Foxconn showcases full-stack tech ambitions at Hon Hai Tech Day

Foxconn showcased sweeping upgrades across artificial intelligence (AI), electric vehicles (EVs), advanced manufacturing, and data center hardware during its two-day Hon Hai Tech Day event. The developments underscore the company’s push to evolve from the world’s largest electronics contractor into a full-stack technology and platform provider. The event highlighted new strategic partnerships, including a collaboration with OpenAI and expanded work with Nvidia.

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Japan’s AIST opens shared GAA pilot line to support 2nm-class process development

Japan’s National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST) has opened a new shared pilot line capable of producing gate-all-around transistors, a move aimed at helping domestic companies develop 2nm and next-generation chip technologies. The facility, located at AIST’s Advanced Semiconductor Research Center in Tsukuba, gives Japanese firms access to production-grade tools needed to prototype and validate GAA structures.

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Meta reportedly eyes Google TPU adoption, intensifying pressure on Nvidia

Meta is reportedly negotiating to adopt Google’s tensor processing units (TPUs) in its data centers starting in 2027, with plans to lease TPUs from Google Cloud as early as 2026. According to Bloomberg, citing The Information and insiders, this potential partnership positions Google as a viable alternative AI accelerator supplier to Nvidia, potentially reshaping the industry landscape.

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Jeilin’s new image processing SoC platform set to boost revenue and profits in 2026

Image processing SoC maker Jeilin held a pre-listing performance briefing on November 24, announcing plans to launch a new product platform in response to rapidly growing AI-driven image recognition demands in 2025. The company aims to enter the high-end market with upgraded versions of its traditional digital camera, ecological tracking camera, and action camera products, while also targeting security, drone, and other innovative AI application fields.

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Identity security delivers double ROI, but 63% of firms still rely on manual processes, says cybersecurity provider

Cybersecurity provider SailPoint released its annual Horizons of Identity Security report on November 20, which noted that identity security now offers the highest return on investment (ROI) among all cybersecurity domains. However, 63% of enterprises are still in the early stages of transition and remain largely dependent on manual audits and fragmented account management, which limits their ability to tackle increasingly complex cyber threats.

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