AGP Executive Report
Last update: 4 hours agoAI Hardware Demand: Foxconn (Hon Hai) reported Q2 revenue up 39.8% to T$2.513 trillion, with June sales rising 52.1% year-on-year to a record T$821.8 billion, driven by sustained AI server demand; the company flagged “volatile” geopolitics and the economy. AI Capex Outlook: Jefferies warns the AI investment cycle may end due to weak returns rather than spending cuts, pointing to a potential wealth transfer from US hyperscalers to North Asian chip ecosystems like Taiwan and Korea. Cyber/Payments Fraud: Taiwan’s Criminal Investigation Bureau says it received 1,500-plus reports of fake “winning invoice” lottery emails, where scammers impersonate the Ministry of Finance and push victims to bind credit cards on fraudulent sites. Food Safety: Taiwan’s TFDA expanded a recall tied to carcinogen-tainted cooking oil, using a 20% threshold set in 2017 guidelines; affected products must be removed by July 6. Cross-Strait Security: Taiwan’s defense ministry detected 7 PLAN vessels and 7 official ships near Taiwan as of 6am, after earlier reports of multiple PLA aircraft and naval deployments. Global Business: Shell plans to license its Corterra thermoplastic fibers, while South Korea’s Samsung and SK Hynix unveiled a massive $590 billion memory expansion plan to ease AI-driven DRAM shortages.
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