The US has unveiled Pax Silica, a new initiative aimed at securing AI chipmaking supply chains, naming eight participating countries but excluding Taiwan. Honduras’ presidential election remains undecided amid fraud allegations and protests in the capital. And Taiwan has launched a national cloud computing center in Tainan to support domestic AI development and reduce foreign tech firm reliance. Plus:
- The latest World Inequality Report shows Taiwan’s richest 10% earn nearly half of the nation’s income. TaiwanPlus speaks with a labor expert to examine what this widening wealth gap means.
- The US and Japan are strengthening their military alliance through joint bomber flights and defense talks amid regional tensions.
- Time magazine named the “Architects of AI” its 2025 Person of the Year, highlighting Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang, researchers, scientists and others shaping artificial intelligence.
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