Taiwan-based advanced materials supplier UHT Unitech has signed a memorandum of understanding with aerospace manufacturer Fong Jaw Aerospace to jointly develop, manufacture and sell a medium-payload vertical takeoff and landing unmanned aerial vehicle branded as Cougar, as the partners seek opportunities in global defense and high-end commercial drone markets.

TSMC held its earnings conference call on January 15, 2026, and guided for the first quarter. The company expects revenue to range between US$34.6–35.8 billion. Gross margin is projected at 63–65%, while operating margin is expected to rise significantly to 54–56%.

Chinese artificial intelligence startup Z.ai, formerly known as Zhipu AI, has unveiled GLM-Image, a multimodal AI model trained entirely on Huawei’s Ascend chip platform, marking a notable milestone in China’s push to build a self-reliant AI computing stack. The company said GLM-Image was developed using Huawei’s Ascend 800T A2 servers and the MindSpore AI framework, making it the first publicly disclosed multimodal model trained on this domestic hardware platform.