In the fourth quarter of 2024, global notebook shipments (excluding detachable models) performed better than expected, decreasing by 1% compared to the previous quarter. In anticipation of tariffs on notebooks imported into the US by the Trump administration, brands and channel retailers increased their inventories in the fourth quarter to prepare. However, the high inventory from the fourth quarter will strongly undermine brand vendors’ shipments in the first quarter of 2025, according to DIGITIMES’ latest quarterly notebook shipments report.

According to Marc Raibert, founder of Boston Dynamics, the company’s Robotics and AI Institute has purchased humanoid robots and other smaller robots made by Chinese startup Unitree Robotics to study. With the sudden rise of DeepSeek still fresh in people’s minds, could another Chinese startup also conquer its competition in such short order?

Rumors suggest Microsoft has ended some US data center leases, sparking fears of reduced demand for Internet Data Centers (IDCs). In contrast, Taiwanese IDC operators are optimistic, citing partnerships with major cloud providers and predicting continued demand for the next 20 years, fueled by green energy, fiber optics, and a skilled workforce.