Taiwan’s Heran sets sights on smart home leadership with advanced AI and connectivity

Heran, a Taiwan-based smart appliance maker, is stepping up its drive into next-generation connected living, laying out an ambitious strategic roadmap at its latest shareholders’ meeting. As augmented reality (AR) and artificial intelligence of things (AIoT) technologies reshape the modern home, Heran is staking its position at the nexus of connectivity, intelligence, and sustainability.

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NTU researchers, global teams target human-like robot collaboration amid power limitations

International research teams are accelerating efforts to enable human-like collaboration among robots using vision-language-action (VLA) models, aiming for interactions as natural and seamless as those between people. These advances could open the door to widespread applications in healthcare, caregiving, and food service—if current technological limitations, particularly energy efficiency, can be overcome.

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TSMC’s additional US$100B investment prompts Trump administration to intensify pressure on Samsung

Samsung Electronics is facing a challenging period as the Trump administration, which took office in January 2025, enforces its “America First” tariff and investment policies. Initially targeting TSMC and Apple by demanding significant increases in their US investments, recent shifts have seen mounting pressure directed at companies like Samsung, putting executive chairman Jae-Yong Lee in a difficult position.

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Taiwan’s ITRI showcases 6 groundbreaking drone technologies at Japan Drone 2025

Taiwan’s Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI) is making a strategic move to redefine the future of drone technology, unveiling six groundbreaking innovations at the Japan Drone 2025 exhibition. By targeting high-value sectors such as inspection and logistics, ITRI is positioning itself at the cutting edge of a rapidly evolving market, setting the stage for its drone technologies to lead in next-generation applications.

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Rivals turned allies: XPeng-Huawei AR-HUD partnership emerges as China reins in ‘autonomous’ rhetoric

China’s electric vehicle market is undergoing a rapid transformation in 2025, and the latest surprise comes from two unlikely allies. XPeng Motors and Huawei—longtime competitors in the intelligent driving space—have announced a rare partnership to jointly advance AR head-up display (HUD) technology. The timing is no coincidence: the move comes on the heels of new government restrictions banning the use of buzzwords like “autonomous driving” and “advanced intelligent driving” in promotional language.

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Memory module maker Goldkey approved for IPO, eyes strong growth in 2H25

Memory module maker Goldkey Technology officially received approval from the Taiwan Stock Exchange on June 5, 2025, for its initial public offering (IPO), with a listing capital of NT$680 million (US$22.71 million). The company is well-positioned to capitalize on the recovery of the global memory industry in 2025 and anticipates significant growth momentum in the second half of the year.

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