Samsung weighs Boston Dynamics stake as humanoid AI race heats up
Samsung Electronics is reportedly reviewing the possibility of investing in Boston Dynamics, the US robotics company controlled by Hyundai Motor Group.
Google DeepMind maps four paths from AGI to ASI
Over the past decade, advances in artificial intelligence (AI) have repeatedly exceeded market expectations. Artificial general intelligence (AGI), once largely confined to the realms of science fiction, has become an explicit long-term objective for many leading AI organizations.
Taiwan LED makers look beyond lighting to AI optical communication
Taiwan’s LED industry is moving beyond lighting components into AI optical communication, Micro LED, sensing, and high-end optoelectronic semiconductor applications. After years of oversupply, price wars, and restructuring, local LED makers are seeking a new role in the global supply chain as AI data centers accelerate demand for high-speed optical transmission.
Surging AI power demand pushes data centers toward higher-voltage designs
As AI computing continues to scale, power systems are facing sharper load swings, along with rising requirements for power density and reliability.
Foreign drone certification rules push Taiwan firms toward JVs
Taiwan’s drone exports continue to gain momentum, driving local manufacturers to expand overseas more aggressively. But as they enter foreign markets, Taiwan companies face long local certification timelines and other regulatory hurdles, pushing their overseas strategies away from simple exports and toward localized production and joint ventures.
Techman Robot pushes lightweight cobots with built-in AI vision into Southeast Asia
FPGA firm Efinix lines up TSMC Japan fab as edge AI business grows
EU fast-tracks US tariff deal, adds three Trump safeguards
The European Union has rushed through a US-EU tariff agreement after US President Donald Trump demanded that Brussels complete the deal by July 4, the 250th anniversary of US independence, or face higher 25% tariffs on auto and auto parts imports. According to media reports, the European Parliament recently held an emergency vote to approve the agreement, while the EU simultaneously added three safeguards to guard against the risk of renewed tariff hikes.