Nvidia’s next-generation Vera Rubin platform has moved from public unveiling to early customer sampling, with the company projecting a broader production ramp later this year. Both the company and its partners, however, face a complex array of engineering, supply-chain, and data center infrastructure challenges before Rubin can displace prior architectures as the industry standard for large-scale artificial intelligence.

Telecommunications giant Ericsson has announced its participation at the 2026 Mobile World Congress (MWC), scheduled for March 2 to 5 in Barcelona, under the theme “Enter new horizons.” At the event, the Swedish company will collaborate with its global ecosystem partners to demonstrate how AI is driving the evolution of mobile networks and laying critical foundations for 6G.

NAND prices continue to climb, and supply remains tight. NAND controller supplier Phison Electronics has notified customers that it will revise payment terms. The company said rising NAND prices have sharply increased its funding requirements. To secure a more stable supply, it will discuss prepayment arrangements with customers on a case-by-case basis.

Affected by a downturn in its display materials business and the appreciation of the New Taiwan dollar against the US dollar, BenQ Materials fell into losses in 2025. Its medical business, impacted by exchange rate fluctuations, grew only 5%. Chairman Z.C. Chen said that demand across all medical product lines is currently solid, and the company expects to return to double-digit growth in 2026.