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16.01.26 - 02:42
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Hong Kong stocks advance on investor confidence in AI-driven demand (SCMP)
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Hong Kong stocks jumped on Friday, tracking Wall Street's gains, as a strong earnings outlook from Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) reinforced investor confidence in AI-driven demand and lifted risk appetite across global markets.
The Hang Seng Index jumped 0.6 per cent to 27,094.85 at the open, reversing the 0.3 per cent loss recorded on Thursday. The Hang Seng Tech Index rose 0.9 per cent. On the mainland, the CSI 300 Index added 0.7 per cent, while the Shanghai Composite......
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16.01.26 - 01:06
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Foxconn, SoftBank deepen AI ties through sports sponsorships (Digitimes)
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Hon Hai Precision Industry (Foxconn) announced on January 14 that the 2026 Taiwan Foxconn Ladies Golf Tournament, which it sponsors, has officially been elevated to a main tour event on the Japan Ladies Professional Golf Association (JLPGA) tour. Japan's SoftBank Group is also participating as a sponsor for the first time, highlighting that the collaboration between the two companies extends beyond AI and robotics into brand and corporate culture integration....
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16.01.26 - 01:06
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Top 10 chart: Regenerated wafers and AI-linked packaging lift Taiwan chip materials sector (Digitimes)
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Taiwan's semiconductor materials sector delivered a mixed performance in December 2025, highlighting a widening gap between advanced and mature segments of the supply chain. Upstream silicon wafer suppliers showed signs of stabilization but not a full rebound, while regenerated wafers and advanced-process-related consumables outperformed. By contrast, traditional process materials such as photomasks remained under pressure, while packaging materials showed clear divergence in response to AI-driven demand....
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16.01.26 - 01:06
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AI′s next bottleneck: Power infrastructure in Taiwan (Digitimes)
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At CES 2026, physical AI emerged as a central theme as real-world deployments gathered pace. Industry discussions shifted away from isolated performance metrics toward system-level and infrastructure requirements. Compared with the earlier focus on GPU specifications and process nodes, attention turned to power supply, cooling capacity, and how infrastructure constraints shape compute expansion....
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16.01.26 - 01:06
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OpenAI′s acquisition of Torch signals intensifying AI competition in healthcare sector (Digitimes)
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OpenAI has acquired medical technology startup Torch to enhance its AI capabilities in healthcare, following the recent launch of its ChatGPT Health platform. Torch's founders, including CEO Ilya Abyzov, announced on the social media platform X that they will join OpenAI as part of the acquisition. The terms of the deal have not been officially disclosed, though reports vary on the purchase price....
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16.01.26 - 00:12
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The man behind Googles AI machine: Watch CNBCs full interview with Demis Hassabis (CNBC)
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Hosted by Arjun Kharpal and Steve Kovach, CNBC's “The Tech Download” cuts through the noise to unpack the tech stories that matter most for your money. In the debut episode, Google DeepMind CEO Demis Hassabis reveals how the leading AI research lab is driving breakthroughs, as well as what the race to artificial general intelligence means for science, business and society....
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15.01.26 - 23:24
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TSMC Forecast Lifts Peers on Robust AI Demand | Bloomberg Tech 1/15/2026 (Bloomberg)
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Bloomberg's Caroline Hyde and Ed Ludlow discuss TSMC's strong earnings and forecast, a sign that demand related to AI remains robust. Plus, OpenAI strikes a $10 billion deal with Cerebras for compute, and hunts for hardware partners across data centers and consumer devices. And New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani sues a delivery tech company, accusing it of breaking local worker-protection laws. (Source: Bloomberg)...
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