AGP Executive Report
Last update: 3 hours agoService Reliability: Microsoft says consumer services are fully restored and Microsoft 365 is recovering after an outage disrupted businesses and governments worldwide for more than a day. Taiwanese financial firms also faced delays and turned to backup methods, including fax. Chip Industry: Reports of a TSMC employee-data leak add to security concerns, while the company is expanding its AI ties with investments of up to US$1 billion in Anthropic and OpenAI and a seven-year packaging deal with Xintec. Taiwan suppliers say Nvidia’s leadership upheaval has not slowed orders so far. Exports: Taiwan’s goods exports hit a record US$50 billion in October, powered by demand for AI-related products. Research: Teams from National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Academia Sinica and Kyoto University identified a primate-specific DNA switch that helps produce brain-building stem cells, offering new clues to how the primate brain evolved.
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