Microsoft previews Surface Laptop Ultra and AI-focused Windows platform ahead of Build

Microsoft used Nvidia GTC to preview Surface Laptop Ultra and its broader Windows platform strategy ahead of Build, highlighting a shift toward on-device AI agents and developer workloads. The company emphasized deeper Windows 11 integration with Nvidia hardware, aiming to unify performance, security, and AI tooling across next-generation PCs.

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GTC Taipei 2026: As AI automates its own development, demand shifts to human judgment

Artificial intelligence is reshaping how industries define talent. In the next phase of AI, the most valuable workers may not be those who train models, but those who understand demand, define problems, judge value, and oversee the direction of AI development, according to National Taiwan University electrical engineering professor Hung-Yi Lee.

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LianDe Holdings to mass produce liquid-cooling floating fittings for US chipmaker supply chain

LianDe Holdings-KY moved into AI server liquid-cooling components and secured a spot in a US chipmaker supply chain, the firm announced, with product validation underway and volume production slated to begin in the second half of 2026. The company has developed a liquid-cooling floating fitting designed to pair with quick disconnects used between coolant lines and servers to support liquid-cooled AI servers.

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RoboSense dominates LiDAR for robotics with 1,458.8% YoY shipment surge in 1Q26

RoboSense Technology, an AI-driven robotics technology company, announced a historic first quarter of the year in which the robotics business exceeded 50% of total LiDAR shipments for the first time in the company’s history. Its dual-engine strategy across ADAS and robotics continues to drive growth, building on its first-ever profitable quarter in the fourth quarter of 2025.

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Suntek maintains upbeat 2H26 outlook for Taiwan’s auto market, as tariffs, energy prices remain key

PG Union Corporation, the Taiwanese distributor for the luxury car brand Alfa Romeo, launched the Alfa Romeo Junior on May 27, which comes in the Ibrida hybrid and Elettrica 280 Veloce pure electric high-performance variants. Speaking at the launch event, Suntek Motor Group’s Ray Wu pointed out that Taiwan’s auto market fell by roughly 4% in the first four months of 2026, but Suntek expects better sales in the second half of the year compared to the first, and full-year sales to improve on its past performance.

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Compeq says AI infrastructure will drive sharp revenue and profit gains in 2027 and 2028

Compeq Manufacturing Co. told shareholders on May 28 that AI infrastructure demand has transformed the printed circuit board industry and will push high-end PCB manufacturing complexity, reliability requirements and product gross margins higher, leading the firm to expect significant revenue and profit growth in 2027 and 2028. The company held its 2026 annual shareholders meeting where executives outlined the strategic shift toward AI servers, high-end switches, satellite communications and optical communications as core growth drivers.

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