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Meta restructures AI lab into four units, eyes potential job cuts
Meta has reportedly reorganized its recently formed ‘superintelligence’ lab into four units focused on research, products, infrastructure, and advanced model development, while considering possible staff reductions, according to Bloomberg and The New York Times.
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Taiwan pitches AI robotics as next trillion-dollar industry at Intelligent Asia 2025
The 2025 Intelligent Asia smart manufacturing exhibition opened in Taipei on August 20, 2025, with robotics taking center stage. Taiwanese firms unveiled proprietary modules and solutions, while humanoid robot makers showcased full-scale models. Szu Kou-i, president of the Taiwan Automation Intelligence and Robotics Association (TAIROA), said Taiwan’s AI robotics industry could soon exceed NT$1 trillion in output.
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PCB giant Zhen Ding plans US$1.1 billion expansion to support AI supply chain
Zhen Ding Technology, the world’s largest printed circuit board (PCB) manufacturer, announced that its Chinese subsidiary, Avary Holding, has approved a major investment plan for its Huaian campus. The company will invest CNY8 billion (approximately US$1.1 billion) between the second half of 2025 and 2028 to expand high-end PCB production capacity, targeting the fast-growing demand driven by artificial intelligence applications.
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Commentary: From Biden’s spending spree to Trump’s Intel stake, US industrial policy is infused with personal will
As the US government seriously considers taking a stake in Intel, the company faces more than just a simple transaction; it has become a strategic industry bet. Once the semiconductor leader, Intel’s lagging advanced process technology has gradually eroded its ability to compete with TSMC and Samsung Electronics at the 7nm, 5nm, and even upcoming 2nm nodes. Meanwhile, construction delays at the Ohio wafer fab have hindered the US government’s carefully crafted blueprint for domestic advanced manufacturing from materializing.
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Commentary: Who will lead GaN market after TSMC’s 2027 exit?
Gallium nitride (GaN) semiconductors are on the brink of a major transformation. Once hailed as the rising star among third-generation semiconductors, this technology has fallen from grace due to intense price competition in the Chinese market. Now, with global GaN foundry leader TSMC announcing its withdrawal by mid-2027, the entire industry is entering an early era of fragmentation reminiscent of the Warring States period.
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Arm strengthens cloud ASIC ambitions with hire of former AWS executive and top engineers
Arm has brought on Rami Sinno, the former Amazon Web Services (AWS) executive who helped lead development of the Trainium and Inferentia processors, along with senior engineers from Hewlett Packard Enterprise and Qualcomm. The hires underscore Arm’s push to expand beyond processor blueprints into cloud chip and system-level design.
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Tex Year Industries expands Vietnam plant to deepen Southeast Asia presence
Tex Year Industries reported second-quarter consolidated revenue of NT$864 million (approx. US$28.78 million) for 2025, with a net loss of NT$1.94 million attributable to its owners. The company’s cumulative revenue for the first half of 2025 increased 1% year-over-year to NT$1.782 billion.
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Jung-hua Chang appointed Tatung chairman; Wkang-hsiang Wang transitions to president
Taiwan-based Tatung has appointed Jung-hua Chang as its new chairman; Chang is also the chairman of Sanlih Entertainment Television (SET). The announcement was made during an extraordinary board meeting on August 19. The personnel change will take effect on August 20. Current Tatung chairman Wkang-hsiang Wang will transition into the role of company president.
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Lenovo to establish regional headquarters in Saudi Arabia, strengthening Sino-Saudi ties
On August 19, China’s Lenovo Group announced that it will set up a new regional headquarters in Saudi Arabia, marking a significant step in its expansion across the Middle East and aligning with the Kingdom’s ambitions to become a regional technology hub under Vision 2030, reports Reuters, Economy Middle East, and Arab News.