, as mechanical, thermal, and optical component suppliers posted strong annual gains....

In a whirlwind 24-hour period of legal setbacks and executive retaliation, President Donald Trump has signed an executive order imposing a 10% global tariff on all foreign goods. The move, announced Friday evening via social media, serves as a rapid-response maneuver to salvage his trade agenda after the U.S. Supreme Court struck down his previous "reciprocal" tariff regime earlier that day....

SK Group Chairman Chey Tae-won recently traveled to the US for a series of high-level meetings with CEOs from Nvidia, Broadcom, Microsoft, Meta, and Google. The strategic focus extends beyond expanding high-bandwidth memory (HBM) sales; it aims for a head start in the design phase collaboration for next-generation AI chips, aiming to capture key leadership in future AI accelerator architectures....

The US imported more from Taiwan than China for the first time in decades as US President Donald Trump's tariffs reshape trade flows and the global AI boom fuels demand for tech products and components, according to reports from Bloomberg and Nikkei Asia....

On February 19, Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. and Tata Electronics announced a collaboration under which Tata Electronics will manufacture Qualcomm Automotive Modules in India, marking a step toward localising advanced automotive electronics production....

India's most ambitious semiconductor project, a Tata Group-led wafer fabrication plant in Gujarat, is reportedly facing further delays, raising questions about the pace of the country's push to build a domestic chip industry....

On February 19, India formally joined the US-led Pax Silica coalition at the India AI Impact Summit 2026, signalling closer strategic cooperation with Washington on semiconductors, critical minerals, and artificial intelligence supply chains....

Google and Apple are adding music-focused generative artificial intelligence (AI) features to their core consumer apps. This development underscores how advanced AI tools are moving into mainstream use. At the same time, it marks the continued debate of copyright in AI content generation....

As AI development accelerates, the agent AI sector is expected to fully explode by 2026. Another notable trend is the clear shift of generative AI (GenAI) toward physical AI deployment. Since the start of the year, major tech players have formed strategic alliances combining software and hardware to secure key infrastructure for physical AI implementation....

The AI infrastructure boom has entered a full-scale arms race in 2026, with US cloud giants dramatically ramping up capex. Taiwanese chipmakers and server suppliers are emerging as key beneficiaries as orders for advanced silicon and AI systems surge....

US President Donald Trump and Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto finalized a trade agreement on February 19, a deal that is expected to allow Indonesia to avoid the threatened 32% tariffs and instead face a 19% rate for most goods. In exchange, Jakarta will facilitate the purchase of an estimated $33 billion in American goods, primarily in the agricultural and energy sectors....

As Prime Minister Narendra Modi stood at the center of the stage at the India AI Impact Summit, he attempted a symbolic gesture of global unity: fourteen world and business leaders standing hand-in-hand, arms raised in a display of collective progress....

At the India AI Impact Summit 2026, global tech executives and policymakers highlighted AI's transformative potential, warning that uneven adoption risks widening global disparities. Speakers emphasized infrastructure, skills, and governance as crucial for ensuring AI drives inclusive growth and innovation worldwide....

Microsoft said it is on track to commit US$50 billion by the end of the decade to expand artificial intelligence in countries across the Global South, with new initiatives aimed at infrastructure, skills development and inclusive AI capabilities, company executives announced at the India AI Impact Summit....