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Mar
Elon Musk recently acknowledged that the first flight of SpaceX’s Starship V3, originally scheduled for early 2026, has been delayed to April. The postponement highlights persistent technical hurdles for the rocket, which features the latest Raptor 3 engines and a suite of design improvements.
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Mar
MediaTek, Microsoft Research crack AOC power barrier with Micro LED, 50% reduction
A joint R&D team, including MediaTek, Microsoft Research, and other suppliers, has developed a next-generation active optical cable (AOC) based on miniaturized Micro LED light sources. The Active Micro LED Cable delivers copper-like reliability while significantly extending transmission distance.
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Mar
Column: Drones redefine warfare, and the US wants to control who builds them
Drones are rapidly transforming modern warfare, offering relatively low-cost alternatives to traditional weapons while driving changes across defense supply chains. Small unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), often costing only a few thousand dollars, are now capable of striking targets hundreds of kilometers away, including armored vehicles, ships, and air defense systems.
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Mar
Delta targets next-gen AI data centers with 800V DC power and liquid cooling solutions
At the Nvidia GTC 2026 conference, CEO Jensen Huang emphasized that power delivery and liquid cooling will become core elements requiring co-design. He said that future AI racks and AI factories must integrate power and thermal systems into a unified infrastructure framework.
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Mar
TSMC chairman C.C. Wei on why the robotics future is forged in silicon, not stunts
TSMC Chairman C.C. Wei contrasted viral videos of acrobatic robots from China with the functional requirements of high-performance service robotics, noting that mechanical agility remains “just for show” without the advanced silicon “brains”.
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Mar
AI EXPO Taiwan 2026 to open March 25, trio of AI themes and applications in focus
AI EXPO Taiwan 2026 will be held from March 25 to 27 at the Taipei Expo Park, co-organized by DIGITIMES, broadcaster IC975, Chung Yuan Christian University’s (CYCU) College of Intelligent Computing and Quantum Information, the National Development Council (NDC), and the Taipei Expo Foundation. The theme of the 2026 edition of the annual event is “AI·X: Cross-Domain X Infinite Possibilities.”
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Mar
Taiwan legislature blocks science budget; Minister defends industry
The National Science and Technology Council (NSTC) held its 20th committee meeting on March 18, 2026, where industry players expressed concerns over the science research budget being stalled in the Legislative Yuan.
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Mar
AI robot fingertip sensing set to drive next tech breakthrough
The future of AI robot computing power is expected to shift significantly toward edge devices, with dexterous robotic hands playing a critical role as the core endpoint. Industry experts observe that the next major breakthrough in AI robotics will come from integrating sensing and real-time computing capabilities into these agile hands.
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Mar
Samsung orders 15M mid-range OLED panels from CSOT amid cost pressure
Samsung Electronics is reportedly shifting a significant portion of its mid-range smartphone OLED panel orders to China Star Optoelectronics Technology (CSOT) as rising memory prices intensify cost pressure, according to The Elec.
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Mar
Xiaomi MiMo-V2-Pro tops AI model rankings in blind tests
An unidentified artificial intelligence (AI) model, Hunter Alpha, has drawn industry attention in recent weeks. It has now been confirmed as an early internal test version of Xiaomi’s flagship foundation model, MiMo-V2-Pro.