Apple has established the Answers, Knowledge, and Information (AKI) team that will focus on AI-based search technology. Its long-term goal is to develop various AI capabilities and eventually create a search engine similar to ChatGPT.

China’s electronics manufacturing sector has surged over the past decade, driven by the Made in China 2025 (MIC2025) initiative and strong demand from global brands like Apple and Tesla. Domestic contract manufacturers, including Luxshare Precision, Lingyi iTech, and Lens Technology, have increasingly captured business once dominated by Taiwanese firms. Luxshare’s rise, led by chairwoman and co-founder Wang Laichun, often called “the female Terry Gou,” embodies China’s transformation from basic assembly operations to full-system, high-value manufacturing.

During a keynote address at the Ketagalan Forum in Taipei on August 5, former UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson revealed that he had contemplated enabling the UK to compete with Taiwan in semiconductor manufacturing as early as 2019. While in office, he explored the costs of building a wafer fab in the UK but decided against it due to Taiwan’s superior technological advancements.