In a landmark announcement marking what leaders are calling the beginning of the AI-native wireless era, Nvidia and Nokia have established a strategic partnership to accelerate the development and deployment of next-generation AI-native mobile networks and AI networking infrastructure.

Wei-Jen Lo, former senior vice president of Corporate Strategy Development at TSMC, who retired in July 2025, is reportedly being courted by Intel to head its R&D division. However, former TSMC executives expressed skepticism about the rumor.

On the morning of October 28, 2025, Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi and US President Donald Trump signed two important agreements during their meeting at the Akasaka Palace in Tokyo. According to Nikkei and Jiji Press, given the deteriorating security environment in East Asia, both leaders agreed that the Japan-US alliance should be strengthened.

Semiconductor IC testing equipment manufacturer Hon Precision has, in recent years, successfully entered high-power application markets such as AI, high-performance computing (HPC), and automotive chips through its ATC active temperature control systems, sorting machines, and high-parallel testing solutions. The company is expanding production capacity to meet growing demand from North American AI customers.