As AI model training scales up and cloud service providers (CSPs) accelerate the buildout of high-performance data centers, switch bandwidth is moving from 51.2Tbps to the 102.4Tbps generation, raising stricter requirements for power consumption, thermal management and serviceability in high-speed optical interconnects. Co-packaged optics (CPO) is regarded as a key architecture to overcome the power limitations of traditional pluggable optical modules, driving laser modules, packaging integration and high-speed interconnect technologies to the forefront of supply chain deployment.

South Korean President Lee Jae Myung met Singapore Prime Minister Lawrence Wong on March 2 and agreed to launch negotiations to upgrade the bilateral free trade agreement (FTA). The upgrade expands cooperation beyond traditional trade into artificial intelligence (AI), small modular reactors (SMR), space and satellite technology, and quantum science, reflecting a shift toward structured technology and energy collaboration.

Taiwan-based Fulltech Fiber Glass (FFG) said it approved a capex plan via its Thailand subsidiary to build a new plant with about THB3.1 billion (approx. US$99 million) in investment, aiming to begin production capacity by 2027.

Gary Tan, president and CEO of Y Combinator (YC), a startup accelerator, said on February 22 that AI agents are replacing humans as decision-makers in some markets, a shift illustrated by the rapid adoption of OpenClaw. He told YC‘s Lightcone program that the popularity of many B2B tools now hinges on whether AI chooses them.