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Sony hands Bravia TV control to TCL in 51-49 tie-up — what changes next
1+ hour, 50+ min ago (539+ words) TOKYO, Jan 23, 2026, 09:04 JST Sony Group plans to transfer control of its home entertainment division " including the Bravia TV brand " to China's TCL Electronics through a joint venture, marking a major pivot for the iconic Japanese company. Following the news, TCL's…...
Asus hits pause on smartphones: no new Zenfone or ROG Phone models expected in 2026
2+ day, 10+ hour ago (365+ words) Taipei, January 20, 2026, 23:38 (GMT+8) The shift matters because Asus is redirecting engineers and spending toward products it thinks will grow faster than phones. The company is moving smartphone research and development to commercial PCs and what it calls "physical AI devices,…...
Micron’s $1.8B Taiwan fab deal taps an “unprecedented” AI memory crunch
2+ day, 12+ hour ago (366+ words) TAIPEI, Jan 20, 2026, 21:25 GMT+8 That is why Micron is buying an existing plant instead of waiting for a brand-new fab. Cleanroom space is the choke point, and the tools take time to install, test, and ramp. HBM and DRAM sit in…...
Nvidia’s $4.5 trillion shock: why its “hidden” networking boom could matter more than GPUs in 2026
2+ day, 13+ hour ago (402+ words) New York, Jan 20, 2026, 07:35 (EST) Nvidia's market value has soared to about $4.5 trillion, prompting data publishers to compare it directly with entire national economies. This highlights just how concentrated investment has become around AI infrastructure. (Visual Capitalist) Nvidia's valuation reflects more…...
Asus freezes Zenfone and ROG Phone plans: no new smartphones in 2026 as AI work ramps up
2+ day, 14+ hour ago (364+ words) Taipei, Jan 20, 2026, 19:03 (GMT+8) Asustek Computer Inc's Asus brand is halting the launch of new smartphone models, redirecting its phone development efforts to AI-centric hardware, chairman Jonney Shih revealed at a Taipei event. (INSIDE) The shift leaves two niche Android lines…...
UMC stock price jumps again in Taiwan as 8-inch chip price-hike bets build ahead of Jan 28 results
3+ day, 32+ min ago (337+ words) Taipei, Jan 20, 2026, 09:50 GMT+8 " Regular session United Microelectronics Corp shares pushed higher Tuesday, climbing 3.36% to NT$64.6 by 9:49 a.m. in Taipei. The Taiwan-listed chipmaker saw trading range between NT$61.0 and NT$64.9 in the morning session. (Yahoo Finance) This matters because UMC serves as…...
DroneShield share price jumps 3.4%: what LAND 156 means and what investors watch next
3+ day, 20+ hour ago (310+ words) Sydney, Jan 19, 2026, 17:12 AEDT " After-hours DroneShield Ltd (DRO.AX) finished Monday up 3.4%, closing at A$4.55. Shares swung between A$4.26 and A$4.58 during the session. The counter-drone company's market cap hovered around A$4.17 billion, according to market data. (Investing) This move counts…...
Intel stock slips as analyst tone shifts ahead of earnings
6+ day, 11+ hour ago (355+ words) New York, Jan 16, 2026, 09:41 EST " Regular session Shares of Intel Corp (INTC) slipped 0.8% to $48.32 in early Friday trading, hitting the brakes after a strong rally earlier this year. The pullback arrives as investors debate if the upbeat sentiment around Intel's turnaround…...
AMD stock price rises early as TSMC outlook lifts chipmakers, with tariffs hanging over AI chips
6+ day, 11+ hour ago (440+ words) New York, January 16, 2026, 09:33 ET " Regular session The jump matters because AMD has turned into a go-to play for gauging data-center spending, with markets heavily focused on supply-chain cues to forecast the next move in chips. There's little tolerance for weak…...
OpenAI’s $10B Cerebras compute deal: 750MW push to make ChatGPT faster
1+ week, 18+ hour ago (505+ words) San Francisco, January 14, 2026, 23:20 (PST) OpenAI is set to acquire up to 750 megawatts of computing capacity from chip startup Cerebras over the next three years, in a deal exceeding $10 billion, according to a source close to the matter who spoke to…...