Taiwanese chipmaker UMC expands Singapore facility

UMC said the expansion is aimed at meeting customer demand from growing AI adoption.

UMC said the expansion is aimed at meeting customer demand from growing AI adoption.
The launch of the latest AI model from a Chinese company — Moonshot AI’s Kimi — reignited debates around American competitiveness and open versus proprietary AI. While there was plenty of conversation on social media, it seems the debate is also happening behind the scenes in Washington, D.C., where OpenAI and Anthropic have reportedly lobbied…
Ofcom has fined the operator of a pornography site £630,000 for failing to properly check the ages of its users. Sites allowing adult content, including porn, have had to use “highly effective” age assurance to make sure UK visitors are 18 or older since July 2025. But Ofcom, which enforces these requirements, said the company…
IKS Health, a Dallas-based healthcare software company, completed its $557 million acquisition of TruBridge on Thursday. The deal, first announced in April, brings the Mobile, Alabama-based company — which sells EHR and revenue-cycle tools to hospitals — under IKS’ umbrella. The deal combines TruBridge’s medical record-keeping technology with IKS’ tools for handling hospital paperwork and…
This is the latest arrest in a months-long investigation conducted by Taiwanese authorities over suspicion of illegal exports. A Taiwanese national, reported to be an Nvidia employee, was arrested in the country on Tuesday (28 July) on suspicion of illegally exporting high-end AI servers manufactured by Supermicro. According to a translated statement from Taiwan’s Keelung…
Market snapshot: CSM Technologies Limited has bagged a prestigious World Bank-backed digital procurement project in Malawi, as disclosed in its stock exchange filings on July 15, 2026. This overseas contract win underscores the recently listed GovTech player’s growing global momentum, following its par stock market debut on July 2, 2026. Data Snapshot CSM Technologies completed…
Kerry Wan/ZDNET Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. ZDNET’s key takeaways The Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 8 Ultra is available for preorder, starting at $2,099. It features improved visibility, a more durable display, and a sharper ultrawide camera. A 5,000mAh battery with 45W charging puts this above previous Z Fold models. I’ll start…