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Taiwan's UMC sees headwinds, but predicts resilient demand and will raise prices
TAIPEI, April 29 (Reuters) - Taiwanese chipmaker UMC said on Wednesday that it continues to see resilient market demand despite headwinds from memory chip supply shortages and the impact of the Iran w...
Apr 29, 2026
Taiwan's ASE expects strong demand to boost advanced chip packaging sales in 2026
By Wen-Yee Lee TAIPEI, April 29 (Reuters) - Taiwan's ASE Technology Holding, the world's largest chip packaging and testing provider, said on Wednesday it expected revenue from its leadingedge advance...
Apr 29, 2026
Cognizant to buy Astreya for about $600 million
By Milana Vinn and Natalia Bueno Rebolledo April 29 (Reuters) - Cognizant Technology has agreed to buy Astreya, an IT services and technology provider focused on AI infrastructure and data center serv...
Apr 29, 2026
LG Electronics, Nvidia in talks over robots, AI data centres and mobility
SEOUL, April 29 (Reuters) - South Korean tech company LG Electronics said on Wednesday that it and Nvidia have been discussing cooperation in robotics, AI data centres and mobility. The comments came ...
Apr 29, 2026
Amadeus to buy French biometrics firm Idemia Public Security for $1.4 billion
April 29 (Reuters) - Spanish travel technology firm Amadeus on Wednesday announced a plan to acquire French biometrics company Idemia Public Security, which is owned by Advent International, for 1.2 b...
Apr 29, 2026
Facebook and Instagram must do more to block under-13s, EU warns in Meta charges
By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS, April 29 (Reuters) - Meta Platforms' Facebook and Instagram were charged on Wednesday with breaching landmark EU tech rules and must do more to block children under 13 from a...
Apr 29, 2026
Exclusive-Big Chinese tech firms scramble to secure Huawei AI chips after DeepSeek V4 launch, sources say
BEIJING, April 29 (Reuters) - Demand for Huawei's Ascend 950 AI chips has surged following the release of DeepSeek's V4 artificial intelligence model that runs on the Shenzhen-based tech firm's chips,...
Apr 29, 2026
China suspends new autonomous vehicle permits after Baidu outage, Bloomberg News reports
April 29 (Reuters) - China has suspended issuing new licenses for autonomous vehicles after robotaxis operated by Baidu's Apollo Go abruptly stopped in Wuhan last month, Bloomberg News reported on Wed...
Apr 29, 2026
Sopra Steria sales rebound on defence and consulting spend, driving up shares
By Leo Marchandon April 29 (Reuters) - French IT group Sopra Steria reported a 3.2% organic rise in its first-quarter revenue to 1.5 billion euros ($1.8 billion) on Wednesday, a second consecutive qua...
Apr 29, 2026
Taiwan's TSMC exits Arm with $231 million share sale
By Wen-Yee Lee TAIPEI, April 29 (Reuters) - Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co, the world's largest contract chipmaker, has sold its remaining stake in Arm Holdings, according to a company filing o...
Apr 28, 2026
