Adata Technology reported consolidated revenue of NT$3.917 billion (US$121.4 million) in April, up 4.65% from the previous month and 1.79% from a year earlier—its strongest monthly performance in 13 months—driven by rising spot and contract prices for DRAM and NAND flash memory.

Taiwanese industrial computing firm Winmate Corporation reported its highest-ever first-quarter revenue, driven by growing global demand for robotics and edge AI computing platforms, alongside the expansion of AIoT applications across industries.

Despite surpassing analysts’ forecasts for both revenue and profit in its fiscal second quarter, Apple CEO Tim Cook expressed caution about the months ahead, citing growing uncertainty from US-China trade tensions and tariff risks. In response, Apple is accelerating efforts to diversify its manufacturing base, working closely with partners like Foxconn to shift more production to India and Vietnam.

In a recent speech, Palmer Luckey, the innovative force behind defense technology firm Anduril Industries, invoked a hypothetical Taiwan Strait conflict to underscore the pivotal role of artificial intelligence (AI) in modern warfare.