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Models with new models
2+ hour, 11+ min ago (322+ words) Taipei Times - All Front Page Taiwan News Business Editorial & Opinion Sports World News Features Bilingual Pages Models with new models New car models are presented at an auto show at the Taichung International Convention and Exhibition Center yesterday. The four-day…...
US official touts safeguards of Pax Silica
2+ hour, 11+ min ago (346+ words) Advanced semiconductors, artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure and other critical technologies must remain in the hands of trusted partners to safeguard economic growth and security, US Deputy Secretary of State Christopher Landau said at the Pax Silica Summit in Washington on…...
China tech export rule gaps need fixing: lawmaker
2+ hour, 11+ min ago (562+ words) Loopholes in export controls to China need to be fixed, and quickly, a lawmaker and a group said yesterday. In March, the US Department of Justice initiated legal proceedings against Supermicro Inc over alleged illegal exports of artificial intelligence-training servers…...
Samsung, SK Hynix plan AI spending push: report
2+ hour, 11+ min ago (289+ words) Samsung Electronics Co and SK Hynix Inc are preparing to announce hundreds of billions of dollars worth in new investments on Monday, according to South Korean media reports this week. Samsung Group is set to unveil a 1, 000 trillion won (US…...
TAIEX posts third-steepest point drop
2+ hour, 11+ min ago (455+ words) Shares in Taiwan suffered their third-steepest point fall in history yesterday, dragged down by the bellwether electronics sector after heavy losses among tech stocks on Wall Street overnight. The TAIEX ended down 1, 683. 50 points, or 3. 64 percent, at 44, 571. 76, with selling across the…...
Opposition delays review of drone procurement bill
2+ hour, 11+ min ago (447+ words) The opposition-controlled legislature yesterday voted to delay the review of a NT$210 billion (US$6. 6 billion) Cabinet-proposed special budget bill for drone procurement, saying that it plans to draft its own versions of the legislation. A motion by the ruling Democratic…...
KMT, TPP block committee review of Cabinet's drone budget
11+ hour, 51+ min ago (422+ words) The Legislative Yuan today shelved a NT$210 billion (US$6. 59 billion) special budget bill for the procurement of domestically produced drones proposed by the Executive Yuan on Thursday last week. During a plenary session, the Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) proposed postponing…...
Evergreen vessel struck by suspected drone in Strait of Hormuz
13+ hour, 25+ min ago (379+ words) An Evergreen Marine Corp cargo ship was yesterday struck in the Strait of Hormuz, but the vessel safely exited the strategic waterway, with no injuries reported, the company said today. The Singapore-flagged Ever Lovely () was following a route recommended by…...
Beating the heat
1+ day, 2+ hour ago (285+ words) Taipei Times - All Front Page Taiwan News Business Editorial & Opinion Sports World News Features Bilingual Pages A boy jumps from a bridge into the Canal Saint-Martin in Paris on Wednesday. First batch of Sky Guardian drones arrives in Taiwan A…...
AI still driving business confidence
1+ day, 2+ hour ago (443+ words) Business confidence across Taiwan's manufacturing, services and construction sectors rose last month, reaching multiyear highs as an artificial intelligence (AI) boom continued to power exports, investment and domestic demand, a survey released yesterday by the Taiwan Institute of Economic Research…...