Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) on January 21, 2026, with Luxembourg-based medium Earth orbit (MEO) satellite operator SES to establish North Asia’s first second-generation O3b mPower gateway in Taiwan.

Severe NAND flash shortages driven by AI servers have emerged, but have become a growth opportunity for Phison Electronics. Company CEO K.S. Pua said that the shortage is enabling the company to enter the US server supply chain and the enterprise storage market. According to Pua, large server customers have proactively approached Phison to help secure supply, while NAND flash prices continue to trend upward. Consumer and channel markets are unable to bear the cost pressure, pushing the storage industry into a phase of structurally strong long-term demand.

AMI Labs, an AI startup founded by former Meta scientist Yann LeCun, is negotiating a funding round that could value the company at around EUR3 billion (approx. US$3.52 billion). The company, which focuses on developing “world models” as an alternative to large language models (LLMs), has attracted interest from multiple venture capital firms across Europe and the US.

Rapidtek’s 8U IoT CubeSat, Black Kite-1, has successfully established stable communications with multiple overseas ground stations since entering orbit, completing its first cross-regional contact campaign.