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Apple has held exploratory discussions about using Intel and Samsung to produce the main processors for its devices in the US. According to people familiar with the deliberations, Apple had early-stage talks with Intel about enlisting the company's chipmaking services. Apple executives also made visits to a Samsung plant under development in Texas. The move would offer a secondary option beyond longtime partner TSMC. Bloomberg's Neil Campling explains.

Cheng Li-wun confirms Beijing's positive response to her planned US visit and calls Trump "unpredictable," emphasizing peace and free trade as paramount for Taiwan. She clarifies KMT's defense spending stance, rejecting "blank checks" for the DPP while supporting US arms purchases, also comments on Japan PM Takaichi's "provocative" remarks on Taiwan.

Cheng Li-wun confirms Beijing's positive response to her planned US visit and calls Trump "unpredictable," emphasizing peace and free trade as paramount for Taiwan. She clarifies KMT's defense spending stance, rejecting "blank checks" for the DPP while supporting US arms purchases, also comments on Japan PM Takaichi's "provocative" remarks on Taiwan.

Cheng Li-wun discusses her hope to meet President Trump following her Beijing visit, aiming to convey Taiwan's commitment to avoiding conflict and securing lasting cross-strait peace

TSMC booked a 58% surge in profit, a sign that the Middle East war in its first few weeks did not depress booming AI investment. Bloomberg's Charlotte Yang reports.

Bloomberg's Caroline Hyde discusses the recent indictments against the co-founder of Super Micro Computer, a Taiwan-based executive, and a contractor, accused of conspiring to illegally divert servers containing Nvidia chips to China.

Sophie Huynh, portfolio manager and strategist at BNP Paribas Asset Management, explains why the firm has had a preference for tech hardware over software stocks for over a year. "In terms of hardware, we knew that there was going to be demand for memory," Huynh explains.