Samsung SDI is actively expanding its lithium iron phosphate (LFP) battery material supply chain to capture opportunities in the US energy storage system (ESS) market, driven by growing demand from AI data centers. The company is procuring LFP cathode materials from South Korea’s L&F while also investing in Fino through a paid capital increase to strengthen collaboration with CNP Advanced Material Technology.

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang recently appeared on the popular Lex Fridman Podcast for a deep, over two-hour discussion covering AI scaling laws, compute and power bottlenecks, AI factories, and the future impact of AI on society. Among the topics drawing strong attention from Taiwan’s market was Huang’s revisit of his 2013 decision to decline an offer from TSMC founder Morris Chang to become CEO. He further analyzed the core factors enabling TSMC’s sustained leadership in the semiconductor industry.

On April 1, 1976, Apple was founded in a garage — and few could have imagined that this small computer company would, over the next 50 years, completely transform the technology industry. From the Apple II to the iPhone, from the Macintosh to the Apple Watch, and from iTunes to Apple Music, Apple has become a cultural symbol and the cornerstone of its own empire.