South Korean President Lee Jae-myung has begun a fresh round of talks with the country’s leading business figures, starting with a private dinner with SK Group chairman Chey Tae-won, at a time when semiconductor investment, artificial intelligence and US demands for more local manufacturing are becoming increasingly intertwined.

China Huaneng Group said on August 20 that chairman Wen Shugang and president Zhong Guodong recently visited Huawei in Shenzhen, where they met Huawei founder Ren Zhengfei to discuss potential cooperation in artificial intelligence, computing power and “compute-power coordination.”

At the “AI on Chips: Semiconductor Industry Trends Forum” hosted by DIGITIMES in Taipei on August 20, semiconductor, investment, and financial executives gathered to discuss the industry’s next frontier. During the event, DIGITIMES deputy director Jason Tsai pointed out that as electricity supply struggles to keep pace with soaring compute demands, energy efficiency per unit of compute power will dictate the future fate of AI data centers.

With the official launch of Honor’s new Robot Phone, foreign media outlets have renewed their attention on how Chinese smartphone makers are redefining product design. Many have lauded Honor for its ability to pack a mechanically stabilized gimbal into a phone, and moreover move the device from concept showcase to a mass-produced product that consumers can actually buy. In addition, the device serves as a reference for future products in integrating imaging functionality and AI interactivity.