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Taiwan reveals AI-agent cyberattack on government systems as autonomous hacking threat accelerates
Taiwan says overseas hackers used AI agents including OpenClaw in a July campaign against government agencies, while separate cybersecurity research describes a near-autonomous operation that cracked 85 credentials, extracted thousands of personnel records and expanded towards nuclear safety and energy-sector targets.
August 13, 2026
Taiwan slows mobile internet in war drill as China invasion preparations intensify
Taiwan slowed mobile internet and rehearsed defending Penghu as its Han Kuang drills prepare civilians and troops for a potential Chinese attack.
August 10, 2026
Taiwan stages coastal strike drill with attack drones and missile boats as China invasion threat sharpens
Taiwan President Lai Ching-te has overseen coastal combat drills in Kaohsiung involving attack drones, missile boats and wartime Coast Guard vessels as the 10-day Han Kuang exercises test how the island could repel a Chinese blockade or invasion.
August 8, 2026
Taiwan launches Han Kuang war games to test defence against an unpredictable Chinese attack
Taiwan mobilised 20,000 reservists and disrupted mobile internet as Han Kuang 42 tested whether its forces can adapt during a Chinese attack.
August 6, 2026
Astera Labs revenue doubles as Scorpio AI switch drives next growth surge
Astera Labs doubled revenue and forecast another major jump as Scorpio switches ramp, but concentration and valuation raise execution risk.
August 4, 2026
Why Linde is spending $1bn on gases that advanced semiconductor fabs cannot operate without
Linde’s $1 billion Phoenix semiconductor gas expansion deepens its electronics backlog, but margins and project execution remain the key valuation test.
July 31, 2026
dorsaVi (ASX: DVL) starts 22-nm RRAM chip tape-out as physical silicon becomes the next commercialisation test
dorsaVi has moved its RRAM-CMOS validation chip from completed design into fabrication, but silicon performance, funding discipline and partner adoption will determine whether the semiconductor strategy creates lasting value.
July 16, 2026
Typhoon Bavi hits eastern China after 2.8 million evacuate as flood threat moves inland
Typhoon Bavi has struck eastern China twice, triggering the evacuation of more than 2.8 million people and disrupting thousands of flights and train services as authorities prepare for several days of flooding far beyond the Zhejiang coast.
July 12, 2026
Typhoon Bavi shuts Taiwan as 14,000 evacuate and more than 1,190 flights are cancelled
Typhoon Bavi did not need to make landfall to bring Taiwan close to a standstill. The storm’s enormous rain bands have forced mass evacuations, grounded flights and placed mountainous communities on alert.
July 11, 2026
Philippines rejects Chinese Batanes claim as Luzon Strait flashpoint widens
Manila has dismissed Chinese scholars’ claim over Batanes as baseless, but the argument has exposed how the island province near Taiwan is becoming a sharper test of sovereignty, military access and Pacific deterrence.
July 10, 2026