Taiwan enhances Triton satellite to improve accuracy of extreme weather forecasts

Taiwan’s first domestically-built meteorological satellite, Triton, has taken a major leap forward in its mission to enhance storm forecasting. After entering orbit in 2023 and beginning wind monitoring in May 2024, the Taiwan Space Agency (TASA) announced on August 28 a significant data upgrade: Triton’s wind-speed observations now include both low and high-speed measurements in its Version 2.0 data release, offering unprecedented accuracy for forecasting and research. The new dataset is already available to researchers via the Taiwan Analysis Center for COSMIC (TACC).

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Germany’s car industry buckles under EV shift and trade shocks

Germany’s once-dominant automotive sector is facing its most profound reckoning in decades, shedding over 52,000 jobs — a 6.7% decline — in the past year alone, according to fresh data released by Destatis. Since the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic in 2019, the broader industrial sector has cut a total of 245,000 positions, with nearly half of those losses concentrated in the auto industry, according to estimates by the auditing and consulting firm EY.

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South Korean media points to TSMC as main cause of Samsung’s AP procurement cost surge

Samsung Electronics’ smartphone division is reportedly struggling with escalating cost pressures, largely attributed to the rapid rise in prices for mobile application processors (AP). While increasing the use of its own Exynos chips could potentially reduce procurement expenses, Samsung still finds it challenging to fully replace Qualcomm’s products due to performance and market competitiveness considerations.

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Nvidia to face trial in November over Valeo trade secret claims, US judge rules

A federal judge in California has ruled that Nvidia must stand trial in November over allegations it benefited from trade secrets taken from French auto supplier Valeo, Bloomberg reported. The ruling rejected Nvidia’s request to dismiss the case, citing circumstantial evidence that the company advanced its parking assistance technology using confidential data.

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Now is the right time for VMware Cloud Foundation to adopt AI, says Broadcom Asia Pacific and Japan President

Sylvain Cazard, president of Broadcom Asia Pacific and Japan (APJ), along with Barry Chen, general manager for Broadcom Taiwan and Hong Kong, shared insights in an exclusive interview at the close of VMware Explore 2025. They discussed customer adoption of VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) in the Asia Pacific market, AI application development, and acceptance of subscription-based models.

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