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A former iPhone display factory in Mobara, Japan, will be repurposed as a production base for semiconductor package substrates used in artificial intelligence applications.
Source: DigiTimes Asia
https://www.digitimes.com/news/a20261012VL206/iphone-display-supply-chain-ai-chip-plant.html
#Semiconductors

Mistral has launched a public preview of Mistral Large 4, a 1-trillion-parameter model whose weights will be released publicly in late October 2026 and it claims performance can rival some Chinese open-weight models.
Source: DigiTimes Asia
https://www.digitimes.com/news/a20261012PD201/startup-anthropic-performance-2026-openai.html
#AI #Mistral

Lumentum says its AI laser capacity is booked through early 2029 as hyperscalers share the financial risk of expansion.
Source: DigiTimes Asia
https://www.digitimes.com/news/a20261012VL201/capacity-laser-inp-data-center-2028.html
#Semiconductors

Kawasaki Heavy Industries is investing JPY550 billion in physical AI and robotics.
Source: DigiTimes Asia
https://www.digitimes.com/news/a20261012PD202/kawasaki-robotics-physical-ai-robot-industrial.html
#Tech

Memory wall reshapes chip performance as large-capacity SRAM becomes a focal point in autonomous driving SoC design.
Source: DigiTimes Asia
https://www.digitimes.com/news/a20261008PD246/autonomous-driving-sram-digitimes-design-performance.html
#Semiconductors

The US International Trade Commission decided on October 9 to investigate twenty AI server power system suppliers, most of which are Taiwanese or Chinese companies.
Source: DigiTimes Asia
https://www.digitimes.com/news/a20261012VL203/ai-server-patent-foxconn-hardware-2026.html
#AI

JAKA Robotics launched the Kargo50 heavy-duty wheeled humanoid and the Zu50 collaborative robot at the 26th China International Industry Fair in Shanghai on October 12.
Source: Pandaily
https://pandaily.com/jaka-robotics-kargo50-heavy-duty-wheeled-humanoid-zu50-cobot-ciif-2026
#Robotics

Tencent will shut down its Yuanqi AI agent platform on November 9, 2026.
Source: Pandaily
https://pandaily.com/tencent-yuanqi-ai-agent-platform-shutdown-november-9-data-export-january-2027
#AIAgents #Tencent

China Mobile has completed an expansion of its intelligent computing center in Hohhot, Inner Mongolia.
Source: Pandaily
https://pandaily.com/china-mobile-hohhot-intelligent-computing-center-expansion-20100-pflops-120mw
#Tech

TCS CEO says traditional IT growth will taper as AI becomes central, and AI revenue has crossed three billion dollars.
Source: BusinessLine
https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/info-tech/traditional-it-growth-to-taper-as-ai-takes-centre-stage-tcs-ceo/article71571793.ece
#EnterpriseAI

Fox News remains upbeat about data centers despite growing public backlash, with more than half of its mentions giving a favorable impression, while CNN and MS NOW show far fewer positive references.
Source: Semafor
https://www.semafor.com/article/10/11/2026/fox-stays-positive-on-data-centers-even-as-public-backlash-grows
#AI

Nanya Plastics Corporation is expanding into heavy electrical equipment and power engineering. The move reflects rising demand for AI data center infrastructure and grid upgrades.
Source: DigiTimes Asia
https://www.digitimes.com/news/a20261008PD217/infrastructure-demand-taiwan-equipment-design.html
#AI

Largan Technology said demand for new smartphone models weakened in September.
Source: DigiTimes Asia
https://www.digitimes.com/news/a20261008PD251/smartphone-production-plant-demand-2027.html
#Semiconductors

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called for an investigation into the anonymous sources featured in the award-winning Gaza war documentary "NAZA".
Source: Hespress
https://en.hespress.com/147128-netanyahu-demands-probe-into-sources-of-award-winning-gaza-film.html
#TechPolicy

Bill Gates warned that the most immediate AI threat is cyberattacks by bad actors using existing systems without safeguards.
Source: Free Malaysia Today
https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/business/2026/10/12/bill-gates-warns-cyberattacks-most-imminent-ai-threat
#TechPolicy

Global cyber attacks increased 48 percent year on year in September, with education identified as the most targeted sector.
Source: iTWire
https://itwire.com/guest-articles/guest-research/global-cyber-attacks-jump-48-year-on-year-in-september

The UK will strengthen cyber defences and the AI minister will urge AI firms to increase safety efforts.
Source: The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/oct/12/uk-strengthen-cyber-defences-minister-ai-firms-safety
#TechPolicy

A Ukrainian drone attack knocked a Russian data center offline on Sunday, highlighting that data centers are becoming attractive targets in war.
Source: Semafor
https://www.semafor.com/article/10/11/2026/data-centers-targeted-in-russia-gulf
#TechPolicy

US tech leaders are urging governments to create AI rules, while China already has a comprehensive AI regulatory framework.
Source: The Independent Uganda
https://www.independent.co.ug/us-tech-leaders-are-urgently-calling-for-rules-on-ai-china-already-has-them/
#TechPolicy

Apple will announce a new smart home hub on Tuesday called the HomeView, according to Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman. Over the past couple of years, we’ve seen There have been multiple reports that Apple was working on a new smart home product, but now it seems the product has a name…