Huawei’s AI leadership is facing renewed turnover. Wang Yunhe, director of Huawei Noah’s Ark Lab and a key architect behind PanguLM, has left the company after nearly nine years.

Samsung Electronics plans to mass-produce silicon photonics starting from 2028, a move that could reshape global data-center networking, AI hardware integration, and foundry competition. The company is offering clients an integrated platform spanning photonics, AI semiconductors, advanced packaging, and HBM — a combination that could significantly alter supply chains and cost structures in the years ahead.

Sony Group’s gaming subsidiary, Sony Interactive Entertainment, announced on March 27 that it would raise the global retail price of its flagship home console, the PlayStation 5, effective April 2. In Japan, the suggested retail price of the standard model will climb to JPY97,980 (approx. US$613), a steep increase of roughly 23%. A Japan-only version, introduced in 2025 without a disc drive and limited to the Japanese language, will remain unchanged at JPY55,000.

Amid the rapid development of generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) and large language models (LLM), global demand for high-performance computing (HPC) continues to rise. Memory module maker Adata Technology announced a US$3 million investment in the Series A funding round of artificial intelligence (AI) computing infrastructure provider KonstTech (Konst).