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| September 12, 2026 |
Taiwan chip industry sees revenue soaring 40% in 2026 despite headwinds![]() Sep 02, 2026 (AFP) Revenue from Taiwan's semiconductor chip sector is expected to soar 40 percent this year, a top industry official said Wednesday, driven by skyrocketing demand for artificial intelligence technology. read more |
Austria sees record number of heat-related deaths in June and JulyAug 30, 2026 (AFP) The AGES agency said those two months saw 646 heat-related deaths, as compared to the previous high of 570 in June and July 2024. The figures are calculated using a statistical model analysing excess mortality. Scientifi... more
Japan to support alternative Mideast oil pipelines: mediaAug 26, 2026 (AFP) Before the conflict began in February, the world's fourth-biggest economy was heavily reliant on oil imports passing through the now-strangled Strait of Hormuz. The Nikkei daily reported that Japan will assist initiative... more
Taiwan probes 17 China-funded firms over high-tech talent poachingAug 05, 2026 (AFP) Taiwanese investigators said Wednesday they have raided dozens of locations as part of a probe into 17 Chinese-funded companies suspected of trying to "illegally" poach Taiwan's high-tech talent to erode the island's com... more
Google launches new satellite image AI tool, alarming researchersJul 31, 2026 (AFP) Google announced a new feature allowing Google Earth users to generate AI visualizations on top of the service's satellite imagery, sparking concerns from researchers and open-source intelligence experts about the potent... more |
CORRECTED: Asia stocks slide on China chip breakthrough reportJul 28, 2026 (AFP) Japanese and Korean shares dived in early trade Tuesday after US semiconductor chip stocks fell following a report of a breakthrough that could boost China's computer chip industry. more
Why are tech stocks tanking?Jul 28, 2026 (AFP) Investor jitters over how long the artificial intelligence spending boom will last and concern over Chinese competition in chipmaking sent technology shares plunging Tuesday. more |
Taiwan charges ex-TSMC employee over attempted tech leak to ChinaJul 21, 2026 (AFP) Prosecutors in Taiwan have charged a former TSMC employee with stealing the chipmaking giant's "core" technology and attempting to leak it to China. more
Taiwan chipmaker TSMC reports record quarterly profitJul 16, 2026 (AFP) Taiwanese chipmaker TSMC reported on Thursday a record net profit for the second quarter, fuelled by massive demand for artificial intelligence hardware. more |
Taiwan chipmaker TSMC to invest another US$100 bn in Arizona fabsJul 16, 2026 (AFP) Taiwanese chipmaker TSMC will invest an additional US$100 billion in the US state of Arizona, the company said Thursday, as it reported a record quarterly net profit on the back of massive demand for AI hardware. more
India approves $13 billion semiconductor planJul 15, 2026 (AFP) India approved a new semiconductor programme on Wednesday, offering more than $13 billion in financial assistance to accelerate local chip production, as it seeks to become a global electronics powerhouse. more |
Dutch tech giant ASML posts gain in second-quarter profitsJul 15, 2026 (AFP) Dutch tech giant ASML, which makes cutting-edge machines to manufacture semiconductor chips, Wednesday posted a gain in second-quarter net profits compared with the same period in 2025. more
Oxford Physicists Reach Fourth-Order Quantum Squeezing With Trapped IonMay 04, 2026 (SPX) The work builds on a well-established quantum technique called squeezing. In quantum mechanics, the precision with which pairs of properties -- such as position and momentum -- can be simultaneously known is constrained ... more |
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