Despite the Lunar New Year holiday dampening shipment volumes in February compared to January, Laster Tech, a prominent manufacturer of LED automotive lighting modules, reported a consolidated revenue of NT$540 million (approx. US$16.4 million) for February 2025. This figure reflects a robust year-over-year increase of 7.58%, marking an all-time high for the period. Factories on both sides of the Taiwan Strait maintained capacity utilization rates above 90%, buoyed by optimism surrounding China’s policies to stimulate new car sales.

xAI, the artificial intelligence (AI) startup founded by Elon Musk, has acquired 1 million square feet (93,000 square meters) of land in southwest Memphis, Tennessee, for the expansion of its Colossus supercomputer, according to the Greater Memphis Chamber of Commerce.

In an exclusive interview, DIGITIMES analyst Jessie Lin outlined the challenges facing American automakers amid a sweeping new round of tariffs.

Global smartphone shipments reached 334 million units in the fourth quarter of 2024, with volumes expected to grow 4.1% year-over-year in the first quarter of 2025.