Review: Samsung S99H / S95H (QD-OLED)
Samsung’s 2026 flagship TV is even better and brighter
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Jun
Anthropic tops global unicorn list as China shifts to hard tech
Hurun Research Institute released its Hurun Global Unicorn List on June 25, a ranking covering 1,603 companies across 52 countries and 299 cities. The number of companies is up 5.3% from the prior year, while total global unicorn value has surged 43% year on year to US$8 trillion, far outpacing growth in the number of companies.
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Jun
Arm says it tops 50% share in hyperscale cloud as x86 grip slips
Arm Holdings says its chip architecture has crossed the 50% threshold in the hyperscale cloud market, a milestone in a segment long dominated by Intel and AMD. The SoftBank-backed chip designer is now pushing further into the hardware business itself, even as supply chains strain under the weight of the AI infrastructure buildout.
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Jun
Halos signals Nvidia’s bid to make safety certification the robotics gateway
Nvidia does not make robots, but it is becoming a key force behind embodied intelligence companies. At Automate 2026, North America’s largest industrial automation show, on June 22, Deepu Talla, vice president of Nvidia’s robotics business, said on stage that the company hired 18,600 man-years of engineers to bring the safety architecture of autonomous driving to robots.
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Jun
China’s SiC race shifts from EVs to AI data centers as SICC overtakes Wolfspeed
China’s silicon carbide (SiC) supply chain is finding a new growth engine as AI strains data-center power systems, extending a market long driven by electric vehicles.
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Jun
PlayNitride expects 2H26 to outperform 1H26, driven by displays and AI glasses
PlayNitride reported revenue of NT$238 million (approx. US$7.5 million) in the first five months of 2026, down 41% year-over-year. The microLED company said stronger custom design orders and a higher mix of high-margin products will lift second-half revenue and gross margin above the first half, while it aims to improve again in the fourth quarter. Large-format TVs, wearables, and transparent displays remain the company’s core businesses. Over the medium to long term, it is targeting high-end displays, AI glasses, and AI optical communications as its three growth engines.
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Jun
Yao Sheng bets on four new product lines, names Te-ching Shen as president
Taiwanese electronic components manufacturer Yao Sheng Electronic held its 2026 annual shareholders meeting on June 25, noting that its transformation strategy in recent years has focused on optimizing its profit structure, targeting high total wattage, high technological barrier, and high gross margin applications. The company added that prior R&D investments and automation spending have helped incubate four niche product lines: artificial intelligence (AI) high-power power supplies, patented low-temperature heat dissipation materials, semiconductor testing, and medical devices certified by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
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Jun
Intel-UMC tie-up talk runs into hard realities of process gaps and cash needs
Rumors in Taiwan’s capital markets that United Microelectronics Corp. may deepen cooperation with Intel from 12nm to Intel 3 are drawing skepticism from DIGITIMES analyst Luke Lin. He said the main obstacles are the technology gap and Intel’s internal capacity allocation, which make a near-term move commercially difficult.
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Jun
Red Hat sees cloud-to-edge shift in Taiwan AI deployment
Enterprises are increasingly moving AI deployments from public cloud to on-premises systems as demand rises for data sovereignty, compliance, and local data control. Irene Sun, general manager for Red Hat Taiwan, said the same shift is taking hold in Taiwan, where companies are paying far more attention to who controls critical data, core models, and computing environments.
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Jun
Commentary: Apple raises prices, markets flinch— but demand proves more resilient than feared
Apple’s latest round of price increases for Macs, MacBooks, and iPads has unsettled investors and weighed on Asian technology markets, but the reaction may be disproportionate to the likely impact on demand. While higher prices will inevitably slow some purchases, Apple’s premium positioning, loyal customer base, and selective pricing strategy suggest the broader implications for shipments and the supply chain are likely to remain manageable.