Foldable phone makers are facing a more segmented market as wider book-style devices gain ground and Samsung Electronics expands its lineup, with the next major demand test expected in the fourth quarter of 2026. The changes are already reshaping how foldables are designed, positioned, and sold, while an expected Apple entry could further accelerate the shift.

Taiwan is moving from early-stage research into commercialization of next-generation communications technologies after the Executive Yuan approved a NT$27 billion (US$833 million) development program running from 2025 to 2030. The initiative will support commercialization of 6G and satellite applications, deployment of test networks and expansion of the domestic communications ecosystem, building on groundwork completed in 2025.

SK Hynix plans to hold a formal groundbreaking ceremony in late August for its US$3.9 billion advanced chip packaging facility in West Lafayette, Indiana, as the memory maker expands its ability to serve US customers.

SpaceX’s rapid growth in AI, satellite connectivity, and space infrastructure is widening the strategic challenge for China beyond any single industry, as Musk’s companies increasingly compete across sectors Beijing considers priorities. The combination of Starlink’s expanding orbital footprint, SpaceX’s accelerating AI business, and Tesla’s manufacturing scale could give Musk an unusually integrated platform spanning technologies central to China’s efforts to build competing capabilities and reduce dependence on foreign systems.