A Taiwanese technology company has presented its first humanoid robot, placing the firm among a group of local manufacturers trying to turn AI into machines that can work in factories, warehouses, and other physical settings. TM Technology, which built its business in integrated circuit design, said the robot is part of a wider move into ... Read more ›
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IBM says its sub-1 nm chip technology fits nearly 100 billion transistors. IBM claims gains, but has no chip or manufacturing partner yet. IBM has introduced a sub-1 nanometer chip technology built around a new transistor architecture called nanostack. The company said the technology uses a 0.7-nanometer, or 7-angstrom, node. IBM described it as the ... Read more ›
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Alibaba.com is launching an agentic AI for business suite to help Malaysian SMEs bypass severe talent shortages and automate complex cross-border logistics. While the tech promises 24/7 autonomous store management, merchants must balance hands-on operational efficiency against the financial risks of removing human oversight. Malaysian small and medium enterprises (SMEs) make up 96.1% of domestic ... Read more ›
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Heavy data uploads are crushing consumer cellular networks, triggering an industry-wide pivot toward specialised mobile AI network technology. Huawei’s newly unveiled GigaUplink system tackles this bottleneck by utilising upgraded multi-antenna configurations and intelligent spectrum algorithms to boost upload speeds fivefold. If you use a smartphone, you have been living in a “downlink” world. For the ... Read more ›
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Apple’s reported Intel chip talks could add US capacity, but production is still years away. Intel must prove its process readiness and yields before Apple assigns critical chips. Apple’s reported talks with Intel over future chip production come as Intel works to expand its contract manufacturing business and Apple faces supply constraints at TSMC, its ... Read more ›
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China’s LineShine supercomputer topped the June 2026 TOP500 ranking. Experts said the result does not prove AI leadership. China’s LineShine supercomputer has taken first place in the June 2026 TOP500 ranking, marking China’s return to the list after a three-year absence from submissions. The system is housed at the National Supercomputing Centre in Shenzhen and ... Read more ›
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Rising component costs and fading subsidies are accelerating the Mainland China PC market decline, forcing hardware vendors to pass component price spikes directly to buyers Hardware procurement is split down the middle, as notebook shipments plunge while commercial desktop contracts see localised spikes. The PC market decline in Mainland China had steepened during the first ... Read more ›
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IBM joined OpenAI’s cyber program to target software vulnerabilities. The service uses OpenAI tools inside client environments. IBM has joined OpenAI’s Daybreak Cyber Partner Program and launched an application security service that uses OpenAI’s cyber capabilities to identify and validate software vulnerabilities. The partnership gives IBM access to OpenAI’s cyber tools for use in enterprise ... Read more ›
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Sea Limited and OpenAI expand their alliance, embedding the new Shopee ChatGPT integration natively across eight key regional markets. The partnership rolls out retail-focused generative AI tools for local small businesses while kicking off an Asia-Pacific developer hackathon series. E-commerce has long relied on the static search bar, requiring users to guess specific keywords to ... Read more ›
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The Malaysia AI hardware supply chain has hit a historic milestone, driving total trade past RM1.127 trillion in just four months. Exports of AI-enabling products skyrocketed by 42.9%, capturing over half of the nation’s total global outbound shipments. A massive 42.9% explosion in exports of AI-related technology has propelled the Malaysian AI hardware supply chain ... Read more ›
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DICT and Google Cloud are bringing AI tools into Philippine public services. The partnership also covers cyber defence and connectivity projects. The Philippines’ Department of Information and Communications Technology has widened its multi-year partnership with Google Cloud, with new work covering AI tools for public servants, cyber defence, and network infrastructure. The collaboration is part ... Read more ›
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A Pew Research Center survey across 25 countries found that only 16% of South Koreans said they were more concerned than excited about AI, the lowest share in the survey. In the United States, 50% said they were more worried than excited. Surveys by South Korea’s Ministry of Culture, Sports, and Tourism and the Korea ... Read more ›
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Apple’s price hikes put a consumer face on a memory chip shortage rooted in Asia’s big three memory makers. Cook signals openness to Chinese supply, suggesting US sourcing limits should be reconsidered. The memory chip shortage that pushed Apple to raise prices this week runs upstream to a small group of Asia-anchored suppliers and to ... Read more ›
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AI agents need clear ownership before acting across systems. Fragmented data makes agentic AI harder to govern. Enterprises need clearer accountability before allowing AI agents to act across business systems, Matthew Hardman, APAC CTO at Hitachi Vantara, told Tech Wire Asia in a recent interview. “Accountability should not sit with the model alone,” Hardman said. ... Read more ›
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Google sued Outsider over AI text phishing scams. Outsider was linked to $1.9 billion in losses. Google has filed a lawsuit against a suspected Chinese cybercrime network accused of using artificial intelligence to support text-message scams targeting Android users in the United States. The complaint, filed on June 12, identifies the group as Outsider Enterprise. ... Read more ›
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Media, gaming and entertainment leaders say unified data, behavioural measurement and human oversight are the real drivers of personalisation success As AI dominates martech investment across Asia Pacific, a new report from Braze has revealed that the biggest barrier to effective personalisation is not a lack of artificial intelligence, but a lack of unified data, ... Read more ›
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Anthropic expanded Claude enterprise AI with funding, compute deals, and integrations. IDC found Claude trails OpenAI and Google. Anthropic spent the first five months of 2026 expanding Claude across model development, compute infrastructure, enterprise integrations, governance features, and partner channels, according to an IDC report. The report said the company produced more than 100 public ... Read more ›
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APAC reported wider use of software supply chain security and AI governance tools. Australia, India, and Singapore led in enforcement, OSS scanning, and network controls. JFrog’s 2026 Software Supply Chain Security State of the Union report found that organisations in Australia, India, and Singapore reported broader use of software supply chain security tools than other ... Read more ›
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Meta Business Agent is now available globally, putting AI that can recommend products and close sales inside WhatsApp, Messenger and Instagram. A Shopee integration and the region’s entrenched chat-commerce habits make Southeast Asia the real proving ground for the launch. Meta Business Agent went global on June 3, and the pitch is blunt: an AI ... Read more ›
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Chinese hackers were the top state-backed threat to tech firms. eCrime drove 65% of hands-on-keyboard attacks on tech firms. China-linked hacking groups were the largest state-backed espionage threat to technology companies over the past year, according to a CrowdStrike report published on Tuesday. The cybersecurity firm said the campaigns were consistent with Chinese government priorities, ... Read more ›
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