Microsoft’s AI engine accelerates with record growth and expanding partnerships

Microsoft kicked off its 2026 fiscal year with another blockbuster quarter. First quarter fiscal 2026 revenue reached US$77.7 billion, up 18% year-over-year, while operating income surged 24% and earnings per share climbed 23% to US$4.13. The company’s AI-driven momentum continued to build, with Microsoft Cloud revenue up 26% to US$49.1 billion, reflecting both unprecedented demand and a deepening integration of generative AI across its ecosystem.

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TPSC unveils Taiwan’s largest perovskite solar window

Taiwan Perovskite Solar Corp. (TPSC) demonstrated its full vertical integration across materials, processes, modules, equipment, and applications at Energy Taiwan 2025 under the theme “Perovskite NEXT: Linking the Future?EPerovskite.” Collaborating with 14 partners from Taiwan and the US, the company highlighted the accelerating development and maturing landscape of Taiwan’s perovskite solar ecosystem.

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‘Semiconductor paradox’ defines next chip boom, says director of Singapore’s SSIA

Ang Wee Seng, Executive Director of the Singapore Semiconductor Industry Association (SSIA), told attendees at the 2025 Advanced Packaging Developers Conference (APDC) that the industry must strengthen collaboration and local networks to navigate geopolitical and resource challenges as it moves toward a projected US$1 trillion market by 2030.

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