Taiwanese authorities raided Super Micro Computer's local office and affiliated sites on June 29, escalating a probe into allegations that Nvidia AI chips were smuggled into China via Super Micro serv…
Taiwanese authorities raided Supermicro's Taiwan office and eight other locations as part of a U.S. federal probe into alleged AI chip smuggling to China, signaling a potential shift in Taiwan's enfor…
Taiwanese prosecutors raided Supermicro's offices on June 29 as part of an investigation into alleged illegal exports of Nvidia AI chips to China, causing Supermicro shares to drop up to 9.2%. The pro…
Taiwanese prosecutors raided Supermicro's office and 11 other locations on June 29 as part of an investigation into an alleged $2.5 billion scheme to smuggle Nvidia's restricted AI chips to China. The…
RBC BlueBay Asset Management expects Japanese AI stocks to correct over the next two months due to peak US hyperscaler spending and seasonal rebalancing, but predicts a rally into 2027. Portfolio mana…
Students worldwide are using AI-powered smart glasses to cheat on exams, prompting countries like China, the UK, South Korea, and Taiwan to tighten screening and review policies. Experts warn that und…
Students in East Asia are using AI-powered smart glasses to cheat on high-stakes exams, with recent incidents reported in South Korea and Taiwan. Educators and authorities are scrambling to update exa…
The U.S. Department of State launched Pax Silica, an initiative to secure AI supply chains by reducing reliance on Chinese suppliers for compute, semiconductors, and critical minerals. The European Co…
Micron Technology CEO Sanjay Mehrotra announced that the company expects meaningful product shipments from its newly acquired Taiwan fabrication site by mid-2027, ahead of previous projections. The $1…
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang told shareholders that national security takes precedence over commercial opportunities and that data centers built with smuggled Nvidia chips will fail without company support…
Hawaii agriculture officials are releasing thousands of parasitic wasps to combat a resurgence of invasive stinging nettle caterpillars, which cause painful stings and damage to tropical plants. The c…
ASE Technology Holding, the world's largest outsourced chip assembly and test provider, announced plans to build 15 new facilities across Taiwan and Malaysia to meet surging AI chip demand. The compan…
Japan launched a 'Study Group on the Protection of International Submarine Cables' in November 2025 to strengthen cable resilience amid growing geopolitical tensions. The move follows damage incidents…
Taiwan's President William Lai Ching-te said he hopes the US approves a $14bn arms sale package as soon as possible, reiterating Taiwan's rejection of unification with China. The sale, under review by…
Taiwan's Financial Supervisory Commission will amend rules to allow life insurers to invest directly in AI-linked projects and raise the cap on holdings in domestic private equity funds to 25%. The mo…
Taiwan's Financial Supervisory Commission revised regulations in March 2025 to allow life insurers to invest directly in domestic AI infrastructure, including data centers and hospitals, as part of th…
US imports of data center equipment surged 109% between 2020 and 2025 to $653.1 billion, driven by AI demand, reshaping global trade and boosting Asian exporters like Taiwan, Mexico, and Vietnam. Taiw…
Self-hosted open models DeepSeek V4 Flash and Qwen 3.6 refuse to generate content about the 1989 Tiananmen Square protests and massacre, while willingly producing poems about other state violence like…
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang announced at Computex 2026 that the company has increased its annual spending in Taiwan from $10-15 billion to $150 billion, reinforcing the island's role as the world's most s…
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang announced the recruitment launch for a new research and development center in South Korea during a visit around June 5, 2026, marking the chipmaker's first publicly recognized …