Taiwan’s growing AI and industrial demand reshapes corporate power strategies

As AI infrastructure and industrial electricity use rise, Taiwan’s shifting power landscape has far-reaching global implications for supply reliability, corporate competitiveness, and carbon-cost exposure. Companies worldwide with local operations or supply chains tied to Taiwanese manufacturing may face higher energy prices, tighter grid constraints, and increased demand for behind-the-meter energy storage and power-quality solutions.

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Research insights: tendon-driven dexterous hands are key development factor as humanoids enter home market

While humanoid robots application remains a topic of debate, initial deployment is expected to be in structured environmental environments. However, there is large potential in the home and/or commercial market. According to DIGITIMES Research, home environments impose significantly higher requirements on humanoid robots, with dexterous hands being a critical development factor.

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South Korea’s telecom giants unveil full-stack AI strategies at WIS 2026, highlighting agents, infrastructure, and 6G

South Korea’s three leading telecom operators—SK Telecom (SKT), KT, and LG U+—signaled a decisive shift beyond connectivity at the World IT Show (WIS) 2026, held April 22–24 in Seoul, unveiling AI-centric strategies spanning agents, applications, and infrastructure as they position themselves as full-stack AI platform providers.

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Meta and Alibaba blur social media and e-commerce boundaries

The rise of generative AI has blurred the boundaries between the social media and e-commerce industries, driving a shift in their business models that has been exemplified by recent strategic initiatives from Meta and Alibaba. With competition now expanding horizontally across various sectors, industry observers highlight that Meta’s plans to strengthen its physical retail presence may become a key focus for the company. Conversely, it is now increasingly likely that Alibaba will one day venture into social media.

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Tata’s India chip fab faces leadership churn and engineering hurdles amid uneven but continuing progress

Tata Electronics’ flagship semiconductor fabrication project in Dholera, Gujarat—long viewed as India’s most ambitious attempt to build a domestic chip manufacturing ecosystem—continues to move forward but remains marked by repeated setbacks alongside visible progress. While construction activity and regulatory milestones indicate momentum, leadership exits and complex site conditions underline the challenges of executing a greenfield fab at global scale.

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