Taiwan’s technology news headlines in April 2023 covered issues and subjects including – of course – the country’s semiconductor industry developments, both domestically and internationally; Taiwan’s moves into satellite-based communications, given the vulnerability of undersea cables; US legislative support for Taiwan’s cybersecurity environment; and more.
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- Taiwan: Foxconn’s billionaire founder announces intention to seek presidential nomination with Kuomintang, running in opposition to current president Tsai’s Democratic Progressive Party
- ICYMI: US lawmakers reportedly discussed possibility of bringing Starlink satellite system into Taiwan, intended as countering move to China’s surveillance and vulnerabilities of subsea cabling
- Taiwan: MSI hardware maker confirms cyberattack, with ransomware group claiming to have stolen source code, firmware, frameworks and more
“Taipei’s digital ministry…has a 2-year, $18M plan to place satellite receivers in 700 places at home and abroad to maintain gov’t communications ‘during emergencies such as natural disasters or wars'”
- “Taiwan…chipmaking machine exports to the US [rose] 42.6% in March from a year earlier, reaching a new high of $71.3M…Exports to China…plummeted 33.7%, marking the 9th straight month of decline.”
- Taiwan: A look at Foxconn’s expansion in the global EV sector, a bid to reduce dependence on iPhone business now set to feature 2 new EV model launches each year
- Taiwan: Gogoro battery-swap firm partners Enel X energy services to integrate 2500 GoStations into Enel X Virtual Power Plant, to put profit-making energy back into electrical grid
- Taiwan: Blue Ocean Vision gains FamilyMart partnership for multi-brand chain providing reusable cup loan services, planning to open 700 outlets around Taiwan by year-end
World Economic Forum: Global Risks Report 2023
- Taiwan: An overview of the country’s food-focused startups and innovations
- ICYMI: “Officials from Rome’s industry ministry discussed…cooperation on the production and export of semiconductors during recent meetings in Taipei…that Italy may scrap its participation in China’s Belt and Road…”
- Taiwan: MetaCRM secures $2.5M seed funding with Web3-focused CRM system, facilitating creation of blockchain-based solutions and analytics tools by connecting on-chain and off-chain data
- Taiwan Cybersecurity Resiliency Act introduced in US Congress to broaden and strengthen cybersec cooperation with Taiwan via training exercises, infrastructure and systems defense and more
- Taiwan: MediaTek chip design firm to focus resources on chips for cars and AI-driven computing, seeing slowdown in smartphone-related supply and faster growth in auto and AI
RadWare Cyber Threats Map
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