2026-08

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[Explanation] Hyperscale Clouds Shift from HDDs to High-Capacity Flash, Following Meta

Driven by the explosive spread of AI servers, major cloud providers like Meta are shifting their storage strategy from t...
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[Explainer] COMPUTEX 2026: US Qualcomm and others go on the offensive in the AI hardware race

At the COMPUTEX 2026 trade show held in June 2026, Qualcomm unveiled a new hardware strategy centered on "Agentic AI". A...
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[Explanation] Resonac Recreates and Validates AI Semiconductor Packaging with 1kW-Class Heat-Generating Chip

Resonac Holdings Corporation, a major Japanese chemical and semiconductor materials company, has successfully replicated...
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[News] Government and BOJ Intervened in Foreign Exchange with 6.2 Trillion Yen on April 30, Ministry of Finance Announces

The Japanese government and the Bank of Japan conducted a massive yen-buying intervention on April 30, 2026, totaling 6....
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[News] BOJ Considering Additional Rate Hike in September? Amid Persistently High Corporate Prices

The Bank of Japan (BoJ) has reportedly begun considering an additional interest rate hike to approximately 1.25% at its ...
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[News] BOJ’s Rate Hike “Terminal Rate” May Rise, with Expectations for Two More Hikes This Year

The Bank of Japan has accelerated its monetary policy normalization by raising the short-term policy rate to 1.0%, a lev...
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[News] US S&P 500 Falls Back; Applied Materials Plunges Amid Semiconductor Sell-Off

The S&P 500 Index has retreated as a significant downturn in the semiconductor sector weighed heavily on the market. App...
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[Explainer] US Commerce Secretary Asks Apple Not to Use Chinese Chips

On August 15, 2026, U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick directly informed Apple of his opposition to sourcing semicon...
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[Explanation] Trump Administration Demands AI Race Camp Selection! China-Aligned to Be Excluded

The Trump administration has issued a de facto ultimatum to more than 30 countries participating in U.S.-led AI cooperat...
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[Explainer] Apple Develops Custom AI for the Chinese Market

Apple has reportedly developed a custom Large Language Model (LLM) for the Chinese market with support from Alibaba. Thi...