Musk assembles Intel, SpaceX talent for Tesla wafer fab ambitions
Tesla and SpaceX are already converging around chips, talent and manufacturing under Terafab, even before any merger speculation turns into reality.
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Western automakers tap defense manufacturing to absorb idle capacity as military spending surges
Global automakers are accelerating their expansion into defense manufacturing as geopolitical tensions fuel record military spending and persistent challenges in the automotive sector leave production capacity underutilized. Industry leaders, including General Motors (GM), Volkswagen, Mercedes-Benz, Renault, and Ford, are leveraging their large-scale manufacturing expertise to tap growing demand for military vehicles, logistics platforms, and defense systems.
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MA-tek hits record June revenue on rising AI chip testing demand, CPO complexity
Semiconductor testing company Materials Analysis Technology (MA-tek) reported June 2026 revenue of NT$558 million (approx. US$17.41 million), up 2.56% from May and 11.01% year over year, marking a record high for four consecutive months. Second-quarter 2026 revenue reached NT$1.64 billion, a record high for a single quarter, while first-half 2026 revenue totaled NT$3.07 billion, an increase of 17.47% from the same period in 2025.
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AI’s new gatekeepers: US and China tighten grip on frontier models
The world’s most powerful AI models are encountering a new constraint beyond chips, data and engineering talent: governments increasingly want a say in when frontier systems are released, who may access them and which capabilities should remain restricted.
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AI era accelerates Foxconn’s shift to global 24-hour cybersecurity coverage
Foxconn is using AI and coordinated security teams across Asia, Europe and the Americas to defend against cyberattacks as enterprises increasingly adopt AI. Chief Information Security Officer Wei-Bin Lee said that the company’s global footprint makes it a prime target.
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ChainSea Information Integration lifts first-half revenue to record on AI customer service demand
ChainSea Information Integration Information, a digital transformation integration services provider, reported consolidated revenue of NT$622 million (US$19.39 million) in the first half of 2026, up 11.28% year on year and a record for the period. The company said the increase reflected stronger demand from government outsourcing work and enterprise AI customer service applications.
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Column: Steel industry shifts from capacity to performance
As infrastructure upgrades, rail decarbonization, and the reshaping of critical materials supply chains accelerate, the steel industry is moving away from mass production and into a new competitive stage that combines high-performance materials, smart manufacturing, and low-carbon development. What once centered on capacity, cost, and supply is now defined by material performance, process precision, carbon management, and international certifications.
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Infinitix signs Sarawak AI pact to expand Southeast Asia cloud services
Taiwan-based AI infrastructure software provider Infinitix signed a memorandum of understanding with Sarawak Information Systems Sdn. Bhd. (SAINS) to jointly promote AI infrastructure, GPU private cloud and AI cloud services in Malaysia and across Southeast Asia. The agreement was announced as both sides outlined plans to build a sovereign AI and AI Cloud ecosystem centered on a new computing model called a Token Factory.
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Hisense U7S Pro brings premium Mini LED performance to Europe with 165Hz gaming
The 2026 Hisense U7S Pro series has been available in Europe for more than a month, but it deserves an “at-a-glance” article since Hisense manages to squeeze into it high-end tech and features into it and produce TVs that do not cost an arm and a leg. Hisense 85U7S Pro – specifications; EUR 2035 Hisense 75U7S Pro – specifications; EUR 1835 Hisense 65U7S Pro – specifications; EUR 1195 Hisense…
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Palo Alto Networks says AI agents are driving demand for identity security
AI agents are changing enterprise operations and raising new cybersecurity risks, with identity authentication emerging as a key concern for IT teams. According to Palo Alto Networks, 99% of companies are now using autonomous, conversational and generative AI tools, while machine identities in corporate networks have already outnumbered human employees.