AI Hardware & Taiwan’s PC Push: Nvidia and Microsoft are set to debut “a new era of PC,” with Windows machines using Nvidia chips expected around Computex Taipei and Microsoft’s Build, signaling a bigger push beyond AI servers into consumer computing. Semiconductor Security: Taiwan prosecutors suspect Nvidia AI chips were smuggled to China via Japan after customs flagged export-document irregularities, with an ongoing probe into scope and regulatory breaches. AI Investment Wave: Investors are watching a potential IPO surge tied to SpaceX, OpenAI and Anthropic, arguing it could extend the AI capex boom and lift demand for Asian server parts, cooling, power and specialized components. Local Industry Policy: Opposition lawmakers fast-tracked amendments that expand local authority over industrial air pollution permits, but Taiwan’s Ministry of Economic Affairs warned the changes could disrupt power supply and affect thousands of firms. Biotech & Cancer Care: A study using ctDNA dynamics from the CIRCULATE-Japan GALAXY cohort suggests molecular response after 3 months of adjuvant chemo can help tailor longer treatment duration for resected colorectal cancer. Marine Science: NTU and partners identified a sesame-seed-sized sea slug, Thecacera sesama, from Taiwan waters, adding to the region’s tiny-species biodiversity. Food & Circular Economy: Taiwan’s Fisheries Research Institute is turning grouper processing waste into sports supplement ingredients, extracting nutrients from heads to boost whole-fish utilization. Defense & Regional Security: The Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore put China and Taiwan front and center, with China’s absence at high level and renewed focus on Asia-Pacific rearmament shaping the week’s security talk.