30 Apr
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SpaceX’s IPO gives Musk unchecked control via ‘Texas fortress’ strategy

As SpaceX prepares for a public debut at a valuation targeting US$1.75 trillion, new regulatory filings have revealed a corporate governance structure that positions Elon Musk as an unassailable leader. According to Reuters, the company’s IPO filing includes a provision stating that Musk cannot be removed from his roles as CEO and chairman of the board without his own consent.

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30 Apr
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ASE Technology sees seasonality fade as AI demand drives steady 2026 growth

Global outsourced semiconductor assembly and test (OSAT) leader ASE Technology Holding (ASEH) held an earnings call on April 29, reporting a robust first quarter of 2026 that broke from the traditional seasonal slowdown. Growth was driven primarily by sustained strong demand for leading-edge advanced packaging (LEAP) technologies, alongside a simultaneous rebound in wire bonding orders — together fueling an 87% year-on-year surge in quarterly net profit after tax, the second highest on record for the period.

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30 Apr
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Korea’s ‘father of HBM’ sees 1,000x AI memory surge as Google’s TurboQuant faces real-world tests

Alphabet’s Google has unveiled its KV cache quantization compression technology, TurboQuant, promising dramatic reductions in memory usage for AI inference. While the innovation has captured global attention, South Korea’s academic and industrial sectors remain skeptical about its practical feasibility, even as they firmly expect AI inference to continue driving substantial growth in memory demand.

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30 Apr
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CIRC pursues dual-track drone strategy targeting domestic tenders and overseas markets

Coretronic Intelligent Robotics Corp. (CIRC), a subsidiary of Coretronic Corp., has long attracted attention for its drone business. Although the company is facing delays with Taiwan’s largest-ever drone procurement project, other government agencies — such as the Coast Guard, police, and fire departments — estimate their combined drone demands at around NT$1 billion (US$31.7 million).

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