Government outlines AI program plans - Taipei Times
Feb 7, 2025 · The government would intensify efforts to bolster its “Sovereign Artificial Intelligence [AI]” program by setting a goal of elevating the nation’s collective computing power in the public and private sectors to 1,200 peta floating points per …
EDITORIAL: ‘United front’ tactics intensifying - Taipei Times
Feb 7, 2025 · Following a YouTuber’s warning that tens of thousands of Taiwanese have Chinese IDs, the government launched a nationwide probe and announced that it has revoked the Republic of China (Taiwan) citizenship of three Taiwanese who have Chinese IDs. Taiwanese rapper Pa Chiung (八炯) and YouTuber Chen Po-yuan (陳柏源) in December last year …
Trade move to cut China’s growth - Taipei Times
Feb 7, 2025 · The decision by US President Donald Trump to ban Chinese companies from using a US tariff loophole would hit tens of billions of dollars of trade and reduce China’s economic growth this year, according to new estimates by economists at Nomura Holdings Inc. According to Nomura’s estimates, last ...
Taiwan in talks with US over aid freeze: Yui - Taipei Times
2 days ago · Talks are in progress with the US over a freeze on foreign aid programs — including military assistance to Taiwan — and proposed sweeping tariffs on Taiwanese semiconductors, Representative to the US Alexander Yui (俞大?) said on Sunday. On Jan. 24, the US Department of State temporarily halted almost all foreign assistance and paused new programs for 90 days …
EDITORIAL: Brace for Trump’s tariff turmoil - Taipei Times
1 day ago · Taiwan is bracing for enormous challenges this year to sustain strong economic growth amid potentially escalating tit-for-tat tariffs and uncertain prospects for the local artificial intelligence (AI) sector after China’s DeepSeek debuted its first chatbot, stirring turmoil in the industry. With a ...
More than half of Taiwanese used AI last year: NCC
3 days ago · More than half of Taiwanese used artificial intelligence (AI) services last year, a National Communications Commission (NCC) report said. The NCC’s 2024 Communications Market Report, released last month, showed that 52.5 percent of people surveyed said they used AI services last year, with smart navigation being the most used (84.3 percent), followed by …
President urges vigilance against Chinese tactics - Taipei Times
5 days ago · President William Lai (賴清德) yesterday called on the public to be vigilant against China’s “united front” tactics, which have become increasingly severe, as the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) remains committed to annexing Taiwan. Lai …
First Replicator initiative on track: US - Taipei Times
5 days ago · The first tranche of the US Navy’s “Replicator” initiative aimed at obstructing a Chinese invasion of Taiwan would be ready by August, a US Naval Institute (USNI) News report on Tuesday said. The initiative is part of a larger defense strategy for Taiwan, and would involve launching thousands of uncrewed submarines, surface vessels and aerial vehicles around …
World News Quick Take - Taipei Times
5 days ago · The military junta has extended a state of emergency for another six months, state media reported yesterday, a day ahead of the four-year anniversary of a coup that plunged the country into chaos after a decade of tentative democracy. The nation has been locked in a civil war triggered by the military’s overthrow of the elected civilian government of Nobel Peace …
Taiwan bans government use of DeepSeek - Taipei Times
5 days ago · The ban also applies to those working on critical infrastructure projects and in government-endowed foundations, it added. MODA cited the 2019 Executive Yuan regulation, "Principles on Restricting the Use of Products That Endanger National Cyber Security," which prohibits government agencies from using ICT products and services that may pose a national …