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📺 Follow the AI revolution in detail with our playlist:

🟣 AI & INNOVATION 🎥
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February 10, 2026 at 8:12 AM
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AI-powered rehab and elderly care are all the buzz, but can that momentum turn into widespread solutions anytime soon?

Watch: youtu.be/iqz_TIoG6P8

Featuring: Ray Chen (LongGood Meditech) & Ilia Borishchev (Vibraint)
An AI Upgrade for Elderly Care? Rehab and Age Tech Explained | CONNECTED AI & Innovation
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February 10, 2026 at 8:11 AM
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February 10, 2026 at 7:59 AM
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Rehab and elderly care are getting a reboot with advances in technology, including brain-computer interfaces (BCI), VR, gamified rehab and robots.

Watch: youtu.be/BqE6gdeu754

Featuring: Ray Chen (LongGood Meditech) & Ilia Borishchev (Vibraint)
Age Tech Is Changing Elderly Care: Let’s Talk Brain-Computer Interfaces | CONNECTED AI & Innovation
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February 10, 2026 at 7:58 AM
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February 9, 2026 at 10:03 AM
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India wants to be in space, and not just for faster satellite internet at home, but for defense, better rural connectivity and finally — decent in-flight Wi-Fi.

Hughes Communications India’s Shivaji Chatterjee helps us map who’s building what in space.
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February 9, 2026 at 10:00 AM
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📺 Everything about semiconductor technology and the global chip race in one playlist:

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Experts break down the semiconductor industry — from TSMC’s 1.6-nm microchips and photonics to supply chains behind the global chip race. CONNECTED Chip Isla...
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February 6, 2026 at 9:38 AM
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How did Phoenix land TSMC’s historic chip investment and turn itself into America’s semiconductor hub?

Christine Mackay, CEO of the Greater Phoenix Economic Council, recounts the pivotal meeting with TSMC officials in Taipei and the years of planning that followed.

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February 6, 2026 at 9:33 AM
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A carbon fee: great for the environment but bad for business, right? Not necessarily. But it’s about more than just trade…

🎙️ Freddie Höglund (CEO, European Chamber of Commerce Taiwan)
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February 2, 2026 at 1:30 PM
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How can we compel businesses to reduce their carbon emissions? Well, Taiwan’s government is rolling out a new carbon fee system in 2026. But how ready is industry in Taiwan to decarbonize?

🎙️ Easter Huang (Chairman, Taiwan’s NABC)
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February 2, 2026 at 1:15 PM
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Modern warfare has changed forever. With drones on both land and sea, the Russo-Ukrainian war has signaled a new era in military technology. Military and ind...
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January 30, 2026 at 1:18 PM
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China’s Fujian aircraft carrier and its EMALS catapult launch system could reshape how Beijing projects power across the region.

Watch: youtu.be/dqWRT_3oZbM

Featuring: Kamlesh Kumar Agnihotri (National Maritime Foundation) and Ying Yu Lin (Tamkang University)
January 30, 2026 at 1:17 PM
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Modern warfare has changed forever. With drones on both land and sea, the Russo-Ukrainian war has signaled a new era in military technology. Military and ind...
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January 30, 2026 at 1:13 PM
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China’s Fujian aircraft carrier is one of the most technologically advanced additions to the PLA Navy. But how close is it to real combat capability?

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Featuring: Kamlesh Kumar Agnihotri (National Maritime Foundation) and Ying Yu Lin (Tamkang University)
China’s Fujian Aircraft Carrier Could Shift Balance of Power in the Pacific | CONNECTED Defense Tech
China’s Fujian aircraft carrier is the PLA Navy’s biggest leap yet and one of the newest and most technologically advanced additions to the world’s largest naval fleet. But how close is Fujian to…
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January 30, 2026 at 1:07 PM
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Our personal data holds value. But as collection methods become increasingly widespread and stealthy, what power do we have to say no?
🎙️ Max Schrems, European Center for Digital Rights and Chou Kuan-Ju, TAHR
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January 26, 2026 at 1:30 PM
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Data is the new oil. Corporations and governments are racing to accumulate. As Taiwan finds itself caught between larger powers’ data regimes, how can it safeguard its administration and citizens?

🎙️ Max Schrems, European Center for Digital Rights and Chou Kuan-Ju, TAHR
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January 26, 2026 at 1:15 PM
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Demons, destiny and Bollywood-style dance numbers all meet in Demon Hunters, the latest Taiwan-India movie coproduction. Coproducers Cindy Shyu and Gayathiri Guliani give us insights into why the world is ready for more international movie collabs.
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January 23, 2026 at 1:15 PM
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As Japan plans to derisk ties to its largest trading partner without completely decoupling, it looks to Taiwan as a like-minded neighbor and economic partner.
🎙️ Akira Igata, project lecturer at the University of Tokyo and Tsai Hsi-Hsun, professor at Tamkang University.
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January 21, 2026 at 1:30 PM
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Prime minister Takaichi Sanae is on a mission to revive Japan’s economy. Will her strategic US$135B stimulus package yield the numbers she’s banking on?
🎙️ Akira Igata, project lecturer at the University of Tokyo and Tsai Hsi-Hsun, professor at Tamkang University.
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January 21, 2026 at 1:15 PM
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Biased data can skew AI-driven tools in the recruitment process, putting POGM, neurodivergent people and others at a disadvantage. So, is AI in hiring really unfair?

🎙️ Laura Dean, chartered occupational psychologist and Will Lin, director at Michael Page Taiwan
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January 19, 2026 at 1:30 PM
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Personality tests are found not only in the pages of magazines, but also in the recruitment processes of most Fortune 500 companies. But do they actually work?

🎙️ Laura Dean, chartered occupational psychologist and Will Lin, director at Michael Page Taiwan
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January 19, 2026 at 1:15 PM
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📺 Everything about semiconductor technology and the global chip race in one playlist:

🔵 CHIP ISLAND 🎥
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Chip Island | CONNECTED - YouTube
Experts break down the semiconductor industry — from TSMC’s 1.6-nm microchips and photonics to supply chains behind the global chip race. CONNECTED Chip Isla...
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January 16, 2026 at 10:55 AM
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TSMC has announced plans to further expand in Phoenix, Arizona, including a fourth fabrication plant and new chip packaging facilities.

Phoenix Mayor Kate Gallego (@mayorgallego.bsky.social) spoke with us in an exclusive interview during her visit to Taipei.

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January 16, 2026 at 10:51 AM
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📺 Follow the AI revolution in detail with our playlist:

🟣 AI & INNOVATION 🎥
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AI & Innovation | CONNECTED - YouTube
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January 16, 2026 at 9:52 AM
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Can you survive a 30-second elevator pitch? At America’s largest tech event, CES, Taiwanese startup founders learn fast that storytelling matters as much as technology.

Watch: youtu.be/LE_hpD2XAlo

Featuring: Daniel Yu (MetAI) & Andrew Lombard (Tesoro VC)
January 16, 2026 at 9:45 AM