As generative AI enters the creative process and music material becomes easier to use, the music industry faces escalating copyright and plagiarism challenges. South Korean startup Mippia focuses on music IP protection, combining AI expertise with a deep understanding of music production to offer quantifiable, explainable detection tools that reduce disputes over plagiarism and clarify responsibilities for AI-generated content.

Taiwan has long measured academic success through publication volume, a metric that has driven intense competition with China in research output. But National Science and Technology Council (NSTC) Minister Cheng-wen Wu is now calling for a different approach—one focused on global impact and technological leadership rather than paper counts.

The structural shortage in the memory market is driving a surge in supply chain operations, with reports indicating that Winbond recently finalized its contract pricing for the first quarter of 2026. The company expects DRAM price increases from the fourth quarter of 2025 to sustain through the second quarter of 2026, marking three consecutive quarters of growth and effectively doubling contract prices year-over-year. Furthermore, Winbond’s new production capacity planned for 2027 has already been fully booked.

Samsung Electronics announced that its entire 2026 lineup of OLED TVs and OLED gaming monitors has been certified as NVIDIA G‑Sync Compatible, marking a significant step in the company’s push toward high‑performance gaming displays. The certification ensures that every 2026 Samsung OLED model meets NVIDIA’s standards for variable refresh rate stability, low latency, and tear‑free gameplay when…