Taiwan’s semiconductor dominance: Strategic asset or economic vulnerability?

As US President Donald Trump continues to make statements about Taiwan’s semiconductor industry, concerns are rising that the US might replicate its past tactics of undermining Japan’s semiconductor sector—this time targeting Taiwan. Such fears have sparked debates over whether Taiwan is overly concentrating its talent and resources in semiconductors, potentially putting all its economic eggs in one basket.

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xAI Grok 3 overcomes training bottleneck with liquid cooling

Elon Musk’s xAI has unveiled its latest AI large language model (LLM) Grok 3, which the company claims is the most powerful AI model on Earth. The development team revealed they encountered significant difficulties in stabilizing GPU operations due to two main issues—power supply and heat dissipation. However, they successfully overcame computational bottlenecks by adopting liquid cooling, emphasizing its necessity.

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