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Huawei returns to Taiwan tablet market, targets Apple with eye-care tech
Huawei has returned to Taiwan’s tablet market with a clear point of differentiation: eye protection. Unveiled on December 17, 2025, the MatePad 11.5 (2025) targets growing tablet demand by shifting away from raw performance and price competition, instead positioning Huawei’s self-developed PaperMatte eye-care display as the device’s core selling point.
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Taiwan advances hydrogen power generation system to support net-zero goals
Taiwan’s Academia Sinica is pushing forward its public infrastructure project launched in 2025, focused on a megawatt-scale mixed hydrogen power generation system using decarbonized natural gas. The initiative aims to produce clean energy while addressing Taiwan’s pressing green energy shortfall through innovative hydrogen technology.
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South Korea’s Uniqconn partners with TSMC to mass-produce 60GHz communication chip
A South Korean logic IC startup is moving closer to cable-free device design with the development of a 60GHz millimeter-wave communication chip designed to replace short-range wired connections in consumer and industrial electronics.
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Alibaba moves AI from models to money
As global technology groups push beyond raw computing power into large-scale deployment, Alibaba Group is showing clear acceleration in AI application rollout across its core businesses.
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From AI data centers to humanoid robots: CIAT plans next wave of tech momentum
The Cloud Computing & IoT Association in Taiwan (CIAT) held its 2025 annual member meeting on December 17, 2025, unveiling a forward-looking strategy for the next wave of technological momentum. The association expressed optimism about the global surge in artificial intelligence (AI), focusing future efforts on two key areas
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Analysis: US leads AI in humanoid robots while China excels in cost and hardware
As humanoid robots emerge as a key technology riding the wave of AI, the US and China are rapidly forming two competing camps. Industry insiders analyzing their strengths say the US holds an edge mainly in software and foundational models, while China slightly outpaces the US in hardware innovation and iteration speed, with costs reportedly just one-fifth those of American products, making it difficult for other countries to catch up in the short term.
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Walsin Lihwa launches cold-drawn stainless steel bars targeting AI servers and robotics
Cable and stainless steel maker Walsin Lihwa is expanding its business scope by entering high-value markets such as AI servers, automotive, robotics, consumer electronics, and energy with a new stainless steel product line. The company recently introduced the Steeval cold-drawn stainless steel bars designed for critical applications requiring precision and durability.
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US loses ground in open-source AI as Chinese models gain traction
Several experts have raised concerns that while the US maintains leadership in advanced artificial intelligence (AI) models, it is lagging behind in open-source AI development. American companies are increasingly turning to Chinese open-source AI solutions due to cost and deployment advantages, potentially exposing the US to supply chain disruptions and national security risks.
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Nvidia doubles down on open-source AI to cement GPU dominance amid rivals’ retreat
On December 15, 2025, US time, Nvidia announced the acquisition of open-source scheduling software company SchedMD and introduced Nemotron 3, a new series of open-source large language models (LLMs). The company claims Nemotron 3 is the most efficient open-source model family available to date.