US–China AI diplomacy: The Trump–Xi summit produced limited breakthroughs but did set up an AI risk dialogue and a channel for AI incident notification, underscoring how AI is now central to US–China competition and crisis management. Subsea resilience for Taiwan: RETN added a sixth physically diverse subsea route serving Taiwan, including a Taipei–Hong Kong link, aiming to reduce latency and packet loss during cable disruptions. Cloud + telecom routing: Taiwan’s Chief Telecom and Google Cloud launched a multi-route protection service using cross-site interconnect to keep data routing resilient for finance and government. AI infrastructure cooling partnerships: ZutaCore will deploy its waterless two-phase direct-to-chip liquid cooling via Options Technology to boost compute density for financial services. Semiconductor momentum in Taiwan: Taiwan’s three biggest science parks hit record first-half revenue of US$111B (+30%), with semiconductors driving over US$91B as AI hardware demand stays hot. Memory R&D coalition: Applied Materials expanded its EPIC Center to include Kioxia, bringing all four major memory makers under one R&D roof. Green exports: Taiwan and Japan finalized mutual recognition for eco-label certifications for electronics, easing compliance for PC and imaging equipment exports. Taiwan supply-chain bets: Amazon took an equity stake in Taiwan PCB maker Gold Circuit Electronics, signaling deeper involvement in AI server supply chains. Tech hardware launches: MSI confirmed its first RTX Spark 16-inch convertible laptop (Prestige N16 Flip AI+) for early October, with pre-sales starting Oct. 8 in China. Taiwan–Belize ties: Taiwan and Belize signed agreements covering a Taiwan-Caribbean Academy and diplomatic staff training cooperation.