Chinese AI company launches city forecasting model Tech in Asia By:Minh Le 12 July 2026 at 08:47 The model was trained on over 20,000 categories of multimodal data from Zhangjiang AI Innovation Town.
Anthropic talks with Karnataka on AI for citizen services Tech in Asia By:Grace Priscilla Teo 12 July 2026 at 05:00 Anthropic is opening its first India office in Bengaluru, its second-largest market globally.
Who isnβt drinking the AI Kool-Aid? Tech in Asia By:Melissa Goh 12 July 2026 at 04:30 VCs are under just as much pressure to move fast with AI. The question is if adopting the tech makes them better investors.
Mapping the startups setting the pace in Koreaβs AI sector Tech in Asia By:Aya Lin 11 July 2026 at 08:00 Mapping Korea's AI sector: Key players, top investors, and funding insights in one report.
Intel spinout Altera eyes IPO, sees 20% annual growth Tech in Asia By:Grace Priscilla Teo 11 July 2026 at 05:50 Altera has cut Intel transition service agreements from 125 to 15 as it develops new chip technologies.
Apple sues OpenAI over alleged trade secret theft Tech in Asia By:Minh Le 11 July 2026 at 05:30 OpenAI's hardware efforts involve former Apple VP Tang Tan and engineer Chang Liu.
Meta drops AI image feature after rollout Tech in Asia By:Aiko Gao Ishida 11 July 2026 at 05:15 Meta removed the AI image generation tool just days after its rollout due to user feedback.
Kraken plans app relaunch with AI trading agents Tech in Asia By:Minh Le 11 July 2026 at 05:07 Kraken's app will use AI to learn user preferences and draft crypto portfolios for approval.
Chinaβs Moonshot AI adds state-backed investor Tech in Asia By:Aiko Gao Ishida 10 July 2026 at 14:44 The filing reflects a historical equity investment completed in 2025, rather than a new funding round.
SoftBank, PayPay in talks to invest in Seven & i Tech in Asia By:Minh Le 10 July 2026 at 14:39 SoftBank reportedly plans to use its in-house AI to improve store management and introduce autonomous robots.
Taiwan chipmaker Nanya plans $6.2b investment Tech in Asia By:Grace Priscilla Teo 10 July 2026 at 14:32 Nanya expects to spend more than NT$50 billion (US$1.56 billion) this year.
Chinese chipmaker Nexchip raises $891m in HK sale Tech in Asia By:Minh Le 10 July 2026 at 11:52 The company sold 216.2 million shares at HK$32.30 (US$4.10) each, the top of its indicated range.
MiniMax seeks $2b for AI expansion Tech in Asia By:Aiko Gao Ishida 10 July 2026 at 11:17 Founder Yan Junjie said he would stop taking a salary until the company reaches artificial general intelligence.
SK hynix pays $260m in fees after $26.5b share sale Tech in Asia By:Diya Lal 10 July 2026 at 09:02 The fee pool equaled about 0.97% of proceeds, above the 0.67% banks earned on SpaceXβs US$75 billion initial public offering last month.
OpenAI rolls out ChatGPT Work for apps, files Tech in Asia By:Grace Priscilla Teo 10 July 2026 at 08:50 ChatGPT Work runs on GPT-5.6 and is part of a desktop app combining Chat, Work, and Codex.
Tencent in talks to become Manusβ biggest shareholder: sources Tech in Asia By:Naomi Li Gan 10 July 2026 at 07:49 The move comes as Manus' investors seek alternatives after Beijing ordered Meta to unwind its acquisition of the AI startup.
360 One eyes investment in Indian AI startup Rocket Tech in Asia By:Grace Priscilla Teo 29 June 2026 at 05:54 The people said 360 One is expected to invest US$20 million to US$25 million, and other investors could join the round.
Hong Kong raises nearly $44b to lead Asia-Pacific issuance Tech in Asia By:Aiko Gao Ishida 29 June 2026 at 03:48 Hong Kong's equity issuance rose 29% to nearly US$44 billion in H1 2026, led by battery and circuit-board makers.
DeepSeek introduces DSpark, speeds AI responses up to 85% Tech in Asia By:Diya Lal 29 June 2026 at 03:42 DeepSeek's DSpark framework boosts AI response speeds by up to 85% using speculative decoding.
Google limits Metaβs Gemini AI acces Tech in Asia By:Naomi Li Gan 28 June 2026 at 10:27 Meta was asked to use AI tokens more efficiently due to limited Google Gemini AI capacity.
Anthropic nears US approval to restore Fable 5 Tech in Asia By:Diya Lal 28 June 2026 at 04:56 Mythos 5 has been cleared for use by some trusted US organizations amid export controls.
AIβs one-click road to hell Tech in Asia By:Terence Lee 28 June 2026 at 04:30 Like bacteria, AI needs the right conditions to grow. We look at ecommerce for proof of this.
US Commerce lets Anthropic restore Mythos 5 access Tech in Asia By:Minh Le 27 June 2026 at 06:19 Anthropic's Mythos 5 model access restored to select partners after addressing security concerns.
Oracle shares sink 19% on AI spending, debt worries Tech in Asia By:Grace Priscilla Teo 27 June 2026 at 05:46 Oracle's capital spending more than doubled to US$56 billion in fiscal 2026 amid AI investments.