Asus is doubling down on gaming handhelds through a partnership with Microsoft, with plans to launch the ROG Xbox Ally and Xbox Ally X in November and December 2025. Targeting the peak holiday season, Asus has set an initial shipment goal of 400,000 units. Priced between NT$20,000 and NT$29,000 (approx. US$680–990), the new models will be more expensive than the existing ROG Ally.

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman made a surprise appearance at a US Federal Reserve regulatory meeting, stating that AI will completely reshape social structures. He predicted that AI would fully replace jobs, including customer service, and warned that AI could exacerbate fraud risks, urging relevant industries to be on guard.

Mitsubishi Motors has announced the end of its engine production operations in China, effectively terminating its joint venture with local partners. This marks the company’s complete withdrawal from automotive manufacturing activities in the country, following its 2025 exit from full vehicle production. The decision reflects the changing landscape of China’s automotive market amid the growing dominance of electric vehicles (EVs).

With industrial-control application demand warming up and DDR4 market prices rising, industrial-control memory vendor Innodisk’s operations in 2025 have improved. Revenue has grown for six consecutive months, and the first-half revenue reached a record high. With the third quarter revenue and gross margin maintaining positive growth, the second half of 2025 has a chance to outperform the first half, and full-year 2025 could break a new high.