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Daifuku ties factory expansion and M&A to a bigger bet on semiconductor and logistics automation demand
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Daifuku ties factory expansion and M&A to a bigger bet on semiconductor and logistics automation demand

Daifuku used a May 28, 2026 briefing in Tokyo to outline how heavier capital spending and selective acquisitions are meant to support its fiscal 2030 sales target of ¥1 trillion. The plan includes ¥1.6 trillion in investment across fiscal 2024-2027, added capacity in Shiga and Komaki, and the planned acquisition of Germany’s Eisenmann to strengthen its automotive business in Europe. The move matters beyond one company because it signals confidence that chip fabs, cleanroom production and large-scale intralogistics projects will keep demanding more complex material-handling systems and software.

May 30, 2026Read More →
A niche data-center game becomes a window into real infrastructure bottlenecks
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A niche data-center game becomes a window into real infrastructure bottlenecks

An ITmedia feature examined the indie Steam game "Data Center" by having a data-center company executive play it and critique its realism from an operator’s perspective. The review found the game captures some core workflows of server deployment, but simplifies or omits major realities including layered security, redundant connectivity, cooling design, patch-panel operations, and automation. The episode matters as a signal of rising public and industry curiosity around data-center operations at a time when AI demand is pushing infrastructure into the mainstream technology conversation.

May 30, 2026Read More →
Taiwan Visit Highlights How AI Demand Is Pulling Chip Power, Capacity and Pricing Into One Orbit
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Taiwan Visit Highlights How AI Demand Is Pulling Chip Power, Capacity and Pricing Into One Orbit

Jensen Huang’s Taiwan visit was centered on partner meetings, a planned discussion with TSMC Chairman C.C. Wei, and Nvidia appearances tied to the Computex cycle. The episode points to a broader market phase in which AI chip demand is increasingly shaped by foundry access, packaging readiness, memory costs and ecosystem coordination. Investors, suppliers and device makers should watch whether Taiwan-related expansion signals translate into concrete capacity, site, and pricing outcomes.

May 30, 2026Read More →
Nvidia’s Taipei GTC underscores Taiwan’s rising role in the global AI infrastructure race
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Nvidia’s Taipei GTC underscores Taiwan’s rising role in the global AI infrastructure race

Nvidia will hold GTC Taipei from June 1-4, 2026, for the second consecutive year, alongside COMPUTEX Taipei. Jensen Huang is scheduled to keynote on June 1, with sessions focused on AI infrastructure, agentic AI, reasoning AI, science, robotics, and edge systems. The event matters because it reinforces Taiwan’s importance not just as a hardware supply base, but as a strategic stage for the next phase of AI platform competition.

May 30, 2026Read More →
UAE’s real GDP grows 6.2 percent in 2025 to $517.3 billion as non-oil GDP surges 6.8 percent to $408.4 billion
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UAE’s real GDP grows 6.2 percent in 2025 to $517.3 billion as non-oil GDP surges 6.8 percent to $408.4 billion

The Federal Competitiveness and Statistics Centre said the UAE’s real GDP rose 6.2 percent in 2025 from 2024 to AED1.9 trillion ($517.3 billion). Non-oil GDP increased 6.8 percent to AED1.5 trillion ($408.4 billion), with construction, finance and insurance, real estate, and transport and storage among the fastest-growing sectors. Officials linked the results to diversification policies, the “We the UAE 2031” vision, and investment in the digital economy, technology, and innovation.

May 30, 2026Read More →
ByteDance’s Seedance 2.0 hits Cannes with 95-minute AI film ‘Hell Grind’
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ByteDance’s Seedance 2.0 hits Cannes with 95-minute AI film ‘Hell Grind’

ByteDance’s cloud platform Volcengine brought its Seedance 2.0 model to the 79th Cannes Film Festival and premiered Hell Grind, a 95-minute AI-generated feature film billed as the world’s first full-length AI movie. The film was produced by a team from US-based AI company Higgsfield using ByteDance-developed Seedance 2.0, with reported production taking 14 days, involving 15 people, and costing under $500,000. Its debut points to progress in long-form AI video generation while also raising questions about workforce displacement, authorship, and the role of human creators.

May 30, 2026Read More →
NHK lab showcases provenance technology that records who edited video and when
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NHK lab showcases provenance technology that records who edited video and when

NHK Science & Technology Research Laboratories is showing a prototype system that records and verifies when, where and by whom news footage was shot and edited. The system is based on the C2PA standard and carries provenance data from filming through editing and distribution, including masking work. NHK is also demonstrating a web browser prototype that verifies provenance information and displays a Content Credential mark to help viewers judge trustworthiness.

May 30, 2026Read More →
Japan's deep-tech startup Flosfia offers next-gen power chips that allow EVs to travel farther
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Japan's deep-tech startup Flosfia offers next-gen power chips that allow EVs to travel farther

Kyoto University startup Flosfia is developing gallium oxide power semiconductors as an alternative to silicon for devices including electric vehicles. The company says gallium oxide delivers far lower power loss than silicon and silicon carbide, while its mist CVD process can bring production costs close to silicon. Flosfia says its devices have met industry reliability criteria and is preparing for mass production with a target of 1 million units per month.

May 30, 2026Read More →
Nvidia ‘likely the most concerned’ as Huawei bets on new chip architecture law
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Nvidia ‘likely the most concerned’ as Huawei bets on new chip architecture law

Huawei says its new Tau Scaling Law could support transistor density equivalent to a 1.4-nanometre process in high-end chips by 2031. Analysts said the move could weaken US-led export-control leverage as China pushes semiconductor self-sufficiency under sanctions. Omdia said Nvidia is likely the most concerned, while Chinese state media cast the effort as a technological Long March.

May 30, 2026Read More →
Huawei's Tau Law redefines chip scaling with logic folding as the post-Dennard path to 1.4nm
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Huawei's Tau Law redefines chip scaling with logic folding as the post-Dennard path to 1.4nm

Huawei introduced the Tau Scaling Law at ISCAS 2026 in Shanghai as a semiconductor scaling framework built around temporal minimization through logic folding. The company said the approach could deliver transistor densities equivalent to 1.4nm by 2031, offering a path beyond geometric shrinking alone. Huawei also said it has already designed and shipped 381 chips using this architectural approach, with a new Kirin processor set to be the first commercial product with full logic folding technology.

May 30, 2026Read More →
Future Tech: How Many Steps to “Fit” a Startup into the World Artificial Intelligence Conference?
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Future Tech: How Many Steps to “Fit” a Startup into the World Artificial Intelligence Conference?

WAIC Future Tech said its Knowledge Base is now online as a core content asset centered on AI innovation projects, investor insights, event information, and activity updates. The platform said the database will be continuously updated with material ranging from venture capital roadshows and AI singularity talks to venture capital gatherings and AI private director meetings. WAIC Future Tech describes itself as the World Artificial Intelligence Conference’s official global innovation platform for connecting early-stage AI startups with investors, industry, and talent.

May 30, 2026Read More →
Cisco study says AI is set to become a leading driver of Internet traffic growth
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Cisco study says AI is set to become a leading driver of Internet traffic growth

Cisco says consumer AI traffic is still a small share of Internet traffic today, but could become a major growth driver by the mid-2030s. Its WAN-focused study projects a 6.6x rise in consumer-driven network traffic from AI and agentic AI, with inference traffic reaching 25% of total network traffic by 2035. The report says AI traffic differs from typical web use by creating longer flows, more upstream demand and greater sensitivity to latency.

May 30, 2026Read More →
Alibaba AI voice model beats OpenAI, xAI to bridge Chinese dialect gap
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Alibaba AI voice model beats OpenAI, xAI to bridge Chinese dialect gap

Alibaba’s Fun-Realtime-TTS-Preview ranked fifth on Artificial Analysis’ Speech Arena, ahead of rivals including OpenAI and xAI and as the only Chinese-engineered system in the global top five. A separate Artificial Analysis index placed Alibaba’s Fun-Realtime-ASR first on word error rate at 1.8 per cent. Alibaba says the model supports more than 30 languages, seven major Chinese dialects and over 20 regional accents, targeting a persistent weakness in speech systems trained on standard Mandarin.

May 30, 2026Read More →
Dubai flights update: List of airlines still cancelling or suspending Middle East routes
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Dubai flights update: List of airlines still cancelling or suspending Middle East routes

Major international airlines are still cancelling or suspending Dubai and other Middle East routes even as some services begin to return. Current Dubai suspensions stretch from the end of May to October, with Abu Dhabi disruptions also continuing on selected networks. Airlines are still adjusting schedules after disruption linked to the Iran war, with some carriers avoiding airspace over Iran, Iraq, Syria and Israel.

May 30, 2026Read More →
Viettel eyes Dominican Republic launch with $560m investment plan
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Viettel eyes Dominican Republic launch with $560m investment plan

Viettel has reportedly approved a $560 million plan to launch telecoms operations in the Dominican Republic. If it proceeds, the Vietnamese operator would become the country’s fourth mobile operator alongside Claro, Altice and Viva. Its first two years are expected to focus on mobile services, fixed broadband and mobile money, before a wider push into digital infrastructure and services.

May 30, 2026Read More →
Israel eyes Philippines as a key partner in 'Pax Silica' initiative
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Israel eyes Philippines as a key partner in 'Pax Silica' initiative

Israel’s ambassador to the Philippines said the country could be a key partner in the US-led Pax Silica initiative for AI and semiconductor supply chains. The proposed fit combines Philippine critical minerals, including nickel, with Israeli capabilities in AI, chip design and cybersecurity. Officials are also discussing a critical minerals memorandum, while a separate cybersecurity MOU is being finalized.

May 30, 2026Read More →
Meta launches paid plans for Instagram, Facebook and WhatsApp as it tests AI subscriptions
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Meta launches paid plans for Instagram, Facebook and WhatsApp as it tests AI subscriptions

Meta has rolled out paid subscription plans for Instagram, Facebook and WhatsApp while keeping the core apps free. The company is also testing paid tiers for its AI assistant, with higher limits for image, video and reasoning tools. The move comes as Meta raises AI infrastructure spending and looks beyond advertising for revenue.

May 30, 2026Read More →
JD.com founder vows to protect Chinese jobs from AI and robots
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JD.com founder vows to protect Chinese jobs from AI and robots

JD.com founder Liu Qiangdong said the company would protect jobs across its 900,000-strong workforce as it adopts automation. Liu said JD.com would not fire front-line workers replaced by machines and pointed to more than 80 training bases for new technical skills. His comments come after Chinese legal moves requiring retraining or reassignment before workers can be terminated.

May 29, 2026Read More →
Australia tells agencies to fix security basics before buying into frontier AI
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Australia tells agencies to fix security basics before buying into frontier AI

The Department of Home Affairs has warned agencies that frontier AI could shrink cyber attack timelines from days to hours. A mandatory PSPF advisory says entities do not need the most advanced AI models to stay protected. Agencies are being directed first to Essential Eight and Information Security Manual controls before wider AI use in cyber defence.

May 29, 2026Read More →
ABS runs six-month IT hardening program before 2026 Census
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ABS runs six-month IT hardening program before 2026 Census

The Australian Bureau of Statistics has brought in outside cyber security support to harden its wider ICT environment ahead of the 2026 Census. An audit found the work is being delivered in three consecutive two-month tranches after risks were identified beyond census-specific systems. The census main event is scheduled for August 11 and will run on AWS cloud services.

May 29, 2026Read More →
Hong Kong’s affluent planning lags despite wealth continuity gains
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Hong Kong’s affluent planning lags despite wealth continuity gains

AIA Alta’s longevity index scored HNW and UHNW families at 62 out of 100, placing them in the “Developing” category. Around 80% of respondents had wills, trusts or succession plans, but only about 20% had health-decision continuity measures. UHNW respondents showed stronger demand for coordinated advisory support across insurance, health, investment and finances.

May 28, 2026Read More →