DeepSeek’s latest flagship model, V4, has renewed debate over the trajectory of the US-China AI race, with analysts and industry voices suggesting that China’s progress in model efficiency is not translating into a meaningful reduction in capability gaps with leading US systems.

In the trade secret leak case involving TSMC’s 2nm process, the Intellectual Property and Commercial Court ruled on April 27, 2026, that Tokyo Electron (TEL), the equipment supplier involved, must pay a fine of NT$150 million (US$4.8 million), marking the first penalty imposed on a legal entity under the National Security Act.

GrandTech Chairman Frankie Hsu highlighted the company’s successful transformation from a software agency to a dual-engine growth model, powered by its investment in GrandTech Cloud Services (GCS) and its 3D printing business. The former capitalizes on the booming cloud and AI wave, while the latter taps into expanding drone opportunities, providing strong and sustainable momentum.