Ubtech has launched the U1 series, its first mass-produced full-size bionic humanoid robot line, under the U World sub-brand, testing China's market for AI companion robots beyond industrial and service uses.

Apple is reportedly planning to launch at least five new models by this time next year, with the company expanding its foldables' production. Amid surging component prices and a weakening smartphone market, these moves may be a bid to gain market share while rivals are on the back foot.

China's memory price rally continues to gather momentum. Giantec Semiconductor Corporation, a Chinese NOR flash supplier, recently notified its distribution partners that prices for its entire NOR flash memory product portfolio will increase by 25% beginning July 6, 2026. The new pricing will apply to both newly signed orders and outstanding orders that have yet to be delivered.

Following recent reports of significant management changes at Turvo International Co., Ltd, President Steven Tsai addressed investors ahead of the company's earnings conference on July 2. He said representatives of the company's major shareholder, ZENG HSING Industrial Co., Ltd, were not present, and therefore he could not comment on their behalf. While acknowledging that the major shareholder has the legal authority to make such decisions, Tsai said the matter should be handled in a manner acceptable to all parties in order to avoid unnecessary controversy and disruption.

Turn Cloud Technology is accelerating its transformation from a solution as a service (SolaaS) provider into an AI infrastructure provider for physical spaces, as demand for digital transformation across real-world venues continues to rise. The company says its new Tomorrow Space (TSpace) architecture will anchor its next phase of growth.

Chinese AI company Z.ai, also known as Zhipu AI, is escalating its challenge to US leaders Anthropic and OpenAI with the release of its open-weight GLM-5.2 model and a new AI coding assistant, underscoring China's growing competitiveness in frontier AI.

Global server demand is expected to stay strong through 2027, with implications for cloud operators, hardware makers, and data center customers worldwide. Large-scale buildouts, rising AI deployments, and high-performance computing demand are keeping supply chains tight, lifting prices, extending lead times, and raising the risk of fresh bottlenecks.

Wistron chairman Simon Lin said artificial intelligence (AI) is improving the quality of professional talent, noting that tasks that previously required 100 people may now be completed by as few as four or five. As a result, AI can help address labor shortages caused by declining birth rates, while also creating value at different levels.